Hotel Santa Isabel

Frommer's Review

This is one of the most highly touted hotels of the Habaguanex chain, and it is a lovely little hotel, wonderfully located on the eastern end of the Plaza de Armas. Still, they're stretching things when they tout it as a top-tier luxury hotel. Sure, it's elegant and charming, and definitely a top choice in Old Havana, but the rooms and bathrooms are rather compact, and you won't find many of the amenities you'd expect at most luxury hotels. The rooms themselves are dark and understated, with high ceilings and iron bed frames. The junior suites have a small sitting room and extra television, as well as Jacuzzi jets in their standard-size tubs. However, the best rooms in the house, aside from the sumptuous Santovenia suite, are room nos. 304 through 314, which come with large rooftop terraces overlooking the plaza. The central open-air patio courtyard with a bubbling fountain is a great spot for breakfast or a quiet break from the midday heat.

Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; secretarial services; 24-hr. room service; babysitting; laundry service; dry cleaning; nonsmoking rooms

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