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Hotel Santa Isabel

Calle Baratillo 9, entre Obispo y Narciso Lopez | Habana Vieja, Havana, Cuba
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Hotel Santa Isabel
Ranked #12 of 73 hotels in Havana
24 April 2013 -
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Toronto, Canada
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013 NEW

...yes BUT. The room we had was very nice, very old fashion but we liked it. As soon as we entered the room , I had to fix the toilet as it would not flash. That same evening, we had a couple of drinks at the bar, and...we were told that we could NOT charge it to the room, we... More

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St Helens, United Kingdom
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4 hotel reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2013

Stayed at Isabel only 1 night. Oh how I wish we had stayed longer. We chose this hotel as a treat for a friends birthday. Perfect location. Beautiful building. Gorgeous bedrooms. Staff very friendly and even let me play the piano. My favourite hotel in Havana.

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Manchester England
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29 hotel reviews
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77 helpful votes 77 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2013

A very characterful hotel, lovely old building, great communal rooms downstairs and wonderful downstairs toilets! Our room was OK to good - spacious enough, nice bathroom with good water pressure but the actual bedroom was a bit gloomy. I really liked both the breakfast and the breakfast experience - you eat outside under the shady arched gallery that fronts the... More

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Halifax, Canada
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6 hotel reviews
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21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 April 2013

One word to describe this place-palatial. My husband and I enjoyed a weekend here. We have stayed at many different casas and hotels in Havana and this was a special treat. We were surprised to see how gorgeous our room was after reading on trip advisor that many of the standard rooms did not have a window. We had an... More

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London, United Kingdom
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49 hotel reviews
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74 helpful votes 74 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2013 via mobile

This hotel is located on one of the main squares and is a converted home. Our room looked over the square and was large with a four poster bed (brass) adorned with linen drapes. As the square is home to the daily book market patrons should be prepared for noise in the morning as the vendors rattle their trolleys across... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2013

This hotel is just perfect it is the oldest hotel in Havana.Very colonial it, is located in the old part of Havana.Staff were friendly and helpful. Our room was on the side of the hotel,oposite another building.I chatted to the family who lived there.We had two lots of double doors to the balcony. Take some ear plugs as it can... More

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Penang, Malaysia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 March 2013

Excellent location right on the square in Havana Vieja. Located in a beautiful ornate building. I have stayed in 3 different hotels in Old Havana and by far this is the best I have stayed. Full of character, especailly the rooms. If you are looking for big, cold, touristy hotels, then do not stay in Old Havana hotels. Considering it... More

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Crawley,West Sussex
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24 hotel reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 March 2013

From the outside this hotel looks exquisite and the position in one of the nicest Squares in Old Havana makes it appear as though you are onto a winner - just suspend any judgement until you get into the hotel. The public areas look beautiful and the open internal courtyard with 24 hour cafe a real oasis of calm. We... More

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London
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21 reviews 21 reviews
4 hotel reviews
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93 helpful votes 93 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2013

We were "bumped" into this atrocious hotel when our hotel that we had booked wasn't available. REMEMBER THIS POINT AS THIS APPARENTLY IS THE NORM IN CUBA! Where do I start: The staff were all unhelpful to the point of being rude, the wi-fi (I use the word loosely here) is a pc in the public corner of the bar/lobby... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 February 2013

This hotel has all of the attributes one would want in Havana. The location is excellent, the building is authentic but they are the only good things about it. The receptionists were unhelpful, verging on rude. The maids were aggressively wanting money every morning for substandard room service. The advertised wi-fi did not work and the credit card facilities apparently... More

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Also Known As:
Santa Isabel Havana
Santa Isabel Hotel
Address: Calle Baratillo 9, entre Obispo y Narciso Lopez | Habana Vieja, Havana, Cuba
Region: Caribbean > Cuba > Havana
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Ranked #12 of 73 hotels in Havana
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