My wife and I stayed there for five days in March and had a great time. Hope this is going to solve some people's queries as we found it difficult to find information about the place online.

NOTE: This review applies also to the Hotel Maria la Gorda. Both, the hotel and the CIB are the same place.

BOOKING
Giving the limitations Cuba has with the internet, you'll be better off if you give them a call directly and book a place. They'll not take any payment from you and just hold your place until your arrival. Pay cash, they can accept credit cards but don't rely on it.

GETTING THERE
When you book your place, you can also arrange with them transportation from La Habana (about 160 CUC return per person, 1 GBP aprox 1.2 CUC). Just tell them in which hotel of La Habana you're staying and they'll pick you up in the morning and drop you back in the afternoon. The trip is about five hours.

THE HOTEL
The hotel is still run by Cubans so don't... more