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HOTEL SANTA ISABEL

Entrance to Santa Isabel	Garden Bar in Santa Isabel	Isabel Gardens Interior
Lobby of the Santa Isabel	Restaurant Service	View from the roof terrace

The Santa Isabel is the grandest of Old Havana’s hotels, and its location is perfect: it stands on the eastern side of the Plaza de Armas, Havana’s earliest and most beautiful colonial square. The building is an eighteenth century mansion which was constructed for the Countess of San Juan de Jaruco but was later bought by Count of Santovenia, whose initials can be seen in the decorative iron balcony rails. Converted to a hotel in the late nineteenth century, it was restored and is now run by the Office of the City Historian of Havana, so all its profits are reinvested in the restoration of the city’s historical centre.

Its courtyard is full of plants and echoes to the gentle splashing of its central fountain, and the mahogany and leather planters’ chairs there are fatally comfortable – indeed they can be virtually impossible to get out of after a few mojitos.

The rooms at the Santa Isabel all overlook the Plaza de Armas with the exception of a few side rooms which have disappointing views and should be avoided. The Santovenia Suite is the grandest and most spacious and the Junior Suites are also very satisfactory, but Cubaism’s opinion is that the third floor standard rooms, all of which have a small terrace overlooking the square, are excellent value.

Air Conditioning

Cable Television

Conference Hall/Rooms

Disabled Facilities

Elevator/Lift

Gift shop

Hotel was recently renovated

In The City Centre

International cuisine

Internet Access

Laundry

Malecon Max 5min Walk

Multilingual Staff

National & International phone

Nightclub Nearby

Nursery

Old Restored Building

Parking

Restaurant

Shoe cleaning

Shops Max 2min Walk

Tour Desk

Wakeup Service

Details of Standard room

All the rooms at the Hotel Santa Isabel have air conditioning, balcony or terrace (except one side room, number 203, which should be avoided anyway due to its dismal outlook), bathroom, safe, modem, 110v and 220v electricity, jacuzzi, minibar, radio, hairdryer, room service, telephone and cable TV.

Air Conditioning

Baby's Cot (on request)

Hair-dryer

In-room Safe

Minibar

Room Service

Satellite TV

Telephone

Details of Suite room

The hotel’s suite, the Suite Santovenia, is named after the Counts of Santovenia, former owners of the mansion. It is a light, pleasant space with a generous, well-designed seating area. The Santovenia overlooks the Plaza de Armas and is a popular choice for visiting VIPs. There is often a long waiting list for bookings.

Air Conditioning

Baby's Cot (on request)

Hair-dryer

In-room Safe

Minibar

Room Service

Satellite TV

Telephone

Details of Junior Suite room

The junior suites are not as large as the Santovenia, but are nonetheless very acceptable. The majority have traditional stained glass fanlight windows, all of them overlook the square and they are airy, spacious and welcoming.

Air Conditioning

Baby's Cot (on request)

Hair-dryer

In-room Safe

Minibar

Room Service

Satellite TV

Telephone