Hotel Nacional de Cuba

Havana, Cuba

Standard Room
Comedor de Aguiar
Standard Room
Standard Room
Comedor de Aguiar
Standard Room

The hotel

This famous hotel built in original Art Deco style in 1930 has welcomed its fair share of celebrities over the years — Frank Sinatra, Winston Churchill and Ernest Hemingway have all been guests and who can blame them? Located in the middle of the Vedado district of Havana, overlooking the harbour, sea wall and city, this hotel is an ideal base from which to explore the unique city of Old Havana only 5 minutes away by taxi from the old town. Spend your days wandering the nearby cobbled streets of Old Havana, but don't forget to take some time to relax by the pool sipping a thirst-quenching mojito from the pool bar! In the evenings, there's a choice of smart à la carte dining in Comedor de Aguiar or delicious buffet meals at La Veranda and 5 more bars at which to try the local rums!

Amenities

  • Bar
  • Safety Deposit Box
  • Evening Entertainment
  • Fitness Centre/Gym
  • Internet Access
  • Close to City Centre
  • Tennis
  • Restaurant

Where is it

In a central location in Downtown Havana, opposite the seafront and Malecon walkway. Transfer time from airport: 30 minutes.

Hotel information

457 rooms on 8 floors in 1 building with 6 lifts. All with air-conditioning, satellite TV, telephone, mini-bar*, safe* and hairdryer. Standard Rooms have 1 king-size bed or 2 twin beds, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 1 child.

Half Board option: Includes a buffet style dinner. Available at a supplement.

Sea View Rooms have ocean view, sleeping maximum 2 adults.

Executive Rooms are on the 6th floor with luxurious furnishings and an executive service. Includes breakfast in the executive lounge, concierge and separate executive check-in and check-out. With 1 king-size bed or 2 twin beds, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 1 child.

  • Early Booking Bonus: book by 15 Oct '19 to receive 30% off the accommodation cost for travel between 01 Nov '19–31 Oct '20. 

    Any applicable offers have been calculated into the prices shown.

3 restaurants: La Barraca (Cuban specialities); Comedor de Aguiar (upmarket, national and International cuisine); La Veranda (buffet, Cuban and International), 24-hour café (serving snacks). 5 bars including pool bar and 24-hour Gallena Bar in the garden area.

Various daytime and evening entertainment including Cabaret Parisién Show* every day, Buena Vista Social Club concerts* twice weekly in the evenings (Thu and Sat, subject to demand) and the Petit Show in the garden on Sunday afternoon/night. These concerts are with invited musicians of Buena Vista Social Club Project (subject to demand).

2 freshwater swimming pools, fitness centre*, sauna, massage* and tennis*.

Internet access*. Room Service*. Cigar house. Shopping area. Bank. Business Centre with meeting rooms. Beauty salon*. 24-hour medical facility*. Guided tours of the hotel.

Wheelchair adapted rooms with partially accessible amenities or facilities available on request. Please note that these rooms are subject to availability and may be restricted to specific room categories and bedding arrangements. Rooms and facilities vary between hotels so please check at the time of booking. For more information and contact details please check out our Special Assistance page

*Denotes local charge.

Please note: Child ages are up to and including 12 years. 

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Jul 20, 2019 Des1963 Johannesburg, South Africa

My friends and I visited the hotel one night for drinks. The hotel was built in 1930, on a hill overlooking El Malecon and the Caribbean Sea. We sat outside, enjoying the beautiful evening and the breeze from the sea. The only downside was that we had to pay in cash, since they did not accept our credit cards.
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Jul 14, 2019 rachelm385 Waringstown, United Kingdom

If we had to pay more for here I wouldn't be giving it 5 star review but we paid £82 for a executive double suite with breakfast and the value for money was amazing. We had a large suite with a 2 TV's with cable TV, a sitting area and 2 bathrooms both with a large bath and shower. The air conditioning was the best we've ever had in cuba and… Read more
If we had to pay more for here I wouldn't be giving it 5 star review but we paid £82 for a executive double suite with breakfast and the value for money was amazing. We had a large suite with a 2 TV's with cable TV, a sitting area and 2 bathrooms both with a large bath and shower. The air conditioning was the best we've ever had in cuba and actually had to turn it off as it was too cold!! The breakfast was fine, everything you would normally get in a continental breakfast. A grand old building that certainly leaves and impact. It may be a little tired in areas but for value for money we couldn't complain at all. Read less
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Jul 11, 2019 J8775XFdavidb Eilat, Israel

Stayed here for 3 nights,2 out and of them without air notions also Maintanance came they did nothing big shame. Breakfast nothing to write home about. Total service very slow. This is a government hotel and you can feel it. Not clean. I saw chambermaid sitting in a room they cleaned and smoking. That it
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Jul 10, 2019 MaryCGB Houston, Texas

This Hotel is just BEAUTIFUL!!! excellent service! I was there on Monday 7/8/19 I got sick in Cuba and this hotel has a clinic there. They save my life and I was able to enjoy my last day in la Havana! Very friendly staff,excellent food,can't wait to go back.
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Jul 10, 2019 NickyCaruana2406

It's all about the money...we arrived early in the morning and the room was not ready, fair enough as check-in time is at 4pm and were told that if we wanted the room early we would need to pay 55CUC. The hotel itself is very historic however very time worn and old and in need of a major refurbishment. The rooms are extremely old fashioned and… Read more
It's all about the money...we arrived early in the morning and the room was not ready, fair enough as check-in time is at 4pm and were told that if we wanted the room early we would need to pay 55CUC. The hotel itself is very historic however very time worn and old and in need of a major refurbishment. The rooms are extremely old fashioned and service is abysmal. The food...where do I even start is horrendous from the breakfast to the pool menu, customer service is something that they probably have never heard of. Upon check-out they wanted to charge us for 2 bottles of water which we did not even take, we had to spend 10 minutes till the room attended checked we did not take anything from the room before we left and the receptionist argued with us to pay. She did not even bother to ask us how our stay was. Do you research well before you decide to stay here. Would definitely not recommend. Read less