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HOTEL SANTA ISABEL
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About Hotel Santa Isabel
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. © Nigel Hunt, 2005 HOTEL IS CURRENTLY UNDER REFURBISHMENT TILL 20st SEPTEMBER 2006 |
 Conference Hall/Rooms
Disabled Facilities
Laundry
Multilingual Staff
Nursery
Parking
Restaurant
Shops Max 2min Walk
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Details of Standard room
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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.
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Air Conditioning
Baby's Cot (on
request)
Hair-dryer
In-room Safe
Minibar
Room Service
Satellite TV
Telephone
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Details of Suite room
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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.
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Air Conditioning
Baby's Cot (on
request)
Hair-dryer
In-room Safe
Minibar
Room Service
Satellite TV
Telephone
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Details of Junior Suite room
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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.
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Air Conditioning
Baby's Cot (on
request)
Hair-dryer
In-room Safe
Minibar
Room Service
Satellite TV
Telephone
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