El Comendador Hotel Havana

Affording a central location in Havana, this hotel lies just 100 m from the Museo del Automovil (Automobile Museum), 200 m from the Plaza de las Armas, Plaza de San Francisco and Museo de Historia Natural (Natural History Museum) and 300 m from the Museo de la Ciudad (Museum of the City). The railway station lies just 2 km away and it is some 8 km to the Viazul bus station whilst Playa del Este is approximately 15 km form the hotel.In the 19th century, this beautiful 18th century house belonged to the family of Don Pedro Regalado Pedroso y Layas, Regent of the Order of Isabel the Catholic. The name of the present-day hotel refers back to this. Offering intimacy and tranquillity within its inner rooms, which makes them ideal for those seeking seclusion and meditation, the architecture resembles that of the city's older Spanish-Muslim houses. A unique ambience may be enjoyed from the balconies of this hotel where constant sea breezes blow in from the harbour. A total of 14 rooms are on offer, of which 10 are standard rooms, 4 have matrimonial beds, 6 have double beds and 4 are double rooms that can be used as triples. Amongst the facilities count a foyer with a 24-hour reception desk, a safe, a currency exchange desk, a cloakroom and a lift in addition to a bar, an air-conditioned restaurant, Internet access (for an additional fee) and a kids' club. There is a tavern within the hotel, Onda, which has been named after the like-named region in Spain. It resembles a countryside tavern and serves many different variations of the typical Spanish tapas, along with exquisite wines.Each of the comfortable rooms features an en suite bathroom with a hairdryer, a direct dial telephone, satellite/ cable TV, a minibar, a king-sized bed or double bed and a balcony. The air conditioning is controlled centrally.The nearest golf course is 15 km away.