Guidebook for Havana
Food Scene
Best chicken restaurant in Havana. Serves with rice, plantains, black beans, fried potatos and a salad at a price of 12 cuc. ( 7 minutes by car from the apartment )
100 recommandé par les habitants
El Aljibe
Avenida 7maBest chicken restaurant in Havana. Serves with rice, plantains, black beans, fried potatos and a salad at a price of 12 cuc. ( 7 minutes by car from the apartment )
Authentic Cuban restaurant. Located in Old Havana (15 minutes by car )
743 recommandé par les habitants
La Bodeguita del Medio
EmpedradoAuthentic Cuban restaurant. Located in Old Havana (15 minutes by car )
La Torre is a bar and restaurant on the 33th floor of a very tall building near the Malecon with an impressive view of Havana . Highly recommended .(5 minutes away by car)
50 recommandé par les habitants
Bar y restaurante La Torre
Calle MLa Torre is a bar and restaurant on the 33th floor of a very tall building near the Malecon with an impressive view of Havana . Highly recommended .(5 minutes away by car)
Essentials
Big store to shop for clothes, groceries, etc, Hours 9am-6pm Mon-Sat, 9am-1pm Sun. Two blocks from the apartment
426 recommandé par les habitants
Galerias de Paseo
& Calle 1raBig store to shop for clothes, groceries, etc, Hours 9am-6pm Mon-Sat, 9am-1pm Sun. Two blocks from the apartment
Arts & Culture
Cabaret Parisien is a Tropicana style show with traditional Cuban dance and music. Drinks served tableside. Located in National Hotel ( 7 minutes by car ) Price 50cuc. Open around 10:00pm.
237 recommandé par les habitants
Cabaret Parisien
Calle OCabaret Parisien is a Tropicana style show with traditional Cuban dance and music. Drinks served tableside. Located in National Hotel ( 7 minutes by car ) Price 50cuc. Open around 10:00pm.
Drinks & Nightlife
Floridita is known for its Daiquiris and was a favorite hang-out of the writer Ernest Hemingway, who spent many hours at the bar eating plantain chips and drinking.
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El Floridita Bar
Obispo
Floridita is known for its Daiquiris and was a favorite hang-out of the writer Ernest Hemingway, who spent many hours at the bar eating plantain chips and drinking.
Bar, live music, dancing club. Dress up for some dancing! Opens at 10:00pm. (located in Miramar 20 minutes away by car) Price from 10cuc to 50 cuc depends on the band.
14 recommandé par les habitants
Casa de la Musica
Calle 20Bar, live music, dancing club. Dress up for some dancing! Opens at 10:00pm. (located in Miramar 20 minutes away by car) Price from 10cuc to 50 cuc depends on the band.
El Turquino is a disco bar with retractable roof to enjoy the night sky and amazing views over the whole city from the 25th floor. Live music. ( 7 minutes away by car )
377 recommandé par les habitants
Hotel Tryp Habana Libre
Calle MEl Turquino is a disco bar with retractable roof to enjoy the night sky and amazing views over the whole city from the 25th floor. Live music. ( 7 minutes away by car )
Cabaret club with great salsa dancers. Price 25cuc ( 2 blocks from the apartment )
38 recommandé par les habitants
Hotel Habana Riviera
Cabaret club with great salsa dancers. Price 25cuc ( 2 blocks from the apartment )
"Dos Gardenias" This is the ideal place for listening to bolero music (next to El Algibe Restaurant). In this complex you can choose from Cuban, Chinese and Italian restaurants (8 minutes by car )
83 recommandé par les habitants
Dos Gardenias
"Dos Gardenias" This is the ideal place for listening to bolero music (next to El Algibe Restaurant). In this complex you can choose from Cuban, Chinese and Italian restaurants (8 minutes by car )
Everything Else
Club Havana has its own beach, swimming pool, tennis courts, bar, boutiques and health club. (20 minutes by car) Price daily pass CUC$20
53 recommandé par les habitants
Club Habana
5taClub Havana has its own beach, swimming pool, tennis courts, bar, boutiques and health club. (20 minutes by car) Price daily pass CUC$20
Havana's international airport (40 minutes away) Taxi fee to the apartment from 20 to 30cuc. Return to airport is about 15cuc. Remember, 25cuc tax is owed at the airport upon departure.
73 recommandé par les habitants
José Martí International Airport
Jose MartiHavana's international airport (40 minutes away) Taxi fee to the apartment from 20 to 30cuc. Return to airport is about 15cuc. Remember, 25cuc tax is owed at the airport upon departure.
Hotel with Internet access for a fee. Good place to have coffee in the morning or have a relaxing drink in the lobby. Recommended for finding taxis to tourist places( 1 block from the apartment )
199 recommandé par les habitants
Meliá Cohiba
Calle 1raHotel with Internet access for a fee. Good place to have coffee in the morning or have a relaxing drink in the lobby. Recommended for finding taxis to tourist places( 1 block from the apartment )
Historic landmark where the international dignitaries and celebrities stay. The patio has breathtaking panoramic views of the city and soft ocean breezes. A very romantic spot.
552 recommandé par les habitants
Hotel Nacional de Cuba
Historic landmark where the international dignitaries and celebrities stay. The patio has breathtaking panoramic views of the city and soft ocean breezes. A very romantic spot.
Sightseeing
Viñales is where the famous Cuban cigars originate. Cultivated fields of red soil encircled by mountains. ( Two hours away). A must see. You could book a day trip at the Cohiba Hotel travel desk.
Vinales Valley
Viñales is where the famous Cuban cigars originate. Cultivated fields of red soil encircled by mountains. ( Two hours away). A must see. You could book a day trip at the Cohiba Hotel travel desk.
Varadero is the internationally known beach vacation destination with white sand beaches and many resorts. ( two hours east). Book a day trip at the Cohiba Hotel travel desk.
200 recommandé par les habitants
Varadero
Varadero is the internationally known beach vacation destination with white sand beaches and many resorts. ( two hours east). Book a day trip at the Cohiba Hotel travel desk.
Historically interesting. it was built between 1589 and 1630 and served as an important line of defense against pirate attacks and naval invasions. El Morro affords excellent views of Havana.
El Morro
Historically interesting. it was built between 1589 and 1630 and served as an important line of defense against pirate attacks and naval invasions. El Morro affords excellent views of Havana.
Hemingway's home sits on a hill about 9 miles outside Havanna. This was the setting for his book "Islands In The Stream". Now a museum with his home and artifacts kept intact and largely unchanged.
103 recommandé par les habitants
Museo Ernest Hemingway
J SosaHemingway's home sits on a hill about 9 miles outside Havanna. This was the setting for his book "Islands In The Stream". Now a museum with his home and artifacts kept intact and largely unchanged.
This museum was originally the Presidential Palace. It has collections of objects of major historical relevance, covering the period from the liberation struggle from Spain to the Cuban Revolution.
780 recommandé par les habitants
Museum of the Revolution (Museo de la Revolucion)
Avenida BélgicaThis museum was originally the Presidential Palace. It has collections of objects of major historical relevance, covering the period from the liberation struggle from Spain to the Cuban Revolution.
This public square is full of Cuban flavor. Fortune tellers, musicians, street performers are always here. It's lively all day long. Cafés and restaurants and small souvenir shops are also here.
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Plaza de la Catedral
This public square is full of Cuban flavor. Fortune tellers, musicians, street performers are always here. It's lively all day long. Cafés and restaurants and small souvenir shops are also here.