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Harper's Bazaar says Hotel Conde de Villanueva is the nicest boutique hotel in Havana. Nine rooms, some featuring stain glass windows opening to a courtyard with rocking chairs. "Tranquil." The hotel is part of a state-owned chain so expect "sketchy" service. [Harper's Bazaar, 2009 Travel Guide]
Last Update: January 12, 2009 | Created: January 09, 2009
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Small hotel with 20 thatched roof cabanas right on the beach, two hours from Havana by car, on a lush tropical island, just off the coast. Excellent diving spot with abundant coral reefs and marine life. Bazaar's beach pick, "best [spot worldwide] for barefoot lazing." Good value. Rooms from $40 per night.
Last Update: September 30, 2008 | Created: October 12, 2007
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"Charming, old world hotel in the heart of Havana's Old Town. Recently restored to its original art nouveau splendour. 25 rooms face a central atrium covered with an ornate stain glass dome." [Cuban superstar Carlos Acousta in Bazaar] From $70 per person, B & B. Good value.
Last Update: November 19, 2007 | Created: October 12, 2007
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One of old Havana's most luxurious hotels, picked by Carlos Acousta in Harper's Bazaar and by the FT. Hotel Saratoga has an inviting rooftop terrace with a pool.
Last Update: November 19, 2007 | Created: October 12, 2007
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How about a thatched room cabana on a beach, on an isolated island that was uninhabited until the 1980s when sensitive development begun? Only accessible through a tiny airport or a six hour boat ride from Havana. $25 per person per night, B & B.
Last Update: October 31, 2007 | Created: October 12, 2007
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New "secluded" hotel, located in a small cay, declared a Unesco biosphere reserve. Seven miles of virtually untouched beach. The best spot, says Bazaar, is Ensenachos, a protected, shell-shaped bay of lovely sand and clear, calm waters. From $120 per person. Good value.
Last Update: October 31, 2007 | Created: October 12, 2007
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Good spot if natural beauty is what you seek in your environs. This villas was owned by one of the DuPonts and is now a charming hotel with 6 rooms with sea views from balconies. Bazaar says you should explore the coast at Jibacaco, the coves at Boca de Jaruco, El Fraile, Puerto Escondido and El Abra. Rooms from $230 per night.
Last Update: October 25, 2007 | Created: October 12, 2007
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Bazaar says this is the best hotel on Caya Coco, one of 400 virtually uninhabited keys knows as Jardines del Rey. Perfect spot if your vibe is "low key" or "laid-back." 14 miles of pristine beach and the world' second largest coral reef.
Last Update: October 12, 2007 | Created: October 12, 2007
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"The smallest and most stylish" hotel in Guardalavaca, a modern resort town boasting 41 beaches along the remote northeast coastline of Holguin. Popular with tourists.
Last Update: October 12, 2007 | Created: October 12, 2007
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In the attached article, the FT writes, "The roof terrace of the Ambros Mundos (Calle Obispo 153) has great views over Havana. The menu includes such treats as 'Roasted Head Meat Slowly in Pan, to the Old Style', 'Lamb to the Rhythm of the Mount”'and 'Fish Mass a Maize Flour to the Villaclarena'.
Last Update: September 22, 2009 | Created: September 14, 2009
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"Havana’s most famous paladar, La Guarida deserves its reputation: three floors up in a ruined mansion littered with broken fanlights, violated statues and attractively distressed plasterwork, it occupies the most spectacular setting for a restaurant I’ve ever seen. The food is first-rate." [Financial Times] Get other insider scoop on Havana travel in the attached September 2009 FT article, Old Havana's Peeling Paint.
Last Update: September 21, 2009 | Created: September 15, 2009
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An FT restaurant pick for Havana. " on the seafront, has a good reputation and fussy but well-executed dishes such as tuna loin rolled in sesame seeds or snapper ceviche. Next door, La Barca – with checked tablecloths and simpler dishes – is cheaper and comparably good." Read more in the attached September 2009 FT travel review of Havana.
Last Update: September 15, 2009 | Created: September 14, 2009
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Tiny restaurant, a favorite of Hemingway. "The best state-owned eaterie in Havana", says Carlos Acousta in Harper's Bazaar. Excellent Creole-style food, rum drinks.
Last Update: October 25, 2007 | Created: October 12, 2007
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"A magnet for artists and musician," serving imaginative cuisine such as grouper with caper and orange sauce or grouper with pesto. Dinner from $30 per person.
Last Update: October 12, 2007 | Created: October 12, 2007
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