Presidente Hotel, Havana City Cuba. 4 stars.

Average Mary

Good
Located in the Havana sector of El Vedado, the Presidente Hotel is at walking distance from the Malecón (Seaside Promenade), an avenue that has become a meeting point for friends, lovers and families, and which is an excellent place to walk by the sea. The hotel is located on Avenida de los Presidentes (Presidents Avenue) and is very close to major cultural institutions such as Casa de las Américas, and several nightclubs where tourists can enjoy a wide range of Cuban musical genres. The Presidente Hotel is also famous in the Cuban capital for its peculiar vermillion and beige façade, which is visible from a distance.

Poor hearthammer

“Rooms need Decorating ”
The last hotel on the Classical Tour, Looks good from the outside but has a faded glory and the staff need some customer service training. Not the cleanest hotel we stayed in with the pool area in dire need of a deep clean. Artificial grass is a great medium for bacteria to grow if it is not cleaned properly. The rooms also need some attention with flaky paint and the odd chipped floor tile. The carpet in the corridor looked in need of some attention and overall the hotel away from the reception area was a bit shabby. The staff in the restaurant certainly need to be inspired as some did not look to happy with their lot and the banging of plates could be heard regularly. Food was average but a mention must be made of the young girl chef who made me an omelette for dinner as I did not fancy any of the offered fare. Why oh why cook fried eggs for breakfast in advance and leave them in a hotplate when you could cook them fresh. Laziness was evident from the staff within the restaurant. Be aware also when changing money at reception, they seem to make up the rate as they go along and the best place to change money is in the tourist market in the town where we got the best rate of the holiday. The hotel is a bit out of the main drag of Havana which was a shame. We did however visit the Tropicana and for a spectacular over the top show this could not be beaten. However we did expect more than a few stale nuts as our ?nibble? with our drink. It has been suggested that drinks in the Tropicana were very expensive but I feltt by UK standards that they were not.