Description: During almost a week in Havana, we made Hotel Palacio O'Farrill home. With a smaller room base, friendly staff, onsite cafe, and convinient location, the O'Farrill is a good place to lay your head. Featuring only 38 rooms, this hotel is a nice size for a stylish, yet quaint stay.
This old former mansion from an Irish noble family was recently renovated and boasts an impressive open lobby with floors of colorful marbled staircases overlooking an airy cafe. The front office and lobby is through a large heavy wooden door, which when opened from the dark street, makes one feel like you've entered to another world. There is a high stained glass ceiling above the courtyard and at the busy hours, live piano music coming from the player alongside the restaurant.
The rooms are spacious enough with simple furnishings, but quite large bathrooms with updated accessories including soaking tubs. Some rooms have balconies, or at least high windows to overlook the neighboring streets. You won't get much of a view though, as the hotel is mostly surrounded by other buildings.
Our stay included breakfast, and the menu was a great selection of hot dishes from eggs to French toast or cold selections like cereals and fruit. You can have whatever your heart desires, and we filled up during that meal each day. For lunch and dinner, the prices were a bit high for the selection, so we opted for other choices around town.
Located just off Calle Cuba near the north-western end, this is a convenient place just a few blocks from the Museo de la Revolucion, or the Malecon, and even the heart of Old Havana. Walk just around the corner to the old fort structure which now is a branch of the police force. Two blocks away towards the river, you can find the beginnings of the Malecon outdoor market which offers handicrafts and art for all styles.
• http://www.hotelofarrill.com/
• 102-108 Calle Cuba, 10100
• (0)78 60 50 80
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