The Bar/Lounge at Sofitel Legend Santa Clara

"Other dining options include the casual El Claustro brasserie (set in the former monastery kitchen) and El Coro Lounge Bar; the latter serves potent cocktails, cigars, and live music to a crowd of both guests and locals"

"The modern-day call to prayer in this former convent means sundowners and Cuban Son in El Coro Lounge Bar, a faux library big on local art exhibitions and killer cocktails"

"There is a crypt you can descend into in the middle of the trendy bar, and little things like original cannonballs (used as doorstops) and oratories throughout elevate this choice to a level not reached elsewhere in the old town"

"Snacks and libations are oft enjoyed poolside or in the open-air lobby bar and lounge"

"But it’s not that you will ever need to leave Sofitel’s sumptuous confines to have a good time, seeing as how the hotel’s central eatery, Restaurante 1621, and the lounge bar, El Coro, are some of the hottest hangouts in the city"