Hotel Santa Isabel vs Hotel Nacional de Cuba
Both properties are rated highly by writers. Overall, Hotel Nacional de Cuba ranks significantly higher than Hotel Santa Isabel. Hotel Nacional de Cuba comes in at #4 in Havana with praise from 6 sources such as Oyster, Fodor's and Rough Guide.
Hotel Santa Isabel
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Calle Baratillo 9, entre Obispo y Narciso Lopez, Habana Vieja, Havana, Cuba
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- Bar/Lounge
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Frommer's
"This is one of the most highly touted hotels of the Habaguanex chain, and it is a lovely little hotel, wonderfully located on the eastern end of the Plaza de Armas."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Considered one of Havana's finest hotels, as well as one of its oldest... the Hotel Santa Isabel is housed in the Palacio de los Condes de Santovenia, the former crash pad of a decadent Spanish count."
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DK Eyewitness
"The glamorous colonial-themed Hotel Santa Isabel has tradition and elegance combined with stylish 19th-century furnishings and a inviting marble-floored lobby lounge."
Rough Guide
"One of the most exclusive of Habana Vieja’s hotels, this impressively restored eighteenth-century building features colonial-style furnishings in all the rooms and a fountain in the idyllic arched courtyard."
Fodor's
"Best views here are to be had in rooms and junior sweets that overlook the popular Plaza de Armas, with its many booksellers, artists, and restaurants."
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Hotel Nacional de Cuba
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Calle 21 y O, Vedado, Plaza, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Bar/Lounge
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"Sitting on a high bluff overlooking the Malecón, this is Havana's signature hotel, and it's loaded with atmosphere."
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Star Service
"Billed as the country's flagship hotel, the Nacional is a stand-out in more ways than one."
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The overpriced, tasteless dinner option at the hotel cabaret is best avoided.
Rough Guide
"One of Havana’s best-looking hotels, with the air of an Arabian palace."
Fodor's
"Memorabilia of such famous (and infamous) guests as Winston Churchill, Ava Gardner, Frank Sinatra, and Meyer Lansky, the Nacional still buzzes... though rooms are disappointing."
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Oyster
Upscale
"The common spaces, including the lobby and the ocean-view gardens, are gorgeous, and the food impresses. Rooms are charmingly traditional."
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