Santa Clara Libre - Single Room

Santa Clara Libre is the only hotel within the town center. This 1950s modernist style 10-story, mint-green high-rise is perfectly poised on the main square, Parque Vidal and flanked by La Caridad Theater, the Museum of Decorative Arts and the José Marti library. The rooms are acceptable, and anything above the fourth floor gives you fine views over the city. 

The tiny lobby has only meager furnishings. A single creaky elevator serves the entire hotel, and guests often find it quicker to take the stairs. There's a gloomy downstairs restaurant off the lobby. Preferable is the simple roof-top restaurant, which has fine views, although the menu at both restaurants is limited. An open-air bar adjoins. The basement disco gets packed with locals on weekends. 

Its 132 air-conditioned accommodations are modestly furnished and a far cry from luxury. But they're comfy enough, and east-facing rooms enjoy views over the plaza. The original Wand plumbing here is erratic, and a hot shower is never guaranteed.

An hour’s drive to the north will take you to Remedios, a typical provincial town, famous for its Christmas Parrandas. Comandante Ernesto Che Guevara Memorial Mausoleum Complex is located a short distance from the hotel.

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