El Comendador - Camera Singola

This comfortable little hotel, which shares some facilities with the adjoining Hostal Valencia, is housed in an eighteenth century building which belonged to the family of Don Pedro Regalado Pedroso y Zayas, who was a ‘Comendador de la Orden de Isabel la Católica’. The Hostal Valencia has become so popular that it is often frustratingly fully booked, but the Comendador is, if anything, even better, and certainly quieter, although it is slightly more expensive.

The rooms are very comfortable indeed, and unlike the Valencia they have air conditioning – indispensable in the summer months. Highly recommended, whether you choose a high-ceilinged room on the upper floor or a more cosy one on the mezzanine. The right-hand back room on the top floor has a charming view of the Diana, Princess of Wales Garden and the ships coming and going in the harbour. The tapas bar on the ground floor is excellent and is much frequented by European residents of Havana.

The Comendador was restored and is now run by the Office of the City Historian of Havana, so all its profits are reinvested in the restoration of the city’s historical centre.

Hotel Services

Hotel Modalities

• Budget
• City
• Historic
• Romantic

Standard Room

Spacious rooms feature an inviting wrought iron bed and pleasant wall decorations. Some are outfitted with modern minimalist furniture (cedar with steel) in a colonial setting; a harmonious combination. The freestanding, claw foot bathtubs are equipped with huge showerheads. (The bathrooms in Valencia have a shower only, while those in El Comendador also have a bathtub).

• • Phone
• • Satellite TV
• • Safety Deposit Box
• • Hair Dryer
• • Minibar
• • Private Bathroom