Havana — Vintage Cars & Colonial Grandeur 🎷
A city frozen in a beautiful kind of time: pastel colonial facades, classic American cars gliding past crumbling grandeur, and a musical energy that spills out of every doorway. Hand-picked stays and must-book experiences — every link takes you straight to Trip.com to check live prices and book.
🏨 Where to Stay
- Hotel Nacional de Cuba ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — Havana's grande dame since 1930, a National Monument and UNESCO Memory of the World site perched on a hill above the Malecón. Frank Sinatra, Sartre and generations of world leaders have stayed here — the terrace at sunset is the single best reason to visit.
- Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski La Habana — smart pick — Cuba's first true luxury hotel, set inside the historic Manzana de Gómez building in the heart of Old Havana, surrounded by UNESCO World Heritage architecture. A rooftop pool and bar overlook the whole old town.
- Iberostar Grand Packard ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — a sleek 321-room hotel on the Paseo del Prado with a striking Neoclassical-meets-Art-Deco interior, and a sixth-floor infinity pool looking out over El Morro castle and Havana Bay — one of the best views in the city.
- Meliá Habana — attainable pick — a spacious, resort-style hotel in the Miramar embassy district with the largest pool of any city hotel in Havana, tropical gardens and a free shuttle into Old Havana — a relaxed, reliable base for a longer stay.
- VOYA Boutique Hotel — hidden gem — a privately-owned, 10-room boutique hotel in a beautifully restored 1925 mansion, rated the #1 premium hotel in Havana on Trip.com. Genuinely personal service, a "Secret Garden" plunge pool, and one of the very few fully independent luxury stays on the island.
✈️ Flights
- Flights to Havana (HAV) — no direct route from Manchester; fly one-stop with Air France via Paris, or Turkish Airlines via Istanbul (around 15-17 hours total) into José Martí International Airport.
🎟️ Experiences
- Plaza Vieja — the most architecturally varied of Old Havana's four central squares, ringed by restored 18th and 19th-century mansions in a mix of Baroque, Neoclassical and Art Nouveau styles. Now filled with cafés, galleries and a microbrewery — the perfect anchor for exploring Habana Vieja on foot.
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