164 Prado St. between Colon St. and Refugio St., Old Havana ,
Havana, Cuba
(+53) 78608241
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About
Caribbean
The Caribbean Hotel is possibly Havana’s best placed budget hotel. It is located halfway down the Paseo del Prado (The Prado), the border between Centro Habana and La Habana Vieja, and also very close to Parque Central and the Malecon. Most of Havana's attractions, including El Capitolio and the Great Theatre of Havana, are within easy walking distance.
Sercotel Hotel Caribbean has lobby, snack bar, Italian coffee shop, and the small Café del Prado restaurant. It provides a 24-hour reception, a concierge and a currency exchange. Guests can ask for information at the tour desk and after a day of exploring the local area, they can enjoy in the comfort of the hotel's air conditioned rooms.
There are a number of inexpensive restaurants in the area. Guests are permitted to use the swimming pool at the Hotel Sevilla for the day for 20 CUC. Other pools nearby that you maybe permitted to use are at Hotels Parque Central and Saratoga.
Calle Industria No. 520, e/ Barcelona y Dragones, Centro Habana, La Habana
Real Fábrica de Tabacos Partagás
The Real Fábrica de Tabacos Partagás (Partagás Royal Tobacco Factory), located in the north of Fraternidad Park, one of the oldest and more famous tobacco factories in Havana. It was founded in 1845 by the Spanish Jaime Partagás. Partagas was at the same time, owner of some tobacco plantations in the region of Vuelta Abajo. This is the most visited factory in the country. When you visit it in group you’ll discover how they do separate and classify the leaves in the ground floor; and how they do roll, press, adorn, and wrap the cigars in the upper floors. Currently there are around 500 workers on it, rolling cigars for well-known brands like Montecristo or Cohíba. The factory also houses a sales room, where you’ll be able to choose among a great variety of Havana cigars, and a bar.
Refugio No. 1 e/ Zulueta y Monserrate, Habana
Museum of the Revolution
Situated in the former Presidential Palace (1920-1960), the Museum of the Revolution is a colorful building of a large dome and a mixture of styles. A detailed panorama of the struggle undertaken by the Cuban people in order to obtain its freedom is available in its 38 rooms. Its outdoor areas feature the Granma Memorial, where visitors can see, protected by an enormous glass case, the boat on which Fidel Castro and more than eighty combatants returned to Cuba from exile in Mexico to recommence the fight for the country's independence.
Calle Leonor Pérez No. 314, La Habana
Museo Casa Natal de José Martí
The Museo Casa Natal de José Martí (Birthplace Museum) is the house in which José Martí was born, a 19th century politician, intellectual and national hero of the Republic of Cuba. This humble two-floor house was converted into a museum in 1925 and declared a National Monument in 1949. It exhibits personal objects of José Martí, whose spirit is felt in every corner of the restored house. It was built at the beginning of the 19th century, rather close to the city walls, and has typical features of many houses in the area: a tiled roof and mortar walls. The house was restored and its collection enriched in a community process in 1959. It is interesting to know that this museum contains the only known Oil Portrait of José Martí.
Paseo del Prado, Centro Habana, La Habana
La India Fountain
Fuente de La India (La India Fountain) is located in a circus in front of the El Capitolio and Saratoga Hotel, in the city of Havana. The fountain is made in Carrara marble and was sculpted by Giuseppe Gaggini in 1837 for the Count of Villanueva. This fountain represents a brilliant indigenous woman, adorned with a crown of eagle feathers, sitting on her throne, and surrounding by four dolphins whose tongues are fountain pouring water on four shells composing its base. She holds with her hand a defense with the crest of the city, and a horn-shaped basket filled with fruits. This sculptural work has been an inspiration for several poets, and also appearing in several fantastic tales.