Who We Are
Havana Suites was born from a simple conviction: Havana is one of the world's great cities, and it deserves a great accommodation guide. Not a generic travel aggregator. Not a booking platform driven by affiliate commissions. A genuine, editorially independent resource that helps travelers find the finest places to stay in one of Earth's most captivating capitals.
Our team of travel writers, hospitality consultants, and Cuba specialists has spent years researching Havana's accommodation landscape — from the grand colonial hotels that have hosted heads of state to the intimate casas particulares where Cuban families welcome guests into their homes. We know these properties not from press trips or promotional visits, but from genuine inquiry, local expertise, and deep respect for Cuban culture and hospitality.
Our Mission
To curate the finest accommodation options in Havana — helping travelers experience the Cuban capital at its most genuine, its most beautiful, and its most comfortable. We believe the right place to stay transforms a good trip into an extraordinary one, and that Havana's unique character deserves to be experienced through equally unique places to rest.
Why Cuba Hospitality Is Unique
Nowhere on earth does hospitality carry the weight it does in Cuba. For decades, Cubans developed an extraordinary culture of welcome — not as a commercial transaction, but as a genuine human exchange. When a family opens their home as a casa particular, they're not running a hotel. They're inviting you into their lives.
This quality of welcome is something no international hotel chain can manufacture. The host who brings you fresh mango from their garden at breakfast, the grandmother who insists you try her ropa vieja, the family whose living room doubles as your sitting room — these encounters create travel memories that last a lifetime.
At the same time, Cuba's grand hotels carry their own extraordinary heritage. Hotel Nacional de Cuba has hosted Winston Churchill, Ernest Hemingway, Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, and the greatest figures of the 20th century. The Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski — the island's first five-star hotel under international management — occupies one of Old Havana's most magnificent beaux-arts buildings. These properties are not just places to sleep; they are living monuments to one of the great cities of the Western Hemisphere.
What makes Havana hospitality unique is precisely this duality: world-class architectural grandeur alongside deeply personal, family-run warmth. You won't find this combination in Paris, New York, or Tokyo. Only in Havana.
Our Editorial Approach
Every property featured on Havana Suites meets our editorial standards. We do not accept payment for editorial coverage or change our assessments based on commercial relationships. Our recommendations are based on:
Independent Research
Our team researches properties through published reviews, local expert networks, and direct inquiry — never relying solely on hotel-provided materials.
Architectural & Heritage Integrity
We give significant weight to how properties respect and celebrate Havana's extraordinary architectural heritage — whether colonial, art deco, or modernist.
Authentic Cuban Character
The best Havana stays feel genuinely Cuban — not a Caribbean resort that could be anywhere. We favor properties with soul, history, and connection to the city around them.
Value at Every Level
We cover properties from luxury grand hotels to high-quality casas particulares — because exceptional Havana stays exist at every price point.
Forward-Looking Perspective
We track the emerging landscape of Cuba's hospitality future — from regulatory developments to international brand positioning — so our readers are always informed about what's coming.
Our Team
Havana Suites is produced by a dedicated team of travel and hospitality experts with deep expertise in Cuba, the Caribbean, and Latin American travel.
Editorial Team
Our writers bring decades of combined experience covering luxury travel across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe.
Hospitality Advisors
Former hotel executives and hospitality consultants who evaluate properties against international luxury standards.
Cuba Specialists
A network of on-the-ground researchers and correspondents with deep knowledge of Cuba's evolving hospitality landscape.
Research Team
Analysts tracking Cuba's regulatory environment, tourism statistics, and emerging investment landscape for the hospitality sector.
A Note on Cuba's Current Situation
We want to be transparent about Havana's current hospitality context. Cuba today operates under a unique set of economic and political circumstances that affect how travel and accommodation work differently from other destinations.
Foreign travel to Cuba is possible — citizens of most countries can visit Cuba as tourists, and many do. However, certain restrictions apply to US citizens under current regulations, and the situation continues to evolve.
Much of our content about future developments is speculative — we track what international hotel brands, investment firms, and hospitality developers are watching in Cuba, but Cuba's regulatory framework for foreign investment in tourism is not yet fully established. Our coverage of "future opportunities" represents informed speculation, not confirmed projects.
We are committed to keeping our content current and honest. Cuba is changing rapidly, and we update our guides to reflect those changes as they occur.
For the most current travel regulations for Cuba, we recommend checking with your government's foreign affairs ministry and Cuba's official tourism authority before making travel plans.