Lovely, friendly hotel in heart of Old Havana - We stayed at Hostal Balcones Muralla for 4 nights. We loved the charm and character of this lovely old hotel, and the location right in the heart of Old Havana... read more was perfect. Sarai and her mum, Tony and the other staff were all extremely friendly and helpful and made us feel very welcome. We loved having breakfast overlooking the bustling street below every morning, and particularly enjoyed Sarai's mum's delicious omelettes.
We would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone wanting to soak up the authentic feel of Old Havana.

  Great hotel in the heart of old Havana - This hotel is right in the centre of old Havana. The area is very busy but incredibly safe. The hosts were very nice - especially Frank and Juana were incredibly... read more kind and helpful and came to talk to us every day. The streets are alive and loud until late at night! So if you are a light sleeper maybe request a room that doesn't face the street. For us it was not a problem. Everything is walking distance which is very comfortable! The breakfast was great. Unfortunately the airconditioning is not very strong and when we were there the WiFi was not working. If these things are important to you then double check if it works better before your trip starts.

  He stayed 2 nights in this beautyful and lovely renovated hostal - the room was big and charming with absolutly comfortable beds. The main room / lobby was decorated with... read more antique furnitures and had such a heart warming athmosphere.
The next highlight was the breakfast - 4 courses of amazing food: fruit salad, a lovely composition of vegetagles, eggs and a sweet surprise :-) it was delicious ! In the evening we had some drinks on the balcony - the owner Richard makes fantastic drinks - I fell in love with the Pina Colade...

But the best of the hostal was the crew:
Richard & Yoris made us feel welcome and comfortable, recomanded places and bars to go, organized a cardrive in a pink convertible and a taxi to the airport or just had a nice and funny chat with us. Richard showed us his house and the roof top bar (not opened - still in construction...I would really like to come back to see the bar!).

I would love to come back to this fantastic, amazing and lovely hostal.

  I'll admit, Havana wasn't very easy for us, but Sarai, Fredi and Tony made our stay worthwhile and we are very thankful to them! They went out of their way... read more to make sure we were happy and comfortable and were very helpful with tips, general knowledge or just very good company. The location is amazing, very close to old town square, restaurants and bars and a short walk to Malecon. The breakfast is full and delicious and it's just fun to sit there in the evenings over beer or a cocktail and have a great chat with Tony. We took the biggest room, Gran Laudelina, which was absolutely amazing and specious. Very recommended!