Can’t recommend this place enough, the building is as beautiful as everyone who works in it, and the 4 course breakfast is the best in Havana Those eggs! The staff... read more are so helpful and have a great knowledge of Cuba, they are more than happy to help suggest and organise the rest of your trip around the country. One note, if you are travelling to Cuba do not transfer your money at the airport, wait until you arrive in Havana and do it at your hotel or in a restaurant, much better exchange rate. We’ll definitely be back!

  If you want immaculate, luxury 5-star, anywhere accommodation then this is not for you. If you want character, to feel that you are actually in Havana with great staff on... read more hand, then this is the perfect option.
It is a genuine, renovated, Old Havana building but certainly not over-renovated, retaining as it does, genuine Havana character. Location is excellent, all the main sights within walking distance (for us 70 year olds). We were two floors up in a property with very high ceilings but no problem as staff carried our baggage up and down. Our room was large with two floor to ceiling double shuttered doors/windows each with a small balcony. Some rooms have a slightly larger balcony allowing for two chairs and a table. Air-conditioning was quiet and effective when needed. During the day, being in the heart of the Old Town, it could be fairly noisy but amazingly quiet when it mattered - at night.
Breakfast was a set one delivered course by course (five, I think) to your table which can be on one of the three small balconies overlooking the active (people not traffic) street below and it was excellent.
Finally the staff. They were exceptional, several spoke good English and could not do enough to make your stay a success. We had a couple of personal problems and Chris in particular was brilliant at helping to sort these out.
Bottom line - 5 stars well deserved.

  We had such a great stay in Hostel balconies Muralla. felt like home. No matter what time - day of night - the stuff was always there to help us.... read more Breakfasts were unreal - so tasty. I am actually making them now at home:) beauty and comfort. I will be back.

  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.