Economy Room | Terrace/patio

Reviews of Hostal el San Juan

3 out of 5
Hostal el San Juan
San Juan de Dios #67, Between Compostela and Havana, Havana, La Havana

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 53 out of 89 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 89 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 89 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 89 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 89 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Irene

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Great location in Old Havana . Easy walk to everywhere. Very laid back and comfortable room.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ekaterina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Low-pressure stay in a great location
Very low-pressure, I barely saw the staff or anyone else, but I knew where to find them. The aesthetics are pretty, and the location is perfect. Safe, with a security guard at nights. No free wifi, but I knew that when I was booking. Also the room did not have any natural light, so if you like to wake up from the sun, choose a room with windows
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

raymond

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

DOUGLAS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very good accommodation, legal and attentive team. large room. air conditioning cools well. The only point that I found faulty was the wifi, we had to ask for access and they unlocked the wifi password request and we were able to connect but they said it was only for an hour because the wifi was sold by them with access cards but they were without the cards for sell... I asked again after that 1 hour they released me for another 30 minutes, and the next day another 30 minutes... I think the only bad point would be that wifi is not available like in other hotels and it's kind of annoying having to stay asking for access and appearing to be a favor. The owner of the accommodation is a very good and lively person. the breakfast is good, fresh food made to order and tasty
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Petar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Emma

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Giovana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room with plenty of space, bathroom as well. Internet- you need to ask the person in charge for the day to share their hot spot
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Willy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

ana

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff was quite nice, air con was working bit balcony was above restaurant and there was constant smell of fried food, disgusting. In the bathroom there was NO PRESSURE in the shower! Awful. We had room on 2nd floor for few hours to shower before flight home. Do not stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paola

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed here for a week with my friend, first time in Cuba and we loved it. It’s located in the center of Old Havana and we walked everywhere. Cosi, the woman in charge, greeted us as soon as we arrived and from there on she was there for us on every aspect of our trip. Manuel was also fantastic, helped us with taxis and recommendations on where to go and helped us saved money as we have never been to Cuba before and we were not familiar how things worked. Breakfast was excellent, they served us so much food that we felt bad when we couldn’t finished it. The hotel was clean and felt like home. We left Cuba on Monday and our heart was heavy. We wouldn’t had have the experience we had if it wasn’t for Cosi and Manuel. I feel we became part of a family now. I highly recommend this property, you will not be disappointed

8/10 Good

Vladislav

Travelled with partner
Good location. Practically no communication with the agebt/owner/anyone working there. I’ve sent them texts via Whatsup, i’ve contacted them through Expedia, received NO reply back at all. Property is as discribed. No one cleaned the room for entire duration of the stay. Same goes with changing towels/toilet paper. Water pressure in shower very weak. Very loud at night. Like VERY loud. I understand that it goes with any place in old Havana during the night, so no particular fault if the place, but be prepared to have very loud music and screaming all night long.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Philippe John on 29 Nov 2023
Thank you for your comment Vladislav,Sorry but we haven t receive any WhatsApp message. from you.Our whats s number is from Canada and you can find it on our site: hostalelsanjuan.com. You can also write me personally using the Hostal el San Juan email.We have staff on location 24-7. Our staff is always ready to help but if you do not look for interaction, they will respect your privacy. Cleaning is done everyday. It won t happen if you stay in the room.As for the water pressure we will check it out, but note that Cuba is a third world country with very poor infrastructures. There is NO water pressure in havana. Everything relies on small pumps and gravity. We are always doing our best to provide the best water pressure possible but is will never compare to water pressure in Canada,Yes, Old Havana is noisy, especially on weekends.This is why we installed double thick layered drapes from ceiling to floors and recommend shutting all doors and windows during the night.Kind regards,Philippe JohnGeneral manager,Hostal EL San Juan Old Havana, Cuba

10/10 Excellent

Penelope

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a gem hidden in Old Havana. From the moment we arrived to be greeted by the wonderful Jorge to the moment we left to be waved off by Jose-Luis, our experience at Hostal el San Juan was wonderful. Breakfast on the roof terrace was a particular highlight (even in the rain under the canopy). Another highlight was sitting in the communal area in the evening with a glass of wine listening to the world go by outside. The staff could not do enough for us. The choice at breakfast was really good and cooked on the spot once you had placed your order. The property has been beautifully restored with such attention to detail. We would recommend Hostal el San Juan and the incomparable staff to anyone. We will return.
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Igor

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Hello. What kind of security guard do you have? I booked for my two daughters; Two young girls locked themselves in the room and were afraid to come out. He behaved inappropriately. I'm angry and upset. I booked a hotel in the center of old Havana for them to walk around Havana. They were afraid to go out.

8/10 Good

Bob

Liked: Cleanliness
Good place for having a bed and a shower
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Jovan, Tampa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good staff , nice breakfast. Very beautiful casa to stay . Night time loud music on the street , but that’s the soul of Havana.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Erkan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing location and super clean. Staff is so helpful . Extremely safe. Authentic architecture well designed. Right in the heart of old Havana. Manuel is super helpful manager
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

luis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nydia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

james

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay, very safe, staff was awesome yanislydis was a was perfect host. I plan to stay again as this place resides in the heart of Havana. Thank you and we will see you again.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

DENNY

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good service
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Reid

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

xiaoming

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Ka Ming

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The host is nice, just the Wi-Fi was down during our stay, windows cannot block the sounds from the street, so a bit noisy.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Francis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautifully restored town house in a convenient spot in old Havana. Friendly and helpful staff. Good eating and drinking close by.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maxat

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Felipe is one of the greatest hosts I have ever met! Awesome experience in a beautiful city. Bravo!👏
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ming

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My family had an EXCELLENT experience at the Hostal San Juan San Juan de Dios 67 Havana and so I have taken some time to post this review. The owner of the Hotel Phillipe is a Canadian/Cuban. He and his lovely wife have restored the family-run hotel to a beautiful condition with 4-5 meter ceilings and gorgeous tile floors with elegant woodwork and furniture. The hotel is located right at the edge of old town and is walking distance from most of the attractions in Havana. Phillipe and his family took excellent care of us changing funds at a great rate, obtaining tickets to the best entertainment, booking reservations at the fine nearby restaurants and arranging drivers or guides to take us around town or to nearby beaches for wonderful snorkelling on pristine beaches with coral reefs while a private driver watched over us. The family are impeccable hosts who have lived in Cuba for more than 15 years and know all the do and don’ts, ins and outs, of traveling in Cuba. You are in excellent hands in Phillipe’s hotel. Old Havana is a strikingly beautiful and safe place to visit, and you can see why it was the jewel in the Spanish Empire’s crown and the most elegant and important city in the Western Hemisphere in its glory days captured forever in the striking architecture of the old town.

10/10 Excellent

Lisbeth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellente location, clean, hot water and safe. Staff was amazing, going out of their way to help us out. I would defenitley comeback.
Response from Philippe on 29 Dec 2022
Thank you for your nice feedback.It was great to have young your mother here.All the best for New Year Eaves.Philippe

10/10 Excellent

Sanjay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Truly amazing experience!
We had a truly lovely stay at Hostal el San Juan. From the moment we arrived, we enjoyed every bit of the character of this place. Philippe our host was kind and generous and patiently gave a lot of really cool advice on things to do around La Habana and went out of his way to make things really grand for us: right from arranging rides to and from the airport as well as snorkeling plces nearby. The staff were also super kind and so fun to talk to. I'd like to give this place my highest possible recommendation!
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2022
Response from Philippe on 29 Dec 2022
Thank you for your great review Sanjay.The pleasure was ours.I will miss having super interesting conversation with you and your spouse.If you ever come back I will not miss one opportunity to chat with you guys.All the best for 2023, Health, love and prosperity.Philippe

2/10 Terrible

Hila

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Please dont go there!!! They charged me for breakfast but didnt served it. I check out earlier day before and ask for taxi. But they stil charge me ... also they stole my clothes and syole my money
Response from Philippe John on 23 Dec 2022
Hila Herkosvitch is the worst client we ever had! She came to Cuba without any cash (not a good idea) She asked us to pay 50US for her cab which we did to save her from an embarassing situation. She asked and had breakfast She asked, among other services that we wash her clothes which we did. When came the time to pay her note she became abusive and rude. We had to wait all day for her to find money. After she checked out, later at night she wrote us obscenities and false accusations.All this is really unfortunate.We wish Hila good luck.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved this quaint early 1900's building w high ceilings, deco furnishings and great Cuban art. Comfortable bedding and lovely reasonable breakfast food and good coffee on the great rooftop patio. Phillipe the host owner and staff were great. An awesome Old Havana location. I will highly recommend it to friends and family traveling to Havana - Cheers - Michael from Toronto, Canada.
Response from Philippe on 23 Dec 2022
Thank you for your feed back Michael.You ll always be welcomedPhilippe

10/10 Excellent

Domonique

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Simeon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stay
amazing stay.. best hosts we could ask for! Done everything and more that we could have asked for!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gregory, Brookhaven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Hotel San Juan de Dios was almost perfect for me. The air conditioning worked perfectly, and the wifi was strong most of the time. Very colonial with high vaulted ceilings, and it looks like it was there when the pirates used to invade the port of Havana. Very rustic in a very good way. Convenient to everything else in Old Havana. The owner spoke excellent English and was very friendly and accommodating. The only negative thing I experienced was the little "Igor-like" assistant, who was very rude and didn't like Americans. This little bald-headed guy kept stalking me for money which I didn't owe him (which was later rectified on his part) - but his mafia-like tactics were unnecessary). Then he kept bugging me for the room key when it was only 6:15 in the morning. And finally, when I left later that morning, I said 'adios" and he said nothing at all. Very unfriendly. But aside from that little man, everything else was perfect - the rest of the staff, the owner, the view outside my window, everything.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Nick

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Dariusz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful newly renovated old palace style house. Abut expensive, but worth it.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a terrific casa. Stay here if you can! It’s clean, central and the owners are friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is fantastic. The decor is stunning. The staff are warm and friendly. I would highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
The rooms were very nice and clean, unfortunately they clean our room only one day the rest of the days we didnt have a service at all. They advertising wifi connection, but there is no connection whatsoever. Staff wasnt very helpful as nobody speak even 1 word in english. I didnt expect a lot anyway but everywhere else i didnt have a problem to communicate in simple english with them. Breakfast was nice first day and second day we get not even half of it . On third day we went to the restaurant where it was even cheaper and nice tasty portion. On the begging they gave us nice room with balcony and when i was about to takr shower, lady knock on our door and said thats not our room we need to go to another one. We went there and it was horrible no windows and much smaller. I think for the price we paid we should have nice big double room with balcony and breakfast including. We have to pay extra 5 pounds for breakfast every day per person. Only good thing was a spot, as location was perfect for us to reach everything easily.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2019
Response from Philippe on 18 May 2019
Hello Anonymous, Thank you for your comments, I am sorry if the cleaning lady did not clean your room everyday. I will make sure that does not happen again. The Hostal does have 24-7 wi-fi connection. You affirmation is simply untrue. Maybe you did not buy an Internet access card from the state server. (Every internet access in Cuba goes trough an Internet access card sold by the state owned telecommunication company Etecsa) There are people in the Hostal that speak English-Spanish-French and some even speak the three languages. If you were not able to communicate, you just had to ask for someone who does speak English and you would have been satisfied. We do not limit quantities at breakfast. We serve eggs, ham, bread, butter, jam, cheese, milk, fresh fruits, coffee, tea, smoothies, etc... in the amount you wish. You just had to ask for more! The room you were transferred to was the room you rented which is the most economical one. If you wanted a private balcony, you had to do your reservation accordingly and pay a little more. Philippe Manager Hostal San Juan

8/10 Good

Sophie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location in Old Havana, very good service and excellent room. In the heart of Old Havana, right next to an excellent restaurant, the location couldn't be better, it is very safe, clean with very service and breakfast. Over all a very good experience
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Markus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This accommodation is not for people who want to be quiet, it is more busy
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sueli

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Estilo cubano genuíno
As pessoas são excelentes, assim como o serviço. Como estava de férias, não tive grandes problemas de ficar sem internet em alguns momentos. Quando foi preciso, eles auxiliaram. O prédio é tradicional e tem identidade. O ambiente é confortável e a roupa de cama é de qualidade. A equipe fez de tudo para nos auxiliar, quando precisamos.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jose Javier

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Un agradable hostal administrado por una familia canadiense-cubana, muy bien situado, limpio y atendido. Muchas gracias por haberme recibido.
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Nordine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
superbe hostal qualité /prix. Je conseille à 100/100
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Henrique

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Luiz M L

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Ótima opção em Havana Vieja
O atendimento é excelente. Nos deram um quarto maior e ficamos nele até o final da estadia. O café da manhã é simples, mas tem o necessário (lembrando que há restrição no país e fartura é algo que não se encontra). A localização é perfeita e cobre praticamente todos os pontos turísticos em caminhada. O ponto negativo é a vazão do chuveiro e as vezes sem água quente. A região é muito barulhenta o tempo todo. Então, se dormir em silêncio for algo importante, considere se hospedar fora da região de Havana Vieja, pois nela estão consentrados os estabelecimentos que tocam música ao vivo.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jaume

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
El hotel está muy bien. Limpio, reformado, personal muy amable, buena comida y una terraza donde es agradable ir a leer o descansar. Se encuentra en plena Habana vieja, para lo bueno y lo malo. Los alrededores hay muchos restaurantes y bares con música en directo, pero también de gente que viene a preguntarte de donde eres y que te persiguen hablandote para que les invites o sacarte dinero de alguna forma.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bra läge och mycket hjälpsam personal. Hemtrevligt. Dock inget för den som har svårt att gå eller kräver mycket tryck i duschen.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023