Hostal Peregrino El Encinar

A comfortable, convenient place with helpful staff.

The hostal is in a very convenient location in the historic district of Old Havana. We walked everywhere. The rooms are spacious and the A/C worked well. The staff was friendly and helpful, helping us carry suitcases and calling for cabs for us.

This was my third time staying at Hostal Peregrino and I imagine I’ll be back again the next time I’m in Havana. Aside from being conveniently located within walking distance of all of Havana Vieja, immaculately clean and comfortable, and extremely reasonably priced, it has also been a great part of my Cuba experience getting to know everyone who works there. Alex (the manager) speaks excellent English, and everyone else was extremely patient with me and helpful as I was in the process of becoming more fluent in Spanish between my first visit in January through my second visit in August and September. The neighborhood surrounding the Hostal is also full of some wonderful restaurants, coffee shops, bars, Havana’s best ice cream shops, and probably a two minute walk away from the Cathedral and the beginning of The Lonely Planet’s walking tour of Havana. Everything about Hostal Peregrino was wonderful & I’m already looking forward to being back there again.

on the first night we arrived without our luggage and the owner was very supportive. we later found out that the night shift on duty that evening had given us an unfavourable exchange rate to the tune of forty pounds. the owner, when learning of this , was horrified. her assistant alex was a great guy and always available - but we never saw our forty pounds . . breakfast meagre, coffee was in short supply, something we didn't encounter at later accommodations . .