| Electricity in the Hotels |
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Most older hotels use 110-volt power, while newer hotels use 220 volts. A variety of outlets are in use, but the flat and round two-pin plugs are most common.
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| Hotel Sevilla |
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Refurbished by the French Sofitel group in 2002 the Hotel Sevilla now sparkles like the colonial jewel of old with large spacious rooms, comfortable beds and a rather surreally-located ground floor swimming pool (bathers are overlooked by a crumbling city tenement complete with lines of drying washing). The hotelīs high point has to be the superb 9th floor restaurant where you can enjoy breakfast overlooking the muggy and mildewed streets of Habana Vieja. |
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| Hotel Caribbean in Havana |
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The last and undoubtedly the worst of Islazulīs trio of centrally located downtown hotels, the Caribbean gives a new meaning to the term īrough-around-the-edges.ī Donīt be fooled by the shiny lobby and adjacent bar; the upper floors hide infinitely more motheaten secrets. |
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| Hotel Inglaterra |
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The Inglaterra is a better place to hang-out than actually to stay in, with its exquisite Moorish lobby and crusty colonial interior easily outshining the lackluster and often viewless rooms. The rooftop barīs a popular watering hole and the downstairs foyer is a hive of bustling activity where thereīs always music blaring. Beware of the streets outside which are full of over-zealous hustlers waiting to pounce. |
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| Take care of your money in hotels |
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In hotels always use a safety deposit box (if there is one) and never leave money/passports/credit cards lying around during the day. Theft from hotel rooms is particularly rife in Habana, with the temptation of earning three times your monthly salary in one fell swoop often too hard to resist. |
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