Cubanacan MarazulvsHabana Riviera by Iberostar
Both hotels are endorsed by experts. On balance, Hotel MarAzul is preferred by most reviewers compared to Habana Riviera by IBEROSTAR. Hotel MarAzul scores 78 with positive reviews from 3 reviews including Frommer's, Lonely Planet and Oyster.
Cubanacan Marazul
Ave Sur y Las Terrazas, Santa Maria del Mar, Havana, Cuba
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- Bar/Lounge
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Pool
- Multilingual
- Air Conditioning
Frommer's
"This imposing, five-story hotel stretches on for a hundred yards or so in each direction from its blocky concrete lobby." Full review
Lonely Planet
"The main (only) benefit for the terribly unfussy is the price (cheap) and the location (you could hit a big home run onto the beach from here)." Full review
Oyster
Budget
"For cash-strapped travelers intent on splitting their time between the beach and Havana, this dingy, 188-room budget all-inclusive hotel from the '70s might fit the bill." Full review
Habana Riviera by Iberostar
Paseo y Malecon, Vedado, Havana 10400, Cuba
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- Bar/Lounge
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Lonely Planet
"Meyer Lansky's magnificent Vegas-style palace has leapt back into fashion with its gloriously retro lobby almost unchanged since 1957 (when it was the height of modernity)." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"A famous 1950s high-rise Hotel Habana Riviera overlooks the waterfront boulevard."
Rough Guide
"Built by the mafia in the 1950s as a casino hotel, the Riviera retains much of that era’s style."
Fodor's
"Although it's large, impersonal, and inefficient, the Riviera is home to El Palacio de la Salsa, one of Havana's best music venues." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The lobby, with its sharp modernist lines and Vegas-style ostentation, looks like a set from The Godfather: Part II, while the rooms are less striking." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The lobby, with its sharp modernist lines and Vegas-style ostentation, looks like a set from The Godfather: Part II, while the rooms are less striking." Full review