Hotel E La Calesa

excellent hotel except for the internuttent internet; I was generated 3 different logins within 2 days

This is a small hotel, our group filled it completely. The room was OK. Since the temperature was nice, we turned off the air and opened two small panels in the top of the wooded window shutter. If there was a safe in the room I couldn't find it. The shower worked quite adequately, but the hot water had to be on for several minutes to get hot. The markings were confusing on the controls and several people in our group complained about no hot water but I think they had the control set to cold rather than hot. The location is good, walking distance to everything. Breakfast was limited but adequate and little different from what we cook at home for ourselves, eggs and toast and some fruit. They will also make an omelet or a grilled ham and cheese if you ask. The coffee was good, and the small nature of the hotel meant that it was easy to get a refill. The power in Trinidad goes out frequently, the hotel has a backup generator that kicks in after a few seconds. It is a bit noisy but better than no power. The Wifi disconnects frequently, so you need to reconnect about every 5 minutes

Adequate, small, quaint hotel, good for our two night stay. My husband and I went on a 10 day, People to People Tour of Cuba and stayed, while in Trinidad. Our room was okay, nothing to write home about. Probably, one of the best available in this Unesco city. Safety deposit box did not work. We inquired and management said that all the safety deposit boxes were not working. Small pool, which we did not have time to use. Wifi worked for a few hours and had to be reconnected frequently. Again, very "normal" in Cuba. Breakfast was mediocre. Eggs and more eggs, some toast, and good coffee ( I ordered capuccino). Electric power was out several times during our stay. Generator took over after a few minutes. We understood that this was "normal" in most of Cuba. No complaints. Overall, adequate stay.

This hotel had only luke warm water, a non-working safe, and a non-working refrigerator. The first two were true for all rooms. (Our group occupied all of the hotel's rooms.) The refrigerator may only have been in room 201.

Water was OFF totally for hours, hot water iffy when running. If you don’t like eggs, breakfast was bleak! Thin slices of guava and papaya and some dry toast. Only juice was guava. Only water was carbonated, yet still water available in room refrigerator for $2. Maid service was excellent. Limited wifi.

The hotel is super beautifully renovated and restored. The rooms have kept the colonial character and yet are very modern. The bathroom was the most beautiful on our whole trip. The staff was very friendly and went out of their way to answer our questions. Breakfast could have been a little more, but it too was always fresh and delicious. We liked the small pool. We highly recommend the hotel.