Liked this hotel, right in old Havana, breakfast isn't the best, staff are friendly and helpful if you ask them. The water wasn't always there - they have to fill up from big tankers. Didn't ruin the experience for us, it was back on after a few hours. If you're not sure, fill up an empty water bottle when water is on to brush teeth. Has a safe in the room, towels, rooms with windows are good.

The first time we stayed in this hostel was two years ago (June 2009) and it was very good. Old but nostalgic and the staff was very friendly and helpfull. This time (may 2011)brought us out of the clouds. The staff had a haughty manner. We had the luggage to trudge up the stars by ourselves. Everything in the room was ragged. The toilet was poorly flushing. The watertaps of the fitted washbasin were loose. Sometimes no water at all. The prices of the minibar in the room are exorbitant like in a serviced restaurant.
While we had our last view in Havana and still hadn't checked out (at noon) the room was already cleaned and prepared for other guests by return. Next time we visit Havana another hostal it will be for sure although the location is terrific. In Havana Vieja, just between Plaza de Armas and Plaza De San Francisco.

We stayed here at the end of our trip in Cuba. Having spent the previous two weeks in casa particulares, it was a bit of a shock to get a room as big as some of the houses we had stayed in!! The rooms have been well renovated, as has the hotel - this part of Havana is having a renovation makeover. The hotels position is great for wandering round the old sector of Havana and there are stacks of good places to eat and drink only minutes away, although I would recommend finding one of the paladres to eat, local people opening up their homes as little restaurants - we had the best food in these. Hostal Valencia was very friendly and efficient, happy to store bags for us and is quite small, so you get nice personal attention. The breakfast was ok - not a patch on those in the casas, but hey, home cooking always wins. The only criticism would be that the rooms are huge but the toilet is small and only a half door, if that might bother you. The shower was ok, but had to have a bit of tinkering with before it worked properly. Having only paid 30 CUCs for great rooms in the casas, paying 130 CUCs for this room was a real contrast - and most of the casas showers were a lot better! Having said that, its a nice hotel, better than Meson de la Flota, which we stayed in when we first arrived in Havana. I would recommend this hotel, its good.

Hotel is right in the heart of old Havana, you wil have to walk about 100m to get there as taxis cannot access the actual road. Our room was lovely, spacious, high ceilings, balcony, old frescos on the wall. It is quite basic, but if you don't expect too much you will not be disappointed. Staff are friendly and very helpful. I would definitley stay here again and possibly extend my stay as we only had 2 nights here before moving onto the Nacional. The architecture is beautiful worth a stay!!