Hotel Casa Granda
As central as possible. Reads the brochure or the website, and see the word "downtown". Imagine you just set foot on the street and are in the heart of the city. In 90% of cases it's not like that in this case at this Santiago de Cuba, where the lucky get room on the street and have a wonderful view of the Plaza Céspedes. the Cathedral and the oldest house in Cuba, Diego Velasquez. A luxury. For the less fortunate, with room on the other side, they can always enjoy the sight and sound of the Casa de la Trova. And the even less fortunate, like me, will have to resign themselves to enjoy the view of the square while sipping an authentic mountain coffee on the terrace, while groups of musicians under the balustrade sing songs waiting for the odd bill or coin.