Put on your panama hat, light up a big , fat cigar. Order a serious rum and coke and put up your feet as the sun goes down over Santiago bay. It's not hard to feel you're in a 50's film sitting on the terrace of this iconic, old hotel. Atmosphere oozes out of the fabric of this wonderful old building. Enjoy the lunacy of the city, the guys who sing to you in the bookshop, the wall to wall Salsa bars and the little square where argument is the menu del dia. If you're in the mood even the beggars have charm. And you've got to admit the Cuban girls are something else.
We loved to sit and sip mojitos and just watch all the activity on the central square across the street. Also a great place for breakfast, lunch and snacks mid afternoon. I would rate the mojitos and pina coladas as excellent and the price at $2.00-2.50, more than fair.
Hotel Casa Granda was the grand hotel in the 1950's It is a hotel with a view of the Catherdral and the park. Great location. From when I was there in the 1950's to the present nothing has changed not even the furniture in the rooms that holds a special charm for a memery lover like me, however if you are looking for modern amenties this is not the place for you, It is not a 4 star hotel anymore, but it does breath of Cubas past.I highly reccommend this hotel to anyone who wants to experience Santiagoa nd not spend time inside of a resort.
The hotel is wonderful and have the best location in the city. The staff of the hotel is very good and especially Mirelis from the PR. She help us a lot and make our stay at the hotel unforgettable.
Spent 7 days in the Casa Granda hotel. The lobby cafe/bar became my "go to" place to be. Amazing coffee... "Cafe con leche" and in general just a nice shady spot to people watch
Estuvimos una noche viendo el espectaculo de variedades que hacen en la terraza y la verdad que merece la pena acercarse, para ver el espectaculo y disfrutar de las vistas que ofrece de la ciudad. Se asemeja de una forma mas sencilla y menos espectaculas a las sesiones del Tropicana. (Para aquellos con menos presupuesto)
The Hotel Casa Granda Terrace Top Restaurant has the best view in town. I enjoyed a tasty lunch while admiring the Santiago Bay, the mountains, and city. However; most impressing was the Irish Coffee. The best Irish coffee in Cuba without a doubt.
Now from the point of view of a one time "siping coctail" visitor, this place definitely is charming, the location, colonial architecture, beautifull views right in front of Cespedes parque, while enjoying good coctail...and so on, no doubt this is my favourite place to stay with my clients. Everything is made easy because everything is close.Talking about the Terrace bar ONLY, from my profesional point of view which could help a bigger groups is that the "terrace bar" is my least popular place to be. I have been there more than 30x and not once had a good experience, this place is dificult for groups to be seated which means that you should arrange the seating yourself. Waiting time for the service is just so long, that you end up ordering yourself from the bar. Sometimes I eat good food but mostly I had bad experience about the food. If you consider that there is no other "fast food" and 7/11 option in close range to eat whatever hour is, than of course people like it there. But considering having a good time while eating, enjoying the flavour and quality of food, I would prefer to walk a little.Just tune some things in the bar and the place will be close to perfect :)
I really enjoyed this bar, Drinks were good , So were the snacks. Nice place to relax with friends after walking around Santiago, Nice view overlooking the park. The waiters were also very attentive...
I got deathly ill in Santiago (from whooping cought caught on a plane from Ft. Lauderdale to Nassau). The staff at Casa Granda treated me as a member of their family. It's comfortable, food's good, staff's great. Terrace bar is the heart of Cuba. Best feature: absolutely no racial bias (as one might find in Havana).