Cuba Accommodation

Accommodation

If you want to experience something of the real life of Cubans, the best places to stay are casa particular (private houses licensed to offer lodging services to foreigners). They are cheaper than hotels (average CUC 20/room) and the food (breakfast CUC 3-4, dinner CUC 7-10) is often better than you would get in a hotel. Casa particulares are plentiful even in small towns; they are somewhat more expensive in Havana than elsewhere. If travelling by bus, you will be accosted by jiniteros (hustlers) trying to lead you to a casa, where they will get a commission and you will be charged the extra. For the best rates, arrange your accomodations in advance, either by asking your host to recommend someone or by using a casa particular association. Some will let you book accomodation over the internet before your trip, and will go out of their way to arrange accomodations for you while you are there.