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| LOCATION Miramar is only a narrow band of streets by the sea with hotels and offices in this much larger area known to Cubans as Playa. There is no beach (playa) per se here. Playa includes neighbourhoods and municipios in and around the Convention Centre (Palacio de Convenciones in Nautico), Marina Hemingway (bars, boats, hotels, restaurants), Almendares, La Sierra, Atabey, Barlovento, Bélen and Alturas de Bélen (Colegio and Tropicana), Buenavista, Cubanacán, Flores, Kohly, La Copa, Marianao, Nautico, Baracoa, Querejeta, Siboney and more. You're not exactly downtown. Taxi rides to Old Havana are 12-15cuc each way. Cocotaxis are not any cheaper, private taxis (shared) should be about 5cuc from Vedado to Belen, much more to the Palacio de Convenciones, the Convention Centre, far into Playa, about 80 blocks from the Habana Libre in "downtown" Vedado.
RESTAURANTS Pan.com, 7ma, angle 26 (sandwiches, 24 hrs); Vistamar, ave. 1, entre 22 y 24 (dear, but with a view sublime); Subacuatico at the Acuario, Avenida 1ra. Nº 6002, corner 6 (affordable seafood, minimum cover 8 cuc; garlic shrimps for 5, beer 1 cuc). PALADARES Cocina de Lilliam, calle 48 #1311, e/13 y 15, Playa; El Diluvio (Italien), calle 72, e/17 y 19 (Playa); El Laurel, 5ta, past Marina Hemingway, between casas in the back; La Esperanza, calle 16 #105 Tel. 202 4361; La Fontana, calle 3a, e 46; La Vicaria 5ta y 180; EVENINGS Amelia (also good eats), groups and comics, 3ra, corner 82; Casa de la Musica, salsa dancing, orchestra,superb place. Matinées and evenings. Expensive. Calle 20, corner 35; Caneyes del Papa, club, salsa at midnight, calle 248, corner 5ta in Barlovento; El Bolero, best bolero in town at 22h and midnight 15, complejo Dos Gardenias, ave. 7ma, angle 26; El Diablo Tun Tun, piano-bar and shows of salsa et al. THE spot in Miramar. Upstairs from Casa de la Musica; Irakere Jazz Club (Casa del Jazz cubano), Calle 0, # 314, entre 3ra y 3ra A; La Cecilia (also restaurant), groups, outdoor stage. Avenida 5ta, e/110 y 112; La Maison, shows nightly, 22h15-00h30. Calle 16 #701, corner 7ma; Teatro Karl Marx, 5,500 seats, the largest concert venue of the country; been there, done that : Los Van Van, Buena Vista Social Club, Pablo Milanes et al. Ave 1ra, corner 8 in Miramar. |
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 HEED THE HINTS IN THIS FINE PRINT ::: Make sure that in your first email or phone call you specify that you want to book a room in that particular casa and that you will reconfirm your booking on arrival in Cuba. Unless you only want a room in any house which may be of the same quality, not the specific casa you booked through photos on these websites ::: So as to not abandon expecting owners with empty rooms, reconfirm (or call ahead to cancel) your booking by phone as soon as you can after arriving in Cuba ::: Please write or phone a casa owner to cancel a booking. As late as it may seem, it allows them a chance to rebook. ::: Children under the age of 16 may share a bedroom with adults for free. Specify the child's age when booking. ::: Since October 2010, maximum bedroom capacity is not limited to two adults ::: Also, large casas are not limited to renting only two bedrooms per night. ::: At the end of the casa name, the V signals the casa was suggested by travelers or owners but not verified by the website staff. If you try it and like it, write us about it. ::: Unless otherwise mentioned, the average room rates and service prices are : 20-25cuc per bedroom per night [up to 40+ for 4 in a room]; breakfasts 3-5cuc, dinners 7-10cuc. ::: Note : monthly taxes have increased 15-50% for owners; this may be reflected on the aforementioned rates. ::: Any casa particular anywhere in Cuba must have a hot water shower, otherwise it cannot have a permit to rent. ::: On certain occasions in the past year, overbooking may have inadvertently hurt some travellers, some casa owners and some webmasters more than would appear and this prompted this webmaster to overreact by generalizing about individual realities; having hurt most casa owners, this webmaestro's self-righteous attitude [all action, no talk] was uncalled for. Lo siento mucho I am truly sorry and apologies given, Marcos 070112 ::: Please share your Complaints, comments & suggestions webmaster [@]cubacasas.net |
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 BOOK BY EMAIL : Click on logo to open a message addressed to that casa in your email application; or right-click to copy address showing at bottom of browser window. Spanish vocabulary here.  BOOK BY PHONE • From Canada and the USA : 011 53 (add phone # preceded by La Habana's area code, 7) • From Europe, Great Britain, Scandinavia and Mexico : 00 53 (add phone # preceded by the La Habana's area code, 7) HOW TO DIAL A CUBAN PHONE NUMBER HERE |
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CASA MERCY One-bedroom apt + one bedroom, ensuite Calle 68 #4111 e/ 41 y 43, two blocks from the famous Tropicana Cabaret in Alturas de Bélen of Municipio Playa area. Tel. (7) 203-6735  |
CASA CECILIA RUIZ V Two aircon bedrooms, ensuite baths Calle 110A no 523 entre 5taB y 5TaF in Playa, near hospital CIREN part of area Querejeta close to Nautico, some 9 blocks from the Palacio de Convenciones. Tel. (7) 209-1137  |
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GUSTAVO GARCIA
Two 2-bedroom apts on indep floors, kitchen ensuites Calle 74 no 2317, entre 23 y 25, in Buenavista burrough of Municipio Playa, close to the Acuario nacional. Tel. (7) 207-3646  |
CASA DINORA PARRA CABRERA V
Two one-bedroom apts, kitchen, ensuites Calle 19, #7605, e/76 y 78, in Buenavista. Tel. (7) 209-5853  |
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CASA VICTOR V
Two aircon bedrooms, ensuite baths Calle 70, #2703, e/27 y 29, in Buenavista. Tél. (7) 207-3159  |
CASA MARIA MARTHA V
Two aircon bedrooms, ensuite baths Calle 82A #2116, e/21 y 23, in Buenavista. Tél. (7) 202-7046  |
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CASA ELDA CRUZ MOREJON V
Two aircon bedrooms, ensuite baths Calle 76, #29e21, e/29e y 29f, upstairs, in Buenavista, about 150m from Hospital Pando Ferrer. Tel. (7) 203-7052  |
CASA CARMEN CRESPO V
Two aircon bedrooms, ensuite baths Calle 76, #2918, e/29 y 29A in Buenavista. Tél. (7) 209-0155  |
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ESTUDIO ALINA
One aircon bedroom, ensuite bath Calle 68 No. 4109 entre 41 y 43, in Alturas de Bélen It's Mercy's (top of list) neighbour. Tel. (7) 208-1485  |
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