Casa Particular – Ireluc, Havana

Advantages: Loads to see and do, great people
Disadvantages: Many hustlers, can become tiring

...to be more comfortable. A partial refund would never have even been considered like it may have been in other countries more used to pleasing customers. Our other nights were spent in a "Casa Particular" - first in Vedado and later in Old Havana. Both offered clean comfortable and friendly accommodation for thirty Convertible Pesos per night (per double room). Breakfast was on offer at both for a couple of Convertible Pesos and consisted of eggs, fresh fruit, bread and coffee and fruit juice. EATING AND DRINKING As with hotels state run restaurants are best avoided in Havana. They tend to be in rahter lovely locations and many offer splendid views but this only serves to make you more disappointed when you realise the food is awful. It is only in state restaurants where you will get anything other than traditional Cuban food and this may... Read review

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Advantages: Atmosphere, Not too touristy yet, Completely different place, Safe
Disadvantages: Hustlers.

...find accomodation in the local peopls home for about $20 a night for 2 people sharing. These places are called "Casa's" and some can be found on the web. This gives people a chance to see exactly how the natives live. From the outside some can look dirty and run down, but once inside are both clean and comfortable. If you are travelling around Cuba these people will usually organise a Casa for you to stay in the next place you visit. Havana has a rich history from the start of the revolution to the rise of communisim to the modern day. The streets are busy and extremely safe at all times. There is much to see ranging from the Cigar factories (probably the best place to buy cigars is to take a tour and you will get plenty of cheap offers for genuine cigars), the Revolution museum, the oldest church, the sea front, museums and much much... Read review

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Advantages: One of the best examples of Catalan Modernism
Disadvantages: Very expensive

...in~ Mid December is probably the quietest time of the year to do anything of a touristic nature in Barclona and the Casa Batllo is a particularly good example of that. It's not actually a very big building and can easily get jam-packed with tourists. If you try to get into this attraction in summer the lines are long and the wait's interminable. But we strode straight up to the ticket booth without any delay. However, it might have been better to take some time to get over the shock of €16 entry fee. 'For goodness sake' I muttered under my breath 'I want to visit the house, not buy it!' The Entrance fee includes a very good and comprehensive audio tour. At some times in the year I think it's possible to buy a cut-down ticket that only includes the main floor of the building and excludes the attic and the chimney. However we weren... Read review

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