Casa Particular

Since fees for Casas Particulares are high, some Cubans run an illegal Casa Particular. Each time someone is renting a room to a tourist and doesn’t have a government license, they are renting it illegally. Intentions are to take advantage of high tourism while avoiding paying the country its dues. What Could Happen if You [...]

My Casa Particular Reservation Has Not Been Honored. Why? Sometimes it happens that you make a reservation with a particular Casa Particular (funny how these words worked out), you show up and find out that your reservation has not been honored. The room has been rented to somebody else who showed up earlier that day. [...]

Cubans who own and operate a Casa Particular have to pay hefty maintenance fees to the government. It has a lot to do with the fact that Cuba almost collapsed when the country lost 80% of its trade it had going with Russia prior to the Berlin Wall collapse. While Eastern Europe was celebrating end [...]

This Casa Particular Price Guide is to help you determine how much the stay in a casa will cost you. The quotes are always per room, per day. One room can typically accommodate two people, so if you’re a couple, this price guide will still apply the same to you – aka you will be [...]

You can easily recognize a legal Casa Particular by a special sign it will have on the door or other highly visible part of the house. Bottom line – every legal Casa Particular will have that sign and it will be at a visible area. If you can’t see the sign or if owner is [...]

There are a few things that an owner of a Casa Particular will require you to provide in order to accommodate you. Here’s the Casa Particular checklist to make sure you know of all the things you need in order to stay in a Casa Particular: Passport Basically all you need is a valid passport. [...]

In order to enter Cuba, you are required to enter the adress of the place where you will be staying. This information must be on the tourist card in order for Cuban customs officials to grant you entry to Cuba. Contrary to popular belief, hotel reservation is not a mandatory entry requirement. Having reservation at [...]

When it comes to popular tourist resorts, such as Varadero, but also Playa Santa Lucia and Guardalavaca it is impossible to rent a Casa Particular there. Being busy vacation spots with lots of hotels, the owners of those hotels made a case that their interests would be threatened if Casas Particulares were allowed in these [...]

There are countless advantages to staying in a casa particular versus staying in a hotel. Let’s look at the most significant ones: Casa Particular vs Hotel – Advantages Price – Casas Particulares are cheaper per night than hotels. Unless you look at extremes, aka the pushiest casa particular in Cuba versus the crapiest hotel in [...]

Casas Particulares term covers broad range of types of accommodation offered. One Casa Particular could only offer a private room in a house, while other has a private room with independent entrance. Some Casas Particulares rentals get you full apartment with no one else living in other rooms. This guide is meant to explain various [...]