We stayed with Yalina and Gustavo for 3 nights when we were visiting Havana Vieja. The location is great, a very short walk from the main popular areas of this part of Havana. The room itself was up stairs and was nice and tidy, with a fridge, a safe, two beds, air conditioning, a fan and a private bathroom with a shower. The ceiling was very high which makes the room nice and cool during the hot weather, especially with the air conditioning. Both Yalina and Gustavo are very friendly and happy to help; they helped us to arrange a 2:00am taxi to the airport at a reasonable cost and Gustavo stayed up to make sure that we caught it, which was very nice of him. On our second day we decided to take a breakfast. It was delicious; eggs, yoghurt, fruits, bread and butter, coffee and very sweet small bananas, all at a reasonable price. It certainly was a great start to the day, so I would recommend trying that if you are staying here. Light breakfasts were not included when we stayed, however Yalina was happy to give us coffee on our last day which was very welcome.

We had the pleasure of staying with Rosa Maria and her family in Cienfuegos for one night, but we wished we could have stayed for longer! Rosa Maria is a very friendly person and it's clear that she takes great care of her guests. She also has a 3-year-old daughter who is very fun and is learning English! Rosa Maria speaks very good English too, so if your Spanish is not good then you'll be OK. The room where we stayed was very clean and tidy, and contained two beds, a fridge, air conditioning, a television and a private bathroom with a shower. The apartment also included Internet access (needing a Nauta card which is required everywhere in Cuba) which was extremely useful. The location is to the south of the city centre, however the walk from the apartment is very pleasant along the seafront. It is also very close to the Palacio de Valle, which is a great place for a drink with nice views over the city and sea. We decided to have dinner at the apartment and I can honestly say that it was one of the most delicious meals that I had during my entire stay in Cuba! My girlfriend and I enjoyed it greatly, and it was very reasonably priced. We had rice with black bean sauce, fish, banana chips, fresh fruits and juice and a salad. We were also offered dessert, which I am sure would also have been delicious, but the dinner was so filling that neither of us could manage any more! If you're staying with Rosa Maria then you have to give this a try! Rosa Maria was very helpful and accommodating too, and was always happy to answer our questions about places to visit in Cienfuegos and what kind of prices to pay for taxis. If you're staying in Cienfuegos then I would highly recommend staying with Rosa Maria!

My girlfriend and I stayed in this apartment for two nights. The location is great, almost everything in Trinidad is easily within walking distance, including the Viazul bus station which is around a 4 minute walk away. The room itself was upstairs and was tidy, with two single beds, a fridge (stocked with reasonably-priced drinks), a safe, a television, air conditioning, a fan, a private bathroom with a shower and a small balcony. We also rented bicycles for the day (6 CUC per person) and we cycled around 12km to the beach which was very pleasant, so I would recommend doing that too (just remember the sun cream if you are a pale British guy like myself!) Our hosts (Anita and Manuel) also gave us a printed map of Trinidad showing the location of the apartment as well as all of locations of interest. We also had a light breakfast included each morning which included coffee with bread and butter.

Frank and family have a beautiful apartment in a great location in Havana's Vedado area, right next to the university and in between Plaza de la Revolucion and Hotel Nacional (closer to the latter). The building itself was built in 1910 and is amazing; huge rooms with very high ceilings which is great in the hot weather. The room we stayed in contains a private bathroom with a shower, air conditioning, a fridge (which Frank filled with bottles of water for a reasonable price, which is very welcome if you're planning on walking in the sun), one single and one double bed. The room was very clean and well kept. He also provided a map to show the apartment's location together with local areas of interest. Frank and his family are very friendly; Frank waited up for us even though our arrival to Havana was at around midnight. We had the pleasure of meeting his wife and daughter too, as well as his neighbour who always greeted us with a delicious light breakfast (included in the cost) and a smile :) Frank speaks very good English too, so if you can't speak Spanish then you'll be OK. I would definitely recommend staying at this apartment if you want to stay in this part of the city.