Cuba Guide
Ciego de Ávila and Camagüey
Casas particulares
1 Alfredo y Milagros Cisneros no.124 esq. Raúl Lamar 
32/29-7436 
allan.carnot@gmail.com Very professionally run outfit, with both English and French spoken. Both of the rooms are well appointed, with fridges, fans, a/c, private bathrooms and desks. A pretty patio tiled in pink and green marble and a tropical fish tank complete the picture. Garage parking available. Price: $20-30CUC
2 Casa Caridad Oscar Primelles no.310a e/ Bartolomé Masó y Padre Olallo 32/29-1554 Two rooms with new mattresses, private bathrooms, a/c and fully stocked minibar-style fridges ($1CUC per item) arranged along a sunny passageway in a spacious house whose best feature is a pretty garden complete with a large tinajon and a swinging love seat under a flowery bower. Garage parking available. Price: $20-30CUC
3 
Casa de Eliza Baez Astillero no.24 e/ San Ramón y Lugareño 32/29-2054 Double rooms and huge, tasty home-cooked meals in this comfortable, clean and very friendly spot close to the centre. Call to make a reservation. Price: $20-30CUC
4 Casa Lucy Alegría no.23 e/ Ignacio Agramonte y Montera 32/28-3701 A roomy, spotlessly clean house run by a charming family. The two big bedrooms have private bathrooms and minibars, while the beautiful garden boasts a fountain, a pond filled with carp and terrapins, caged songbirds, rocking chairs and its very own bar. Price: $20-30CUC
5 Manolo Banegas Misa Independencia no.251 (altos) esq. Plaza Maceo 32/29-4606 This fabulous apartment overlooking Plaza Maceo is decorated with antique furniture, colourful floor tiles and glittery chandeliers. The four large double rooms on offer have curly wrought-iron and brass bedsteads (though no en-suite bathrooms), and there's a balcony from which you can watch life go by on the square below. Price: $20-30CUC
6 La Terraza República no.358A (altos) e/ Francisquito y Van Horne 32/29-4687 laterrazajc@yahoo.es Well located at the top of an apartment block in the centre of the main drag, the highlight here is the fantastic redbrick patio with views of the city's spires. Both rooms are neat, one has a big bathroom, and the owner is extremely friendly. Price: $20-30CUC
7 Los Vitrales Avalleneda no.3 e/ General Gómez y Martí 32/29-5866 This beautiful former convent is chock-full of antiquities and stained-glass panels, from which it takes its name. The three bedrooms are big, the hosts are friendly, and the food is excellent. Parking is available. Price: $20-30CUC