Cuba Guide
Havana
Casas particulares
1 Casa de Ana Morales Aranda Neptuno no.519, apto. 3 e/ Campanario y Lealtad 
7/867-9899 
ana.morales@infomed.sld.cu A comfortable, dignified, second-floor flat where the huge, stylish bedroom comes with a street-side balcony. The owners are friendly and speak English. Price: $20-30CUC
2 Casa de Armando R Menéndez Castiñeiras Neptuno no.519, apto. 4, e/ Campanario y Lealtad 7/862-8400 This quiet flat, tucked away at the back of an apartment building, is furnished with a consistency and artistic style rarely seen in Cuban homes. Much of the well-preserved Art Deco furniture has been here since the 1940s. A likeable, laid-back option. Price: $20-30CUC
3 Casa de Candida y Pedro San Rafael no.403, bajos, e/ Manrique y Campanario 7/867-8902 candidacobas@yahoo.es Two double rooms in a down-to-earth, small ground-floor flat with a dinky hidey-hole patio near the back of the house. Notable for its very informal, family atmosphere. Price: $20-30CUC
4 Casa de Dayami de Cervantes San Martín (San José) no.618, e/ Escobar y Gervasio 7/873-3640 lchavao@infomed.sld.cu. Guests are given the run of the upstairs floor, which features a roof terrace at either end and two neat and cosy bedrooms, in this homely and orderly two-level apartment. The owners are a friendly family, one of whom speaks English. Price: $20-30CUC
5 Casa de Ernesto García Lealtad no.159 e/ Animas y Virtudes 7/861-2753 garciaruiz@yahoo.es There are two excellent rooms here, one effectively an apartment within an apartment, made up of a smartly equipped lounge, bedroom with TV, a/c and safety deposit box, and bathroom but no kitchen. The separate entrance offers complete independence, while the option of sharing the rest of this lovely ground-floor family residence with the affable owners also exists. Price: $20-30CUC
6 Casa de Luis Bermúdez San Lázaro no.880 e/ Soledad y Marina 7/879-1304 This well-looked-after ground-floor apartment on the Vedado side of Centro Habana offers one room with a double bed and another with two singles. The plastic roof over the central patio casts a soothing light in the sun and complements the grace with which the place has been arranged and decorated by its friendly owners. Price: $20-30CUC
7 Casa de Ma. del Carmen Villafaña Rodríguez Malecón no.51 esq. Cárcel, piso 3 7/861-8125 There are two large, cool rooms for rent in this spacious seafront home, one of the most relaxing places to stay in this area, sealed off from the noise of Centro Habana in an Art Deco apartment block. The slanting windows taking up almost an entire wall in the huge front room allow great views along the Malecón and make the place feel like the viewing deck of a ship. Really stands out from the Havana norm. Price: $20-30CUC
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Casa de Miriam y Sinaí Neptuno no.521 e/ Campanario y Lealtad 7/878-4456 sinaisole@infomed.sld.cu A smartly furnished first-floor balcony apartment with a fantastic central, open-air patio filled with rocking chairs. Two comfortable double bedrooms, both with hotel-standard en-suite bathroom and one with a balcony, run by one of the friendliest, hardest-working landladies in the city and her sociable English-, Italian- and German-speaking daughter. Price: $20-30CUC
9 Casa de Paula Montero Montero San Rafael no.313 e/ Rayo y San Nicolás 7/862-7452 Two simple and clean, if slightly dark, double rooms with their own bathrooms in a ground-floor apartment where the owners have combined with neighbouring casas particulares to offer excursions to other provinces. Price: $20-30CUC
10 Casa de Ricardo Morales Campanario no.363, apto. 3 e/ San Miguel y San Rafael 7/866-8363 moralesfundora@yahoo.es Ideal for anyone looking for privacy and security, as the owner of this thoughtfully decorated, first-floor apartment (fitted with an alarm), is happy to give guests the run of the place. Has a spacious, well-equipped kitchen, one comfy double bedroom and a homely lounge-diner with a TV, large sofa, balcony and decorative items from Mexico. Price: $20-30CUC
11 Casa de Roberto Ferreiro y Marta Fernández San Martín no.253 e/ Ave. de Italia y Aguila 7/860-9199 One of the best options if you're looking to rent a whole private apartment for two, this cushy little pad features three pristine rooms, including a compact kitchen, and a bathroom, all neatly painted, freshly tiled and well fitted-out. The pleasant owners live downstairs and have their own separate front door. Price: $20-30CUC
12 Las Delicias de Consulado Consulado no.309, apto. B e/ Neptuno y Virtudes 7/863-7722 The big selling point at this former paladar, located just a block and a half from the Parque Central, is the excellent food served up in the balconied dining room. One of the two rooms for rent is surprisingly large, given the slightly cramped apartment, and well fitted-out, with TV, fridge, two beds and a small walk-in wardrobe. Price: $20-30CUC