Cuba Guide
Trinidad and Sancti Spíritus
Casas particulares
1 Casa Sueca Juan Manuel Márquez no.70a e/ Piro Guinart y Ciro Redondo 
41/99-3462 
balioni@centromed.ssp.sld.cu Two huge, simply styled rooms, one with three double beds and one with two, in a beautiful, tranquil, colonial-era house at the top of town. Communal areas include a delightful and intimate central split-level patio. Run by a mother and her two daughters, who create a warm family atmosphere; all three are accomplished cooks as well. Price: less than $30CUC
2 Casa Bastida Maceo no.537 e/ Simón Bolívar y Piro Guinart / 
41/99-6686 julio_cecilia@yahoo.es Two en-suite rooms, one a very spacious triple with a street-side balcony and roof access, in an excellent casa particular run by bright owners who have produced their own little guide to the town. This was once also a paladar, and the meals are still of excellent quality. Price: $20-30CUC
3 Casa de Carlos Mainegra Rubén Martínez Villena no.21 e/ Simón Bolívar y Francisco Javier Zerquera; no phone yohan.mendez@gmail.com A modest colonial house very conveniently located just off the Plaza Mayor, with one double bedroom to rent. The house isn't in great nick, but this makes it one of the easier places to negotiate a cheaper price. The owner speaks some English. Price: less than $30CUC
4 Casa de Carlos Sotolongo Peña Rubén Martínez Villena no.33 e/ Simón Bolívar y Francisco Javier Zerquera 41/99-4169 Built in 1825, and occupied by sixth-generation Trinitarios, this spacious house right on the Plaza Mayor has a large colonial-era room inside as well as a modern one in an extension out back. Both rooms have en-suite bathrooms and look onto a large courtyard. Price: $20-30CUC
5 Casa de Carmen Hernández Martínez Maceo no.718 e/ Conrado Benítez y Ciro Redondo 41/99-6330 There are two double bedrooms at this basic bungalow and the pleasant, down-to-earth owners are prepared to rent out the whole house if you want complete self-sufficiency. It's on a bumpy track in a more run-down part of town, away from the noise and the action. Price: less than $20CUC
6 Casa de Sobeida Rodríguez Maceo no.619 e/ Piro Guinart y Pablo Pichs Girón 41/99-4162 zobeidarguez@yahoo.es One of the best-appointed homes in the city, the comfortable, modern and thoughtfully designed interior is luxurious by Cuban standards. The two bedrooms are in their own independent block upstairs and the whole place is in pristine condition. Just around the corner from the bus station. Price: $20-30CUC
7 Casa Margely Piro Guinart no.360a e/ F.H. Echerrí y Juan Manuel Márquez 41/99-6525 Guests have considerable privacy in their own section of the house, behind a pretty garden gate at the back of a central patio, where there's an open-air, roof-covered dining room in addition to two double rooms. The house itself is a graceful, fairly opulent colonial residence. Price: $20-30CUC
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Casa Muñoz José Martí no.401 e/ Fidel Claro y Stgo. Escobar / 41/99-3673 
www.casa.trinidadphoto.com One of the most fantastically furnished and best-equipped colonial residences in Trinidad, this house is a museum piece in itself. Crammed with original nineteenth-century furniture and a wonderful display of photographs taken by the owner, it also features two large bedrooms (each with its own clean bathroom), a spacious rooftop terrace and room to park three cars. An added benefit is that the hosts speak English. Expect to pay about $5CUC more than average. Price: $20-30CUC
9 Casa Tamargo Francisco Javier Zerquera no.266 e/ Martí y Maceo 41/99-6669 felixmatilde@yahoo.com A very professionally and proudly run casa particular where menus are kept in the two spotless bedrooms for rent so you can mull over your meal choices at your leisure. A smart dining room opens up onto a lovely patio, full of hanging plants and shrubs, around which the rooms are based. There's also a neat roof terrace. Price: $20-30CUC
10 Hostal Colina Maceo no.374 e/ Lino Pérez y Colón 41/99-2319 zulenaa@yahoo.com.es A highly impressive casa particular with an immaculate, sweeping, split-level central patio where a hotel-standard bar has been installed and countless plants create a park-like feel. The perfectly restored 1830 colonial section of the house, authentically furnished and decorated, contrasts the rest of the otherwise modern mini-complex. Both fantastic, pristine pastel-painted bedrooms have excellent en-suite bathrooms. Price: $20-30CUC
11 Hostal El Tayaba Juan M Márquez no.70 e/Piro Guinart y Ciro Redondo 41/99-4197 eltayaba@yahoo.es Two beautifully appointed rooms in a casa particular par excellence. The house is dotted with colonial objets d'art and there is a central patio perfect for leisurely breakfasts. A rooftop patio with views over the nearby church is an added bonus, as are the helpful and friendly owners who can arrange tours to local sites. Price: $20-30CUC
12 Hostal Sandra y Victor Maceo no.613a e/ Pablo Pichs Girón y Piro Guinart / 41/99-2216 hostalsandra@yahoo.com Two large bedrooms, each with two double beds and its own bathroom, in a fabulously airy and spotlessly clean modern house. The upstairs is exclusively for guests; there's a balcony at the front and a wide-open terrace at the back plus two communal rooms indoors. The food is excellent. Price: $20-30CUC