Okay, that was a terrible gag, but this was a brilliant place to stay. The owners, Elsa and Julio, are lovely people who will really look after you. I hadn't quite realised how it works there, but they're in touch with a whole network of people across the country who can sort out your whole trip bit by bit. In... More

- helpful hosts - great location - nice clean rooms - large delicious meals I stayed at Hostal Lealtad - part of the Hostal Peregrino chain. Elsa's mother, Olga, lives here and despite her not speaking English and me not speaking Spanish she was a very kind and helpful lady. Any time I needed anything, Julio and Elsa were just... More

Another great Casa Particular in Habana Vieja (Chacon 60). This place was organised for us by our previous Casa as they didn’t have enough rooms for us when we returned to Havana. The two rooms we had were modern appeared to be recently decorated and were spectacularly clean. They contained a double bed and a single bed, a fridge, tv,... More

As a first timer in Cuba arriving in Havana could be a little daunting - Elsa and Julio make it easy. Importantly they are helpful before you get there - answering emails quickly and arranging a taxi (ours was a 1951 Chevrolet) to the centre. We never actually stayed at the main casa in Consulado, which was a shame as... More

At the beginning of our three weeks in Cuba, we stayed 4 days in the El Encinar site of Hostal Peregrino. Elsa and Julio are excellent hosts, and despite being extremely busy, they provided a range of travel services and advice - they responded immediately to our email reservation, arranged taxi pick-up from the airport, arranged our bus travel onwards... More

Me & my girlfriend started of our Cuba tour in Havana, where Hostal Peregrino was advised to us by friends who went to Cuba some years ago. We arranged a stay in El Encinar, which turned out to be a great place in the middle of La Habana Vieja, enabling us to absorb the real Cuban atmosphere on the one... More

We travelled to Cuba from Mexico as part of an extended trip. Booking as we went along Julio was great in assisting us at short notice. We stayed the first night with a neighbour Isabel as they had no room, staying with Isabel gave us a true Havana Casa Particular experience staying in the roof tops slightly further away from... More

I'd start saying that Hostal Peregrino has a nice website that eases the reservation from your home country: that's great especially for the first nights when you are not yet in Cuba. Of course you could also first arrive in Cuba and then easily find a casa particular (it's not that difficult since it seems everybody is willing to host... More

We stayed at the Hostal El Encinar, which is in a great location for exploring Havana Vieja. The rooms were spacious, very comfortable & well equipped & there is a lovely roof top terrace - check out the travellers pictures. Julio & Elsa were lovely hosts - gave great advise, organised taxis & bus tickets & have connections to Casa... More