September trip to Havana.
From here, I booked a one bedroom private apartment in Vedado for just $20 a day. Very nice and close to everything. I did not go the tourist nightclub. I usually pick the girl I like that walk on the street and take her to some local nightclub in Vedado. Usually they ask for $50 and settle for $40 all night. Except on my last night, I went to Dos Gardenais where beer and cuba libre both are 2cuc. Lots of eye candies in this place and this place only close at 6 in the morning. I waited until I get the right mood to click in and this was around 2am this nice black girl started to whine on me and I did not say anything and brought her a beer for her. All of the sudden, her white friend took her phone and type 70 and told for both of us. I was bit of shock and to verify I ask them 35 and 35 and she said yes. That time I was in heaven brought them drink and we were dancing crazy on the floor. I think we were the center of attraction that night. Yeah once my mood click in, I like to dance crazy with the girls. Later I took them to my casa and banged them. They left only 9 in the morning and that was my deal. Altogether I had so much fun in his trip and I never paid any girls more than 40cuc.
Thank you guys all the info and It really help me.
Tips: Please, before you bring your girl, lock up all your staff including all your toilet stuff. They will take your soap, paste and shampoo. Also have some attitude in bed so will enjoy more like "do it or leave" attitude. Never handed in the money first because you are pay it and make sure your money is worth it. Remember they are not your girlfriend when you pay them money.
Oh I landed in Varadero airport and took a cab to / from Havana cost 100cuc both ways. Is this cheap or expensive?
Thanks uk444 and STOP the criticism!
Uk444, thanks for reporting. I had guessed that the price for bringing a chica into the Saratoga was steep, and that $50 CUC confirmed it. Did you pay that to the same guy on multiple nights or difference nights?
Also, people need to stop with going overboard with their criticism and nitpicking. Uk444 read the forum, asked some questions in advance and had a great time in Cuba (iPhone theft notwithstanding). He even took the trouble to come back and report, which we all know a lot of people who read this forum don't bother to do.
Yet it seems there are some self appointed Cuba experts here who keep on jumping on posters, criticizing their experiences and insulting them as old, fat and ugly. We went through this whole exercise a few months ago (June 2013) when I posted reports on my nights in Havana, and some other posters defended me then. A few more thoughts from me.
-The man said he had to work, and could not spend a lot of time hunting and bargaining. Furthermore, if his work put him up at the Hotel Saratoga then good for him (And someone still saw it fit to lecture uk444 on economics 101?).
- He overpaid and admitted it, no need to pile on.
-There are some travelers who are NOT in a competition to see who fucks the most Cubanas for the least amount of cash.
-There is no one size fits all experience in Cuba. So enough with the complaints about overpaying, economics 101, fucking up the market etc.
Finding the right casa particulares
Guys have a point about guys over-paying and fucking up the market, but the poster was honest enough to admit his mistakes. For this he gets a pass from me.
I think finding the correct casa particulares is the key to success. Luckily I have the perfect one for me. When I was staying at the Iglatera my first visit, my girl and me spent the afternoon going around looking at places in Havana el centro. They are easy to spot because they have signs out front. A few had private entrances that I was looking for. I actually had an older gentleman run up to me saying his sister had a private apartment 5 minutes away. It was perfect. Private entrance, private bath, phone, ac, kitchen and entertainment system. It was 30 per night. I called two days before my second trip and she was thrilled that I was coming.
Now here is the fun part. Sometimes I would sit outside on the street sipping a krystal beer, people watching. Little did I know that I was the one being watched. The first couple days I had my girl with me all time until I tired of her. When I told her I needed some space and I would call her in a few days, she said "you don't even see all these vultures circling and started crying". I had no idea until later that night.
I went out alone to Calle 23, then Duberville, and finished at Casa de Musica. Guys if you don't know these spots you should. Anyway as I turn the street to my casa at 2am I see three pretty girls sitting on their stoop talking. One calls me over and asks if I have a cigarette, I say no. Then she starts small talk. She asks if I want company, and I say no. My stupid ass still thinks that I'm being sneaky and no one knows me or where I'm staying. I go home and get in bed. After 10 minutes my conscious made me get up and go back outside. No one was there but one little kid I saw playing soccer in the street earlier. As I come out he leaves the stoop and dashes in the building as I look up the street. One minute later the girl comes out.
This became a regular routine for the next three nights. I would spend the day with my girl and go out alone every night. When I came home every night she was on her stoop waiting.
Then the owner of the casa started having this fine 19yo hanging out. She was a university student. She was squeezed into the rotation as my main girl was demoted. Now I'm catching on. As I walk around the neighborhood I know people are watching even though they don't stare. When I would sit out front sipping my beer a steady stream of beautiful girls would walk by as if they had been waiting for me to come out.
My point is once you get your own casa, people will notice you. Pussy will be easily available. As I look back after each trip I always reflect on all the pussy I couldn't get to in Cuba. I always leave Cuba feeling that its so much that I missed out on even though I had a ball in Cuba.