Havana

The issue of carnets is this,

Officially
If the chica visits, the casa owner is responsible for registering her. If he gets caught not registering, then it might cost him a $500 fine. You might work out a deal with the casa owner where he gets the carnet but does not register it. He gets protection and it also makes the chica think twice about stealing stuff (yours and the casas) as she cannot get out without her carnet.


The other issue, is that the chica does not want to be registered. If she is registered with two extranjeros, she is a puta and eligible for residency in the crowbar motel.


Keep your shit locked up in a suitcase or something.

There are some casa owners that will hold the carne and not register the girls in the book. In the casa that I stayed at in Miramar, the owner was pretty cool with me. He would not register the girls as long as she was out by no later than 7:00 AM in the morning. I always got them out by 6:30 AM. The owner always took care of me.

El Cubanito

So I can't rent when I go to Cuba.

Beersterry and El Cubanito:
You are both correct. There ARE many casas that will give you the keys to the house and don't care about the girls. These are the types of places you want. I have two that I use all the time. However, you need to be diligent that:
1. You personally check her carnet (and use common sense indicators) that she is of age.
2. You keep your stuff locked up (no reason to entice someone poor to steal)
3. You can communicate enough in Spanish so that you are sure that you don't have psycho-chica on your hands. That includes spending time with her to get to know her, being totally clear on the services you expect and the payoff she expects before you get in the room.

He has spell it all on what to do. The Casa is between 1 and 3rd avenue in Miramar section of Havana. The house is right acroos the street from a Dollar store. What the onwers have done is that they give you the casa, folks this si not a room it a whole part of their home, which they have isolated from the rest of their house. The casa comes with a Kitchen, Livingroom, Bath room and a Huge Bedroom. When I was there in June 2005, the cost was 45 CUC a day. Now you can bring in and out anybdoy you want. You can have somebody sleep over as long as you get them out by 7:00 AM.

Guys, I have been reluctant to give out adddress because 4 years ago I gave an Address and the guys turn out to be big A*&holes. They ruin the relationship I had with the casa owners, becuase the folks lost their Casa License. I felt terrible for the people.

If you are going to use it be good remember this is their sole source of income.

I had the same problem. The guy that owned the casa would have gotten fucked if he had not been taking care of the inspector.

The biggest sources of information is from the neighbours. Just be discreet.

I was sitting on the roof a place when a police raid happened in a building across the street. An extranjero was staying in an illegal casa. The cops were there for about 6 hours.

[QUOTE=Juan Gonzalez]So I can't rent when I go to Cuba.[/QUOTE]

Juan, tried to send you a PM with the info you requested but you can't receive PM's. Join ISG and send me a PM and I will be happy to share some info with you.

Hi,

I am travelling to Cuba during next week but realise after reading here that I am in dire need of some more information.

Does anyone have good tips and pointers to accomodation? I have checked the hotels but they are extremely expensive, at least as I can find out. How do I get a good room, or house in Havana?

I wanted to do some modest amount of travelling and therefor need a car, I am quite convinced that Avis or Hertz is not represented so pointers on where to get one and how much they would be.

I am not a native spanish speaker, my knowledge is limited to basic spanish and from what I can see on the boards this is a disadvantage for me, so I was wondering of places to be and places to avoid.

Send PM if you don't want to get the information public, thanks.

Here is a start


[url]www.casaparticular.info[/url]

Check Nash travel website for cars and prices. They have an incosnsistent reputation for service but the info is good

For car rental I recommend vacacionartravel. They have a good reputation. I have used them 6 times for car rental.


[url]http://vacacionartravel.com/SearchCars.aspx[/url]

They want $187 + $10 a day insurance for a Hyundai Atos or similar. So $187 + 30= $217 / 3 days = $72 a day.
Nash travel has the same deal for $55 a day. Difference= $52. That'll get you one cute Cubana for the night.... [url]http://www.nashtravel.com/carrental.html[/url]



[QUOTE=Dran Reb]For car rental I recommend vacacionartravel. They have a good reputation. I have used them 6 times for car rental.


[url]http://vacacionartravel.com/SearchCars.aspx[/url][/QUOTE]

I had a bad experience with Nash Travel.

holy fuck, just go and rent a car while there as needed. There are lots of car rental agencies. About 7 of them in Vedado. Use the Nash prices as a guide.

[QUOTE=WeaverWorld]Hi,

I am travelling to Cuba during next week but realise after reading here that I am in dire need of some more information.

Does anyone have good tips and pointers to accomodation? I have checked the hotels but they are extremely expensive, at least as I can find out. How do I get a good room, or house in Havana?

I wanted to do some modest amount of travelling and therefor need a car, I am quite convinced that Avis or Hertz is not represented so pointers on where to get one and how much they would be.

I am not a native spanish speaker, my knowledge is limited to basic spanish and from what I can see on the boards this is a disadvantage for me, so I was wondering of places to be and places to avoid.

Send PM if you don't want to get the information public, thanks.[/QUOTE]

As far as Accomodation I could recommend a couple. But here is one that will not let you down. The owner name is lady by the name of Tomasa. The adrress is 558 Calle C, between 23 and 25, Vedado. She has two huge room with it own private bath. The place is very nice place to stay and the lady is a great lady. If she does not have room she will personally take you to another casa that will have room.

Car rental: The only place I rent from is Rex Car Rental ([url]http://www.rex-rentacar.com/[/url]). I know that there rental is a little more but the car are worth it. Tell them you will be picking up the car from the Boyero Office and ask for Enesto, mention me and he will hook you with the best car in the yard. The Boyeros office is 5 minutes via taxi from The Jose Marti International Airport.

Chica Pick up: If you rent a car your Dick will not know what to do with all the pussy action is going to get.

Good luck with your travel next week.

El Cubanito

[QUOTE=Cuba Tourist]I had a bad experience with Nash Travel.[/QUOTE]I, also, have had bad experiences with Nash Travel. My friends and I have used them many times. The Russian boss is all about making money and not keeping his word. They are a necessary evil only if you need a hotel.