Travel tips to visit Cuba. Tips for travelers

How is the medicine in Cuba? Tourist health care services

In the main cities there are specialized clinics for the attention of tourists and travelers. Most of the hotels have medical services and a 24-hour trained staff.

The cuban medicine is recognized worldwide for the professionalism of its staff, and technological innovations. It is not necessary vaccinations for travel to Cuba. Also, there are more than 8 international clinical well-equipped to circumstances of greater care. We recommend that you only drink bottled water, very easy to buy in any establishment. This way you can avoid contracting common diseases in the tropics transmitted by the water.

How is the weather cuban?

The climate in Cuba is warm and stable most of the year. You should pack clothes simple and fresh light fabrics, preferably cotton, both as day and night. During the winter months (December to march), just with clothes that are a little warmer, especially before the arrival of cold fronts. You must not forget in your travel suitcase: sunglasses, sun cream and protective swimsuits for fun in the beaches or swimming pools.

Where to stay in Cuba?

You have 2 options safe: the state hotels and private houses of rent in their different categories: apartments, flats, houses and villas.

Private houses of rent are classified into economic, or luxury. In the economic, the accommodation ranges from 30 USD to 70 USD per room, per night. In the houses of luxury, it is 125 USD to 175 USD approximately. Both, they are much cheaper than the hotels state and is a confirmed fact that: a tourist who enjoys a good casa particular of rent with swimming pool (such as those offered by our website), does not return, never more to a hotel. Do you wonder why?

Well, we explain with an example: If you choose a 5-star hotel, with an approximate price of 187 USD for a room, would be paying maybe for a bedroom of 4×5 square metres (in the best of cases), a swimming pool for dozens of tourists, and perhaps an all-inclusive service that ensures a food cardboard-like hotel, as good a chef, it is very difficult to cook for hundreds of people every day.

If you enjoy a luxury house with a swimming pool, you will be more economical, you will have more privacy, convenience and comfort, with spacious areas: gardens, porches, terraces, rooms, courtyards, kitchens, et. In summary, housing complete, where you will receive a personalised service when you, your family and friends, the only tourists. In the categories economic happens exactly the same.

Something very important that we recommend to the tourists and foreign visitors is that not staying in private homes for rent that are not legally authorized. Landlords authorized in Cuba to exercise, they must show an id in the blue door of entrance to the house of income, which is synonymous with ethical standards, hygiene and safety. All the houses of thecubanhouses.com have previously been selected taking into account that the owners have the operating license and have many years of experience in the sector.

Hotels are highly recommended on a visit to Havana:

luxury Homes with pool

in The beautiful home of Magda Elena in Siboney is a luxury accommodation with swimming pool in Havana. It has 5 comfortable air-conditioned rooms and is very close to the Palace of Conventions in Havana, the Exhibition Center PABEXPO and the renowned restaurant El Palenque.

Accommodations

The apartment of Maria Elena in Miramar, is a house rental in La Habana, 3 rooms close to the Palace of Conventions in the Beach.

You can also visit the hostel Matos Galán, a house for rent in Old Havana, very close to the main tourist sites of the capital: The Cathedral, The Bodeguita del Medio, Plaza de Armas, great restaurants and museums.

What is the currency of Cuba? Transport

The currency of the Island is the Cuban Peso (CUP), which is accepted in any store in the country, except in the shops of Freely Convertible Currency (MLC). To buy in these last days, you must have a credit card, either Visa or MasterCard, as the prices of the products are in us Dollars (USD).

You can change your money at one of our houses for rent, in the airport, banks or exchange houses (CADECA). Any of the owners associated with thecubanhouses.com will accept as payment in Euros or us Dollars, at the rate of exchange of the day. Our suggestion is that you change your arrival, at the airport, to CUP some of the money that brings with it, in this way you will be more comfortable in any economic transaction.

The transportation within cities can facilitate the owners of our homes for rent. They will tell you the best option for you to get quickly to your destination: Taxi, Rent a Car, Bus, etc To rent a car, it is a mandatory requirement to have completed 21 years of age, present your passport and driving license. The driving licence can be international or your country of origin, but with a longer than a year.

Regulations of Customs in Cuba

The Customs laws prohibit: entry of pornographic material, narcotics, narcotic drugs, animal life, and firearms; the latter is allowed if your aim is sport shooting, and under the responsibility of the entity in charge of the tourist category. It allows you to: export of works of art, antiques and other cultural property protected by the law, with the necessary documentation of the relevant institutions and accredited with proof of purchase.

Security in the country

In any situation do not hesitate to approach the police. We suggest you not circular in neighborhoods with low lighting public or unfamiliar areas, especially at night time.

Avoid the tourist guides improvised, they are not professional and left you in the hands of a person with unknown intentions. Protect your accommodation objects of value and not display their tours. In addition, we recommend you make photocopies of all your documents of identification: Passport, Debit or Credit Cards, Driving License. Save the originals in the safety deposit boxes of your room. As a precaution, before travelling to Cuba, you must know the address and phone number of the embassy and consulates of your country, in case of any inconvenience.

Communications

In the country there is a network of telephone services to the direct communication with any place in the world. Below, we show you how to make phone calls to Cuba:

1) Dial the exit code of the country where you are.
2) Check the indication of Cuba: (53)
3) Dial the code of tele-underwriting of the province of interest to you.
4) finally, dial the telephone number that you want.

Codes of tele-province-by-province:

Isle of Youth (46)

Pinar del Rio, the provincial capital (48)

the Valley of Viñales (8)

Artemis (47)

Mayabeque (47)

Havana, the capital of the country (7)

Matanzas, capital provincial (45)

Varadero (45)

Playa Girón and Playa Larga (45)

Santa Clara, the provincial capital (42)

Cienfuegos, the provincial capital (43)

Cayo Largo del Sur (45)

Sancti Spiritus, the provincial capital (41)

Trinity (419)

Ciego de Avila, the provincial capital (33)

Cayo Coco (33)

Camagüey, the provincial capital (32)

Playa Santa Lucia (32)

Florida (32)

Las Tunas, provincial capital (31)

Holguin, for the whole province (24)

Granma, for the whole province (23)

Santiago de Cuba, the provincial capital (22)

Guantanamo, for the whole province (21)

Baracoa (21)

To contact thecubanhouses.com from the outside of Cuba, you must dial the exit code of the country in which you are located and followed by 53 53851720.

We wish you a stay in Cuba pleasant and enjoyable!