Casa Lourdes and Hector

About the Homestay

• Welcomes
• Males
• Females
• Couples
• Families
• Students

It is a large house located in a building from the beginning of the last century (1938) which is kept in very good condition and retains its style of the era on the outside and inside the house. The house is of high strut (4,5 m) and has 18 windows, most of them of almost 2 meters of height by 1 m of width, that assures in the spaces much illumination and natural ventilation. In several of the spaces of The house ceilings are highlighted on its edges with high relief valances, bronze lamps and some furniture of the time. From the balcony of the dining room can be seen through San Miguel street a typical view of the area of ​​the city and the most expeditious way to reach Old Havana. It has 4 rooms with 3 bathrooms and of these, 2 are dedicated with their respective private bathrooms to rent for guests.
Although the house has a single entrance, there is an exterior corridor or corridor that is a common area (in which there is no room) by which access to each of the guest rooms and towards the end of the house that Is where the kitchen and the room of the hosts are located and is the area where they are usually found. This access provision provides privacy equivalent to that of a separate entrance for each of the rooms that are rented.

Services and common areas:

You will have a room basically with two personal beds that can be easily joined, for 2 people. You can add an extra bed of personal type in room 1 and even a bunk bed in room 2, if needed. It is heated with air conditioning and fan although it has 2 windows that ensure adequate natural ventilation. A spacious closet will provide you with comfort for your luggage and travel clothes.  For night lighting has a 5-bulb lamp on the ceiling of the room, indirect lighting in the closet and a small night lamp. It also has a small armchair, 3 large mirrors and a bedside lamp. On the walls of the room there are evenly distributed 5 round and flat spigot outlets. You will have sheets, towels and winter blankets. A private bathroom with hot and cold water 24 hours with soap and toilet paper. The room and bathroom are cleaned daily. The tollas are changed every 2 days and the sheets every 3 can be more frequently, if necessary.
The breakfast schedule is flexible, always after 6 am and before 12 noon.
You can freely use the common areas of the house: living room, dining room, balcony, hallway, kitchen and small room of the hosts. 
The living room and dining room, as a living area, reading, listening to music, planning the tours, hosting visits, drinking, smoking, etc. You can use the TV, music player and refrigerator that is primarily intended for guests' needs to store their beers, refreshments and food that they purchase and need to preserve. You will also have the home phone to make calls within the city or another city to coordinate the stay in the next few days in the country, or other interest.
You can use the kitchen of the house for the elaboration of any drink, and light food that you want to prepare. You can request the laundry service or simply use the laundry area of ​​the house and the side aisle to put clothes to dry.

Attention to guests:

The guests have total independence to enter and leave at any time of the house. For this they have the entrance keys to the building, the apartment and their room. They have no time limits for arriving at night to the house.
If you are a group of friends or a family, and decide to rent the 2 rooms of the house then you can communicate the 2 rooms internally with their 2 private bathrooms, thus having a greater comfort in your stay in our house. (See the other room available in the other advertisement)
In addition to the Spanish language which is our native language, we can communicate in the English language and in the Russian language.
The water we drink at home, which we use in the juices of the breakfasts that are offered and the one we provide to our guests, if they request it, is safe water because it is left 3 minutes after it starts to boil and then it is filtered. This eliminates microorganisms and all salts dissolved in water that can cause disease.

Public transport services:

At 150 meters it is possible to have urban buses that connect the coastal area of ​​the city, known in a stretch as Malecon, from East to West and vice versa. This route links all the areas of greater interest of the visitors of the city. Its routes connect Old Havana with the residential area of ​​Miramar, passing through our area that is known as "modern" Havana for an approximate price of 0.05 CUC per person. Also at 200 meters you can take the Collective Taxis which for approximately 0.50 or 1 CUC per person, also make the same route. At 300 meters you will find the transport service of the Tourist Bus of 2 floors which with a ticket for 5 CUC (in these months of the year) makes the same tour allowing to observe wonderful views of the city. This ticket, valid for all day, allows to stay in places of interest for the visitor and to take the bus again. At 300 meters you can take the "Yellow Taxi" that can take the visitor to any area of ​​the city.
If you rent a car for part of the time or for all the time you are staying in our house, only 50 meters away you have a very secure car park with night watchman service. In addition, during the day, the car can be parked in front of the house with great security.
 
Other additional:

Wait for the guest at the air terminal the day of your arrival in Havana, if requested.
The house makes the payment in CUC of the taxi that moves it from the Airport to avoid delays by concept of money change in the first hours of the arrival.
Offer a loan of about 15 CUC per person in CUC for the expenses of the first hours, until the guest makes the change of money.
To facilitate the coordination for the stay in other private houses of family, of good comfort and kind attention, of the West and Central zones of the country, in the cities of: Viñales, Trinidad, Cienfuegos, Santa Clara and Varadero.
Provide ease of payment (in cash) at any time of your stay in the house. It can be in CUC, in Euros or in US Dollars at the rate as it is being quoted in Cuba on the date you come to the country. Regarding the Euro, on this date, in Cuba, the US Dollar has an exchange rate lower than the Euro.

House Facilities

Computer
Laundry
TV
Internet Access
Air Conditioning