Hostal La Perla del Sur

We had a wonderful time in Cienfuegos! The city is just beautiful and Alejandro is a great host (and he sings great and plays the guitar!) The upstairs apartment is really nice, with one sunny terrace and one overlooking the almost magical garden with huge avocado and guava trees and many different plants! The downstairs room, where we had to spend our first night (due to an overbooking) was not that great, as it doesn't have a window, but Alejandro really made it up for us! The location of the casa is also great, just 3 minutes walking from the bus station (even with a toddler and a suitcase). We really enjoyed every second of our stay!

Room was fairly good, only fairly, the light in the bathroom was always on, regardless if you turn it on or off. The stairway to the room, for a fit person was unstable, made of iron rods, I have
never seen one like it, I asked the host if I could use the water and soda cans in the refrigerator,
which by the way did not have any sign that I would be charged 3 times of the cost at a market, and the worst part was that I had to accommodate my outings and returns at night to his.
I was not given a key to get in or go out to luck the front door, only the one accessing to the
room. Really I have travelled half or almost half, as I worked for 35 years in the airlines business
and stayed at many places from Japan to Egypt, and all European countries, and I am not used
to be in the situation I was. Only because it was 2 nights I stayed, but I found much, much
better places. Thanks but no thanks, not again.