Where do I begin?! From start to finish, Aleida and her family were THE BEST! Prior to my trip, I asked about purchasing an airport transfer and Aleida's son Jorge was waiting with a big clear sign and a welcoming smile for me and my friend when we landed. When we arrived to the casa we met Aleida (who speaks no English but her smile and spirit needs no translation) and her son Carlos. Carlos speaks English fluently and was the primary translator although Jorge's English was good too. Carlos and Jorge escorted us to change money, gave us ideas about where to find a good NYE party, and helped us arrange a private car to Varadero after the one we arranged on our own never showed up. Carlos is such a nice guy and full of energy. He really went out of his way to make sure we had everything we needed throughout our stay. The room looks EXACTLY like the pictures! It is clean, only about a 8 minute taxi from Habana Vieja, about 2 blocks away from Avenue 23 (that has restaurants, clubs, and WI-FI) and right across the street is the gorgeous Malecon (amazing view from her balcony). I actually think the day we left the government installed Wi-Fi along the Malecon so there is now access from Aleida's balcony. We got the standard breakfast of fruit, eggs (prepared in however you would like), amazing Cuban coffee (I'm a fan now thanks to Aleida), fresh smoothie and toast which was all delicious and filling. The first day she didn't have pepper when I asked (to be honest I didn't see pepper in most of the restaurants) but the next day there was a new set of salt and pepper. I'm pretty sure she went out and got that just for me which was unnecessary but a display of how sweet and accommodating this family is! On another occasion, we came in late but ended up going out to a nightclub and got locked in (we had our own set of keys but the main gate was locked). It was midnight when we left for the club and we had already requested breakfast at 6:45am but because we were locked in we had to wake Aleida up to get out. We felt terrible (I hate being disturbed from my sleep myself) and thought for sure she would be irritated the next morning but, she was still super sweet and apologized for being groggy the night before! This lady is a saint! New Years Eve/Day we got to meet more of her extended family (who were ALL very sweet) and really got a glimpse at true Cuban tradition. We were truly sad to leave Aleida and her family at the end of our stay. I will end the review here but PLEASE do yourself a favor and stay at Aleida's casa! Her and her family made us feel like we were at home and made our first experience in Cuba one to remember! Thank you for everything Aleida! Besos! :-)