The location:
An authentic Colonial
house in the historical heart of Santiago de Cuba, on a street
called "J. M. Heredia, Nr.. 308" located
between cross streets "Calvario" and "Carnicería".
This street is better-known
as THE center of Cuban culture, with in its immediate
surroundings many restaurants or private
eating places "Paladares", Museums, Churches of
various denominations, lively Night entertainment
(Dance), Concert halls, Cultural centers,
Tourist agencies, Car rental offices, Food and
Boutique stores , many parks, Libraries, Banks and
small Bookstores. Arts and crafts can be purchased
in the small galleries on this same street,
while you watch the artisans creating their works.
Money is readily changed at
the "CADECA", Dollars for Cuban Peso's or the other way
around.
-----All this to be found within
200 meters of your "CASA MUNDO"-------
In
this area you will also find the headquarters of several prominent Cuban
associations
such as UNEAC (National Union of Writers and Artists
from Cuba), The Association of Jurists,
the Federation of Radio Amateurs of Cuba,
The association of Economists, the Ornitológica
Association and many others..
In old Santiago the streets
have often TWO names, where the older ones are usually
better known. Here are some of the names, handy when
you are asking for directions:
Old Name Modern Name Old Name Modern Name
Calvario
Porfirio Valiente
San Bacilio Bartolomé
Masó
Carniceria Pío
Rosado
Reloj Mayía Rodríguez
Heredia
José María Heredia
San Pedro General
Lacret
Enramada José
Antonio Saco
Santo Tomás Félix Pena
San Félix
Hartmann
Clarín
Padre Quiroga
The accomodation:
Your Hosts:
Engineer Raimundo Ocaña and Bertha Peña
Address: Heredia Nro. 308 Telephone:
( ) 53 22 624097
Between: Calvario (Porfirio Porfirio) and Carniceria
(Pío Rosado)
E.mail: [email protected]
Available are two rooms with A/C, fan, en suite bathroom with hot/cold shower 24 hours of theday. A nearby refrigerator will keep yoour your food/beer. Use of the kitchen is available if so desired. Adjacent is a big sunny patio and a large room with comfortable chairs. Gastronomical service not available yet but is planned for the near future, there are plenty of restaurants nearby,orange juice and coffee in the morning are on the house.
You also don't have to worry about
power outages, this area has first priority and it only
occurs in extremely rare instances. Use of the
telephone for local calls is available such as calls for a taxi etc.; for
calls outside Cuba, you can use "collect" reverse charges. (Onlyfor countries
that
have an agreement in place with Cuba). If you don't
know, just ask your hosts and we'll find a
way to cater to your wishes, we aim to make your
stay the most pleasant possible.
In case you cannot arrange
accommodation beforehand, don't worry, we'll find
equivalent accomodation nearby for you without
any remuneration.
A word of
warning: Be firm, by always insisting on directions straight to OUR address.
Taxi
drivers and the like, demand
a commission if a tourist is delivered to a particular address, where he/she
stays, of course that increases
your price. So don't believe anything you are told, just come to our house
first
and we will arrange everything
from there.
Note: The writer of this web page
is a Canadian, who has been numerous times in Santiago and
has many friends and acquaintances
there. I know Raymundo personally, his family and his
house in the heart of Santiago
and have visited him.The house and the rooms are impeccable. He
is both an International
Radio Amateur and an electrical Engineer like myself and he speaks
English sufficiently.As such,
I can wholeheartedly recommend his place; and if you want to
have my further opinion/advice
feel, free to email me at: [email protected] (That is, when I
am not in Cuba).
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