The so-called private rental houses casas particulares are rentals established inside private houses. They were decreed in 1997, when the Cuban government gave the owners of houses the chance of renting their rooms.

Since that moment hundreds of Cuban families have been offering lodgings in their private houses to those tourists who wish to visit our Island, ranging from a single lodging to a family vacation cuba. These lodgings, apart from giving tourists the chance of establishing a personalized relationship with people living on the Island, also give them the chance of being received in a home with a family atmosphere.

With a comfortable intimate atmosphere, these cuba rooms for rent vary according to the conditions of the house and the city or the region in which they are located. The attributes of the private rental houses which are located all along our Island vary depending on every case and there is a wide range of them, from colonial houses decorated with stylish furniture to rooms in modern constructions.

Cubans who offer lodgings in their casas particulares become a kind of tourist directory, since they transmit information of interest to the visitor such as the location of CADECAs (bureaux de change) and places of entertainment, recommendation on local paladares (restaurants which operate in private houses), how to call a taxi, etc.

Logo of Private House

The main characteristics of the wide range of casas particulares which are located throughout the island of Cuba, except in Varadero and the cays, where this type of service is not allowed, are summarized here below:

1. Private room: room with a bathroom included where the visitor generally has the key to the apartment or the house where the room is.
2. Private room with a private entrance: in this case the rooms for rent and their bathrooms are generally separated from the houses or apartments and have a private entrance.
3. Apartment: in the Apartments for rent the traveler has a total independence and privacy. This apartment is usually a part of a renovated house, with a private entrance and connected to the rest of the house by a door.
4. Studio type or mini-apartment: it is not an apartment with several rooms, but in a same space coexist harmonically the bed, the dining kitchen and a bathroom.