Guest User
February 18, 2024
I was pressured into changing money right away, even though I arrived late at night and was exhausted. I later found out, after being lectured about not trusting others, that the exchange rate given was bad (250/1 dollar instead of 280). Later I found many notes in the bundles of ‘1000’ given were short- some contained only 600. So I was really short changed. The breakfast was also laughable- on the first day, it was light- a thin omelette, a couple of tiny bits of toasted bread and some fruit. I had to buy a second breakfast in town to set me up for a day of exploring, negating the point of doing it in your hostel for ease. The second day, there was no bread. On the third, no egg, just a roll with a thin smear of something that tasted off. I got one inch of coffee (pictured). I didn’t say anything because I knew Cuba is going through a food shortage, so I attributed it to that, although I did think the cost charged was very inflated for what it was given the cost of food locally. However, since then I have discovered how generous breakfasts are in other places I have stayed- loads of egg, bread, cheese and fruit, coffee and juice, even pancakes- for the same cost- so I realise this was really stingy especially because you could buy all of this stuff more easily in Havana than other places. It was one of my only negative experiences in Cuba. Stay in a casa particular where they really take care of guests.