Casa Mercy 1938

Great location, short walk to the city's main square. Classic colonial home with high ceilings and a beautiful courtyard for breakfast. Delicious breakfast. Helpful and lovely host fluent in English and delightful to talk with. Helpful with knowledge of the city and travel advice. This casa on Indepencia is run by the daughter of the couple that runs Casa de Mercy on Eduardo Machado, a few blocks south.

Conveniently located just a couple of blocks away from the main square Parque Vidal, this elegant casa is on a relatively quiet street and was one of our favourite places to stay in Cuba. The art deco interior is absolutely gorgeous with high ceilings and period furniture, a large en-suite bathroom with stylish black art deco suite, and a beautifully restored atrium with tiling, fountain and pot plants. The owners’ daughter Isel speaks excellent English and was really friendly and helpful with advice on where to get transport back to the Viazul bus station and how much to pay. She kindly provided a battery powered lamp when there was a power cut and answered email promptly when I wasn’t able to book through Airbnb once in Cuba. Breakfast was delicious - fresh fruit, coffee, juice, toast, omelette and a toasted cheese sandwich. Highly recommended.

We stayed here for two nights in between Havana and Trinidad. The host was very friendly and spoke good English, was very helpful with arranging transport etc. She also provided breakfast which was healthy and filling for 5 euros/person.