About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
Enjoy Havana from the beach, surrounded by nature and with quick access to the city, at Casa el Ancla. Casa El Ancla is 40 meters from the beautiful Punta Macao beach, 1Km from the mountains and other nature activities: hiking, diving, horse riding, catamaran rides and others. It also has colorful terraces and a high viewpoint-solarium, ideal to enjoy rich breakfasts or dinners watching the sea and the mountains of Guanabo. This large house, designed and decorated by this family, is divided into 3 independent apartments with many common areas: large living rooms, a pleasant central interior patio, large furnished terraces, Barbecue area (coal oven) and a high viewpoint of beautiful views to the nature of Guanabo.
My Pets
Dog, Canary
House Facilities
- Garden
- Bikes for use
- Laundry
- Patio
- Barbecue
- Parking
- Air Conditioning
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Casa El Ancla is 40 meters from the beautiful Punta Macao beach, 1Km from the mountains and other nature activities: hiking, diving, horse riding, catamaran rides and others. You can also visit Havana in classic cars (collective taxis: 25min trip, only 2cuc per person) or on the A40 bus for only 0.5 cents cuc. In summary you can go to the center of Havana and return the same day to this quiet neighborhood, always surrounded by lots of nature (trees, Guanabo river, animals) and interesting bars and restaurants, created by the neighbors of this pleasant sea town.
Local Area Facilities
- Park
- Gym
- Beach
- Museum
- Shopping Centre
- Fishing
- Restaurant
- Bus Stop
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
Available on request at an extra cost
- Full Breakfast
- Half Board
- Full Board
- Packed lunch
Diet Type available on request
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Coeliac
- Kosher
- Diabetic
- Lactose Intolerant
- Nut Allergies
- Halal
House Rules
General rules of Casa El Ancla:
Dear guest, our rules are very simple and easy to follow.
Please understand that it is a combination of our legal obligations in Cuba and the optimal functioning of our house and its services.
About guests and their visitors:
-It is mandatory that ALL GUESTS present their PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION (identity card or passport). INCLUDING MINORS.
-We will require a MANDATORY REGISTER.
IMPORTANT: We will love that you receive visits from family and friends, but:
-It is MANDATORY to consult this aspect beforehand.
- Visitors must present their PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION (identity card or passport). Including minors.
-Visits will be UNTIL 8PM.
On the air conditioning and the rooms:
-Before turning on the air conditioning, you have to CLOSE ALL DOORS AND WINDOWS in the room.
-The air conditioning will be used ONLY 12 HOURS A DAY.
-Please DO NOT SMOKE inside the rooms.
About the noise:
- WE DON'T ALLOW HOLIDAYS, TO AVOID ANNOUNCEMENTS TO OTHER GUESTS who share common spaces with you (terraces, lounges, etc.) and OUR NEIGHBORS.
-The volume of music, the game of dominoes or other activities that generate noise should be moderated during the day and SUSPENDED BEFORE 11PM.
On loss and breakage:
-In case of partial or total breaks of household utensils, household appliances, decorative objects (unique handmade pieces) and other things that we put at your disposal ... MUST BE SPARE PARTS OR PAID.
-On the other hand, we will be able to REMOVE everything that you CONSIDER UNNECESSARY during your stay.
-We deliver keys to all the doors of rooms and common spaces, your privacy is very important, but:
WE WILL BE OBLIGED TO CHARGE THEM 15CUC IF THE WRENCHES ARE REMOVED.
About cleaning and provisioning (in case of more than 2 nights):
-In our house it is necessary to clean from Monday to Saturday and change the bedding and towels every other day. We can make exceptions, but this is our regularity.
About other national laws:
In Cuba it is punishable by law:
-THE CONSUMPTION OR DRUGS (only tobacco, alcohol and coffee are legal.)
-Effect sexual relations with people under 18 years.
Smoking Rules
Your host smokes.
Smoking is allowed outdoors only.
8 Reviews
March 2023
Sehr herzliche Familie und hilft auch gut weiter bei allen Fragen. Wollen auf jeden Fall, dass es den Besuchern gut geht. Wir hatten am Abend erst unsere Weiterreise und konnten die Koffer in einem Raum abstellen und uns dort sogar noch duschen und umziehen.
In der gleichen Straße ist auch ein super Lokal (Chicken little)
Unbedingt hingehen, lecker und sehr günstig.May 2022
Very nice home, good location, helpful family.
January 2021
We've been lucky to stay at the most beautiful house we have ever stayed in Cuba for!
Luvyen was very helpful, especially with the so needed internet connection. I could almost perfectly do my daily work on my laptop and I felt happy to set up my home office in this outstanding environment.
In addition to that, he organized the best taxi driver with the most beautiful car back to the airport Varadero.
The place is nicely decorated with the so called "eye for detail" and offers spectacular ocean views from three terraces were you can spend hours just to watch the sea view.
The house is surrounded by restaurants and bars.
You can walk easily to the centre of town and the beach is just a few steps away!I can highly recommend this place and I cannot wait to come back one day.
THANK YOU!
January 2021
Mi estancia fue excepcional. Desde el principio me sentí atendido con la máxima eficiencia y respeto.
No hubo prácticamente ninguna interferencia n i interrupción por parte de Mr.Luyven.
Las condiciones físicas del lugar y la belleza de su ubicación hacen de esta casa un lugar para disfrutar a plenitud.
Recomiendo, sin reservas,este lugar para disfrutar buenos momentos.March 2020
This guest awarded the host 5 hearts but didn’t leave any comments.
Host reply
November 2019
Maravillosa experiencia!
Luvyen y su familia nos recibieron de la mejor manera posible, haciéndonos sentir parte de ellos.
¡Sin duda volveremos a Guanabo para seguir bailando, riendo y bromeando con todos!
Muy recomendable !!!November 2019
Famiglia fantastica! Davvero belle persone ospitali e gentili. Casa grande e pulita. A 10 m da una spiaggia bellissima. Consiglio a tutti un soggiorno qui. Io ritornerò senz' altro
October 2019
¡Muchas Gracias Luvyen!
Mis padres Rubén y Yolanda estuvieron muy a gusto con ustedes. La habitación es impecable y muy cómoda. El trato tan amable, el inmejorable servicio y la hospitalidad en un lugar encantador como es Guanabo distinguen tu casa.
¡Más que recomendable!
Mil gracias
How do I book?
Contact the host to check their availability and ask them any questions you have about staying with them. Once the host confirms they’re available for your dates, you can complete your booking.
When do I pay?
Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.
When can I share my contact details?
Host and Guest email address, phone number and home address will be exchanged in a confirmation email sent to both immediately after a booking is completed. It's against our policy for Guests and Hosts to exchange direct contact details via our messaging system.