Casa
Details:
Private
bathroom, hot/cold water, no air contitioning needed, Good cross
ventilation plus a fan available in the room. Private parking
space.
The house is right on the shore, the swimming area is less than
100 ft from the house.
La Boca beach is 4 km ( 2 and a half miles) from Trinidad Ancón
Beach is 5 km (3.5 miles)
Recommendations:
I stayed at Rancho Florida for three nights in
May, 2005 and had a wonderful time.
The casa is run by Eloy and his wife Sonia, with
help from their daughters Nelly and Anna.
For a very low price you get what feels like your
own private ocean-front cottage in the back of the house. There
are two adjoining rooms sitting off of a beautiful back porch
overlooking the sea and the Escambray mountains. A spectacular
sunset every night is pretty much guaranteed. You are also invited
into the rest of the house to watch television or just to visit.
Swimming in the Caribbean Sea right outside your
back porch is amazing.
The
meals were delicious and elegantly presented, but they were far
more than I could possibly eat in a sitting … Nelly teased
me for eating "like a little baby". Sonia will keep
your own fridge stocked with water, beer or whatever you need.
Trinidad and Ancon Beach are both a short 10 minute
cab ride away. If you are a bit more adventurous, Eloy can hustle
up a couple of bicycles for you to peddle to Ancon. By the way,
there is great snorkeling just off the public beach beside Hotel
Costa Sur, about a 20 minute bike ride from the casa. There is
secure parking next to Eloy's '52 Dodge if you've rented a car.
This is a great place to stay to explore Sancti
Spiritus Province or just to kick back on the Caribbean.
A small memory of the kindness and attention of
the hosts:
When I left the casa in La Boca, I took a taxi
at about 6:45 in the morning to make sure I could get on the 8:00
Viazul bus to Havana. While I was waiting at the station, Eloy
pulled up in his old Dodge. He had driven into town to bring me
a small notepad and some batteries that I had forgotten in the
casa. This is Cuba at its best.
LEIF
Ottawa, Canada
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