Lisa wrote us:
I stayed here for 2 nights in February 2006. It is a beautiful house with very high ceilings, antique furniture, centrally located but the best part is the amazing roof terrace. You have a view of the whole town with the beautiful mountains in the background, and the Ancon beach for watching the sunset.

Rogelio and his wife are very kind hosts and good cooks as well. One night we ate in a state restaurant instead, which was a HUGE mistake. The casa cooking was much tastier and a better value. Rogelio also speaks a bit of English, which was a huge help.

Our Casa owners in Havana booked a room for us at a different Casa in Trinidad, just a few steps away, at #266. We were told that it is the most beautiful Casa in all of Trinidad and that it is usually booked, but that if it was, she would find us a room at a different Casa. Exhausted from our 5.5 hour bus trip from Havana, we arrived to find that Sara had given our rooms away because we hadn't confirmed -- although we had only made the reservations the day before. My advice to all -- take the early morning bus to Trinidad and make sure you get a room immediately. If you are driving, make sure that you arrive in town very early or keep phoning the Casa to make sure that they don't give your room away. The Lonely Planet book is wrong. There are not enough Casa's in Trinidad, and we were stuck without a place to sleep for our first night. We were on the phone for over an hour, trying to find another place to stay. Then 3 french men arrived with the same problem. The next day, I met two Australians and then a French couple, and they all had the same experience. They all found other Casa's to stay at, but we had to take a taxi to the edge of town and stay at this Delores place in an over-priced cabin, at twice the cost!!

The 2nd day, we got up early and called Rogelio and he held a room for us until we got there. The rest of our time in Trinidad was fantastic. I highly recommend a trip there, but do book ahead, and if you're late arriving, call the Casa to say that you are still coming!