Post #772480 by mikehooker on Fri, Jan 27, 2017 3:40 PM

We booked our trip to Cuba!

Flights out of Lauderdale were super cheap through Southwest. And they always have great rates from Austin to Lauderdale. So we'll have one night at the Mai Kai followed by 6 days in Havana. Total cost of flights for two is under $600.

We booked a really nice looking Casa Particular in the Vedado area a couple blocks from the Malecon and Hotel Riviera. It was $50/night and has ultra modern/updated features, a balcony, bidet (!), and a nice view. All in for lodging and travel is under $1000. Not bad!

I'm working on our itinerary. I've read through the "Havana Before Castro" book, people's travel blogs, threads on here and forums on Trip Adviser. Got lots of ideas including drinks and oggling at Polinesio, a Havana Club Distillery tour, daiquiris at Floridita, mojitos at La Bodeguita Del Medio, a stop at the Bacardi building, a show at the Tropicana, a day or two lounging at Santa María del Mar or one of the other playas, sightseeing in the mid century neighborhoods and maybe a visit to the Hemingway homestead (though that seems way out of the way)

If anyone has suggestions of things we may have missed or any advice for our trip, please chime in!