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Just to let you know before you leave Cuba to exchange your money back into Canadian....the cuban currency is restricted and is actually illegal to take out of the country or to even bring into the country....as well my boss was their not too long ago and said that you'll get the best exchange rate at the cuban airport.

If you do forget to exchange your money back try and make sure to come back with as little coin as possible for no one will take it. As well I work at a currency exchange so if you do bring some cuban back PM me and I will see what I can do about getting you a good rate for putting your money back into Canadian.

I have always been lucky using debbie's review site with real opinions from people that traveled to the the exact resort and time of year that you might be going.

http://www.debbiescaribbeanresortre...cubarevind.html

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Originally posted by King Luis i bought 1 havana club special edition and 1 regular havana club for 13pesos.

where?

all stores are govt owned and operated, sell at the same price, 12.90 for a 7 years old havana club.

There's no such thing as a private alcohol store with different (lower) prices unless you bought it off the street.

If I'm not mistaken the special edition in a box was 35 pesos.

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Originally posted by sp1ke http://www.debbiescaribbeanresortre...cubarevind.html

i just read a review by "Chuck ~ Canada" about BLAU varadero, hahaha what a stupid dweeb.

"The bars are all well stocked with international brands. "

hahhaha yeah right, international as in all cuban.

he sounds like a travel agent.

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Originally posted by malek when ? did you buy it off the street? probably a fake

the airport in Cayo Coco, end of april

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Originally posted by malek when ? did you buy it off the street? probably a fake

if you talk to your bartender in any all inclusive resort, leave him good tip from time to time, they will be more than happy to sell you any original brands for 2-3 pesos. its all inclusive, nobody notices that kind of things, but u do it "under the table"

http://www.allseasons.org/

i may go all by myself at the beggining of july, houlgin club amigo

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Originally posted by Xavier Moriarty if you talk to your bartender in any all inclusive resort, leave him good tip from time to time, they will be more than happy to sell you any original brands for 2-3 pesos. its all inclusive, nobody notices that kind of things, but u do it "under the table" http://www.allseasons.org/ i may go all by myself at the beggining of july, houlgin club amigo

your Che t-shirt is going on ebay any time soon!

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Originally posted by FunkyGroove your Che t-shirt is going on ebay any time soon!

ill be in town for freedom, we talked about it

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Originally posted by malek where? all stores are govt owned and operated, sell at the same price, 12.90 for a 7 years old havana club. There's no such thing as a private alcohol store with different (lower) prices unless you bought it off the street. If I'm not mistaken the special edition in a box was 35 pesos.

in my hotel. one bottle was 7 pesos and the other was 6.

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Originally posted by Xavier Moriarty ill be in town for freedom, we talked about it

i kid i kid

i might wear mine too

i came back from varadero 2 days ago, and due to contracting a serious case of food poisoning on the flight back, have only managed to gather enough strenght to get out of my bed an hour ago... ughh

anyways, i would suggest going to varadero, it's got great beaches, great nightlife (well, not great, but best you'll get anywhere in Cuba), and it's close to havana so you can day-trip it if you get bored in a resort... and as malek said, get ready to be fucked over everywhere, they're all just looking for ways to scam tourists, and be ready to tip, a lot...

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Originally posted by TranceGeek i came back from varadero 2 days ago, and due to contracting a serious case of food poisoning on the flight back, have only managed to gather enough strenght to get out of my bed an hour ago... ughh anyways, i would suggest going to varadero, it's got great beaches, great nightlife (well, not great, but best you'll get anywhere in Cuba), and it's close to havana so you can day-trip it if you get bored in a resort... and as malek said, get ready to be fucked over everywhere, they're all just looking for ways to scam tourists, and be ready to tip, a lot...

friggin sucks ass.

where were you staying?

I looked at that review site and jesus christ..talk about mixed reviews right down the middle

now i'm nervous about the resort we pick, any help?

thus far we were considering Hotel Villa Cuba, if you guys can suggest a nice resort near the beach with all the good stuff ( not rediciously expensive ) please help me out

ps. has anyone been there in july? I'm hearing it's really rough this time of month there...is this true?

thanks!

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Originally posted by evil_cookie I looked at that review site and jesus christ..talk about mixed reviews right down the middle now i'm nervous about the resort we pick, any help? thus far we were considering Hotel Villa Cuba, if you guys can suggest a nice resort near the beach with all the good stuff ( not rediciously expensive ) please help me out ps. has anyone been there in july? I'm hearing it's really rough this time of month there...is this true? thanks!

as I said i think in the pm back when I was going to Cuba, starting in May it's a rain season there

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Originally posted by FunkyGroove as I said i think in the pm back when I was going to Cuba, starting in May it's a rain season there

yup yup,
Honestly I don't a little rain is that bad
but that's what i'm trying to figure out...if it's going to be a little weird weather or totally stormy like.

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Originally posted by FunkyGroove eh what?! we changed CA$, the rate was around 1$=75-78 Cuban cents, no charges..yes and they don't even accept US $ also don't bother with credit cards..well I dunno about rest of Cuba, but where we were it was hard to catch a taxi sometimes, let alone find a credit card machine

they accept US in very select governemnt run places but the fee is ridiculously high.

Perhaps now they are accpeting Canadian more than in the past. But when they first stopped accpeting US they were only taking pounds and euros.

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Originally posted by Jayx1 they accept US in very select governemnt run places but the fee is ridiculously high. Perhaps now they are accpeting Canadian more than in the past. But when they first stopped accpeting US they were only taking pounds and euros.

it should be ok everywhere, especially in Varadero since we changed it no problem where we went

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Originally posted by FunkyGroove it should be ok everywhere, especially in Varadero since we changed it no problem where we went

sweet! glad to see they changed that then.

they'll take canadian only if its in 20$ cuts and in good condition (bills with missing parts will be refused). Leave your coins home.

I went to Santiago ... it was fun! .. just the food was disgusting! ... their ketchup is spicy! hahahaha.

just make sure u bring a camera for lots of pics


but ya have a wikkid time

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Originally posted by malek friggin sucks ass. where were you staying?

we went to varadero, stayed at brisas del caribe (resort happened to be owned by cubans, so they let everything slide, hah!)... im pretty sure it was the food on the flight back that got me though... bleh

we brought more $50 bills than $20 and had no problem changing either, anywhere... the conversion rate was .80 at the airport, which was the best we saw anywhere in cuba...

the exchange rate was the same at all the "CADECA" outlets (govt owned) but changed every day and varied from 1.24 to 1.26 C$ for 1 bezo.

Don't change your money at the hotel, you'll get ripped off, at about +10% more than at the CADECA.

can someone explain this to me....

why in good gods name am I not getting any offseason prices for Cuba like everyone has been telling me

I've looked at over 4 sites all recommended so far and I get pretty much the same result...

$826 for 1 week / all inclusive / Hotel Villa Cuba 4 star @ Varadero

or the other one i'm looking into

$846 for 1 week / all inclusive / Playa Varadero 1920 4 star @ Varadero

are these prices too high? I have a lot of people telling me they are..but this is stupid as hell cause I can't find anything cheaper...and yet i'm hearing people say it should be much cheaper

if someone is bored and really wants to help me find a good deal :

there is 4 of us
we'd like to leave July 1-7
we want a 4 star resort in Varadero
1 week etc..all the good stuff
anything less then the above prices would be great -_-

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Originally posted by Jayx1 they accept US in very select governemnt run places but the fee is ridiculously high. Perhaps now they are accpeting Canadian more than in the past. But when they first stopped accpeting US they were only taking pounds and euros.

I was there back in 2003 and they were accepting all kinds of U.S currency..

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Originally posted by evil_cookie $846 for 1 week / all inclusive / Playa Varadero 1920 4 star @ Varadero

that looks pretty cheap to me... don't know.

just paid 1150$ for one week.

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