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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?

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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 jester Everything in this country is illegal.

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‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

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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.

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Originally posted by jester Everything in this country is illegal.

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery…" Winston Churchill

‎"If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law" - Winston Churchill

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.

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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.

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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 -_-