Vedado Home, CALLE 17, No. 811

Two-storey house, built in 1920 with brick walls and reinforced concrete roof, the upper floor with 240m², distributed on a large terrace overlooking the street, living room, hallway with its three independent rooms, dining room, kitchen and back terrace of service.

Vedado Home is located on Avenida 17 No 811 high between 2 and 4, Vedado, municipality Plaza de la Revolución. It borders another house with similar architecture that on its upper floor operates the Café-Bar Madrigal and on the lower floor two independent rooms are rented with the name of Hostal 1920. Only 100 meters from Vedado Home is located the axis of the Paseo Avenido , which begins in the Plaza de la Revolución and converges in its surroundings various theaters and nightclubs and culminates in the Malecon Habanero, a magnificent 9 km promenade that goes from side to side of the city from Vedado to Havana Old woman.

Vedado is a residential district that is part of the new urbanized city between 1920 and 1959. Its urban layout has an almost perfect grid interspersed with green residential areas. Vedado, like Havana, has an eclectic architecture where mansions and small skyscrapers of American influences and Art-Deco inspiration coexist. A concentration of eclecticism can be enjoyed on 17th Street where Vedado Home is located and which was named by the writer Alejo Carpentier as the Avenue of the Great Mansions. Being a residential neighborhood, the Vedado becomes within the city the main entertainment area where the largest number of hotels, cinemas, theaters and nightclubs are grouped, with the sea as the backdrop with the Malecon which is the most avenue. authentic from Havana.

For the traveler, Cuba may be one of the most open countries in the world if you avoid tourist complexes and stay in a private house, being the best option for independent travelers to know the daily life of Cubans. The owners can become excellent tour guides. Orlando Fauria, owner of Vedado Home with graphic designer training and a degree in Art History can guide and facilitate a pleasant stay in Cuba.