Casa de Diego Velazquez — Attraction in Santiago de Cuba

It's a beautiful house, considered to be one of the oldest in Santiago. The only downside is that as a Westerner you might get chased down by staff in every room who all want to give you "tours" (which could be better described as a rushed run-through the room, listing which country the pieces of furniture are from) for extra money. It's hard to properly see/enjoy the exhibits and you might end up feeling harassed (same as on the street). I understand that everyone needs money and that travellers are seen as cash machines on legs, but sometimes you just want to rest from it all and just enjoy the country and its history...and this won't be the place to do...

It was a neat place to see the different period furniture, the different makers of the furniture as the periods change. I would suggest to give your self a good two hours being there. Even though it is a small house, I could have spend three hours checking out the futures the furniture had. Very clean about 2cuc for the entry, 5cuc to take photos, the Cuban ladies know more French then English if you want play by play information. I would brush up on...

The experience was fast as the lightning, no customer service at all. It costs 6 CUP to Cubans, while 100 CUP to foreigners. No one will guide you there, they are just sitting in their corners doing nothing. What is considered to be the oldest house in all America, has many repairs with new ceiling wood and windows. The overall experience is...