Hostal Maritza de la Osa

Maritza and her daughter Acela were wonderful hosts! Very accommodating and friendly. Their home is very cozy and located in the heart of Centro Habana. A nice getaway from the more touristy Habana Vieja. Thank you for the wonderful time!

Centro Habana is a run down, dirty central district with lots of traffic like many places in Habana. The room was quite small, dark to a narrow corridor backyards, which had the advantage to be silent, but neighbours smoked all day and night in the corridor. Thus, it was sleeping in smoke. Most difficult was a bedbug attack at night. I changed the hostel after one night.

Loved our stay here so much we came back! We needed to stay for 2 more nights a few weeks later and took a risk and showed up at the door with no booking and Maritza welcomed us like it was home! Thank you Maritza. Greta location, clean, friendly, excellent breakfast, very helpful!

Great place, great location. I highly recommend Hostal Maritza De La Osa.

Nice Hostel where you can meet other nice travellers. Enjoyed my stay there and would definitely recommend it for other solo travellers!

It is very nice place. you do not have to go up the stairs. there is great for children

Don't let the first impression of the neighborhood fool you, it is mostly just a cultural shock. Maritza's house was a great finding, conveniently located about 15min walk from Plaza Central and 5 from the Malecon, near 2 Wifi parks and several small cheap restaurants and bars. The rooms and facilitied were always clean, and Maritza and her daughter were also always in a bright mood and willing to help. Definitely a great value for the (really fair) price!

The place is very central and safe. Also clean and with great people around. The house is nice, basic dotations in the room. Maritza is amazing and helpfull!

Breakfast were really really good and I can recommend it

We stayed in this Casa for 4 nights and the people were very friendly and helpful all the time. The breakfast was good and we could buy water in the casa. Unfortunately we thought we have a private bathroom but then we had to share the bathroom with other guests. Also the air condition was swithed of during the day, thus it was very hot in our room during the day. At night we had air condition in our room. Nevertheless, we would recommend this Casa.

Beside of the very cosy place, the dilicious and economic breakfast and very clean, good smelling toilets :), the best thing about this place are the owners. They helped us with so many things, good places in the city, where to buy stuff, transport, recomendations in other cities like were to rent rooms. They helped us during huricane irma and gave us a place to stay even though they didnt have electricity. Also they are very kidfriendly!

We were very happy with our stay at Maritza's. The price and location make up for the not-so-good air conditioning. Maritza kindly organized the transport and the accommodation for our next stop in Viñales.

we just landed in cuba and it was our first time staying in a casa. didnt know what to expect but Maritza and family was very nice to us.

Awesome hostal, great breakfast and accommodations. Within walking distance of anything you would want to do in Habana.

As the name says, this is a hostal. Bit less like the other casas we stayed in. They were the least flexible (e.g. in arranging different times for breakfast). However, you also pay the least. Location is nice if you want to check out Havana Centro. We visited mainly Havana Vieja, then it takes a little longer walk. But it was nice to see a bit more of how local people live. Airco only could be used between 21h and 9h.

This is my first stop in Cuba

I lived in a 4 person mixed dorm during my stay I made some good friends which made my time in Cuba better

The host family is nice and helpful, they tried their best to help you

I cannot speak any Spanish but I don't find it hard to communicate with the host as Maritza and her daughter speaks good English

The house is clean and comfortable, with air conditioner and fan

The house located at central Havana and it is not too far to walk to the main attractions

Overall stay in Maritza's home is good and I have a good time here

Maritza is a great host, and this is one of the most affordable hostels in Havana. I made a lot of good friends here. Muchas gracias!

Great hostal, familial ambience, Nice breakfast, Marisa is an excelent host. Strongly recomended if you wanna know how life really is in a tipical cuban family. Walking distance from capitólio / parque central and old Havana (about 10-15 min walk).

Maritza is such a nice and warm person. She makes you feel right at home. And for me personally, she took away my fears of being in a country where I don't speak the language. Would definitely recommend!

Maritza is a great person. She was helpful and caring in all ways. Place is clean and neat, breakfast was amazing n its walking distance to the city. I would definitely stay here again. Thank you for the late night soup maritza. Kisses

stayed for 4 nights and it was such a nice stay and Maritza was really nice and sweet, fun, and I miss her. Need to take a 15min walk to the central park, but can feel and touch the real Cuban life around her house.

Ms Maritza is very nice. She can speak English and provided useful information for my travel in Havana.

Very nice people, and a great atmosphere!

I stayed in this Hostel for 1 night only.

The staff was very nice to me at the beginning and they even let me do the check in at 10pm when I arrived (I had warned them in advance I was arriving at that time).

they put me in a shared bedroom I had booked, in the upper bed in a bunkbed.

I left my staff there and went out and when I came back I saw a cockroach in my bed. I went crazy since I am very scared of them but then I didnt see it again. Next morning I asked them to clean the room and when I came back after lunch they said they had clean it, but as soon as I stepped in the room it was FULL of cockroaches, specially under my mattress! LOTS and LOTS, and I took my bag and there where two around it. IT WAS DISGUSTING. Thank God they had cleaned it!!!!!!

I asked my money back for the next 2 nights I was staying in Havana and they booked me to another hostel, which was more expensive but perfectly clean and they were very very nice in there.

However, when I was packing and rushing to leave that place, they didn't forget I had to give them 1$ for the bottle of water, which I thought was very unnecessary.

I am a single female and stayed in the shared 4 bed room for 8 nights in total. Maritza is a great host and can communicate in English if you need her to. The price is good, the location is also good - halfway between the Old Town and Vedado. It's a 15 mins straight walk to the Old Town. It's across the road from Rolando's. I met a girl who'd switched hostels because Maritza's is much quieter and she needed sleep! I will stay here again if I return to Havana.

We stayed nights in total at Maritza's place and it was awesome. One of the best casas in Havana regarding to the facilities, breakfast, where it was situated and of course the price. Really enjoyed our stay!

The place is really comfortable, clean and private. The landlady gives you information about what to do in Cuba like if she were your own mother, they provide good breakfast in it's located close to a "paladar" cheap restaurant for locals and tourists. I received total support from the family who lives there and I also strongly recommend to live the Cuban experience from this place firstly.

good place a bit far from the city center

Maritza and her friends were wonderful hosts. Staying in this casa was my favourite part of my trip to Cuba! Great location, super friendly, very clean facilities - couldn't ask for more!

We were well received in this house, even when we arrived very late in the evening. Breakfast is good and it is really well priced. Perfect budget hostel!

We stayed at Maritza's for a week and we can't complain. We got all the help we needed and everyone was really friendly. I would definitely go back!

Amazing place! Maritza is super friendly and helpful and the breakfast offered is awesome! My recommendation

This is the place to stay. The lady speaks English and she is just a joy and so sweet. You must get the breakfast it is worth it. The Casa is lovely inside and the living relaxing. This is the place to be.

Had a great time! Maritza helped me with everything I needed and storing my baggage for a few days wasn't a problem. Super helpful and sweet!

Combination made that we wont advise anyone. The owner is nice though

Accidentally gave our room to someone else by accident but worked out in the end as being better for us as it was chepaer

nous ne sommes pas venus à cet hostal....

..great place to stay in La Habana...Maritza is a great host, that helps you with everything and gives you great tips for your stay in Cuba...

This hostel is amazing and you really feel at home there! Very safe, comfortable beds and lockers inside the rooms. Very good breakfast! I definitely recommend this hostel to everyone! Maritza is a super great hostess and they are just 15 min walking from the Capitol!!

Good location in Havana Centro - easy enough to walk to the old town. Maritza was great - very helpful organising transportation and accommodation elsewhere. Great value!

Maritza is a great host and helped me a lot with good and important tipps and advice. Her Hostal is a 10 minute walk to the capitolio so it's very central but in a not too touristy area (e.g. havana vieja), the cafeterias around are cheaper and you're very close to the malecon. You can also walk to the university where the food/restaurants are also cheap and good.

Everything das top !!!

My stay at Maritza's was great. It's ideally located between old Havana and Varadero so you are less than a 15 min walk from either which is great.

Maritza was a fantastic hostess and was always there to help me when I needed it. The bed and room were comfortable and clean and I met very nice people during my stay. The breakfast is really nice too so I had it every morning I could. I would definitely recommend Maritza's hostel and if I ever go back to Havana I know where I'll be staying. Much love to Maritza x

Nice room in a decent location. The breakfast was quite cheap compared to other casas we stayed at. The staff were okay apart from trying to overcharge us on our second visit, and were sometimes a bit grumpy but we were allowed to store some of our stuff at the Casa when we continued our travels around Cuba, which was a nice gesture.

As with most things regarding money in Cuba, be mindful of what you're paying for etc. because most of the time you'll be overcharged.

Only WC was common, all other thinks was good. It is good place for that money