We had such a happy time at this little house in Santa Marta – our first stay on our Cuba tour. The owners, who live a few doors along the road, are truly grounded and genuine people we liked immediately. They welcomed us into their own home and garden (an oasis!) as if we were family, invited us to a baseball game, and took our son with them to a martial arts tournament that we parents personally didn’t want to attend. They also introduced us to some great people and really helped us find our feet in our first few days in the country. We made sure to meet up again the evening before we left Cuba, and we hope we will meet again - either in Cuba or in Europe, where they have family. The fact that they are both fluent in English was a great help in all of this!
The Casa El Delft Azul itself is charming and very comfortable, with many pretty little decorative touches from the Netherlands. It has a nice shady courtyard of its own and also a roof-top terrace to sit on. There’s a fully equipped kitchen and dining room, although we didn’t really use these much, because the local restaurants are very good. There’s a TV, so that was another good way to familiarise ourselves with Cuba and Cuban Spanish. It’s just a short walk either to the beach, to the marina or to the main streets of Santa Marta. We would very highly recommend El Delft Azul.
