Casa Cuban-Art-Beat is Art Inspired
Enjoy Cuba up-close in Old Havana and stay in an artistic atmosphere and elements. This attractive colonial fusion luxury apartment on the edge of Central Park offers all the comforts. Outside the apartment is a large welcoming light inside a vintage barbershop sign. As you enter the stairway you are met by a mural of irises in a tall bamboo forest canopy. A bamboo themed installation with real bamboo and exotic replicas of flora greets you as you make the second floor landing with a new wrought iron entrance area with a bistro theme, table and chairs surrounded by collectibles. Inside are sixteen foot ceilings complete with original Spanish embellishments and added antique and modern touches to create an exciting effect. . The main room's center piece is an eight person marble bar with chef's stove. Near the far window is a curved 60’s sofa in a relaxing sitting area next to floor to ceiling black bamboo painted on walls and real stocks up to 6 inches in diameter touching the ceiling. All modern air conditioning and appliances, Casa Cuban-Art-Beat provides you with excellent comfort in all the areas of the 2 bedroom apartment. The walls are covered with a well chosen assortment of contemporary, colonial and post-modern art including such artists as Wilfredo Lam. Delightfully detailed coquettish Victor Huertas and impressionist main painting of a crowd observed a painting of a pair of mirror sunglasses with a beach crowd reflected within makes an interesting conversation point. Flora Fong, Nelson Domingues and Portacarerra are all represented. Open large original shuttered half balcony windows and watch the parade of every day life of Cubans in Havana. Cubans as they live and breathe - boisterous and gregarious in the bustling street life. With daily horse drawn cart to pick up bread from the bakery to the crowing of Roosters in the morning. Ten minute walk to the Grand Theatre of Alicia Alonzo where you may enjoy world class ballet plus numerous new high end restaurants, historic squares, UNESCO restored architecture and all that Old Havana has to offer. This is the sort of visit which qualifies as a cultural immersion for an enjoyable "people-to-people" visit that American citizens can claim on their U.S. declarations.
