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The House

A luxurious 1950’s mid-century modern home with 5-bedrooms and 5-bathrooms, located in one of Havana’sbest neighbourhoods – upper Nuevo Vedado. A cornerlot property with great views and natural breeze yeararound in a quiet up-scale neighbourhood.
This recently restored property is an oasis of refined modern style and comforts rarely found in Havana, boasting large and comfortable bedrooms with the finest mattresses and linens from Canada, each with their own spacious ensuite bathrooms fitted entirely with the best. that Grohe and Roca have to offer. Guests can relax throughout the house on authentic imported modern furniture by Mies van de Roe andLe Corbusier or at the stunning rooftop bar and terrace where the hottest of summer nights are cooled by the constant breeze.

For guests visiting Havana on business, the house contains its own air-conditioned conference room and business center with an 8-seatHerman Miller conference table and chairs for meetings, a state of the art 60” Smart Samsung TV for presentations and in-housephotocopying and scanning capabilities. In house Wi-Fi is soon to follow.

For those concerned with security, our neighbourhood is quiet and up-scale and home to many foreign embassy staff and important localgovernment official’s residences. To ensure a feeling of security there is a 24-hour guard, 14 monitored indoor and outdoor securitycameras, in-room guest security boxes with personalized codes, and an enclosed two-car garage. Upper Nuevo Vedado boasts the title asthe “safest neighbourhood in Havana” for both living and for exploring the city.

Located just 20 minutes from the Jose Marti International Airport and minutes from Old Havana and the Malecon, Paraiso Mid-Century isliterally at the center of Havana and a perfect base of operations from which to explore both old and new Havana. Come and enjoy ourbeautiful home in Havana and we will do our best to make your stay fun and memorable.

Our History

1954  Paraiso Mid-Century designed by Arq. Antonio Santana Fornaguera for the wife of the mayor of Havana in 1954.

1955 Paraiso Mid-Century built in the newly subdivided neighbourhood of “Alturas de Vedado” by Arq. AntonioSantana.  Santana was the architect of a variety of historic buildings in Havana including the celebrated Torre Olan (1952), a famous Streamline Moderne style building located adjacent to the US Embassyin El Vedado. At the time, Alturas del Vedado was one of Havana’s poshest neighborhoods located adjacent to a tributary gorge of the Almendares River. Terrazzo-floored throughout, the mid-century house was modern, spacious, and airy. Kitty-corner across the street lived Luis Echegoyen, the star of Mama Cusa, one of the top-rated comedy shows on Cuban TV, somewhat reminiscent ofJonathan Winters’ "Maude Frickert" character.One block away stood the Mexican Embassy, and two blocks away, the Peruvian Embassy during the 1950’s.

1959 Paraiso Mid-Century acquire dafter to the 1955 Revolution by Maria Ruiz Cuza.

2018 Paraiso Mid-Century acquired byKarelia Castillo.

2019 Paraiso Mid-Century opens itsdoors as a casa particular.