Finds
third world charm(?),
when he can connect;
For one thing, most Cubans don’t have easy email access. So it can take days to get booking confirmation.
For
another, while Airbnb accommodations vary everywhere, it’s especially
hard for Cuban hosts to get quality materials and skilled labor to spiff
things up, and many neighborhoods suffer from decades of neglect. You
might end up in a luxurious villa that looks like a magazine cover, or a
rundown building reminiscent of the Lower East Side of Manhattan circa
1980.
No doubt it will blamed on
the embargo.
Many property owners hire middlemen like Vienna Garcia to manage online
inquiries. “I’m the bridge between the owners who don’t have Internet
connections and the guests,” explained Garcia.
We can guess why
señor Garcia has that privilege.
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