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Here's what it's like to stay in an Airbnb in Cuba, where everything looked great but was actually broken

Amanda MaciasNov 13, 2015, 21:40 IST

Business Insider recently sent three reporters on a wild trip to Havana, Cuba, to experience the island nation's surreal time warp.

Instead of booking rooms in one of the state-run hotels, we decided to stay in a three-bedroom "casa particular," a traditional Cuban home we found through Airbnb, which started offering accommodations in Havana in June.

Our apartment was just a few steps away from the infamous Habana Libre hotel, the beautiful seaside views of Malecón, and Havana's main drag, "La Rampa."