Consulate of Cuba - Conradstraat 18

Lugar auténtico donde se refleja la forma en que se trabaja en mi país... Es el único lugar donde me vuelvo a sentir pisoteado por mis propios paisanos. Todo se demora (como en Cuba), no hay calidad (como en Cuba), mil trabas (como en Cuba), mil excusas (como en Cuba). Entonces, se paga muchísimo dinero por trámites, documentos, etc (a precios como si fuese un servicio de calidad del primer mundo)... y no se recibe lo esperado con la calidad deseada. No estoy exigiendo una rebaja de precio (que me parece bien)... simplemente estoy exigiendo que sean más competitivos, más eficientes, y que brinden una calidad acorde a los estándares del 1er mundo. Saludos.

Very kind and helpful people

This review is towards the Cuban consulate in Rotterdam. Very rude people which do not even speak English.

Porque ellos nunca contestan el teléfono and James is Wright about how to find the cuban consulate, this big building is a crazy thing, i got lost so many times.

1 star, and the one star I'm willing to give it are for the fact that the consulate, compared to other diplomatic missions, is really not all that bad. But JFC, this building! So I go over to Conradstr. nr 18, which is the address. There's a door, one of those automatic sliders that comes in two, you know, one opens, you walk in, it closes behind you, the next one opens, that kind of high tech stuff. So I'm like, cool, found it. I walk into automatic door number 1, and I wait for it to close so I can walk through automatic door number 2, but it doesn't close. So then I'm like, ok, I'm gonna stand real still, and it works! The door closes. But then when I move slightly in order for the second door to open, the first door just opens back up again, leaving me right back where I started. So I try and I try, I look around me, am I doing something wrong? This really is number 18, and there's no sign that says there is another entrance or that only certain people can come in through this door. So I keep trying, until a guy walks out of the elevator who suggests I walk around to another entrance to ask people at the desk how to get to the Cuban consulate. Oh, so there IS another entrance? Yeah. Very clear indeed. I walk around the building as the guy suggests, I ask at the desk, they are like, 7th floor (meaning not the 4th floor as Google suggests!!), then walk to the left. I go to the 7th floor and walk to the left, guess what, no consulate and no signs that tell you where's what either. I wander around the floor for a good 10 min until I run into a guy who tells me exactly where it is and finally I find it. It's locked. I ring the bell. Nothing happens. I ring the bell again, nothing happens. I start doubting myself, are they even open? I hear people chatting behind the closed door. I ring the bell again. A guy opens. And yeah well then everything was fine they were nice and fast so fine 2 stars.

7th floor, room E7.154 of the Handels centre. Very difficult to find as there are no indications and it is a small room in a broad office space where many other companies reside! My tourist visa (I'm Italian) was ready in 5 minutes, I just had to present my flight ticket, passport, the "tourist card application form" that can be downloaded from the embassy website and pay 22E (only pinnen is allowed).

The place is closed down and it seems to have been moved to The Hauge, Koninginnegracht 37 or else to Scheveningseweg 9. Unclear. All phone numbers are out of order. I'm mailing the Embassy to find out.

Pretty authentic Cuban place, good to get prepared for your actual stay in Cuba. come relaxed and bring some basic Spanish skills and you will be treated very warm and well. Recommended to print and fill out the form for the tourist card at home, then all goes even faster:)