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Private Venue Hire · Habana Vieja

The whole room. The whole band. The whole night, yours.

Two stages, full production, and a resident eleven-piece timba orchestra — Timba Social Club turns corporate buyouts, embassy receptions, and milestone celebrations into the kind of Havana night your guests will talk about for years.

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Capacity up to 220 · Bilingual MC · Full A/V · Confirmed within 12 minutes

The resident timba orchestra performing for a private reception at Timba Social Club
Los Hermanos Mendoza · resident orchestra since 2015
  • 220 Guests across two stages
  • 12 min Average reservation reply
  • Est. 2009 Fifteen years in Habana Vieja
  • 180+ Sellout nights since 2018

What's Included

Turnkey production, from stage door to last dance.

Every private event booking includes the rooms, the crew, the orchestra, and the bilingual hosting. No external rentals. No surprise add-ons. You arrive with a guest list; we deliver the night.

01 — The Rooms

Two stages, one floor, up to 220 guests.

The Salon (120 seated, 180 cocktail) hosts the resident timba orchestra on a raised wooden stage with full backline. The Patio (60 seated, 40 additional cocktail) opens onto Calle O'Reilly for arrivals and after-parties. Combined buyout: 220 guests across both rooms with separate bars, two DJ/MC positions, and dedicated coat check.

  • Salon stage: 6.4m × 3.2m, hardwood, drum riser, piano anchor
  • Patio stage: 3.8m × 2.4m, weather-rated canopy
  • Dedicated entrance on Calle San Pedro for guest arrivals
  • Climate-controlled interior · Open-air patio with retractable shade

02 — The Production

Full A/V, lighting, and broadcast-ready audio.

A house engineer runs the FOH console for both rooms. The system is calibrated for timba's horn-and-percussion dynamics — vocals sit forward, brass cuts without harshness, the conga floor breathes. Mains, monitors, subs, and a 24-channel digital desk are in-house.

  • Line-array mains + dual 18" subs per room
  • 24-channel digital desk with iPad remote
  • Stage wash, ambient, and effect lighting pre-rigged
  • Two wireless mic kits, four IEM packs, talkback to both bars

03 — The Talent

Los Hermanos Mendoza, resident for nine years.

An eleven-piece timba outfit led by pianist Rafael "El Chivo" Mendoza, three-time Cubadisco nominee. They've played every private event the venue has hosted since 2015 — they know the room, the lighting cues, and how to read a corporate crowd in three songs.

  • 11-piece: piano, bass, congas, timbales, bongó, three brass, two vocals
  • Optional Latin jazz quartet for cocktail hour
  • DJ for transitions and after-party, no external rider required

04 — The Hosting

Bilingual MC and a single point of contact.

Every private booking is led by a designated event producer who stays onsite from load-in to load-out. Your MC delivers run-of-show in Spanish, English, or both — perfect for diplomatic receptions, international incentive groups, and bilingual weddings. Speeches, toasts, sponsor mentions, and award calls are scripted in advance and rehearsed with your team the morning of.

  • Dedicated event producer, on-site from setup to strike
  • Bilingual MC (Spanish / English) — French and Portuguese on request
  • Run-of-show document delivered 72 hours in advance
  • Coordination with your AV team, photographer, and press list

Trusted to host

  • Havana ClubBrand anniversary, 2023
  • Bacardi CubaDistributor summit, 2024
  • French EmbassyNational day reception, 2022
  • Cuban AdventuresIncentive group, 90 guests

Plus forty international tour operators and a dozen Fortune-500 incentive programs. References available on request.

A Sample Evening

From the first guest to the last dance, planned to the minute.

A typical 180-guest corporate buyout runs four hours from doors to close. Here is how a recent Havana Club anniversary unfolded — your event producer will adapt every beat to your run-of-show.

  1. 20:00 45 min

    Arrival on the Patio

    Guests enter through the dedicated Calle San Pedro door. The Patio bar serves the welcome cocktail — for this event, a Chancleta spritz with guava and aged rum. A Latin jazz quartet plays at conversation volume. Coat check opens at the Salon entrance.

  2. 20:45 30 min

    Call to the Salon

    The bilingual MC invites guests into the Salon. Three passed canapés circulate — empanadas, croquetas de jamón, and a plantain bite with smoked fish. Los Hermanos Mendoza open with a son cubano set as guests find their seats.

  3. 21:15 60 min

    Dinner service and speeches

    A plated three-course menu by consulting chef Léa Marín: ropa vieja, congri, and a tropical dessert trio. The MC introduces each speaker with a 90-second bio in Spanish and English. The orchestra drops to instrumental timba during toasts.

  4. 22:30 90 min

    Timba set and dancing

    Tables clear in fifteen minutes. Los Hermanos Mendoza launch the dance set — four horn-driven numbers, three ballads, a chancleta-themed call-and-response. The DJ takes over at midnight with a Latin-house set until close. Last call is 00:45.

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We hosted a 180-guest brand anniversary for our distributor summit. Rafael's orchestra learned our company anthem in a week. The bilingual MC ran the program in Spanish and English without a single slip. Our regional directors are still talking about it — three of them have asked to bring their families back next year.

Mariana Quesada

Regional Director, Bacardi Cuba · 2024 Summit Host

Inquire

Tell us the date and the headcount. We'll reply within twelve minutes.

Every private event is led by a dedicated producer. Submit the form and we will confirm availability, send a draft budget, and schedule a site visit — typically within the same business day.

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