Paradise Oasis Bazaar
shop — 372 Fountain Street
Trap score: 61/100 (orange)
Paradise Oasis Bazaar is a Bazaar popular with visitors; check recent reports before you go.
Location: Havana
Reports (25)
- theft (severity 2/5) — 2026-04: Charged tourist prices double what locals paid two feet away in the same line.
- fake_reviews (severity 3/5) — 2026-04: The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
- taxi_meter (severity 2/5) — 2026-05: The listing address didn't even exist — pure fake booking, no refund offered.
- theft (severity 3/5) — 2026-03: They add a mystery 'service charge' that isn't posted anywhere on the menu.
- theft (severity 3/5) — 2026-01: Friendly at first, then locked the door and pressured us to buy a 'gift'.
- bait_switch (severity 1/5) — 2025-12: They doubled the price once the bill arrived — a classic tourist overcharge.
- fake_reviews (severity 5/5) — 2025-11: My wallet went missing right after a staged distraction near the entrance.
- fake_reviews (severity 2/5) — 2025-12: What was advertised online looked nothing like the room we actually got.
- fake_reviews (severity 5/5) — 2025-11: The ATM ate my card and the 'help desk' asked for my PIN. Obvious scam.
- harassment (severity 1/5) — 2025-09: Room photos were of a different building entirely; total bait and switch.
- unsafe (severity 5/5) — 2025-08: The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
- unsafe (severity 3/5) — 2025-03: Aggressive commission scheme — the guide steered us only to shops paying kickbacks.
- theft (severity 5/5) — 2025-02: The glowing reviews are clearly fake — the reality is nothing like the photos.
- other (severity 3/5) — 2025-02: Spa quoted a low rate, then billed per-minute extras we never agreed to.
- fake_reviews (severity 3/5) — 2025-01: Card skimmer suspected; my account was charged twice within the hour.
- bait_switch (severity 5/5) — 2024-12: They add a mystery 'service charge' that isn't posted anywhere on the menu.
- fake_reviews (severity 5/5) — 2024-11: Currency-exchange sleight of hand — got short-changed and they denied it.
- unsafe (severity 1/5) — 2024-10: Quoted one price for the tour, charged another once we were already out at sea.
- fake_listing (severity 1/5) — 2024-09: They doubled the price once the bill arrived — a classic tourist overcharge.
- overcharge (severity 2/5) — 2024-10: Taxi took a 40-minute detour on a 10-minute trip to run up the fare.
- other (severity 1/5) — 2024-09: Bracelet forced onto my wrist, then demanded payment for the 'free' gift.
- harassment (severity 2/5) — 2024-08: What was advertised online looked nothing like the room we actually got.
- fake_listing (severity 1/5) — 2024-06: Currency-exchange sleight of hand — got short-changed and they denied it.
- theft (severity 4/5) — 2024-07: Pickpocketed in the crush by the ticket counter — be extremely careful here.
- harassment (severity 5/5) — 2024-04: Spa quoted a low rate, then billed per-minute extras we never agreed to.