Hotel Atlantico-Guardalavaca, it's hard to recommend with its terrible service, desultory food (Hotel Atlantico-Guardalavaca)
By: cubaism Expert, Cuba Posted: 2010-04-10
Perched atop a limestone headland between two lovely beaches at Guardalavaca, this is the original hotel that kicked off tourism here some three decades ago. Given the classy competition that has since arisen, this all-inclusive property struggles deperately to keep ...
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10 people found this review useful.
Hotel Encanto La Habanera, the atmosphere is agreeable and the hotel offers Internet service (Hotel La Habanera)
By: cubaism Expert, United Kingdom Posted: 2010-04-10
This charming and budget-priced little hotel on the main street, just steps from the main plaza, is housed in a recently restored colonial-era building dating from 1867. For better or worse, the original colonial tile-work has been replaced with rather ...
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9 people found this review useful.
Villa Islazul Santo Domingo, The rustic thatched restaurant is a tremendous spot beside the river (Hotel Villa Santo Domingo)
By: cubaism Expert, United Kingdom Posted: 2010-04-10
This reclusive hotel sits on the banks of the Yara river, amid forest at the base of the Sierra Maestra, about 15 miles south of Bartolomé Masó. It's pretty much at the end of the road – just getting here ...
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11 people found this review useful.
Hotel Islazul Royalton, It is by far from one of Islazul's better hotels (Hotel Royalton)
By: cubaism Expert, United Kingdom Posted: 2010-04-10
This gracious hotel in the Islazul chain enjoys a superb position overlooking Parque Céspedes, in the very heart of the colonial city. The three-story building dates back to the 1940s and was last refurbished in 2002 to bring it up ...
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10 people found this review useful.
Hotel Playa Costa Verde, this resort seems well-managed, especially by Cuban standards (Hotel Playa Costa Verde)
By: cubaism Expert, United Kingdom Posted: 2010-04-10
Another huge beachfront all-inclusive hotel run by Cuba's Gaviota chain, this aims at singles, couples and families. We like the contemporary aesthetic and the fact that this resort seems well-managed, especially by Cuban standards. The freeform pool here is like ...
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38 people found this review useful.
Hotel Los Helechos, a perfect base for exploring the mountains in Topes de Collantes (Hotel Los Helechos)
By: cubaism Expert, United Kingdom Posted: 2010-04-10
The yin to the Kurhotel's yang, this hotel lies literally in the latter's shadow and offers a much smaller, intimate and – at first sight – more appealing alternative. Surrounded by woodland at Topes de Collantes, in the heart of ...
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9 people found this review useful.
Hotel E La Unión, a pleasant surprise (Hotel La Union)
By: cubaism Expert, United Kingdom Posted: 2010-04-10
This is one of Cuba's provincial gems. First, take the location just one block from the main plaza in the heart of downtown. Then there's the thoughtful remodel of this three-story, neoclassical 19th-century hotel, which exudes elegant yesteryear airs thanks ...
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11 people found this review useful.
