
The Melia Varadero has a superb location right on beautiful Varadero beach. The resort offers wonderful sea views from many different angles. An all-inclusive 4 star hotel with 455 large airy rooms fitted in marble and granite, the hotel offers all the amenities one would expect from a luxury resort. Facilities include a hairdresser, jeweller, boutiques, restaurants, 24 hour cafe, beach barbeque, a pool with its own bar, a gym, masseuse and an entertainment programme. It is also conveniently near to local attractions.

A lovely 4 star resort overlooking Varadero Beach next to the Varadero golf course, this all-inclusive resort offers friendly and efficient service amidst very comfortable surrounding. The 375 completely refurbished rooms nestle into lush foliage and provide all amenities. The excellent facilities include hairdresser, jeweller, medical service, mini market, various restaurants, barbeque, 24 hour lobby bar, pool bar, pub open until 4am, 3 outdoor pools, children's clubs, massage and physiotherapy, mini golf, and an entertainment programme.

This excellent all-inclusive 5 star resort is located alongside the beach, next to the Mang„n lagoon. The charming buildings are low rise and perfectly integrated with its natural environment, creating a homely feel not often found in resorts of this stature. The public areas are welcoming and airy and make the most of the natural light. 591 superior rooms, including 5 specially adapted for the disabled as well as 5 suites, are located in 20 small bungalows designed in colonial style with a maximum of 3 floors. The hotel provides friendly service and a broad range of facilities including hairdresser, boutique, massage and beauty salon, photo services, Creole and Italian restaurants, barbeque beach bar, lobby bar and aqua bar, baby and mini club, 3 swimming pools, playground, fitness centre with sauna, Turkish bath and gym, plus and wide range of sports and leisure facilities.

A luxury all-inclusive 5 star resort that caters exclusively for adult couples over the age of 18, Sandals Royal Hicacos is designed with romance and pampering in mind. Set on one of the loveliest stretches of Varadero Beach, this resort justifiably claims that the only thing it overlooks is the ocean. The friendly staff attend to every need in lovely rooms decorated in colourful island decor with all amenities. Sandals offer gourmet dining in 5 different restaurants, both indoors and outdoors with wonderful ocean views. Sandals also specializes in specifically designed packages for weddings and honeymoons.

The Sol Club RÍo de Luna and Sol Club RÍo de Mares hotels have merged and given rise to the marvellous all-inclusive Sol RÍo de Luna y Mares Resort hotel complex. The 4 star complex is set on lovely Playa Esmeralda and is surrounded by beautiful gardens in an area of ecological importance and outstanding natural beauty. There are 464 double rooms with all amenities and a great variety of drinking and dining choices in 8 bars and 6 restaurants. Other facilities in the resort include a wide range of sports and activities such as scuba diving, windsurfing, horse riding, golf, tennis, etc, as well as a fitness centre with sauna and massage plus a daily entertainment schedule.

This is a 4 star all-inclusive resort with 5 star service, located on one of the best beaches in Guardalavaca. Ideal for combining Cuban culture with a first class beach holiday, the resort provides comfortable accommodation in attractive red-tiled colonial style bungalows and apartments. Hotel facilities include a variety of restaurants, bars, pools and Jacuzzi, gym, water sports, massage, outdoor and beach sports, playground and an entertainment programme.

This all-inclusive 5 star resort is 5 kilometres from Guardalavaca in the heart of the BahÍa de Naranjo nature reserve. The elegant hotel is located right alongside Playa Esmeralda beach and also enjoys direct access through the hotel gardens to three small unspoiled beaches. The resort offers very well appointed rooms and suites with balcony or terrace as well as 2 luxurious Garden Villas that come with jacuzzi, a private swimming-pool and sauna and butler service. Services and facilities include car, motorcycle and bicycle hire, 2 a la carte restaurants serving Creole and International cuisine, buffet-style restaurant, beach restaurant, snack bar, aqua bar and 24 hour lobby bar, karaoke pub, swimming pool, diving school, windsurfing, sailing school, catamarans, 3 tennis courts, water bikes, horse riding, beach volleyball, gym and health centre with sauna and massage, and a mini club Melia and Sol Cayo Guillermo.

This is a beautiful all-inclusive 5 star resort that nestles unobtrusively amongst palm trees on one of the loveliest beaches in the Caribbean, near a coral reef and the neighbouring island of Cayo Coco. The bungalow style rooms are surrounded by spacious gardens, all of them with a balcony or terrace. The resort facilities include a buffet-style restaurant, an "a la carte" restaurant, a beach barbeque, an Italian restaurant, a 24 hour lobby bar, a pub, a beauty parlour, gym, sauna and massage, swimming pool with children's section, a baby club and mini club. There is also a broad range of sporting options including catamaran or windsurfing, kayaking, snorkelling and scuba diving, beach volleyball, aerobics, tennis and ping pong. Extensive day and night entertainment programs are provided for the guests including live music, evening shows and daily activities.

The 4 star Sol Club Cayo Guillermo is located on one of the most beautiful beach strips in the Caribbean and nestles amidst lush vegetation and tropical forests. This recently renovated all-inclusive hotel complex has attractive modern bungalows with spacious terraces and a wide choice of dining options, with all restaurants and specialising in Cuban and international dishes. There is also a special permanent program for children and adults, and a wide range of sporting options available, with particular emphasis on nautical sports.

Perhaps the loveliest hotel in the gracious town of Santa Clara, 3 star Los Caneyes is located about 2km from the city amongst coconut trees and fern groves. The hotel has been built in the traditional pre-Colombian style with round thatched-roof huts, or caneyes, which give the hotel its name. These charming rustic cottages accommodate 91 comfortable air-conditioned rooms and include all amenities. Other facilities include an international restaurant, 2 bars, cafe, disco, hairdresser, swimming pool, and a beauty parlour and spa service which offers massage, digital acupuncture or mud cures.

This 3 star beach hotel is located on a beautiful and unspoiled about one hour drive north of Santa Clara. The hotel complex nestles into an isolated nook where lush tropical vegetation and wildlife flourish undisturbed. Cayo Las Brujas also encompasses wonderful coral reefs that are among the best in the world and is a perfect place for scuba diving and wind surfing. The comfortable bungalow style rooms include all amenities and the hotel offers its own restaurant and a range of water sports.
The tropical climate means that you can enjoy Cuba most of the year around. The hot, rainy season runs from May to October but winter (December to April) is the island's peak tourist season.

Cubans take their holidays in July and August, so this is the time to mingle with the locals on their beaches.

Fiesta and celebration periods are during Christmas, Easter and the period around 26 July, when Cubans celebrate the anniversary of the revolution.