Must-see hotels in Cienfuegos

  • Palacio Barón Balbín

    Cienfuegos

    If you’ve always wanted to stay in a palacio, then this incredible melange of baroque and eclecticism built by an Italian architect for a Spanish…

  • Hotel La Unión

    Cienfuegos

    Barcelona, Naples, Paris? There are echoes of all these cities in this plush, colonial-style hotel with its European aspirations and splendid Italianate…

  • Bella Perla Marina

    Cienfuegos

    Long popular for its city-center location and warm hospitality, Bella Perla is what you might call a ‘boutique’ private homestay. The house, with two…

  • Hostal Colonial Pepe & Isabel

    Cienfuegos

    Charismatic ex-teacher Pepe greets you with mucho gusto at his deceptively large colonial house, which incorporates five modern rooms set around two long,…

  • Casa las Golondrinas

    Cienfuegos

    Run by Dr Victor and his wife, this is a gorgeous renovated colonial house with three ample rooms. There's a lot of TLC in the restoration, from the…

  • Hostal Palacio Azul

    Cienfuegos

    A palace posing as a hotel rather than a hotel posing as a palace, the Palacio Azul was one of the first big buildings to grace Punta Gorda on its…

  • Casa los Delfines

    Cienfuegos

    Right at the southern tip of Punta Gorda, Casa los Delfines (the dolphins) enjoys all of the benefits of this idyllic strip, backing directly onto the…

  • Villa María

    Cienfuegos

    Well-appointed private homestay affiliated with a quiet cafe-restaurant that is more boutique hotel than casa particular. A lot of work has been put into…

  • Lagarto Ciudad

    Cienfuegos

    A classic, eclectic Cienfuegos building dating from the 1920s and stuffed with all the city's calling cards: columns, antique beds, tiled floors, vitrales…

  • Perla del Mar

    Cienfuegos

    Opened in the 2010s, Perla del Mar takes the ‘historical boutique’ hotel theme of the nearby Palacio Azul and updates it to the 1950s. The nine rooms have…

  • Hostal Amigos de Barceló

    Cienfuegos

    A once tiny house in a Cienfuegos backstreet that has been radically refurbished to include six super-modern rooms and a rooftop terrace bar that might…

  • Ángel y Isabel

    Cienfuegos

    Location, location, location. Ángel and Isabel's place is one of many architecturally accomplished abodes on the coveted mansion-studded final stretch of…

  • Hotel Jagua

    Cienfuegos

    It's not clear what Batista's brother had in mind when he erected this modern concrete giant on Punta Gorda in the 1950s, though making money was probably…

  • Hotel Meliá San Carlos

    Cienfuegos

    Providing fresh competition for the long-established Hotel La Unión, this newcomer is under the tutelage of the Spanish Meliá chain. While the façade is…

  • Casa Verde

    Cienfuegos

    Casa Verde (yes, it’s bottle green from the facade down to the bedspreads) has eight lovely rooms, tall ceilings, gorgeous original tile work and a…

  • Villa Lagarto – Maylin & Tony

    Cienfuegos

    Established as one of Cienfuegos' leading restaurants, the Lagarto also rents out three rooms cocooned on a delightful terrace, all with king-sized beds,…

  • Casa de la Amistad

    Cienfuegos

    Friendship's the word in this venerable colonial house stuffed full of family heirlooms just off Parque José Martí. The senior owners have been renting…

  • Casa Amigos del Mundo

    Cienfuegos

    You'll be amigos two sips into your fruity 'welcome drink' at this lovely place with two ground-floor rooms set a long way back from the road here, making…

  • Hostal La Cascada

    Cienfuegos

    Classic family-run place where you can enjoy a welcome cocktail in the lounge, partake in substantial home-cooked breakfasts on the back patio and relax…

  • Claudio & Ileana

    Cienfuegos

    At this hospitable house, you'll be looked after by two doctors who run a highly polished operation with two bedrooms, new air-con units, wi-fi, roof…

  • Vista Al Mar

    Cienfuegos

    It really is a vista al mar (sea view) – in fact, this highly professional place has even got its own private scoop of beach out back with plunge pool and…