Meliá Jardines del Rey

Cayo Coco


The big kahuna of Cuba resorts (1176 rooms), this five-star place, which opened in 2014, constitutes a small town with golf carts to get around, maps to aid navigation and more restaurants than the nearby city of Morón. Common areas feature earthy woods and Ikea-like minimalism, while rooms are punctuated with some welcome color accents and decorated in a bold contemporary style.


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Nearby Cayo Coco attractions

1. Cayo Paredón Grande

17.77 MILES

East of Cayo Coco, a road crosses over to Cayo Romano (technically Camagüey Province) and turns north to Cayo Paredón Grande and Faro Diego Velázquez, a…

2. Playa Pilar

17.87 MILES

This much sought-after strip of sand is regularly touted as Cuba's (and the Caribbean's) best beach, courtesy of its diamond-dust white sand and rugged…

3. Ganado Santa Gertrudis

20.6 MILES

Santa Gertrudis cattle are bred at this large Isla Turiguanó farm, on the main road just before you enter the causeway to Cayo Coco. The adjoining stadium…

4. El Pueblo Holandés

22.43 MILES

A small community with 49 red-roofed, Dutch-style dwellings, El Pueblo Holandés is on a hill next to the highway, 4km north of Laguna La Redonda. It was…

5. Laguna La Redonda

24.35 MILES

Anglers, listen up: 12km north of Morón, off the Cayo Coco road, this mangrove-rimmed, 4-sq-km lake has the island's best square-kilometer density of bass…

6. Los Buchillones

26.17 MILES

Tucked away on Ciego de Ávila Province's northwest coastline, this significant archaeological site was originally excavated during the 1980s after…

7. Laguna de la Leche

28.81 MILES

Laguna de la Leche (Milk Lake), named for its reflective underwater lime deposits, is Cuba's largest natural lake (66 sq km). Its water content is a…