Hotel Versalles is, to the east of the city, surrounded by harmonious tranquility. Recommended for families and groups.
Hotel Versalles on a hilltop in the residential section of Versalles, on the southern outskirts of Santiago, was refurbished at the end of 2007. A major draw is the lovely views north and west over the city and bay, and it gets the breezes. It's also quite handsome. The driveway curls up to a gracious glass-walled lobby with Modernist peaked roof and handsome furnishings, setting a welcome tone. And the contemporary style restaurant is an elegant spot and has tremendous views through a wall of glass decorated with stained-glass.
The 72 guest quarters are in motel-style one-story units and bi-level villas arrayed in a quadrangle around a huge swimming pool and sundeck with separate kid's pool. These units are of red-brick, with walls of glass and sliding glass doors opening broad shady balconies and patios. Interiors have terra-cotta tile floors, functional wooden furnishings, and modern bathrooms. Take an upper room for the raised ceilings. As with most tourist hotels, this one comes with satellite TV, phones, and refrigerators in all rooms, which are kept clean. And recently remodeled bathrooms have shower-tubs with modern fixtures.
Cuba's second city is hot, hilly and exhausting but at the same time seductively languid. Built on a sequence of hills overlooking a large bay with the Sierra Maestra in the background, it is certainly one of Cuba's most picturesque cities. Its colourful streets sweep up and down steep hills, making walking through the city, although pleasant, a little tiring if done in long stretches.
Yet Santiago has a singular vibrancy, its predominantly mulatto people, a mix of Spanish, French from Haiti and huge numbers of Africans, are persistently friendly.
It has plenty to offer for sightseers, blessed as it is with a host of interesting museums, buildings and places (Moncada Barracks, Emilio Bacardi Museum, The Cathedral, Morro Castle, La Maison, Calle Heredia...)
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