The Perla del Mar is a rather splendid newly restored (2013) boutique hotel converted from a swish 1950's family home in the “Punta Gorda” of Cienfuegos. The architectural style was clearly inspired & distilled from an ocean-going cruise liner.
Almost immediately on entering the building through its wide front entrance into its plush lobby bar you are welcomed by the large opening to the patio, its sea view & cooling breeze. And while at this instant you maybe enticed to further inspect the maritime aspects of the establishment, you are drawn to the left by the small but exceptionally exotically well stocked bar.
The main patio has 2 shaded jacuzzi & a variety of comfortable appropriately styled seating, including a row of sunbeds. Its a rather heavenly location for rum tipplers, cigar puffers, romantic fantasizers & sea whiffers.
The hotel's open-sided restaurant hangs over the water, like a prow of a ship, allowing a wide panoramic view of the bay & distant mountains. It provides excellent shade & receives cool breezes making it a most refreshing place to eat & drink. The service is keen & the grub is pretty damn good too.
Guests of Perla del Mar can have their meals & use the facilities of both the Hotel Casa Verde next-door & Hotel Jagua opposite. Most notably the Jagua has an excellent buffet breakfast & rather swish swimming pool.
I used the facilities there when I stayed at the Casa Verde for 2 nights in May 2013. I totally want to visit again, and next time try the slightly newer even more stylish Perla del Mar rooms. Highly recommended.
Bar
Historic site
Hotel was recently renovated
International cuisine
Jacuzzi
Nightclub nearby
Old building restored
Private secure off-street parking
Restaurant
Terrace
Detajli Standard Room
The 7 spacious standard rooms are very tastefully newly furnished including comfortable twin beds. Each room has large shuttered windows allowing for captivating vistas, & lots of natural light or shade as required. Most of the rooms have a balcony or terrace.
Mesto Cienfuegos je zelo interesanto za ogled in nosi zelo bogato zgodovino, vendar malo drugačno od ostalih mest. V mestu ima glavno vlogo pristanišče, ki je zelo pomembno za domače in mednarodne transporte. Mesto je zelo razveseljivo in vam daje svetovljanski občutek. Ulice so večinoma ravne in dolge, glavna ulica se imenuje Paseo del Prado ki se razteguje čez celo mesto: proti jugu vse do Punta Gorda in vse do severa do mestne plaže, ki jo je mogoče videti tudi iz centra mesta in vas bo očarala z prelepm sončnim zahodom.
Nekaj zanimivosti mesta Cienfuegos: Parque Hose Marti- na vzhodni strani parka se nahaja Catedral de la Purisima Concepcion, ki je bila zgrajena leta 1870. V parku boste našli tudi vladno palačo province Cienfuegos, ogromna stavba z visokimi stebri in marmornimi tlemi, na zahodni strani parka stoji Casa de la Cultura. Palacio del Vallena ulici Punta Gorda je tipična podeželska hiša narejena v mavrskem stilu ki jo je kupil Alejandro Suero Balbin in je roza barve ter bogato opremljena z starinskim pohištvom in marmorjem. Botanični vrt v Cienfuegosu je najverjetneje najbolj znan na Kubi kjer je posajenih preko 2000 različnih tropskih in subtropskih rastlin. Vsa ta impresivna kolecija rastlin ima več kot 200 različnih avtoktonih palm. Playa Rancho Luna ki se nahaja približno 20 kilometrov od mesta Cienfuegos je še vedno zelo osamljena. Grad angelov iz Jagua je oddaljen 22 kilometrov iz mesta in so ga prvotno uporabljali Španci kot zaščito pred tihotapci ki so prihajali v Jagvo zaliv, da bi lokalnim prebivalcem pokradli hrane in vode. Mesto Cienfuegos je kubanski dragulj iz 19. stoletja, saj ima popoln dizanj ulic in zgradb, ter so ga priznali kot narodni spomenik. Stvari vredne ogleda so: Casa del Fundador, Nuestra seniora de la purisima Concepcion, Tomas Terry Theater, Ferrer Palace in park Jose Marti. V okolici mesta Cienfuegos si lahko ogledate: Nuestra Zseniora de los Angeles de Jagua Forrtres, pokopališče Tomas Acea in botanični vrt.