Hotels - Rex

About  Rex

If you want to stay in a modern, stylish hotel that is well placed for the bars, restaurants and cultural attractions of Santiago de Cuba city, you should consider Hotel Islazul Rex.

Hotel Islazul Rex was redeveloped in 2013 & now combines boutique features with a fabulous location overlooking the famous Plaza de Marte. The hotel has a small, attractive restaurant which serves good breakfasts & evening meals, while its bar also serves snacks.

The 24-hour terrace bar is one of the Rex’s most attractive features and has great views over the park & city of Santiago de Cuba. With this relaxing rooftop oasis in the centre of the city & friendly staff keen to ensure you enjoy your stay, you will find this a great place to unwind with a Mojito.

The Islazul Rex is an attractive, historic hotel in a great central location & its accommodation prices reflect that, though these are likely to come down through market testing. But if you want a great central base for exploring the city by day or night, you will find this one of the most stylish, comfortable choices.

Calle Heredia. Santiago de Cuba

The Troubadou’s House

This venue is one of the symbols of Santiago de Cuba, where traditional rhythms such as the trova, bolero and son were born. Situated very close to the Parque Céspedes, it is the meeting place for 'trovadores', both old and new. Considered one of the most important cultural institutions in Cuba, it preserves a musical movement that is deeply-rooted in the traditions of Santiago and forms an integral part of the city's life.

Ave Crombet, Reparto Santa Ifigenia, Santiago de Cuba

Santa Ifigenia Cementery

The cemetery of Santa Ifigenia was founded in February of 1868, to the northwest of the city of Santiago de Cuba, and it was declared National Monument February 7 1937 and ratified as such by the Revolutionary Government May 20 1979. In this cemetery lies some of the personalities’ rest more valiant and illustrate of the independence wars, as well as some outstanding figures of the art and the Cuban culture.  This cemetery is home to the majestic mausoleum of the National Hero from Cuba, José Martí. The structure is true to Martí's wishes (expressed in one of his poems) that he be buried below the flag of Cuba and surrounded by roses. Besides this mausoleum there is a modest vault in a stone brought from Sierra Maestra, in which lies Fidel’s rest. Other highlights include the tombs of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, the Father of Our Homeland, and those who died in the Moncada Barracks attack and a memorial to Cuban soldiers who have fallen in battle. 

Autopista Nacional, Km 1, Santiago de Cuba

Tropicana Santiago

Every night, the Tropicana cabaret offers its performance "Viaje al Caribe" (a Journey to the Caribbean), which narrates the history of the people of Santiago, the most Caribbean city in Cuba, where one can feel the influence of Haiti and its voodoo religion and French customs, Dominican Republic and its merengue, Jamaica and its reggae and Puerto Rico among others. Dinner and show in the same style as the famous Tropicana Cabaret from Havana. This modern facility has been elegantly decorated with traditional elements that blend-in with the lush natural vegetation surrounding the area

Santa Rita a Hospital, Santiago de Cuba

Calle Padre Pico

This is undoubtedly one of the city's most well-known streets. It offers an excellent natural viewing point and is the only stepped street in Cuba. It's part of the Tivoli neighborhood, where 18th-century French-colonial mansions sit side by side with 16th-century structures

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