Hotels - Versalles

About  Versalles

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.

Calle Heredia No. 260, Santiago de Cuba

Casa Natal de José María Heredia

This Spanish-colonial mansion was the birthplace of poet José María Heredia, who, because of his pro-independence writings, is considered Cuba's first national poet. Heredia died in 1839 at age 36 while exiled in Mexico. The house, now just a fraction of its original size, displays period furniture and some of the poet's works and belongings. The home's traditional interior patio is planted with trees and plants—including orange, myrtle, palm, and jasmine—associated with Heredia's verse. A marble plaque on the house's Calle Heredia facade excerpts one of the poet's most famous works, "Niágara".

Santo Tomás y Francisco Vicente Aguilera. Santiago de Cuba

Museum of Historical Cuban Atmosphere

Located in front of the Céspedes Park, the Museum of Historical Cuban Atmosphere is one of the most important museums in Santiago de Cuba. The museum is constituted by two antique houses that were built in different times. One is from the 16th century while the other is from the 19th century, and both show the way of life of the centuries in which they were built. The oldest house was built in 1515 and is a gem of the colonial architecture. It was the Governor Diego Velázquez’s home and the Casa de Contratación y Fundición de Oro (Hiring House and Golden Foundry). After several changes, the house was restored in 1965 and the space was dedicated to show the way of life of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The most modern house dates from the first third of the 19th century and belonged to a local family named Quesada. This house is set in the way of life of the 19th century through a series of rooms like the hallway, the 19th century patio and the garage.

Santiago de Cuba

Plaza Dolores

One of Santiago’s most delightful people-watching spots is Plaza Dolores, a shady plaza lined with colonial-era homes (several now house restaurants). Avenida José A. Saco (more commonly known as Enramada) is Santiago’s main shopping thoroughfare. Its faded 1950s neon signs and ostentatious buildings recall more prosperous times. Cobbled Calle Bartolomé Masó (also known as San Basilio), just behind Heredia and the cathedral, is a delightful street that leads down to the picturesque Tivolí district.

Calle Pío Rosado y Calle Aguilera, Santiago de Cuba

Emilio Bacardí Provincial Museum

Cuba's oldest museum was founded in 1899 by Emilio Bacardí Moreau, the former Santiago mayor whose rum-making family fled to Puerto Rico after the Revolution. It is just a few metres from the Parque Céspedes, in the heart of the city. The museum has an excellent collection of Cuban art, as well as some European works, some items from the wars of independence and an archaeological hall that features a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy, two Peruvian skeletons and a shrunken head. It houses the most important painting gallery in Cuba, displaying an enviable collection of colonial painting dating back two centuries.

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