La Lupe Villa is another quality Islazul proposition and our recommendation of choice in the area. Its 50 rooms are located 5 km out of town on the road to El Salvador. Villa La Lupe–named after a song composed by the late Rebel Army Commander Juan Almeida–is an attractive rural resort with a mixed clientele (Cubans and travelers).

This charming and budget-priced little hotel on the main street, just steps from the main plaza, is housed in a recently restored colonial-era building dating from 1867. For better or worse, the original colonial tile-work has been replaced with rather soulless contemporary ceramics, but beautiful hardwood doors are a lovely touch.

The choice hotel in town, this three-star option has by far the best location in Baracoa. Loftily poised atop the craggy hill on the south side of Baracoa, it occupies part of the former 18th-century Castillo Seboruco and offers stupendous views down over the colonial town and towards El Yunque.

Run by Cuba´s Gaviota chain, this 80-room hotel plays a reasonable second fiddle to the Hotel El Castillo. The Port Santo stands atop a craggy bluff on the west side of Baracoa harbor, and a good two-mile walk from town (but just a one-minute drive to the airport). Hence, the El Castillo, with its in-the-heart-of-town locale, has the Porto Santo beat on that score.

This unique hotel is one of our favorite provincial hotels in Cuba. What was once a fairly simple villa rental on the beach, tucked into a small cove about 20 km west of Baracoa, was recently expanded and upgraded, metamorphosing into an atmospheric lodge on the sands. Backed by thickly forested mountains and edged by mangrove forest, it´s a perfect venue for nature lovers to escape the madding crowds.

The Hotel Guatánamo sounds somewhat ominous and the 124-room, Soviet architecture-inspired concrete 4-storey signature hotel on Plaza Marina Grajales, is not exactly a fountain of joy.
On the other hand, it has been recently refurbished and features 2 restaurants, swimming pool, beauty parlour, 2 bars, ice cream parlour, shop, cafeteria, grill, disco and entertainment.

Caimanera Hotel is located in the fishing village of the same name, which is in the heart of the Bahía de Guantanamo, better known as Guantanamo Bay. The South of the village is actually bordered by the Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base.

A seafront option standing four-square on the dour Malecón boulevard, this small budget hotel is named for a Russian lady, Mima Rubenskaya (“La Rusa de Baracoa”), who settled in Baracoa after fleeing the Revolution in 1917 at age six. There she is in black-and-white, framed on the wall in the lobby. She converted her three-story home into a hotel—the Miramar—in 1953.