You know you´re in for a visual treat as you snake uphill to this three-star hotel perched on the precipice of a mogote (limestone hillock) with dramatic vistas across the Valle de Viñales. Designed in neo-colonial fashion, this hotel is laid out in a kind of half-moon around spacious lawns studded with an attractive Olympic-size swimming pool.

With its unbeatable position overlooking the Viñales valley, Los Jazmines is one of the most renowned hotels in Cuba. It´s also a great bargain. The views alone are worth the price. But this hotel also has plenty of charm. The main building in a Mediterranean neo-colonial style rises three-stories over a swimming pool suspended on the very edge of the valley.

Travelers seeking a bucolic retreat a notch above rustic will be pleased by this Cubanacán hotel that is a revamped (and previously motley) spa facility with a long pedigree. Just a short stroll from the Cueva del Indio and tucked below the mogotes of the Viñales valley, it enjoys a premium locale for nature lovers.