Reached by a winding road through thickly-wooded hills in a UNESCO biosphere, a little over an hour from Havana. A haven of cool in summer with lots to do: rowing on the lake, swimming in the river, frolicking in waterfalls, riding or hiking through the hills, bird watching or just chilling out, up to your ears in nature. The hotel isn’t luxurious but is agreeably designed around the natural features of the site, including a huge tree which grows rather startlingly straight through the lobby and out through the roof.

Hotel Soroa is nestled in a World Biosphere Reserve in the Sierra del Rosario Mountains and is only a few meters away from a stunning 21 meter waterfall and Cuba's largest orchid farm with over 700 species of orchids. Soroa is often called "the rainbow of Cuba" for it's natural beauty and is a great starting point for nature hikes.