Hotel Playa Pesquero

Top choice in Holguín Province


Among Cuba's biggest hotels, Playa Pesquero has 933 rooms taking up prime real estate on a beautiful beach. It was opened by Fidel Castro in 2003, and his speech is displayed in the reception area. Beautifully landscaped grounds over 30 hectares include Italianate fountains, fancy shops, seven restaurants, a spa and acres of swimming pool space linked by zippy golf carts.

The resort also has a premium area that's adult only, with 56 luxury rooms with outdoor showers, spa tubs, free wi-fi in rooms and iPhone docks.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Holguín Province attractions

1. Bioparque Rocazul

2.05 MILES

Located just off the link road that joins Playa Turquesa with the other Pesquero resorts, this protected park in Parque Natural Cristóbal Colón offers the…

2. Parque Nacional Monumento Bariay

6.37 MILES

Ten kilometers west of Playa Pesquero and 3km west of Villa Don Lino is Playa Blanca. Columbus landed somewhere near here in 1492. The meeting of two…

3. Museo Chorro de Maita

7.51 MILES

This archaeological-site-based museum protects the remains of an excavated indigenous village and cemetery, including the well-preserved remains of 62…

4. Aldea Taína

7.53 MILES

The reconstructed Aldea Taína features life-size models of traditional dwellings and inhabitants in a replicated indigenous village with limited…

5. Playa Blanca

11.15 MILES

Across the bay from Gibara, this small sandy beach begs for bathers. From the Gibara dock, take a local lancha (open boat ferry; CUC$2) across Bahía de…

6. El Cañonazo

12.67 MILES

There's nothing else quite like this in Cuba. Known as the patriot, Miguel Flores has a quirky collection of homemade satire memorabilia featuring the…

7. Iglesia de San Fulgencio

12.69 MILES

Built in 1850, this church still gleams from its last renovation. Twin cupolas face Parque Calixto García, and its hushed stately interior is worth a peek.

8. Parque Calixto García

12.69 MILES

A central plaza lined with weird robles africanos, African oaks with large pods. The Statue of Liberty in front commemorates the Spanish–Cuban–American…