Hotel Moka Las Terrazas, Las Terrazas, Cuba
Address: Km 51 autopista a Pinar del Rio, Comunidad Las Terrazas
A surprisingly strong environmental streak runs through Cuban society, and one of the best examples of this outlook is Hotel Moka, in the heart of the rainforest. The hotel, part of a huge eco-project known as Las Terrazas, gets its name from the banks of trees that surround the property. This three-star hotel comprises 26 apartments built in the Spanish colonial style with whitewashed corridors radiating from a central lobby. All arrivals must nudge past an ancient lime tree that continues its climb through two floors and up through the roof via a skylight. Throughout the hotel, there is wonderful use of tropical light and dramatic.
Las Terrazas is a well-respected eco-destination in the heart of the 25,000ha Sierra Rosario Biosphere reserve. More than 70 species of bird inhabit the reserve and even a casual stroll will bring you into contact with dramatic flashes of colour across your path. A good guide should show you the tocororo, the national bird of Cuba, and possibly one of the smallest frogs in the world, the thimble-sized ranita.
Hotel Moka, 50 miles and just under an hour's drive from Havana, has an idyllic setting. Overlooking a lake, it is set among 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres) of sustainably developed and mountainous secondary tropical forest restored over the past 30 years (before that, the area was almost entirely denuded of trees). It is next to a co-operative village set up in 1968 with the intention that it be entirely self-sufficient.
Hotel Facilities
Bar - Bird watching - Car rental - Concierge - Currency exchange - Ecological excursion programs - Entertainment programs - Garden - Grill - Hiking - Medical services - Parking - Pool snack bar - Restaurant A la carte - Room service - Shop - Swimming Pool - Taxis - Tennis Court - Terrace bar - Tourism bureau
Room Details
110V/60Hz power - Air Conditioning - City or Sea view - Cold & hot water - Hair dryer - In-room safe - Minibar - Private Bathroom - Radio - Room service - Telephone - TV Satellite
Las Terrazas Travel Guide
Las Terrazas is located just forty-nine miles west of Havana in the Sierra del Rosario Biosphere Reserve. The Complejo Turistico Las Terrazas is set in an area of around 5,000 hectares, in which a project of sustainable rural economy is being developed, based on the rational use of its natural resources for tourism. The buildings of Las Terrazas Community have been designed to blend with their surroundings.Cuba Travel Guides: Camaguey - Ciego de Avila - Cienfuegos - Granma - Guantanamo - Havana - Holguin - Isle of Youth - Las Tunas - Matanzas - Pinar del Rio - Sancti Spiritus - Santiago
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