Hotel Velasco fronts the main plaza in Matanzas, Cuba, and serves the best coffee in town! The colonial style Hotel has maintained its character, with beautiful wood and etched glass features at the bar, restaurant and reception. The coffee is the best in town and served with style! Huge marble columns adorn the spacious lobby which seems always cool and... More

Hotel Velasco in Matanzas is like out of a dream, or from a Latin American "Telenovela". A truely fascinating place, splendid, marvilhous, colonial, rich architecture. Each detail designed and produced with love and attention, from the chairs to the bar, from the plates to the entrance signs. (There must have been spend quite some money here.) But the problem, is... More

I spent 2 nights in Hotel Velasco. In fact, this is the only "hotel" in this city. At first, I tried to find a hostal recommended by Lonely Plantet. However, I could not find one since they were all full. Those hostals charge 25CUC but without breakfast. Finally, I found this hotel, just over 40 CUC, with very good breakfast.... More

We spent 2 nights in Hotel Velasco. Very friendly staff, ready to satisfy all your wishes. The standard rooms are quite small and, at least 2 of the rooms we saw, have very high windows that allow little light into the room. However, this is a historical building and the renovations were done according to the original architecture and style... More

We took the bus from Varadero because our server told us that we should visit Matanzas. The town is very busy and most tourists just pass through on their way to Havana. While we didn't stay overnight in this Hotel we were tempted. It has only been open three years and it has been restored beautifully. We had one of... More

A gorgeous hotel right in the heart of Matanzas and on the main square. This hotel has been beautifully restored and is a monument/ attraction in its own right. The staff was ultra-friendly and extraordinarily professional, plus the restaurant was definitely the finest meal we had while in the city. Don't hesitate a second to stay here if you're passing... More

We recently spent eight nights at the Hotel Velasco. From the start we were impressed by the friendliness of the staff. They welcomed us and during the whole stay went out of their way to meet our needs. We stayed in three of their standard rooms (there were six of us) and they are small, but clean and charming, with... More

We just spent three nights at the Velasco Hotel. Whilst we agree entirely with everything others have said about the charming restoration of the building, the delicious cocktails, the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff, and the fairly good food, we want to say: be careful about your choice of room. The Standard rooms are extremely disappointing.. We booked a... More

Great location, clean and well maintained, amazing atmosphere