Hotels

All hotels in Cayo Coco are located along the northern coast. They are divided into four sectors/beaches:

Playa Las Coloradas (14 mins from airport)

Melia Costa Rey (2015)
Melia Cayo Coco (1999)
Sol Cayo Coco (1998) (located on two beaches)

Playa Larga (13 mins from airport)

Sol Cayo Coco (1998) (located on two beaches)
Hotel Mojito (2001)
Tryp Cayo Coco (1996)
Muthu Colonial Hotel (1993)

Playa Flamenco (16 mins from airport)

Melia Jardines del Rey (2012)
Hotel Playa Paraiso (2013)
Memories Flamenco Beach Resort (2014)

Playa La Jaula (18 mins from airport)

Memories Caribe Beach Resort (2004)
Hotel Playa Coco (2008)

Please note that these are the actual names of the hotels. They may have changed since the opening.

Click to see the current and former hotel names in the Jardines del Rey, since 1993

There are other small hotels that are not located on the beach: Islazul Aparthotel Azul, Cabanas Sitio la Guira and Villa Jardin Los Cocos. The mystery remains about the Iberostar Cayo Coco that it is closed for so many years now.

The majority of hotels are resort-style and All-Inclusive (meals, snacks, drinks, daily activities, evening entertainment, non-motorized water sports). All properties (buildings, infrastructures and services) belong to government-owned hotels group: Grupo Gaviota, Gran Caribe, Cubanacan, and Islazul; however management contracts are awarded to several international hotel chains, such as: Melia Hotels International (Spain), Blue Diamond Resorts & Hotels (Canada), Accor Hotels (France), etc.

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11 hotels / 5,347 rooms

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The size of the hotels in the Jardines del Rey Archipelago varies greatly, from 16 up to 1,200 rooms and the star rating ranges from 2½* to 5*. Most of them cater to everyone (couples, families and singles), and a few are adults-only properties. Development started with the construction of the 17 km causeway to connect Cayo Coco with the main island of Cuba, it was inaugurated in 1988. There are several causeways in Cuba, especially in the Jardines del Rey Archipelago. There is one that connects the island of Cayo Cruz to the mainland. All the islands in the Jardines del Rey are connected the Cayo Coco for the proximity of the international airport (CCC).

The first hotel to open on Cayo Guillermo (1992): Villa Cojimar
The first hotel on Cayo Coco (1993): Guitart Cayo Coco
The first hotel on Cayo Cruz (2019): Hotel La Marina Plaza & Spa
The first hotel in Cayo Paredon (2022): Gran Aston Cayo Paredon Grande
* These hotels may have changed name since the opening

Since the beginning of the 90s, several hotels have been built as well as many tourist services: marinas, diving centers, dolphinariums, small commercial and entertainment centers, etc.

Click thumbnail to view a chart showing the number of rooms per hotel in the Jardines del Rey.

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