Region · Cuba
Where to stay in Matanzas Province
This guide covers 5 destinations in Matanzas Province, a first-level administrative division of Cuba, with 32 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Matanzas, Jagüey Grande and Cárdenas. Across its destinations, December to February are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport (VRA).
- Destinations in this guide
- 5
- Places to stay
- 32
- Comfortable in the most places
- December to February
- Main airport
- VRAJuan Gualberto Gomez International Airport
- Currency
- CUPCuban peso
- Time zone
- America/Havana
Destinations
Destinations in Matanzas Province
Every destination in this guide in Matanzas Province, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cárdenas | 86,700 | 29 | VRA · 24 km |
| Matanzas | 151,624 | 2 | VRA · 14 km |
| Jovellanos | 58,685 | 1 | VRA · 35 km |
| Jagüey Grande | 87,771 | VRA · 64 km | |
| Colón | 72,000 | VRA · 64 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Matanzas Province
32 hotels in Matanzas Province recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Gran Hotel | Jovellanos | 1929 |
| Ada House | Cárdenas | |
| Alexis Y Alberto | Cárdenas | |
| Allegro Palma Real | Cárdenas | |
| Barceló Solymar - All Inclusive | Cárdenas | |
| Be Live Adults Only Los Cactus | Cárdenas | |
| Blau Las Morlas Varadero Beach | Cárdenas | |
| Blau Varadero | Cárdenas | |
| Brisas del Caribe | Cárdenas | |
| Casa Isis_Playa Tropical | Cárdenas | |
| Casa Manzaneda | Matanzas | |
| Hostal Moraima | Cárdenas | |
| Iberostar Origin Bella Costa | Cárdenas | |
| Iberostar Origin Bella Vista Varadero | Cárdenas | |
| Iberostar Origin Laguna Azul | Cárdenas | |
| Iberostar Origin Playa Alameda | Cárdenas | |
| Iberostar Origin Tainos | Cárdenas | |
| Iberostar Selection Varadero | Cárdenas | |
| Melia Internacional Varadero | Cárdenas | |
| Melia Las Americas | Cárdenas | |
| Melia Las Antillas | Cárdenas | |
| Melia Peninsula Varadero | Cárdenas | |
| Melia Varadero | Cárdenas | |
| Muthu Playa Varadero | Cárdenas | |
| Ocean View El Isleño | Cárdenas | |
| Papo’s House | Cárdenas | |
| Paradisus Varadero Resort & Spa | Cárdenas | |
| Residencia Fuentes | Matanzas | |
| Roc Barlovento All Inclusive | Cárdenas | |
| Sol Sirenas Coral | Cárdenas |
When to go
Best time to visit Matanzas Province
From the climate of 5 destinations in Matanzas Province with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The months comfortable in the most places: December to February.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 of 5 | 27 °C | 40 mm |
| February | 5 of 5 | 28 °C | 32 mm |
| March | 1 of 5 | 29 °C | 48 mm |
| April | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 97 mm |
| May | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 196 mm |
| June | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 184 mm |
| July | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 203 mm |
| August | 0 of 5 | 33 °C | 210 mm |
| September | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 245 mm |
| October | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 167 mm |
| November | 3 of 5 | 29 °C | 53 mm |
| December | 5 of 5 | 28 °C | 31 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Matanzas Province
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Matanzas Province name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
VRA · Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport
CFG · Jaime Gonzalez Airport
HAV · José Martí International Airport
SNU · Abel Santamaria International Airport
CYO · Vilo Acuña International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Matanzas Province, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Cuba
Nearby
Regions near Matanzas Province
Other regions of Cuba with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.