Region · Cuba
Where to stay in Santiago de Cuba Province
This guide covers 5 destinations in Santiago de Cuba Province, a first-level administrative division of Cuba, with 14 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Santiago de Cuba, Palma Soriano and Contramaestre. Across its destinations, December and January are the months comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Antonio Maceo International Airport (SCU).
- Destinations in this guide
- 5
- Places to stay
- 14
- Comfortable in the most places
- December and January
- Main airport
- SCUAntonio Maceo International Airport
- Currency
- CUPCuban peso
- Time zone
- America/Havana
Destinations
Destinations in Santiago de Cuba Province
Every destination in this guide in Santiago de Cuba 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago de Cuba | 506,037 | 14 | SCU · 5 km |
| Palma Soriano | 119,740 | SCU · 31 km | |
| Contramaestre | 106,002 | BYM · 40 km | |
| Songo-La Maya | 100,287 | SCU · 30 km | |
| San Luis | 88,496 | SCU · 24 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Santiago de Cuba Province
14 hotels in Santiago de Cuba Province recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel Santiago | Santiago de Cuba | |
| Hotel Casa Granda | Santiago de Cuba | 1914 |
| Casa Colonial 1893 | Santiago de Cuba | |
| Casa Don Pedro | Santiago de Cuba | |
| Fernandez Room Rentals | Santiago de Cuba | |
| Hostal Casa Sol | Santiago de Cuba | |
| Hostal Heredia | Santiago de Cuba | |
| Hostal Raul y Kathy | Santiago de Cuba | |
| Hostal Salgado | Santiago de Cuba | |
| Isabel y Gerardo "El Cantones" | Santiago de Cuba | |
| Las Americas | Santiago de Cuba | |
| Libertad | Santiago de Cuba | |
| Rex | Santiago de Cuba | |
| Villa Gaviota Santiago de Cuba | Santiago de Cuba |
When to go
Best time to visit Santiago de Cuba Province
From the climate of 5 destinations in Santiago de Cuba 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 and January.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5 of 5 | 28 °C | 33 mm |
| February | 4 of 5 | 28 °C | 33 mm |
| March | 4 of 5 | 28 °C | 67 mm |
| April | 0 of 5 | 29 °C | 112 mm |
| May | 0 of 5 | 29 °C | 218 mm |
| June | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 138 mm |
| July | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 137 mm |
| August | 0 of 5 | 32 °C | 144 mm |
| September | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 188 mm |
| October | 0 of 5 | 31 °C | 189 mm |
| November | 0 of 5 | 29 °C | 100 mm |
| December | 5 of 5 | 28 °C | 41 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 Santiago de Cuba Province
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Santiago de Cuba 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.
SCU · Antonio Maceo International Airport
BYM · Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Airport
HOG · Frank Pais International Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Santiago de Cuba 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 Santiago de Cuba 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.