Tripadvisor’s best of Cuba hotels selected 5th best in the Caribbean

Paradiso Rio de Oro Resort and Spa, one of the best Cuba hotels according to site Tripadvisor’s reviewers has been recently posted as the 5th best hotel in the Caribbean by users of this online community. Located at the province of Holguin this 5 star luxury hotel is managed by the prestigious hotel company Melia Hotels and Resorts. This all inclusive resort in the Caribbean, received a Primo award in 2011, a special recognition bestowed upon the best hotels in the world by the travel group Thomas Cook-Neckermann. The prize was received by Gabriel Canaves, General Manager of Melia Cuba hotels who also accepted a similar award on behalf of hotel Melia las Dunas, located at the paradisiacal Cayo Santa Maria in the province of Villa Clara. Melia Hotels International was founded by Gabriel Escarrer Julia in 1956 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. It runs more than 350 hotels in 30 countries under the brands Melia Hotels, Tryp Hotels, Sol Hotels, Paradisus Resorts, Hard Rock and Sol Melia Vacations Club. The selection of the company is wide ranging from “city hotels, beach hotels, all inclusive hotels, hotels for your wedding, hotels conceived for a romantic honeymoon, hotels for playing golf, hotels for only adults, hotels for incentive trips, Spa hotels for reinvigorating the senses, hotels for business people to hotels ideal for a fun-packed family vacation”. Paradiso Rio de Oro has also been included in top ten listings by the online travel community Monarch where mainly Canadian citizens who spent holidays in Cuba and in other parts of the world publish their opinions on hotels and attractions visited during their trips. This stunning establishment is located in an area known as Guardalavaca, meaning “guard the cows”. This peculiar name dates back from the time when Spanish fleets used this port to transport goods to Spain. Holguin is located 774 kilometres east from Havana in an area of 9300 squared kilometres. This region is famous by its spectacular beaches, stunning mountains and rivers and invaluable cultural heritage. It has an international airport which serves Cuba flights from Europe and the Americas. For more details visit : http://www.thecubaexperience.co.uk/