Mad beautiful building in full Italian ice-cream-Gothic style, this is a must for a photo, let alone the the roof-top bar. We spent a very happy night up there sampling the various cocktails and eventually being dragged into enthusiastic but poorly executed dancing by some locals to a good band who were easily encouraged to continue with a few rum--based bribes. Incidentally you cant see the sunset from the roof as the building actually faces east not west - presumably the other reviewers (inc Lonely Planet & Rough Guide) drank even more than we did - or stayed much longer and got confused
A good example of how a restaurant in a very very nice palace can be affected by small details which turn it into a not recommended restaurant.The table cloth was dirty, with many stains and bread crumbs from previous guests.The food was OK, but they charged us 2,5 Euros for a local Cristal beer can.
We had a big day and really were ready for a cocktail by sunset. We were staying at the Hotel Jagua across the road and could see people drinking on the roof of the Palacio de Valle across the way so went over. After a bit of a climb up the spiral cast iron staircase we came out onto the roof where a great band was playing and we had the most beautiful view of the sunset over the bay (and the old, never commissioned, nuclear reactor on the horizon). The mojitos were poured ever so carefully using a nip measure and then topped up ever so carelessly without one. They were great, well priced and served briskly with a grin. I've seen worse sunsets a, heard worse music, drank worse cocktails and paid so much more for all of them.
I don't like state restaurants in Cuba, so I skipped the restaurant and went all the way to the bar. They did not charge me for the entrance. Up top I got the best pictures of punta gorda and the Cienfuegos bay.
Well worth the 2CUC's each to wander round this old hoteland then sit and relax on the roof top terrace overlookingthe bay with our free drinks.
The surrounding and the building may be beautiful, but the rest needs a lot of improvement!The table cloth was dirty, with many stains and bread crumbs from previous guests.The food was OK, but they charged us 2,5 Euros for a local Cristal beer can, which is clearly a tourist rip-off. As a restaurant, there are certainly better offers in Cienfuegos. The building is beautiful though.
Walked by this beautiful building, but didn't have time to stop for food or drinks on the terrace. At the end of the main road by Punta Gorda.
More akin to a palace in Morocco, it is still a fascinating building to see in Cuba. Didn't feel the need to pay the fee to see the whole building but nonetheless, interesting enough for a drive-by.
You have to go on the rooftop and maybe also enjoy a drink up there since they have a bar. Do not pay to go on top because it's free, we didn't pay anything but we've heard that sometimes they ask for money. It has a beautiful overview of Cienfugos.
Amazing Moorish style palace which you can explore freely, including going up on the roof. The building gets tattier as you go up in true Cubna style but was still worth the climb for the views out over the bay. There is a rooftop bar and a restaurant.