The Hotel Moka is located west of Havana, in Las Terrazas Community, and is one of Cuba's favorite destinations for nature tourism.
There is a project here that combines sustainable development with tourism in Sierra del Rosario, declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1984.
The Moka is a unique hotel, with 42 rooms, of an architectural style that adapts to the topography, and respects and blends with the surrounding nature. The trees grow everywhere, even inside the hotel.
The lobby was built around a large tree, and others with red bark grow through the balconies and the ceiling. The colors around the Moka are bright greens and the views incredible.
In addition to the cozy, intimate atmosphere, the magnificent beauty of the environment and the gardening that surrounds it, there is a lot to do in the area: the ziplining is probably the most popular activity, but there is also a beautiful lake where rowing a boat. There are also many trails for hiking and bird watching; You can go horseback riding, visit studios of local artists, bathe in the waters of the San Juan River, eat in local private restaurants known as "Paladar", and even visit the ruins of a 19th century coffee plantation located nearby.
The history of coffee cultivation, which started in the region in the 19th century, is one of the major attractions for customers at the Buenavista Restaurant, built on the ruins of the coffee plantation farm of the same name, founded by French immigrants.
The small community of Las Terrazas is made up of about 1,200 inhabitants. Their homes, like the hotel, were designed to blend in with the surrounding nature and are currently part of a new concept of accommodation, which provides lodging to foreign visitors (Communal Rooms), for those who like a closer experience with the inhabitants and the culture of the village. These rooms are also managed by the hotel.