I stayed at the Surazo Hotel, the best hotel and restaurant in Matanzas and one I can thoroughly recommend. Matanzas is between the mountains and ocean with awesome beaches. You can go mountain biking and windsurfing within 5 minutes! The spots are incredible; Matanzas is a nice, powerful and peeling side on – side shore wave, while Topocalma is truly amazing as you get there after 5 minutes driving on the shore, trying not to get stuck between the dunes. The wave is side-offshore, powerful and peeling also, but the wind can get really strong, that’s why you want to get there early in the morning. Then there’s Roca Quadrada, which I only sailed once and lasted 3 waves before I hit the lip and destroyed my sail! This spot is insane and you get here after driving on the beach as well. The wave is steep, which makes it really fun, but when it’s big you don’t want to mess with it! There are also other spots but unfortunately I couldn’t sail them all.