Melia Marina Varadero: Amazing

My daughter and I spent a week at this hotel from Nov 30 to Dec 8. This hotel is beautiful and clean. Our room was definitely was well used as we spread out. We slept well in comfortable beds with feather pillows. The food was so good. We tried a few different restaurants including Japanese which we decided was our thing. The buffet definitely has something for everyone. Everything was fresh and the bread selection omgosh! Our favourite place to be was at the 24hr cafe. We had breakfast and c [... read more]offee most mornings here. Best hotdogs and ham and cheese sandwiches. Beach is amazing. It is kept very clean and there are plenty of activities going on all the time. The best part are the cuban people, friendly and fun and very hard working people. Overall this place deserves all the 5 stars ratings it gets.

Melia Las Antillas: Horrible experience

I’ve been to Cuba over 15 times, and this is by far the worst resort I’ve ever stayed at. I strongly recommend not going here. The food was horrendous, and there were cockroaches throughout the resort. I will definitely return to Cuba, but I would never come back to this resort. An absolutely horrible experience.

Sol Caribe Beach: Lovely Resort

Room was spacious and clean with mini fridge, Keurig coffee maker. Grounds were well kept. Fabulous beach. Fair selection of food. Not too Much quality entertainment at night. A little bit of distance to walk to Varadero Boulevard.

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Varadero: The Sanctuary was a True Gem

2nd time at this Vardero resort (would return for a 3rd). Fantastic dollar value including the great weather! Sanctuary provided all the needs - beach, pool, service ,foods (at the Ave del Paradiso), drinks (from the coffee to the wine) ,daily events (enjoyed the Air-Brushed tattoos and dancing with live bands at the bar). We Originally had preplanned on the limits or shortages in CUBA being of concern - we were not disappointed. All the smiles and joy provided by the Sanctuary staff more t [... read more]hen enough made it all enjoyable. Our Hotel building manager Noel (great heart and even provided us some help when the room issued beach towel was not to be found) and the daily room service (which was a lot of hard work that should really be appreciated).. Staying on the ground floor level was quite the bonus (less stairs the better). Sanctuary adult beach had variety of daily activities and the personal on the beach ( lifeguards security and servers). Carlos , Oscar (the wiseman of the beach), Eduardo , Naomi (entertainment) Nataly at both pool and the beach bar) and of course Yuni and Roxy Hop on Off bus to Varadero was fun and a must do. Found a great restaurant in town too ("Terraza") Rating a 8.5 out of 10 :>)

Blau Varadero: Amazing resort!!!

Amazing resort, very clean, great people. We stayed on the 6th floor with the ocean view - room was perfect. Food was fine. The animation staff just amazing. Oh, the beach and the ocean are incredible!!!

Melia Marina Varadero: Melia Varadero

One of the better hotels in Varadero. Staff was for the most part friendly and accomodating. The grounds are clean and attractive and one of the reasons I choose this resort. No problems with my room--- the plumbing worked fine, lots of hot water. There were no power outages or water shortages while I was there (Dec 4th to 9th). The cafeteria served typical resort buffet food that grows repetitive after a few days but there's something for most tastes. I liked that there was always lots o [... read more]f cutlery on all the tables (unlike many Cuban resorts) and there was always available seating. The waiters were quite attentive. Overall my stay was pleasant.

Grand Aston Varadero Beach Resort: Grand Aston Varadero Dec 2-9/25

Sorry this is going to be a roses and thorns review. I’ll start with the roses… Hotel itself is beautiful, one of the nicest rooms I’ve stayed in during 15+ trips. Could use some deep cleaning ie doors dirty around knobs from people touching etc…..but overall very nice. Staff were amazing in all restaurants, dining rooms, bars etc. my friend had a VIP room and his concierge Jenny was amazing. Most guest were over 50 I would say, so not a real party resort but didn’t really cater to old [... read more]er guest either. Now the thorns… there are no water activities offered - no paddle boats, catamarans etc…… Beach chairs are nasty. Best way to sit on them is resting your butt btwn the crack of the back and seat. Been back 4 days and my back still hurts after just a few days on them. Most were broken and you needed work around to get them to sit up. Beach is pretty rocky - not much they can do about that but there is also garbage at the beach area. Guest were cleaning some up but The entertainment team during the day offer water aerobics and occasionally pool games which mainly consist of dance contest. Suggest they visit some other resorts to see the level and variety of activities. Very little shade areas at the pool. Maybe, since crowd is older a small book exchange, maybe bingo at the pool in the afternoon. This was my friends first time to Cuba and he was very disappointed. Thankfully we had brought some small games with us and they were our main entertainment. Suggest you pass on the night time shows. We attended three nights and two were audience participation which consist of dance contest. The host seem to have little idea of what to do next and relied on audience suggestions. Some entertainment at lobby bar at night - violin / sax they were both worth the watch during pre dinner drink. While you don’t go to Cuba for the food…..it was very bland and most meat was over cooked. The grill at the sports bar opened for lunch at 1 and were out of food by 1:10. There is no source of food down by the beach so you have to go to main building. Would be great if they moved bbq down to the area adjacent to the beach bar. Restaurants - Skip the Japanese, Cuban was ok, 1887- wasn’t worth cost, Italian was edible. I love Cuba and will definitely go back but not to Grand Aston. Nice rooms don’t make up for all the things they need to work on at the resort.

Royalton Hicacos Resort and Spa: Very Nice

Staff and facilities were excellent. Room clean and well equipped. All resort staff went out of their way to be friendly. Beach is beautiful. Food was OK. Unfortunately, I got diarrhea late in week and we only ate at resort. Wife was fine.

Melia Las Americas: Amazing Cuba Golf Trip

What can I say Sandra D was amazing from the beginning to the end , helpful, knowledgeable and always available. It was a pleasure dealing with Sandra. Sanda was very nice to deal with, helped us out with everything and every question we had.

Paradisus Princesa Del Mar: Surprise in Cuba

I had given up on Cuba a couple of years ago because of the declining resort conditions and the food. But a friend encouraged me to try Varadero, and another recommended Paradisus. When we arrived, the first day was rough—four hours waiting for our room and underwhelming buffet food. But the second day was already much better. From there, things just kept improving. We found ourselves enjoying the resort more and more each day, and with the incredible weather we had, we ended up deciding we’l [... read more]l definitely be coming back next year.

Occidental Arenas Blancas: Excellent resort

This is my second trip to this resort. I have returned because a lunch buffet with a good bathroom is right on the beach. The rooms are large and well supplied with balconies overlooking the pool. The grounds are well maintained with flowering hedges everywhere. Only a few steps from the hotel to The Varadero Boulevard and The Beatles Bar.

Melia Internacional: Did not disappoint.

This was our second visit to Malia international as we had visited it a few years ago. As with our first stay at the resort, we were very pleased. The facility itself is excellent. This is a relatively new resort and we found no indication of deferred maintenance in either our room or in the common areas. The staff were excellent, friendly and very efficient. We experienced no shortages in either food or drink. We have no hesitation in recommending.

Royalton Hicacos Resort and Spa: Loved this resort

Even though the resort is dated and in need of some renovation, the employees make it up for it. Wonderful service, friendly and respectful people. Food was always available and good for Cuban resorts. We loved every minute of it, and the beach is our favourite place. I’m sure we’ll go back to the hotel in the future.

Occidental Arenas Blancas: Best beach/value

The rooms were terrible, but who cares about a room in sunny Veradero? The beach was incredible. And the food was actually pretty decent. For the price you literally can’t beat it. The staff were also very friendly, especially at the Seafood restaurant and the A La Cartes.

Melia Marina Varadero: Enjoyable Resort

Our stay was most enjoyable. Friendly staff. Good service. Good entertainment and a wide variety of food. The served meals in the International Room and Tex-Mex room were beautifully presented and very tasty. We plan to return!

Los Delfines: Los Delfines OK by me

This hotel is small (103 rooms) so everything is close. Staff are great and try hard to keep you comfortable. Food is lacking, but the dining room is very clean. Resort is very dated and needs a refresh.

Starfish Varadero: It was good

The environment was good but the hotel was full of bugs, and other insects and our all body were itching. In the buffet there were cockroach and bugs .The food not good and not enough to eat and no papar toilets. But the workers were amazing and friendly and nice and customer service too.

Barcelo Solymar: Great resort for the money!!

The staff were great. The pools were also great. The beach and location were amazing. 2 min it's walk to the beach and 10 minutes walk to the best part of town. The food is not bad. The rooms are a little dated but worth the value.

Sol Caribe Beach: Ok for Cuba

We only had good care in our room from the maidens the first 2 days, even after leaving tips every day we finished by having to go ask for a broom to clean our floors, had to ask to change our towels even if they were on the floor/wet. Food was basic, nothing special. Even the menu a la carte was deceiving, from small tiny portions, to having to book 24hours in advance. The positive was the beach, and the bartenders were really nice and thoughtful. The gym is nothing like showed on the site, no  [... read more]weights for the smith machine and only 2 45lb dumbbells! Would recommend if you will go out in the city to eat and party!

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Varadero: Grand memories Sanctuary is good value for money

Even though rooms could use updating, being prepared not to have high expectations, we had a great time. Our house butlers Carlos and Noel were very helpful and attentive. Food at the a la carte restaurants were great. The beach and water were absolutely gorgeous.