Beach Hotels in Varadero

We had an amazing time at Royalton Hicacos. We were Diamond club and tried all the a la cartes. The food was amazing! Surpassed all expectations and prior negative reviews. Alcohol was mainly of shortage (vodka and tequila), but there is always rum, beer, gin, and wine. Definitely an older crowd, but still a great time. The entertainment team does an amazing job during the day for activities and night time shows are nice. Would 100% return.

May 17th - 31st This was my 8th time staying here I believe and it certainly did not disappoint. The WIFI internet was decent and available all around the resort! The food was good and acceptable. Ice cream and desserts were the best. The hamburgers were a pleasant surprise with their local condiments! The late night sports bar and grill was the place to be. Air conditioned room with sports tv, pool tables, drinks, and a grill. As long as one visits Varadero to have fun, nobody will be disappointed. It's a utopia, that's all there is to it! Please upgrade and renovate the bathrooms! Tips: - Bring your own toilet paper, candy, sauces, condiments, foaming hand soap, bathtub and shower cleanser, scrub pads, soap bars, razors, shaving foam, - Take a visit to the International bank downtown Varadero to exchange CDN or US dollars into Pesos. Easier to spend with tipping and local restaurants with Pesos. Both have both currencies just in case. - Repeat guests: ask for an extension in your room past check-out time if you need. It should be free if you are a repeat guest.

Good meal, delicious. The environment is very beautiful, the place is very big, but the distance from room to restaurant is relatively long. The lobby service's laughter is not natural enough. Food is not bad.

It was our sixteenth trip to Cuba and first time at Iberostar Tainos. We enjoyed ourselves a lot. The grounds of the resort are beautifully manicured, lots of different plants and trees. Everything is in 3- minute walking distance. The beach is great, lots of palapas, no need to run at 6am to get the sunshade. You can come at 9-9:30 and still find the spot. Our only advice to the management is to add 10-15 sunbeds. People who came by 10-10:30 had to lie on the beach towels directly on the sand which is really inconvenient for someone with mobility issues. The service was excellent, especially the reception team: very helpful and friendly. When for some reasons we couldn't get the room in the bungalow that we booked, Yamaris, the reception clerk, accommodated us in a wonderful room with a gorgeous sea view, and we also got some perks like free massages, safe, and late check-out. The food was mediocre and of little variety, but we were never hungry; coffee wasn't good as well. Anyway, you come to Cuba to enjoy the beach, the ocean, and the sun, and these were great. Some advice to our fellow travellers : bring tips in USD or CAD bills, do not give the staff Canadian coins. Also, due to the shortage of many things it is a good idea to bring some gifts for the staff, like clothing items, especially for kids. We definitely consider coming back to the Tainos.

No spaces with air conditioning for relaxing at the bar. The only space with air conditioning is at the main restaurant. At the beach you don’t have a close bar. Hard to have a cold drink at the beach. The plastic glasses at the beach are to small to take any drink at the beach. The food at the restaurant is good and varied. The beach and the water are amazing!

Good resort, clean and modern. Theres restaurants, bars, small shops, pools and its on the beach. The rooms are modern, clean and big. A bus is available for free to go to Varadero city on a daily basis, multiple times. The people are approachable and helpful, very lovely people. The food is diverse, meat and veggies. Tasty vegetables and fruits.

It was very pleasant! The team was always going above and beyond to provide us with a personalized stay. Mary , the housekeeper was amazing and always set up cute shaped towels to entertain my little nephew. Mercy , from Public Relations coordinated a welcome gift to celebrate my birthday. The entire team was amazing always smiling and happy to assist. Food varied and the chicken always delicious 😉 my fav. Thank you for making us feel as family. Despite the weather it was a pleasure staying at the facilities. Walking the beach on the afternoon is to died for. Great views from the 7th floor balcony. The Maitre and all the attendees at this Hotel which changed name now to Playa Caleta were amazing! Great customer service

Please note this is not sanctuary, on trip.com you think you are booking sanctuary, but it is the normal grand memories. Other than that it's nice, nice staff and the food was pretty good. Would recommend just pay attention to the name, this is wrong at trip.com, you book the normal grand memories.

I wanna say really thank you to the animation team at this hotel. They are excellent employees. They put on amazing shows at the hotel every night. Especially, I wanna highlight Yohan, who was always glad to see us as guests, always smiled, asked how we were doing. Many thanks to him for his advice on visiting places in Varadero. Also, my friends and I went on a bike trip, which Yohan organized for us. We visited the beautiful forest and caves and were impressed. I wish Yohan and all the guys who worked and entertained us all day long success and happiness. And I wish prosperity to the hotel! The problem with the food and the strange working hours of the bars (every day at a different time) in the hotel leaves a bad impression, but we turned a blind eye to it and enjoyed our vacation! Wanna come back on this beautiful beach and the purest ocean!

It was a different experience, I always travel with my family but this time I decided to go to rest and be alone with my partner, which was a bit difficult for me due to different episodes I had at the hotel. As for the service of the waitresses and shop assistants, it is very good, they really make an effort to talk to the clients and make them feel like family, the cleaning is quite good, but I must say that in terms of the food it leaves a lot to be desired, most of the Cold times, without dressings to season salads or vegetables, hot juices and without sugar, there was not a day when there was butter, mayonnaise, or any other sauce to accompany food or breakfast. There is no small oven to heat a toast or a piece of bread, the lousy presentation, if I am honest there was not a day that we ate well and that is mainly due to the little management by the managers, the rather superficial supervision and the justification with all the problems that there are right now in Cuba. Serving a hot dish or a cold juice goes beyond the scarcity that there may be. The towel service for the pool practically does not work, we were waiting all day to be able to get the towels and be able to bathe, when we complained the towels appeared immediately, Unfortunately they tend to justify what was wrong with all the economic problems that exist and that we all know. You pay for a 4-star hotel and receive 2-star service to a great extent.