Paradisus Varadero Resort & SpaParadisus Varadero Resort & Spa

5.0 V rating
Favourite Hotel
All Inclusive

At a glanceAt a glance

  • All-inclusive resort
  • Water sports
  • Scuba-diving
  • Fitness centre
  • Upgrade to luxury Royal Service
Favourite Hotel

Each and every hotel in our portfolio is carefully chosen to offer you extremely high standards of quality, style and comfort as well as excellent value for money.

They are inspected thoroughly on a regular basis to ensure our exacting standards are continually exceeded. However, some hotels within their category offer particularly appropriate facilities, services or location for Virgin Holidays' customers - so we have marked them out as Virgin Holidays Favourites.

This Favourites hotel includes:

2 Free Scuba Dives: Per person per stay

Dine Around Once a Week at Paradisus Princesa del Mar: (Excludes transfers)

1 Green Fee Free Per Person: During your stay (excludes travel 01 May - 31 Oct '13 and transfers)

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Set on one of Cuba's most beautiful beaches, the Blue Beach of Varadero, this is a great complex with a fantastic range of amenities. There are several restaurants to choose from, serving a range of dishes, and the bars are open 24 hours a day, premium brands included, so there's no need to watch the clock for last orders! There are 3 swimming pools to lounge by, 1 reserved for sports and games and 1 huge freeform pool with a children's section and 1 for the exclusive use of Royal Service guests. The young ones will also love the activities on offer at the baby and mini-clubs, allowing you time to soak up the sun in perfect peace. When feeling active, the list of activities is almost endless! You can try your hand at a variety of water sports, including kayaking. For those who prefer terra firma, bag yourself a cycle and explore your surrounds or head to the golf course 4 miles away*. For pure indulgence, the spa* features 2 hydrothermal circuits and a superb relaxation terrace with janzu pool, swimming pool and 2 Jacuzzis. Rooms are spacious and well equipped with all the mod cons necessary to make your stay a pleasurable one. At night, enjoy a cocktail at one of the bars overlooking the ocean, before deciding whether to head for the Italian, Creole, 2 international gourmet (1 for Royal Service guests), Caribbean or Japanese for your evening meal. Evening entertainment is available to suit all ages, so make sure you have yourself some night-time fun, whether you're 5 or 105! The Paradisus Varadero boasts 80 new beachfront master junior suites with living room, spacious bathroom, hydro massage, walk-in closet, Balinese bed on the terrace and outdoor shower. These benefit from an outdoor Jacuzzi, a spacious terrace, fabulous ocean views and private access to the beach, form part of the hotel's super deluxe Royal Service. If you've treated yourself to this you'll be greeted with a welcome cocktail upon arrival. Its VIP treatment all the way from there-on-in with dedicated check-in, luxury amenities in your hotel room, a personalised mini bar with premium drinks, turn down service and a pillow and sheets menu. What's more, there's a butler on-hand 24 hours a day catering to your every whim! When it comes to dining, you're assured of guaranteed reservations at the hotel's à la carte restaurants, including Turey and Stella de Mare. You'll also enjoy preferential treatment at the spa, where you're entitled to 1 hydrothermal circuit per person per stay and 1 massage per person per stay, whetting your appetite for indulgence! Green fees are included at the Varadero Golf Course and a swimming pool on-site is reserved just for Royal Service guests. All transfers to and from the airport are also privately arranged - extra touches intended to make you feel very special indeed!

Where is it?Where is it?

On the white sands of Varadero, a 15-min drive from downtown Varadero. Located within the Varadero Ecological Reserve. Transfer time from Havana airport: 3 hours.

Getting aroundGetting around

All amenities are within easy walking distance, including the Varadero Shopping Centre a few yards away.

Eats and drinksEats and drinks

8 restaurants: Ara (Cuban and international cuisine; open for buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner), Cairi (open for barbeque lunch and á la carte Cuban cuisine for dinner), Grill Chiringuito (buffet, seafood; open for lunch), Sakura (Japanese-style teppanyaki; open for dinner), Las Brazas (open for á la carte dinner), Stella di Mare (Italian; open for lunch and dinner), Turey (International gourmet cuisine, open for dinner) and Bella Mar Restaurant (exclusive to Royal Service guests). Reservations required for any speciality or à la carte restaurant. Dress code in effect at night. 7 bars: Carabo beach bar, Cusubí lobby bar (open 24-hours), Cairi (snack bar), Fun Pub Areito, Toa (pool bar), La Notte Royal Service lobby bar (open 24 hours and exlusive to Royal Service guests), Rincon Frances Royal Service pool bar (exclusive to Royal Service guests).

EntertainmentEntertainment

Fun pub open 7.00pm-2.00am. Nightly live entertainment and mini-show for children.

Fun and gamesFun and games

3 swimming pools (1 with children's section and another exclusive to Royal Service guests), tennis, fitness centre with sauna*, massage*, Jacuzzi, 18-hole golf course nearby*, 3 floodlit tennis courts, table tennis, pool tables and volleyball. Water sports available include catamaran sailing (sailing instructor mandatory), pedalos, and kayaks. Free diving (reservations required) introductory lessons available in the pool. Baby club (0-4 years), kids-club (5-12 years) and mini disco in the evenings (5-12 years). Use of bicycles for all guests.

Handy stuffHandy stuff

24-hour room service. Hairdresser*.

Wheelchair accessWheelchair access

Wheelchair accessible room with 1 king-size bed and roll-in shower, or, bath and shower in a Standard Room category. 1 Master Junior Suite Royal Service also available. Good general access around the property.

Room infoRoom info

510 rooms, all with balcony, air-conditioning, seating area, satellite TV, telephone, coffee maker, mini-bar (restocked daily), safe, iron and board, bathrobes and hairdryer. Junior Suites Standard have garden views and 1 king-size bed or 2 twin beds, sleeping max 3 adults, or 2 adults and 1 child.

Room UpgradeRoom Upgrade

Junior Suites Ocean View - have fabulous sea views.

Deluxe Ocean View Suites -with upgraded amentiies,welcome cocktail, personalised check in, turn down service, guaranteed reservations in à la carte restaurants and early check-in and late check out depending on availabilty.

Master Junior Suites Royal Service have upgraded amenties, welcome cocktail, personalised check in, personalised mini-bar restocked daily with premium beverages, 24-hour room service, butler and turn down service, in-room spa services*, CD/DVD/USB, swimming pool/beach towel bag, pillow and sheet menu, guaranteed late check out, priority booking in specialised restaurants, YHI-SPA and diving, private transfers and the choice of 3 free green fees at sister properties, free massage per person and a free hydrothermal circuit per person and have 1 king-size bed sleeping max 2 adults.

Master Junior Suites Ocean View Royal Service - as above but with beautiful sea views.

Royal Service Garden Villas - luxurious accommodation with private pool, Jacuzzi, terrace with hammocks and lounges, direct beach access and 1 king-size bed sleeping max 2 adults.

Minimum stayMinimum stay

3 nights.

Additional informationAdditional information

*Denotes local charge

Child ages at this property up to and including 12 years. 

All InclusiveAll Inclusive

All meals, snacks and drinks, all activities and entertainment above unless otherwise specified.

Book as a PackageBook as a Package

Please note booking this hotel does not include flights, transfers, or car hire. You can book this accommodation as a package or section.


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TripAdvisor Traveller RatingTripAdvisor Traveller Rating

4.5

 (Average rating from 1382 customers)

Hotel facilitiesHotel facilities

  • Honeymoon Extras
  • Weddings
  • Frequent Virgin Club
  • Golf
  • Tennis
  • Bar
  • Swimming Pool
  • Fitness Centre
  • Water Skiing
  • Sailing
  • Beach Holiday
  • All-Inclusive
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Whirlpool

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