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In a refreshing twist, Paradisus Varadero ignores the old ‘something for everyone’ adage and has divided itself into three zones – focusing on different guests in different ways. The first zone is open to all – with the beautiful stretch of beach, huge pool, dive centre, spa, and delicious dining options ranging from Japanese to Tex-Mex. Its Family Concierge zone has child (and parent) friendly pools, guestrooms tailored to families, and a spot near its Amigos Club to relax. Its Royal Service section is reserved for over 18s, giving you your own stretch of beach, a grown-ups-only pool, restaurant, and bars, and spacious suites and villas with Butler service.
Amenities
Creche
Bar
Wheelchair access
Golf
Tennis
Volley Ball
Restaurant
Bicycle Rental
Hobie Cats
Families
Wedding
Evening Entertainment
Where is it
On the white sands of Varadero, a 15-minute drive from Downtown Varadero. Located within the Varadero Ecological Reserve. Transfer time from Havana Airport: 3 hours.
Hotel information
794 rooms, all with air-conditioning, seating area, satellite TV, telephone, coffee maker, mini-bar (restocked daily), safe, iron and board, bathrobes and hairdryer. The property is split into three separate areas; the main Paradisus Varadero is located along the beach with swimming pool and restaurants; the Royal Service area is towards a man-made rocky beach with separate swimming pool and restaurant; the Family Concierge is a spacious wing with facilities aimed specifically for families with own swimming pool and 4 restaurants. Paradisus Junior Suites are on split-levels on the ground floor, overlooking the gardens, with separate seating area, a majority have a shower only, with 1-king size bed or twin beds and a rollaway bed, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 1 child.
Please note: guests staying in the Paradisus Junior Suites and Paradisus Junior Suite Ocean View Rooms cannot access restaurants, bars and facilities that are exclusive to Family Concierge or Royal Suite guests.
All Inclusive of: all meals, snacks and drinks, all activities and entertainment above unless otherwise specified. Guests are entitled to visit an à la carte restaurant on two occasions per week.
Paradisus Junior Suite Ocean View have sea views, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 1 child.
Family Concierge Junior Suites, sleeping maximum 3 adults 1 child or 2 adults and 2 children.
Family Concierge Junior Suite Garden Swim-up Rooms are located on the ground floor and offer direct direct access to the pool, sleeping maximum 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.
Family Concierge benefits-
Lavish Family Suites
Private pools with valet service
Private beach areas with valet service
Life Enriching Activities arranged just for your family (like sushi making!)
Elegant VIP Lounge with private check in/out designed with children in mind
Daily continental breakfast and afternoon snacks
Special children’s in-suite amenities including robes and slippers
Luxury amenities for adults
‘Bathtime Fun’ Jacuzzi® preparation
Cookies and milk turn-down service
Customised mini-bar with drinks and snacks just for kids
“Welcome” Paradisus Kids Beach Kit
Complimentary WiFi access
Supervised Kids' Camp
Luggage packing and unpacking
Pillow menu for adults and children
Royal Service Suites (adult-only):
80 Junior Suites Royal Service located in 28 two-storey bungalows. All feature personalised mini-bar restocked daily with premium beverages, 24-hour room service, butler service and pillow menu.
Junior Suites Royal Service are stylish and spacious, sleeping maximum 2 adults.
Junior Suite Ocean View Royal Service are located towards the front of the Royal Service area and face the ocean, sleeping maximum 2 adults.
Royal Service room benefits-
Butler Service (using the butler menu)
Bathrobes and slippers
Carrying bag for beach towels
Bath conditioning with incenses, salts and candles (once per stay)
24-hour room service
Daily turn-down service
One YHI-SPA water journey included per guest per stay
Unlimited Green Fees at the Varadero Golf Course
Private check-in/check-out
Custom Premium bar, according to client preferences
Pillow menu
In-room spa service*
Breakfast, lunch and dinner à la carte
Guaranteed reservations in à la carte restaurants
Tea time and snack
20% discount for YHI-Spa massages
Exclusive swimming pool
Pool and beach concierge
Complimentary WiFi access in Royal Service lobby area
First pressing service free (two pieces of cloth per guest)
Exclusive Gourmet Restaurant
Late check-out until 2:00pm
Separate building or area/floor
Exclusive Lounge Reception
Complimentary in-room dining service (à la carte dinner service in-room)
Please note: children are not permitted to stay in the Royal Service Suites.
Booking bonus: book by 28 Feb '19 to receive up to 25% off the accommodation cost between 1 May '19–3 Jan '20.
Any applicable offers have been calculated into the prices shown. Offers may not be combinable.
11 restaurants: Ara (Cuban and international cuisine, open for buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner), Stella Di Mare (Italian, open for dinner), Turey (International cuisine, open for dinner), Los Agaves (Mexican, open for dinner), Sakura (Japanese-style Teppanyaki, open for dinner), Bana (Oriental and Cuban), Siboney (buffet, seafood; open for lunch). The Bella Mar Restaurant is exclusively for Royal Service guests. Gaby (Cuban and International cuisine, open for buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner), Bana (Oriental and Cuban food) and Fuego (Latin cuisine) are exclusively for Family Concierge guests. 13 bars: Carabo beach bar, Hicacos and Hatuey beach bars, Kristal lobby bar (open 24-hours), Cairi (snack bar open 24-hours), Fun Pub Areito and Toa (pool bar). La Notte Royal Service lobby bar (open 24-hours) and Rincon Frances pool bar are exclusive to Royal Service guests. Lunas lobby bar (open 24-hours), Sky Bar, Avenue Bar, Sunrise Bar and Sunset Grill snack bar are exclusive to Family Concierge guests. Please note: reservations are required for any speciality or à la carte restaurant.
Fun pub open 7:00pm-1:00am. Nightly live entertainment and mini-show for children.
6 swimming pools including sports and games pool, freeform pool with a children's section and a pool exclusive for Royal Service guests, and 3 pools exclusive for Family Concierge guests, tennis, fitness centre, Spa with massage*, Jacuzzi, 18-hole golf course nearby*, 3 floodlit tennis courts, table tennis, pool tables and volleyball. Water sports available including catamaran sailing (sailing instructor mandatory*), pedalos, and kayaks. Diving (reservations required) introductory lessons available in the pool. Electronic games room. Lounge with films and soft drinks. Baby club (1-4 years), kids' club (5-12 years) and mini-disco in the evenings (5-12 years). Teenage club.
24-hour room service including an upgraded menu for Royal Service guests. Hairdresser*.
Wheelchair accessible rooms available on request. Please note that these rooms are subject to availability and may be restricted to specific room categories and bedding arrangements. Rooms and facilities vary between hotels so please check at the time of booking. For more information and contact details please check out our Special Assistance page
3 nights.
*Denotes local charge.
Dress code: in effect at night.
Please note: child ages at this property up to and including 12 years. Children are not be permitted to stay in the Royal Service Suites.
Please note: guests staying in the Paradisus Junior Suites and Paradisus Junior Suite Ocean View Rooms cannot access restaurants, bars and facilities that are exclusive to Family Concierge or Royal Suite guests.
Based on 6590 reviews
Rating summary
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Excellent (3319)
Very good (1564)
Average (871)
Poor (468)
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Nice resort in need of some TLC, like all others in Cuba..;.
Feb 18, 2019Jacques DLaval, Quebec, Canada
- Very nice resort, but not a five star, not even Cuba version
- Service very uneven, depending on restaurant
- Food was good, but not great
- Price of Lobster dinner varies from $20.00 to $38.00 depending on restaurant
- At the Bohios restaurant on the beach, people can have lunch in bikinis or speedos, and barefoot, really ''classeless'' ..
- I…
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- Very nice resort, but not a five star, not even Cuba version
- Service very uneven, depending on restaurant
- Food was good, but not great
- Price of Lobster dinner varies from $20.00 to $38.00 depending on restaurant
- At the Bohios restaurant on the beach, people can have lunch in bikinis or speedos, and barefoot, really ''classeless'' ..
- I asked twice that they replenish the room bar, to no avail, so no beer for 5 days... :(
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Beautiful resort, but could be better.
Feb 18, 2019Fred-n-Diane
This was a very beautiful resort! I was impressed by how clean it was and how nicely laid out it was. The ocean was beautiful, and the beach was expansive, with nice clean sand.
Some disappointments: The pool areas did not have enough chairs. One day many of us "borrowed" chairs from the beach restaurant. Perhaps the chairs were all at the…
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This was a very beautiful resort! I was impressed by how clean it was and how nicely laid out it was. The ocean was beautiful, and the beach was expansive, with nice clean sand.
Some disappointments: The pool areas did not have enough chairs. One day many of us "borrowed" chairs from the beach restaurant. Perhaps the chairs were all at the beach but even then, we had to search hard to find a pair of chairs.
The food wasn't great for the most part. I wouldn't recommend any of the restaurants. Many of the items they had on their menus weren't available. What they did serve was very small portions, and generally not appealing. We often went to the buffet after our meals. However, I was quite impressed with their buns and breads. Best place to eat was the buffet in the family concierge. The royal service breakfast was next best.
Wifi is only available in the lobby, and you need to ask for a card allowing 1 hour access at a time. This was free at the royal reception desk or sold for 1 peso at the main reception. There is no internet access in the rooms. I think this is a Cuba thing though, and not specific to Paradisus.
The resort was quite clean. I didn't see much garbage or cigarette butts around.
The service as hit and miss. Generally the bar service wasn't as good as other resorts we've stayed at.
The pool was nice. The water seemed a little colder than we'd like though.
We stayed in the royal service area. The room was beautiful, with polished stone throughout. There is a nice outdoor shower on the balcony. However, the hot water would spray barely more than a trickle. There was a large hottub in the room big enough for two people. But we never used it as we couldn't get the water warm enough. The air conditioning didn't work well. Some nights it was too cold, and other nights it wouldn't work at all. We called customer service a few times to have it fixed the first night, but they didn't come until the next day, and even then the maintenance guy just fiddled with the thermostat, but never really fixed the problem He seemed quite inconvenienced by the ordeal.
Overall, we had a nice, memorable vacation there. The resort could do a better job in a lot of respects, but possibly they are limited in what they can do because of the economy or government in Cuba?
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Royal Service One Week Stay
Feb 17, 2019janet350561Ontario, Canada
Sisters travelled Air Transat Options Plus from Toronto. Stayed Jan 28 to Feb 4. The entire resort is very manageable to get around walking and there are shuttles. A couple of suggestions - bring Deet bug spray, mini flashlight for evening walking (some lights along walkways are out) and a box of kleenex as they have none. I will short form this…
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Sisters travelled Air Transat Options Plus from Toronto. Stayed Jan 28 to Feb 4. The entire resort is very manageable to get around walking and there are shuttles. A couple of suggestions - bring Deet bug spray, mini flashlight for evening walking (some lights along walkways are out) and a box of kleenex as they have none. I will short form this review specifically about Royal Service noting pros and cons as was our experience.
Room: #14 bungalow, ground floor sea view, large with huge bathroom & outdoor shower, everything functioned well, needs a face lift (painting and refresh drapes, lamps etc - Melia improvement required) but otherwise very happy with room.
Service: spot on from check in to check out, safe problem dealt with right away, outstanding service by day/afternoon butlers, entertainment/events (yoga, band players poolside & evening lobby), lobby desk service (shuttle, wifi cards, replacement room key), coffee bar in morning and after dinner drinks, poolside bar and Bellamar restaurant servers.
Restaurants: breakfast & lunch at Bellamar (a la carte & small buffet very nice), dinner a la carte good; went to Japanese Sakura - more like Chinese food but fresh made, International - food ok, nice ambiance; main buffet - food ok, table service good.
Misc: money exchange, nautical catamaran, night shows in main (only went to 1) easy to find and everyone is very helpful. Enjoyed vintage taxi to Varadero for lunch (Varadero 60) and walk-about.
Our Royal Service vacation was perfect for us - relaxation and a few things to do at our choosing.
Special thanks to:
Lilier, social media & community manager, for reaching out before arrival and ensuring our comfort throughout our stay (sorry we did not get a photo, next time)
Genleys housekeeping - good job
All gardeners - thanks to Roberto & Davey for coconut drink and cut flowers
Bellamar restaurant servers (Angel, Gabriella & others) and the chef
Jorge and Janeitsy poolside bar - great drinks, service & talks
Jorge and Datsy - yoga and such nice and dedicated people
Yuli & Alicia - wonderful spa experience
Yendi & Javier - butler service was superb (any arrangements we needed were done - bravo!)
Thank you Paradisus Varadero Royal Service!
Janet and Linda
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RETIREMENT OASIS
Feb 16, 2019dennis n
It was certainly a disapointing stay for numerous reasons. To begin with and most importantly, the number of old people (75+) is in the thousands. There is obviously no problem with being surrounded by a mixture of older people and younger, but in Paradisus it seems you can't get away from this demographic. Another large issue is the sheer volume…
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It was certainly a disapointing stay for numerous reasons. To begin with and most importantly, the number of old people (75+) is in the thousands. There is obviously no problem with being surrounded by a mixture of older people and younger, but in Paradisus it seems you can't get away from this demographic. Another large issue is the sheer volume of bugs in the rooms. I got to my room on the first night and instantly realized the bug issue it had. I had fallen asleep somehow to be woken with a swollen face of countless mosquito bites in the middle of the night. If u are fine with sleeping with a blanket over your face then this is the spot for you. The food is alright for breakfest but you get tired of how bland it all is for the meals. The a la carte restaraunts are nothing special. Only thing that raises this experience is the beach, it is amazing. Servers at the main bar often forget your order and won't bring it until reminded or given a tip in which they proceed to put on a facade. In conclusion, beach is great. Rooms are alright but may have a bug problem. Food is meh. Seniors (80+) Everywhere.
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Seniors paradise is what I call this place.
Feb 16, 2019psavic1Mississauga, Canada
Senior paradise is what I call this place.
The resort itself is okay nothing special, not worth the 4.5 stars I would rate this hotel a maximum of 2 stars. Honest 2 stars.
Food is alright missing the most important part if you come with kids. No french toast for breakfast and no french fries for lunch or dinner.
The rooms are really old that need…
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Senior paradise is what I call this place.
The resort itself is okay nothing special, not worth the 4.5 stars I would rate this hotel a maximum of 2 stars. Honest 2 stars.
Food is alright missing the most important part if you come with kids. No french toast for breakfast and no french fries for lunch or dinner.
The rooms are really old that need an renovation ASAP, a lot of mosquitoes and other bugs. There is no hot water in the room shower, leaking water from the ceilings in the bathroom and etc.
Roofs are falling apart and the wall paint is peeling off.
The family consierge is renovated and nice.
The most important part for me was the beach that's why I came to Cuba. But this resort is on a "edge" and has really rocky sand which hurts a lot. You have to be really careful. We walked a bit up the beach to the next resort where there was almost no rocks.
Security is really good so you feel really safe here. The lobby and the resort itself is really spacious so you dont feel cramped with people.
The bartenders are really nice special shoutout to Laura in the bar for always giving us friendly service. Fish station and omelette station is really nice.
There is no music in the beach or the lobby- gets very boring .. we assume it is because of the 90% population of seniors over 80 years old.
I would not come here again for that price- I'd rather go to another resort.
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Nice resort in need of some TLC, like all others in Cuba..;.
