Paradisus Princesa Del Mar

Varadero, Cuba

Paradisus Junior Suite Ocean View
Racket Club
Junior Suite Royal Service
Outdoor dining
Bar Playa
Gran Terraza
Junior Suite Royal Service Garden Swim Up Pool
Royal Service Suites
Royal Service Canimar
Port Royal
Junior Suite Royal Service Garden Swim Up Pool
Restaurant Miramar - Royal Service
Paradisus Junior Suite Ocean View
Racket Club
Junior Suite Royal Service
Outdoor dining
Bar Playa
Gran Terraza
Junior Suite Royal Service Garden Swim Up Pool
Royal Service Suites
Royal Service Canimar
Port Royal
Junior Suite Royal Service Garden Swim Up Pool
Restaurant Miramar - Royal Service

The hotel

You’ll find yourself drifting away from reality at the adult-only Paradisus Princesa del Mar, whether you’re floating past palm trees and under bridges in the huge interlinking lagoons of the pool zone; lazing in one of Yhi Spa’s al fresco whirlpools; sinking your feet into the white sands of its beach; or simply lingering over long meals and Cuban cocktails at one of its 14 bars and restaurants (with another five venues, and other exclusive extras, for guests upgrading to the Royal Service section). This low-slung retreat’s rooms include swim-up suites with private gardens, but whichever room you pick, you’ll enjoy All Inclusive dining and activities.

Amenities

  • Bar
  • Spa
  • Wheelchair access
  • Windsurfing
  • Sailing
  • Tennis
  • Restaurant
  • Kayaking
  • Snorkelling
  • Wedding
  • Evening Entertainment
  • Fitness Centre/Gym

Where is it

On a beautiful stretch of Varadero Beach. Transfer time from Havana Airport: 3 hours.

Hotel information

630 rooms, made up of Junior Suites and Suites, all sleeping maximum 2 adults. All with balcony/terrace, air-conditioning, satellie TV, CD player, stocked mini-bar with soft drinks, bottled water and beer (replenished daily), tea/coffee-making facilities, safe, iron and board and hairdryer. Paradisus Junior Suites have views of the gardens, and feature a bath with integrated shower.

All Inclusive of: all meals, 24-hour snacks and all local brand drinks (some premium brands included). All activities and entertainment unless otherwise stated. Guests are entitled to visit four of the à la carte restaurants per week.

Please note: in Cuban all inclusive hotels, 'premium brands' can mean local premium brands rather than international ones, as Cuba has an embargo on US goods.


Suite Ocean View (available for stays until 3 Jan '20) are more spacious and have a Jacuzzi on the terrace. Also with upgraded amenities, a luxury welcome cocktail, turn-down service, guaranteed reservations in á la carte restaurants and late check-out (subject to availability).

Royal Service Suites

The Royal Service area is a separate space designed for you to fully enjoy the privileges of luxury. It includes an reception area, restaurants, lobby bar and beach area - all exclusive for Royal Service guests.

Junior Suite Royal Service Ocean View are located on the second floor, facing the ocean and beach.

Junior Suite Garden Swim Up Pool open out to the gardens with direct access to the Royal Service pool via a private path.

Suite Royal Service are more spacious and are located on the second floor with garden facing balconies to admire the views of the pool and gardens.

Royal Service Suites package:

  • Butler service
  • 24-hour room service
  • Pool and beach concierge
  • Personalised check in/out
  • Welcome cocktail with cava and refreshing towels
  • Priority reservations for any hotel service
  • Guaranteed reservation in à la carte restaurants
  • Unpacking and packing of suitcases
  • First ironing service complimentary (2 items per person on arrival)
  • Daily turndown service and VIP amenities
  • Premium mini-bar service customised to guest preferences
  • In-room dining (complimentary à la carte dinner service in-room)
  • Preparation of the bath with salts and candles (once per stay)
  • Pillow menu
  • Hydrothermal circuit at the YHI Spa (once per stay)
  • 20% discount on massages at the YHI Spa
  • A green fee at the Varadero Golf Club (transfers not included)
  • Guaranteed late check-out until 2:00pm
  • Early check-in (subject to availability)
  • WiFi
  • A la carte breakfast, lunch and dinner
  • Dine around between the Paradisus hotels in Varadero (transfers not included)

  • Honeymoon Offer: book a minimum 6 night stay between 4 Jan '20–3 Jan '21 and receive private check-in with welcome cocktail (subject to arrival time), special room for honeymooners, floral gift in the room, bottle of cava and chocolates in the room, romantic turn-down on the first night, housekeeping service after 11:00am and before 3:00pm, honeymoon breakfast in room once during stay, late check-out guaranteed until 3:00pm, one romantic dinner during the stay, priority reservations at specialist restaurants and a special honeymoon gift. 

    Marriage certificate to be shown on arrival, date must be within 6 months of intended stay.

Gran Terraza (buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner), Rock House (fast food and drinks), Firenze (Mediterranean, open for à la carte dinner), Marseille (French, open for à la carte dinner), Sakura (Japanese, open for à la carte dinner), Bamboo (Asian, open for à la carte dinner) and Port Royal (à la carte lunch and speciality dinners). Racket Club, Chiringuito beach bar, La Corona cigar bar, Capitan Morgan fun pub/disco bar, La Vigia piano bar, El Louvre bar and Yumuri Pool Bar. Hill Top Hideaway and Royal Service Miramar Restaurants (à la carte breakfast, lunch and dinner), and Bahia De Guanimar beach bar, Monserrate aqua bar and Canimar are all exclusive to Royal Service guests only.

Evening live entertainment to include live shows and piano bar.

Swimming pool. European YHI Spa*. 3 floodlit tennis courts, beach and pool volleyball, basketball, aerobics, fitness centre, table tennis. Water sports including pedal boats, sailboats, catamarans, kayaks and snorkelling. Scuba diving - one complimentary dive per day for certified divers.

WiFi in public areas*. 24-hour room service*.

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

* Denotes local charge.

Dress code: smart casual for dinner, long trousers for gentlemen.

Please note: adults over 18 years only.

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Image of the Tripadvisor rating A Disappointing Experience

May 29, 2020 musquodobit

We spent two weeks at this resort from February 27 2020 to March 12 2020. This resort is tired and rundown. There was no hot water for the first four days and no wine, We were expected to buy wine. One morning there was no coffee in the dining room. The food is absolutely terrible even in the specialty restaurants. At lunch and dinner, there was… Read more
We spent two weeks at this resort from February 27 2020 to March 12 2020. This resort is tired and rundown. There was no hot water for the first four days and no wine, We were expected to buy wine. One morning there was no coffee in the dining room. The food is absolutely terrible even in the specialty restaurants. At lunch and dinner, there was an assortment of mystery stuff on the steam tables and the cooks prepare meat to a leather quality. The only meal they do not ruin is breakfast and even then you have to cook the bacon some more. The whole resort needs maintenance and an uplift. There were a lot of amenities which which were not working such as the hot tub. They have done some repairs on the cheap such as patching a roof with two different shingles. On the beach, the lifeguards spend their time in a shack by the bar and pay no attention to people in the water. This is, at best, a three star resort. We will never return and we will actively deter anyone from going there. Read less
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May 21, 2020 Jan84ice

Arriving at the hotel we were not greeted by anyone and when I got to the desk to check in the worker complained he was the only one working the desk and that he is always overworked.Instead of checking us in he asked to hold onto our passports until he had time to get out our rooms sorted. Not a good feeling to hand off your passport to someone… Read more
Arriving at the hotel we were not greeted by anyone and when I got to the desk to check in the worker complained he was the only one working the desk and that he is always overworked.Instead of checking us in he asked to hold onto our passports until he had time to get out our rooms sorted. Not a good feeling to hand off your passport to someone you don’t know in another country. After checking in we found out there was no hot water or warm for that matter and that lasted for 4 days after numerous complaints. No wine at dinner and was shocked we had to pay for any premium alcohol. First resort in Cuba that when it says it is all- inclusive it’s NOT. Most staff members seemed like they didn’t want to be working there. Evening entertainment lacked. Not enough seating area in the lobby bar. Beach was NEVER groomed in the week I was there so to get into the ocean you had to step over mounds and mounds of seaweed. Food was sub par. I’ve had better at 4 other resorts I have stayed at in Cuba. I will never be returning to this hotel in Cuba. Huge disappointment over all. Read less
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May 8, 2020 davidhF9154KF

So we are planning our yearly trip to Cuba to see our grandmother and we have always stayed at the Paradisus. BUT... Our last visit was not very good and very disappointing. Things were not as they have always have been. The hotel is starting to get very run down and it appears that they are giving it a fresh coat of paint. Sevice was… Read more
So we are planning our yearly trip to Cuba to see our grandmother and we have always stayed at the Paradisus. BUT... Our last visit was not very good and very disappointing. Things were not as they have always have been. The hotel is starting to get very run down and it appears that they are giving it a fresh coat of paint. Sevice was terrible in all areas this time, more so at the pool bar where I had a hard time getting a drink all the time as the bar tender was more interested in other thing going on in the back room. I was kind of grossed out to see them washing the disposable plastic glasses and they were out of mint so forget mojitos for our entire stay. The food was just average, but the specialty restaurants were above and beyond terrible, except for the Hilltop which is always great. But the saving grace was that this is an adult only hotel which made the beach and pool area wonderful at all times. Like I said, we have stayed here several times, but this stay left a bad taste in my mouth and am unsure if I would ever return. I also felt from the moment we arrived that the manager was trying to scam us. While I am American, my husband and grandmother are cuban so not sure what that was about. As a Melia rewards member, we were never given to chance to upgrade or use the coupons given to us and just threw them away when we left for the airport. In the end, Cuba is a wonderful place with beautiful people and Varadero beach is a small slice of heaven that I will always return to year after year after year. Read less
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May 6, 2020 100laurenced Montreal, Canada

My stay at the hotel was amazing. The beach was clean and the room was confortable. The clientele was mostly Canadian and friendly. What really made the difference is the staff. By the pool, Oreste and Yolexis were providing an outstanding service. I took a canchanchara cocktail lesson with Isela and Nayvi which was very fun.
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Apr 13, 2020 Linda B Tabusintac, Canada

We've been returning to this resort now for the 7 years in a row. We were there in early March. I've written multiple reviews. We prefer the non Royal Service side of the resort. Although this is not a big resort, the regular side is closer to the restaurants and bars. The staff is very friendly and customer service continues to improve.… Read more
We've been returning to this resort now for the 7 years in a row. We were there in early March. I've written multiple reviews. We prefer the non Royal Service side of the resort. Although this is not a big resort, the regular side is closer to the restaurants and bars. The staff is very friendly and customer service continues to improve. Improvements are made to the infrastructure as well. We especially like having lunch at the beach restaurant, evenings at the Lobby, Cigar and Piano Bar (the latter for quiet and smoke free). Shout out goes out to Richard and Ciro at the beach. At the Cigar Bar, we find the service from Liuben, Victor, Pedro, Yvan, Jean and the rest of the crew behind the bar (and in the back) especially good. We go to fewer A la Carte restaurants each year but I'd recommend the Hiltop (in Royal Service) and the Oriental Bamboo Restaurants. Don't have the soup at the Oriental Restaurant, not a good choice. The one thing that we've noticed over the years is the decline in the quality of the entertainment. Too many 'dancer' and 'fashion' shows. This year they had a couple of nights when the guests were the entertainment. That was quite boring. There is not enough quality live cuban music. They once had more live entertainment. They do have two wonderful guys who have been there for years and play most nights either in the lobby or cigar bar, they are Albert and Fundy! Really talented guys. That's it for now, if you want specific info, you can message me. Read less