Blau Varadero

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дмитрий кузнецов

Level 15 Local Expert

It's a great place. There are many disadvantages. But everything is lost behind the atmosphere.

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Юлия Е.

Level 8 Local Expert

The hotel corresponds to its 4*! I would have put more, but the food slightly spoiled the overall impression of the holiday. Otherwise, everything is wonderful, especially I would like to mention the attentive and positive staff of the hotel. In general, I definitely recommend the hotel!

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Vitalii Paltsev

Level 11 Local Expert

A good hotel, many advantages in it, rum, ocean, musicians - all this is wonderful! but the rooms can already be updated, the furniture needs updating! Their cuisine is so to speak specific, upon arrival home they went to eat rolls, burgers, meat, fish, etc.)

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Елена ДОН КОМПЛЕКТ

Level 5 Local Expert

We were very satisfied with the hotel!! I will not list the endless advantages, just come and see for yourself)))

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Евгений А.

Level 11 Local Expert

I'm at the hotel now!!! It's terrible, you don't need to read rave reviews about the country's location in this world, that's their problem. If everything is so bad with food, then tours do not need to be sold for 4 thousand euros... The hotel is terrible, it's the worst place I've been. Only the ocean is beautiful here and the poor people who are trying their best not to be out of work....Terrible food, bones instead of meat, lack of kolla, sprite for cocktails, lack of any greens and vegetables for salads, and even this cooking is terrible. I'm sorry, but it's not possible to eat.. There are no normal glasses in the bar, and everything is often served in plastic. And even with heavy rain, the hotel stupidly drowns and they close the main bar because water flows from the roof, and then there is nowhere to drop an apple in the Piano bar, not to mention the load on the bar. The rooms are generally satisfactory.The ocean compensates for a lot, but this is not the merit of the hotel, but a gift from nature Dear owners, do not put profit above service, because no one will come to you further.

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carnet88

Level 30 Local Expert

Good day. The PGS Varadero Hotel 4* (Cuba, Varadero) is the cheapest and most budget hotel for Russians today. But you will be very upset by the hotel: - dirt in the dining room - poor nutrition -the staff is lazy and indifferent to requests - the territory of the hotel is literally a swamp with frogs and mosquitoes. - there is practically no animation and everything is monotonous. - check-in to the hotel rooms is unrealistically long. Only the beach and the ocean save in this darkness

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яцкова наталья

Level 5 Local Expert

It's a wonderful hotel, I recommend it to everyone.

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Мария

Level 2 Local Expert

It's time to finally write a review. We went on a honeymoon with my husband to this "beautiful" hotel for 15 days in August 2023. I have never regretted so much that I took so many days on vacation (on day 10-11 we already wanted to go back home). To say that the hotel is bad is to say nothing. The flight at 14 o'clock did not scare us, we knew where we were going, it was all for the sake of the ocean. It was our first time in Cuba, and for some reason we decided to visit this particular hotel. It was the WORST decision! To begin with, no one met us when we arrived at the hotel, did not take us to the building where we were settled, did not even explain where to go. It's good that there were kind Russian people who helped. We arrived at 21.00, it was dark, nothing was visible and it was unclear where to go. Well, here we have found our building, the room. We are trying to open the door with this magic card. Sweaty, wet, tired, already bitten by lumps, we opened our room for 15 minutes, nothing worked. As a result, the husband went to the reception to find out the reason. It turned out that the cards were not activated. They gave me other cards, of which only one worked. And thanks for that. We go into the room, ordinary, standard, but we did not expect to see wow. The whole room was covered in mosquitoes, the walls were covered with some small bugs. Just tin! I'm squeamish, it was a disappointment for me. It's good that the room has an ocean view. And then, we paid extra for it initially from the tour operator. We decided not to tell the reception that we were on a honeymoon, hoping for a bottle of champagne at least. To which they replied, "Well, congratulations." And then we understood everything about the service of this hotel. More precisely, about his absence. Then we find out that there is a chat of this hotel in telegram. I was completely shocked here. I have never seen in all my travels that there were hotel chats. Then they asked us if we had taken the lock on the chest… Here I was completely taken aback. What kind of lock? Which chest? What for? It turns out that these "cute", "smiling" maids like to take other people's things. After that, all our suitcases and belongings were stored exclusively in a chest (the lock was given by the guys). Don't even think about keeping anything in the safe! Bed linen and towels were changed 0 TIMES in 15 days! It was in the 10th building, they say that in the 11th building there were no problems with this. To get toilet paper, water, etc., we had to run after the maid with $ 1, then she can give you something, and that's not a fact. Food… The food leaves much to be desired. I don't understand the people who admire the food of this hotel. The question immediately arises what they eat at home. The only thing that was really delicious was the ice cream. The meat is burnt, cheese and ham are impossible to eat, salads looked disgusting, fruits are sour, rotten, water is poured into carafes from the tap! The dishes are dirty, they wipe the glasses with a dirty rag, very dirty, as if they had washed the floors with it first. Pancakes, pizza, cakes... it's a nightmare! One name. My husband is not moody, he eats everything, but even he was not happy about all this. And what kind of fights for food. This is a separate story. It's like people have never eaten anything. They fight, yell at each other, fill their plates like crazy. Thursday is a fish day. There's a nightmare going on there. We didn't go to dinner before 7.30 pm because people are becoming inadequate. They're really fighting over food. I flew 14 hours to Cuba for the sake of Cuban flavor, and eventually got a purely redneck Russian flavor. It was terrible for me. Disco at 23.00 near the lighthouse. Oh my God, young girls who twist their booty about Cubans like they're inadequate, right down to their underpants! Men who have swelled up, undress and shake their bellies, and scream. Music? The music is purely Russian: Hands up, Leningrad, etc. Seriously? Did I come to Cuba to listen to Russian songs? Listen to it at home in your club. The animators are Russian girls, I'm shocked by them too. They may miss the Russian people, they like it all themselves, so they have fun as much as they can. The animation is at a low level, the show at 21.30 is the same, every day. The children's show is the same. I forgot to mention the so-called "restaurant" Ala kart. They serve you the food that's left over from dinner, just in a beautiful serving, that's it. A snack bar at lunch is not on the street, where birds sit on food and peck at it. How can you eat that afterwards? Aren't you afraid of getting sick at all? Alcohol... as without it. They pour log rum into cocktails, you can't tell it apart anyway, it's going to be mixed. Which then makes you feel bad, you even get drunk and don't remember anything. Therefore, I do not recommend cocktails! Don't buy the cigars they sell on the beach as a gift if you don't want to embarrass yourself! I advise you to try fish and lobster on the beach with a male lifeguard. This is really delicious! But during the whole vacation, most of the time we went to Varadero to a cafe and ate there, because it was hard to do it at the hotel. When I flew to Cuba, I didn't expect anything super, we were warned about the service. But I didn't think it would be that bad. It was purely by chance that these days we came to visit the neighboring Princess Hotel. And frankly, this is heaven and earth! Silence, tranquility, the staff does not work for money, they work for a smile. Well-groomed, beautiful territory, clean pool, and the food is insanely delicious. Therefore, those who say that Cubans allegedly do not know how to cook, it is only at the PGS hotel that they do not know how to cook. If you don't give money to PGS, they won't do anything. The Russians themselves are to blame, spoiled and arranged it is unclear what. In general, PGS is a purely Russian hotel. Russian russians, Russian tracks, drunken men and women shouting on the beach and fighting among themselves, then you are clearly here! I wrote a review only about the hotel! There are no complaints about the ocean or the beach. It's the ocean, of course it's magical. But the beach... the sunbeds are occupied in the evening! Which was weird for me too. My advice is if you really want to enjoy your vacation and Cuba, then choose another hotel. It is better to pay 10-20 thousand rubles more expensive, but you will get more positive emotions. When I looked at the reviews, I thought that such negative reviews are written by strange people who always don't like something. But no! I was wrong! It's really not as beautiful as someone writes. I hope my review will help you in choosing a hotel.

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Выкуп Авто 24

Level 5 Local Expert

Nice hotel. Service for 5 . Beach 5 . Animation 5, food 3.5, animation 4. In general, everything is not even bad. If you are flying to Cuba, consider this hotel.

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Денис

Level 4 Local Expert

For Cuba, this is the best hotel! Despite the fact that it is 4, 5 will give many a head start on Varadero. Bed linen, towels, cleaning and replenishment of the mini bar are provided daily. The menu is varied, here you can find pork, seafood, lamb, a lot of fresh fruits. In general, I recommend it!

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Екатерина

Level 13 Local Expert

We returned from the hotel 2 days ago. I'll tell you briefly about everything The hotel itself is normal, the staff is 50/50. Some are friendly, some are rude. The lobby is beautiful, no insects were noticed. Mosquitoes only There's not much to eat. The meat that is fried in front of you is rubber. There are only steamed vegetables and bananas in the trays 🤦🏻♀️ I ate only rice and potatoes. Sometimes there was a delicious chicken. I took a fish once, there seems to be nothing. A friend was poisoned by this fish The only vegetables that tasted good to me were pineapples. There were also a lot of papayas, but I don't like it. They made smoothies for breakfast - not tasty like water The worst thing for me is the eternal queues. At lunch, 15 people could stand in front of me with a plate And anyway, to get to lunch you also need to stand in line on the street The room was selected, with an ocean view. Wonderful. They didn't clean very well, but they replenished the mini-bar and carefully hung up old dirty towels :) The beach is great, though I cut my foot on the glass. But it's not the hotel's fault. When the wind blows, the water is dirty and there are a lot of algae. The ocean itself is beautiful 😍 Vacationers are mostly Canadians +40 Russians would be better, honestly. The selection of cocktails on the beach is small, or rather, there is none. Sprite or cola and rum The sunbeds went to occupy at 6 a.m., although there is a separate area for the select. Everyone was lying in it, no one is watching From the animation of the bocce, fitness in the ocean, volleyball, salsa lessons and eternal music in the lobby until 23.00 The audibility is excellent, there is a huge gap under the door))) There is no service. At all. You ask for tea in Spanish, they pour coffee. You ask for a drink, they say there are no glasses. When they appeared, they asked to bring it. The glasses were brought and the empty ones were put on the table. I had to run and place an order. Select has unlimited access to alakarts and pool breakfasts, but everything was busy. There was no compensation. There were no birthday presents either. Cuba is clearly an amateur. I'm glad I went there, but I won't be coming back.

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Алёна

Level 11 Local Expert

Cuba❤️ If you want to add impressions of the ocean to your life, then here you are ‼️DEFINITELY RECOMMEND‼️ BUT, this hotel is for a holiday without children. There are no children's injuries in the hotel. Those who are OVER the age of 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70☝️😁 and it seems to me even 80!))) Nice big hotel. Functional, standard rooms with an open loggia) there is enough space not only to breathe the night air, but also to do morning exercises with a view of the ocean or the bay🥰 The hotel has everything for relaxation! ✅️ restaurants ✅️ Daily music program ✅️ clean and not crowded beach with security ✅️ the food is varied, there is one for everyone - meat, fish, stewed vegetables, porridges, pasta.. There is always bread, pies, ice cream. Fruits by season)

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Ирина З.

Level 2 Local Expert

We had a rest at the end of March 2023. As soon as we arrived, we were settled immediately (~ 14.00) without additional charges in the 16th building (just behind the lighthouse). In the building to the left of the reception, check-in was at 16:00. Check-out at 12, with an additional payment of $ 25, can be extended to 15-16👌 Extension on the day of departure at the reception. Departure at 22, we were picked up at 17.30 About the hotel. Located at the very end. The hotel has a large, well-groomed, beautiful territory, there is a place to walk; if you go beyond the lighthouse to the end: there is not yet a residential part, but with a good (free) swimming pool. The buildings are in satisfactory condition. The room itself is large, huge beds (new), the furniture in the rooms is worn of course (but also in Turkey, Egypt if you do not have a suite - the same), plumbing is tolerable. Wi–Fi is free, it catches satisfactorily in the room and the central building (where the reception is), if it crashes, you go to the room to the right of the reception, everything will be fixed. 90% of the vacationers are Slavs. The pros and cons of this composition are clear to everyone. On the one hand, everyone will always support each other, help, share medicines, ointments, etc. (there is a hotel chat in telegram, I advise you to join who has decided), on the other hand, a meeting with Tagil is quite possible in the dining room and other places. 👍 The beach is a delight. They are cleaned regularly. There is enough space for everyone. Probably only in this hotel the beach is the largest in length, it consists of 4 seemingly remote zones from each other. Activities near building 12 and the beach opposite the restaurant: warm-up, dancing, volleyball, bocce. On the beach near the lighthouse: sail, kayak, catamaran for free for 30 minutes (but no one stood with a stopwatch) – so the hotel has not only a bar, but also other joys. 👍On food: everything was good for us. It is difficult to get food in Cuba, the main food for hotels is imported. And they bring it from some wonderful country (there were suggestions that Spain). There were no such delicious cheeses (including dor blue), bacon, ham in Turkey or Egypt. Meat is well cooked, the fish is delicious, brown rice is very tasty, some amazing baked pumpkin, seafood from time to time. Fruits: amazing pineapples, papaya, guava (only they are amazing in the restaurant by the pool, in the evening it is also A la Carte) and the juices there are just fantastic - freshly squeezed fresh fruits (not that in the main restaurant). There is ice cream. There are desserts (there are no enthusiastic cheers, but it's good for me)). I went to Cuba hoping to lose weight (after reading a lot of scary stuff) and eventually gained weight.. I agree, alas, there is no such ideal stability and there are interruptions in supplies, for a couple of days the assortment in the restaurant looked modest. There are dishes, in our opinion, prepared strangely, they have a peculiar approach to salads...By the way, the chef at this hotel is from Turkey. He's a fan of his business! And in any case, he tries to make it tasty and varied. Thanks Erdem! We appreciated it! According to many negative reviews, the restaurant has dirty dishes...well, you need to look carefully at the plate that you take, and if anything, take another one)) but again, in comparison with Turkey (a good expensive 5 with full occupancy of the hotel in September 2022 also sinned). The choice of good quality alcohol is quite large. Spanish wines are pink, white, red, in the main restaurant the waiters come and offer drinks of their choice. There are enough strong drinks in the bar and if there is not a huge queue, the bartenders make excellent cocktails. In the coffee shop to the right of the reception, a charming lady and a young man are doing their job above all praise, one of the best coffees that I have ever tasted. They also have such a drink (I can already make a mistake in the name) cafe Hispaniola cava: liqueur, coffee, whipped cream...after lunch, it's a delight! 👍 The animation team also has a separate respect!) unobtrusively created the mood for the whole vacation. I have always believed that animators are important for children, and for the first time I appreciated such an excellent work aimed at an adult contingent. After dinner, there is almost always live music in the lobby by the bar, at 21:30 there is a performance or contests in the amphitheater, at 23:00 there is a disco. It's hard to reach it given the time difference, but when we had enough strength) it was very cool. Well done animators always had a great evening! Mosquitoes spoil the paradise picture there (the territory is being processed, but there are still a lot of them in the evening, and they have nothing to do with the wind... Therefore, it is necessary to take all mosquito repellents with you: the body is treated, and after bites, and a fumigator and candles are in the room if on the balcony. Of course, there are people who are tasteless to insects...But I got it!!! Somehow I underestimated them at first... and if it wasn't for fenistil ... (in 11 days of rest, I emptied the tube). The wind was a joyless discovery for me there...as I later learned from vacationers in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the presence of wind in this part is quite regular... Well, the objective disadvantage of this hotel is cleaning the rooms, changing linen, towels... That's where the negative angry reviews are right. There is a high probability that the room will not be cleaned... At all...That's how it is... I have not seen this anywhere else ... Although in some buildings responsible hardworking maids are lucky there, but in most of the young ladies are insolent, gifts and tips are taken away, this does not affect the cleaning situation in any way. If the hotel had a feedback form with wishes for the management, it would be very useful to improve the service (and, accordingly, increase the rating of the hotel). Because this service discredits the whole team. I hope the Pegasus management reads the reviews too) But this did not spoil our rest. We are very satisfied! Fell in love with Cuba! Everyone there is really very friendly and positive. I really wanted to thank the hotel staff (which we did), in my opinion, the medicines caused the greatest joy. By the way, collect the maximum first-aid kit for rest. If you need anything, you will not be able to buy medicines. I wish you all a great vacation)

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алекс первый

Level 7 Local Expert

We had a rest with my wife from 18.10.23 to 27.10.23. In general, everything is not bad. Food, by Cuban standards, is 4. The territory is of course tiny, but there is no pandemonium. There are always free sunbeds on the beach and by the pool. The ocean is beautiful. The rooms are freshly painted. The 18+ concept is just fine. There are few compatriots.

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Юрий Артёмов

Level 7 Local Expert

The hotel is just a solid five! The animation is weak, the food is normal (as it is everywhere), the main thing is not poisoned.

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Aleks Burn

Level 15 Local Expert

Against the background of my previous vacations in Crimea and Turkey, as well as a trip to Varadero in 2019 in the Iberostar Laguna Azul 5*, I can confidently say that the quality of rest in Blau, even taking into account some decline amid the pandemic, exceeds expectations. I liked everything. I'll tell you about some of the features in the end, but I can't call them cons. -- Service. That's something. They always come up first, ask what they need (to drink), and offer help. Managers appear from time to time in the restaurant, at the bar, on the beach and make sure that everything corresponds to the level. The guys at the bar, restaurant, on the beach, maids, reception, security - everyone with whom I have repeatedly interacted - work well, without complaints, on the contrary, with dedication and strive to help. I would like to mention security separately. I lost my phone in a taxi (I took it on the street myself), they took a statement, called the police and half an hour later! the car has already returned to the hotel. The taxi driver said that he did not notice my smartphone lying on the torpedo and fell on the floor of the front seat... Well, OK. The main thing is the result. I will also mention the chefs, especially the big dark-skinned Vladimir with white-rimmed glasses. He cooks great, I liked the lobster that was paid for separately. The head chef of the restaurant, he turned to me himself, I asked him to add less salt everywhere. And he said he would! The guys on the beach, the lifeguards and the bartender. They always help in everything they can (they can do a lot). The waiters always ran for drinks, made special cocktails, and fulfilled requests. Very good! -- The contingent. Germans, Scots, English, Spanish speakers, Cubans, Canadians. There were 5-7 Russians. Quiet, pleasant, in the evening a piano is playing in the piano bar, no rush music! Communication was with many people. All the people are nice, no one sent, no one was rude. I reciprocated. -- Crowds. They weren't there. The hotel is rumored to be 20% full. -- The beach. Excellent. An employee carries a sunbed and wipes it. The lifeguard vigilantly pulls people out of the water when the red flag. The bartender spreads cocktails without sparing his legs...

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Мария Сергеева

Level 6 Local Expert

The hotel is great! Who goes overseas is welcome. The food is at an average level. Don't expect frills, there aren't any. Otherwise, great rest, non-annoying staff, good alcohol and a lot))) They clean the rooms every day, make birds if you leave a dollar. Cuba at the Varadero Hotel is a dream!

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Лариса Е.

Level 5 Local Expert

Friends! We will not recommend this hotel to anyone! Stay away from him! To say that the service in PGS is bad is to say nothing! We had a family vacation in late April - early May. Towels were changed only 2 times in 10 days, despite the fact that tips and gifts were put on the bed every day for the maids. The safe didn't work, it wasn't fixed. The food is disgusting. Animator girls deceive tourists: stories about the fact that 2-3 weeks ago everything was wonderful at the hotel, something just happened, to put it mildly, were not impressed. We were saved by multiple excursions, in fact, for which we flew 13.5 hours to Cuba. At least there we could eat normally at lunch (Havana rum-tobacco-Hemingway, Three cities, the Caribbean coast from Guam, Cayo Blanco). We also went to the city of Varadero by bus ($5 per person per day) There is an excellent lobster in the excellent Sakura 62-63 Street restaurant (it is called by local Chinas). My family and I have traveled 1/3 of the world, and we have lived abroad in many places. But, such a mess has not been seen anywhere. Our advice to you is that if you more or less want comfort, choose not PGS!!! Melia is a good hotel. There are 4-5 different ones in Varadero. Others were not bad, our compatriots lived there, with whom we talked on excursions and from whom we learned about their service and way of life. The choice, of course, is yours. But, the enemy would not wish such a service and a hotel! I hope the review will save you from repeating our mistakes! Have a nice trip, friends!

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Анастасия Красикова

Level 9 Local Expert

Great hotel, atmosphere, service, food is super. I recommend

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игорь у.

Level 4 Local Expert

It's a cool place, especially the beach bar after 24h

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Никита Сергеевич

Level 7 Local Expert

A decent hotel. Nice beach, worth the money!

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Никита Лаврищев

Level 17 Local Expert

An excellent hotel for a relaxing holiday, mainly vacationing in Europe and Canada

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Федор тютчев

Level 4 Local Expert

service-divorce the sink was glued to the bottom with glue, slightly pressed, it fell and broke.I had to pay $40 .although the sinks in the dining room in the toilet are additionally fixed with slats .It was done in the room for this extortion calculation.I had a rest on 02/16/2024. The food was rice and bread .ice cream.guava.Once I managed to take a piece of chicken all . sea.the nature is fabulous.divine. The disco is great..PGS Varadero Hotel 4*

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Алёна

Level 11 Local Expert

Good coastline, lots of activities, everything is beautiful) The rooms are average, the food is normal, but not very tasty.

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Катерина Д.

Level 7 Local Expert

A gorgeous hotel

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Ольга Стебницкая

Level 4 Local Expert

I really liked the hotel, the location, the food, the service!

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Dmitry Golovnev

Level 4 Local Expert

An unheated swimming pool, which is located almost constantly in the shady side of the hotel!They won't let you swim in the ocean at the slightest waves in the ocean, they immediately hang a red flag, although the ocean is shallow knee-deep 50 meters from the shore, the animator constantly droops and whistles to go ashore.There is a red flag in the pool every day from 17.00

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Стас Матюхин

Level 8 Local Expert

Everything is fine, but the food is not very good, they are cleaned every other day

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Олег Познянский

Level 12 Local Expert

Great

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Янина Бексултанова

Level 6 Local Expert

The animation in the hotel is at the highest level!!!

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ROB GOR

Level 6 Local Expert

Everything is fine except the food

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Юлия

Level 9 Local Expert

Great hotel! Excellent service! Gorgeous beach

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Александр

Level 12 Local Expert

In my opinion, this hotel is a good three... Unfortunately, the main problem was with food, endless queues for fried eggs and fried meat.... it seems that the distributions are full, but there is nothing to eat ( On the positive side, you can highlight animation, the beach and bars.

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aenergy

Level 4 Local Expert

I really liked it . excellent service

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Алексей Гончаров

Level 7 Local Expert

Great hotel. The best beach in Varadero!

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Алексей иртегов

Level 15 Local Expert

It's a very cool place

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Денис Соловьев

Level 9 Local Expert

Nice hotel)

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Максим Д.

Level 4 Local Expert

Great hotel

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Елена Буланова

Level 4 Local Expert

Everything is fine. I recommend.

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Sergey K

Level 5 Local Expert

Great!

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Иван Машанов

Level 6 Local Expert

Great

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Лариса

Level 11 Local Expert

I really liked it!

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