• traveled 7 years ago
A classy hotel with a large, very beautiful area in the colonial style. Large fresh water pool. A bridge, awnings and a bar in the water are all there in this pool. Beautiful palm trees, lots of greenery. Everywhere is very clean. There are a lot of sunbeds both by the pool and on the beach and the sunbeds are good modern plastic ones.
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A classy hotel with a large, very beautiful area in the colonial style. Large fresh water pool. A bridge, awnings and a bar in the water are all there in this pool. Beautiful palm trees, lots of greenery. Everywhere is very clean. There are a lot of sunbeds both by the pool and on the beach and the sunbeds are good modern plastic ones. The beach is clean. The beach itself is long and wide. To the beach a couple of minutes crawling) There are two children's pools, one for older children, the other for very young children. On the territory, in addition to the main one, there are four more a la car restaurants. Generally speaking, the food is delicious. The choice is excellent. True, the meat was not always cooked correctly, sometimes it was tough and the desserts were not very sweet, however, the choice is large if you try and find it to your taste. The rest is excellent. Fruits vegetables. Excellent ice cream. There are no porridges and soups, or maybe there is something like this, but not at all what we eat at home) Alcohol is of normal quality, cocktails that are alcoholic or non-alcoholic do well. For lovers of healthy food, the choice is good and potato cutlets and things like that. From a la carte, I will note Japanese, first of all, because of the presentation, and the food is delicious. Ala carte all by appointment. In general, in terms of food service and everything else, the hotel corresponds to both the stars and the cost. Now about entertainment, as I told you for my daily bread)) Good fun unobtrusive animation, kayaks on the beach, a catamaran for free. You can rent bikes for a ride, live music, dance aerobics classes, and much more. Played tennis there are two courts. Evening disco and mini disco for kids. Well, the staff. It’s hard to say that it’s excellent, but good people, albeit slow ones, forgot what they were asked for a couple of times, but if you remind them, they do it) And in general, treat the staff positively and they will respond with their attention)
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The number of rooms is not new, but it’s not too bad, it was comfortable to live, but it would be time to update, including furniture. Although the furniture, although shabby, the bed was comfortable, nothing creaked or fell off. The bathroom is a decent size and surprisingly there was not a drop of rust anywhere.
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The number of rooms is not new, but it’s not too bad, it was comfortable to live, but it would be time to update, including furniture. Although the furniture, although shabby, the bed was comfortable, nothing creaked or fell off. The bathroom is a decent size and surprisingly there was not a drop of rust anywhere. The room has a mini bar and tea and coffee making facilities. Minibar etc replenished daily. Alcohol included. In general, there are no problems with alcohol, and it is tasty and of high quality and a lot) The only negative for those who go on vacation with children is that you can smoke almost everywhere, even in a restaurant. But my husband and I are smokers, so it was a plus for us, and while there are no children, so we were quite normal. Although with children it does not interfere with the hall, large well-ventilated tables far from each other. The children's pool is separate from the adult one, so no one interferes with the children. Well, since I started it further about food. Food is full and for every taste, plus a la carte restaurants, though you need to sign up two days in advance. We once went nothing so special and no, in principle, you can not go there for the main food for more than. The territory of the hotel is gorgeous, a lot of greenery, everything is very beautiful, all the plants are looked after. Everywhere is clean. The beach is also clean. Togo beach entertainment kayaks catamarans are all free. White sand, brand new sun loungers, excellent air, well, just a fairy tale! Naturally, we wandered for souvenirs in Varadero) We rode a retro taxi. We had a great time and spent money well, I recommend the hotel!
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This was the first such long journey since the birth of her daughter. She is 2 years and 8 months old. We flew from Pegas Tourist, Boeing 777-200 (Nordwind). Initially, they didn’t expect anything from the flight, everything was democratic, no entertainment, monotonous two meals a day, drunk Russians secretly pouring alcohol like teenagers, after which small drunken brawls.
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This was the first such long journey since the birth of her daughter. She is 2 years and 8 months old. We flew from Pegas Tourist, Boeing 777-200 (Nordwind). Initially, they didn’t expect anything from the flight, everything was democratic, no entertainment, monotonous two meals a day, drunk Russians secretly pouring alcohol like teenagers, after which small drunken brawls. In general, our country cannot be changed...The flight takes 11 hours and 30 minutes. Flight delay 40 minutes. The child tolerated relatively well. Tablets with cartoons were indispensable. At the airport, we quickly passed customs control, and now we are moving along the road to the hotels. The road took about 40 minutes, our hotel Melia Peninsula was one of the last. We visited various fives, the most interesting ones: Iberostar Grand Azul and ours. Settled immediately upon arrival, check-in at the hotel at 16-00. We from the whole group came alone to this hotel. Most are Canadians, still others, there are practically no Russians.
There are no Russian speakers in the hotel, but basic knowledge of English is enough. As already written by others, a colonial-style hotel, quite large in area, immersed in greenery and artificial reservoirs; all over the 2 and 3 storey villas, we got room 2024 roughly in the middle, not far from the pool. The location is very good, about the same distance to the beach and the main restaurant. Next to the snack bar 24 hours a day. Nice spacious room, balcony, shower and bath, coffee maker, minibar (2 cans of beer, cola and 1.5 liters of water replenished daily). The electronic safe is small, the laptop, the camera were stored in a suitcase under a combination lock. During the rest, no loss of personal belongings.
On the territory of the main restaurant and 4 a la carte (you can visit 2 restaurants per week). A lot of bars, I’ll say right away that the best cocktails are in the lobby bar.
Drinks of local and foreign production are free of charge (drank Chivas 12 years old, Benentines, Olmeca tequila, Kalua liqueur, martini, Molinari sambuca). And of course rum (mainly Havana club and Santiago de Cuba). The main restaurant has good wine and champagne for lunch and dinner. A little about food: the main restaurant is a lot of meat of all kinds, but the most decent is chicken and pork, the rest is not chewed ...Fish, mussels, squid, shrimps, stingrays - in salads, boiled, fried. From fruits: guava, papaya, watermelons, melons, pineapples, bananas, but the most delicious is mango! For lunch and dinner, good ice cream with toppings. Many types of cheeses of good quality, you can safely take. What was pleasantly surprised was the ham "Prosciutto" and the sausage "Chorizo" - every day, they ate plenty. The service is good even without a tip, but with a tip you are more attentive to your glasses.
I didn’t like the grill bar near the beach - slow service, one name from the grill, everyone tries to fry quickly on an open fire, so the taste is appropriate. In bars, hamburgers, pizza and hot dogs are not edible, but you can have a snack.
The beach is good, the ocean is amazing, although sometimes there are algae. There are no problems with sun loungers and umbrellas, there is at any time, next to the bar. Catamarans, kayaks, windsurfing are free, but subject to windiness. The animation is standard: games, aqua gymnastics, water polo, etc. Since the hotel is not a youth hotel (most middle-aged and elderly couples) it was difficult to get together. In the evenings, a circus show for children, quite funny, then thematic shows, of satisfactory quality by hotel standards. Quite an interesting evening program in the lobby bar: bands, singers, dances every day - we liked it much more there. There is a night club, small, with modern music.
Admission is free, drinks are included. Both children and adults are allowed.
From excursions: before departure, we contacted local guides, agreed on an individual excursion to Havana, it was very convenient for us, I won’t describe it, we were satisfied. We passed all the sights, the guide Rocher was rather silent, but to be honest, the history of Cuba cannot be remembered in one tour, but we quickly went through a lot. In Havana, they immediately bought cigars and rum. The prices there are cheaper compared to Varadero. The trip cost 150 cookies for three (the operator has 500 cookies). On the way, we stopped in a valley, on a rocky ocean shore where there are very beautiful high waves, on a bridge in the bay. We arrived at the hotel at 6 pm, managed to swim in the pool.
The second trip was chosen Guama-Punto Perdis. Indian village, crocodile farm and the Caribbean coast of Cuba. We already went from the tour operator, because they turned out to be cheaper (161 cookies for three).
Guide Eduardo, cheerful, cheerful, who lived for 5 years in Tashkent, willingly talked about himself, years of study, joked; so the road went unnoticed. The Indian village, artificially created in the second half of the 20th century, does not carry any historical value, it is good to ride boats along the riverbed, try turtle and crocodile meat. On the farm there are crocodiles of different ages, it will be interesting for children. Well, in the end, the Caribbean Sea is very warm, with corals, fish, but a rocky bottom and poor infrastructure in this place. Cubans themselves come here to relax. Bathing about 1.5 hours, lunch, bar-all inclusive (beer, rum and soda turned out to be included). On the way back again downpour, in which the Cubans blame the Americans (local joke). On the way back everyone slept, the guide was silent. At 6 pm we returned to the hotel.
Toward the end of the holiday, we went on a tour of Varadero, all with the same Roger.
He takes 20 cookies for a group of up to 3 people and accompanies you everywhere and takes you to all places, and a taxi 15 cookies one way is easy to get to. Lucky on his old rarity. We drove through the markets, visited the city beach, stopped at the house of Al Capone and Louis Dupont. We ate lobster in one of the restaurants (who are interested in $22 large and $18 smaller). Bought the remaining souvenirs and returned to the hotel. It is difficult to go on other excursions with a small child.
The weather in general was excellent, but since it is already the rainy season, it rained, or rather a real tropical downpour, every day starting from 6 days, at different times, but more often in the afternoon, although once it rained all day! But you can get burned before and after the rain. Take maximum creams, the sun is very hard!
The return flight was by the same airline: the flight was delayed by 6 hours, after 4 hours of waiting and calls to Moscow, they allocated a bottle of water and a sandwich.
No explanation of the reasons for the delay and estimated time of departure. As a result, our brothers bought up all the alcohol in the Duty free zone and drank it to the songs of Leps. Still, if there is an opportunity not to fly Nord Wind, I recommend using this opportunity! If you do not want to be late for flights and trains to your cities, eat the same thing several times (by the way, the food was better on the way back - the merit of Cubacatering) Or just spend a quarter of a day at the airport.
But still, this is a colorful Cuba, not yet spoiled with big money, with clean beaches and the ocean, friendly Cubans and incendiary dance rhythms! And it's worth seeing with your own eyes...
P. S. If someone needs Rocher's mobile phone number +5.52628368, you can write to the hotel, reset the hotel name and room number, he will call you back.
There are no Russian speakers in the hotel, but basic knowledge of English is enough. As already written by others, a colonial-style hotel, quite large in area, immersed in greenery and artificial reservoirs; all over the 2 and 3 storey villas, we got room 2024 roughly in the middle, not far from the pool. The location is very good, about the same distance to the beach and the main restaurant. Next to the snack bar 24 hours a day. Nice spacious room, balcony, shower and bath, coffee maker, minibar (2 cans of beer, cola and 1.5 liters of water replenished daily). The electronic safe is small, the laptop, the camera were stored in a suitcase under a combination lock. During the rest, no loss of personal belongings.
On the territory of the main restaurant and 4 a la carte (you can visit 2 restaurants per week). A lot of bars, I’ll say right away that the best cocktails are in the lobby bar.
Drinks of local and foreign production are free of charge (drank Chivas 12 years old, Benentines, Olmeca tequila, Kalua liqueur, martini, Molinari sambuca). And of course rum (mainly Havana club and Santiago de Cuba). The main restaurant has good wine and champagne for lunch and dinner. A little about food: the main restaurant is a lot of meat of all kinds, but the most decent is chicken and pork, the rest is not chewed ...Fish, mussels, squid, shrimps, stingrays - in salads, boiled, fried. From fruits: guava, papaya, watermelons, melons, pineapples, bananas, but the most delicious is mango! For lunch and dinner, good ice cream with toppings. Many types of cheeses of good quality, you can safely take. What was pleasantly surprised was the ham "Prosciutto" and the sausage "Chorizo" - every day, they ate plenty. The service is good even without a tip, but with a tip you are more attentive to your glasses.
I didn’t like the grill bar near the beach - slow service, one name from the grill, everyone tries to fry quickly on an open fire, so the taste is appropriate. In bars, hamburgers, pizza and hot dogs are not edible, but you can have a snack.
The beach is good, the ocean is amazing, although sometimes there are algae. There are no problems with sun loungers and umbrellas, there is at any time, next to the bar. Catamarans, kayaks, windsurfing are free, but subject to windiness. The animation is standard: games, aqua gymnastics, water polo, etc. Since the hotel is not a youth hotel (most middle-aged and elderly couples) it was difficult to get together. In the evenings, a circus show for children, quite funny, then thematic shows, of satisfactory quality by hotel standards. Quite an interesting evening program in the lobby bar: bands, singers, dances every day - we liked it much more there. There is a night club, small, with modern music.
Admission is free, drinks are included. Both children and adults are allowed.
From excursions: before departure, we contacted local guides, agreed on an individual excursion to Havana, it was very convenient for us, I won’t describe it, we were satisfied. We passed all the sights, the guide Rocher was rather silent, but to be honest, the history of Cuba cannot be remembered in one tour, but we quickly went through a lot. In Havana, they immediately bought cigars and rum. The prices there are cheaper compared to Varadero. The trip cost 150 cookies for three (the operator has 500 cookies). On the way, we stopped in a valley, on a rocky ocean shore where there are very beautiful high waves, on a bridge in the bay. We arrived at the hotel at 6 pm, managed to swim in the pool.
The second trip was chosen Guama-Punto Perdis. Indian village, crocodile farm and the Caribbean coast of Cuba. We already went from the tour operator, because they turned out to be cheaper (161 cookies for three).
Guide Eduardo, cheerful, cheerful, who lived for 5 years in Tashkent, willingly talked about himself, years of study, joked; so the road went unnoticed. The Indian village, artificially created in the second half of the 20th century, does not carry any historical value, it is good to ride boats along the riverbed, try turtle and crocodile meat. On the farm there are crocodiles of different ages, it will be interesting for children. Well, in the end, the Caribbean Sea is very warm, with corals, fish, but a rocky bottom and poor infrastructure in this place. Cubans themselves come here to relax. Bathing about 1.5 hours, lunch, bar-all inclusive (beer, rum and soda turned out to be included). On the way back again downpour, in which the Cubans blame the Americans (local joke). On the way back everyone slept, the guide was silent. At 6 pm we returned to the hotel.
Toward the end of the holiday, we went on a tour of Varadero, all with the same Roger.
He takes 20 cookies for a group of up to 3 people and accompanies you everywhere and takes you to all places, and a taxi 15 cookies one way is easy to get to. Lucky on his old rarity. We drove through the markets, visited the city beach, stopped at the house of Al Capone and Louis Dupont. We ate lobster in one of the restaurants (who are interested in $22 large and $18 smaller). Bought the remaining souvenirs and returned to the hotel. It is difficult to go on other excursions with a small child.
The weather in general was excellent, but since it is already the rainy season, it rained, or rather a real tropical downpour, every day starting from 6 days, at different times, but more often in the afternoon, although once it rained all day! But you can get burned before and after the rain. Take maximum creams, the sun is very hard!
The return flight was by the same airline: the flight was delayed by 6 hours, after 4 hours of waiting and calls to Moscow, they allocated a bottle of water and a sandwich.
No explanation of the reasons for the delay and estimated time of departure. As a result, our brothers bought up all the alcohol in the Duty free zone and drank it to the songs of Leps. Still, if there is an opportunity not to fly Nord Wind, I recommend using this opportunity! If you do not want to be late for flights and trains to your cities, eat the same thing several times (by the way, the food was better on the way back - the merit of Cubacatering) Or just spend a quarter of a day at the airport.
But still, this is a colorful Cuba, not yet spoiled with big money, with clean beaches and the ocean, friendly Cubans and incendiary dance rhythms! And it's worth seeing with your own eyes...
P. S. If someone needs Rocher's mobile phone number +5.52628368, you can write to the hotel, reset the hotel name and room number, he will call you back.
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Was in November 2011. I liked everything very much and corresponds to the proposed photos on the hotel website. Among the staff there is even a Russian-speaking one. In the rooms everything is cleaned and changed always on time, there are no cockroaches ; ) as in some other hotels in Varadero. There are almost always a couple of "mastodon" taxis under the hotel, which for 15 pesos will take you to the market for souvenirs (there is nothing else there) during the day or to a disco in the evening in Baradero.
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Was in November 2011. I liked everything very much and corresponds to the proposed photos on the hotel website. Among the staff there is even a Russian-speaking one. In the rooms everything is cleaned and changed always on time, there are no cockroaches ; ) as in some other hotels in Varadero. There are almost always a couple of "mastodon" taxis under the hotel, which for 15 pesos will take you to the market for souvenirs (there is nothing else there) during the day or to a disco in the evening in Baradero. Also, comfortable air-conditioned buses constantly drive past the hotel, for... (in my opinion for 2 or 3 pesos) When choosing a hotel next time, I will gladly agree to Trip Penensula.
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I don’t advise anyone. The service is worse, the food is a nightmare, the beach is dirty. At best, it draws 3 stars.
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I don’t advise anyone. The service is worse, the food is a nightmare, the beach is dirty. At best, it draws 3 stars.
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Basically the hotel is nothing like that. Nature, of course, is just a fairy tale! The rooms are spacious, but cleaned for a C grade. . The food is of high quality, but monotonous. Animation is good. There are few Russians. Not enough youth either . . I think young people go to the top four. The main thing is to leave the territory! There restaurants are super, seafood is just delicious! funny discos, great mojito and colorful audience! And most importantly, it's all safe.
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Basically the hotel is nothing like that. Nature, of course, is just a fairy tale! The rooms are spacious, but cleaned for a C grade. . The food is of high quality, but monotonous. Animation is good. There are few Russians. Not enough youth either . . I think young people go to the top four. The main thing is to leave the territory! There restaurants are super, seafood is just delicious! funny discos, great mojito and colorful audience! And most importantly, it's all safe. This is a tourist area and everything is controlled.
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• traveled 16 years ago
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Something late remembered that you need to share your impressions. Pts flew a lot and finally flew to Cuba. Sol melia is a proven network, so they chose it. The hotel is awesome!! ! The area is amazing. The rooms are excellent. And the cuisine is varied. (I finally ate a mango!!!! ) There is a fitness room and jacuzzi.
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Something late remembered that you need to share your impressions. Pts flew a lot and finally flew to Cuba. Sol melia is a proven network, so they chose it. The hotel is awesome!! ! The area is amazing. The rooms are excellent. And the cuisine is varied. (I finally ate a mango!!!! ) There is a fitness room and jacuzzi. swimming pools and various free things on the beach: kayaks, catamarans, sailboats, etc. ) We rented boats, flew with a parachute and snorkeled. (Tip: the bottom is very beautiful and the fish are amazing, but divers better go to the other side of the island - to the Caribbean Sea - there is beauty under water !!!!! ). In general, there is no such sea and sand anywhere else in the world !!!! ! Even the Maldives are relaxing! Although, outside the hotel longing and the poor. It’s real to rent a car, but gasoline is so expensive and there are checkpoints so often that it becomes a hassle!
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