The Cuban Hotel “Grand Memoris” (formerly Riu Varadero) reviews are deservedly called the best on the island. It is located on the beach, which seemed to have arisen from a tale of paradise life. Snow-white sand, azure ocean waters - everything here is simply created in order to forget about everyday life. This new five-star resort complex, built five years ago, lulls you to the sound of waves, makes you feel like a gourmet god, keeps you fit with your fitness equipment and sports equipment, and also relaxes with a wellness center. The all-inclusive system operates around the clock in this hotel. Staying away from all the fuss, you will undoubtedly spend the best days of your life here and will dream of getting here again.
Location of the hotel complex
Hotel Riu Varadero 5 * is located quite far from the center of the resort of the same name. Before him as many as fourteen kilometers. It takes about two hours to get from here to Havana by bus. But the airport is relatively close. Forty-five kilometers of transfer - and you can already begin to "blissfully do nothing." This is almost the very end of the Ikakos Peninsula, where the ocean and sea merge, and therefore nothing can stop your vacation. A ride to Varadero from the hotel can be on a special double-decker bus. It costs about five euros per person for the whole day.
Varadero
Now let's talk a little about the area where administratively belongs Riu Varadero Hotel 5 *. Varadero - the town that gave the name to the entire resort - is not in vain considered the most elegant on the entire local coast. It is very bright, memorable, picturesque. It does not count great restaurants and clubs. Here rest and Western people, mostly citizens of Canada. Moreover, here is the safest place for foreign citizens.
Territory
Riu Varadero Hotel 5 * has a beautiful huge walking area, lined with palm trees and flowering shrubs. Many secluded secret gardens and shops where you can relax. The interior is new, tastefully decorated. The hotel has several buildings. The main rooms are located in red buildings, away from the sea, and the suites and suites are in blue, closer to the ocean. Between them are “improved” cases. Each category represents a separate “town”. The standard has its own pool with a bar. In the superior lobby. There is also a central pool, and the main "movement". In the park, gardeners in the early morning clean and tidy everything up. You can ask for coconut milk from them - here they simply tear off the nut, insert a straw - and please.
Housing
Riu Varadero Hotel 5 * - very large. There are more than a thousand hundred rooms, and they are quite comfortable, and some are even luxurious. There are standards for two people, improved rooms, junior suites and two categories of suites. All rooms are air-conditioned, and most also have a ceiling fan. However, tourists write that they rarely use both of them, because they just sleep with the door open to the sound of the waves and breathe the sea air. A set of amenities corresponds to the "stardom" of the complex. The rooms have not only satellite TV, a safe, a hairdryer and a minibar, but an iron with an ironing board, a CD player, and a coffee maker. The suites are equipped with living rooms and a jacuzzi, and the highest categories of suites have two bedrooms and bathrooms. All rooms are spacious with large bathtubs and balconies.
The section where the suites are located is located in separate buildings of blue color. She is closest to the sea. If you want towels to be changed, just drop them on the floor. About cleaning the rooms in Riu Varadero 5, reviews of tourists say that she is very thorough.
Sockets are European, so it is quite possible to do without adapters. The minibar is constantly replenished - cola, sprite, beer, water, and even rum. For him, as for tequila, there is a special “miracle locker”. It is also replenished as drinks disappear. Guests of the suites can use the free room service. This is especially good if you do not want to go to a restaurant for breakfast or dinner.
Services
Riu Varadero Hotel 5 * (Cuba) provides the opportunity to conduct various events on its territory, and not just relax. There is a small conference room for up to sixty people. Guests can wash their clothes, put themselves in order in the beauty salon. A number of shops are located directly on the territory of the hotel, like shopping malls in the Egyptian "fives." But unlike the latter, prices are lower than in the center of Varadero. Although the Internet in Cuba is a rare occurrence, in this hotel you can get access to a worldwide network for extra money. The best signal at the reception, but sometimes you can catch in the rooms. Although most tourists prefer not to bother with news and virtual communication, but simply relax.
Entertainment
Among the services of the Riu Varadero complex, reviews of vacationers are especially noted by the SPA center. Sauna, various kinds of massages, a hammam and a jacuzzi - all of excellent quality. Do you want to always be in shape and lead a healthy lifestyle? You are welcome! Two tennis courts, a fitness room, a playground where you can play volleyball, soccer and so on. And on the beach - windsurfing, catamarans, not to mention different “goodies” and “bananas”. Even aristocrats who prefer golf will be satisfied - there is an excellent field within walking distance of the hotel. Are you not so mobile? Then you can have fun with table tennis and slot machines. Well, as a bonus for the distance from the noisy and never sleeping Varadero, the hotel offers you its own night club. Animators spin like clockwork. In the afternoon they entertain and please both toddlers and older children, and adults. In the evening, tourists enjoy the many shows where live music is always played. For children there is a club, a swimming pool, and a playground for games.
Staff
Mostly the service staff communicates here only in Spanish and English. But among the employees of Riu Varadero Hotel 5 * there are Russian-speaking employees with whom it is convenient to solve all arising issues. The cleaners are diligent - twist the "swans", sprinkle the bed with flowers. All polite, greet, smile. The guests appreciated the work of the animators near the pool perfectly - there is something happening all the time, people are attracted, no one is bored. The waiters are friendly, offer drinks, instantly clean the used dishes.
Food Searches
Eating at the Riu Varadero hotel complex (reviews confirm this), guests simply sing real odes. And no wonder. The two main restaurants serve visitors around the clock on the all inclusive system. Moreover, drinks here are “included”, both local and imported. And from the number of à la carte restaurants, they simply run their eyes. Asian, Italian, Creole ... And there is still a restaurant for gourmet and seafood. If you want to visit them, then it's free, you only need to sign up in the morning. On the beach, you can not only have a snack, but also have a full lunch. The bar works not only in the lobby, but also in the amphitheater. The pools are located as many as six points. Two bars, the same number of eateries, and also institutions inside ponds where you can enjoy cocktails and snacks while swimming. And at the disposal of the inhabitants of the suites there is a luxurious grill house, custom-made meals in a separate restaurant and a special pool bar with an exclusive menu. Freshly squeezed juices for breakfast. Fish or meat can be fried right in front of you. A lot of vegetables, pastries, great sweets. Seafood - shrimp, octopus, mussels ... Everything is freshest and tastiest. Alcohol in bars is exclusively branded. Ice cream is available all the time. The lobby bar serves wonderful coffee with rum and champagne.
The food system in Riu Varadero reviews is referred to as “super-mega-all inclusive”. And for those who settled in the suites, the food is generally gorgeous - every day lobsters, cheeses, smoked salmon. Once a week, a buffet is organized by the pools with champagne and other delights. This is a gift from management.
Sea and pools
The beach of Riu Varadero Hotel 5 * hotel reviews are described in such a way that you can immediately see that it is better than any praise, and the ocean is simply bewitching. The water is clean, the sand sparkles, and fish are snooping right at the feet. In the morning, as a rule, calm, and after lunch, lovers can ride the waves. Entering the water is comfortable, gentle. There are a lot of umbrellas and sunbeds, although, of course, if you arrive late, you can not "stake out" a site near the sea. Catamarans and kayaks on the beach are free of charge, as in all Varadero hotels. In the evenings, the Special Minister collects sunbeds and arranges them in the mornings according to the wishes of the tourists. There is a special fenced VIP area for the inhabitants of the suites. There are no children there, as in this entire hotel section. The Riu Varadero 5 * hotel has two "common" pools and one for the inhabitants of the suites. The latter with various “bonuses” - a jacuzzi and waterfalls. The pools themselves are huge, warm, clean.
Excursions
About various trips from Riu Varadero 5 * reviews are only positive. Tourists are mostly very satisfied. Local guides speak Russian well, they are responsive and sociable. Excursions to the cave of Bellamar, to the nearest town of Matanzas, are popular. They are inexpensive and last only four hours. From longer trips, the cities of Trinidad, Cienfuegos and El Nicho Waterfall are advised. During this tour, you will get acquainted with the local flavor, visit the mountains, and also visit places where it is much cheaper than in Varadero, you can buy rum and cigars. They also praise the trip to the six-meter-long Rocio Falls and to the town of Santa Clara. However, the most exclusive and causing a lot of emotions is a tour of Cayo Largo. This is an island resort in the Caribbean in southern Cuba. It takes about half an hour to fly there by local airlines, and then sail on a catamaran. But the impressions are worth the time and effort. Reefs, starfish, iguanas, dolphins, turtle nursery ... By the way, regarding excursions to Riu Varadero 5 *, reviews of tourists mention one important thing. If you check out very early, then you should not order lunch for yourself, where you will be packed with a couple of buns and sandwiches. You can go to the round-the-clock snack bar at any time and collect everything you wish for yourself.
Riu Varadero 5 *: reviews and photos
Tourists post a lot on the forums and social networks about their unforgettable holidays in this hotel in Cuba. And, of course, they are accompanied by photographs. Indeed, compared with other hotels on the island, which are somewhat reminiscent of Soviet pensions, there is a very high level of service.
Amazingly colored ocean, palm trees, pools - all this you can see in their reports as if with your own eyes. And many write that they would like to return to Cuba, and this particular hotel, more than once. Food and drink twenty four hours a day, amazing beach, excellent service. People here rested for eleven days and two weeks, and complained all the time that this was not enough for Cuba. Only in the Dominican Republic can be better, but on the island of Freedom it is cheaper, and people are more sincere.