The location of the five-star hotel Blau Marina Varadero 5 * - Varadero, Cuba. The hotel was built in 2005. The hotel is located 40 kilometers from Varadero Airport, and 120 km from the capital's air complex in Havana. The nearest city is 12 kilometers from the hotel. In 2010, the hotel was completely renovated, all available 548 rooms are completely renovated and technically re-equipped.
Hotel rooms
Each room of Blau Marina Varadero 5 * is decorated brightly, colorfully and as if reflects the exuberant and cheerful Cuban character. Room size is 35 square meters. m, the room can accommodate two adults and one child, and if desired, employees will put an extra bed.
The rooms have access to a balcony or terrace, from the windows of the guests a wonderful garden in the greenery and flowers and the territory of the hotel are opened, and some of the rooms offer ocean views.
The staff at Blau Marina Varadero have taken care of all the necessary amenities for their guests. The rooms have air conditioning, satellite TV (one of the channels is Russian-speaking), and a telephone with a local line is available for a fee. Please note - the floor covering is tiled everywhere, be careful - it can be slippery if you come from the beach without thoroughly wiping.
Security requirements are also observed - each guest can hide their valuables and documents in a safe, the service for its use is free of charge, and safes are in every room.
A convenient minibar is regularly replenished with drinks, including beer, the staff checks its contents daily. In the locker you can find accessories for tea or coffee.
In the bathroom of each room there is a free hairdryer, in the room there is an ironing board with an iron.
Hotel facilities
Arriving at the hotel even at night, you can not worry - the reception is open around the clock, the staff will certainly help future guests. The hotel accepts cash and credit cards - MasterCard and Visa.
A pleasant feature of the hotel is the fact that pets are allowed here, so you can not worry about a long separation from them.
Infrastructure
The extensive infrastructure of Blau Marina Varadero 5 * includes a tour desk, currency exchange, business center, two modern conference rooms with a capacity of two hundred people each. Halls are rented for money. Paid services are also provided for motorists and lovers to ride around the neighborhood with a breeze - car, motorcycle and bicycle rental is open every day.
Everyone is recommended to visit the spa, cosmetic, medical, massage rooms with a jacuzzi and aromatherapy sessions, there is a hairdresser and laundry service, and for souvenirs go to the shops located here on the hotel territory.
The health of the guests will be worried by the doctor, whose services are paid separately.
There is an inexpensive internet cafe with a good connection on site.
Animation
Daytime sports entertainment programs are held by 15 animators from 10:00 to 18:00. Unfortunately, there are no Russian speakers among them, but practice shows that this is not a hindrance.
Tour agency
The hotel has a local travel agency. Here, for an extra fee, you can order interesting excursions to the attractions that the island of Cuba offers .
Sport and sea
Lovers of an active lifestyle will enjoy tennis courts, ping-pong tables, darts, the services of a fitness center, as well as aerobics classes under the guidance of trainers. At the same time, instructors will conduct tennis classes for a moderate fee. You can assemble teams and play volleyball, basketball or football. There are tables for playing billiards.
Directly in front of the Blau Marina Varadero is a two-kilometer sandy beach owned by the hotel, with sun loungers and towels.
Everyone who likes to spend time on the water will not remain indifferent to various water sports, such as windsurfing (with a license) or canoeing. You can go diving and get acquainted with the underwater world of Cuba. Classes are led by experienced instructors. If you don’t feel like going to the sea, you can stay by the pool and enjoy the cool water on a hot day right next to your room. There are three outdoor freshwater pools in the hotel ; they are open from 9:00 to 18:00.
For evening
In the evening, the Blau Marina Varadero Resort hosts recreational activities where you can dance and sing karaoke. The evening program also includes a nightclub with a disco.
Nutrition
Hotel Blau Marina Varadero operates on an all-inclusive system of choice by many tourists. It includes free buffet meals, local drinks and some imported ones - whiskey, vodka, brandy and tequila. Premium drinks can be enjoyed at an additional cost.
Six restaurants, three of which offer an à la carte service, and the remaining three work on a buffet basis, offer dishes for every taste. International, Cuban and Mediterranean cuisines will please everyone with their variety of nuances of cooking fish, meat, side dishes or salads. Breakfast in the La Marina restaurant starts at 7:30 and ends at 10:00, lunch - from 12:30 to 15:00, dinner - from 18:30 to 22:00.
Restaurants
El Faro is a seafood restaurant serving snacks from 12:00 to 18:00 and from 23:00 to 07:00. El Arlequino offers a variety of Italian dishes, La Zarzuela - Spanish, and Bacunayagua - spicy Texas-Mexican, all those who overslept can go to this restaurant - brunch is offered from 10:30 to 12:00. Dinner is served from 18:30 until 22:00, book a table in advance in a la carte restaurants . A pleasant bonus for all guests will be that three dinners per week are provided at the expense of the establishments.
Hemingway Club Bar and lobby are open 24 hours a day. Light bars are available at several bars. The Teatre Bar is open from 10:00 to 23:00.
At the Blau Marina Varadero there are two bars near the pools, they are open from 10 am to 6 pm, the beach bar has similar opening hours. Discobar opens its doors from 22:30 to 2:00.
Food can be taken to the beach. Chefs often delight guests with barbecue dishes.
Children will be delighted
It is believed that the island of Cuba is a land of brutal men with cigars, sultry beauties, freedom of behavior, revolutionary spirit, and local entertainment is intended only for adults. But in fact, you can find interesting places for a visit with children. In the capital - Havana - every evening at 21:00 local time, a cannon-shot ceremony is held, near Varadero there is a nursery of crocodiles, and in the province of Cayo Largo - a tortoise farm. You can also visit one of two dolphinariums, whose work will be described by the guide of the Blau Marina hotel. The hotel will delight young guests with a rich program conducted by a restless animation team. For younger customers, there is a private pool with fast and fun water slides, a large playground and a kids club for kids from 5 to 12 years old, which is open daily from 10:00 to 17:00. You can hire a nanny to look after the crumbs, whose services are quite inexpensive.
Reviews
Cuba is an unusual country with a strong character and wonderful, marvelous beauty of nature. The comfort and coziness with which the 4 * hotels of Varadero envelop their guests, including the one that was discussed in this review, allow you to forget about the worries of everyday life, get impressions from the trip and enjoy your vacation in full force.
If you came to rest in Cuba with your family, visit the Blau Marina Varadero hotel - reviews of it as a clean, comfortable and conveniently located hotel with cheerful and friendly staff cannot but please against the background of the general, not very funny picture of the Cuban life.
Many tourists with pleasure noted precisely the good location of the local staff to the Russian guests, perhaps the unity of spirit and brotherly love have developed historically. Be that as it may, all the guests noted the excellent service in the rooms and on the territory, the work of the animation team was also liked by many.
All the hotel guests were delighted with the wonderful nature of the park area, and, of course, the large beach with white, clean, gentle sand did not leave anyone indifferent. Tourists traveling with children noted that children were especially pleased to delve into it and build castles and canals.
But this hotel did not appeal to any youth company or those who came to Cuba for vivid impressions of a noisy life. Young people should choose hotels that are closer to the center of Varadero, and the remoteness of the Blau Marina hotel can be an advantage for those who value peace and relaxation from the hustle and bustle. Therefore, for tourists who love a measured vacation, the hotel staff is ready to hospitably open the doors, meet and serve at the highest level.