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Arenas Doradas

4.0 of 5
Autopista Varadero km 17 | Playa de los Tainos, Varadero, Cuba
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Ranked #31 of 57 hotels in Varadero
3.0 of 5 stars 880 Reviews
16 February 2012 -
DMcIlvenna
15 February 2012 -
Andrea H
 
 
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  • Lobby bar(18)
  • Great time(12)
  • Toilet paper(11)
  • Very good(11)
  • White sand(9)
  • Main buffet(7)
  • Pool area(7)
  • Entertainment staff(5)
  • Jeep safari(5)
  • Hot dogs(3)
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DMcIlvenna
Ottawa, Canada
1 review
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 February 2012 NEW

My husband and I went to Arenas Doradas for our honeymoon. It was our first time to Cuba and my first time down south. The hotel is beautiful. We had a honeymoon upgrade to an "oceanview", a king sized bed and a free bottle of rum. There was no "oceanview" as it was covered by all the palm trees, but... More

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Andrea H
Grande Prairie, Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 February 2012 NEW
2
people found this review helpful

My girlfriends and I just returned from vacationing in Varadero Cuba. When we were booking our trip we payed close attention to the star rating hopeing that by choosing something in the higher range that we'd be in for a real treat. well, to say the last...... Hotel Arenas Doradas would probably rate as a ... 2.5 maaaybe 3 start... More

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Tina M
New Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada
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3 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2012 NEW

We stayed at Arenas Dorados from Feb 6-12th 2012. We went with 11 people ranging in age from 2 yrs to 45 yrs. The majority of us were in our 20's. Cubans sure know how to make strong drinks. I would recommend the beer, banana mama's, miami vice and the mojito's. The sangria was gross. This hotel was more mature... More

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JenGirl2829
Drumheller, Alberta, Canada
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews
15 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2012 NEW

We had an amazing time at Arenas Doradas!! The staff was amazing! (Danielle at the swim up bar was a sweet heart) and Omar the Bell Boy was amazing!! Be nice to the staff and they will treat you like gold!! We had very few issues, when we first arrived we had ground floor rooms and had requested 2nd floor.... More

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michelle t
Welland, Canada
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 February 2012
1
person found this review helpful

I can't say much bad about this resort except, getting taking by one of the girls in the entertainment staff. Sold me a salsa CD for 10 bucks. It never had 1 song on it. I was really pissed about that. So watch out for sob stories and scam artists. Otherwise our room was very clean everyday, the food we... More

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valuefinder y
Toronto, Canada
1 review
4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012
4
people found this review helpful

I was there last week of January 2012, this hotel had good sides except the management is careless,and turns the blind eye for complaints. good sides are more than the bad sides, has a good night shows,landscape is clean,but not public washrooms.disco is nice, so free bus ride 4 times to downtown Varadero,fridge ,TV Tel. and AC even bidet.as of... More

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mike b
Truro, Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012
3
people found this review helpful

went with my girlfriend and our neighbours... unlike other reviews... our room was cleaned every day.. flowers for decoration. the workers there were awsome... very friendly. the public bathrooms werent very clean. but if u didnt like that your no more than a 5 min walk away from your room. yes there were bugs and i did see a cockroach....... More

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Susan D
Ottawa, Canada
2 reviews
17 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012
4
people found this review helpful

I went with 26 of my friends for a grad trip. I love Cuba and always had a good time until I went to this resort. I'm not a picky person or looking for luxury. I just wanted a clean, well functioning resort. All I got was a big safety/health hazard. The only good thing was the beach. The club... More

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Having traveled extensively for the last 25yrs of my life I would have to say this was a major disappointment. On the positive side I would say the beach is nice but its comparable to hundreds of other beaches around the world with more to offer. The country was very clean compared to most other 3rd world countries but those... More

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Mary F
Toronto, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012
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We stayed at the Arenas Doradas from January 27-February 4th and we had a really great time. There were 7 of us, and we never had any trouble getting seats and beach or pool chairs together. The staff were are really wonderful to us the entire stay - remember when reading some of these reviews that you get what you... More

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Address: Autopista Varadero km 17 | Playa de los Tainos, Varadero, Cuba

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