Royalton Hicacos

I stayed in Royalton after being disappointed with another hotel in Varadero and I have not been disappointed. For a very decent price, they do offer a 5 stars experience with the premises, the service, the comfort of the room and the food. There has been nothing I disliked there, and most of all, I really, really loved the comfort of the bed and the tranquility of the place: if I go back to Cuba, I will definitely book again !

My Wife Michelle and I with our friends again the Watsons AKA Domi it was our 13 visit to this resort The people are great ,beach is the best and the food was very good Anita our Butler was great set us up the whole week and was there to meet all of if of needs great job thank you We met a couple of the chefs Angel which over seen all restaurants and Salsa was the beach charcoal chef they were great always smiling hard working people We had an awesome week the weather was great We ate at all the a la carte restaurants and the buffet Was great to see Wankee at the Buffett bar We hung out with JB ,Lionnie and Heysues at the beach bar great service Asnea and Hermes at breakfast buffet great service We seen our good friend Katarinia our last day she was on vacation it was great Vladlin and Danny kept the music going at the pool party’s and disco we had a great time can’t wait to go back thanks for a great time Mike from Canada

Spent a week in Varadero mid Aug. Weather was fine despite the beginning of the hurricane season. Rained hard, twice, and cleared up in 30min. The grounds are nice and fairly newly "refreshed". Staff was great and very friendly and welcoming. That goes for the maitre'd all the way to the gardeners. -1 free 5-7m scuba excursion included at reef 2 k offshore. Pool intro required for non-cert. -Snorkelling at the same reef $ 20cu. -free Hobie-Cat short trips -scenic caves tour in Matanza -free (I didn't go, so no review there) -also scenic caves and hiking trail 15min walk from resort (Ambrosia Caves, and Ecological Reserve) $5cu ea. -only 3 a la carte reservations permitted (they say they're all booked up) UNLESS you pay more for Diamond club. -there is a big lagoon nearby which can emit an odour, depending on weather conditions etc. (we changed rooms from the #300's to the 3000's for this reason). -If you're serious about scuba, pay the extra $ and do all-day trip on the Carribean side. -I heard from other (younger) tourists that the jeep safari was a fun all day booze fest -Bring a Bubba mug or large insulated drinking vessel, cause beach service is slow and the cups are plastic 5oz juice-cups. - ask for your single malts or tequila reposado by name. The bars are well stocked but you have to ask for it, or you'lll get generic drinks. Note: The evening entertainment was quite good! artfull acrobatics, circe de soliel-style shows, dance etc on the mainstage at 9:30 every night. Jazz bar, dance lounge, main pool bar with live music, and cigar bar, also every night. -plus all the usual volleyball, salsa lessons, and daily "animations" you'd expect from an all-inclusive. -the main buffet quite good. it's split into themed areas: marche, bbq grill, italiano, fruit/legumes, desserts, seafood. The seafood was underwhelming, but the bbq was great. This buffet is better than most. -Although the main dinning area is a self-serve buffet, you still get waiter service for plates, cutlery, and wine. Its nicer than it sounds. The a la carte restaurants are: Carribean,TexMex, Itallian (Pearl), Beach Patio. The itallian ROCKED! MexTex OK, Beach Patio was GREAT (at lunch) We couldn't get into the Carribean, but friends said it was very good. Albeit hot inside and long trousers required for men. On a side note, if you want to get away from the main pool or beach, then there are two smaller pools in garden areas which are VERY quiet.