Cuba /varadero

shinhead

hi im looking to take the wife to varadero /cuba 2 weeks after reading onther forum post sas its our 50 th birthday in oct and we have been together for 20 years ...we are looking to go latest 7th nov direct flights only

know heres the thing :

want 5 star hotel any recomendations?
all inc or ?
is it cheap to eat and drink out and about .
any hints and tips appreciated:beer:

budgetflyer

Iberostar. Any of them. varadero is one of those places where most people hardly venture from their hotel to eat or drink.
Outside, the food is pretty uninspiring.similarly priced to UK.
I found everytbing artificially priced quite high for Tourist Peso.

Walking around,looking at prices in shops, it felt a bit like "The Truman Show" ie everything priced just for us. The locals would pay a completely different amount(fraction) in the Local Peso.

shinhead

thanks for the info yes the iberostars do look good, we stopped in one in majorca in june .downside to them is very poor drinks as the wife does like a cocktail or two lol mmmm been also looking at mexico but will see what comes round

kathryn1975

hi
if you haven't done so yet, have a look at sol palmeras in varadero. myself and my husband have stayed here twice. if you can; try and stay in a bungalow absolutely brilliant. the hotel is fab, the staff are fab and it on one of the best parts of the beach.