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Hotel Barcelo Solymar Arenas Blancas

4.0 of 5
Calle 64 e/ 1ra Ave y Autopista, Varadero, Cuba (Formerly Barcelo Solymar)
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Ranked #29 of 57 hotels in Varadero
3.5 of 5 stars 2010 Reviews
11 February 2012 -
nikky51
9 February 2012 -
Pat O
 
 
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  • Lobby bar(31)
  • Great time(21)
  • Very good(17)
  • Seafood restaurant(15)
  • Main building(15)
  • Would not recommend(9)
  • Front desk staff(9)
  • Hotel room(9)
  • Very nice(6)
  • Friendly and helpful(5)
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nikky51
Terrebonne, Canada
1 review
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 February 2012 NEW
4
people found this review helpful

Was at the Barcelo Solymar from jan 28 - feb 4. Clean room (facing the street) and quiet. Service very good from reception to maid, bar and restaurants. Tiped little but smiled and a bit of spanish words here & there did go a long way with personnel. Beach absolutely FABULOUS , no seaweeds and looooong stretch up and down... More

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Pat O
Windsor, Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2012 NEW
3
people found this review helpful

The buffet food was terrible nothing in the buffet was edible and everyone that we had talked to agreed no flavor and no taste and I can eat almost anything and at the pool they served raw hotdogs and hamburgs and greecy fries, now you were allowed two lacarte dinners if you could find the place that gave you a... More

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BarceloSmAb, Manager at Hotel Barcelo Solymar Arenas Blancas, responded to this review
10 February 2012

Dear Guest We sincerely apologize for the comments stated in your letter. I have shared a copy of your letter to all members of our management staff in order to take corrective action inmediately. Sincerely The Management Barceló Solymar Arenas Blancas More

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Julia V
Toronto, Canada
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3 reviews
10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012 NEW
11
people found this review helpful

let’s be honest here if you do your homework before going on vacation you will not what kind of food to expect and what kind of service. I just got back from Barcelo 2 days ago. I knew that it wouldn’t be a luxury resort so i didn’t have high expectations... If you go on vacation to eat all day... More

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William C
Vancouver, Canada
1 review
4 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012 NEW
4
people found this review helpful

Dear Fidel, Please lift the ban on warm and tasty food. Please let your people know that there are serving spoons in the rest of the world and that spaghetti servers aren't good for scooping up mashed potatoes and corn (ugh!).Please stop the senseless slaughter of pigs and chickens Please do away with the pretense of the local currency.Please, please... More

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BarceloSmAb, Gerente at Hotel Barcelo Solymar Arenas Blancas, responded to this review
10 February 2012

Dear William, Thank you for trust in Barcelo Hotel & resorts and for choose Barcelo Solymar Arenas Blancas as place where spend your holidays. We are very sorry about your gastronomy experience at our resort. We can assure you that we are working hard improving our service and we can inform you that we have opened a new restaurant called... More

michng
Mississauga, Canada
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4 reviews
2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012 NEW

 I went to this resort with a group of 6 guys (25-28yrs) including myself mid January. For a supposed "party resort" there were fifty percent seniors. The front desk reception staff were very unorganized. I had several issues regarding my room and changing rooms. The first room on the second floor started leaking from the ceiling, someone's toilet from the... More

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caseyTrenton
trenton
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3 reviews
12 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012
1
person found this review helpful

spent 1 week at this resort thank god it was only for a week rooms - very run down and only 2 very small drawers for clothes, maid was not very good left glasses and coffee pot dirty well basicly never touched them food- was less then average including the hair in my son's food and the tin foil in... More

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BarceloSmAb, Manager at Hotel Barcelo Solymar Arenas Blancas, responded to this review
6 February 2012

Dear Guest We are sincerely sorry for the comments you make of the Resort. We have shared your statements with all the members of our staff in order to take inmediate corrective action where necessary. Sincerely, The Management Barceló Solymar Arenas Blancas Resort More

MK-likes-to-Travel
Montreal, Canada
1 review
8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 February 2012
9
people found this review helpful

Well to start off My girlfriend and I were there for only 5 nights, from the 28-Jan to the 2-feb. Our first room was a little disappointing just because right outside our window there was a fan from the kitchen below, this was on until 1 am then it turned off and then back on at 5 am !!!!!, next... More

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mysterylady25
noelville
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 February 2012
5
people found this review helpful

Hello Happy Travellers I stayed at the Arenas Blancas a few years ago, We enjoyed ourselves and please remember you are not going to canada for your vacation,Some of you travellers like to pick and complain about everthing, I am sure if it was fit for a queen YOU would still complain. I was in Sosua this year and the... More

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DivaTravel
Ottawa, ON
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews
42 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2012
8
people found this review helpful

Stayed at Arenas Blancas Jan 25 - Feb 1. My first time in Varadero, and was pleasantly surprised for the price. Booked Sunwing elite, and found it worth the extra $ for leg room and added baggage allowance. Flights were on time, and no hassles. Now, this hotel isn't perfect; however, I had a nice room (except for those pillows... More

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ScorpioCatwoman
Montreal, Canada
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3 reviews
2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2012
2
people found this review helpful

This was my very first vacation and I loved my stay at the Arenas Blancas. Because Hotel Barcelo Solymar bought Arenas Blancas you have access to both restaurants and activities at both hotels. We had an ocean view room (room 4405) on the top floor and it was very quiet. We never heard anybody except for when they opened the... More

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Hotel Barcelo Solymar Arenas Blancas Also Known As

  • Barcelo Solymar
  • Barcelo Hotel Solymar
  • Barcelo Solymar Varadero
  • Barcelo Hotel Varadero
  • Barcelo Solymar Cuba
  • Barcelo Solymar Hotel Cuba
  • Barcelo Solymar Beach Resort
  • Barcelo Solymar Varadero Cuba
  • Barcelo Sol y Mar
Address: Calle 64 e/ 1ra Ave y Autopista, Varadero, Cuba (Formerly Barcelo Solymar)

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