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Royalton Hicacos is a resort in Varadero, in the province of Matanzas, Cuba.Formerly operated by Sandals Resorts as Sandals Royal Hicacos, [1] [2] [3] it was bought by Canadian company Sunwing and started operating under the Royalton brand in December 2014.
Varadero (Spanish pronunciation: [baɾaˈðeɾo]), also referred to as Playa Azul (Blue Beach), is a resort town in the province of Matanzas, Cuba, and one of the largest resort areas in the Caribbean. Varadero Beach is rated one of the world's best beaches in TripAdvisor's Traveler's Choice Awards since 2019, ranking at number 9 as of January ...
The Sirenis La Salina hotel in Varadero, Cuba has 1,035 rooms arranged in around 40 3-story bungalows. I think that the hotel was renamed "Memories of Varadero" (I thought Sirenis La Salina, which means Siren of the Sea, was a much better name). I know this because I stayed there for the last 2 weeks of February in 2012.
Hotel Nacional, typical floor plan. The Hotel Nacional was designed by the New York architecture firm of McKim, Mead and White, financed by the National City Bank of New York, [2] and constructed in fourteen months by the U.S. engineering firm of Purdy and Henderson.
The second largest in Cuba, Matanzas province is largely flat, with its highest point (Pan de Matanzas) at only 380m above sea level.. The north-western coast is largely rocky, with a few beaches, while the north-eastern coast has numerous small cays of its coast (part of Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago), and scrubland and mangroves near the shoreline.
Juan Gualberto Gomez Airport was built in 1989 and inaugurated by Fidel Castro, [3] thus replacing the old Varadero airport located in Santa Marta, currently known as Kawama Airport. The airport was named after a journalist, fighter for the Cuban Independence and black rights activist in Cuba Juan Gualberto Gómez (1854–1933).
Kawama Airport was the original international airport serving Varadero. It served over 330,000 Cubans who fled the country for the United States during the Freedom Flights . However, as the tourism sector in the region developed, Kawama Airport grew too close to the beaches and resorts, creating noise issues for visitors.
In September 1989, the company announced plans for a $700-million Hollywood-themed complex, including a 4,000-room hotel and a theme park. [33] The Desert Inn site was initially considered as a location for the project, [33] but within weeks the location was finalized as the Marina Hotel and Casino and the Tropicana Country Club, [34] which MGM Grand acquired for $93 million plus $30 million ...