Sandals Royal Hicacos Resort & Spa
Excellent dining facilities and a gorgeous beachfront setting define this Sandals resort with a European flair. Crowned Cuba's Leading Resort for five years in a row at the World Travel Awards. Boasting one of the best beaches in the area, tropical gardens and a pretty pool area edged with shady palm trees, Sandals Royal Hicacos Resort & Spa is a haven of relaxation.
The focus of the hotel's beautiful grounds is a meandering main pool featuring bridges, waterfalls and a swim-up bar. There are also two smaller pools, four whirlpools, a spa and beauty salon, tennis and squash club, sailing, windsurfing and scuba diving for certified divers, four restaurants (one main buffet restaurant, three à la carte) and a grill, four bars including a piano bar and a nightclub.
Accommodation
404 suites, each split-level with sitting area, kingsize bed, airconditioning, ceiling fan, television, telephone, minifridge, coffee maker, clock radio, bath, shower and large terrace or balcony, hairdryer and safe.
Gardenview junior suites look onto the gardens.
Premium junior suites have an in-room bar, which is replenished weekly.
Concierge junior suites have concierge services including private check-in, minibar fully stocked daily, continental breakfast in room, turndown service and 15% discount on spa services.
Royal suites are more spacious and have concierge facilities plus separate sitting area and selected complimentary spa services.
The luxurious Presidential suite with two bedrooms, spa services included and Jacuzzi in room is available with prices on request.
Restaurants
• Hicacos - International buffets. • Don Pasquale - Italian cuisine. • Las Morlas - Fresh seafood and fish. • El Caribe - À la carte Caribbean cuisine. • El Viejo y el Mar - Western-style grill serving international cuisine.
All Inclusive
- All meals and selected premium brand drinks
- Sports including instruction, snorkelling and banana boats
- Use of fitness centre and sauna
- Watersports including waterskiing and scuba diving for certified divers
- Daily activities programme and regular evening entertainment.
Sandals Royal Hicacos Resort & Spa
Excellent dining facilities and a gorgeous beachfront setting define this Sandals resort with a European flair. Crowned Cuba's Leading Resort for five years in a row at the World Travel Awards. Boasting one of the best beaches in the area, tropical gardens and a pretty pool area edged with shady palm trees, Sandals Royal Hicacos Resort & Spa is a haven of relaxation.
Facilities
- Three freshwater swimming pools, one with swim-up bar
- Regular evening entertainment
- Scuba diving (two dives daily)
Scuba Diving
Sandals Hicacos Resort & Spa dive centre
Spa and Beauty
Therapies at the spa
- Massages
- Body polishes
- Body wraps
- Body peels
- Body scrubs
- Facials
- Waxing
- Manicures
- Pedicures
Location
Set on the white sand beaches of the Hicacos Peninsula., approx. 30 minutes from Varadero international airport.
Beach Description
Beautiful white sand beach.
Sandals Royal Hicacos Resort & Spa
Explore the surroundings
Destination introduction
Varadero clings to the northwest of Cuba, running most of the length of the spectacular Hicacos Peninsula, a 20km spit of sand with one of the Caribbean’s most impressive beaches, as well as many of Cuba's finest international resorts.
Popular with families due to its expansive soft sands, clear waters, shallow depths and fantastic all inclusive accommodation, Varadero is also a haven for divers. Over 28 spectacular dive sites are accessible from the beach and a stunning array of underwater flora and fauna can be discovered. Dolphins flirt around the coast of Cuba and can often be spotted from the shore, leaping out of the water in the distance.
Varadero holiday highlights - Explore the romantic arcaded streets of the tranquil town of Cardenas by horse-drawn carriage.
- Venture underground to discover the incredible Cuevas de Bellamar. Discovered in the 1860os, these magnificent galleries are adorned with fascinating crystalline formations and spectacular stalagmites and stalactites.
- Visit Castillo de San Severino, an impressive 18th-Century fortress that served as a prison as recently as the 1970s.
- Feast on open-air dinners followed by dancing to pulsating Cuban music.
- Enjoy a game at Varadero Golf Club, the island's first 18-hole course which stretches across 3.5km, boasts fabulous ocean views from a cliff-top and easily accessible from most resort hotels.
- Josone Park - This peaceful haven is teeming with wild birds and features a gorgeous artificial lake edged by palm trees, a selection of restaurants and enjoy sensational pina coladas.
Sports
Watersports
Your resort may offer windsurfing, waterskiing, sailing and scuba diving. You may also be able to go out in a catamaran, kayak or pedalo.
Land sports
Sports on offer at your hotel might include tennis, beach volleyball, table tennis and squash.
Excursions
Take a catamaran tour around nearby islands, swim with dolphins, walk nature trails and explore on horse-back or bicycle. You may also be able to visit other Cuban cities.