My daughter and I stayed at the Barcelo Marina Palace for a week starting April 8 2012. Despite the crazy arrival time from Vancouver (4 AM) and the fact that our room wasn't ready until 11:00 AM we have nothing but good memories from our stay. Thankfully the lobby bar was open so we settled down with a few cervezas... More

My daughter and I visited Varadero Cuba From May 9 to May 16 2012 and stayed at the Barcelo Marina Palace in Varadero. The staff at the hotel were wonderful & treated us like family. We had an oceanview room and it was just that, close walk to the beach and every morning we were able to watch the sun... More

We were greeted at the reservation desk by a sweet girl named Amie. She was super nice and very informative. Our rooms were gorgeous - Ocean View in building 17. Worth the extra money for Ocean View. What better way to wake up in the morning than a sunrise and beach!!The beach was gorgeous and we spent a lot of... More

When looking for a trip south The most important thing for me is SUN and SAFETY. My parents and I were at Barcelo Marina Palace for Christmas and we had a great time. Which is why my brother and I decided to return this past week and my parents are headed there tomorrow for a week. Here's is my critic... More

This was our first visit to Barcela Marina Palace. We will definitely NOT return to this hotel. We stayed at the 5* Iberostar Laguna Azul the last time, which was absolutely amazing. This time we decided to spend less money, which was a mistake. Three of us got salmonella from the food. Fortunately it was towards the end of our... More

Statyed at Marina Palace over the christmas holidays. first week my room was facing the pool 2nd week I took the ocean view for a change. both rooms was spacious and very clean and quiet, but the ocean breeze is nice at night. I found the food excellent and a great variety. fish, turkey, ham, sushi, beef , no complaints.... More

As usual, I was a little leery about out vacation at Marina Palace due to the terrible reviews that I read before leaving. Also, as usual, I was happily surprised by the resort. I am not sure if I stayed at the same place that the negative reviewers did, because my family and I found none of the complaints that... More

we just got back from a week May 3-May10, third time to Varadero, it was one of the worst vacations, travelled as family of 4, they gave us a single room with one king size bed....really? there is 4 of us, they bring us one small cot...so I guess they did want us to share the king size bed with... More

stayed at the palace jan for 3 weeks, liked it so much going back this july for a month, cant wait to see the staff and over stay was the best , clean rooms, friendly staff, my waiter and his wife Umberto Sanchez in rest were the best , every day seeing them cheered up my day,so looking forward to... More