I went in Feb. with two of my friends. I was excitied to stay at the resort especially since i read some of thew reviews prior to booking our trip. The FOOD is horrrrribbbllleee. We went around to other hotels and had our meals there and the food was 10X better. The beach is beautifullllllll : D . The rooms I did not like. They did not seem very clean and need to be updated. I would not reccommend this resort for young people. It more for older people who want to relax. The ENTERTAINMENT SUCKS. I had to leave every night to go to KAWAMA to watch their entertainment. The front desk, is not very helpful. You would ask them something and they would tell you to go ask someone else. The only good thing about this hotel is the 24 hour bar. Other than that, If i visit varadero again this will NOT BE the resort is stay at.!!!!

I was expecting not much after reading all the reviews BUT I was really pleasant surprised. For the price I paid for the hotel it was the greatest deal I could make. The room was quite nice with a big bed, the bathroom as well big and always kept clean. I had TV but believe it or not I don't even know if it was functional because I did not have time to turn it on ;) The pool seemed cleaned but I did not swim in it because I liked the ocean. The beach was amazing and I was not afraid to leave my valuables on the sand when I went into the water because there was always a security guard watching. The service was also very good. They always prepared me great cocktails even though I did not tip all the time... Just sometimes ;) The food was good, just that it was a bit repetative but I always had something to eat ;) The animation team was also great. I got to take dance lessons with them and it was really fun. Really nice people and I enjoyed every minute of it.
I really had a wonderful time there and I would go back in a second. I am really glad I made that choice :D

My boyfriend and I had an amazing time at Club Tropical in Varadero!
We had read the some reviews and were a little bit worried, but we got there and were very pleased with everything.
The room we were placed in was an apartment style room and it overlooked the ocean, it was absolutely gorgeous and we were so happy with it. Unfortunately we had to move rooms about 4 days after we got there, but we were palced into one of the superior rooms which still had a view of the ocean, and the actual room was furnished and decorated nicer than the first room!
The food was good, not once did we go hungry. Of course it is repetitive, and of course it is not the same as you would find in Toronto. But there was always chicken, which was delicious. The bread was fresh and so good! There was always fresh fruit and vegetables. And desert wasnt too bad either!
The beach was amazing. It was always clean, and there were plenty of beach chairs! The water was so clear! We did have a problem with jellies, or manowars, so we couldnt go in there for a couple of days.
The location of the hotel was perfect, we were so excited with it. It is right in the heart of everything. We were a walk away from restaurants, markets, and everything else we could ask for. There were horses and carriages at our doorstep to drive us around!
We went on the snorkeling excursion, but didnt actually get to snorkel because of the manowars. But we did get to go to the natural swimming pool in the cave, and that was amazing. I also highly recommend taking the double decker bus! It takes you all along Varadero, and its only 5 pesos. You can get on and off all day long! It takes you to all of the markets, the "malls", and other cool tourist areas!
The service at the hotel was ok, they did their best. But their English isnt the best so there were definately communiation barriers!
We got such an amazing deal on this hotel, and it was worth every cent. We are already planning out next trip back to Club Tropical.

After reading all of the reviews on here we decided to take a chance on it. We brought our 3 kids (ages 12,11,9) so we booked 2 rooms. The hotel is clean and the staff is very pleasant and friendly. The pool is not very big but who cares!?! This hotel is right on a beautiful white sand beach (20kms of white sand beach) with turquoise water. The sand is fine like flour and the water is warm and shallow. There are lifeguards by the water. The staff got to know the kids and always had a smile for them. We made sure to bring some things for the maid (they are poor and appreciate anything you can leave for them, we went to the dollar store and bought toiletries and makeup and such and left a little something each day--after having been there I would bring some nylons next time too) and tipped sometimes (1 peso is good). We had rooms that faced the street which was fine with us since the pool area is very noisy at night and rooms facing it would not have any peace and quiet to sleep in. The air conditioners worked fine. The food is the only thing that I would complain about--it is repetitive and bland (which is normal for Cuba I think)...bring ketchup, maple syrup, and a seasoning of some kind with you for sure! We did and everyone does and you won't regret it! Aside from the buffet restaurant there is a snack bar that offers burgers, fries and sandwiches from noon-2pm daily. We did the one day trip into Havana which we highly recommend. Make sure and bring money for the market and check out the paintings which are incredible! We also went on the double-decker bus for a tour of Varadero. We totally would have rented scooters or motorcycles or a car and saw more of Cuba if we had more time. Oh, and Varadero is so safe for tourists it's amazing. We walked every night after dark and saw many women alone also walking around alone and it is safe. There are police and security everywhere. There is a pretty big market about 5 streets to the right that sells some pretty nice handicrafts. They will engrave (burn it) anything that buy for free. We ate at a little restaurant called "Casa de la Miel" which is about 4 streets down on the left and had a nice Chicken Cordon Bleu. The pizza and chicken at the FM 27 is also good. Oh, and their fresh made lemonade is fantastic! Food is very inexpensive when you do eat out. We also ate at Casa de Al (Al Capone's summer house which is now a restaurant) just because it was cool and it was kind of expensive but worth the experience--don't get the banana flambe for dessert though, go with the ice cream cake. The best place to buy your cigars is at the duty free shop on the way out (it's cheaper than all the other stores we checked out) and don't forget to buy yourself a Che shirt :) As for sodas and stuff--they have cola called Tropicola and Tucola which is just as good as Coke and waaaaaaaay cheaper...ice cream is expensive. Toilet seats are generally not found on toilets outside of your hotel and neither is toilet paper. Bring the roll from your room whenever you're out and about or be prepared to pay for some from the person that is selling it. The beaches at the more expensive resorts at the other end of Varadero are not nearly as nice as the ones at this hotel. We'd go back for sure!