Mansion XanaduvsLos Petalos Varadero
Both Mansion Xanadu and Melia Varadero are endorsed by experts. On balance, Melia Varadero is the choice of most reviewers compared to Mansion Xanadu. Melia Varadero comes in at 85 with endorsements from 3 sources like Oyster, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.
Mansion Xanadu
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet
Carretera Las Americas km. 8.5, Varadero, Cuba
From $0/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
"Built by the duPont family, this grand, three-story 1920s mansion is Varadero's only true boutique hotel; with only a half-dozen rooms, it often sells out." Full review
"It's now an upscale hotel atop Varadero's 18-hole golf course with a top-floor bar conducive for sipping sunset cocktails." Full review
"When you tire of the beach (if that is possible), while away an afternoon sipping rum-infused cocktails at Mansión Xanadú's rooftop bar while gazing out at the impossibly crystalline water"
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Los Petalos Varadero
Oyster
Lonely Planet
Carretera de las Morlas, Autopista Sur Km 7, Varadero, Cuba
From $180/night
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Pool
Upscale
"The upscale Melia Varadero has a lovely beachfront location half way up the peninsula of Varadero." Full review
"Twice as big as its sister hotel Meliá Las Américas, and happy to cater to families, the 490-room Meliá Varadero immediately impresses with its cylindrical vine-draped lobby." Full review