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Meliá Las Dunas Resort, Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba


Why is this resort special? 

A phenomenal beach – the best in Cuba! It literally goes for miles of white powder sand flanking clear turquoise water. 

Weddings – they are truly free with a party of 17 or more people for a week. They are well orchestrated with the savvy assistance of experienced wedding coordinators and their teams. 

There are two huge swimming pools – one for families and water activities, and a more serene one for adults. They are shaped like natural ponds, and are surrounded by plentiful chairs and palapas for shade.  

Excellent entertainment is provided daily (starting at sunset) by talented local musicians at a centralized bandstand, located just off the lobby. The open-air lobby itself is wonderful, with lots of comfy seating and a popular bar. 

Spanish Colonial architecture throughout gives a sense of grandeur, which is mellowed by warm colours. Individual rooms are large and always clean.


 

Description of Resort:

Meliá Las Dunas Resort

 

 

This 5-star all-inclusive hotel is the largest Sol Meliá resort in Cuba and recreates two distinctive environs that coexist in perfect harmony: one for couples and another for families. Life in the hotel revolves around its magnificent lobby, wonderfully decorated in warm bright colors and charming mirrors of water, facing a promenade that mimics a typical rural Cuban street fringed by restaurants, souvenir shops, palm-thatched umbrellas, a wedding gazebo, an ice cream parlor and a beer garden.

Included Features:

  • Round trip flight, transfers to/from hotel and accommodation
  • 3 meals daily plus snacks
  • Christmas and New Year's Gala Dinners
  • All drinks
  • Drinks at disco
  • Sports including kayaking, snorkelling, tennis, volleyball
  • Children's club
  • Daily activities
  • Evening entertainment

   

Accommodations:

Melia Las Dunas has 919 rooms in total: 34 Standard Ocean View, 176 Standard Superior, 696 Standard, 13 Suite Ocean View. All guestrooms have:

  • Air-conditioning
  • In-room safe
  • Iron
  • Balcony or Patio
  • Full bathroom
  • Hairdryer
  • Mini-bar
  • Max occ 4 up to 3 adults
  • Oceanview has 1 king or 2 double beds  -  Superior has 1 king bed
  • Satellite TV
  • Balcony or terrace
  • Bathrobes with slippers
  • Coffeemaker
  • Voltage 220v converter required

  

Dining & Beverages:

  • 2 buffet restaurants
  • 4 à la carte restaurants (long pants required for men)
  • snack bar
  • 6 bars including Beer Garden, Disco, beach bar, pool bars, lobby bar

 

Sports:

  • Snorkelling
  • Kayaking
  • Paddle boats
  • Windsurfing
  • Hobie Cat sailing
  • Introductory Scuba diving lessons is available in pool
  • Tennis
  • Volleyball (beach & pool)
  • Bicycle
  • Aerobics

       

Facilities:

  • 925 rooms in buildings
  • 3 outdoor pools, 1 with a section for children, and a small children's pool
  • 5 tennis courts (not lit) on-site
  • Local artisans' shopping plaza on-site
  • Shopping nearby
  • Internet service ($)
  • Outdoor whirlpools
  • Fitness facilities
  • Beauty salon ($)
  • Spa ($)
  • Children up to 17 enjoy supervised activities daily at the Kid's club
  • Children's section of main pool

  

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