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 Hotels of Cayo Largo, Cuba
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There are two hotel groups in Cayo Largo: Gran Caribe (5 hotels) and Melia Hotels International (2 hotels).
All hotels have direct access to the beach. The hotels are all located on the south coast of the island. The north is made of marshes and mangroves.
They are all located within five kms in the beach sector called Playa Lindamar. The hotels are 10 minutes by bus from the airport and about 15 minutes from the village & marina.
All hotels offer an all-inclusive package which means meals, drinks, activities, entertainment, non motorized water sports, etc. are all included in the price of your travel package. They all have carts for transporting tourists and luggages to their rooms.
Gran Caribe hotels (Cuban administration)
A group of 5 neighbor hotels. This complex includes the hotels: Isla Del Sur, Villa Lindamar, Villa Soledad, Villa Coral and Playa Blanca (formely known as Barceló Cayo Largo). Please note Villa Iguana and Villa Caprichio resorts do no longer exist since hurricane Michelle in November 2001.
Since November 2004, the Villa Lindamar resort is offer exclusively to Italian tour operators « Veratour » as well as the Isla del Sur « Villaggio eden ».
The Canadian tour operators only offer the Gran Caribe Resort which includes Villa Soledad and Villa Coral only. Note there is no service at Villa Soledad (rooms only). Villa Coral has a swimming pool, a buffet restaurant and an exterior entertainment center for night shows (since 2005).
Melia Hotels International (Spanish administration)
INFO: The Sol Pelicano will be closed from May 1st to Nov. 30th, 2011
The Sol Cayo Largo and the Sol Pelicano, are both administered by Melia Hotels International. They are located in the west sector of Playa Lindamar.
The Sol Pelicano which used to be a Gran Caribe hotel was completely renovated and reopened on December 15th 2002 as a Sol Meliá hotel.
Up to May 2007, there was an Italian club « Bravo Club » which has left the Sol Pelicano for a new destination (Africa). Venta Club has also left the Sol Pelicano late in 2009. Presently there is no Italian club at the Sol Pelicano, but just a regular tour operator (Press Tour) who has a contract of about 80 rooms.
IMPORTANT! These two hotels do not share services.
Please note water sports offered by the hotels are now in Playa Sirena (beautiful beach located in the western sector).
 Click to see photos of the rooms of Cayo Largo.
 Click to see the electrical outlets in the rooms.
 Click to see the sandy trail to reach the west beaches from the hotels Sol Cayo Largo and Sol Pelicano. A satellite imagery from Google Earth.
 Click to see a satellite photo of the village of Cayo Largo. It will be easier for you to identify these places during your next trip to the village.
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For many years, we heard of investors from Qatar for a 5-stars hotel located in the most stable beach of Cayo Largo, Punta mal Tiempo. This project of $70 millions dollars with Gran Caribe consists of a 200-bedroom hotel and 60 deluxe villas is quite real, according to differents magazines. Click 
Do you remember the cabins of Villa Capricho? Well, the hotel Playa Blanca will install 90 of them in the west sector of the hotel, in the area where Villa Capricho was before its total destruction by Hurricane Michelle November 4th, 2001. These « 5-star cabin » should arrive shortly in Cayo Largo. Installation is planned for 2012. After more than 10 years, the Villa Capricho finally reborn from its ashes, at least in same style! More information to come.
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