Varadero opens Hotel Playa Luxury on 23 October
Published on 10/11/2026 at 02:01 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWSKey points in brief
- Varadero will open Hotel Playa Luxury Varadero on 23 October 2026, according to an announcement by tourism group Gaviota.
- The adults-only hotel is planned for Cayo Libertad at the end of the Varadero peninsula and will have 85 rooms.
- Varadero is a beach resort in Matanzas province, about 140 km from Havana, with facilities for nautical activities and events.
Varadero will open Hotel Playa Luxury Varadero on 23 October 2026, adding a new adults-only hotel at Cayo Libertad on the resort peninsula in Cuba. The announcement was made by tourism group Gaviota during a presentation for the 2026-2027 high season.
Hotel Playa Luxury Varadero opens on 23 October
The new hotel is planned for the end of the peninsula, in an area identified as Cayo Libertad. Gaviota said the property will have 85 superior-category rooms reserved exclusively for adults.
The opening date was announced by Elia Elena Cortes, Gaviota’s sales director, at the Hotel Paseo del Prado in Havana. The announcement and the location in the resort are reported by Prensa Latina’s opening report. Gaviota’s hotel page places the property in Punta Hicacos, at the end of Varadero, on Cayo Libertad.
Varadero’s new hotel reaches the Punta Hicacos end
The hotel’s position connects the announcement to the geography that defines Varadero. The resort occupies the Hicacos Peninsula in Matanzas province, where the beach, hotel zone and natural areas extend towards Punta Hicacos.
The official Cuban tourism website describes Varadero as a seaside destination about 140 km from Havana. It records a total area of 14.4 square kilometres and says the destination has facilities for nautical activities, golf, events and incentive trips. Those features place the new hotel within an established resort landscape rather than a separate urban centre.
The operator’s English-language page confirms the property’s position on Cayo Libertad and identifies it as a sun-and-beach destination with accommodation facilities and an all-inclusive plan. Its location information also places the hotel at Punta Hicacos, at the end of Varadero. The opening on 23 October therefore adds accommodation at the peninsula’s far end, where the resort meets its coastal landscape.
What the opening means for the Varadero resort
For travellers, the concrete change inside the current period is the planned opening of a new adults-only hotel, not a change to Varadero’s beach access or public attractions. The announcement gives a room figure and a location, but it does not set out a new rule for access to the wider resort.
The property is presented under Gaviota’s Luxury brand, which the company uses for spaces described as renewed and designed for higher-end stays. The announcement also referred to privacy, personalised service and natural surroundings, while the hotel page lists beach, swimming pool, spa, gym, meeting facilities and nautical equipment among its services.
Visiting Varadero: what travellers from Western Europe should know
- Hotel Playa Luxury Varadero is scheduled to open on 23 October 2026 at Cayo Libertad, in Punta Hicacos at the end of the peninsula.
- The opening concerns a new adults-only hotel with 85 rooms; the announcement does not state any wider closure or restriction at Varadero’s beaches or attractions.
- Varadero is in Matanzas province, on the Hicacos Peninsula. The official tourism website places it about 140 km from Havana and close to Matanzas and Cardenas.
- The destination has white sandy beaches and facilities for nautical activities, golf and events. The hotel is at the peninsula’s far end, so its setting differs from the central resort area.
- Spanish is Cuba’s official language and the national currency is the Cuban peso.
- Entry requirements depend on your nationality; UK travellers can check the FCDO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice, Irish travellers the Department of Foreign Affairs at ireland.ie.
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Frequently asked questions about Varadero
When does Hotel Playa Luxury Varadero open?
The hotel is scheduled to open on 23 October 2026 at Cayo Libertad, at the end of the Varadero peninsula.
Where is Varadero and how do you get there?
Varadero is in Matanzas province on Cuba’s Hicacos Peninsula, about 140 km from Havana and close to Matanzas and Cardenas.
What is Varadero?
Varadero is a Cuban seaside resort with beaches, hotels and facilities for nautical activities, golf and events.
