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Cuba vacation. Varadero resort. Hotel Kawama February 2023 holiday. 

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They're doing their best under very difficult circumstances. I went to Club Kawama 17 years ago because it was the least expensive sun vacation. It still is. There are no rooms far from the ocean as in most other resorts. It is only the fresh vegetables that aren't allowed to be brought in to Cuba.

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@didley6090
@didley6090 3 месяца назад
Thank you Michael for the time, and effort, to provide your videos. They were a huge help in my recent decision to stay at Kawama. Can't wait to return. I see why you, and many others I met, keep coming back. I am now one of them. 🙂
@DownMichael
@DownMichael 3 месяца назад
You man already have seen but I put 2 new videos up since this one and another about a walking tour from Kawama to the nearby restaurants and Santa Marta Market.
@DownMichael
@DownMichael 3 месяца назад
I forgot to say; Thankyou for your appreciation. I enjoy trying to help Cuba and Kawama and the people who may consider going here. If we are prepared we can make it quite a superior experience.
@cathybildson-cardoso6485
@cathybildson-cardoso6485 6 месяцев назад
Hi Michael from Muskoka, Ontario. My husband and son and I went to Hotel Kawama a few years back. It was a resort that we took a chance on with a last minute deal. We had a great time, even though we had maintenance issues, the staff were very helpful, checked with us every day. The food was amazing, a wonderful Valentine's dinner for everyone. The á la cartes had delicious meals. The staff were wonderful - what a quaint smaller resort. The staff sure make your stay enjoyable.
@RogerFernandez-cs2ur
@RogerFernandez-cs2ur Год назад
Thank you so much for this video. IT SEEM TO BE A BEautifull hotel and beach.I am going to be there soon with my family ..I hope to find it as you enjoid it❤
@DownMichael
@DownMichael Год назад
When are you going?
@dawnhenderson2189
@dawnhenderson2189 Год назад
Love this Michael! Thanks for your continued updates on our Cuban cottage :)
@douglaslaskey650
@douglaslaskey650 Год назад
Hi first time posting . Re, Club Kawama. Was a first time visitor .Single dad with 12 year old Daughter 10 years ago Great time and the beach was steps from our room. Budget is always present but I have been in the 5 stars in Varadero and I as , with my now adult Daughter. Will be traveling to Club Kawama this fall . Just a nice place to be .simple in ways but relaxing and real.
@laura-graceclarke3217
@laura-graceclarke3217 Год назад
I am itching for a Cuba vacation! Been watching your videos and I must say, you’re quite the salesman. Trying to talk hubby into giving Kawama a try. We aren’t very fussy. Food doesn’t scare us off. Wondering, though, how are the beds? Also, air conditioning? Is it reliable - or hit and miss? Thanks for your insight.
@DownMichael
@DownMichael Год назад
They replaced the mattresses a few years ago and they're pretty good. Some rooms have trouble with air conditioning working. If you go let me know and I'll ask them to give you a room where it works. lol It's never more than a couple minutes walk to the ocean because Kawama is on a narrow spit of land along the beach.
@DownMichael
@DownMichael Год назад
If you go please let me know when and I'll speak to them about your arrival.
@-.Jeffro.-
@-.Jeffro.- Год назад
I enjoy your videos, when I come to Varadero I stay at Hotel SunBeach
@DownMichael
@DownMichael Год назад
Is that the one with the bar on the roof?
@-.Jeffro.-
@-.Jeffro.- Год назад
@@DownMichael Yup
@RR-xu5xk
@RR-xu5xk 5 месяцев назад
Ha wow, was at Sunbeach about 8 years ago and it was the worst place I ever visited. Wouldnt stay there again for free. Thought that place would be closed by now.
@lucacontinanza
@lucacontinanza Год назад
Hey Michael, love your videos. Where are you from in Canada!?
@DownMichael
@DownMichael Год назад
Lake Erie south of London
@caspermadsen1067
@caspermadsen1067 Месяц назад
Hi i have been there for 3-4 years ago! do you know one from the staff called Tamara? Is she still working there?
@DownMichael
@DownMichael Месяц назад
I don't know her by name but have asked the new PR person to check for me and haven't heard back yet.
@RR-xu5xk
@RR-xu5xk 5 месяцев назад
Nobody mentioning the bugs. The no-see-ums have been killer in Cuba. I've seen a few people who had 70% of their legs covered in red welts. Crazy.
@DownMichael
@DownMichael 5 месяцев назад
My wife and I had no problem at all. You're right that some people should wear bug repellent and/or long pants at night.
@DownMichael
@DownMichael 3 месяца назад
Should also mention they are sand fleas jumping up from the ground as the bites are almost all below the knee.
@CatsRule
@CatsRule Год назад
Thank you, Michael! Lovely video again. Wow, Kawama made so many awesome changes. Not sure, whether I like the white exterior of the front entrance. Is Madeline still working in the buffet? What's happening regarding the musical entertainment during meals in the buffet? Did you fly with Sunwing? If so, did you encounter any problems with Sunwing? Sending love, from Chris K.
@DownMichael
@DownMichael Год назад
Madelaine is still there. I agree about the lobby. Would have liked to see hot water and air conditioners in rooms fixed first. No music usually at the buffet. Flew Sunwing. Plane was an hour and a half late arriving due to being delayed at it's previous stop on leaving and on time coming home.
@Maybelline-kr7mq
@Maybelline-kr7mq Год назад
Buenos días Deseo saber cómo hago para hacer una reservación de una pieza para una pareja de Ecuador para Cuba y el precio por
@HungPham-dp4mc
@HungPham-dp4mc 9 месяцев назад
How do I book ocean view ? How about food there now from vancuover?thx
@DownMichael
@DownMichael 5 месяцев назад
Sorry about not paying attention to my comments. At 3:30 you see the things I took. I took more this year. Pack for yourself. Whatever you think you might crave. No one goes to Cuba for the food. Not even what they call 5 stars.
@Maybelline-kr7mq
@Maybelline-kr7mq Год назад
También Cómo se hace para pagar la reservación si doy la mitad como agua que banco depósito cuando te haya de pago o pago de aquí para hacer la reservación o doy un porcentaje tenga buenos días Por favor contésteme
@DownMichael
@DownMichael Год назад
Soy un turista, no de gestion. Reservar a traves de una agencia de viajes.
@ronson6569
@ronson6569 Год назад
Mikey how much is that box of cigars cost in Canadian dollars thank you
@DownMichael
@DownMichael Год назад
$60 Canadian is the lowest quote I could get at the resort. I did buy a few loose ones for a bit less. I paid $50 in October and December.
@HungPham-dp4mc
@HungPham-dp4mc 9 месяцев назад
How to book this room mike thx
@DownMichael
@DownMichael 9 месяцев назад
At 3:20 in my Kawama Feb. 2022 video I mention this resort has the most repeat customers in Cuba. Every one of them asks the same question as you. There is a category of rooms that are ocean view and ocean front and you could ask your travel agent to help you with that. Once you have been there and met the staff you could stay in contact and arrange a specific room on a future trip. You can't have my room when I'm there. lol
@user-no7yt5gr5v
@user-no7yt5gr5v Год назад
Buen hotel, solo nesecita un director de verdad
@DownMichael
@DownMichael Год назад
Lo he oido muchas veces en los últimos años.
@ill-fatedgamer
@ill-fatedgamer Год назад
i really must have went at the worst time in Kawama history . i love low key hotels i even loved Don Lino but my time at Kawama was the worst vacation i have ever had
@DownMichael
@DownMichael Год назад
This is the worst time for Cuba at least since the fall of the Soviet Union and their subsidizing of the Cuban economy. Especially for wholly Cuban owned resorts. All the newer ones are foreign partnerships with deeper pockets. Things got better every year from 2007 at Kawama. When Obama was in power they were really excited that the embargo would end. Then Trump put on over 200 new sanctions and declared Cuba a State Sponsor of Terrorism which strangled their advancements. Then Covid took their tourist money and they're suffering badly now. I've been told 20 longtime Kawama employees have gone to the U.S. or Spain in the past year. In December I had room 901 with no hot water for a week. I liked everything else so didn't switch rooms but learned to shower around 2 when the sun had heated the solar water heater a bit. lol I find people who go to lower starred resorts are more outgoing and fun.
@tomshmon5185
@tomshmon5185 Год назад
The absolute worst resort to stay at in Varadero rooms are old very dated. No phones in the rooms doors don’t lock and the food was absolutely terrible. I’ve been through Cuba 14 times. I know what to expect food wise, but this was the absolute worst.
@DownMichael
@DownMichael Год назад
@@tomshmon5185 I'm sorry you didn't enjoy yourself. They do have some rooms they shouldn't be giving out and if you go back as a repeater I'm confident you will get better treatment. If you watched my video I think you can see that I ate quite well as I am used to Cuban 3 star hotels. And as everyone says, you don't go to Cuba for the food. Wish you Fun Travels.
@Maybelline-kr7mq
@Maybelline-kr7mq Год назад
Como ago para recabar habitacione para una pareja y cuanto cuesta x día o una sema
@DownMichael
@DownMichael Год назад
grancaribe.com Y, o Ve a ver a tu agente de viajes local.
@MrPJgates
@MrPJgates Год назад
@@DownMichael 😂
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