Sanctuary at Grand Memories Varadero, walk-through & review (CC added).

Closed Captions have been added. Please turn on for a better experience. This is a video walk-through and review of Sanctuary at Grand Memories Varadero during a one week stay in May 2024. The video covers the Sanctuary reception area, grounds, pool, restaurant, bar, ground floor room, and the Sanctuary beach area which is quiet and relaxing. The video ends with a brief rating and review of the resort.
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[@stevenschindler8342]

Great video. Please tell me this. I have knee issues and going up and down stairs is a problem with me. Does this resort have facilities in place (elevators, ramps, golf carts etc) to help me get everywhere I might want to go? (ie: from room to restaurants, beach, pool etc..) Thanks so much, Steve S.

[@timelesstourist]

Hi Steven. That’s a good question. My wife also has some issues with walking and that was a concern for us. However, I was there to help her. We were initially given a 3rd floor room and asked for ground floor instead. You will probably need to do the same, as there are no elevators in the Sanctuary buildings. We didn’t use the pool at Sanctuary because we were mainly at the beach, but my wife commented on inadequate pool railings. There is a step down to the Flavors restaurant and Rumba bar. I also needed to help there because there was no wall rail. There is a ramp across between Sanctuary and Grand Memories to give access to the beach. Then it is a short walk right to Sanctuary Beach. They were building the same type of ramp at the Sanctuary beach area next to the Sanctuary beach bar during our stay. This will be more convenient. Golf carts are on site and they can be requested at Sanctuary reception. It is easiest to call from your room for them, however we did hear some guests complain about their room phones not working. A driver will come but you may need to wait a while. This is most useful if you want to use facilities at Grand Memories like restaurants, the theatre, shops, etc. Overall, Cuba is probably a bit behind on special access needs. The resorts could all benefit from more railings etc. Hope this helps with your vacation planning.