HOTELS BY LOCATION | ALL HOTELS
In Xanadu did
Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree:
Where Alph, the
sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man
Down to a
sunless sea.
So twice five miles of fertile ground
With walls
and towers were girdled round:
And there were gardens bright with
sinuous rills,
Where blossomed many an incense-bearing
tree;
And here were forests ancient as the hills,
Enfolding
sunny spots of greenery...
As legend has it,
Irenee Dupont heard this poem and decided to build his own Xanadu on
the pure white sand beaches of Varadero in 1929. Exotic plants where
brought in from all over the world, Italian stone masons mixed the
mortar with goat's milk to reduce its sheen, a huge organ was built
for the playing pleasure of one of his daughters, tapestries with
the poem in its entirety were tailor-made for the windows.....no
expense was spared. It's said that the servants changed the food
supply on a daily basis in the event that Mr. Dupont unexpectedly
decided to sail in from the Florida cays with friends. Soon other
wealthy North Americans set up residence here and Varadero became
Cuba's Miami with exclusive neighbourhoods patrolled by private
police. Al Capone and Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista had houses
here. In the 1950s, the Internacional Hotel and casino was built
while other hotels sprung up along the coast. Movie stars, mobsters
and high class hookers soon followed. Irenee was almost 80 when he
left Cuba in 1963. The Xanadu mansion was nationalized and today
functions as the Varadero Golf Clubhouse and Varadero's most
luxurious property with 6 guest rooms, a second floor ocean-facing
lookout & bar, a restaurant featuring fine French dining, and a
museum. View News Article on
Xanadu
| CLICK IMAGE
TO
ENLARGE
 |
| Mansion Xanadu |
| Meal
Plan |
Aug
25 to Dec 21, 2009
April 1 to May 31, 2010 |
Dec
22, 2009 to Mar 31, 2010 |
| Single |
Double |
Single |
Double |
| CP |
$129 |
$161 |
$160 |
$224 |
| Price includes unlimited green
fees |
| Meal
Plan: |
CP= Breakfast
included | |
)
)
)
)
)
)
