I spent two weeks in Varadero. The beaches are just beautiful and the Cuban people were extremely friendly. Your maids will do fun things with your towels!

If you get the chance take a trip to Havana too. I stayed there for a night and went to the Tropicana Club Cabaret, not really something I'd ever be interested in in normal circumstances, but man what a night!

Oh and most of the cars aren't from the 1950's, but there's still quite a few of them on the roads. I don't know what I was expecting before I went but I was a little disappointed by this.