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This corner of Cuba -the large island in the West Indies Sea- is a paradise inside a much larger one: the Caribbean. This is a land dreamed of by those seeking to spend great vacations in a different place. Guardalavaca Beach is both history and myth, the stage that hooked up Europe and America.

Just at a stone's throw from the beach, travelers will happen on the Club Amigo Atlantic-Guardalavaca –the resulting merger of Amigos Atlantic and Guardalavaca clubs, now offering their clientele a more complete, varied and attractive product.

Hedged with breathtaking crags and exotic vegetation, this all-in three-star hotel run by the Cubanacan Group offers an assortment of recreational choices for vacationing families and groups of friends. It's just 72km from Holguin's International Airport.

Accommodation and conveniences: 747 air-conditioned rooms divided in 234 regular, 233 tropical-style, 136 bungalows and 144 villas (four of them specially outfitted for the handicapped).

Satellite TV and in-house channel. Safety box. Phone. Medical assistance. Stores. Beauty salons. Money exchange office. Car rental. Travel desk. Massage and laundry service. Fax and e-mail. Wedding package delivery. Disco. Online café. Standup café.

All-in services: Welcome cocktail. Breakfast, lunch and dinner in smorgasbord-style restaurants. Three a-la-carte restaurants for previously booked dinners. Snack bars open from 11am to 4:30pm. Other bars serve local and international drinks (vodka, gin, whisky, tequila and brandy) from de 10am to 11pm.

Daytime and nighttime entertainment. 4 swimming pools (all of them with children's areas). Beachside recliners. Sauna. Environment-friendly water sports (windsurfing, sailing, catamaran, water bikes, kayaking and snorkeling).

Gym. Game arcade. Miniature golf and club for kids (2 to 12 years old). Tennis court. Archery. Bicycling. Beach volleyball. Basketball. Aerobics. Dinner previously booked at the Brisas Guardalavaca Hotel's smorgasbord restaurants. $5 bonus to dine at any restaurant owned by the Palmares chain. Visa, Mastercard and Eurocard are accepted if not issued by U.S. banks.

Repeaters' specials: Private dinner with wine. Looking out at the Caribbean Sea, a dream come true!