Starting early next year, guests of Sunwing Vacations will have their choice of two new accommodation options in Cuba. Sunwing has announced the pending opening of Grand Memories Santa Maria as well as the hotel-within-a-hotel Sanctuary at Grand Memories Santa Maria, located in Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba.

Being billed as two properties, each will welcome their first guests in January 2017 and each can be booked as part of the tour operator’s Sunwing Selection—a collection of specially designated resorts that promise excellent value and high customer popularity.

Younger guests will be ideally suited for Grand Memories Santa Maria, which includes a complimentary kids club, a massive pool area and meet & greets with cartoon characters Toopy and Binoo™. Plenty of activities encourage family togetherness, including non-motorized water sports, tennis, beach volleyball, billiards and ping pong. Evening entertainment is also plentiful, with weekly foam and beach parties.

The resort includes two restaurants, Mexicana Cantina and Emporium, as well as a to-be-named Italian restaurant, both which will offer meals under the resort’s all-inclusive packaging.  Additionally, an on-site ice cream shop will serve up tasty homemade treats.

For a more intimate getaway, couples and honeymooners might prefer a stay at the adults-only Sanctuary located within the Grand Memories Santa Maria resort. The intimate hideaway is designed for romantic canoodling, with deluxe suites and 24-hour room service—for those who choose not to leave their room. Other facilities include a cigar bar and access to a private pool and beach areas, three bars and an own exclusive restaurant. Honeymoons and anniversaries are advised to keep their eye out for special packages and pricing designed just for them.

Vacationers at either resort who choose to upgrade to the Diamond Club™, will have further access to private beach areas and are also invited to visit the private Diamond Club™ Lounge. Diamond Club guests also receive in-room liquor and a mini-bar restocked daily. 

Guests who book a stay at Grand Memories Santa Maria can expand their recreation and dining options by booking the ‘Stay at 1, Play at 2’ program in concert with the neighboring Memories Paraiso. Sanctuary guests can book ‘Stay 1, Play at 3’ benefits across both Grand Memories Santa Maria properties as well as Memories Paraiso.

Packages to the new resorts will be available from 12 gateways this winter, including Toronto and Montreal. A week at Grand Memories Santa Maria starts from $825 plus $380 taxes with departures from Toronto on January 17, 2017. From Montreal, packages start from $1,245. All rates are per person based upon two people sharing a hotel room and include all meals, accommodations and roundtrip flights on Sunwing Airlines

For more information, visit www.sunwing.ca.