There are three Melia Resorts in Varadero. They are
1) MELIA LAS AMERICAS
2) MELIA SOL PALMERAS
3) MELIA VARADERO

You can find out lots of information on all three of them at the following link. Just follow the Varadero section link.

http://www.1click2cuba.com

I have not stayed at these Melia resorts, but I did stay at the Melia Club Sol Cayo Largo, and from my experience, you simply cannot go wrong with the Melia chain. Very nice resorts.

Without doubt, there will be a safe in the room and all the other amenities you would expect from a 5-star resort.

Have fun

Steve

Hi Summer - ditto Steve on the Melia thing. We have not been to Varadero -no real scuba there for my hubby, so I'm thinking maybe the snorkeling right off the beach may not be that good - when you're at a great sandy bottom beach, you're not going to get the coral formations that make for good snorkelling.
But we have now stayed at the Melia Rio de Oro (now called Paradisus) in Holguin and 3 weeks ago, returned from the Melia Cayo Guillermo (the keys on the north coast of Cuba) and have enjoyed both resorts - nice large rooms and bathrooms with in-room safes and mini-fridge which includes bottled water, some pop and beer.
The food was good - a little different than what you would get in Mexico or other islands but good none the less. The Melia resorts always usually have a la carte restaurants where you can enjoy a sit-down meal and we found the International one at this last resort in Cayo Guillermo to be fabulous.