Memories Flamenco Beach Resort: Beautiful resort!

Love this resort so much. It was our first time in cuba and it won't be our last. The staff are wonderful people. Very helpful and pleasant. The rooms were clean everyday. The food was not the best but I never went hungry. Memories had the most beautiful beach and the pool always had lots of activities going on. Can't wait to go back.

Grand Memories Santa Maria: Nice place

Ocean is the best!!! If you like snorkeling this place is not for you. Room was good, cleaned every day. food was pretty good but repetitive.Nobody in my family had no stomach problems. A little bit slow service.

Memories Flamenco Beach Resort: Best Resort -Love This Place

We’ve been to Cuba 13 times now, in several different areas, and have discovered this resort a couple of years ago. This was our third trip there and it continues to amaze us. The layout of the resort is perfect...you’re close to almost everything. The beach is the nicest we’ve ever seen, the food is very good and, more importantly, the staff is totally amazing!! We will definitely be back here again

Sol Turquesa Beach: great resort

great resort for everything. Downsides would be lots of stairs to pools and back so not for people with mobility issues. also the deepfried food including bacon at breakfast tasted like it was fried in rancid oil. The alacartes were surprisingly good for cuba, particularly the romantico, medium rare steak was perfect and tender

Resonance Blu Varadero: Vacation 2.0

Tripcentral helped me from Day 1 to Day 99. It took me months of research and back and forths but I was supported every step of the way. Needless to say, I booked an amazing vacation with my agent and it was seemless and stress free. I had an amazing vacation to boot.

Memories Flamenco Beach Resort: A Top Pick!!

We traveled with a group of friends to Memories Flamenco the last week of March. This was my 8th trip to Cuba and 2nd time to Cayo Coco. Memories Flamenco rates as one of the top resorts we have stayed at in Cuba for the following reasons: 1. Short transfer time to and from airport (15 to 20 minutes) 2. Clean rooms 3. Excellent and tasty food at venues 4. Waiter service at both beach and pool (with our without tipping) 5. Friendly and accommodating staff 7. Variety of entertainment I  [... read more]always feel your attitude contributes to a great vacation. Memories Flamenco checked all the boxes. Thank you MF!!! Can't wait to visit again.

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Overall great resort!

The Memories Caribe Beach Resort still needs a little TLC. Some of the rooms still have not been updated. We had a few issues with the room, but everything was fixed right away so the service was good. Rooms were clean, maid service awesome! They did run out of food at the pool bar a few times but you could order other items that were available. Their were some line ups in the buffet for food for pasta. Food was generally good. Beach was AWESOME, best beach ever!!! There was one big problem wit [... read more]h the beach chairs at the resort. It was very hard to get chairs on the beach. A lot of people went early in the morning at 6.30am to lay towels down, but then had their towels stolen. Watch your towels as there seems to be a towel bandit on the beach. Many people lost their towels and then the hotel wants you to pay 15 pesos each per towel. I would recommend paying a little extra money to pay for diamond club so you always have a chair. Entertainment was great! Highly recommend the Beans café and Lobby bar as all drinks and entertainment was amazing!!! Overall the resort is great, resort grounds and some rooms need some updating since hurricane, but they have done well in fixing all the important items. Grounds will take time to grow again. I can't say enough about the beach. It is awesome!

Sol Turquesa Beach: Nice Resort

I spent a week at this hotel in 2011, and I must say, it has really deteriorated since then. Our room was in much need of fixing up. We tried asking for a room that had a decent king sized bed, because we had paid for Diamond Club, so that is what we were expecting. No such thing! We got a very old and tired QUEEN mattress that was so hard, I had to fold blankets underneath me to avoid constant hip pain. We were told upon checking in, that there weren't any other rooms available. Come bac [... read more]k the next day. So, we did. Only to be told to come back the NEXT day! Well, when you have only 7 days, how many of those do you want to be living out of your suitcase, and spending every day waiting at the front dest to see if there's a room available? We were not impressed at all. The food was very tasty and quite a variety, but hardly any seafood.... We paid for a lobster lunch, which was delicious, and I would highly recommend it. We won't be going back to this hotel.

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: RELAXING WEEK IN THE SUN!

This was a nice relaxing trip. The resort is still recovering from the Hurricane, but all facilities are open. They have white washed everything - walls, roofs so it's lost some of the Caribbean charm you see in the photos. It is an adult only venue so no kids which kept things a little more quiet. We had a lakeside view. There was a nice breeze most of the week. The beach is great. When the tide goes out you can walk for miles in ankle deep water or pure virgin white sand. Amazing! We b [... read more]ooked the Diamond Club which guaranteed you chairs and served drinks on the beach as well as special dinners. All the staff try really hard to please. Amazing people! The entertainment was varied. Some things at the pool, at the lobby as well as the theatre. Again they try hard to please. The Brazilian themed show was spectacular! Because you are a long way from anything though I'd like to see a different show every night. There's a sports bar, but it's mostly soccer on the various screens. It's almost an exclusive Canadian crowd down there. About half English half French so an opportunity to have channels set to the Jays & NHL hockey was missed. Come on Rogers! Send a rep down and sell them a sports package! I mentioned the guests were all Canadian which is, of course, ok eh. Sorry... but the last Cuba resort we stayed at had a lot of Europeans as well which made for interesting chats around the bars. Sorry I have to end on a negative. The quaint little airport was totally overrun on the way home. Over an hour in line that started at the bus and worked it's way to the SunWing counter, then fight through the other counter lines to wait another hour in the customs line.

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Amazing Resort!

This was the first vacation that we have ever been on, we were very please with this resort! Everybody was so nice and friendly, the pool always had available chairs, and if not there was a person to grab the chairs from the stack for you. The beach, was absolutely beautiful as well but had to get there early to find chairs! There was a nice variety of food. We stayed in a room that was not updated from the hurricane, it was nice but could use a refresher! Always lots of entertainment going [... read more] on which was nice No complaints about this resort and would recommend it to anybody!

Memories Flamenco Beach Resort: Memories Flamenco Beach Resort

The resort is just the right size. 10 building with 3 stories each. Approx 60 rooms in each building. Not gigantic like some resorts and you have to take trains or golf carts to get around. Probably the largest and best beach I have ever seen. Still working on the grounds to get it back pre hurricane last September and it will be an ongoing project for sometime. Food is as good as you can get in Cuba. (my 6th different resort) Staff is awesome and make the visit great. I will be back !

Grand Memories Varadero: Had a really great time!

The wait and cleaning staff were amazing. Our room was a standard room and exactly what we expected. The entertainment staff, was fun and full of life. The buffet was good. There was a varied of foods to choose from. We only visited the Italian restaurant but enjoyed the atmosphere and dinner. Heard great things about the Oriental and Cuban restaurants. Enjoyed using both large pools. No issues getting a lounge chair when needed. There were a few differences compared to being at home but absolut [... read more]ely manageable. Read all reviews and plan ahead to suit your fancy. I brought packages of Heinz ketchup and vinegar because that’s what I like. Priorities for us. 1. Feel safe, 2. Clean, 3. Eatable food, 4. Close to the airport. We met our targets. The taxi driver into town was amazing. We would go back in a heartbeat.

Grand Memories Varadero: Decent resort, marred with theft issues

Nice enough resort. Unfortunately, my engraved wedding ring was stolen by staff from our locked hotel room. My wife and I treated very poorly and unprofessionally by staff whilst reporting it. Huge cockroach in our room, but that's Cuba. Food was okay. Most staff were nice. Resort is old but well kept. Beach was 15 min walk from our room because the resort is huge. Wouldn't go back due to theft issue and extreme lack of coherence and professionalism whilst handling the unfortunate situation.

Sol Turquesa Beach: Great time!

Amazing staff at this resort starting at the front desk from check in. Food was great at the buffet, lots of choices. Rooms were clean we stayed in 362 pretty close to the swim up bar pool. If you have issues with walking this is not the resort to go to! Lots of stairs which I didn’t mind but I could see this being a problem for some people. I’ve been to cuba over 30x’s and although I prefer smaller resorts I would return to memories again, we had an amazing 2 weeks!!!

Memories Paraiso: 2018 trip to cuba

The resort was somewhat acceptable other than hot water in suite only warm and very little pressure Staff were awesome............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ [... read more]........................................

Royalton Splash Punta Cana: Amazing Resort

This is the first time we have been to Memories Splash. We would definitely go again. We were with our son, daughter-in-law and two grandsons. It is an excellent family getaway. We enjoyed just sitting beside and in the pool with the boys. It was a very relaxing vacation. The weather was terrific. The staff were very friendly and helpful. They couldn't do enough for you, very accommodating. The servers in the Selection restaurant were wonderful. Wilkin and Valentini always made sure that [... read more] our 4 year old grandson had his chocolate milk. It's just a small thing but important to him.

Royalton Splash Punta Cana: Excellent hard working people

Everyone booking needs to keep in mind nothing is ever perfect. The people make the place and as a 2nd visit this resort is great for families and the staff do try there b st to ensure a good time is had

Memories Jibacoa: Would go again

Memories Jibacoa My overall impression of our 10 day stay at Memories Jibacoa is very positive despite imperfect weather, (often windy ), and a few minor incidents most of which were immediately responded to. As others have said many of the staff are amazing -special thanks to Vivian at the bar, the helpful front desk staff, Mirena our Sunwing Rep, Elsy who makes the best cold Spanish coffee ever, Mike, and Lionel -lifeguard at the pool and beach and many others who always greeted us with a [... read more] smile. I was under the impression that the quality of training of the staff is very high indeed. The overall design of this hotel is very pleasing with small stucco buildings scattered about, and very pleasant landscaping especially enjoyable from the buffet restaurant balcony. Our room balcony was screened by a beautiful mango tree. Although our suite was close to the stage, thankfully the entertainment always ended early about 10pm if we stayed in. Other activities - though plentiful and fun throughout the day, rarely interrupted if one simply wanted to read in peace. This was a first for me in Cuba after 4 visits to various resorts. We spent quite a bit of time at the pool as the beach was sometimes too windy. You have to “reserve” your tanning bed early as per usual. In this case there simply wasn’t enough shade although gazebos have been erected - they really can only accommodate a couple. We noticed trees have been planted around the pool so this should improve in a year or two. The food is somewhat important to me personally, and we have stayed at all-inclusives in Cuba where the food exceeded expectations. Here on the whole it was pretty good quality (fresh, hot, a point or two above bland), good selection, at any one meal. But it was the same selection every day. The Spanish wine was awful and often watered down. You can buy a bottle of wine on site however and bring your own. We did two a la carte restaurants. At the International Restaurant: the beefsteak was exceptional, cooked to order. The Italian restaurant did not have any pasta except spaghetti although the menu offered other types. My husband was horrified that he received a napkin with lipstick on it there as well. It happens. However, glassware was plentiful everywhere and clean. I wish they would stop using polluting plastic straws however. For me the highlight was the snorkeling. Find Lionel to swim with you to the best places about 300m from shore. It’s not that deep but you shouldn’t count on putting your feet down on sensitive corals or the odd sea urchin lurking there. Please use zinc oxide based sunscreen to wear when swimming as it doesn’t affect the corals while even small amounts of regular sunscreens can kill them. Or use a UV proof T-shirt. If you don’t want to swim far, there are also colourful fish very close to the beach - where you can just float or walk. Hazards do include highly visible Portuguese Man of War which are blown in under certain weather conditions, but asking a beach staff for advice about safety on a given day should be common sense. I brought my own mask, snorkel and borrowed fins from the dive shop. Other activities enjoyed: the hike up the mountain with Mike, warning it IS quite steep, and a taxi tour of Matanzas which has an interesting history and some special architecture. Regularly playing musicians near the lobby - high quality on the whole. While we did not lay out extra for Diamond Club membership we didn’t feel excluded or deprived at all. There is a lot of “opportunity” to tip or pay extra for things so “all inclusive” isn’t quite the case. So skip the Diamond Club and lay out for what you really want is my advice. We had a few minor incidents. At one point we got locked in our room - no idea how this happened. Fortunately we could call the desk (something you shouldn’t always take for granted) and it was addressed very quickly by a technician who got us out. Our TV remote died as well and they replaced the TV and remote within 24 hours. Make the effort to learn some Spanish.. few speak much English at this resort. On the whole I think this is my favourite place in Cuba to date. I’d definitely go again.

Memories Flamenco Beach Resort: Very nice resort, amazing beach and good food.

We have never been to Cuba before. We had our reservations about where to go in Cuba, we felt that we did quite well by choosing Memories Flamenco. The staff was very courteous, pleasant and appreciative. We enjoyed the a la carte restaurants, the buffet was good but all the food was only luke warm, so we tended to have our meals grilled or made for us at the specialty areas. Absolutely loved Rigo in the breakfast buffet every morning, always had a huge smile on his face and a song to sing for y [... read more]ou. Mattresses need replacing but the rooms were quite adequate. We had a great time for a very reasonable price! We also found that tips were not expected and very much appreciated at this resort, very different to some resorts we have visited.

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Varadero: Paradise!

This was my fourth time at sanctuary and it only seems to be getting better! The staff are what make this resort so amazing. The pool bar staff were outstanding and incredibly friendly. The restaurant and lounge bar staff are welcoming and are quick to find a solution to any concerns we might have had. The entertainment staff are amazing! They really bring the beach and pool to life and are really fun to be around. Remember that everything is on Cuba time, be patient and polite and you will find [... read more] that this resort is truly paradise ❤️