Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Lovely resort

This is a lovely resort. It was hit very hard by Irma and they have worked very hard to restore everything. While some of the foliage is new and small, the grounds staff is fantastic and work very hard to keep everything neat and lush. The buildings are all freshly renovated and have new furniture and beds (very comfortable) but I would recommend a 2nd floor room as the ground floor rooms still smell slightly musty. The staff is wonderful, very friendly and helpful and the front desk very accom [... read more]modating. The beach is fabulous and there are lots of palapas for shade. The pool however has very little shade. I would recommend this resort and would back again.

Resonance Blu Varadero: Overall good resort

Grounds keepers were constantly working...trying to fix the damage which was minimal by the time we got there. There was no noise associated with this work. It had no impact on our vacation. Our room was outdated and worse was the obvious patch work to fix certain fixtures. For example, sink plug was broken, plaster wall had apparent water damage. Room was not cleaned well when we checked in, for example broken glass in sink drain, grime on bathroom wall tiles and counter. We got used to the mo [... read more]ldy odor and the appearance of the room. Now for the good part...most of the employees were courteous, some were fantastic; the food was better than I was expecting, a liter of bottled water was supplied daily free of charge, our housekeeper paid attention to details, the entertainment in the lobby was good, the beach chairs were free, they provided an extra single bed for us without being asked (a bonus for us three, travelled with two teenagers), Sunwing provided an information session on our first day and were always available for any questions and/or concerns. Overall we paid and got 3-star service. My girls and I would definitely consider going back to Cuba...the beach was fantastic!

Sol Turquesa Beach: Average resort

The grounds of the resort are nice and the beach is really great. Although there are long ways to the main buildings (depending where your room is) pools and restaurants everything is nicely landscaped. I didn't mind the stairs. The rooms are very simple but large and clean. On the negative side is the food and the bad service. Even though the buffet was huge there was the same every day and most of it wasn't good. The same applies to the service. There was enough personnel but for most of t [... read more]hem it seemed too much an effort to smile and be friendly.

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Gorgeous beach and food

Since irma 5 mths before an incredible amount of work has been done,,some room for improvement on the older bottom floors around the 1105 area,,beautiful, friendly service,,excellent eve shows,,i definately will be back,healthy choices for food

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Very Relaxing and Enjoyable

Resort was under a bit of construction due to the hurricane a few months before. Still very nice. Beach was amazing. Lots of fun activities to do. Recommend the boat trip. Drinks were good, food was fine.

Sol Turquesa Beach: Very good vacation

The hotel was very good , We had an issue with a sink pipe that was dripping on the floor but it was fixed and the floor cleaned the next day. We found the food quality had gone down from the last time we went (about 4 years ago) but it was still good. We also missed the fish and chips (it was excellent) that were available at the beach. The staff at the hotel including the Sunwing agents were great. This time around we took the Diamond Club and we enjoyed the benefits. We really enjoyed our tri [... read more]p, I would also like to thank the agents at tripcentral they are very helpful.

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Pretty Decent

Any time you go to Cuba you have to lower your expectations a bit. You're just not going to get the same level of cleanliness we're used to in Canada. The staff at the resort are very friendly and make you feel welcome. The service was great. The food was much better than I expected. Just find what you like and kind of stick to it. They had a couple chefs cooking fresh pastas and friend fish and rices which were quite tasty. I never got sick from the food. The beach was gorgeous and the pool are [... read more]a was decent as well. The rooms weren't the greatest but you're not exactly spending much time in them anyways. I'd definitely recommend this resort to other people. It's Cuba. You go for the beaches and the beautiful weather, not for the fine cuisine and luxurious rooms.

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Varadero: Amazing vacation

Just returned from this hotel and loved it. I have been to Cuba 7 times and this was my favourite resort I have been to. The food was very good. The staff was amazing and made us feel very welcome and that our needs and concerns were valuable - our butler Jorge was amazing! Highly recommend this resort. We stayed mostly on our side of the resort which I read a number of times from others as well. I didn't find much before I went on how the wine was so I should add that the white was pretty [... read more] good and the red was not.

Sol Turquesa Beach: Very beautiful resort .

Clean , lots of character with the beautiful stone work and the 3 pools cascading into one another . Plenty of trees and birds singing . Lots of stairs and grades to walk up , which is one thing we liked about it . You're getting a bit of exercise while on vacation .

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Varadero: Sanctuary in Paradise

We had a wonderful trip from Feb 16-23 2018. From the star right through till the end it was great. I always book with tripcentral as I know exactly what I am getting. This was our first time at this particular resort in Varadero and I highly recommend it. The little extras like personal butler and separate private pool and aka carte restaurant, available only to guest if the sanctuary made it even more special. We will go back to Sanctuary at Grand Memories should we travel to Varadero again.

Grand Memories Varadero: Nice resort

Had a great time with the grandkids. Food was typical of Cuban cuisine. Only problem was the coffee at breakfast. Only a couple of instant coffee machine's which is fine for lunch and dinner but need a big one with just coffee at breakfast. And invest in more coffee and drink cups. Other than that had a great time room was decent and clean. Beach was nice but not enough loungers.

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Great time by repeat guest!

Small hotel, everything within close distance of rooms. Fabulous beach with powder white sand, no need for water shoes. You can snorkel a short distance off the resort by booking a hobby cat for $20 cuc’s for 4. Food can be repetitive but you won’t starve. Rooms are clean and spacious, good a/c. Wifi available in lobby, buffet, snack bar, pool area for $1 cuc for 1hr. It worked well enough to FaceTime home. Be at the beach by 7am to reserve a chair and palapa.

Memories Flamenco Beach Resort: Beautiful Beach, So-So Resort

Overall our vacation was fairly average. My boyfriend and I stayed at Memories Flamenco Beach Resort from Feb. 14th - 21st. I had been to Cuba before so we went in knowing that the food would not be spectacular, but with this there were many other small disappointments that began to add up. Pools: We were very disappointed with the pools at this resort. There are two, and one of them has a swim up bar. The pool with the swim up bar is about 2 feet deep throughout which we found extremely dis [... read more]appointing. The other pool was much deeper (about 5 feet), but having to get out of the pool to get drinks every 15 minutes made hanging out by the pool a lot less enjoyable. Lounge chairs were very hard to find even for just two people, but this seems to be a standard issue for any resort. Beach: The beach at this resort was absolutely stunning. Out of all the places I have travelled to, the beach here was the most beautiful. We found ourselves at the beach for almost the entire week because the pools didn't compare. Room: Overall our room was very clean and well kept. However, our TV didn't work, two of the lights didn't work, and there was no hot water at any point throughout the week. It's wasn't even a little bit warm- it was absolutely bone chilling. Food: As expected, the food was not very good at this resort. After about two days of eating at the buffet we were able to find what food was best (pasta station, stir fry station, omelette station). The 24-hour snack bar was not good at all. They rarely had everything available on the menu, and the food seemed to be extra disappointing. We went to 2 of the A' La Carte restaurants, the Italian and the Asian. They both offered good food, but other than being a lot cleaner they weren't much better than what the buffet offered. Nightlife/Entertainment: There isn't a whole lot going on for this resort in terms of night life. While the lobby bar is 24/7, there is no disco on the resort. We were told about a disco down the street at another resort, but we didn't end up going there as we would have had to pay for our own drinks and transit. The shows each night at the theatre weren't terrible, but they weren't anything special. We found ourselves leaving halfway more than once. With everything considered, this resort should not be considered a 4-Star. More like a 2. We did have a good trip, it just would have been nice to have lower expectations so that each fault didn't come as such a disappointment. We wouldn't travel to this resort again, but we don't regret going.

Memories Jibacoa: Great "Memories"

Grounds: The grounds of this resort were beautiful and well kept. The groundskeepers worked very hard and always had a smile on their face. The beach had AMAZING snorkeling right out front with an abundance of live rock and fish. Unfortunately when we were there it was very windy which brought in many Portuguese Man of War jelly fish to the beach by the afternoon so snorkeling was limited to the morning. The beach was cleaned up early each morning. Lots of chairs available on the beach.  [... read more] Rooms: The rooms are dated and could use some updates, however they were very clean and the beds were very comfortable. We had asked for a king size bed but the room we had came with three double beds. We improvised and pushed two of the beds together. Dining: The buffet was not the best. Usually I can find something on the buffet to eat but really struggled at this resort. Lots of amazing fresh fruit though. I was not impressed by the a la cartes either. Features: The staff and animation team were amazing and wanting to please. Most always had a smile on their face. The evening shows that we watched were entertaining and well done.

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Santa Maria: Older resort

Rooms were nice except when we arrived on the bottom floor of the bungalow we found a scorpion in our room on the floor there was no door sweep on the door we then the next day switched rooms to the second floor in a different bungalow and the rest of the stay was amazing very nice staff and people

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Good Vacation

Only complaints were that the rooms were plain. Looked “tired”. The grounds they were doing improvements. No hot water. Sometimes could get warm. Food is what you would expect in Cuba. Drinks were cold and beach was beautiful

Sol Turquesa Beach: Relaxing time

Staff was amazing, lines at the buffet can be long and annoying, beach is nice, lots of walking and stairs to get to where you want to go, a la cartes are really good, beware of the “smoke truck”, entertainment was ok, rooms are nice, resort is quiet and relaxing

Memories Flamenco Beach Resort: Wonderful time once again!

This was our 4th time to this resort and loved our time there once again! The people working there are second to none, they make the resort what it is! They have worked so hard at recovering from the hurricane they experienced. I would return in a heartbeat.

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Varadero: Love it!

Beautifully maintained property, great food, beaches and pools. Rooms could be more updated but it wasn’t a big deal. Bathrooms were clean and updated. Shower seeemed to only have warm water. But we had such beautiful weather it was refreshing.

Memories Flamenco Beach Resort: Wonderful resort

Front desk staff very helpful grounds staff very polite house keeping we couldnt of asked for anything better Now for the people that say the food in cuba is bland have not stayed at memories flemenco food was very tasteful and a wide variety. Although there were plumbing issues ,maybe people should not use 3 lbs of toilet paper and the issues will go away. But all in all we would very much recommend this resort