Sanctuary at Grand Memories Varadero: Winter Getaway

We spent one glorious week att he Sanctuary at Grand Memories Varadero from Jan 15-22/17. Our private butler was exceptional makng sure we got a ride to the main lobby whenever we needed one. The waitresses at the main buffet and the a la carte restuarants were wonderful but one person in particular was Tania Aguilar at the Main Buffet who was just the best. We couldn't have asked for anyone who was more pleasant that she. The only thing that we would suggest is that the trees in between the [... read more] Sanctuary buildings and the beach be taken down so that everyone can enjoy a clear view of the beautiful beach. For anyone who has a hard time walking in the sand or who cannot walk down the narrow wooden walkway, they miss out enjoying the beach. Other than than that, our week & the weather was beautiful.

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Varadero: Great Beach/Great Bar Staff

The Sanctuary Rooms are great, clean and large and well equipped. The staff are the best. From check in; to room service, to the staff on beach and in the cigar lounge, all great! I love the Sanctuary dining areas, the pool, the grounds. The adult section is why I return. I think the staff are great everywhere. My only wish is that as a Sanctuary guest, I would prefer all dinners to be within the adult section. Great time

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Awesome!!!!!!

Our experience with Memories Caribe Beach Resort was most enjoyable. The food , the grounds, the beach and most surprisingly the nightly Entertainment was A-1. I would rebook again in the future...who knows maybe for 2 weeks if time permits. Thank you for your hospitality. Jocelyn and David Glasgow

Grand Memories Varadero: Grand Memories Veraderoo

Great time upgrade to Sanctuary big resort they can't keep up with so many people they try their best to keep people happy.I would commend the entertainment team best shows every night at 930 food go when it opens its hot ,rooms have problems with locks and doors pool foam parties are great fun you will find 90 percent Canadian s.if u want to book Havanna trip talk to the bell boy they will arrange private tour for 150 USD very safe too. Tropicana show is good too. I would recommend GRA ND Memo [... read more]ries Sanctuary to get good service

Memories Flamenco Beach Resort: Nice family resort

The staff are very friendly, they have expanded the beach so therefore nice large sandy beach, nice nice resort for families, good snorkeling at both ends of the beach at the points, building's 1-5 are the closest to the beach the other 6-10 are a little walk away from the main areas

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Not happy!!!!

Very disappointed, paid for lake view rooms and they were in renovation,agent told us the only thing that is in renovation is the spa. Well that was a lie. Not happy,would rather spend our money on a better resort!!!!! Don't recommend.

Memories Paraiso: Good value for the price

Great beach..good pools..good entertainment...great drinks selection..food was ok for cuba...staff are wonderful Pool and entertainment a little loud...suggest a room away from pool or oceanview Diamond club was worth the extra Beds uncomfortable was only complaint

Sol Turquesa Beach: Beautiful Resort

Great resort with lots of entertainment! Very friendly staff. Food was a bit repetitive, but was good. Lots of stairs, so not great for anyone with mobility issues. Our room was spacious and very clean, and we always had fresh towels. Beach is not huge, but was nice. Private and only the Memories resort was on it. Kids club was great, they had their own pools and tons of activities going on each day. Overall it was a great resort, and we would definitely return.

Royalton Splash Punta Cana: Great times

We just returned from our 2nd visit to Memories Splash and really enjoyed it. The overall service was very good though we don't believe the diamond club service is worth the money anymore. It was amazing our first time but this time they let us know that management had cut back on that service and we couldn't use the a la carte restaurants at the Royalton which we previously had access to. Food selection and quality was very good.... we got "special service " when they found out how well we t [... read more]ipped which was nice. The rooms and resort were clean and the staff very friendly. We love it for the water park which caters to everyone including parents! ( there are slides that parents can have some fun on too rather than just sitting and watching your kid all day). Overall it's a great place for families and great value for the dollar.

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Beautiful resort

Hotel grounds were nice and constantly maintained. Beaches and water were stunning. Rooms were clean and always had hot water. Staff were friendly and service was good every where. Food was bad even at the ala carte restaurants. The Italian restaurant and the largest bar were both closed for renovations.

Memories Flamenco Beach Resort: The Beach is worth it.

I really loved spending my birthday at Memories, at the a la carte they prepared a special table & after presented me with a birthday cake. The staff at the restaurants, buffet & cleaning staff were all very professional & friendly & did a wonderful job. We loved the beach, you could go for short or long walks both directions, low tide, so many shells, sand dollars & you can see fish. We had an oceanview room, worth it, the room was clean & well-kept each day, disappointed not many drinks in fr [... read more]eeze each day, only 2 soft drinks. We had problems with trying to change the beach towels as they were closed most of time & posted a sign stating that they are having problems with the laundry services. They ran out of soft drink "light cola" for 3 days, with diabetes, not much to drink. The food was so,so,most of the hot food on the buffet was cold, to get grilled food, you had to wait in long lines, for my husband the desserts were important, if he wasn't early, they were gone. Most of the staff were very friendly. There was very little entertainment at pool or the beach. For the week we were there only 3 games for everyone lasting only 20 minute each at most, they did have volleyball a couple of times & dance lessons most days. After all is said, the beach was the highlight.

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Varadero: Amazing Time in Sanctuary

My husband and I just returned from Varadero cuba.. we stayed at the Grand Memories.. Sanctuary.. this was our second time at Sanctuary, we were there in August 2016, we enjoyed it so much we decided to do a return trip for my 60th Birthday. We were not disappointed in August and we were definitely not disappointed this time either.. Our room was clean and well maintained, we never had any issues with the room or our cleaning lady..we had fresh towels every day as well as face cloths. Our mini  [... read more]frig was always restocked everyday with bottled water, pop, and beer….food is always a concern when travelling to Cuba..i can honestly say we never had any issues with food.. we ate al a carte every meal and not once did we leave a restaurant hungry..Staff go so far and above what one might expect.. everyday one of the staff stopped by to ask if everything was ok… any issues with your room.. or with staff.. the entertainment staff is awesome.. we had live music most evenings.. white party ( wear white clothing)..gala dinners diamond club dinners.. we were treated like royalty for 7 days.. the very best part of Sanctuary is their beaches, clean, never have to look for a chaise lounger , waiter always close at hand to get you what ever beverage you want.. all in all we had a fantastic vacation.. so fantastic that we are thinking of going back again in August..

Grand Memories Varadero: Good family vacation !

Very good for family Very good for older people Good for teen and 20-30 Superior room = next to beach Standard room = close to discotheque Food = not good Internet = 2 pesos (2.5$)per hour Alcool = plenty of it Animation = depend on the day

Sol Turquesa Beach: Average Cuban resort

Beach is below average for seaweed. Shallow coastal waters make it good for beginner windsiurfers. Boards are not bad, most of sales are warn down. Buildings are in good shape, the cascaded pool system is unique. Many stairs and big distances. Sport amenities are too remote, thus hardly used by anyone and no attention paid for basic maintenance. Room was not too bad. Firm mattraces. NO INSECTS or LIZARDS in room!. Many bedbugs though and some mini mosquitos. Bring bug sprays + bug repellen [... read more]t or might be eaten up alive...and spray mattraces every day. Washroom is nice, there was always warm water when needed. AC worked well but hair dryer and coffe machine have never. No repair on 2x reporting... Entertainment at pools and on the beach -- pretty average with uninterested animators.Plenty of live music (piano, clarinet solist,etc) around the main lobby but no authentic cuban/latin folk bands. Food was not bad at the buffet, 80â„… the same selection full week. Wifi is for hourly fee--never tried. Bank for currency exchange at site. Overall it was not bad for the price $950/pers.

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Really nice resort for the money

My husband and I just got back from the Memories caribe. It was an awesome time. They are in the process of upgrading all the rooms and public bathrooms. We stayed in one of the newly renovated rooms which was a plus. For Cuba the food was really good. The beach was amazing with all white sand. The overall experience was very good and being in an adult only resort was very pleasent.

Grand Memories Varadero: Another good holiday in Cuba

This was our second visit to Cuba and Grand Memories (my husband and I stayed at Sanctuary on our first visit). The beach is very nice; the nightly entertainment is lacking, but there are a number of different activities to choose from on a daily basis and the disco at night that still make it interesting. The staff are helpful, friendly and accommodating, however I feel the staff (esp. Front Desk) could be better oriented and trained to direct/instruct guests appropriately (we got the Sup [... read more]erior Diamond Club package this time and found many discrepancies and conflicting responses with all we were entitled to for our stay). The resort as a whole is quite nice and generally well kept, however the common area washrooms are terrible! Much improvement is needed on keeping them clean and properly maintained. The a la carte restaurants are very good and we especially enjoyed our meal at the Cuban inspired restaurant. We were able to take a visit to Havana this time which was a fabulous. All in all a very enjoyable trip!

Sol Turquesa Beach: Very enjoyable Resort!

My stay at this resort was indeed memorable! Very well run resort, clean, attentive staff, consistent quality of food. Very large property so never felt like it was crowded and beach was great. I would definitely return.

Resonance Blu Varadero: first time at an all inclusive great

thought that it offered many options for various activities As I have no problem walking it was a great exercise walking from dining room to restaurants to the beach I did not feel cramped in a small space nice choice in pools lots of chairs lots of shaded areas at the beach - good Nice to have restaurants of some sort open x 24 hrs tours sometimes land you back at awkward hours Thank goodness the bar is open for hot drinks prior to check out  [... read more] etc ALL STAFF VERY HELPFUL recommendations for improvement toilet paper in outlying facilities please some of the food stuffs could be hotter a small map with opening times of restaurants etc electricity warnings re bathroom plugs ( loved the hairdryer there and working ) presented with key at check in

Grand Memories Varadero: Not the best resort

Main pool was good. Some people we went with had many issues with their rooms - including no power for a couple days and a couple safes not working once locked. The beaches weren't cleaned and not very nice. As for food, there are 2 buffets (not always open at the same time) and during lunch time there were a couple days we were turned away because there was "no more", forcing us to go to the snack bar which takes over an hour most times to get any food. Overall it wasn't the nicest place I've b [... read more]een to.

Grand Memories Varadero: Nice Resort

We had a amazing time at Grand Memories Varadero, the staff was very helpful truth out our stay, beach was nice also the entertainment was great each night, our room was very nice and the cleaning staff went out and beyond to make our room very nice and comfortable the hold week on our stay. We had fun at the disco bar staff keep our drinks flowing an strong not water down. The trip to Havana for the day was amazing lots of history to see and the food was very nice in Havana much better that the [... read more] resort.