Roc Barlovento: Great location!

the hotel is dated but is clean and tidy. the beach is amazing and the resort had a couple of lifeguards on duty at all times. security personnel could be clearly seen all over resort property. the food was okay. nothing to write home about...but nothing to complain about either. Be prepared to be surrounded by cigarette smoke wherever you go (prohibited in dining room and buses only)

Club Kawama: You must try this resort!

We just returned from Club Kawama and agree that this was one of the best resorts we have stayed at in Cuba. Pros - within walking distance to the hop-on-hop-off bus. The ticket is 5 CUC for the entire day. excellent pricing for vacation food excellent. Always fruit and raw veggies during the whole meal. In most resorts you need to go when the buffet opens in order to get any raw fruit or veggies. meat and maybe even fish seems to be marinated-yum! blood sausa [... read more]ge excellent!- we have never seen in any other resort. desserts as good as homemade and of great variety. Ice cream like you will never taste in Canada! homemade fresh bread daily. butter at breakfast. cats are not allowed into the buffet area. electrical outlets for Canadian hair straighteners, cellphone chargers, etc. front desk ladies are very nice and always smiling. Josone Park in the town makes the BEST pina coladas! 3 CUC each. you can feed the chickens, roosters and ducks with your pineapple that they put on the rim of your glass. Scooter rental to rent within walking distance - 25 CUC/day horseback riding available at a price off resort. paragliding, jet skiing available but not on resort. dolphin show worth watching. Do not buy from resort. It is 15 CUC each on site. Just rent a scooter or take the hop-on-hop-off bus. Find out when the shows are and take the bus or scooter. beach massive and clean 3 pools, so you will never be without a poolside lounge chair. It is not a party resort, which is what we like. There is always somewhere that you can sit and read that is quiet. So if you’re looking for a young person’s party resort, this is not it. Go to Barcelo Solymar. At lunch, there is a place that grills fish or meat for you on the spot, along with a rice dish that is served in a styrofoam container so you can take it anywhere! Awesome idea!!! Cons - first room(standard room) was mouldy smelling so we upgraded to a superior room. $20/night for upgrade. Worth it though. One superior room was mouldy smelling-in the old but very quaint building opposite the pool. front desk gave us 61 CUC for $100 but the Cadeca just outside of the resort gave us 68 CUC for $100. front desk charges $2 for internet card - Internet kiosk just outside of the resort charges $1. lobby bar makes the WORST pina colada no rum that we have tasted in Cuba! Overall, the pros outweigh the cons. A very friendly resort. Do not be fooled by the bad reviews. We decided to try it, and were very pleased with our vacation overall.

Starfish Cayo Largo: Nice and comfortable. No hot water all week. Workers were friendly and helpful. Rooms were clean. Beach is amaizing. My 6th time here and the food could have been better but always something ok to eat. Pasta bar is excellent.but always a huge line up. Mosquitoes are horrible. I got over 60 bites in each leg. They spray but dosent help. Legs swelled up. Scratched the skin off they are real bad this time. Must bring the best repellant and put it on for the evening. Weather was 27C to 30C no rain for 7 days. .

Not a bad place to go for the price. I would recommend to vacation here for a family vacation. This island has the best beach this year. White sand and lots of it. Beach bar. It was amazing. Green flag every day this trip so good to go for the beach as waves were awsome

Roc Barlovento: Real Cuban Experience

Down to earth atmosphere at this resort. Friendly accommodating staff. Simple but well maintained grounds. Pools nice but jacuzzi was out of order in one of the pools. Room nice but lack of hot water for shower.

Club Kawama: Home away from home

This was my 3rd trip to Cuba in the past 9 months and I am so glad I picked Club Kawama this time. I have finally found my home away from home. I enjoyed every part of my 14 days there, the beach, pools, staff, entertainment, food, and room were all above what I was expecting and prepared for. I will absolutely return to Club Kawama for all of my future visits to Cuba.

Starfish Cayo Largo: The good, and the terrible.

We love Hotel Pelicano - in fact, this was our 4th stay there. The rooms are a generous size, clean, and the beds are comfortable. Having sent a request for a specific room a month or so prior to arriving, we were very happy that we got it! Check in went smoothly, except for the fact that the bus took off with our carry-on bag. The front desk called the Sol (the next stop for the bus, thank goodness), but they really weren't much help. Hubby grabbed a cab and found it at the Sol . Make  [... read more]sure you have counted your luggage before the bus leaves...our bad...LOL! The beach was superb! We stay on the CO side, which has been relocated to the west side, closer to the Sol...not much walking back and forth for exercise! The staff, as usual, were friendly, and a few were still there from our last 3 times. They seemed genuinely happy to welcome us back! Now, the nitty gritty. Why, oh why, can the kitchen not manage to keep the buffet food hot? Is the water under the food trays not kept hot by electricity? Other than our morning omelette, and pasta on our last night, not ONCE did we have anything that was even luke-warm! For breakfast, the "hash browns" tasted like they just came out of the fridge! I can't even comment on dinner! This has certainly changed from our previous visits. We will continue to visit Hotel Pelicano every once in a while, but I think we will start exploring "mainland" Cuba for the next few trips.

Starfish Cayo Largo: Friendly

Amazing resort employee are very nice and will help as much as they can Will return the beach is great white sand Only 10 minutes from the airport Restaurant a la carte are very good The only negative is the should have 2 bars open at night

Starfish Cayo Guillermo: A quick getaway

Had a wonderful time weather was great resort is old needs some upgrades staff very friendly and helpful beach was amazing took a jeep safari lots of fun took the local bus to town for the market thanks

Club Kawama: Great again

We have travelled to kawama twice now both times we have no complaints.You get what u pay for the hotel is close to everything I mean everything,including a great tattoo place which is crazy kids did besides that the friends u meet are so amazing staff always happy it is what is is and u make the best of your trip.we r already booking for jan 2020 again with friends but have now added 12 more woot hoot great time thanks trip central

Roc Barlovento: Great safe fun.

This is not a new hotel but very well kept. The location is perfect, the beach is perfect. The pools are clean. The staff and entertainment crew are great. The food and selection are excellent. Highly recommend

Roc Barlovento: Great location

The location, you can walk anyplace. Bus and taxi right out front. The beach is perfect for walking or swimming. Excellent food. Very clean, well kept pools and gardens.No kids. Highly recommended this hotel. Many return guests.

Hotel Villa Cuba: Cuba Dream

We had an excellent vacation at the Be Live Experience Varadero Cuba. The resort was small which was a plus. There was no line up at the Buffet or the Pool Bar. Plenty of beach chairs and Palapas to use for shade on the beach. Very clean and well kept. The only complaint is the line up in order to book an Al la Carte restaurant. You could only book for 1 hour each morning with incredible line ups. The Buffet was our choice as we could not book the others. The food was good and plentiful i [... read more]n the Buffet. 2 restaurants behind pool bar and an all night restaurant open at 11 p.m Both outdoor restaurants serving hamburgers and hot dogs as well as grilled ham and cheese. Clean beach as well

Roc Barlovento: Great relaxing fun time

The entertainers!!!!!!! What a fantastic team. These girls and guys are a A+++ act. Enjoyed everything they did. The BEACH. Pristine. You can walk for miles and swim for hours. No other words The food. Very good 4 out of 5. The rooms. Okay. You don’t get a beach view. But so what. We weren’t there to look at the beach, we wanted to be on the beach. The resort is a smaller one, so you can walk around easily and quickly. No line ups just to get to your room, or the bar. The STAFF>>> w [... read more]ithout a doubt one of the best I’ve ever seen. They treat you wonderfully. Work hard. 10-12 hours a day, so, tip. Thank you Pedro also..(special pina colada double with Aldabo) This resort will see us again. Went on a recommendation from friends who have been 8 times. And we met many Canadians similar, it’s easy to see why. Thanks to all !

Starfish Cayo Largo: A great geteway

This was our first trip ever to any carribean resort. It was a lovely experience hotel staff and food exceeded our expections. We felt safe at all times and returned home relaxed. Would love to do it again. Tks to all.

Club Karey: great resort

As the saying goes you get what you pay for. I paid 900 for 1 week. It was well worth the price. Basic for sure but the rooms were clean the staff friendly and helpful. The food was not great but you could always find something to eat. I would return.

Club Kawama: Fabulous, comfortable and relaxing vacation

Kawama is in a great location on a beautiful stretch of beach (almost a kilometre!) - the beach is kept very clean and there are security staff and life guards on duty. The rooms are comfortable and clean, despite their age. Beds are pretty comfy from my experience of other places in Cuba and the linens are always fresh and pressed. Our room (204) had a nice shared balcony and high ceilings, our AC worked great and the bathroom had excellent pressure and we never ran out of hot water. We had  [... read more]a little bar fridge that was perfect for keeping a container of OJ and water chilled. The grounds are really lovely with lots of palm trees, shady areas, a playground for kids, a gym and sauna, as well as a large central pool and bar area. The main theatre/stage is under a large thatch roof building that is truly beautiful and the nightly entertainment is great. Yeny (entertainment crew) is fabulous at getting everyone involved in spanish lessons, dancing, bingo, volleyball and is also fluent in at least 4 languages - if you need anything translated!! Leida in Public relations is lovely and super helpful for booking a-la-carte meals during your stay (in the lobby 10-12). All the bar and restaurant staff are incredibly friendly and helpful - if you need something, they are more than happy to help figure out a solution for you. pro-tip - bring gifts and they will love you far more than if you leave them a peso! We've found that things like stuffed animals, perfume, makeup, clothing, toiletries and spices are all really excellent ways to say thanks for great service. Already dreaming and planning our next trip to Club Kawama, we had SUCH a great 14 days! Thank you to everyone who made our stay amazing. Fernando at the beach bar (makes the BEST mojito and Sangrias), Yeny in Animacion (please take her some sports balls or any other equipment you have room for!), Leida and Adela, Luis and so many other amazing folks at the restaurants, bars and lobby etc etc. fabulous fabulous fabulous.

Club Karey: Auful

Had to change the room several times due to lack of the water. The barman with glasses near the pool is the most obnoxious person even if you tip him. Hot water is intermittent. Food is almost not eatible. Don't go there especially if you have kids. Over all the resort is in construction and renovation mode... Not a pitoresque environment. Entertainment is almost non existing.

Hotel Villa Cuba: Very well

The villa was very well, old but very clean. Staff was great and all our demandes were fur filled. We would go back, and recommend this place to any one that looks beyond luxury. Buffet and snack bars menus were always the same, we found our favorites and never went hungry

Club Kawama: My second time there

I like this resort, staff is friendly and the beach is amazing Some rooms are great while others not so great.. But I'm there for the beach. It's amazing! They do a great job at keeping it clean and that try their best to accommodate you if you have any issues. I travelled there by myself this time around and they made sure I had a room close to the main lobby so I didn't have to walk far at night for safety reasons I'll def be back again as note in getting very comfortable with the resort

Club Karey: Amazing Location

1. Location is really great. All rooms are almost next to beaches 2. foods were bland and monotonous 3. Don't expect much amenities as it's 3 star hotel 4. Vegetarian can have the issue here as most of foods contained meat 5. Rooms are just OK with basic facilities