Playa Costa Verde: Even better than I hoped

All around better experience than we had expected. Super sandy beach that was pleasant to wade out in. Water was clean and clear. Only a few coral areas that could be easily avoided, but if you wanted to see a variety of tropical fish, that's where they hang out, so don't avoid them! Easy to get a couple of lounge beach chairs set up in a shady spot either under an umbrella or tree. Slushy drinks, beer and rum available right at the beach bar as well as hotdogs. Nice trails along the shore if yo [... read more]u want to go for more of an adventure and see some local sights. The hotel itself is quite spread out so you don't ever feel crowded, and the layout keeps you close to what ever you want to get to without having to do too much walking across the entire resort just to get somewhere. The rooms were spacious, and the bathroom fixtures were surprisingly very modern. The air conditioning worked very well. No musty smell in the room at all. Other than the bed being a rather hard springy thing, there wasn't a complaint at all. Still got a good night's sleep. We ate at the buffet most meals because of the larger selections available, which were actually impressive. Fresh grilled chicken breast slices, pork, beef, various seafoods, choose your own pasta mix dish and pizza too, but the pizza was a bit of a miss. Various sliced meats. Amazing selection of desserts and cheeses. Bread selection was varied but on the bland side for the most part. We always had the freshmade omelette for breakfast. The 24 hour snack bar is actually quite good and even had Heinz ketchup for a couple of days. Typical that some things are only available for a limited time. The kitchen is super fast at getting your order on your table. Impressive! Of the other A La Carte restaurants, we really enjoyed the Lasagna at the Italian restaurant. Lots of cheese and beefy layers, tasted awesome! The Japanese restaurant was entertaining, and the Cuban was OK, but what I had there was about the same as what I would have had at the main buffet anyway. The main lobby area is a hangout after supper. Great drinks. You can get limited wifi for a couple of pesos an hour. The market across the street is handy with a variety of local crafts and more goodies inside the shop where you should go to get rum to take home. A bit cheaper than in the hotel. Make sure you bring lots of sunscreen. You can buy it there, but you'll pay lots more for it. The "beer corner" near the ice cream stand has canned beer when they're open, but several times we walked there to get a beer and the place was shut for the night, even though the sign said they were open until 11, they were often well closed for the night by 10. Lots of Taxis and horse and buggies for hire if you want to get of the resort for a brief tour on your own. You really are in Cuba when you are in this area. You don't have to travel far off the resort to see what Cuba is like. Not like other areas where you are surrounded buy tourist attractions and shops and other resorts. There is only one resort on either side of this one, and beyond that, you are really in Cuba.

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: love Cuba

our first time to Cuba and love the resort and the locals. Workers and staff so very friendly. made some new friends for sure. will definitely be back.!!! have recommended to friends already and hope to come back this winter with our entire family

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: Mediocre resort

What I think about the hotel is that it was mediocre. The custom service was not on par. Waiting on the staff while they are chatting with each other is not professional. The facility was clean. The food was bearable. But if you have a specific diet ( vegan, no porc, etc) there is not much accommodation.

Brisas Covarrubias: Comfy & Relaxing

This is the place to go for a one week get away. If you are fancy smancy don't go here, if you want a place to walk the beach, swim, beach comb it is great. The resort is small, uncrowded and well laid out. The road to Brisas Covarrubias has been repaired and is in better shape than many in Nova Scotia. I traveled alone (first time) and was met at the airport and driven by cab to the resort, I thoroughly enjoyed the 2+ hour trip as the scenery is so wonderfully Cuban. My room was clean and large [... read more] with a balcony which had an ocean view and I felt very comfortable there. You don't go to Cuba for the food, but I found there was more than enough to choose from and the fresh papaya, pineapple and bananas are SO good. The main buffet area is enclosed, I prefer the open concept as it's so nice to eat outside. The beach is gorgeous, even with rough surf you can swim and be safe as it's shallow for quite a ways out. The snorkeling is not great, but I should have paid 12 pesos to go out on a boat off shore for an hour. I'm more a beach person, the pool was quite small however it had a great kiddie pool . Surprisingly I had a wonderful Sunwing rep at the resort, Renee went above and beyond to make sure he met everyone, answer any questions and provide insight into tours being offered. He arranged on his own for 4 of us to visit an organic farm and spend time in Puerto Padre, the closest small town and came with us as tour guide. In all I had a great vacation my only disappointment was that the snorkeling wasn't great from the shore. I felt safe, relaxed and well treated.

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: Loved this place !

We had a great time, loved it and plan to go back next year ! No complaints whatsoever !! Staff were wonderful, place was clean and well groomed, food was great, especially at the 24 hr bar ! Beaches were beautiful. Plenty of everything for all.

Don Lino Hotel: Small, Basic, Laid Back Resort

If you are not a fussy person you will be pleasantly surprised . Don Lino is a quiet relaxing little resort for the older crowd. The rooms are pleasant but a few things like the tv or phone might not work very well or not at all & there may be the odd crack or mold on the walls but the staff are happy to help. The food is fine but pretty much the same stuff every day. Breakfast was the best . Getting into the ocean is a little difficult due to the rocky coral reef that runs along the edge of the [... read more] beach so water shoes are a must. There are lots of shells & coral for beachcombers! Most staff were warm & friendly & make you feel very welcome. Weekends & holidays see a large influx of Cubans with a resulting strain on services. I say that when you pay a smaller price don't go expecting luxury & you won't be disappointed.

Sol Rio de Luna y Mares: Ok resort

The food was not good at all. The rooms are ok, bed was hard as a rock. The resort looks like it is falling apart. Beach was great. Bartender at swim up was great and remembered what we where drinking.

Aston Costa Verde Beach Resort: Amazing resort!

Great hotel! Lots to do, food was great, rooms were very clean! The beach is amazing, you are able to snorkel right at the resort which was a great feature! We would definitely book another trip back to Blau!

Aston Costa Verde Beach Resort: good time at the Blua as always

For our 12th visit it was as good as the first. The staff was great as always. Went bowling at small venue close by and had a lot of fun and laughs. Some changes for the good and some for the bad, but nothing that would change our minds from going back. If have not tried Blau Costa Verde, try it.

Brisas Covarrubias: This is a hide away Resort located away from evryt

Grounds - Swept, Cleaned Everyday. Pool - LOVe Salt water Pool, like being in the ocean. Great Coffee and the wonderful smiles by the lovely Cuban people. Nice facilities, Bars, Special Restaurant. Great Ham-Cheese Burger - Excellent Cook

Aston Costa Verde Beach Resort: Over booked and no service

After 25 plus trips to various locations in Southern Cuba, this is the worst overall hotel that I have encountered The food and rooms were excellent, however this is the only positive for this hotel - Rooms were overbooked and did not honor previously confirmed bookings. In an attempt to contact management regarding this problem, I was informed several times "no on was available" and the standard response was " Its Corporate policy and these rules are made off site" - Service was poor with only  [... read more]service available with substantial tipping - There were insufficient beach chairs for the guests. Guest lined up early in the morning to reserve the few available chairs. - To many guests and not enough employees. I waited 52 minutes to order and receive a Pizza in the Italian a la carte restaurant. I arrived at 1:10 PM after the main rush, and did not receive the food order of one pizza until 2:02 PM, - Lack of adequate personnel in the only dinning hall led to extensive delays in getting a table, and in several instances the we were forced to set up our own table, and move existing used dishes to other tables. Yes I will continue to visit this area of Cuba, however I will NEVER consider a Blau resort again

Sol Rio de Luna y Mares: Back Once Again

Everything was great except the 4 hr. delay at Hfx Airport with Air Transat ! The hotel and grounds are great, we asked for a room on the Luna side and got it with ocean view, food seems better than last yr., only other complaint was that it was a windy wk. April15 - April 22nd 2016, would go back in a flash.

Sol Turquesa Beach: Great Resort

Enjoyed our stay, second time there with 2 kids under 12 yrs. Beautiful beach and friendly staff. Good family resort. They have vendors down by the beach to buy souvenirs, which was great. Very friendly and not harassing like some places.

Sol Turquesa Beach: geat resort for families

The dining had good food none of our family got sick. The entertainment was awesome. Made Cuban friends, people are very friendly Swimming with the dolphins was a great experience and scuba diving. Lots to do 5 swimming pools and a nice white sandy beach. Sunwing was a great airline to fly with

Sol Turquesa Beach: Relaxing and very friendly

Perfect place to relax and just chill out. The beach is amazing. There are alot of stairs but you can find paths to make it easier. The staff was very friendly and polite. There was no beach views or pool views but that was ok

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: A nice holiday.

A lot of locals on the beach often asking the vacationers to buy items or give them items. Rooms- standard rooms are poor-no balconies, no fridges. Villa's are much nicer. Not much going on with the entertainment staff and we found the evening shows were often repeated. A nice resort if you like to walk, very big although many of the sections were closed when we were there.

Paradisus Rio De Oro: Pardisus = Paradise

Everything was beautiful! Great food, great entertainment, friendly staff, beautiful beach, very relaxing! I would definitely go back again. We met many people who had stayed here multiple times. Hola!

Brisas Covarrubias: Pretty nice resort

grounds were well kept up until the weekend arrived and the locals came and showed such disrespect throwing garbage everywhere and being very loud and disruptive. Staff was friendly and always smiling.

Aston Costa Verde Beach Resort: Lovely resort

We just returned the end of last week; spent a week there and thoroughly enjoyed it. The staff were friendly. We were in Block 26 on the top floor and had a lovely room. It was quiet there...did not hear too much of the noise at night. The only downside was that the water pressure in the shower wasn't always good, especially late afternoons. On check out day - very early - we had no water at all, but when I called reception the water came back on a little while later. By Tuesday the resort was q [... read more]uite full and sometimes they would close the doors to the buffet (because it was full) and then let people in again when people left....so it was a good option to go early. The line-ups were quite long, especially in the morning to get omelettes, but the lady did an awesome job of serving everyone. Food was good...something for every taste. The buffet can do with a few more wait staff as they were doing their best, but were so busy. I loved the fruit juices in the morning and wish they had the same for lunch and supper as well. I did not like the coffee that came out of the machine. Loved the snack bar close to the beach; had most of our lunches there...food was good and service as well. We got up very early to reserve a place in the shade on the beach. The beach was nice...we enjoy our walks. The gardens were well kept. Our room was kept spotless and the bar fridge was filled every day with water, pop and beer. Will definitely go back there again.

Brisas Guardalavaca: 13 years and never disappointed

The people have always made the resort great food rooms good and beach is great. Ala cart restaurants have improved greatly and rum is always cold. Employees are eager to help out and fix any issues that happen. Stay in hotel and always accommodate all requests if possible