Melia Jardines del Rey: Safe,friendly resort

Very accommodating lovely and safe place. Friendly staff everywhere on the resort. Food was plentiful. Pork chicken pizza rice pasta fruit seafood and veggies. Yogurt juice coffee tea lots of desserts and bread water and alcohol. Beautiful beach some rocky. Resort needs some upkeep but very clean with palm trees and natural setting. On premise dentist saved my vacation stay. Thanks to Rafel, sunwing reps front desk and customer service. Little issues resolved quickly. Enjoyed our stay.  [... read more] Nightly entertainment lovely lounge. Will come back. Thanks to all at Melia Jardines del Rey!

Melia Cayo Coco: A gem

This hotel is a gem! The beach is beautiful, the landscape is beautiful, the rooms and food are great! The bathrooms are clean, the bars are always full and plenty! It’s only 10 Minutes from the airport. The best thing about this hotel is the staff!!! Welcoming, friendly and genuine! They always go above and beyond for their guests!! ??

Memories Paraiso: Memories Paraiso cuba

This is the first time I ever left a bad review and I’m sad to to it as this is our favourite place to go 7 times here sunwing and memories should be ashamed of them selves .we wore so excited to get back to here we even brought family bragging how great the service was when we arrived we were givin a room that joined onto another room no lock so complete strangers could just walk in our room we asked to be moved were told wasn’t going to happen we waited a hour went back said we’re not staying  [... read more]in that room so they moved us to a building that had just staff staying in there we had no towels or toilet paper for 2 days I go to desk they send me to grand I go to grand demanded towels and toilet paper they then said do you want tonight well holy blank blank . Safe dosnt work in room ok gees. One of the staff staying there pees on steps and wall and lays out a big goober on steps we go to desk ask if can clean didn’t come till next day this all happens on first few days. The customer service desk people in memories were ignorant and not caring with the exception of the people who take the luggage very friendly and tried to be helpful . The food is Cuba it’s hit and miss no one starved the bread was great as always the dining staff awesome as always they are so kind and yes funny they make the best of all the shortages and make everything so nice they go out of there way to ensure great service Alejandro was such a sweet guy great service and Magdalena is the best her ongoing dedication to her job is something we all could learn from took her time to ensure everything was great and always had a big smile . Other than the 2 at customer service all the staff and the people are awesome . There was shortages yes we all know like no coffee for few days that’s expected. The beach is the best in the world just love that beach grounds kept beautiful as always they keep it so nice I gave service a fair only because of the desk staff rest of staff was a 5 star

Playa Pesquero: Beautiful resort

Loved the staff, amenities, beach. Food shortages in place so don’t expect everything available every day. Consider bringing clothing and medicines for the locals. Would definitely return to this resort.

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: A Lovely Week

This trip was our third experience in Holguin, and we have stayed at a different hotel with each visit. This hotel is a strong 3, but has the heart of a 5. It is tired but clean and they are working on restorations. The value could not be beat! We were in a villa #5112, with an ocean view. Our room just fine and the bed was very comfortable. The linens were thick and white, not dingy as can happen. Meals were better than most people here or there eat on a daily basis. Repetitive yes, if you’r [... read more]e not creative. We managed a different combination of choices for most meals. If this doesn’t sit well with you, go someplace else. I will miss the banana chips. Always had a pleasant experience at the ground floor bar and at Cafe Ashley. Groundskeepers were busy daily as winds blew in fresh fallen vegetation daily. Staff always said hello as they passed by and the front seat was always approachable. Our housekeeper was lovely and thoughtful. We loved being able to walk to the length of all three hotels along this strip of beach. In the afternoon, with low tide; we could walk in the water, from end to end, and get a great workout. The waters were breathtaking and the best so far in Holguin, in my opinion. Since we can’t fight Mother Nature, i can’t be disappointed about the fact that there is little reef left in front of the hotel. This made for a little less than interesting snorkelling. But it was a curious expedition every time. I have two complaints and they are about tourist who behave badly. Tourists who think that they are entitled to smoke in any part of the resort despite No Smoking signs; and to litter both on the resort and on the beach. It’s sad and makes us all look bad. This vacation was true value and I would return. Thank you to all the lovely staff at Club Amigo?

Aston Costa Verde Beach Resort: Great resort

We went to this resort the second time as we already liked it the first time. It has good internet, a nice beach with some cliff sections on the side that are great for snorkelling, really friendly staff, and good rooms. I know many complain about food, but we even had some great food. There is currently some shortage like eggs and even sometimes bred, but I think what they do with the rest was even better than last year and healthy. We ate a lot of cabbage/carrot/... salad, had wonderful scollo [... read more]ps and some excellent fish (I love fish, and some of the fish was truly amazing). We also enjoyed some of the soups, and if you bring some of your own seasoning then you can eat well for a week. And the fresh coconut were so good. Thanks you all the staff for your smiles.

Club Amigo Marea Del Portillo: Breathtaking views from the Farrallon Hotel

Well kept property with an amazing friendly staff. You must remember though Cuba is experiencing shortages. The odd day there might be no eggs or milk for your coffee ( pack some coffee whitener if you like) no Coke or pop at times but always juice. There is plenty of rum, tequila etc. The red wine has been very nice , only a few days no wine. The scenery is so beautiful , photos can not capture the mountains and sea like when you see it in person. Artists would love to paint or sketch fro [... read more]m the Farrallon views. You get to use both resorts which is so nice too ! They both have bars, pools, restaurants and just a short walk between them. There are horse and buggies or a golf cart for those who would rather not walk it. It might be a little boring for teens

Don Lino Hotel: Amazing Resort

The best, friendly staff and guests. Have been going for over 15 years and will be going back next year. Relaxing place and able to do a lot of things when I want to do them. Can't wait to return next year.

Roc Barlovento: Roc Barlovento

I've been to this resort about 6 times before but not in about 5/6 years. I was so disappointed it dropped in quality so much. Meat just seemed to be just fat and bones. Bars had only rum or beer, restaurants only wine mostly red. The staff was great resort was kept clean, you must love cats as there are many many cats , I love cats. Don't change your money to pesos they want Canadian, American or Euro's. I will not be going back!!

Melia Costa Rey: Better than expected

The resort was more than expected . Koodo's to all the staff that work here. The room was clean ,the grounds were clean every day. The buffet was clean and we had most everything every day. The service was so very good every day. A big shout out to the 2 girls that we had most everyday they were the best. I must apologize I did not get there names but they are # 1 Waitress, hands down. The A la carte restaurants were very good we tried 3 of them and again the service and food was super  [... read more]good. The lobby was very active at night and the service was also very good. The people in Cuba do a very good job and are so friendly. They did run out of some drinks but over all very good . There are many pools to chose from. The beach was very good for a long walk every day. I must say if you like Cuba this is the best place to stay!!!!!!! you will not be disappointed . Just not in January it's a bit cool and windy, for me.... there were some warm days as well but ..... I would return and recommend the hotel to everyone.

Tryp Cayo Coco: Beautiful Resort

I just got home from my 5 days at Tryp Cayo Coco. I can’t wait to book my next trip. The people, the beaches, the vibes, are just a few of my favourite things when visiting Cuba. No shortages while I was there except white wine. The drinks were tasty and the coffee was the best I have ever had. There was always a variety of different things at the Buffett, and the A La carte was delicious. My room was clean and I felt very safe. I will return in a heartbeat

Club Amigo Ancon: Relaxing Place

The renovated Club Amigos is beautiful place. Beach is so close and most days super clear and great for snorkeling. Sundowns are beautiful to watch from the beach or oceanfront rooms. This is now a 3 star hotel with potential to be great. Most guests you talk to have been there multiple times. Stuff is accommodating and friendly. Planning to go back next year.

Iberostar Origin Laguna Azul: Would not stay here again

We just arrived back from this Resort last night. It is definity not a 5* more like a 2*. We love Cuba and its people. We were totally open minded regarding meals as food is rationed out amongst all the resorts with 5* getting best first and goes down the chain to lower star ratings. We stayed one week and when we checked into our room the mini fridge was empty. Went to front desk twice to have some sent to our room with no success. No pop either. For a resort this large, none of the elevators w [... read more]ere working. If you have small children or seniors travelling its a brutal climb. For two people we had one towel all week. We never saw any maids on our 4th floor all week. Most food were weiners cooked 15 different ways. No eggs or bacon the entire week. Lots of beans, sausages and hard biskets. Some fixings to make a salad. Decent desserts and ice cream is delicious. Ran out of coffee most days not to mention it was the same for drink mixes. One bit of advice..tip the staff. We tipped between 1$ to sometimes 3$. Front desk staff give you the impression that they dont want to be there. Restaurant and beach bar staff are amazing. Beach is ok but last week we had to listen to bull dozers digging on the beach for 3 days. Swim up pool/bar was being retiled, that left one pool for every one. We loved all staff except for front desk. Sadly to say that we will not be returning.

Melia Jardines del Rey: Désastreuse

Mauvaise hotel vendu comme 4,5 étoiles, sale, aucune bon service; Pour manger un oeuf le matin on faisait le fil pendant 1 heures, la même chose pour dîner et souper; Dans l’economie d’une journée on perdait 3 heures de vacances payés très cher; C’est un hôtel de maximum 1,5 étoiles.. Il faut plus tromper les clients.. Je peux vous envoyer des photos si vous êtes intéressé, voir qu’est-ce que vous vendez comme 4,5 étoiles;

Paradisus Varadero: Disappointed

I have travelled to many countries (Europe, China, Mexico,DR, Jamaica and Cuba several times) so my expectations were realistic. This was the first time that I treated myself to a 5 star resort. Our trip organiser should have advised us to pay more for "Royal Service" accomodations which I presumed to be worthy of the 5 star rating. The upkeep/maintenance of the "Jr Suite" assigned to us was more like that of a cheap motel. When we arrived at around 8 pm, the air conditioning was not in wo [... read more]rking order...condensation from the unit dripped from the ceiling and pooled on the bathroom floor...the blower fan made a loud clanging noise when I got it to work. (I recorded this on my iPhone) The heat and humidity in the room throughout the night was unbearable. Guest services said that a mechanic would be right over to repair it... this didn't happen. I tried to reach our tour organiser (Sunwing) but their offices were closed and the WiFi at the resort was not working (no Internet for the duration of our stay) so unable to access their website. The following morning, attendants at "Reception" said no other rooms were available... When our SunWing rep arrived, I was told that there was nothing they could do and they were busy booking excursions. At around noon, the air conditioner blower was repaired but this made the dripping from the ceiling even worse. Finally, Guest Services arranged to move us to another suite. In this suite, the toilet did not flush properly (the tank did not refill unless the cover was removed and the float manually repositioned). Furthermore, the handle on the outside of the patio door was missing and there were no small towels, facecloths or shower mats. As we were wanting to enjoy our vacation, we did not pursue the matter further. Most of the pathway lights leading to both suites assigned to us were either broken or missing. This created a hazard because a large hole (3 ft deep) was left uncovered in the lawn and I narrowly missed stepping into it. So, accommodation was substandard but the beach was beautiful, the workers friendly and the buffet food was good. Only one of the 3 onsite restaurants which we visited served tasty food. In one of them, the grilled fish was so salty as to be inedible.

Melia Marina Varadero: Very Bad !!!!

No choices of food,coffee was only twice while stay 10 Days ,No toilet papier /need to give Tips to get toilet paper.Not enough towels /only one towel per person,not hand towel,face clothes/ Everywhere were bugs we have some bites.Never ever again go to this resort.Staff don’t speak English.Our representative was late ,No info at resort about departure .This resort doesn’t meet Our needs. Never again go to CUBA

Iberostar Selection Holguin: Sunwing Rep & Doctors are unethical!

Customer service is really good at this hotel. You can be driven anywhere within the hotel grounds and even be driven to the good part of the beach. The beach front pictured in the display pictures is only good until about noon, then it turns into a shallow green lagoon. You’ll have to go over the bridge to the part of the beach where you can enjoy free water sports. They have staff there that will pull chairs out for you. If you don’t get a ride to that part of the beach it can be maybe a 5-6mi [... read more]n walk to your room. The grounds are massive. They have so many golf carts rolling around so you’ll eventually hitch a ride. The staff are courteous, professional & kind. We can’t complain about them whatsoever. The staff are very nice to kids and visually genuine about it. The lady who books al la carte is very shady. We arrived Tuesday and saw her immediately Wednesday. She told us everything was booked and we could only enjoy one restaurant. We spoke to another family on the beach and they advised you’ve got to tip her and she will magically have additional restaurant spots. The Al la carte we did go to, Mediterranean, was good.. but empty. Not sure how they could be sooooo full. Hotel rooms are clean. The women that maintain them are great. If you leave them a tip they’ll make designs with the towels. If you don’t, just a simple little design with the bed throw. Room is still very clean and lots of towels. You get two glass bottles sealed with a piece of sticker of water. The water is different. When it’s cold it’s a bit easier to drink. It isn’t what we’re used to in Canada so it is a bit rough. Other guests were spending upwards of $50-$60 USD for a case of bottled water a taxi driver would go and get. Tips get you anything and everything. Word of advice, coins are not helpful to the staff. Tip them Canadian bills and not Halloween chocolate.. (fine people of Quebec, I saw what you guys were doing.. embarassing behaviour) Beach sports, same deal. You’ll have to sign up to get a spot.. however if you tip, miraculously you can head out on them whenever you want- ask for a guy named “uzmoney”, he will go out with you immediately for about $5/$10- he will bring bread and you’ll be able to see the most beautiful colourful fish. He will stay out long with you too. It’s worth the experience. When the guys have had enough taking people out on them.. they’ll claim wind is too strong or the rescue boat is gone. Usually around 2pm. Don’t sign up for anything after 2, just give them $5 and you’ll get on. They have a tiny little bar on the beach, it’s good. No complaints about the beach at all.. (and I’m talking about the one over the long bridge) watch your stuff on that part of the beach. There are locals hanging out in the bushes. They try to beg at first for your kids’ stuff then they start getting rude that their kids need it more than yours. Listen, we’re all for helping but I’m not about to give you sand toys and the bathing suit on my kids body. Too pushy. Food was ok. We aren’t picky people. They have lots of bread. We didn’t have any eggs the entire week. No bananas? Odd. People went on tours in the villages and there were banana trees. It’s hard to believe the hotel can’t source fresher fruit? I think whoever owns the hotel needs to come and take a look at what the dining experience is like. The food was very repetitive. Lunch and dinner in the buffet were better than breakfast. After a while it was getting a bit hard to find something for breakfast. They had one day of thin bacon, after that it was this pink thick fatty bacon.. that no matter how long it cooked.. it was still kinda raw. You won’t starve at this hotel. You’ll find something to eat. They have chicken breast they cut in thin slices everyday on the grill. Literally, everyday. Lots of deli meat. They have 2 panini makers and 2 toasters so you can make a nicer sandwich. Bring CONDIMENTS!!! Bring ketchup, mayo, peanut butter, salad dressing. Honestly, bring it. DO NOT THINK TWICE.. We brought bags of chips and snacks in our luggage too. It’s important, trust me!!! A separate and concerning experience I’d like to share. We had a very shady experience with the Sunwing rep and the “doctors”. Our daughter had a very bad fever Saturday night. We contacted Sunwing to change our flight (we were supposed to fly out Tuesday). That Saturday night someone left a note at our door to see our shady Sunwing rep at 9:00am. His name is Norge. When we saw him, he told us that we had to go see the doctors on site in order to be cleared to fly. I asked him how much that would cost and he said he didn’t know. He said had we came to see him first and if we didn’t call Sunwing directly, we wouldn’t have to see the doctor. Immediately I thought, shady. He tells us there are flights that day at 10pm (Sunday). So we go to see these two women, one is the “doctor” and one is the “nurse”. They were sitting outside like a bunch of slobs. We greet them. The nurse looks at our daughter, grabs her arm, looks at the inside part of her arm and says.. “yes.. very sick”. Right away we knew.. this is going to be a joke. We walk into the office, it was filthy. They stuck a dirty, probably used, popsicle stick in her mouth to see her throat. At no point did they wear gloves or wash their hands. They tell me her throat is red. Only the nurse could speak some English. I told them, yea, I know. Her throat is sore. We need a note to say we’re fit to fly. (At this point her fever broke, she didn’t have a fever) They take her temperature with a thermometer under the arm, for “5 minutes”. 5 minutes they didn’t time. Sure enough, no fever. They start telling us that we need to return at 4pm for another assessment. I said, for what? Oh to make sure she doesn’t have a fever. I said, no no, Sunwing rep leaves at 4. I’m not going to wait for you guys. She won’t have a fever either way, I’m giving her Tylenol. I immediately saw that this was a game. They started implying that we brought them this sickness. That from Tuesday to Saturday night, our 3 year old brought this sickness. I guess it’s impossible to believe that she could have picked it up at the hotel?? I told them that if they walked around the hotel they’d hear people coughing, sneezing and sniffling. Nope, they refused to believe that. They asked me if I’d like to do a blood test. HAHA for a sore throat??? Oh please. Over my dead body would these people stick anything in my child’s arm. Our daughter had a heat rash developing too. The kind nurse turned off the air conditioning while we were in there so my kids skin was getting worse. What a tool. Our daughter has sensitivities to sunscreen, she wears a beach rash shirt outside and the rash was primarily where the sunscreen was applied but that was too hard for them to believe. She said she couldn’t write us a letter until we returned. I told my husband to go and get the Sunwing rep because clearly we weren’t getting anywhere. He comes, tries to double down that yes, she needs to return. Which I found funny because at the beginning privately he said, had we saw him first we wouldn’t need the doctor. Now he’s preaching she needs to return for another assessment. At this point I started to get very mad. All I wanted to do was go home. I told him regardless, she’s taking Tylenol, their assessment doesn’t mean anything. He then continues speaking Spanish to them. My husband was using google translate, the nurse attempted to grab the phone from his hands and tell him to stop recording. Shady!!! The doctor was trying to explain her name is on the line if she allows us to fly with a sick kid. Then they started talking about Covid. How we need to be tested. I called bull, how can we be tested for Covid when the entire hotel isn’t tested on arrival. So what, we brought Covid.. on Tuesday??? I said no way. They started to get nervous with me and then she started writing some sort of “diagnosis”. Only visually checked her throat ok. Remember people. Diagnosis her with something we couldn’t understand. Gives it to me on a paper with 2023 on it. Then she’s trying to stamp it everywhere and her stamp pad is dry. Joke. She then writes out her diagnosis on a blank piece of paper writing 2024 once the nurse points it out. Gives it to me. While she’s writing out this novel, the nurse is telling us not to allow our daughter to eat ketchup (we had it with us after breaky). Ketchup is giving her a fever and sore throat. Lol anyways.. I walk back to the Sunwing guy so we can book our flights. I ask him to read the letter, sure enough, no where did she write, fit to fly. They told us we’d need this document at the airport because she will be assessed at the airport. I told him to walk back and talk to them because if I go back in there, it won’t be pretty. He’s in there for 20 minutes. She squeezed in “fit to fly”. I asked him what the charge was for our visit with the doctors.. he said no charge. It was supposed to be $10 Canadian but I guess me calling out their shady “practice” was enough for them to skip the charge. I told Norge that these doctors need to watch more movies or tv shows to atleast fake being doctors. They just sit outside and smoke cigarettes all day.. waiting for their next customer to nail. We booked our flights, $465 each cnd to get out of there. We booked a taxi $80 to the airport to beat the buses. At no point were we assessed in the airport or asked for this hand written note. Nice lies “doctors” and Norge - you’re all playing games for money. It’s sad. Very sad. Sunwing, you are disappointing and we will never use you for travel again. We saw our doctors in Canada, Monday morning. Our daughter picked up hand, foot and mouth disease. We swam at the pool on Wednesday and everyday after that we swam in the ocean. There were a bunch of kids at the airport from our hotel, sick as dogs. If your kids have a rash around their mouth, hands and feet.. you got it from the hotel. It’s spreading around. She’s on antibiotics. I also picked up strep throat while there. I’m also on antibiotics. No genius blood test required, just a swab. Lol They don’t sanitize the tables.. and the silverware isn’t all picked up after people eat. They just clear whatever looks touched or used. Some of the waitresses would hold it up, look if it was greasy and then decide if it needs to go back. Servingware isn’t sanitized so God only knows where we picked this up. Plates and glasses were greasy.. looked wiped but no soap. The manager we watched in the restaurant, he would walk by the places and use his fingers to wipe anything off the plates. Place mats on the tables aren’t wiped. You don’t smell vinegar or any sort of cleaning solution. The hotel manager can respond to this with some bull response saying they’re sanitizing, they’re not. We watched. Quite a few passengers on the plane home were coughing, sneezing, hacking. Curious if they had a trusty blood test or Covid test before flying LOL. The beach was wonderful. You can’t beat Cuban beaches. Everything else.. is just too much to handle. If you can afford it, spend a bit more and go to another destination. We went here because it was our daughters first flight and the 3.5 hours on the plane we thought was a good starter for her. We were speaking to others that were in hotels down the way. It’s scary to believe that they had it worse. They were served moldy bread most days. Whoever owns these chains needs to be held accountable. The workers and managers aren’t to blame. They’re working with what they’ve got.. but the owners need a real slap. Unfortunately, we will never return to Cuba again. We were in Varadero in 2012 and it didn’t seem too bad. Covid beat Cuba up bad. The government needs to spend more and invest in tourism in that country before it’s suitable. Sickening and sad.

Brisas Los Galeones: Viva La Cuba

We had booked to stay at Lis Galeanos, which we had loved in a past visit. On arrival however we found we were transferred to the sister resort ‘Sierra Mar’ while Galeanos under went renovations. We didn’t really want a big resort but found Sierra Mar quite pleasant, like Cuba in general the people were friendly and warm, the beach was fantastic, there was lots to do, there was a small town nearby to explore…. Cuba is still rebounding from the pandemic, there were only 28 people at our gorgeous  [... read more]resort of 100 rooms. The airport in San Diego is not taking flights right now. We had to travel from Holguin which was a trek but it meant we were off the beaten path- we loved that.

Club Kawama: Comfortable resort

I have been coming to kawama since 2012. Many changes some good some not so good. It is cuba. Pool and beaches and staff are amazing. Hotel needs some upgrading which they are doing. Bring necessities as in snacks/toilet paper/bug spray/incense/sugar/salt and pepper/sheets/beach towel

Barcelo Solymar: ..

My partner, and in-laws just came back from our recent trip to Barcelo Solymar, Varadero Cuba. Let me start by saying our travel agent Jim O'Neil was wonderful, if I had a question he was an email or a phone call away with the answer. Now- Onto the review of the trip. We went to Cuba Tuesday January 23rd - Tuesday January 30th 2024. We arrived at the resort and got checked in in no time. The staff were for the most part friendly at arrival. My partner and I were put into room 1148 and my in- [... read more]laws were put into 1144. We walked into the room to our surprise the rooms were AWFUL. The sheets looked like they were just remade from the last vacationers, someone else's hair was on the pillows, the sheets were covered in stains, the floor looked disgusting. I walked into the bathroom to check that area out - all around the shower was covered in black mold, and inside the shower looked absolutely disgusting. Our safe didn't work, and the light's didn't turn on. I checked on my in-laws and their room wasn't to far off from ours. So of course I went to the front counter and complained about how the room was. Now- I am fully understanding I am going to another country that does not have the luxuries we do, so I wasn't expecting perfect, but I was expecting the sheets to be freshly cleaned at least.. After complaining about the room- My in-laws, partner and myself were upgraded to a private villa suite closer to the ocean, which turned out to be beautiful. I was very happy they accommodated us to be together. So- The first night, they ran out of soda drinks, Vodka, and white rum. They only had dark rum left the very first night we were there. It took 3 days to receive a beach towel because the laundry machine was down, which meant the sheets in the room never got changed either during the entire stay. Housekeeping cleaned the room every single day, but don't expect anything except 1 big bottle of water left in your room. We were only provided 1 bath towel each for the entire stay. Some days the bath towels we're exchanged for new towels but we had to make it known we wanted fresh towels. We asked for a few extra towels but didn't receive any. The food.. let me tell you- I travelled to Holguin last year around the same time as this trip this year, and we had more variety last year for food than we did this year. This year we did have Chicken, pork and beef every single day- but it was every single day, every single meal (breakfast, lunch, and dinner). they did have eggs in the morning, but no bacon, the bread was used from the dinner before and placed out the next morning. The chicken, beef and pork were provided for breakfast as well, just re-heated from dinner the night before. We had to choose our 2 a-la-cartes right away, so we chose Italian and Mexican, Italian was awful to say the least. The food was cold, very small portions, overall it was disgusting. Mexican on the other hand, was delicious!!. As the week went on, the drinks didn't get any better, we had 2 days of Vodka, and white rum- the rest of the week was dark rum only, as they ran out of everything else. They do not have Slushie drinks, so anyone wanting a slushie drink forget it, because they don't have anything slushie at all. Pina Coladas are powder, so they were thick and gross. They didn't have coffee in the buffet, bring butter if you're wanting butter because they only had butter for 2 days. The resort, don't get me wrong, is beautiful, well maintained compared to the Occidental Arenas Blancas that we were connected to. That I wouldn't pay even $700 for. Their pool was algae filled, the food was even worse and lacked then our resort. I felt bad for the people that were staying at that resort, infact alot of them came over to Barcelo Solymar to eat our food, which meant very long lines for anything coming off the grill. As stated above, Barcelo Solymar does have a beautiful resort, the beach was absolutely beautiful, the ocean was amazing, the pool was wonderful, but without any of those- this trip would have been by far one of the worst. We made the best of it, but I will not return to this resort or Cuba infact for a long time until things change there. Again, I am aware I am going to a country that is far different from where I live, so I don't expect perfect- I am the last to look at everything in a negative way, I try to see the positive and remember that Covid made Cuba take a very hard hit, there-fore I feel bad for Cubans because I know they could have beautiful places with more to offer, but they are badly suffering. I really would not spend the money for this resort. This resort is easily a 3 star resort, and I wouldn't pay over $900 for it for what you receive while you're there.