Memories Cayo Largo: Awesome Beach!

Booked online through Tripcentral agent Saskia Singh. Very attentive informative Agent before and after holiday. Thx. Saskia. Flight was with Cubana Air had no issues. Quick Airport service on arrival....10 min. transfer to resort big bonus. Excellent Holiday! It's all about the BEACH for me. Pristine maintained beach infront of resort, cristal clear turquoise water. Sand has consistency of icing sugar. Great for walking. Amazing uninhabited shoreline to Paraiso and Sirena Beaches 8km walk. No i [... read more]ssues with finding a palapa.... was at beach by 8-9 a.m. though. Resort grounds, buildings exteriors and pool exceeded my expectations. All in good condition. Newly painted buildings new boardwalks to beach...all great. Interior of my room 2313 was basic but clean. Great maid service. Only minor issue was with water pressure and no water during certain hours a few times. Was an issue with some people. Only ate at buffet restaurant (breakfast + dinner) beach restaurant (lunch) both spaces great and open air. Food and service at both was OK sometimes good. Room for improvement. Comparing to Melia Cayo Santa Maria which has been consistently good on both fronts...3 1/2 vs 4 1/2 star though. Beach + resort grounds + buildings better Sol Cayo Largo. In my view. Interior of rooms + function, service and food noticeable edge to Melia Cayo Santa Maria. In my view. 6 times MCSM. Can't wait to go back to Sol Cayo Largo. As I said at start of my review " It's all about the beach for me."

Memories Cayo Largo: First time trip to Sol, Cayo Largo, Cuba

Just back from our first trip to the Sol resort in Cayo Largo (CL) Cuba. The purpose of our trip was to spend some downtime on a great beach. Flight: Flight in from Toronto on Cubana Airlines was uneventful, with about an hour stopover in Santiago de Cuba before flying to Cayo Largo. The flight back from Cayo Largo was direct to Toronto. No entertainment on either flight so plan accordingly. Food served on both flights and drinks available for sale also. Bus ride from the airport to the  [... read more]resort is only 10 minutes. Staff/Service The Cuban people who work at the resort were wonderful. Very hard working and always friendly to us. Service was great and we had no concerns during our stay. Room We stayed on a second floor room near the back of the property. We still had a bit of an ocean view from our balcony and you could hear the waves crash in on the beach. The room had a comfortable king size bed with an additional single bed. A/C worked but we found it too cold so we used the ceiling fan or kept the patio door open to get some ocean breeze. Other amenities: Safe in room, TV (did not use it much), fridge, one bottle of water per day. Loved the vaulted ceilings. Water pressure was low at times for us, but always lots of hot water. The room was always kept very clean Renovations underway - pool swim up bar area was closed, lots of painting Beach The most beautiful beaches we have ever visited. Beautiful walking beach Divided into two areas, clothing and clothing optional areas, with the C/O area being very busy. Bar on the beach, in the clothing area of the beach The boardwalks were in very good condition and looked like they had been re-built recently. Red flag most days, but still lots of people swimming, take your ability into consideration. The waves were fun to swim in. All sand, no rocks, no jellyfish, no sea urchins anywhere. Loved the Iguana who was out daily Food The food was good throughout the resort. We ate mostly at the buffet, plus at both a la carte's Loved the band playing Cuban music at lunch at the beach grill daily. Pool the main pool was very quiet. We used it on our last day prior to departure. Lots of chairs and a good mix of sun and share areas to choose from. Loungers were in very good condition. Most people migrated to the beach area while we were there. Internet - did not use it. No comment, but available in the lobby area. Texting did work for our cell phone. Recommend: Exchanging money at the airport, it is a better rate than at the hotel. Getting a ground floor room if you have mobility issues. There are no elevators to second floor rooms. Getting a beach front second floor room if you like a direct view of the Caribbean sea from your balcony. The ground floor rooms are blocked by the sand dune area. We had a great visit to the Sol resort, met lots of nice people. Recommend and can't wait to return to spend more time on some of the greatest beaches in the world. https://www.tripadvisor.ca/ShowUserReviews-g737152-d263973-r438608199-Sol_Cayo_Largo-Cayo_Largo_Cuba.html#

Memories Cayo Largo: Amazing resort

Our fourth time back, love the resort, staff are amazing and helpful and friendly. We have never had a problem with the food, there is always something you can eat we both managed to put on a couple of pounds, rooms are basic but adequate and clean. Hotel grounds and pool are kept up in good condition. work is ongoing through out the resort to keep it up to-date.

Memories Cayo Largo: Best Family Vacation

The attention by the Staff at Sol Cayo Largo made our stay wonderful. You cannot beat it for value. It is Cuba so don't expect Ruth Chris steaks or anything but the food was very good and enjoyed by all. Activities great.

Grand Memories Cayo Largo: Not Bad At All!

This Resort its fine! I like it! The staff is VERY friendly! Always ready to help! They even gave me a surprise birthday cake, how nice of them. The food is ok, i mean its Cuba....any resort in Cuba you are going to have issues when it comes to food. But still I would go back to Iberostar Playa Blanca.

Memories Cayo Largo: Amazing resort

Everything was good, except every one from the stuff expects you to speak Spanish. No English just very annoying!The place is beautiful!!! The beach is beautiful! Food was good! And 24/7 bar, outstanding! I will go again, just I have to learn Spanish!

Memories Cayo Largo: Very nice vacation spot

I did really liked the resort although a bit outdated, but the amazing staff and the breathtaking view of the beach compensate for that 100%. The only thing that was mildly annoying was the lack of fresh towel due to the washing machine being broken. What I loved the most there was the beach, and the people. Definitely will go again if given the right price and timing is right

Memories Cayo Largo: Awesome Experience

The rooms were clean and comfortable, staff was friendly and helpful, and the food was delicious. The beach was beautiful, we had an excellent experience and would definitely consider returning for future trips. The releasing of baby sea turtles on the hotel beach was an amazing experience we will never forget.

Memories Cayo Largo: Beautiful and relaxing as always!

The Sol Cayo Largo resort was like in our memory great!... We think the beach is the most beautiful of Cuba to our taste. We appreciated the little attentions as returning guests. Noel was very intertaining on the night of the repeat guests diner. The employees are in general very nice. Thanks to our maid, she really made our stay comfortable. Food was ok. It's Cuba.... We appreciated the climatised section of the buffet, it kept most of the bugs out and it was so hot while we where there [... read more] I don't think I could have eaten without sitting there. Bring your bug repellent! I wish I could remember the Pasta guy's name.... He went out of his way to make my birthday pasta special, he was really sweat! ;-) Gracias me amigo! :P We will return, that is for sure! Can't wait! Monique et Sylvain :-)

Memories Cayo Largo: Great resort

Overall for the price this is a great resort. Beach is fantastic. Only real criticism is at the main desk they should have someone that can speak English as well. We'll definitely be coming back sometime in the future. .

Villa Marina: Loved our stay!!!

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. If you are going to party this isn't your place but if you enjoy a very relaxed, quiet, inexpensive holiday this is the place. We have been to many resorts in Cuba and I would say this is our favourite. It is relaxing, private, food was great (not a lot of selection but everything was delicious), service was the best as Juan is amazing! You can take a 10 minute bus ride to the sister resort (Playa Blanca, 5* for free and also a catamaran ride to the gorgeou [... read more]s beach but honestly, 6 out of 9 days we ended up just relaxing by the salt water pool. I absolutely recommend this resort if you aren't picky as this is Cuba. There is only one thing to get used to and is a negative, the water in the rooms is salt water and it stinks but it didn't bother us. I wish I was there right now:)

Memories Cayo Largo: stunning

I had a great time at sol cayo largo cuba...the resort was beautiful,,,very clean..the people were very friendly,,for a small resort like sol cayo largo i found everything to be of my liking,,,excellent food,,,lots to do or if you just wantrd a relaxing vacation sol cayo largo is where to go,,,i would highly reccomend it to anyone,,,and i would love to go back next year,,,i would give it a 5 star

Memories Cayo Largo: Wonderful resort

Great place all round excellent staff really looked after us very attentive, the holasun rep on site did not help me at all when I lost my phone at the airport, l had to drive back and try to find it talking to staff who spoke little english, anyway after an hour finally got the phone. Back, this was not a reflection on the resort, just the rep from holasun

Memories Cayo Largo: The most beautiful beaches I have ever seen

The hotel is showing its age but the workers are doing everything to keep it up. If you are a stickler for details you might be disappointed. For me all the little small things did not change a thing. I had the best vacation ever. The staff are all great, I wish I had asked the name of the young lady at the desk because she went way out of her way to make sure we got the ideal room. My wife has mobility issues and I did not make a request for special treatment but our concerns were addressed wit [... read more]hout saying a word. People talk about "Cuban food" anyone who has been to Cuba does not expect a lot, that being said I have been to the islands 9 times and this was the best Cuban food I ever had. I would like to mention that the manager of the Ranchon restaurant needs to be retrained in how to treat guests. We made a simple mistake and he berated us like we were bad children. We had three beds in our room, two of the matresses were hard but the third one was just fine. The water was not running for a day, we expected this as I had read about it in another review. We were given a gallon of spring water to clean up with. For me the few hours with no running water was no problem at all. Understand this is an Island with limited water resources. Also every hotel on the island was affected by this lack of water. You can walk more than 3 kilometers on the beach, I did this every day. Bring water and extra sunscreen. I read a lot of reviews and I remarked that a LOT of the reviewers had been to this hotel many times, some as many as 15 times. We met a couple that have been coming from England for decades. Even with the small problems I hope I can go back again and again. I just loved my visit.

Memories Cayo Largo: Wonderful!!!

We had all what we needed and more. Cozy room with superior ocean-view room. Every morning I could watch sunrise on my balcony. Beautiful beach! Friendly and helpful staff. Thanks to Eduardo from a towel service to provide us with fresh coconuts every day and doing crafts (papier-mâché) with my daughter. We had enough of choice of the vegetarian food. Beautiful night shows. Thanks to all staff from Sol Cayo Largo!

Grand Memories Cayo Largo: Paradise Found

We have been to this resort 11 times. While the resort is aging, it still presents a great place for relaxing. The food is typically Cuban but is good. The workers are friendly and helpful. They go out of their way to make your stay enjoyable.

Starfish Cayo Largo: A paradise resort!

Flew with Cubana which was unfortunately 2 hours delayed. Flight was straightforward tho, please note that there's no TV on the flight so have your iPads/tablets for entertaining the little ones. My 2 year old was asleep on my lap and the flight attendants luckily gave me a whole aisle to myself, on both flights (even tho the flight back to Toronto was almost full). Resort is only 6-8 mins away from the airport. Check-in was fine but please note to line-up in the appropriate line (one for check- [... read more]in and one for check-out as the staff will ask you to move if you happen to be in the wrong line). Beach of this resort is the BEST in Cayo Largo out of all the 3-5 resorts there. The food was good and resort is dated but everything is functional. Had hot water and AC was working. We didn't have a balcony tho but we have a quadruple setting (2 kids, 2 adults). No complaints. Paraiso and Sirena beaches are only a few minutes away for 2CUC each way. We also visited the Turtles, good info. However, 2 years ago we travelled to Cayo Largo in November and we were able to release the baby turtles back to the ocean. So if you'd rather have that kind of experience, go travel in the Fall. Overall, what made this trip really amazing is the staff! We've been everywhere in Cuba (Varadero many times, Holguin, Cayo Santa Maria, Camaguey and twice in Cayo Largo - Playa Blanca last time) and by far this resort has the nicest, friendliest staff ever! They always greet you with a warm Hola and go out of their way to make you feel "at home." This resort that seems to have a very active animation team with activities all throughout the day and night!!! We really had a fabulous time here and would really like to go back again!

Grand Memories Cayo Largo: Great Time We will be back

I had booked this trip for friends when they returned from their vacation I asked them to rate it on a scale of 1 to 10 they give it a 12. I think that says it all. We have travelled as a group a number of times and have always enjoyed it, according to my friends there have been a number of changes all for the good. They were very impressed with the services and the updates that have been made.

Starfish Cayo Largo: Secluded Beauty

I have just returned from Cayo Largo - Sol Pelicano. We spent a great week swimming in the ocean, reading and relaxing. Or room was terrific (4929) and the beach spectacular. The grounds were well kept and the food was pretty good. Unfortunately, the access to the swimming pools was limited with no hand rails into either pool and no steps into the children's pool.

Memories Cayo Largo: Gorgeous beaches!

Our overall stay was amazing! Such a beautiful setting and so relaxing. The fridge in our room never worked and the air conditioning could only be set at high. We never had any problems finding beach chairs or umbrellas. Food was a bit repetative but plentiful.