Carisol los Corales: Good resort and great location!

Overall, we enjoyed our stay at Los Corales. The location is great as it is an hour to the city centre and close to the aquarium where we swam with dolphins. As we both speak Spanish, we were able to immerse ourselves with the locals and enjoy some evenings in the barrio dancing with them. We also visited the lagoon by foot. As for the hotel, the room we were given was in need of updating. There were no other rooms available to move to so we had to settle. The service was below average in t [... read more]he buffet restaurant with the exception of 3 servers. Most likely because we are both Latin and they thought we would not tip. The Management was overseeing the restaurant one day and that was when we actually received service promptly. The Entertainment staff, especially my girl Yilen whom offered dance and exercise classes, were on point. The only problem were the guests as most times they were not interested to participate. I would give this resort a 3 star review based on overall experience.

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: Loved it!

The hotel is a bit old, so don't expect it to be 5 star - it is a good 3 star hotel:) The territory is huge, location is amazing, and the beaches are so beautiful it will hurt your eyes just looking at them. I will defiantly go back many times.

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: Worth the money resort!

I have been visiting Cuba for 20 years and have stayed in a variety of hotels there. My experience at this resort was pleasurable. The resort was clean, staff were great, food was standard, the grounds are OK and the beach is wonderful. The common areas in the hotel are great and very well staffed. My only complaint would be that the bathroom is very small. I was alone so it was Ok but it would be very small for a couple, eg: a pedestal sink, toilet and shower. My opinion would be that as a [... read more] 3 star it is definitely rated right. This is one of the oldest hotels in Cuba and with a little upgrading it could be made very beautiful again. It is in a nice area of town where one can do lots of walking. I would definitely return there.

Carisol los Corales: Love this place!

Still needs a bit of TLC, after hurricane Sandy... But they are well on the way. I found this gem through friend 3 years ago, and I've been back year after year. Staff are amazing! It's clean and has all the basics.. Don't go in with high standards, because u will only let urself down. Cuba isn't Canada, and u will only get out what u invest into ur experience.

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: economical but not well managed.

Service in this hotel has deteriorated since our last visit in November 2016. Food is about the same but items are often cold on the buffet counter. In November we had a coffee maker in our villa room and a large and small towel for each of us, four towels in total. On this visit there was no coffee maker in the room and we had only one towel each, a small towel at that. When we asked about towels we were told that they were only supplying one towel now for each person. We go to this hotel twice [... read more] a year because we have many close friends in the surrounding area but we are becoming disappointed lately.

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: Excellant hotel

Although it is classified as three stars but it is better than four stars. Everything is above and beyond expectation. Such a great deal for economy minded travelers I would not hesitate to my recommend it to my friends.

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: Gaudilvaca Experience

Overall a great vacation! Beautiful beach and friendly staff. Multiple pools, bars and restaurants to choose from. Renovations and upgrades currently happening to brighten up the different style accommodations. Close to market and water sports available. You won't be dissapointed!

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: Nice to be Back at Club Amigo

This was the fourth time we have visited Club Amigo but the first time in five years. We met a number of guests who had been there many more times than us. Most of us have formed personal relationships with staff members and this makes for a family atmosphere. There is no doubt that the physical plant at Club Amigo is aging but the setting is to die for. I love that part of the beautiful beach is open to Cuban families and the local beach bars add an authentic experience. This is not fin [... read more]e dining but you will never go hungry. This is the real Cuba and why so many of us return year after year.

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: Rest & Relaxation At A Reasonable Price

When comparing Cuban resorts using Trip Central's comparison grid, one of the places that usually show up when looking at value for money is Club Atlantico Amigo. You can get the same amenities and meals as at the more expensive resorts .... if you choose your rooms carefully. Selecting your rooms in the main "hotel" section where you're in the middle of the main action or the older "motel" section won't give you the same experience as a room in the "villas" or the "bungalows". If you watch t [... read more]he comparison grid, you can get a week's vacation all-inclusive in one of the villas or bungalows for less than $1,100. And that's where the value-for-money is if you're on a limited budget and are watching your pennies. Many folks complain about the food at Cuban resorts, principally because they stick to the buffets and haven't discovered the à la carte restaurants. With several hundred people eating at the same time at the buffet, dining can become an unpleasant experience regardless of which resort you stay at. However, it's very easy to enlighten your dining experience, whether it's breakfast, lunch or dinner, with the à la carte restaurants, Club Amigo Atlantico was one of the first of the Cuban resorts to open to tourists. It's often described as being "tired". But it's not so much "tired" as a lack of attention to the small things .... like doors that don't open all the way (something simple to fix), or diverter valves on the showers that don't work, or sidewalks with chunks missing that could be easily fixed, or handrails that need to be replaced along the shoreline..... it's a lack of attention to detail on the part of housekeeping and maintenance management that tends to give Club Amigo the 3 stars instead of the 4 stars. Other than that, if you're looking for value-for-money on a limited budget, and you keep your eyes open for the villas or the bungalows, it's a good place for your Cuban vacation.

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: Some Positives Some Negatives

Grounds: The grounds are nice, many places to walk and explore. 4 beaches to choose from. No weeds and nice sand. Bars: Many around the resort. Mojitos only at the pirate beach bar. Best pina coladas at the lobby bar where they will actually use milk in their mix. Ask for the better rums in your drinks otherwise your getting the low end rum. Havana club or Ron Cubay. Public Area: Public areas are well kept. Nice plantings throughout. Nicely painted art on some walls. Rooms: [... read more] Tropical rooms are a bit small, no blackout curtains but they have everything you need. Was in a good location though, first floor not to far from lobby and buffet. Dining: Food is not the greatest. Avoid the Spanish and Cuban restaurants and go for the Mediterranean and Italian restaurants. No one told us, and we never got to try it but they serve roasted pig for lunch at the pool 2 times a week at the main complex which has the tropical rooms. Looked like the best lunch you can get all week. Pig is roasted outside on charcoal. There are 2 buffets to choose from the buffet close to the evening stage has great roasted pig for dinner, is quieter with live music but a bit less food selection than the buffet at the main complex. Evening shows: They had 2 good shows out of the 7nights. One was a dancing show the other was a show in the water. Service: It was ok but could have been better. Bartenders could have served faster rather talking among each other or doing something rather than serving. We asked that our room not be cleaned for the week to save them on cleaning yet it took us 3 times and 3 different ppl to tell before they finally got it. The wait staff was good at the buffets and restaurants. They have a lot of servers at the bars and shows which is a plus. Tours: Don't take the bus trip into Holguin for 15cuc that the hotel provides. It's a rip off, Its should be a free shuttle or 5cuc at the most, nothing to see there. Your better off spending your money on an official tour. Also, seeing how bad of a shape the country looks outside the resort is hard. Majority of ppl live in poverty and the infrastructure is falling apart. Talking to some locals, the communist government does not give them enough to live and some are forced to steal to survive. Their wage is 1.30 canadian a day. I'm boycotting Cuba all together until the government makes some positive changes for it's people, gives them more freedom and more money. Spend your money on another island.

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: Favourite Resort

Just got back home from spending 7 days at Club Amigo Guardalavaca. This has been my second time at this resort, and it's still my favourite. The beach is beautiful, 4 pool choices, depending if you want a quiet swim, or a friendly get together. The staff are amazing, if you ever go to the lobby bar ask for Eddie. He's amazing, we were regular customers every night, and when he saw us, he had our drinks ordered ,and served them with a smile. The food is what I expect, it is Cuba. They don't have [... read more] ingredients and spices like we do in Canada, but I must say, they try their best to please everyone. If you ever go to Panchitos Buffet in Standard Section, ask for Miada. She is a wonderful woman who always has a smile on her face. Both myself and my husband love this resort, and we will be back next spring, 2018.

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: gorgeous beach, great scuba diving and wonderful people

Club Amigo is a age worn resort that might have been quite nice in her yesteryears but it is in need of some tlc. If you're looking for a varied cuisine I'd suggest looking elsewhere. But where the resort scores big is the gorgeous expansive beach, aqua marine shallows to Wade in and the warm lovely people who staff this resort. I went scuba diving and was not disappointed by the marine life, colourful coral and caverns and huge walls. I would recommend this resort for the non pretentious crowd  [... read more]who enjoys a good time of laughter with friends.

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: Best bang for your buck

The resort is very cozy some parts are a little dated still fine The grounds are kept very nice and all staff are exceptually nice the food is great ther are various snack bars around the resort one buffet resturaunt has a little more to offer then the other so all in all you wont go hungry

Carisol los Corales: Carisol los Corales

We had checked before going about having diet pop and they have it but not the same as ours-but no they didn't have it at all-Pedro at the hotel tried for 2 days to get us some from in Santiagio and on the second day did find some limited amounts for us-we were so grateful to him and his hard work .. The room was good-the food was Cuban,with some liking it others not-but a good variety-the soups were really good too (just take your own soda biscuits/crackers)-bread is deicious-lots of pork an [... read more]d chicken at meals-pizza very good.They do not have pepper there at all ..just salt The pools were really nice and a swim up bar..entertainment was great-lots of bars-the beach not great for swimming-but the water is so warm there and there were plenty of chairs.. I cooked with one of the chefs and we made some pickles which I took the spices for-it was just wonderful and new for them.. We took the horse and buggy ride to Bacanao (for 5 pesos) to a school and took them some supplies of paper,markers,pencils,Canadian flags and more-they were so happy and welcomed us-it was good for them and good for us.. We went out of the resort to a restaurant now far-but the food was not good at all there..met some local people and gave them some baby clothes that were so happy to have.. Now there are tile floors for the sidewalks and we had a heavy rain which made the tiles slippery..there were 3 of us that I know of that had fallen ..so be careful of this..the nurses in the infirmery were totally awesome when I had my fall. All of the staff are so pleasant,friendly and helpful in every way..our stay there and adventures were so good and enjoyable..

Club Amigo Mayanabo: Always fun to be there!

The Mayanabo is not a 4 or 5 star hotel. It's a place where everyone welcomes you and make it so that your vacation is a true one. The employees are key to the fact there are so many repeaters. it's in no way a perfect place, but everyone bends over to make you happy.

Carisol los Corales: Good Value For The Money

I got what was expected for a 3 star hotel. A mistake in the room we were given was corrected the next day and our room was adequate. AC was cold, water hot, bathroom spacious. Pool was nice and never too crowded. You were assured a lounge chair either at the beach or pool. Beach is on the small side and sand is mostly gravelly. Not a whole lot of room to swim as the water is very shallow with seaweed except for a 30 ft wide area that is deeper and sand covered that leads out to the coral. Ex [... read more]perienced snorkels will be disappointed here with the lack of variety of sea life and limited coral. Still, I had a great time on the beach. Lots of chairs , shade, and even some hammocks. The entertainment was good and popular with most of the guests. All the employees we encountered were respectful and seemed genually happy The food at the buffet was good there was always something for everybody. Bread was baked fresh everyday. My expectations for food in Cuba are on the lower side so I was satisfied . Surroundings are very nice with mountains to look at. Considering what I payed for this vacation , I was happy with this hotel.

Club Amigo Mayanabo: Club Amigo Mayanabo Review

The main building of the hotel has the front desk, bar, store and sitting area with TV's and 2 phone booths. There is a pool table on an upper level, and the buffet is located on the lower level. There is a couple of buildings where the rooms are located. My room was older and had a queen size bed, LED TV, Air conditioning, closet and table with a chair, however, the bathroom shower head was rusted out and broke, they replaced it with another shower head that was not in good condition. The 2 ele [... read more]ctrical outlets did not work. The pool and snack bar and show stage were steps from the lobby. The grounds are very well kept. There were several activities being offered by the pool every day. A bonus was that you have wireless internet in the lobby and snack bar for a fee. The buffet was repetitive, but the food was good. The A La Carte's required you to book them in advance. They offered a Cuban and a Sea Food dinner; also, they provided you with access to 2 other nearby hotel buffet's. The evening shows were alright. Phone card cost $10 CUC,(10 Minutes), Internet card cost $1.5 CUC(1 Hour), Beach towel required a $15 CUC deposit, the in room safe required a $15 CUC deposit and a cost of $2 CUC a day. A massage service was available for $10 CUC for 30 minutes. The beach and ocean were a short walk away and there was also a beach bar available. The beach was not maintained well and had lot of seaweed all over the sand. The majority of the staff are very friendly and may my stay enjoyable.

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: Returning Guest

As a returning guest at Club Amigo it was mostly a relaxing week. We stayed in the tropical section on the first floor over looking the pool. We found it very noisy especially on the nights they had the beach parties. Lots of renovations going on, still lots of areas that need work such as walkways and the bathrooms at the pool and bar areas. Staff was friendly but we did miss Rigo and his tasty drinks at the pirate bar. Food was ok, always something to eat. Was not inpressed with the way they g [... read more]ot the fire started using plastic cups when roasting the pig by the pool. Toxic! We did mention this to the gentleman who lit it but it didn't seem to matter. The grounds were well taken care of, lots of pretty flowers all Junior's hard work.

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: Club Amigo Atlantico guardalavaca, Holguin Cuba

This was our 2nd yr in a row back at CA... some changes around the resort as well as renovations. Rooms an AC were always clean and AC was cold... food this year was great, no complaints at all...maintenance staff doing a great job clear cutting around the resort. Took a local taxi into Holguin, it was great and driver YURI was fantastic, knowledgeable and price was great!!!The wifi isn't very strong at all, especially using your own devices..... Extremely disappointed with all the people ignor [... read more]ing alll the NON SMOKING signs in the Hotel front Lobby....... we will continue to go to CA. It's our home away from home.... our agent at Tripcentral is great, Stephanie........ flew Westjet, they were fantastic👍

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: Great family vacation

We have been here 3 times now . We had a group of 17 this time , it was Great . Food was good , service was great , the place was clean . They are doing renos so some things are not perfect , but they are working on it . Love it , will be back