Memories Jibacoa: Never Again

We felt that the Memories Jibacoa was a very intimate and quiet resort. The grounds were clean but nothing spectacular. The service was satisfactory. The staff did not go out of their way to greet us or to serve us during meals. The food was simple. The same food choices for the entire week. Most food was served cold and the buffet staff served you. If you wanted 2 pieces of bacon, you needed to ask for 2 pieces. They had limited choice for non alcoholic beverages. Housekeeping staff were very [... read more] helpful and friendly - they were the ones who provided the best service during our stay. The groundskeeper was always friendly. We would give this resort a 1 out of 5.

Grand Memories Holguin: Sunwing deficient touristic operation Holguin destination

The resort is beautiful, clean, staff is nice, polite, they do as much as they could, to make you comfortable. Everything starts with the first impression, and that was not a good one. After wandering through the isolated security zone, we finally arrived to the third Gate # provided to everyone travelling to Holguín, on flight WG 6342. Then we were taken, by bus, to what people called a ghost terminal around 7-10 min drive, from the gate at Pearson. There we waited and waited, Finally were al [... read more]lowed to board. The whole process took more than an hour and a half. The crew apologized for the delay, although we made it on time to Holguín. The Sunwing's reps are bolted to their desks at the lobby, that's good for the Company, more income for optional sales, but not for the guest, because they are detached from the day-to-day reality at the resort. Only once, I saw them, at the buffet restaurant during the launch time. Believe me. The rep that doesn't walk, every area of his resort, can not fight for his clients. During my stay, I contacted the Sunwing reps, about the time of the returning transfer to the airport, After the first week, they consistently confirmed, to everyone asking, that the time was 15:50, then on the 27/12, suddenly they said 18:30, when we tried, to find answers, the 3 reps disappeared. There were people out of their rooms since 12:00, off course, you were able to use the resorts, services. For me, it was not a big deal, but people travelling with kids, had a hard time, during that long waiting period. And for the grand finale, we left Holguín, one hr + behind schedule, made it to Pearson, around 30 min earlier, but then, waited the Marshall, for a significant time, and after that expended 2hrs at the luggage department. Even if everything else, was nice and beautiful, during the trip, this part of the operation dropped the ball, and another Sunwing's, lost game. Maybe, because they operated so poorly, were transferred to the court, outside of Pearson, close to the Cargo terminal. Hope they, are working on improving their performance. But in the future I will avoid them

Resonance Blu Varadero: Great resort!

Resort is big from end to end it has carts to drive you from room or beach to the lobby. Rooms were clean and well kept by housekeeping. 2 buffets at each end of resort and hotdogs/fries/snacks in the middle bars by the pool. Pool was clean, lots of chairs and a waterslide. Food was plenty and a 7/10. 24hr bar in lobby, other open till 10:30pm. Beer was draft, but cold, rum was aplenty. I would recommend this resort and there was not many kids, lol. It was loud with music and dancing crew but th [... read more]ey move from section to section. Beach was very nice alot of chairs, tiki covered and small rum bar but they where building a hide tiki hut near the beach. Flying out of Windsor was sooo easy and nice.

Memories Trinidad Del Mar: Do not go

The rooms were disgusting you couldnt even use the shower also mold and bed bugs everywhere. 18 of us got sick on their food i ended up in hospital in Cuba then again here in Canada been sick for seven days lost 22 lbs dehydrated twice. Worst vacation I have ever experienced in my life.

Grand Memories Santa Maria: Pretty Good !

This is my hubbys first time in Cuba and my 3rd, but 1st time going to Santa Maria. With Cuba, you just can’t expect A LOT. And that’s exactly what we did and we were not disappointed. The only thing that kind of disappointed me was waiting for our room to be ready. A bunch of us had to sit and wait almost 5 hours in order to get keys to our rooms. I think that was a little ridiculous. But , the rooms were spacious and clean and I never had issues. You’re in there to sleep, of course it’s not go [... read more]ing to be a 5 star luxury experience. The pool was small and cold but if you walked down the path to memories, they have a much bigger pool there. The beach, beautiful. Cubas beaches are always beautiful. Food; now I am a VERY picky eater and I ALWAYS found something to eat and I was full every night . Sure ya, we didn’t have eggs the entire time and hardly any desserts, but it is what it is. My life wasn’t going to end because of it. I was full and content daily and I’m ok with that. We had one good show where they brought them in from outside the resort, other than that, the shows kinda sucked and we ended up skipping most of them. We didn’t find out till the last day that about 5 min walk down past memories, there was a big plaza with restaurants ($) and tons of vendors for souvenirs. Thank goodness we ended up finding it ! Lastly, the hour and a half bus ride sounds gruelling, especially after just coming off a flight, but it was well worth it. Sit back and take in the scenery. Only the hotel workers are allowed through into Santa Maria and it was nice not being bugged on the beach or asked to buy something every now and than. All in all, I would for sure go back! The Cuban people are always the absolute best and the hotel was just a bonus !

Memories Paraiso: Great staff unless you wanted something done with your room or upgraded to Diamond club and expected anything to be different

I’ll keep this short. I’ve been to this hotel 4 times now. That was the last. The friendly bar and wait staff don’t make up for the lack of service from the hotel. Put it this way, I was supposed to be pool view… I ended up finally after 3 room changes being able to stare a row of trees 10 feet from the balcony.

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Santa Maria: A disappointment place!

The place is not ready for welcoming guests. The lack of basic sanitation is unacceptable. Hotel Lobby toilets hardly have toilet paper, soaps for hand washing… 8 out of 10 times we found no toilet paper and no soap. Staff appeared showing less concern. The “run- down” conditions were seen everywhere, particularly in our room with dirty hallway ( spilling foods…), broken toilet cover, uncleaned floor, desk, door…, several hours with no running water, sewage smells….

Grand Memories Varadero: Would definitely go back!

The grounds are very well kept. Hotel could use some updating in the rooms. They need more lounge chairs around the party pool, but everything is great! There were lots of food options and a variety so you won’t starve. Entertainment team needs work and there should be music at the party pool to eliminate people playing speakers around the pool with varying music. Staff are amazing and kind. They go out of their way to ensure you have everything you need.

Grand Memories Holguin: Still Under Reno

I visited on December 20, 2023. Only 1 buffet was open, there were only about 3-4 bars open, and no BBQ/Grill. The only food options at the snack bar were cheese sandwich, hot dog, and tune sandwich. Would like more food variety if the buffet is unavailable.

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: OK Resort

The Resort was beautiful, the beach was beautiful, unfortunately the sand fleas were quite bad. The food was ok but the shortage of food in Cuba was apparent. All the other Hotels were also in the same boat. No eggs, orange juice, pop or beer on tap a lot of the time. There was a mix up with our room in the first couple of days, But they moved us without hesitation and followed up to ensure we were satisfied. For the most part overall was a good place to go at a reasonable price.

Grand Memories Varadero: Worst Vacation!

We did not receive what we asked/paid for. No hot water for 3 days. Food is the same everyday. awful!! Would NEVER RETURN here again!!!! Service is awful! Always lies!! The resort should be torn down.

Grand Memories Varadero: Not what we expected!!!!

First off, I never criticize any resorts in Cuba. I've been there over 20 times and understand the situations they face in that country. That being said, I was very disappointed in the service and lack of variety in the food. I stayed at a different resort in April, 2022 and had a much better experience(food, staff and everything in general). The covid excuse has warn it's welcome with me and feel the resorts should be more prepared than this one was. Calling it "Grand" Memories is a overstateme [... read more]nt. Staff was not friendly, cleaning ladies arguing while cleaning the rooms (literally yelling at each other across the hallways), and then still not cleaning the room until 4 or 5 o'clock. Now the food, things are always a little scarce in Cuba but this is the first time I never had one piece of chicken and only had a omelet once for breakfast, was told no eggs only pancakes. And we paid extra for the Diamond Club!!! I stayed at Club Tropical right in the town of Varadero and never had these issues. Needless to say I won't be going back and won't recommend it to anyone. Oh yeah, we found huge cockroaches in our room on the last day...nasty!!

Resonance Blu Varadero: Great stay!

The resort was fun with many different areas and settings to relax in. You may enjoy the various pool styles and settings, all including bars for your convenience. It was a overall adventure, at first it was easy to get lost due to the size but I quickly learned my way around.

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Santa Maria: Great place

We enjoyed our stay. Staff was very friendly. Rooms were a nice size and had everything you needed. We had a beautiful ocean view room. They keep the beach clean and you can always find a lounge chair. Drinks were great and plenty of food choices. Did end up with a few bug bites so if you are sensitive to them have bug spray. The grounds are very well kept and lush.

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Santa Maria: Really nice resort!!

Beach at this resort is stunning!! My husband and I had a great time. Room was very clean, food was good, staff is very friendly and helpful. With Sanctuary package you can go to two other resorts. We had a great time, i would go back ? Couple downsides: a bit far from the airport (2ish hrs) and not much entertainment.

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Nice resort for the price

The hotel is updated but clean. The food was very good which I was very surprised. I would give 4/5 for the food. The beach is amazing for sure 5/5. No wine but not important for me as they had lots of other choices (beer, pina colada, strawberry daiquiris, vodka, rhum and more).

Grand Memories Varadero: Good resort

Hotel was nice beautiful beach friendly service food could be a little better.I enjoyed my vacation there .My service from trip central was excellent I will use them again next time hopefully soon I will be able to get away again

Grand Memories Varadero: Five star experience!!

The staff, the entertainment and even the food was great during our stay! Yes the rooms a little dated, but other than sleeping, we weren't in the rooms. Our family had a blast the entire stay! Julio (the show man) was our favourite! We never knew from day to day how he would dress up and we have many pictures with him! We definitely will return to this resort!!

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Great Resort

The resort is older but we had no problems. We always had hot water, the food was good and the drinks were very good. The beach is amazing. The bugs were a little annoying but they are like that everywhere in Cuba right now.

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Holguin: No Food

The resort was beautiful including the pools and beach however......there is no food at this resort. No eggs, no fresh fruit (canned fruit only), no fresh vegetables, no salad, no pop, no hamburgers, no french fries, no Gin and no ground beef for any other "hot dish". My husband and I definitely lost weight staying at this resort. Also there were days there were no buns for the hot dogs if you dared to even try the hot dogs. The cold meats offered were very limited and a very strange colour [... read more] of gray. The pasta station has very limited offerings (mainly cut-up bacon, weiners or ham) and the cook uses the same pan to cook in throughout the evening. Sunwing offers "nothing" on the plane - not even a pretzel or a cookie. Our return flight was sold out of almost the entire OnBoard Menu and so after exiting our resort at 7:15 a:m (no resort restaurants open so people could eat before leaving), then a 2 hour bus ride to the airport, getting through airport and security, flight time and landing in Toronto only to find a 2 hour process with deboarding, transfers, customs and luggage wait, it was 5:00 p:m by the time we were on the road and could actually take the time to stop and eat. Holguin airport offers limited food as well.