Hotel Camino del Mar: Just ok!

My boyfriend has been to this resort many times and always loved it. Unfortunately the resort is showing its age, the beach was once beautiful but was not kept up while we were there. It is under new management and most of the old staff has moved on. The service has gone down hill. Two couples who travelled with us were without hot water or air conditioning all week. Even after moving rooms.

Melia Caribe Beach Resort: Paradise

Hotel grounds were amazing clean great beach, friendly staff wish we could be there again. Pool was enormous lots of beach chairs, drinks were delightful and unique, my family and I made good choice and definitely will go back to thi s resort.

Sol Cayo Coco: Amazing beach

The Sol has a quiet beach out of the wind in a sheltered cove as well as the main one in front of the resort. We had an ocean view room and it was lovely. Food was good, loved the pizza. Will definitely be back.

Hotel Vigia: Amazing beach

Needs renovations. Good if you get a low price. Beach is amazing clear water very shallow. Food was ok lots of selections. Service was excellent all the staff outstanding. Room is outdated but everything worked fine.

Sol Varadero Beach: Dump!!!

We stayed on the Coral side for one night and moved to a new resort. The resort is rundown. There are also abandoned buildings in the middle of the resort. This was our fourth time in Cuba and this was by far the worst.

Melia Marina Varadero: melia marina apartments veradero cuba

Great view of the marina facing the hotel and can view ocean. Room 6406 (all rooms start with 6) great friendly staff. Suggestions for buying your food: make a trip to veradero as food/beer etc half price. There is a grocery store on sight, fresh baguettes to purchase a cafe, and fruit/veggie stand along boardwalk on site. Found a great food spot around the corner from one of the main shopping complexes in veradero that had the best food for 2 peso! Would definately go back but bring condiments, [... read more] milk powder etc. Our trip was dirt cheap for a 5 star. You can also purchase a bracelet at the hotel resort for $42 cdn for all inclusive from 7:30 am until 6 pm. ($55 cdn until midnight)

Hotel Vigia: Great resort for Cuba on a budget!

They rate this resort as a 3.5 star and it is all that and more! We went to Veradero last year to a 3.5 star (Punterena Celeta) and that one should have been condemned. We thought we would give Cuba another try and we are happy we did! Although this is an older resort that needs some attention, the staff is excellent to see to your needs and correct any problems. The beach is as good as Bavaro beach in Punta Cana, although it is quite windy. There is a tide there, so you can walk a long ways out [... read more] before you get past your knees. The piers along the beach are an interesting hangout with lots of beautiful fish beneath it. There is no longer a pier in front of this resort but Sol Melia next door has one and its a short walk. Playa Pillar is a close bus ride away(7km) and a beautiful picture perfect beach! The food at this resort is more than satisfactory (given that is IS Cuba afterall). Lots of variety and the line ups are not too bad. The A La Carte dining is great too. The quality of the drinks depends on which bar you go and which bar tender you get. Try them all! The nightly entertainment is ok but repeats every 10 days.There is riffle shooting every day, tennis courts, ping pong tables and use of kayaks, paddle boats and snorkel/fin sets all at no charge. There is also a playground/nursery for the kids and lots of pool side activities for them. The nicest thing we found about this resort was the low noise level. There is a disco but it is built away from the rooms. We were in room 211 and couldn't hear any noise at all. It was a bit of a long walk to get to the pool/buffet area but the added exercise didn't hurt us! And NO elevators to fight with!!! A few Cons of this hotel would be: The pool is not very deep anywhere. The internet connect is not great (at least for me) We had to ask every day to get that free bottle of water for the room. The grounds are not cleaned of fallen branches often enough The hot tub was not working. Very low water pressure for room shower...almost a trickle My bed frame was broken on arrival(but was replaced) We had no remote for a/c but told to use breaker switch for on/off Remote for tv did not work and reception was terrible. But overall we feel this is a great place to spent a few weeks in Cuba! (Just as a side note: I did leave my sunglasses and a sweater in the dining area and there were never seen again. So don't leave things unattended. We opted not to use their room safe and just locked our suitcases. And everything was fine there)

Melia Cayo Santa Maria: Great food and service, beach was adisappointment.

Great food rooms and service Beach was a disappointment as weak swimmers would have trouble with the sharp drop off and undertow at the beach. Pool area was very good. Air Canada rep was no where to be found.

Hotel Vigia: Very Dissapointed :o(

My husband and I stayed at Sol Cayo Guillermo March 3-10...the resort needs a MAJOR upgrade!! Room was good for Cuba but our toilet didnt flush and the sheets were stained. Line-ups to the buffet was horrible! 1/2 hour or more wait...supper was the worst as it only started at 7pm. Chairs at the pool and beach were next to impossible to get if you didnt "claim" them at 6am! There was only ONE blender on the whole resort so if you wanted any kind of frozen drink then you'd have to once again ge [... read more]t in line at the lobby bar. The beach is very nice though! Best part of the resort but it was very windy. The staff is friendly and always smiling even when people complained. I've been to Varadero, Cayo Santa Maria, Holguin and Cayo Largo and I have to be honnest and say that it was the worst resort :o( I hate writing bad reviews cause the people of Cuba are the best but this resort just isnt worth the money.

Melia Marina Varadero: The Melia Marina was a great surprise.

I really enjoyed this hotel. The food was really good, I enjoyed the little boardwalk by the marina with the shops, try the Anana Pina Colada by the ward it's a great setting and a nice refreshing drink. There is tons of staff they are great with people and kids! There's always chairs at the pool! The only down size there's a 5 min strole to the beach and yiu can't see it from the hotel but the staff gets you chairs, sits you down and the restaurant on the beach quickly makes you forget that wal [... read more]k. The beach is ok not amazing but it's Varadero no Cayo Coco. I will go back to the same hotel!

Melia Las Americas: Wonderful experience

Overall we had a great experience at this hotel. Although the building looked a little worn down from the outside, the inside was beautifuly finished with marble floors, wood details and concrete walls; the grounds were well maintained. The rooms were very clean but room service was very slow. Front desk staff was helpful. I must admit that the food was excellent. Love the grills and the fresh eggs or omlettes in the morning, cooked just the way you like it, or the selection of meats and fish fr [... read more]om the grill. The servers in the main buffet were awesome at keeping the tables clean and our beverages replenished. 4 A la carte restaurantes was a bonus. We missed swimming in a warm enough pool. We spent more time at the lower pool with the grill and swim up bar which was was a little warmer.

Hotel Camino del Mar: Melia Cayo Guillermo Feb 27 to March 5 2016

First trip to Cuba and didn`t know what to expect. It is a bit of a drive to the resort and the resort caters to the elderly and families. Staff were wonderful, therooms were clean and bug free, and there was plenty of food. The dessert bar was amazing with lots of variety! Depending on the time of day and clouds, the water was a different colour every time you looked at it! Lots of beach chairs and easy to find a free one. We did not hang out at the pool, but it looked clean and they filled it  [... read more]every day. Only minus was the water pressure was very low so try to shower at off times if you hope to wash long hair!

Melia Las Dunas: Should have trusted the bad reviews this time.

For the money, this was a total disappointment. Same prices as DR or Jamaica etc....but a total dump compared to what you pay the same money for there.I am not a picky eater. I eat everything.....but even I found it hard to find anything to stomach at this resort. 6 of us all got sick from eating the sandwiches by the beach.The rooms are run down and the beach is so so. It was cloudy and very windy every day and apparently this location is always windy. The house keeper never changes the sheets, [... read more] doesn't even wipe of the counters (ever) when it has sticky ring marks and sand on it from placing glasses etc. Dirty dishes are left in the room for the entirety of the stay. Two glasses on the bathroom sink will be rinsed out all week and put back dirty ....but upside down to make it look clean lol. We left our maid a bag of brand new clothes, toiletries, chocolate bars, and $5 - $10 every single day with gifts. STILL had a filthy room. No cute towel animals....ever....not one. And trust me....I am the type of person that will clean and straighten up the whole room before the maid even comes....but yet....all she ever did was re make a dirty bed. AWFUL resort. Want a beach towel or a chair by the pool? good luck. better be up at 5 am to reserve a chair as every day every single spot has a towel or personal item on it by 7am! We met people in line waiting for beach towels, it was the guys 4th day there unable to get a towel. Am I happy we went? Wish I would have stayed home with the snow this year. Thats the truth.

Melia Peninsula Varadero: Wonderful holiday

This is a wonderful resort. The grounds are well maintained. Our room was always clean, never saw a bug inside. (airconditioner did not adjust, but 17° was better than too hot.) The room was very quiet overnight. The food was plentiful and good (stick to grill items for freshest). Bottled water is used throughout the resort. Bring a thermos style/travel mug to keep your water or drinks colder for longer. They will fill up your travel mug directly instead of using the small plastic cups for your [... read more] drinks. The weather was perfect all week. Take the Havana/Tropicana tour if you can. It is worth it. We enjoyed the ocean Cataraman trip. I hear that going into Varadero (6th Avenue street party) for the evening if a must, but I did not know about it until I returned home.

Hotel Camino del Mar: Great Resort

Great resort very clean and everyone very friendly. Food was pretty good. The only thing was most days when everyone went for a shower at the same time there would be no hot water. Surprisingly never got bitten by mosquitoes.

Melia Peninsula Varadero: Great Resort

Had a great time other than the food but you don't go to Cuba for the food. The beach was amazing with plenty of activities. There were always beach and pool chairs available. Staff were not quite as friendly as we normally find when on vacation. All in all a very nice week. Weather was perfect.

Hotel Camino del Mar: Quaint and Quiet- Just what I needed

This resort is quiet and good to relax and enjoy the weather, beach and pool areas. Food is good and property is well groomed. The public areas and our room was clean and the water was hot. It's a good resort for adults which worked for us. If you have kids I don't think much to do other than the beach and pool, not a lot for kids to do.

Sol Cayo Coco: Great Resort! With a need for improvement.

Great all around but had to upgrade my room and even then there was very poor water pressure, flat pillows. A $1900 turned into a $2100 trip very quickly with upgrade. Still enjoyed good service and beautiful beaches!

Hotel Vigia: Amazing it's still in business

A very misleading brochure for this resort. It said 24 hour snack bar, not so, no food available after 10 pm and nothing before 7:30 am. It was our 3rd year in a row and our last Im sure. This resort seems ok for folks with young children or seniors that don't expect too much.

Melia Jardines del Rey: Ok resort

Large resort with over 1000 rooms. Fairly well layed out. Rooms were spacious and well designed. Grounds well maintained. New resort so growth of plants still young. Buildings very modern looking, prefer something less so with more character. Food I would give a 4 out of 10. Vegetables very over cooked and mushy. Fairly good salad selection most days. Breakfast definitely best meal of the day. Limited selection in the 24 hour Cafe, food never hot. Service very slow. Beach very virally and almost [... read more] impossible to enjoy unless you have water shoes. A little disappointing. Always able to get chairs at the beach. Bar waiters were pretty good, going up and down the beach taking orders. 3rd time in Cayo Coco where the weather has not been great. Probably won't return to this part of the island.