Late March getaway

This resort is amazing easy to walk through beautiful beach, snorkelling right off the beach the staff you can’t find any better. I really didn’t want to break this beat review because I don’t want everybody going to my resort room a bit dated, but we only sleep in there and shower and their beds are comfy, the food is really good for Cuba. I stayed two weeks and I ate something different every day. Never bored the entertainment at night I’ve seen several times so we didn’t go this time. They al [... read more]ways have activities around the pool Aqua fitness, bingo, rum, tastings Spanish lessons, dance lessons, and yoga. This is not a resort for young people. It is quiet and so serene.

Amazing Resort for Adults Only

Everything is great at this resort although this is is my second time there and we were not able to use the pool or ocean for days after just arriving because of the storm that came in. They worked so hard to get everything back up and running. The pool was ready on the last day of our stay in the later afternoon and we did go in for a short time and we were able to go in the ocean one day. Both are beautiful! It’s a smaller resort so it’s easy to get to everything and the people there are so ni [... read more]ce. Nice that it’s an adult resort only too. I love children but sometimes it’s nice to get away with just adults. ? They treat you like family. Always serving with a smile. Hard workers. Great food. Beautiful beach and beautiful views from the ocean view rooms. Everyone is willing to help in anyway. Can’t say enough about f the people that work there and the entertainment is so much fun! Especially the piano bar where there is karaoke, a guitar player who was amazing and a piano player. The bartender Miguel was excellent in serving your drinks! Great resort to go to if you’re looking for a more peaceful and smaller resort.

A Great Trip to a Great Resort

As usual all about this resort was excellent! - Staff, food, room, grounds etc. This was great vacation. So good to be back (our 11th visit). The food was particularly good. Weather was wonderful. Strongly recommend this resort.

Amazing place

This is the first time I have not had bathroom issues in 20 years of going to cuba that says a lot about the food Great service, great food and entertainment Some rooms could undergo renos but you will not be disappointed staying here:)

Disgusted and extremely disappointed

Was extremely disappointed. I was severely ill with food poisoning. Cheeses and cold cuts were not kept at the proper temperature. I suspect the food in the buffet was not stored properly. Lots of people were ill. We will never go back to that hotel or to Cuba. A total waste of money and time. Would not recommend. Boring hotel with a lack of activities. Not a 4 star perhaps 2 stars. The entire party of 4 were ill. Varadero disgusting, no toilet seats. Havana dirty, faeces all over the streets

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.

Just perfect

First time here to memories Jibacoa on the recommendation of friends and they were bang on. The most friendly and accomodating staff, very clean rooms even though older. We had a beautiful room on the ground floor watching the waves and listening to the carribbean ocean breezes. The grounds were maintained beautifully. We especially liked how small the resort is and accessible. The entertainment group were great. And contrary to the stories about Cuban food… it was delish and well prese [... read more]nted.

Verry good resort

I know this location since 2001, when I came for the first time. This was my third visit. Comparing with the past, the hotel reception was verry bad and unfair: we arrive at 12:30. very many other tourists arrived after us. Everybody has it's room before 16PM... We had the first one around 15h PM, but not what we were paying for: we want a Park view and we had Pool view. So, we had to await another 30 minutes for the probably worst room in the resort. Toilet clocked, safe no batteries, vanite l [... read more]icking... Just to make our holiday nice, almost daily. Things were fixed each time, but we could have a nicer 10 days, as in the other 2 past visits. The service was excellent, as well as the food! Many thanks for this. However, I would expect more entertainment and more music during the day, even recorded music in the lobby zone. The evening formation that was playing in the evening at the entrance could be a better one... I will probably come back because I love the location and the resort, and I am expecting a nicer reception. By the way, in our last day, we leave at 12AM. A group of tourists already came in with the autocar and they were received with all their rooms ready! So, this is possible. How cam only for us was not?!

Great

Second visit at this location. Somethings have changed, but that’s expected due to CoViD restrictions on travel and the lack of people visiting. All in all, still a fantastic place to visit. The people are of the upmost gracious, friendly, helpful and helpful. Food was good, no shortages. Beach great, rooms are cleaned daily, grounds are well manicured. If you expect more than what Cuba can offer, then don’t go. You’ll just ruin it for potential visitors. My closing comments, I will most d [... read more]efinitely visit again. The staff here is top notch. Please go with an open mind.

Great resort for snorkling

The grounds of the hotel are well kept, the rooms are spacious and comfortable, although the air conditioning system could use an update. The personnel is courteous and friendly and the food is diversified and tasty. The beach bar is charming and great to grab a bite at any time of the day. At night it transforms into an ¨A la carte¨ restaurant where you can dine while looking at an amazing sunset. There are two other ¨A la carte¨ restaurants on the premise, an Italian restaurant and an inte [... read more]rnational restaurant. They are both great and the service is impeccable. Now for the activities. If you like to look at fishes, you should bring a mask and a tuba because the choral reefs are 15 feet (3 meters) from the shore. You don't need to pay anyone or reserve a catamaran; you just go in the water and watch your personal Jacques Cousteau documentary! You can also borrow a peddle boat, a kayak or a catamaran. There are activities in different area of the resort. They are inscribed on a big panel in the lobby where you can get a great expresso, cappuccino or a drink. I loved my experience and I'm sure you will love it also.

WoW et WoW

Nous sommes allés Moi et ma femme couple 45 ans la semaine du 9 juin 2023 Nous avons adoré apportez vos épices apporter de l’argent canadien beaucoup de cinq dollar et échanger la monnaie contre cinq dollar papier, Car il ne peuvent pas déposer de la monnaie Nous y retournerons à cet endroit c’est certain Nous nous sommes fait tatoués à Varadero et nous sommes aussi allés à la havane l’hôtel est prêt de tous Nous avons adorés, c’est calme on se sent accueillis

Wonderful!

Would recommend this place to anyone looking for a relaxing vacation! Fabulous snorkelling on your very own reef, beautiful beach, lush grounds, and surrounding mountains. Truly, the best bread products of any resorts I have ever been to in 6 pre-Covid trips. Egg to order, fresh fruit, fresh fish grilled for you, plenty of choice, no complaints. The after dinner lobby music was great, they travelled between a la carts as well. Staff, professional and wonderful. Loved Heather Felice’s hone [... read more]sty and complete competence in all her dealings making sure we were looking for a lower key resort and all that entails. It was a perfect selection for me. Older resort, but lovely and very clean.

Beautiful resort!

I found the grounds to be very well maintained, picturesque and lush. Nice quiet, safe resort for a peaceful vacation. There was a high level of cleaning and disinfecting apparent. Staff in the dining areas were wearing masks and gloves. Food was delicious with lots of choices daily. The staff was friendly and very polite. The beach was amazing for walking, swimming, snorkelling and spectacular sunsets. Lots of live music to enjoy every evening. I would definitely return to this resort.

A great adult only resort to stay in Cuba.

The snorkeling is excellent! Beautiful coral reef right there! Beautiful beach! Not a party resort. Very enjoyable. The staff are wonderful! Very friendly, welcoming people. Lots of fun games and activities. The shows at night are fabulous. Very professional! The grounds are well kept. The rooms are clean. Not a super modern resort but very pleasant. Well cared for. The food is good. You may not be able to get your first choice always but there is plenty to choose from. I always felt safe. Walke [... read more]d off resort. Took a vintage cab to a nearby beach, did not feel unsafe. It's a great resort!

Amazing resort

We had an amazing experience at Memories Jibacoa. The rooms were spacious and clean. Staff was friendly and helpful. All the food, buffet as well as a la carte restaurants were excellent. Found that there was tons of selection and variety in food. Lots of fruit, vegetables and main dishes to choose from. The beach was great and lots of chairs available at the beach. Pool was spotless. Yoga classes were very good . (maybe could be earlier in the morning though). Lots of activities, had a histor [... read more]y seminar that was very informative. We had not one complaint about resort and cannot say enough about it. We would recommend this resort and hope to return again.. Resort is very clean but a little older so if you are looking for new and elaborate it is not. Would recommend

Amazing resort

We had an amazing time. What impressed us the most was the amount of food and the quality. Such a large variety to choose from. The staff was awesome. Absolutely no complaints about this resort. The grounds staff were working every day to make it look beautiful.

Great vacation

Food was good, grounds were well kept, lots of activities, very friendly staff, clean room, nice pool, wonderful beach with amazing view of the mountains right behind it. Would have preferred less smoking around the pool

A great vacation

We just returned from a week at Memories Jibacoa and are happy with our choice of resort. The location is beautiful with the resort nestled between mountains and the sea. Everything was super clean and maintained, the staff were friendly and helpful, the entertainment was enjoyable and the food was good. The resort is relatively small so everything is close. Our ocean view room was definitely worth the extra charge. No complaints at all with the resort. Travel with Sunwing was frustrating t [... read more]o say the least. We endured a 6 hour delay going and a 2 hour delay coming home. The 6 hour delay was due to a concern with the plane. We ended up moving to a new plane and got to the resort at 3 am. Coming home the delay was due to several crew members calling in sick and having to round up replacements. I don't recommend Sunwing but I do recommend Memories Jibacoa.

Very enjoyable

Ocean front unit thoroughly enjoyed all facilities. Enjoyed tennis lessons and games and thanks to Alberto the tennis pro. He was a great coach helped with lessons in a very friendly and enjoyable time. Food was good particularly the gourmet meals.

Well run beautiful resort

This was our 5th time visiting this resort (formerly called Breezes Jibacoa)and it could well be the best time we’ve had yet. The resort is located half way between Varadero and Havana nestled within 2 green hills on a beautiful beach that has excellent snorkelling. There are some small reefs just a few feet from shore and larger ones further out. The Garden view rooms overlook these beautiful hills and many we spoke to prefer these to the ocean view. The rooms are dated but very clean. Th [... read more]ere were no problems getting beach chairs/palapas and so reserving with a towel was not necessary. The food was exceptional with plenty of choices for all 3 meals. We were surprised to see beautiful green salads and other fresh veggies for lunch and dinner every day. There are plenty of tables in the airy outdoor area which is where we sat for most meals. Some of the kitchen staff wore masks (for their own sake)but others did not. I didn’t see any patrons wearing masks at any time. At the various stations (salad bar, desert bar, sandwich bar,etc), they had masked servers holding the tongs and each patron had to specify what they wanted on their plate..I think this was an attempt to reduce the number of hands that touch those tongs. This caused a little contention at busy times but generally worked well. The musicians that played just outside the lobby area every evening were very good. One thing that I didn’t like was the entertainment group that took over the ranchon restaurant at noon on Tuesdays with a very loud musical performance spearheaded by a very loud irritating MC yelling into the mic. How could anyone enjoy and digest their lunch with such a racket all around them. I would suggest that this performance be performed elsewhere - at the pool or on the beach beside the beach bar. I must say that some people seemed to enjoy it..but not me. All in all, this was a fantastic trip with nice weather, great food and accommodation.