Fantastic Resort

Not only was the hotel wonderful but the staff goes above and beyond to ensure you have an amazing time. Easy access to beaches and markets along with nice food and drinks. Definitely returning again!

Where's the bread?

The hotel and grounds are beautiful. Staff are friendly and helpful. But there were a few issues. Firstly, you have to practically beg to get a change of sheets and towels. I had to complain to customer service in order to get the sheets changed. There was no bread in the buffet the entire time we were at the hotel. There was bread served in the Snack Bar and the a la carte restaurants. They ran out of beer. Firstly the pump broke at the kiosk by the beach, no beer. Then they ran out of beer at  [... read more]the pool bar, my husband actually went next door to buy beer at the Gran Muthu. Oh and by the way, the had bread at the Gran Muthu as well as the Rainbow (3 MGM hotels in a row). One day, while going to go for a walk on the beach by the Gran Muthu, we were stopped and told we were not allowed to go through the hotel despite having the same colour bands and staying at the Imperial. I suspect this was because they didn't want us to know they had more selection of food at this location.

Our experience

The hotel and the place are amazing, however, the food and restaurants are below expectations, basic foods like cheese, ice cream, fries, etc, not available. The food was tasteless. The entire place is very nice and very clean, the view is amazing but you have to walk to the beech, not like all the other resorts around

Great value vacation

Overall a good place if you want a value vacation and are not picky about the food where there were noticeable shortages of things like butter cheese deserts among other things. Despite this there was always enough to eat. The beach at the resort next door is preferred to this hotels so if you are going for the beach think about the sister hotel ( not adults only though) There is a great beach just down the road (Pillar Beach) which you can get a return trip to for $5 that is one of the nicest [... read more] beaches in Cuba and has snorkelling or catamaran trips. Three pools at the hotel are great and we stayed at the pool most afternoons. The sports bar makes great Daquaris and Miami Vice ( worth trying). The lobby bar has great Cuban specialty coffees.

Quiet resort

Very clean, good service, very friendly staff, No vendors on beach or property. Only negative was that at poolside the music could have been not so loud!! This resort opened in November and not all buildings were open. Maintenance was slow in getting problems resolved. Felt very safe there.

Terrible resort

This resort was not worth going to. There were more than 6 rooms robbed during the week we stayed, including our own. Head staff do not believe you when reporting. Food was not good and in short supply. There was no butter, no oil or fries during our stay. Excursion we went on was not what was expected. Rooms were dirty. Most Bars closed at 5pm on an 18+ resort. Unprofessional and unpleasant stay!

Bad experience

My charger got stolen. Many people lost their cell phones also. Although security knew about it. Failed to take action.. no beaches available. Nnñnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

We were robbed, stay away

We were robbed. Money from our safe was taken plus an electric razor. Then we find out this happened to several other people on the resort. A bunch of us were robbed. STAY AWAY. We spent the last two days of our vacation dealing with client services and the Cuban police. The food at the buffet was always cold. The 24 hour bar had no French fries, yet the sister resort next door had French fries.

Nice size resort!

The size of the resort was not too big and not too small. We stayed in building 7 which was more or less in the middle of everything. Our room was clean and bright! We had an ocean view room and enjoyed the view from the balcony. There is only one main buffet and 3 a la carte restaurants. The restaurants were listed as Cuban, Mexican & Chinese but when we got there this was not the case. Cuba is struggling and they based the menu on what was available. We did eat at all 3 restaurants and the foo [... read more]d was better than the buffet but it also depends on what you order. We liked the Mediterranean menu best. In the buffet, there was no butter all week. There was no beef for the first half of the week and then no chicken for the second half. There was no peanut butter or syrup, salad dressings or oil & vinegar to make your own. The food was okay but I didn't expect much. I lost 2 pounds and usually, I would gain a few pounds. The ice cream was the best part and we had that as dessert for lunch & dinner. I found the food was mislabeled a lot and the same utensils were used for multiple items. There was always pork. If you are picky or have allergies I would not recommend Cuba. I was fine as I eat pretty much everything and have no allergies. The pools were nice and a bit cool but once you were in it was fine. The whole resort wasn't being used, there were buildings that were empty. I heard some buildings had issues with the plumbing and guests had to be moved, we did not have any issues all week. Our shower did take a bit of time to drain but we turned the water off in between shampooing our hair, etc. I did not find it that busy but if the whole resort was full it would have been harder to get chairs, etc. I felt like the hotel was rationing items such as water bottles and toilet paper. The toilet paper in the rooms was fine but in the washrooms in the lobby, etc, it was more like paper towels and it would run out. Everywhere we went I made sure to bring kleenex, wipes and hand sanitizer. There were no hand or face cloths but I understand that is common in Cuba. I brought my own Norwex facecloths and my own beach towel. The beach was nice but part of it was rocky and you had to walk further down to get sand. We took the bus to Playa Pilar and the beach was beautiful there! All sand and beautiful blue waters. The bus was $5.00 and that includes your way back but pay attention to the times. You can also take a cab and I believe the price was the same. The chairs were $5.00 as well. We used Canadian cash for the whole week, it was nice to have Canadian dollars accepted at par. I brought some USD but I didn't end up using it.

Médiocre!

You are showing the wrong picture! This is not the resort we stayed in, Cayo Guillermo Beach very deceiving, rocks and lots of weeds Food was ok , pools where nice, employees very cordial, We had a major water problem,our last 3 days where so so We had to flush our toilets with water we got from filling 2 litres water bottles at the pool😡

Terrible experience

We had no running water for 4 days. No flushing toilets. Then we ran out of bottled water. Definitely not a 5 star experience. Staff were not very friendly overall and seemed to expect tips for everything.

Super amazing resort

quite elegant and prestine resort. Gorgeous infnity pool overlooking the sea with in pool side bar. nice rooms with modern walk-in shower - ocean view For the next time i would choose building no 9-more ocean front. Love the fact that it's all adult resort. very peaceful and relaxing Great animation - loved the aqua form and zumba classes. Staff are just amazing-will do the extra mile to please you. I would give it a 5s Ehat needs to be improved: removing more seaweed and betting clea [... read more]ning the beach Improving Sunwing agent on site service and attiture, very rude and gives thes impression of just wanting to get rid of customers as fast as possible.

Quiet Vaca

Hotel amenities were fair. Our room wasn’t the cleanest. Husbands bathing suit went missing. If I went again I would request a room on 2nd to 4th level. Food was so so. Beach was so so. Lots of bars but they all carried different drinks. Communicating with staff was difficult. Snack bar had horrible food.

Loved this resort Overall!

A beautifully maintained facility, resort beaches great with water shoes , Pilar Beach is a ten minute cab drive away for one of top 5 beaches in the world! Absolutely outstanding and class act staff , from management, wait staff, cleaners and groundskeepers.! Food for a Cuban resort was more than adequate, with some variety not hugely available, but PLENTY to eat all week, desserts at buffet to a minimum, which was perfect for me :) Shortages re toilet paper happened regularly in t [... read more]he public and lobby restrooms, so you learn to bring some with you wherever you go. No big deal, it was expected. Highlight of the week was seeing out busboy tear up when given a gift at the end of his week for his service. Some wait staff are now FBook friends, as they are just outstanding humans, we had so much fun joking and learning about their lives in Cuba.

Wonderful!

Wonderful adults only resort. Great food! (If you’re into spicy food you might wanna pack some hot sauce packets or favorite spices as they’re not always available) Clean modern resort with beautiful grounds. Great entertainment, wonderful lobby area for hanging out - delicious cappuccinos, Spanish coffees and espresso martinis. They do their very best with what they have and sometimes they would run out of ceasar mix or mint for mojitos… which was an opportunity to try something else in [... read more] my opinion. Only thing I didn’t like was that the pool area had loud music and activities playing most of the time during day making it very hard to chill and relax there - I had to avoid that area unfortunately . Great for partying though and the beach made for perfect escape from the noise. Also the disco is off resort and additional $$. Beach is a bit rocky so bring water shoes or find the one easy spot by the last umbrella to get into the ocean. The closest beach bathroom is quite a walk away so plan accordingly and it closes early which I found annoying. You would be wise to carry some tissues or tp in your pocket in case they are out of toilet paper -it happens sometimes in the common area washrooms …

Wonderful Vacation!

This hotel has the look and feel of a 5 star resort! This was our first trip in 3 years and went with trepidation. After filling out the QR code as early as we could and printing it off (even going back in to make a correction was easy), we breezed through the airport in Cuba as usual. Coming back there was a temperature check as you entered the airport, all done via infrared thermometer. We wore masks while on the airplane although not many other adults did. Prepare to relax here as there are n [... read more]ot many outside influences. Nature is at its best with thousands of conch right off the beach. Wear sea shoes as you'll be tripping over them! A trip to Cayo Media Luna from Pilar Beach with a snorkel over a sunken ship was just right. Spend your evenings lounging in the lobby with a Spanish coffee or a capacchino and chat with other guests or watch a show in the theatre. The food was great even by pre-covid standards compared to places we usually go. Great wifi everywhere as well. We will def be back!

Great Value / Quality ratio

Hotel is in excellent condition and clean. Good variety of food - temper this comment with it being Cuba... but we were pleasantly surprised. The infinity pool and view is second to none. Evenings wrap up early for some peace and quiet. Great couples / adult only resort. We wouldn't hesitate to book again - through TripCentral of course!

Value

Been to Cuba many times and this was one of our best trips. The price was 1/3 compared to other destinations was worth every penny. Rooms were clean beds were very comfortable. no issues. Beach was very nice with better options next door at the Muthu Cayo Guillermo or down the road at Playa Pillar. Grounds were very nice and service excellent. Food is Cuba standard fare not a lot of options but enough each day. Drinks were very watered down almost to a joke level so we stayed with beer that w [... read more]as fine. Excellent coffee available from all the bars cappuccinos, expresso's etc. I would definitely return to this hotel just keep in mind that your not going there for the food its the beach and Cuban service/people that make the vacation.

Great time

Booze, warm weather, good staff, nice beach close by. What else do you need. ...........................................................................................................................

Great resort

Really enjoyed Gran Muthu Imperial. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Resort is well kept and clean. Pools great - only minus was no hot tub. On a great beach and minutes from nicest beach in the country. Food wasn’t the greasiest but drinks were very tasty. If you get it at a good price would recommend.