Brisas Guardalavaca: Everything you could want

My first time to Cuba. I had heard lots of complaints and that finding a good resort was important. Friends had recommended this one. They were right. Make sure you book the a-la-carte restaurants. The buffet has lots of great choices but the restaurants are outstanding. Especially "El Patio"... singing waiters... great experience. This resort seems to cater to mostly an older crowd or families with older children.

Brisas Guardalavaca: Enjoyed the ocean and waterfalls

The hotel was average, had to wait for our room to be ready when arrived, but the beach was excellent, lounge chairs fairly accessible, pools and bars were great. But the best feature of this resort is snorkelling right off the beach - lots of coral, fish and sea urchins (water shoes is a must!) - my 10-year old had a ball. You can also take a peddle boat further out and jump off to do some snorkelling (one of you must remain in the boat!) Also loved the excursion to "Salto del Guayabo" - 2 wate [... read more]rfalls in the mountains. The trail goes down to the base of the waterfalls in the tropical rainforest - lots of wildlife, - but the hike back up is challenging, won't recommend for unfit people. I believe they offer an easier option, you can ask. Be prepared to spend whole day for this (lunch is included) because the drive to this National park is about 2 hrs on bad Cuban roads, but you will pass through lots of fields and villages and you can observe some real Cuba. So if you are not too fussy about the Hotel accomodations, I highly recommend the resort

Brisas Santa Lucia: Really relaxing

All good except we had our rooms changed because we had requested a ground floor room(my husband was recuperating from recent hip replacement, and my daughter and her husband wanted to keep on the ground floor and requested that plus a "pack and play" for the baby.. We were put near the nightly entertainment which was stupendously loud until 11pm. Not much sleep till then for our two rooms.

Brisas Santa Lucia: Great Place

This resort was very good. The beach would be perfect for kids as it is shallow and warm water for a good distance. The sand was soft and white, and the beach was raked several times a day. Great place to stay, food was good and a la carte restaurants were very good. Small enough that you did not have to walk a long distance to get to beach, restaurants etc. from room .

Brisas Guardalavaca: Feels like home.

Grounds are immaculate, staff polite, helpful. They even brought us breakfast in bed for my wife's birthday, and bottle of champagne. Our 10th time at Brisas, feels like home.the location out in the country, lots of places to walk including the local Flea Market.

Brisas Guardalavaca: Great resort!!

Nice place. Great hotel. Great food. We have been in Cuba over 10 times. This place was the first time.The beach was great but a bit windy and had the red flag up half of the time(march8-15,2015). The best part was that the music and entertaining all day long feels like every day is Sunday.Not once my thought went back to "work" .

Brisas Santa Lucia: extremely amazing resort

This resort is one of the best in Cuba. The beach area is clean and well accessible from the main of the resort. The resort staff is very friendly and more than happy to help. We did the Catamaran tour and that was more than I expected. The food was left to be desired if you like to eat a lot of fish other than that it is Cuba and they do not have too much to offer. Beef is certainly not on the top of their menu as we did not have any the entire week. The washroom facilities lack toilet seats in [... read more] the woman's washrooms for most of the public washrooms in the resort. Overall I would most certainly recommend this resort and the location Camaguey a very nice spot to visit.

Brisas Guardalavaca: March 2015 - Travelled in Wheelchair - 3rd Visit

Brisas - Guardalavaca, Cuba has been my only Destination Vacation. I have had a spinal cord injury for 20+yrs at the C6-C7 level and am a quadriplegic. Therefore, some of my review of the Brisas will be from a wheelchair users perspective. I was unable to get a Villa room identified as wheelchair accessible as they are limited in supply - there were many guests with mobility related issues (seniors, children) this year. We were in Villa Unit 9; Room 9107. This room had one major issue - I was u [... read more]nable to fit my w/c through the bathroom door! We immediately spoke to reception who offered to move us from the Villa to the hotel - not an option we were interested in. Several hours later after having a bite to eat we once again approached reception and a different clerk sent a maintenance man to our room. Quick solution was to remove the bathroom door :) No door - no problem at least I had access to the bathroom facilities. To the next guests of Room 9107 - I hope you get your door back :) Wheelchair access around the Resort was very manageable. Plenty of ramped areas although some ramps are very steep - I needed assistance for all of them in my manual chair but that’s not unusual as I use a power chair at home. The Villa Breakfast buffet area has sliding door system. The sliding doors are always open but requires a wheelie pop up in order to get over them. We always began our day with a Coffee from the Cappuccino Bar - (Spanish Coffee, Chocolate Liqueur, Coffee & Baileys Irish Cream, you name it always great). Meals at Villa breakfast were never disappointing - I always had an omelet but you also had the option of fried & boiled eggs. Plenty of bacon, sausage, ham, roasted potatoes, french toast, toast, cheeses, jam spreads, juices, etc, etc, etc. I was always able to find something on the Hotel side that pleased my palate for Lunch & Evening meals but the stir fry was a particular favorite. The Taberna Bucanero, El Patio, and El Guayabero (Cuban Restaurant) A La Cartes all had very tasty food. Travel between all areas was an easy trek. Evening entertainment was always enjoyable at the Hotel Lounge area - each night after 6:30 there was a different selection of singers, violin playing, dancers, electric guitar that ran until about 9. Then the larger stage entertainment had a later evening show - Cuban music, variety show, water dance, karoke.

Brisas Santa Lucia: Good Bang for the Buck

Pros: cheap, great weather, good diving, good trip to Cameguay (Unesco World Heritage Site), lots of cute cats and dogs, some good spots for photography Cons: beach has seaweed everywhere, resort is old, food is lousy

Brisas Santa Lucia: good and not so good see details

Good rooms, good food, got the location I asked for, friendly staff, good value, sunny every day. Beach, white sand, but long rough walk to swimming depth. Never seen such constant wind. Good pool to escape, good bar service. Entertainment , the worst ever . Just endless noise, and silly games, no quality. Supposedly some little show at disco, but after 11pm.

Memories Trinidad Del Mar: Will go back again and again

We have been to this amazing location numerous times and have no doubt we will go back. The staff are excellent! We absolutely love going to Trinidad to enjoy their many excellent restaurants! The resort is clean and I can honestly say I have no complaints about the food there. It is basic food (Totally organic!) and I look forward to the Cuban restaurant!

Brisas Sierra Mar: Great vacation - great staff

Resort is tired,however they seem to be doing repairs. The staff were very friendly and very very accomadating. We found they went out of their way to try and help you. We will definitely go back again.

Brisas Guardalavaca: Average Resort

The grounds needed up keep, rooms were clean but disapointed in having to pay for bottled water every day and also pay for safe key, it usually is incl. with room.Main buffet was terrible, the a la cartes was OK. Lots of entertainment which was good.)

Brisas Guardalavaca: Brisas Guardalavac (Villa)

My Spouse and I had our delayed 40th Anniversary Vacation at this location. The Resort is very nice and cosy but, it is the Staff and indeed the local residents that make this place great! We just might return again!

Memories Trinidad Del Mar: Better than a four star

The hotel grounds and rooms were clean and very well maintained. The room could have used a small fridge. The beach is beautiful. A jeep trip into the Topes Collantes national park is highly recommended. I would go back in a heartbeat -to the hotel and the park. Only downside - two hour trip from Santa Clara airport to the hotel.

Brisas Guardalavaca: Amazing Resort

This resort was everything you could ask for and more. the food, the grounds the people and the room were all excellent. We stayed for 7 Days and had no problems with anything. Check in and Check out went smooth and easy. Hotel staff was so very willing to help with anything.

Brisas Sierra Mar: Great place super clean

This was our first time to brisassierra siara mar and we had an amazing time . The place was very clean and the people were super nice . We liked that the resort was spread out and lots of entertainment . There are a lot of stairs but the elavater relieved that . We had a pig roast on the beach with dancing , lots of fun . The beach was very private no locals.the food was very good we had bbq fish at lunch and buffet at dinner and the alacarts were awsome . Lots of nice people and an amazing sta [... read more]y we will return next year!!!!!!

Brisas Santa Lucia: Great Time

We found the resort clean and grounds well tended, the staff very friendly and accommodating, the Transat reps helpful and informative. There was some "seaweed" on the beach (especially after a windy day) that they attempted to clean up, It was not seaweed we have in the summer here, there was no smell, so it didn't bother me at all. I highly recommend bringing a snorkel set from Costco or something, theirs works but is very basic. Plenty of fish at the resort by the coral and the "Playa Bonita" [... read more] excursion is a great for a snorkel experience. The food was fine at the buffet, certainly not what we can get here in all respects but we found our favourites that we returned to. From what we heard "Brisas" had the best food selection of all the resorts in Santa Lucia. Really had a great time over all. Met all my expectations. Love Cuba and the people.

Memories Trinidad Del Mar: Beautiful Authentic Cuban Resort

This is a great resort with helpful, friendly staff always willing to help or just give a smile. The food was good, plentiful and the service prompt. I liked the resort theme, grounds and beach setup, as it was easy to get around, get drinks, entertainment etc. It was nice to see the rooms and amenities have been updated and renovated. The location on Ancon Peninsula is fairly close to town and has access to local beaches a sweet view of water and mountains and of course Trinidad. A great place  [... read more]to stay to relax in this area of Cuba, I recommend to anyone!

Brisas Guardalavaca: Brilliant resort

Beautiful grounds,good selection of food. Rooms a little tired but who spends lots of time in the room when there is so much else around. Everything so close by...........pool, beach etc..Staff here amazing...