Sanctuary at Grand Memories Holguin: Really Great Stay

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Holguin was really great! The hotel grounds are beautiful, the rooms are new and very clean. The set up of the resort is easy to navigate and everything is within easy walking distance. You dont even have to walk in any rain, to get to the lobby and restaurants as there are covered routes to the main building. The food was very good and lots to choose from. You cannot expect it to be like home (or Mexico or DR) but the food was much better than I expected. If there  [... read more]is something that you cannot live without, take it with you (they had no ketchup, mustard, honey or peanut butter while we were there, but we just ate something else. No big deal). They also had a beautiful lobby, a sports bar, games room, and a good entertainment team. We didn't attend any shows so cannot speak to that. The Sanctuary check in/out, Sanctuary Bar at the lobby and beach, were a bonus. They made some great drinks. The beach is beautiful. Lots of chairs at the beach and pool and never had to save or wait for one (May). I prefer the beach at Cayo Coco and Santa Maria. This beach had some coral and rocks in the water, which for snorkellers, is a dream, but I prefer the straight sand. The beach had a nice stretch to walk, but not as long as Santa Maria. There were lots of coral and shells to pick from, as this is the only resort on this beach and hasn't been picked over. The plan we were told, is to build 19 hotels and an airport to service this area. Right now it is almost a 2 hour ride from the airport. But the guides on the bus were insightful and it was like getting a free excursion. I would definitely return.

Memories Cayo Largo: Beautiful!

Amazing vacation. Staff went out of their way to make it special and it was. Only downside were the mosquitoes. They did spray several times. Can't escape nature. Just general info: you pay for everything with credit card but wifi not always reliable. Cuban currency not wanted. Not even at the airport.

Memories Flamenco Beach Resort: Great resort, beach and personal

Clean rooms, nice food(given Cuban resources), fantastic beach. All personal: cooks, room service, and entertainment tram were very nice. We felt like we are part of a family and they always had a positive vibe. This is our 2nd time and we will be back for sure. Ni

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Holguin: Amazing resort, staff and pristine beach

Resort spotless, beautiful beaches, gardens, meals, staff( hotel manager makes a big difference and Jorge was always available, good listener and made sure things happened. So aft well trained, polite always and would definitely anything for us.

Memories Flamenco Beach Resort: MEMORIES FLAMENCO - CAYO COCO CUBA

This was my 7th trip to this hotel and my last. The only positive was that the room was clean. Other than that there is nothing positive to say. Buffet was hot and steaming with no air conditioning. Extremely poor selection of food. Bars did not provide anything but rum. No Coke or Pepsi or Ginger-Ale or Sprite. Our bar fridge in the room was empty. No pop just 2 small bottles of water and only if you asked for water. Took 4 phone calls and 2 1/2 hours to wait for water and extra pillows [... read more]. I am handicapped and usually can walk with a cane but the grounds were terrible and I ended up spending 4 days in the room. My husband had to get me food at the buffet and bring it to me. I asked for a room as close as possible to the buffet but my request was ignored. I couldn't take a shower because the room had a high tub and I couldn't get in to it. If you are handicapped than I don't recommend this hotel at all. Horrible experience and was hugely disappointed in the deterioration of this once great hotel.

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Beautiful beach

It was a stressfull holiday for me, the flies on the food was horrible.My first 3 days we stayed in building 24 we had no hot water , no water pressure plus cockroaches in our room . The girls in the dining room were not friendly and had attitude. On the plus side the grounds are wonderful the beach is amazing but that was my first visit and my last. After many complains we went to building 23 much better hot water and pressure but there was bugs in our room i couldn’t wait to come home. I did [... read more]n’t use the pool at all because there was no shade.

Memories Flamenco Beach Resort: Horrible experience from start to the finish

Sunwing should be ashamed to send customers to this resort. The flights, hotel, food, customer service, drinks ( lack of) contributed to the worst trip we ever experienced! We will be looking for a refund! As well as formally entering a complaint about the deplorable conditions we experienced. I gathered video and pictures of the mould infested buildings, the broken glass in the hallways, blood dried to the floor, ceilings falling in due to water damage, no air conditioning in our room for 3 day [... read more]s ( temp inside the room was 29 deg C), the fight in the lobby with hotel staff and a guest, the flies covering the food and the lack of water to bath in and to drink. I want to add that we expected some difference in the Cuban and Canadian standards but this was completely over the top!

Grand Memories Holguin: Top notch resort

Grounds were well maintained. Rooms were very nice. The only complaint with the room was the lack of bottle water being left in the bar fridge. We were told it was due to lack of plastics to make the bottles. Other than the first two bottles on our first day, we refilled our bottles at the bar, and once received two more bottles from the staff we met in a hallway. A suggestion would be to have a self serve refill station for guests. Staff in all sectors of the resort were fantastic. Bathrooms to [... read more]o far from beach. The restaurant/bar closest to beach was permanently closed and bathrooms were locked. This was not convenient.

Memories Flamenco Beach Resort: Incredible Vacation!

We visited May 1 to May 8, 2023 with our family and another family. The resort and food were great and the beach was beautiful. The entertainment team was exceptional, having been to many other resorts it was honestly the best we have experienced. We are definitely missing the afternoon poolside zumba and theme parties led by TNT and Hugo, it was a blast every time. We would like to thank all of the staff for an amazing vacation!

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Wonderful Vacation

Memories Caribe is an awesome resort. It is easy to get to the lobby, pool, beach and buffet. The beach is stunning with soft sand and crystal clear turquoise water and has a nice gradual entrance. Great for long strolls! I have been to Varadero and Cayo Santa Maria and this beach is by far the best! I stayed for 2 weeks and had beautiful weather (36-40°C) everyday except for 1 day when it rained for about 2 hours. My room was very clean with a renovated bathroom and shower that had great pres [... read more]sure with hot water except for 2 days when the whole resort had no hot water. The food was really good. Fresh bread, omelets, pancakes potatoes, bacon(most days) cold cuts, cheeses and fruits. (No eggs first 2 days). Chicken, pork, fish, rice, pastas, pastries and ice cream for lunch and suppers. Snack bar serves great grilled sandwiches, chicken, tuna, ham and cheese, fries and occasionally hamburgers and hot dogs. Ketchup sometimes! Lobby bar is enclosed, air conditioned and serves great drinks, juices and coffees and has a live band most nights. Cuba day was great with authentic cuban cuisine served at the beach for lunch! All in all an amazing vacation. Expect shortages... it's Cuba! Enjoy the culture, the music, the people and relax! 🌴😊🍹

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Holguin: Remarkable Resort!

This resort was everything we could have wanted to experience a wonderful vacation away. Very clean and well maintained. The staff are always willing to assist with a huge smile. They go above and beyond at all times. There are a number of large pools and a beautiful beach. The food exceeded our expectations. My only suggestion would be more nightly entertainment in the lobby.

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Holguin: Beautiful and Amazing Resort !

This resort exceeded our expections . Rooms were beautiful, clean . Staff were exceptionally very kind and very attentive! Beach was beautiful water was so warm . Food was very good .you will not go hungary there Our maid was very kind and kept our room immaculate ! We stayed in the Sanctuary ,Besutiful view overlooking the pool. The restaurant in the Sanctuary was beautiful . Food was very good and staff were amazing . George is upbeat and more than ready to help with any issues you m [... read more]ay have . I cannot give enough praise to all the staff ! We love this resort and hope to return again

Grand Memories Santa Maria: Is a good resort

The resort has negatives. But with a positive attitude one sees a beautiful well kept beach. Well kept grounds. The workers at the resort were always helpful to do their job. I would definitely return to this resort.

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Staff amazing but resort is not!

This resort is full of flies, mosquitos and cockroaches. There is no hot water and not enough water pressure to flush toilets. Food is covered in black flies, its is extremely hard to eat and fan away flies at same time. Staff are amazing considering what they have to work with. I would not recommend for the price we paid.

Memories Jibacoa: 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.

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Santa Maria: Incredible beach and beautiful sea

The hotel was adequate for my needs. The staff are very friendly and lovely. Except for the lack of variety in food it was a nice relaxing time. Of course, it’s all about the beach ! The grounds are kept up nicely and things seemed quite clean, especially my room !

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Will not return!

Not sure why TripAdvisor and Sunwing would recommend this resort. $3000 plus for 2 people for a week of misery. No doors in bathroom. Flies covering food and tables at buffet. Could not see tabletop , covered in flies. No hot water in room. No water pressure to flush tiolets. Absolutely disgusting public tiolets! Save your money for elsewhere.

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Santa Maria: Our stay

We just returned from 10 days at the sanctuary Santa Maria. The beaches and ocean were amazing. The resort was clean and staff were friendly however we paid more to stay at the Sanctuary and yet went 5 days no milk, ran out of beer, tea, and bread. We had to ask for our towels to be changed and the same with our bedding which wasn’t done. They closed down one of the cooking stations in the sanctuary so we had to have most of our meals at Grand Memories. There was nothing special about  [... read more]the a la carts as they served the same food as the buffet. Ourselves and many others we had spoken to where very disappointed.

Grand Memories Holguin: Fantastic Vacation

My daughter and I recently visited Grand Memories Sanctuary. When we booked our trip we were upgraded and it was amazing. The hotel was very clean, all staff were so kind and always made us smile. We never had any problems with finding something good to eat. We actually loved the Italian the best. The cheese pizza was delicious. Our lobster lunch was a great finish to an amazing holiday.

Grand Memories Holguin: visual communication

The hotel does not use visual communication. It is very difficult to find the spaces and their contents because there are no markings of where things are and in which direction. It is especially difficult to find elevators and toilets, which should be marked with visible signs and a light above. The same is true outside the hotel, swimming pools, beaches, restaurants, bars