Beautiful Resort

Grounds are well kept. Pool is amazing, Beach is well kept Lobby area is always hopping with entertainment. Enjoyed the a la carte restaurants. Variety of food choices at the buffet was a little lacking, but always found something to eat. Found the snack bar by the pool was a good option. Our room was exceptional and we had a great view of the ocean.Rooms are kept well cleaned.

Amazing beach

The resort is very nice, beautiful large lobby area with a bar, nice swimming pool, amazing beach where you walk along for 2km. Rooms are clean and modern. Food mediocre, not a big selection and variety. General shortage of everything is visible. However, you don't go to Cuba for gourmet dining. You won't starve there. Public toilets in the resort are dirty.

Nice resort.

This is our second time at this particular resort. The beach and protected bay are outstanding. Our room was ok, but starting to show signs of wear and tear. The buffet was good. No issues with any of the food. The staff are all amazing. Super helpful and friendly.

A Very relaxing Vacation Resort

We loved the beach, the resort it self had a few issues public washrooms could use some work, needed to be up dated. The room was comfortable and clean. Great staff all very friendly, In the two weeks we spent with them they were painting and sprucing things up. We definitely would return.

Awesome Resort!!

First resort in Cuba that we will be back to. The beach was beautiful, the people will go out of their way to make you happy and the food at this resort is really good. Very clean resort too they are constantly cleaning. Definitely recommend

Incredible Resort

This resort is huge. A 1.1 km walk from lobby to the other end. First the negatives: the buffet was only so-so, a pipe broke and we were out of water for a day, occasionally ran out of beer at a certain bar (just went to another bar), music at the pool a little loud at times. 1.5 hour bus ride from the airport. Small inconveniences. On the plus side, the lobby was large and impressive. The pool was beautiful. Didn't stay in the Adult Zone this time, but their pool and separate snack bar w [... read more]ould be great. The Fiesta Section looked over-the-top. French and Italian restaurants were delicious. Most amazing beach you'll find as the resort is on a peninsula and the water is completely still in the bay. We'd go back in a heart beat.

Review

Grand Aston Cayo Los Brujas is a beautiful resort, filled with lots of fun activities and entertainment. We enjoyed the available water activities the resort offers. Services at the bars and restaurants are great, however there were a lot of restaurants that changed locations and we found out last minute. We did not have a good experience at the Cuban Restaraunt. Service was not so great as we waited for our table for a long time and was not greeted in a friendly manner. The food took a long tim [... read more]e as well but the mains was delicious. On one of the days, water was not available throughout the resort except the lobby. If you need wifi in your rooms, expect little to no signal at all.

The Good, the Bad & General Advice

The Good -Awesome staff in the restaurants, buffet, and bars (avoid the main lobby bar though) -Hotel was nice, nice pool, and always something going on (poolside entertainment, evening musicians in the lobby, shows in the theatre) -Food – not as bad as I thought; enough selection and seasoned well; fresh fruit/veg (without stomach issues) -Wifi – the fact that we got some free wifi (4 hrs I think total) was great as we didn’t expect any and it was reasonably fast -There’s a tiny  [... read more]private beach right near the pool (through some trees), which was nice and quite with a few chairs and some decent snorkeling (bring your own gear) -Snack bar – it always had food and drinks available and friendly staff; the ham and cheese sandwich (a panini) was a good go-to; the fries were also pretty tasty (although most of the time served cold and ketchup was a hot commodity) The Bad -Not the cleanest – if you’re irked by unclean sheets, probably not the place for you. The blanket had a lot of stains on it and the deco pillows looked to have remnants of ‘fun’ (we avoided touching any of it) -They didn’t change the towels at all (even though some were clearly dirty), our housekeeper didn’t seem to care much unless we left money out (I thought you tipped after a good job, not before?) -Everyone smokes! As a non smoker this was annoying, even sitting at the beach, there didn’t seem to be much fresh air anywhere -The hotel still seems to be running at 75% capacity with a few areas shut down (we didn’t mind too much as the hotel seemed to be at 50% capacity guest-wise ,which was nice as it wasn’t so full) -The first 3 days we didn’t have any hot water in our shower (they apologized for having an issue at the time and delivered a bottle of rum to each of the rooms, not sure if that was a welcome gift or an apology gift, but hot water eventually returned, so it was okay) -Towels – towels were seldom available; get them and keep them for the duration of your stay (or do like we did and bring travel towels as backup which came in handy) -Availability of drinks was hit or miss; sometimes they’d have it sometimes they wouldn’t (different bars had different things and not always – even basic things like tea and pina coladas) General Advice -We seemed to be the only ones who didn’t get the memo to bring your own thermos/mug – everyone had insulated mugs (great for keeping your beverage cold, reducing waste, and getting a decent portion rather than having to go back to refill the tiny takeout cups) -We wish we brought Canadian (seems to be preferred over USD) -We tipped $1USD/drink and $2+USD/meal/pp which seemed on the high end compared to others (but I wouldn’t have changed that) -Cuba has had it rough over Covid (imagine most of the country’s economy and employment completely halted for several years); Inflation is way worse than in Canada and even if people have the money, stores are often bare, so consider bringing toiletries, medicine, toys, etc. as ‘tips’ for the people who really make your stay special

Adequate Resort

Liked the opportunity to book at the adults only portion of the resort. Closer to the beach and it had its own breakfast/lunch/snack building which was much closer than the buffet. Although I would have liked the option to upgrade further to the Fiesta building. The grounds were very pretty and well kept. The pool could have used a vacuum, but not terrible. The food at the buffet was limited and I found it could/should have been at a hotter temperature for items that were cooked. I felt the reso [... read more]rt was in short supply of several everyday basic items, i.e., bottled water, napkins, bar supplies, etc. Being on an uninhabited island, I'm sure it's more difficult to keep everything needed in supply, global supply chain issues coupled with inflation contributed to their shortfall. All staff encountered were very friendly and hard working. The beach was wonderful with lots of chairs and space. Nice beach for a good walk too!

A lot of False advertisement!

It was very hard to book reservations for the good restaurants, the buffet food was terrible, alcohol drink were not drinkable. Hot tubs weren’t hot they were pool temperature with no gets. Disappointed ☹️ ⭐️⭐️

Cuba - Grand Aston Cayo Las Brujas: very good 4star-excellent time

Travel date: Dec 3 – 10 \ 2022 Airline: AirTranat : no problem, take off \ arrival on time. Cuban Airport \ Customs: no problem easy passage. Transfer via Bus Cuban Airport to Hotel: No problem, long ride approx. 1.5hours. Hotel Check-in: Easy no problem, minutes at counter. Hotel Lobby: excellent, very clean, welcome drink, bright roomy leads directly to lobby bar. Hotel is Family oriented. Hotel Room: I requested top floor \ King size bed. I got top floor but 2 single beds. Not a big [... read more] problem. Room was perfect: AC no problem, water pressure no problem, very clean room with balcony view. Room has a small fridge filled daily with Bottle of water \ 2 cans of beer. Resort grounds: excellent very clean, staff maintained. Buffet: wide variety and selection. I was surprised and thanked them daily for the salad bar…Romain green leaf lettuce excellent. Cheese, tomatoes, Q-cumbers and plenty more. Chicken no problem grill, daily stir-fry, seafood. Core hot meals with Chicken, Pork, Beef and assorted vegies. No problem. 3 Al cart: French, Cuban, Italian. Only tried the French…NO PROBLEM. Drinks: Excellent Beer, Poor quality red wine. Spanish. Hotel was not at capacity. Plenty of seating available at Buffet. Buffet service: excellent no problem. Hint…sit near the front entry door breeze of fresh air, as rear of room is hot, and windows are closed. I am amazed as how people waste food, load their plates and end up eating only a portion and leaving the rest. Do you do this at home. Desert: excellent selection with 3 choices of ice-cream. Parents with children need to be more responsible for their kids who approach the desert table. Kids are kids, there is ice-cream all over the counter, floor and spoon being dropped as the kids help themselves. Parents do you allow your kids at home to waste food like this. Pools no problem excellent, plenty of chairs. Snack Bar: Limited eating items. Hamburger, Hot dog, ham – cheese sandwich. Hamburger was bad, no hot-dog left with sandwich only, excellent Beer good service. Beach: needs to be maintained has good potential, lots of seaweed, branches broken, walk down hundred yards to better ground keeping. Tipping: YES, show your appreciation for the service, the staff works very hard. Overall: Excellent, no problem, daily temperature plus 26 sun all day. No noticeable COVID restrictions. Some staff and tourist had masks. People in close distance.

Not Bad

Pros: Nice resort, modern, clean, staff was awesome, food was good we never went hungry. We stayed on the adult side which was nice and quiet and pool was clean. Cons: Beach was nice but....going into the water was not! It was not firm packed sand in the water you sink into the muck. The toilet in our room had a continually leak and every 15 sec. it would fill with a big gushing noise all day and night. After reporting it 3 or 4 times someone came to see it but only slowed it up so it gu [... read more]shed every 45 sec. The second day we were there we noticed water flowing by the building when we were on our balcony. Turns out there was a leak in the sewage tank from under our building. It was very smelly and it was never fixed.

Great Vacation

The Hotel was very nice and not to big. The only negative thing i would is we were in Building 11 and all the even number rooms faced a septic run off and we could not open our door on nice breezy days The Food was very good and this was our 10th trip to Cuba

Great getaway for sun and relaxation

We got a great deal just before busy season, so it felt spacious and easy going. The hotel service was great, the staff work hard to please guests. The hotel itself is relatively new, the pool was enjoyable, and had a nice decor. The food was a highlight, being our favourite in all trips. The buffet was always well stocked and had staff to make sure portions were cleanly served. The quality was overall great considering they do have supply issues with things like condiments and a few items  [... read more]we might want to bring along on the trip. The snack bar was great between the buffet, But unfortunately the beach snack bar was usually lacking for food. There was a great bbq but wasn’t really bbqing meats, was more toasting bread for sandwiches..as my chicken was cold.... We essentially go to Cuba resorts to explore beaches and snorkel/ swim. Really gorgeous waterfront, and would return for the beach alone. It’s a different beach than santa maria, but still really enjoyable.

Amazing Resort in Las Bruhas

Would recommend without hesitation to stay at the Grand Aston Las Bruhas in Cuba. Beautiful grounds, food is good, workers are extremely helpful, room are clean and bright. Con was that there were sand flies, be sure to bring bug repellent. Flew with OWG, and took Select class option. Note that seats are really not comfortable but staff on flight are amazing. I would not recommend buying the ‘Sélect class’ option in Cuba coming back as it was not honored (no beer or wine and no blanket [... read more]).

Better than expected

Don’t believe the bad reviews! This place is beautiful. Food was delicious, no matter how picky you are you will find plenty of choices. Public areas washrooms are really clean, our room was well taken care of every day. The isn’t much to complain about. People are really friendly over there. My only complaint is that my vacation there was way too short. Have fun and smile a lot!!! Special thanks to Cindy from Tripcentral, she made my booking a breeze and I received everything that I request [... read more]ed.

Great resort!

The Grand Aston was a great resort. We just came back and we were there on the off season. The staff were extremely nice and went out of their way to make our stay enjoyable. The entertainment crew was great. We enjoyed watching the nightly shows and then hanging out with them every night until security shut down the party!

Beautiful !!

We were there in August and it was so good to be back at this hotel and Cuba’s amazing beach. Transfers to and from the hotel were great. Very quick check in and check out at front Desk. The rooms were spacious and very clean. The staff at the buffet very friendly, but I think they should do something about the flies around the food, it’s very bad. We just ate things that were cooked in front of us to make sure that it was safe to eat, we didn’t want to get sick, but there was always food [... read more] to eat, you don’t go hungry. Beach was wonderful and beautiful. This second time at this hotel, we upgraded to the adults only fare and we were so glad, we got our own adult only pool, bar and snack bar, it was worth the money. We will be going back next year.

Was Shock!!!

The night we arrive we found out that the shower drainage is clog so we ask to change our room right away. Cleaner took items in our new room, the reason was they thought it was a gift for them. Room are very outdated. Pillow covers smells like body odour. Condition yourself that you are there because of the beach not for food. Make sure to bring spray for mosquitos.

Disappointment.

This is not a 4-star resort. ​The bathrooms in the lobby and by the Buffet do not​ ​look good. I recommend avoiding it. The rooms are kept clean, we missed the coffee maker (which we got after the intervention of a Sunwing [... read more]s representative). The choice of beverages is very limited to what Cubans can now offer. The food was also not the best, but we were not hungry. The snack bar was a "Joke"- terrible! Jazz Bar was unavailable - the only public place with air condition. Wifi is advertised everywhere, but is accessible only after 4 pm and not always working as it is supposed. We didn't use the pool so can't judge. The beach is a bit narrow and dirty (mainly, thanks to the people who use it), and be careful because there are a lot of broken shells and other crusty things that can hurt. The seabed slightly away from the shore is soft and silty. The service is amicable and nice(as always in Cuba). However, they don't speak much English or French. My opinion is based on the family section of the resort, not the adult section. The adult section seemed to be more interesting.