Royalton Cayo Santa Maria: Outstanding from start to finish

Royalton Cayo Santa Maria Absolutely stellar service from start to finish. Our butlers Michel and Omar went out of their way to accommodate our group of seven. Food was great with lots of options. Beachside quesadillas and burgers were a big hit and attendants and servers were abundant with cold drinks and loungers. One of the best beaches in the world, in my opinion. People need to understand that they are in Cuba and not everything we take for granted is available there. That being said, [... read more] I had lobster dishes four days out of seven and the food was outstanding. I have to give a big shout out to the unbelievably hard working staff from the groundskeepers and maintenance staff to the servers, chefs and bartenders who keep the party going The entertainment was excellent with a variety of extremely talented musicians and performers who delighted everyone in attendance. Excellent resort and I highly recommended it.

Melia Buenavista: Quiet tranquil resort

The staff at the resort were lovely. The rooms were fine, we really enjoyed the outdoor shower. Found the food selection was very limited. Looks like it got a little run down during the last few years. We like sunset beach best out of the three different beaches at the resort.

Paradisus Los Cayos: Very new and beautiful resort

The resort is new with modern rooms and amenities. Beautiful beach with white sand and pristine water. Services were great and people very friendly. Entertainment with various shows and live cuban music offered every evening. We had a great time!

Dhawa Cayo Santa Maria: Horrible

It was the worst experience ever. This hotel is filthy and very unsanitary, with no soap to wash hands, no toilet paper, despite asking over and over to supplie some. We are so disgusted. We came home with a horrible stomach virus. The food is so unsanitary, flies all over, they cross contaminate food, they wipe their hands on filty cloths and then touch the food. We will neverever go back to Cuba... we understand it's a poor country but, but then get vinegar or any type of cheap disinfected. [... read more] They just don't care, I am beyond disgusted. We just are getting over a major pandemic, seriously. I don't think we will ever do an all inclusive again...I have so much more to say but really what's the point. The food was horrid.

Vila Gale Cayo Santa Maria: Good time at the resort

Overall staying at this resort was good and Relaxing. Good weather, gorgeous beach (if you enjoy swimming in the ocean this is the place), food was OK, room was clean, staff was OK could be more helpful, entertainments were alright. Downsides: booking the a la carte was painful (waiting for a long time for the staff to show up and then learned most of the restaurants were fully booked. However they tried to squeeze you in for a 9pm reservation. No choice but to accept). Another downside was the  [... read more]food at the buffet was very inconsistent. For example the same soup can be good in one day, the next day it's so salty that you cannot consume. Most of the time the food was salty. They have good bread, butter, some good dishes, yummy yogurt and guava drinks.

Playa Luxury Cayo Las Brujas: Quiet Relaxation!

Beautiful resort with an amazing staff. This resort was clean, the grounds/shrubs were well manicured and the friendly gardeners always had time to cut you a coconut. Felix was always down at the beach eager to get you a chair as soon as you showed up. Beach was always clean but water was a little cold. Hotel staff was great..from the gm down. The staff loves the gm at this hotel...this is a first.. The bar staff, and the buffet staff was great. Shout out to Nalli, Damian, Sunay, Neydis, Yipys [... read more].. The food was another story. It's Cuba so don't expect too much just enjoy!!For the price you can't beat this resort.. Would I go back to this resort....YES.. Great people!! Things are a little rough in Cuba with high inflation and shortages... If you care your can always take a few extra things with you and distribute it. They would really appreciate it.

Playa Luxury Cayo Las Brujas: Awesome week!

The resort is great. The staff is amazing. Nothing negative to point out, except for the beach itself being below the average quality [sand/view/water quality] for Cuba. For everything else I give it 10/10.

Playa Luxury Cayo Las Brujas: One of the best in Cuba!!

I will start off by clarifying that this hotel is a 5 star for Cuba. This is still a fairly new property, and I have been hearing amazing things about it since it opened. I was happy to finally get there and see if for myself. The thing that REALLY makes this property is the staff. Everyone is absolutely top notch, from the front desk employees, the bar tenders, the waiters, the entertainment staff, the maids, the gardeners... I could go on. Everyone was friendly and amazing the whole week [... read more]. That being said, the hotel is still in Cuba. So this means that there are certain expectations that travellers should have when it comes to amenities, services and food. Check-in: we arrived around noon and were provided our bracelets and a welcome drink. Quite a lot of us arrived at once, so check-in took some time. Our room wasn't ready until 4pm, but we changed and were allowed to store our bags. Room: We had a partial oceanview in Bloque 8. It was on the third floor, and was basically a full oceanview (view slightly obscured by the lattice work of the balcony to our left). We had requested a quiet room, higher floor, and king size bed. We did not receive a king sized bed, but we pushed the two double beds together. :) Our room was a little finicky, but we didn't want to bother with moving. The AC, the lights, the rain shower etc. all worked, but everything was...particular. The AC was on, but our room stayed at a consistent 22.5 degrees Celsius, even when we tried to set it to 21 one evening. The fan was a bit squeaky. Our lights would randomly turn off and then not turn on again until later, which was only annoying in the evening when I was in the middle of putting on my make up. Our rain shower shot the water up to the ceiling, which will eventually cause water damage issues. We had consistent hot water the entire trip, except for our first full day when a pipe burst and the water was cold (but still existent!) until the evening. It didn't bother us, but we did hear a lot of complaints from other guests. It was back to being hot by around 5:30 when we took our evening showers. The shower amenities included some soap and two little bottles of shower gel. We always bring our stuff from home, so again, no issues. The handheld portion of the shower was great (excellent water pressure for getting shampoo and conditioner out of your hair), but the little hook where you hang it up is only about 3 feet high, so you can't use the handheld device as the shower head, it can only be held. Another small annoyance was that we weren't provided with a do not disturb sign until our second last day. We don't normally like to have our room made up or our towels exchanged every day to save on energy use and water use, but we had no way of indicating this so our very attentive maid exchanged our towels and facecloths for fresh ones almost daily. This was in no way a problem, but a simple "please don't disturb sign" would save extra work for the maid and energy use. :) The bathroom was made up of a single room (only one person can use at a time if the toilet is in use), and we had no issues with toilet paper supply! The food: overall, very good for Cuba. I would say 3/5. There was always plenty to eat and what was available was good, but there wasn't a ton of variety. I am a vegetarian (but not a super picky one) and found that there wasn't a lot of options for strict vegetarians or vegans. The food at the 24 snack bar is quite good (delicious banana chips!), but does not have a self-serve option (you can't just grab a little slice of pizza, etc.) you have to order. We ate breakfast there in the mornings and had lunch there most days. The buffet was good to go in and grab some fruit or a salad (next time I go, I'm packing several bottles of dressing lol). The buffet had long hours: 7-10 am, lunch 1-3 and dinner 7-10 pm. There seemed to be no issues with bacon or bread (which I heard from other resorts). At this time of year, not all fruit is in season so you will find some canned fruits. There were lots of fresh bananas, guava and papaya. They had cabbage, lettuce, cucumbers, and tomatoes to make a decent little salad. The a la cartes opened at 6pm. If you travel with Sunwing, you get 4 included a la carte reservations. The Playa Ranchon restaurant by the beach served an international menu, but not a lot of options for vegetarians (a salad, a soup, and veggies and rice for dinner). The Gourmet restaurant served an Italian menu while we were there, and the food was quite good. We asked for a map of the resort and the services, but they didn't have one. I had to use my brain on vacation to remember basic information! haha :) The beaches: So lovely!! Water shoes are recommended. Palapas can be scarce when busy. The private Angsana beach has a beautiful sand bar that you can walk out quite far, especially during low-tide. The main beach is shared with the Dhawa, and you can ask for a catamaran ride from there. I heard there was amazing snorkelling, but didn't go myself. Just walking in the water we saw jellies, starfish, and several types of fish. There is a beach bar and a snack bar at the main beach, and the private beach has a bar only. We couldn't find close-by washrooms to the private beach, so we always went back to our room when hanging out there. Other people did not and just...used the mangroves? The beaches are quite windy at this time of year, especially in the afternoon! The pools: nice but cool. No swim up bar (fine for us). Decent shade on the left hand pool closest to the snack bar for most of the day. The loungers were super comfy! Hotel entertainment: this is a quiet resort, which is part of the appeal. Sadly, the jazz bar did not open the entire week we were there. I'm not sure why, the resort definitely seemed busy enough. There was entertainment most evenings in the lobby bar, including: piano and guitar player, a "retro show" (youtube videos of AC/DC and Abba and 'karaoke" where they would hand the microphone for people to sing if they wanted), a water show, a Cuban show, and a Michael Jackson show (in the main lobby). If the resort was at capacity, there would be issues with seating. Shows usually ended around 10:30 pm Other hotel amenities: there was a new looking gym with decent equipment. It had AC and was not busy. There were no treadmills, 2 bikes, 1 elliptical and weight machines. There was also a spa that offered a variety of massage treatments, but did not seem to offer manicures, pedicures or facials (that I could tell from the menu of services). The sports area had a tennis court, as well as soccer and basketball facilities. Like most hotels in Cuba, the WIFI is not excellent. There was included WIFI that apparently worked ok in the lobby. We were not given a sign in for the WIFI on check-in but could have asked I'm sure. We used roam like home instead. We booked one excursion: a half day excursion to Remedios, through the Sunwing rep. It was interesting and nice to get away from the resort for the day. Not all excursions are being offered at this time. We did have some small issues trying to figure out when our transfer back to the airport was. I asked the Sunwing rep who gave me an estimation of 5 hours before our flight and told me to check with the front desk before heading to bed for the evening. We tried the app, but got no response. The front desk didn't really know (of course) so we just made sure to be in the lobby by 6am. Remember when they used to just have a paper with pick up times on them? I do. It was simpler! lol We got to the airport just fine in any case. We did the VIP lounge at SNU, and I will say that it really wasn't worth it at 50 dollars a person. It's apparently a little cheaper if you book it in person at the airport, but we wouldn't do it again. All in all, we had a fantastic and lovely week at the Angsana. I rarely consider ever returning to a resort I've been to once, but I would come back here in a heart beat

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Santa Maria: Amazing staff and great beach

Hotel is very dated, clean but needs some tender loving care and plenty of fresh paint and renovations Grounds are well kept, such as gardens, pool is great and very large, beach is beautiful, especially on calm days Staff is the great

Valentin Perla Blanca: Teriffic resort

Excellent great room. Grounds were very nice.staff were terrific. Poolside was very well organized. Needed to be able to get to others areas with very little difficulty. Would recommend this resort to any one looking for a Cuba Holiday. Would go back again.

Vila Gale Cayo Santa Maria: Amazing Resort

This resort was beautiful. The grounds were green, lush and clean. So many spots to sit and enjoy the outdoors. The room was very clean and spacious. We stayed in one of the bungalows with a view of the ocean and a very short walk to the beach. The food was as I expected. Limited variety but was plentiful. I was not going to Cuba for a culinary experience, I went for the sun and sand. The nightly entertainment was OK but one night was EXCEPTIONAL with a Michael Jackson performance. Overall, I w [... read more]ould highly recommend this resort as long as your culinary expectations are not high.

Vila Gale Cayo Santa Maria: Covid is gone

Tripcentral .....we are leaving our life...covid is old story.....we have to move forward .....I can't believe people still believe in COVID. Canadian are more stupid then Cuba people. Is 3 years and people in Canada still live with fear of covid. Until when. ????

Playa Luxury Cayo Las Brujas: Wonderful resort

We loved this resort the beaches were great and the rooms were clean and spacious, the food was very good and my favorite thing was the great staff. We had 4 a la carte reservations and the food was really good, the buffet was pretty good too. The resort is small and was not full so it was quiet which was ok for us we needed to relax and unwind. The drinks were good the only thing they didn’t have was tonic water for gin and tonics. The coffee at the lobby bar was so good.

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Santa Maria: Love the vibe!!!!!

We had an amazing week at Santuary. The staff were all wonderful and we met so many wonderful people. We would love to mention Pablo from the pool bar, Lily from the lobby bar, Danyel from Nativa bar and our butler Javier from block 59.

Vila Gale Cayo Santa Maria: Good resort!

We visited this resort beginning of February second time there we love it! The beach the pool the services wonderful. People working hard in the resort to accommodate the guests We will go definitively again! I recommend the place!

Memories Paraiso: Nice resort

Very well service serving every time cafe and comfortable environments But 3days attack moistique Outside and in the room some bug Very very no good sometime not a day change towel. Any other good Why you want long sentence. Is it no good

Valentin Perla Blanca: February Getaway

For the price we paid for 10 days ($1139), expectations were actually exceeded. The weather & beach were fantastic so that was another bonus. Pools are great but the cleaning of them & frequency could be improved. Only half the resort was open but plenty of selection when it comes to food. We always found something good to eat although the selections were the same pretty much each day and items cold on buffet. We had some standing water issues in our building just down from our room and thousand [... read more]s of insects covered the entire floor for the entire 10 day stay. We notified the front desk but only two days the water was mopped up. There were a couple of unused rooms leaking water out so the water just returns to the hallway each day and then thousands of bugs sit in the water, it was disgusting! Pros: beach, pools, selection of food, huge buffet, nice friendly workers, Cons: bugs, wifi, food-basic, no vodka the entire week, no beer a few days, lots of smokers everywhere, dirty pools, rooms basic,

Dhawa Cayo Santa Maria: Disappointed

Hotel is spacious, public areas clean, staff courteous and helpful. Bedroom is a good size, cleaning staff is mediocre. Dining room is large, but is infested with house flies that are on food, place settings, very few of the staff provide good service, all that is required of them is setting table serving liquids but it is hot and miss. Same menu for my 2 wk stay, overcooked ad mushy. Beach is nice, a lot of chairs are broken, will not return again.

Vila Gale Cayo Santa Maria: Grand Sirenis Cayo Santa Maria

It was a lovely modern hotel..comparable to Dhawa but inexperienced staff, limited quantity of food selection, quality, supply (some days there was no sliced bread or eggs for breakfast), very little fish at the buffet or at the restaurants. Everyday every we had to deal with swatting flies off our plates and table during our meals everywhere in restaurants. We only got to see 4 great shows out of the 7 nights we were there. The Michael Jackson tribute show being the best.

Iberostar Selection Ensenachos: Best Resort

The resort was top notch. Beautiful spacious room, very clean. Excellent value. Wonderful staff. The beaches were beautiful. The water couldn't be any clearer. We felt like special guests. Already planning to return in January 2024.