Melia Costa Rey: Fantastic trip!

We had an amazing trip here at the Pullman! By far the best resort I have been to! The staff are amazing - kind and fun, very efficient and helpful. The food was actually good, especially the a la cartes. Even the buffet was better than what I’ve had in Cuba before. Good options, even for a vegetarian. Definitely worth waiting in line for the omelettes in the morning and the pasta station for dinner. The rooms were clean (I didn’t see a single bug in my room). I heard there was issues wit [... read more]h some people running out of water in their rooms but I didn’t have that experience- our showers always worked, good pressure and never ran out of hot water. And of course the beach is incredible, that goes without saying! The pools were nice and clean, but did get very busy so it helps to have someone in your group willing to go save some seats early! All in all, I had a great trip here and don’t really have anything bad to say about this resort.

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Very clean

Was very impressed with the cleanliness of this resort. Garbage cans were very prominent and guests and groundskeepers obviously used them. We were on the 2nd floor in a deluxe room and really enjoyed it. The beach area has many lounges and palapas. Our first week the beach was perfect and the second a lot of weeds came up after a big storm. Big cleanup job. At low tide you can walk and walk and walk on pristine sand sometimes up to your waist from one section to another but a great experi [... read more]ence. Will definitely book again.

Resonance Blu Varadero: Superior choice

the resort was a superb the room was clean the room was fully stocked. The butler and all the staff were very accommodating.The resort was easy to navigate to all the pools and eating areas and the food was good for what they have to work .My husband and I would go back in a heart beat. Totally enjoyed our trip

Starfish Varadero: Bien

Le resort en tant que tel est bien , on trouve toujours de quoi manger même si c'est répetitif , repas à la carte excellent. La plage est magnifique et il y a toujours des chaises pour tout le monde il n'en manque jamais ! Plusieurs petit spot pour de snack et de l'alcool en masse . Les chambre en bungalow c'était bien a part un plafond qui coule mais encore la ce nest rien de grave et je ny ai vue aucun insecte . Par contre j'ai vue des coquerelle près du buffet . J'ai trouver qu'il m [... read more]anquait d'animation , J,aurais voulu plus dentertainement et aussi la discotheque est fermé et ca j'aurais aimer etre au courant . Mais sinon dans l'ensemble c'était bien j'ai passer une belle semaine malgré tout !

Melia Marina Varadero: Definately not a 4 star resort, 3 at best, the pool in the picture is not from the melia marina

We booked the Melia Marina View Room, The level Our package included a private dining room/bar and 7 a la carte restaurants. The dining room meals were good, however, the drinks that were available in the bar were limited, far less than appeared on the drink menu. We went to the Chinese restaurant and it was the worst meal we have ever had The entire meal was precooked, and very small portions. For desert they served us ice cream, 70% melted on the plate. The swimming pool water was extremely  [... read more]cold, very few swimmers, not enough seating and most of the lounges were broken. The pool are was very dirty. It needed a good pressure washer spray. To buy the Cuban dollar (CUC), your cost is the same as buying a US dollar. Our room was overlooking the marina, however it was also over the nightclub below, and immediately behind our room, at ground level were 6 industrial size air conditioners. We were moved to the pool side which was much better. We asked and were moved again to another Melia resort, The Hotel Paradisus Princesa del Mar, Junior suite, Royal Service, no kids, very nice at no additional cost.

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Fun times

We went to the Memories Caribe jan 19, 202 for a week.The resort was excellent our room was clean and sufficient. We particularly enjoyed the entertainment staff. Amazing talented people. The shows through the day and at night were were amazing. Volleyball at the beach was a blast, Michael coordinate s a challenging game. Resort had prompt start time for food and shows, we sometimes waited for clean beach towels, no big deal.we were a group of 8 and I got covered in bug bites despite my effo [... read more]rts with spray creams and meds. That was the only downfall. The rest of my group were fine. Memories caribe is a great resort to visit for the price.

Sol Turquesa Beach: OK

I have been there 5 times. My view is that it has gone down hill in entertainment, and involvement of visitors who seem to be a much more laid back type. There was only real stage show and a 60's - 70's music night. There was also a beach party which we did not attend. When we first started going there was nightly entertainment of high quality. The beach was ok but not enough shaded areas. The pools were great but not used very much. The staff in the Romantica was the best and the food was great [... read more]. The buffet was great and the staff there went above and beyond. There were a few of those 4 star qualities missing. In the lobby area they no longer provide coasters for under your drinks and quite often they drip on you clothes or the floor/tables. The napkins in the buffet are no longer cloth but small hardly big enough paper towel and normally after one use were unusable. The rooms were average and 2 of 3 couples had to be shifted to new rooms do to things not working. It is under new management and they seem to be attempting to reduce costs. The free ala-cartes were pre assigned and if you did not like their choices had to arrange for a change if there was availability somewhere else. On Wednesday night none were open. They also have made it an adults only which to me does not matter much but we miss the stage show for the kids which always was a nice relaxing time after supper. I would not consider it 4 star at this point. However at the price of $875 per week it was a great deal.

Melia Cayo Santa Maria: Our Cuba Cottage

Our second trip to what we now refer to as our Cuba Cottage. Wonderful place if you like sparse crowds, stunning beach, good food, excellent music entertainment, and a Rock Star staff. We have made many friends here and will return again. Built in 2004, it is one of the older resorts on Cayo Santa Maria, but it is spotlessly clean, and you are quickly made to feel welcome.

Iberostar Origin Laguna Azul: This was a very nice resort

The hotel was excellent and the service amazing the food was good and the room was clean the beach was nice I would recommend this resort to every body and i already told my friend about it and wouldn't think twice on going back .

Sanctuary Cayo Largo: Beautiful Cabins by the Ocean

Spent 2 weeks at the Villa Bellarena with shared access to Bella Isla January of 2020, the rooms at Bellarena are amazing, cozy little wood cabins with tons of space. Staff are all wonderful people who go well beyond to help you with anything you need. The hotel no longer has a beach, it can be washed out for months at a time so it's a bit of walk to the next resort to find the beach. Food was the same every day the whole trip, if you've done any research you'll quickly discover that's the norm, [... read more] you go to Cuba for the sun, the people and the price; Not the food.

Grand Muthu Cayo Guillermo: Worst Resort I Ever Been To

I felt that the staff knew nothing and were very unhelpful. They were very rude and had attitude all the time. Anytime we asked for help or more information they didn't even know there stuff or own hotel. We asked how to get to another beach nearby and asked what time the bus returned and not even that they could tell us. We have been to cuba a few times and never had such poor service in our lives. Usually the people of cuba are very friendly and there are activities going on 24/7 everywhere ar [... read more]ound resort. ZUMBA Every hour, beach soccer, volleyball etc. There was NOTHING. The pool and beach water was freezing also. Pool is not heated. At the spa we asked about going there even if we had to pay just to have warmer water and jacuzzi and it was out of service. This was a girlfriend trip 4 of us just looking for good music, good people and at least some nightlife. I found the food always cold even from the hot tables. It never tastes fresh. There was 4 a la cart restaurants I could only try 2 because 2 were closed. Indian was the best food by far that I had there. The italian restaurant was a HUGE disappointment. Paying a deposit on towels I found unfair and people were always stealing towels. On the beach we were scammed 2 pecos per chair by a random person who turned out not to be working for the hotel. When I told the front desk they were shocked and said no we shouldnt be charged for chairs on our own resort beach but they did nothing about it. We had a reservation for international a la cart and when looking for it I asked the front desk where it was located and at that point they told us 'the restaurant is not open'. They didn't inform us ahead of time the restaurant was not open and the person who took the reservation down was unaware that that a la cart had been closed for weeks...the first day getting there the sheets were dirty in the bed and the telephone in room was not working. Last but not least this resort ran out of drinks. Classic drinks like pina coladas and mojitos. WHO RUNS OUT OF DRINKS? The resort had a disco but its 5 pecos to go and no one was there. This resort and area has no nightlife at all. Nothing to do. At 11 pm even the lobby bar is closed. The only bar that was open 24 hours was the snack bar which I must say is disgusting to sit at. Even the main buffet area is disgusting for a resort that is 2 years old it should be in better shape. The beach water was nothing special. Had seaweed. January weather is cold and windy, but that's not resorts fault. The only good thing I can say is that the shows they put on at night including the aqua show was amazing. Other then that I would give this resort a 0/5 stars because the customer service and lack of things to do was exteremly terrible. The food also was not vegetarian friendly. Nothing was labeled properly it was hard to tell if there was meat inside things or not. Lack of labels, lack of taste/flavour, lack of hot or even warm food. Things cooked on the spot were slightly better. Overall not good for vegetarians though. I must make a point here that hola sun representitive was the nicest person we met on the trip and she did tell us about the flamengo beach party which was good considering we had no other nightlife going on. This resort may be good for families and seniors but even then I think the price and service is not worth it. The resort is not 5 stars. Not even close. You can do much better spending money somewhere else. We travelled from Jan 11-18, 2020. Stick to veradero side if you want more young people and activities to do all day and night. Grand muthu is not for nightlife. Nor is cayo coco area.

Melia Internacional: Horrible food

The hotel was nice , clean beautiful view but the food was really bad , we ate the same S*** food for 7 days and the food was placed at the same location as always never changed places . I will never come back to this hotel. The food was hard and bad flavor. I won’t recommend this hotel to anyone.

Valentin Cayo Cruz: New beautiful resort

Since it is new, everything works, rooms are very clean, grounds are maintained very well, pools are great and so is the beach. This deserves the rating of 4*. What is not at that level is food. That would be 3* max. but that is so typical for Cuba. You will always find something good to eat, you just have to be creative. If food is the number one priority on your vacation, don't come to Cuba. But if you like a beautiful beach with fine white sand where you can walk for miles, great clean pool [... read more]s (not heated) and larger new rooms with nice bathroom area, this is the place.

Sirenis Tropical Varadero: Cozy Resort

I like the fact it’s a smaller resort and not huge lineups for meals. Food especially meat has gotten better over the years in Cuba. The omelette and meat and pasta stations were the best choices for hot food as the rest was Luke warm. Bread is to die for. Rooms were clean. Service was good. Pools and beach were good. For the value would go back.

Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavaca: A lot for a little!

The resort features a beautiful beach, friendly staff and very down to earth place. It's a 3 star in Cuba so keep that in mind, but I really enjoyed myself. The newly renovated cafe was really good.

Los Delfines: Disappointment

I was 10 times in Cuba and 3rd time in this hotel. This year is first time I am disappointed. All week the hotel didn’t receive beach towels, no clean towels in the room. The selection of food was worse then ever before

Brisas Guardalavaca: nice resort

nice resort great workers and maids thought the fridge should have been stocked the other 7 places I stayed at was and had patios but this only had a foot patio but room was clean workers good lol and all other room safes you never had to pay $14 for a key to lock it like this one so some things good but the resort its self could use some work like safe and things nothing major

Grand Aston Cayo Las Brujas: Very good resort!

This was the nicest resort we have been to. The lobby is beautiful and modern, the rooms are really nice, everything is very well kept and very clean from the grounds and pools to the washrooms! Every staff member we spoke to was extremely nice and very helpful and made sure you had everything you need and were all very approachable. We had absolutely no issues with anything! The food was great. They didn’t run out of anything that was noticeable to us. Overall this really is a great resort!  [... read more]The beach is nice, a few shells in the sand but not enough for us to have to wear water shoes. They are in the process of opening a snack bar on the beach and it should be open any time now, also building washrooms at the beach. This was the best place we’ve been for shell collecting! All in all we were VERY pleased with this resort and would go back😊

Hotel Caracol: Good value, 3 1/2 to 4 hour transfer time from Holguin airport to hotel

Have been to the Caracol a couple of times and Playa St. Lucia many times. The Caracol is a nice hotel, good food, friendly staff. It was pretty quiet with an older crowd in comparison to the Mayanabo the same week which was quite rowdy. That beind said it was the worst bus transfer between airport and hotel. 3 1/2 hrs to hotel and almost 4 hrs back to airport on a road that had long sections of almost impassible pots holes (travelling at 5 kph for a good portion). Will not return via Holguin  [... read more] (was advertised as into Camaguay but re-routed to Holguin) as the additional time and discomfort was not worth it.

Melia Costa Rey: Great beach, but borderline starved

One of the nicest beaches I've ever been to. Airport close. Great staff. The food was awful though. We struggled to find things to eat and were quite ill half way through the weak. Strong drinks though lol