Sol Palmeras: Resort was awesome!

Staff was very helpful with my food allergies which was a huge relief. We had a great celebration for my father's 50th birthday. We came with 19 people and we had a great time. Mine and my sisters room was a little dated but nonetheless very clean. Maid service was wonderful. The rest of our friends all had updated rooms that were very nice. the beach was wonderful and lots of beach chairs to go around.Thank you for the great service and wonderful stay.

Melia Costa Rey: great times

Hotel was great... especially the Lobby where people congregate to socialize and to hear the great live music ... and the view of the ocean when you arrive ... WOW! the room was comfortable , hot water plentiful, no complaints . The beach is gorgeous - only complaint is that they should invest in tables ! snack-bar was where we ate every lunch and it was always yummy. Very windy on the beach however i don’t know if it was because of the time of the year . Regardless a warm wind vs a winter ga [... read more]le is so much easier to handle . No issues with the food . The nightly entertainment was actually some of the best that we have seen at an all -inclusive . All in all we had a wonderful vacay and we surely will be back . Thank you !

Brisas Guardalavaca: Love this little resort

We stayed in the villa section, love this little resort . Staff is over the top friendly and go above and beyond to help you . Food was great I think the food was better on this trip compared to last year which must be hard with the embargo the country is dealing with . Great al the cartes Nice beach staff work hard to keep it clean 2 nice pools .main pool is active and villa pool is quiet Would return again. Great resort for a good cost

Iberostar Origin Playa Alameda: Clean but needs better service

It has beautiful clean grounds but lack of service. It says it offers king beds and coffee makers but they don’t. 90% of rooms is two double beds that are not comfortable at all but are clean. Maids due a great job. Buffet is very good and the only place you get great service. Bars are always a wait and there is no waitresses except if you sit in main entrance and even then it’s a good half hour wait for anything. I would give it a three star at best.

Melia Peninsula Varadero: Great resort for young families

We stayed at this resort as a family of 4, two children aged 5 and 6. This place was really great for their age as the pool was shallow and the water slides were the perfect sizes. The food was okay at the buffet, the a la cartes were very good. Highly recommend the Japanese restaurant, the chefs were great with the kids and food was very flavorful. The beach bbq had a nice atmosphere as well! The beach was phenomenal, white sand, nice waves, but you have to go early to get a good spot. Over al [... read more]l I would recommend this place, rooms were okay but we didn’t spend too much time in there so for changing and sleeping, it was perfect!

Starfish Cayo Guillermo: Outdated resort

Old resort run down no hot water for a week,broken patio door inscects galore and the mosquitos were hell.I had over 200 bite on the 2 day,By the way I had insect repellant.After 2 weeks I had over 500 bites no joke.I was itching and scratching the whole time.The staff were rude and expecting tips all the time or you get the side look.My vacation was a disaster.I could not wait to get home the only good thing was the weather.Sorry for the spelling errors.

Grand Memories Varadero: Decent resort

Don't expect too much for your room. Food has a lot of room for improvement. If you fly from Vancouver with Sunwing you lose one day(red eyes fly both ways). People are nice but... If I will go again to Cuba, Varadero is not on my list.

Mar Del Sur: Terrible

When it rains, the lobby area floods and you are walking in puddles .dark and gloomy lighting. My room was 13-110.i got bedbugs from the sheets .still itching one wk later. Food was bad as well .same everyday.no variety and everyday they would run out of something.

Melia Peninsula Varadero: Good bang for your buck

My family With kids (6,4 and 11 months) really enjoyed our stay at This resort. The kids club always had great activities for the kids to do. There was a variety of shows for kids and adults. The entertainment staff at the beach and pools were very entertaining. The food was good always something for everyone. The a la cartes were really good. My only negative was the pool temperatures were really cold. The kids and adults could only play for a bit before our lips turned blue. But other than tha [... read more]t it was a really great experience all the staff were kind, helpful and a pleasure to deal with.

Iberostar Origin Bella Vista Varadero: Spend your money elsewhere

I was very disappointed in this resort, the room had large amounts of black mould in it, water damage on the ceiling and walls, bed sheets were not changed the whole time we were there, no toilet paper left in our room one day, I had to beg another housekeeper for a roll and only got it after I showed her what little we had left in our room. We tipped every day, so it is not because we did not tip. Several of the elevators do not work around the resort, I read about this prior to going and it s [... read more]eems to be an on-going issue. Some of the public washrooms around the resort do not have toilet paper, hand soap or paper towels past noon and many of the times the washroom doors are locked from the inside with no one in them. The hallways have several holes in them where the tiles have broken, but it has caused holes 2 inches deep, some greater than 4 inches wide. An accident waiting to happen. The food on the buffet was good and I was never hungry, but after 10 days, I was tired of eating what little selection they had. The a la cartes are usually better than the buffet. Not so much with this resort. Their Steakhouse does not have steak on it's menu, or even beef at all. How can it be called a steakhouse? The food in it was okay. While we were at the Teppanyaki restaurant I had a cockroach run across the bar in front of me while the chef was preparing our food. I trapped him under a cup so everyone else did not know. I understand it's a tropical location, but still not nice to see. The drinks were great and we never had to wait very long to get a drink, no matter where we went. The staff were amazing and very friendly at the bars and restaurants. The few shows we did see were very good. The singers they have on staff are amazingly talented. When we were there, they decided to rip up the stage and perform the shows in the main lobby. It was hard to get a seat when the show was done inside (rain, windy) and when it was done on the patio, seats were also just as limited because they just don't have the seats available for a show. You could not sit in the lobby and enjoy a drink during the showtimes because you couldn't hear yourself think with the show going on, and there was no where else to drink other thank the snack bar at that time, but they did not have the same selection. Not a huge deal, but, it ended our evening early a few nights because we could not find seats for the show, did not want to stand, and could not hear each other talk at the lobby bar because the show was happening right there. I will never return to this resort, or Varadero, this is my second time in Varadero and I have not enjoyed either trip. I have been other places in Cuba and will stick with them. I will not recommend this resort to anyone, ever.

Brisas Guardalavaca: Brisas

What an amazing hotel. Despite the weather not being the best in early Jsnuary hotel staff did their best to ensure a good time was had by all. Lots of entertainment, plenty of options and well run establishment. Just remember to bring adapter for the rooms as they are all 220v.

Starfish Cayo Largo: Amazing vacation

This is our second time at this resort and we are so happy we chose it again. Everything was great: long beach and so beautiful, hotel grounds and rooms kept clean, meals: many choices. All staff was working hard to make everyone’s vacation the best experience. Thank you Sol Pelicano, we had an amazing week.

Grand Memories Cayo Largo: Nice Resort

grounds were clean, friendly staff, way too many flies, food, well its Cuba....Resort was only 30% full, weather was fabulous except for 2 days but we still enjoyed, we had long walks to the beach as ours was washed out with the tide

Memories Jibacoa: Great resort!

This is a fun resort to go to, lots of talented entertainment and food is really good! The age group is mostly 40 and up but saw some young ones there too .The ala Carte restaurants were excellent and the grounds and plantation well kept and very clean. The rooms were a bit dated , and ours had some things were need for repair but plenty of hot water. Great snorkelling reef off the beach and love the 2 bars down at the beach. I would recommend this resort .

Hotel Atlantico: Great stay

This hotel was so cute and cozy. Staff was amazing and so is beach. I would definitely come back again and recommend this hotel. It's three stars but worth it ... I actually stayed at a 4.5 star and this was better

Mar Del Sur: Dated hotel

Hotel is terrible. When it rains the lobby area gets drenched and you walk around in puddles. My room was 13-110.i got bedbugs from the sheets and 1 wk later still recovering . Food was also horrific. Same stuff everyday and not very tasty. Bar staff only friendly to long time tourists.

Playa Vista Azul: Great resort

The rooms were kept very nice and the pools and beaches were great. The food at the buffet was not very good but the a la carte restaurant were better. Overall the resort was nice but needed better entertainment and more activities.

Don Lino Hotel: Amazing resort for relaxing

Good service , very nice and amazing stuff , food is great, room clean , beach very nice but rocky ,there's some spot sandy to go in and out easily. Canadian families and local people coming just for relaxing there and for several time . every day music band . wifi 5 hours in 7 Canadian dollar . all the rooms and bars , restaurants steps on the beach . don't forgot to visit where Christopher Columbus landed ,just 1 KM walk besid the resort .

Sol Rio de Luna y Mares: Good value

This was our third time at this resort. The resort consists of two parts - the Mares side with the main building where the majority of entertainment and other activities take place, and the more quiet Luna with several smaller buildings. We've always stayed on the Mares side, which is located somewhat higher up the hill and has a beautiful panoramic view of the ocean and the beach. The location is hard to beat - the resort is located right on Playa Esmeralda - the best beach in the region a [... read more]nd probably one of the best beaches in Cuba. Overall, we consider this to be a decent value for the money, although for the price one could expect more. The resort would benefit from better upkeep and maintenance, as most rooms are outdated if not run down (which is not untypical for Cuba). We noticed some ongoing renovation, which will hopefully help improve future guest experience. The resort grounds are well-kept. The service was mostly friendly and quick. The food is mostly good quality and has more natural taste to it compared to foods sold at an average food service location or supermarket in Canada. The food variety was decent, although by the end of our first week we've exhausted the buffet menu, so it became repetitive. Coffee at the coffee bar in the lobby is great. Again, the main attraction is the beach and the ocean, with excellent swimming and snorkeling opportunities right off the beach. All the other typical activities, such as short sail trips on a small catamaran, kayaks, beach volleyball, yoga and dance classes etc. are available at no cost. As far as the entertainment program, this year we found it to be quite poor, compared to the previous years. On top of this, for some strange reason most of the performances were held right in the lobby of the Mares side, as opposed to the theatre located between Mares and Luna. This made it horribly noisy on the Mares side - a major complaint this year. We stayed there as a party of seven, including four adults and three kids. Overall - still a good experience, with a few remarks.

Club Kawama: Great resort but needs a bit of T.L.C.

It isn't my first time there, I believe my 7th. But the last couple of times I noticed that it's starting to need some renos. We would wake up every morning to a mountain of sand in the bath full of ants that would somehow come out through the drain. We would rinse it and it would come right back overnight. We also had a none working A.C. all week. Our room neighbour had a broken toilet all week that they couldn't flush at all, they made a complaint at the front desk and it never got fixed. We r [... read more]an out of toilet paper and we end up waiting 24 hours for it. But all in all it's still a great resort and I would still go back.