Melia Las Dunas: Great resort!

The grounds are beautiful and the staff are extremely pleasant and helpful! Rooms are outdated but they keep them clean. Big resort so some walking is required. The food is as expected. Not the highlight of the trip but they do try. They have freshly grilled meat at the buffet and fresh hamburgers at the snack bars. I found the ocean so/so. There was a lot of seaweed and the waves were rough and extremely salty. Never seen chunks of salt so big in an ocean before. My son had to see the resort  [... read more]doctors and they were fantastic.

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Santa Maria: very tired resort...

the staff was amazing..but thats where it ends...rooms are very tired..we had no water in our room for the first 2 days, no beers or soft drinks for the whole week in our room bar fridge.. there was no coke offered for 70% of the time we were at this resort.. they ran out of vodka for most of the time we were there, ran out of tonic water, no orange juice at bar or for breakfast, no cereal was offered at breakfast , toliet paper was used as napkins for most of the week, last 2 days we had real  [... read more]napkins.. our first room was terrible, we were moved on the 3rd day, better room, but again very tired..we notice the last day we were there they started painting, and sprucing up the grounds..

Valentin Perla Blanca: Different now

We have been in this resort four times before but this time was different. The resort just opened after covid so half of the resort was still closed. We received a la carte dinners every night and the food was very good. Not the same with the drink selection at the bar, which was very basic. But the bartenders were excellent and entertaining as always, and we had a good time at the bar every day. The biggest change was that Cuba devaluated their currency and the only acceptable payments anywh [... read more]ere was credit cards and cash for which they used conversion rate 1 CAD = 0.67 USD. The biggest surprise of them all was that the price of a bottle of rum at the resort was about 30% higher than at the airport. Over all it was a good trip. Sun was shining every day and the empty beaches were absolutely amazing.

Gran Muthu Cayo Santa Maria: Nice resort

Rooms and beach were ok but food was horrible and was being cross contaminated. For example chef was making a chicken and he was using the same fork to pick up the raw and cooked meat , Not many vegetables or fruits for the vegan and vegetarians. Workers were sweet and nice . I made the suggestion to keep some vegetables and fruits separately for vegan and vegetarians

Vila Gale Cayo Santa Maria: Great hotel

Great hotel, service and an amazing beach, which are my top priorities for a great vacation. Cuba is always a little tricky for vegetarians, but the food at the buffet was good. Pool side snack bar had great service and offered veggie sandwiches. The restaurants however weren’t very good. Not sure if the regular chefs were on vacation that week but was very disappointed with the food. Overall we had an amazing time

Vila Gale Cayo Santa Maria: Great hotel

Great hotel, service and an amazing beach, which are my top priorities for a great vacation. Cuba is always a little tricky for vegetarians, but the food at the buffet was good. Pool side snack bar had great service and offered veggie sandwiches. The restaurants however weren’t very good. Not sure if the regular chefs were on vacation that week but was very disappointed with the food. Overall we had an amazing time

Royalton Cayo Santa Maria: Terrific vay-cay

Cuba’s beaches on the Cayos (islands), in this case Cayo Santa Maria, are beautiful - sand like light beige icing sugar and the smallest amount of seaweed (not like the Mayan Riviera at all). This small, adults only resort is very quiet, relaxing and laidback with entertainment every night and a staff that can’t do enough for you. Will return.

Paradisus Los Cayos: Beautiful modern resort

We were quite surprized at how beautiful this resort is. Our room was huge - two bathrooms both equiped with walk-in showers - a jucuzzi tub g- an open living space with big screen TV and walk out balcony. The resort is clean and well cared for however we did not get to experience the whole resort as a lot of it including the huge main pool was closed and a lot of restaurants as we were a week early before everything was opening with the expectation of the start of their busy season. Service  [... read more]was excellent but a lot of the staff do not speak english so we had a few hiccups there - i.e.: did not know there was a Bar or Snack Bar on the beach until our 3rd day and our last night we found the Sky Bar on the second floor - this was not communicated to us so best to do some major exploring the first day or two. The food at the buffet was not great (the same Cuban fare - rice, beans, chicken, pork) but the A la Carte food was quite good especially for Cuba. The grounds were well kept. The beach is beautiful. You have to remember that Cuba is having a really hard time right now getting everything right now so you have to expect to do without a few things - like premium liquor - some foods - and paper or cloth napkins (toilet paper is substited for napkins). All in all - the weather was good, the beach was amazing - and the resort itself was the best I have ever stayed at in Cuba.

Melia Buenavista: Relaxing at its finest!

Really enjoyed this small all inclusive. Food, beach, staff were all amazing, room was spacious and clean, al a carte restaurants were very professional, great menu and excellent staff, felt like casual fine dining every night! 24 hour wood fired pizza, burgers, paella was a real treat. Great for snorkeling with a reef right off the beach, felt very safe. the beach was unbelievable - three separate beaches all providing different options, including a more private area for those wishing to sunba [... read more]the in the nude...we will return for sure! Live music in the evening was excellent as well. If you want a party atmosphere, or watersports, or a large buffet, you can take the free shuttle to the other two Melia resorts, but this gem is for peaceful relaxation. Was a bit of a trip from the airport (1.5 hrs) but the bus was cool and comfortable, and it was more of a tour than a bus ride, lots of information about Cuba and the local area etc.

Grand Aston Cayo Las Brujas: 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]).

Valentin Perla Blanca: Resort reopens

The resort was at 10% occupancy when we arrived. It reopened ( after Covid) 12 days before our arrival. Needless to say, we were treated really well and the resort property/ beach was beautiful. Was disappointing that we booked “ privilege package” because we did not know about the low occupancy. This was a waste of 500 per person and not necessary .Wish travel agent had told us.

Vila Gale Cayo Santa Maria: Different experience

I would 50%refer people to this resort, and I'll explain why. Negative 1st the food was 90% PORK of some kind, saw chicken only really at the snack bar by the beach 3 to 4 days in a 7 day stay, I saw turkey 1 at the snack bar, and couple times saw beef at the dinner buffet maybe 2 to 3 times. There was seafood pretty much every night. But what was there 24 for 7 was PORK. Becuase of this it made it extremely hard to eat here since me and my family don't eat PORK whats so ever. If you are r [... read more]eligious and don't eat PORK!!!!! THIS IS NOT THE RESORT FOR YOU, FAIR WARNING. 2nd I asked for a wash cloth (rag, face towel) to shower with and never received one for the whole stay, everyday I requested it and still waiting for it. Luckily I packed some for my son and ended up using his. 3rd you will have to go to the front desk at least once everyday just to reinstate your free internet, they put on it. 4th bring bug spray and lotion cause the mosquitoes are quite deadly. They have a new type called dontseethem (cause you never once see them just feel them biting you) Postive 1st the hotel is beautiful thru and thru couldn't find a issue with the grounds or struction all beautiful. 2nd pools are nice and fun to play in but not deep at all, I am 6'1 tall and the deepest part was to my chest area. 3rd the room are nice and big ish the bathroom was lovely designed, the shower fauct is nice with pressure behind it. But it does drain slowly when showering. 4th the beach is beautiful and they actually clean the seaweed out of the ocean which I have never seen before but appreciate it completely. My overall review would be I would maybe visit Cuba again but not longer then 4 to 5 days. And will definitely inquire about the food that they serve

Valentin Perla Blanca: great place

Excellent staff vacation was from nov 11-18 2022 when we got there we had just found out that the resort had reopened on nov 1 WE HAD RESERVED A FEW MONTHS PRIOR AND WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE RESORT WAS STILL CLOSED ?????? Because of nov 1 opening some services were not opened Buffet restaurant closed all week but opened on nov 17 our last full day. Only 2 a la carte restaurants opened but they changed their theme every day It was difficult to get our Lobster dinner as it was  [... read more]cancelled the day we made the reservations(wednesday) thank goodness we were able to get it on our last night Not all bars had the proper inventory of alcohol example the pool bar did not have vodka or tequila until later in the day Tomatoes and tomato juice were non existent Bacon available 3 out of the 7 days I understand that it's probably taking time for them to replenish inventory Also there were only 160 guest booked for the week which is less than 10% capacity Overall this is the best cuba resort i have done

Dhawa Cayo Santa Maria: nice resort great people maybe a 3star at best

beautiful grounds all the staff were great to deal with, the cleaning staff did a good job on cleaning the rooms ,the food never changes typical Cuba fish and pork I would rate this 2 or at best a 3 small resort inexpensive therefore many Cubas use it for there holidays for 3 days we had 40 use the place for a conference ?there are much better places to stay in Santa Maria

Melia Las Dunas: Second stay at this beautiful resort.

Great hotel with friendly and helpful staff! Adequate assortment of food even for vegetarians! The rooms are large and comfortable. The only complaint is the low water pressure in shower. The beach is wonderful! I would recommend this hotel

Melia Cayo Santa Maria: Wonderful stay at our favorite resort!

We have been coming here since 2014 (this being our 10th time) and we totaly enjoyed ourselves. Friendly and courteous staff, cleanln rooms, beautiful grounds, excellent beach, etc.. Great place to relax and enjoy Cuban hospitality.

Iberostar Selection Ensenachos: Great vacation

We stayed at the Iberostar Selection Ensenachos from Nov. 7th to 14th. We enjoyed our week, it was filled with sun, great beaches and great social time. This was our second time staying at this resort and we would definitely go there again.

Dhawa Cayo Santa Maria: Beautiful beach, food was even worst than expected...

Cubans are amazing people, and this is one of the reasons I go back to Cuba. I must have been to Cuba at least a dozen times in the last 20 years. I never put any expectations on food, but this time it was really bad. Cuba's hurting... If you are going for the beach, one week of relaxation, they it is still a good place to go for the price you pay. Just make sure there are many of you, as a group you will always have a good time!

Sanctuary at Grand Memories Santa Maria: Don’t understand the great reviews

I am not picky, and I understand cuba is different than the rest of the Caribbean, I have been many times understanding the food and hotel quality is usually lacking. However the stunning reviews really made me think I had found a hidden gem… I did NOT! Cuba is really struggling right now economically. The food was unsanitary. Raw meat and fish sat for hours next to the hot grills with no refrigeration at all. 2/3 of the hotels on the resort shut down right before we went with zero compensati [... read more]on. The buffet they set up was tiny and my kids play better a La carte service than the food we received. The hotel room was run down, cracked bathtub, terrible grout jobs etc. again, that’s expected in cuba - but don’t call it a 5* resort. Drinks were ok. I’ve had worse in cuba for sure. Beach was stunning and the reason to keep going back over and over. None of the workers seemed like they wanted to be there. They acted very inconvenienced by every question unless they saw cash in your hand. “Butler service” needs to be clarified. I pictured lying on the beach being offered a drink or towel. This was not the case at all. The butler was a person who sat in your hotel room building and offered to book a La carte dinners. The mini bar and stocked fridge didn’t exist. It was a bottle of water once a day. I blame Sunwing for not clarifying that when they list their inclusions. They know what is a shortage in cuba right now.

Iberostar Selection Ensenachos: Coral level: Amazing resort section

My daughter and I liked absolutely everything about the Coral Section ( first time for us ) of the Iberostar Selection Ensenachos. The only exception was availability of certain common food items which we put down to s " sign of the times". It was the worst ever after 10 stays on Cuba , but it did in no way spoil the stay as there was always something.