Great getaway!

This is a great getaway for anyone looking to relax and enjoy the beautiful Cuban beach! If you are looking for shopping and nightlife try Varadero this is not for you. We were a little disappointed in the Senior Manager who choose to have his maintenance staff renovating empty rooms instead of performing their maintenance duties, example waited 3+ hours to get a toilet plunged while staff were moving furniture and mirrors from one empty room to another. Front desk staff were amazing at trying t [... read more]o resolve issues like this but are limited by the Managers discretion which is where the problem seems to be. running away while he leaves the front desk staff to respond to his poor decisions. All in all it was the best food we have ever had in Cuba bar none and we've been 7 times to other resorts. Did I mention the beautiful beach? That is where we were from 8 to 4 every day. You can walk and explore for ever just bring something to wear on your feet there are a couple rocky parts but it is mostly sandy beautiful beach. We went for 2 weeks for the first time ever and will likely go again for 2 weeks as long as the price is right. Hint: $ exchange rates are better at the resort then at the Airport. Enjoy!

Great value but not for everyone

This resort is 40 km from the nearest town and 2 hours from the airport. It has an amazing beach with a very small reef just offshore. We were there in the first week of January. The resort was full and often a bus or two of locals would arrive for the day. This produced long lines at the restaurant and bars. Patience was required. The resort has undergone some improvements (3rd time here) but more is required. Some lights on the walkways didn't work (regulars know to bring a flashlight), some r [... read more]ooms are still in need updating. The food could be better - but this is Cuba! You will find the most friendly and gracious staff here. This is not a place for those seeking nightlife and adventure but the price is usually right for a cheap week or two lazing on the beach - and many return year after year to do just that.

Just resort

We spend 7 nights in this hotel. The room was nice but no hot water. After 3 days of our trip we got it. The meal was poor, but service was nice. All these disadvantages was covered by perfect diving!

Amazing Staff

Quiet, clean, stunning beach. All staff went above and beyond our expectations. Try a kayak into the mangroves, walk for miles in either direction. Snorkel, swim, sun. Great food. No tourist distractions so you are able to relax and unwind completely.

Relaxing resort

It was really nice good workers really friendly staff it felt like to be home room was kept clean everyday if there was somethink we need they provide us quicky good food great service really enjoy I even made some friends while I was there I plan to be back soon thanks the only thing I dislike was Mosquitos and no water at night shut down but the rest was ok

Good

This was much better resort then other ones and price was good , overall was good. Beach was good not enough shade but ok. Swimming pool was good . Restaurant and food average. Had a great room with beautiful view, mattress was little too old . Staff was ok . We were not able to get a la cart reservations as was already full?

Welcoming beach resort

Modest but good dining. Very good service. Clean public areas. Access to excellent beach. Good outings available. The right size for a quieter holiday. Pools well maintained. Staff very well trained in hospitality.

Great place to relax!!

This was about our 7th trip to Cuba and our first to this resort. The place was newish (15 yrsold) and fresh looking. We had a room that was as close to the beach as could be and about half way along their ocean front. Fairly central to everything. The beach was super long and we walked way beyond either end on separate days. Sturdy shoes helped once we got past the sand section and had to walk on various surfaces (rocks, rock/sand mix, old coral reefs ...). These old reefs can be dangerous if y [... read more]ou fell as they sharp edged. Be careful! We saw more sponges than we have ever seen and thought about taking some home but could not figure out how to get the sand out, maybe little critters too. There are vendors on the west end of the beach but we did not see them until the end of our stay. There were also some guys looking for gifts at the east end of the beach on various days. We did not have stuff for them but we saw some people giving baby clothes. There was not as much of this as we have seen at other resorts which is probably due to its remoteness. This remoteness also means that there is nothing nearby to walk to and the excursion to a town (Puerto Padre) is a 2 hour drive. Really, if you enjoy going for a walk to like a nearby village, this is not the place you will be able to do this. At all! As we have been on some of these excursions on other trips we opted to stay on resort this time and just absorb the sun. We did walk out of the front of the resort and walked to the end of the road to another section of the beach but it was an hour's walk one way. There we found spots where people come to camp. There was one semi-permanent structure with Cubans staying there There were some vendors on resort in the area of the lobby and they had some nicer and different stuff than other areas of Cuba. The store was well stocked but did not have finer cigars nor matches/lighters. I went the whole week bumming lights off people. All in good fun. I fished along the shore most days and had some luck. I caught a few barracudas and various other sharp toothed fish that I could not identify. There were 4-5 guys shore fishing. There is also fishing to do from the paddle boat either on your own our with one of the beach staff and these trips seem to be a lot more successful. I have not yet used bait but I think I will next trip. There is deep sea fishing but I did not do this. The bugs were driving me crazy! The resort is kind of in a swampy area which did not help. Not many mossies but no-see-ums!! By day two I was actually considering whether I could just live in the room for the rest of the trip. It is a great place to go to just relax. The beach was great and the staff was great also. We have been at other resorts where they treat you like you don't exist unless you are a repeat guest. Not here. Every staff member (well almost every) was friendly and helpful. They spoke to you freely, pleasantly and just wanted to do their jobs well. There also did not seem to be much need to speak Spanish which is a bit disappointing but oh well. The beach was wide and long and we had no trouble getting chairs or a place to sit either under trees or palapas. The ocean swimming was fantastic! The water was mostly warm and when the tide went out in the late afternoon you could walk out to a sand bar about 100 feet out and sit in about 5 inches of water and let the waves wash over you (or push you around on windier days). It was a great spot to enjoy a sip of rum and smoke a Guantanamera. The food was average for Cuba. There was lots of it and a decent variety. There was tons of salad type things and veggies. Lots of meat chicken, pork, beef chunks, rabbit. The restaurant had the usual grill for hamburgesas, fish, chicken for lunch and supper and then for eggs in the morning. They served conch snail on the last day which I wanted to try but you know... it was the last day. Not a time for me to try new foods. There is a beach bar/grill where you can get hamburgesas, pizza, fish, fries and think we had chicken once. It was a great place to sit, eat, enjoy a beer and sit near the ocean. We ate there every day. Beer was always cold but the rum was the cheaper Santero(?) brand. Funny after taste. There was spa treatments. Try the mud therapy. Hehe, I would go back for the staff, beach, fishing and relaxation. I would have to find a solution to the bugs though.

Beautiful Resort !!

My sister and I (both seniors) stayed at Club Covarrubias for a week in early February, and had a wonderful time. The beach is absolutely beautiful, one of the nicest I have ever seen, the pool (saltwater) was nice, and our room was spacious and clean, with a view of the ocean. We had requested an upstairs room, but were given one on the ground floor, which was initially disappointing, but it was in such a nice location, close to the beach, pool, and buffet, that we soon ``adjusted``! The staff  [... read more]at this resort are absolutely wonderful, from the maids to the gardeners, who do a great job in keeping the grounds looking clean and attractive. The girl who is in charge of the beach towels is particularly nice and helpful. There is also a library, with books in many different languages, in the same building, a very nice touch !! The two hour ride to and from the airport was very interesting, and the bus was air-conditioned and comfortable. It was a great opportunity to see more of the beautiful Cuban countryside !! The food was really good, both at the buffet, and the beach bar (great fries !!)...we didn`t try the A La Carte, but heard good things from people who did. This is a small, quiet resort, definitely not ``party central``, and in a very isolated location, surrounded by mangrove swamps. There is limited opportunity for going off the resort, but, really why would you want to ?!! If I had any criticism at all it would be that the lighting, at night is rather poor. We noticed that all the return visitors (and there were lots!) had brought flashlights with them, and I would definitely recommend doing so....also bug spray, as there were a lot of very enthusiastic mosquitoes around, especially in the evenings !! We really loved Club Covarrubias, and would love to return !

Lack of some necessities

The staff were welcoming. There is often no running water at the resort which causes toilets to back up and overflow and no drinking water. I would not bring small children as a result. Beach is absolutely the best though.