Return Visit Met Expectations

2nd time at Sol Palmeras. Food was excellent as before - especially the Chinese Restaurant. Lots of beautiful beach with plenty of palapas. Service was spectacular. Their bungalows are a hidden gem.

Amazing resort

My fiancé and I found this to be an amazing resort. I was very big, lots to do. The beach was endless beautiful white sand, lots of recliners in excellent condition and not crowded. The pool was great and again lots of recliners and space. The bars on the beach and pool, lobbies and everywhere had lots of friendly staff. The buffet was large and plenty of different foods available, BTW the food was GREAT considering it usually isn't that good in Cuba. The staff were amazing in the buffet as w [... read more]ell as the al-la -carte restaurants. It was my fiancé's Birthday at which I proposed to her in the Latin a-la-carte restaurant The staff helped me pre arrange the flowers, special dinner, champagne and videoed the proposal for us. They went out of their way to make it a special night for us and I can't thank them enough. pretty much all of the staff spoke good English and were absolutely wonderful and friendly. The bungalow we had was very clean and well kept as well as comfortable. There was plenty of things to do and entertainment every day. In short I can not say enough good things about this resort . would I go back again... ABSOLOUTLY IN A HEARTBEAT !!!!! Also a special thanks to Tammy Beamish for helping me again to book this, your the best. !!

Disappointing

My 3rd and last time at Sol Palermos. In fact I am done with Cuba. I have been to Cuba over 30 times and the last couple of times I have not been happy. The resort was full of Cubans and to say they are rude is an understatement. They have no regard for anyone other their own people. They take over the pool, bar and restaurant. We pay good money to go to Cuba but they get waited on before anyone else. I spoke with other people at the airport who were at different resorts and they all had the sam [... read more]e complaints. So done with Cuba and I would not recommend anyone going to this country or resort. Waste of my money.

Great place for family vacation

We loved everything in this hotel. It’s clean, friendly staff, beautiful ocean. We spend amazing 7 days and we definitely will be back one day. The beach is amazing . Territory is beautiful. We lived in bungalow and absolutely loved it.

Sol Palmeras Cuba

Our rating for this Hotel would be 3 star. I have mix feelings about this place as far as the staff is concern mostly all the women staff were lovely friendly and helpful. We were in a group of 6 and myself and a friend were celebrating our birthdays.The coordinator I think Nancy was very helpful and arranged for us both to have cakes for our celebration at one of their à la carts.The Italian was the best. The buffet was very repetitious always the same thing never Never wonderful. the grill o [... read more]n the beach Was never ready would ask them what time could we get some food oh 20 minutes then we come back in 20 minutes and it wouldn’t be ready or there be nothing left. They continuously ran out of wine and beer it was odd that if they did open a bottle of wine in front of you they would go in the back room and it seemed they were watering it down why wouldn’t He pour it in front of you very unusual.the hotel is in need of major Reno the bathroom especially very run down all vent dirty and very old. The entertainment was ok . The beach was beautiful white sand but needed to be raked up lots of dangerous bit and pieces have to be very careful. Towel and Palapas we’re ample. The pool was in the process of being painted And needed attention I never seen Anyone attempting to clean the water of Debris.

Love the Resort

We have been to this resort many times we absolutely love it, for us it is home away from home. The staff is amazing, friendly and very helpful. There is plenty of entertainment all day and evening. Rooms are clean and comfortable.

Great Resort!

This is a smaller, older resort but great overall. We picked this resort beacause of the great reviews and the repeat customers. We had a standard room which was perfectly fine but please ensure to ask for a renovated room. They still have old standard rooms which are not up to par. Lots of selection to food and restaurants, including a BBQ grill at lunch and a snack bar on the beach. There is no bartendar service around the pool or the beach and there is no swim up bar at the pool. Rat [... read more]her there is a bar in the middle of the pool that you access by a bridge. The al a carte restaurants were all great! We ate at the Latino, international, Italian, Chinese and the Tex Mex. Italian was our favourite but they were all good. Often people say the food in Cuba is bland, but we didn't experience this at this resort and this is our 4th time to Cuba. There were the odd times where they didn't have items as they ran out, but it was subsituted with something else if it was at the al a carte restaurants or if it was in the buffet, then usally the next day or two, they would have it. The beach at the resort is awesome....large and wide compared to other resorts next to us and there were no rocks. There are a lot of beach chairs and spacious palapas. Best of all no pedlars trying to sell you stuff on the beach. The hotel is in a great location, not to far from the town of Varadaro. We took a bus right outside the resort for 5 convertible Cuban pesos which is unlimited rides for the day as long as you keep the ticket. It was about a 15 minute ride to town. You can also walk to the Las Americas mall (5 minute walk) or take the free shuttle train from the resort. The resort also has bikes for free of charge but we didn't use them. The activities at this resort were standard and could have had more and better promoted. The evening consisted of singers or magicians, etc. in the lobby bar. We really enjoyed the open air roof top lounge off of the main lobby. They did have an outside stage for shows which we didn't attend. They have a very small gym with basic equipment but unfortunately wasn't air conditioned so it got very hot if you're doing cardio on the treadmill or elliptical machines. The staff at this resort were awesome...very friendly and always wanting to please. This made our stay very enjoyable. We would definitely recommend this resort.

Beautiful

I found the hotel to be clean with 2 beautiful pools along with a large Beach area. Plenty of chairs for sunbathing at pool along with beach area. Lots of choices at the buffet. Staff very helpful. Entertainment very good

Never Disappointed

Had an amazing time once again. This was my eighth time at Sol Palmeras. The grounds are immaculate, the staff always friendly, the beaches are one of the best in the world. We didn’t do any excursions but enjoyed the warmth of the sun and relaxed. The food never disappoints us, we did mostly ala Carts. Would definitely be going back next year. Y

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.

Great location for a 50th birthday

Have been in Cuba many times but mostly on the Santiago side. First time in Varadaro and at Sol Palmeros. Had a family junior suite which was awesome. The food was better than I was used to and some good selection as well. The beach was amazing. The resort did a great job with my birthday party. Recommend this resort for Cuba lovers. Would like to see more authentic Cuba music with instruments but the entertainment they had was outstanding. Thank you Sol Palmeras for a great birthday and [... read more] 20 of my friends.

Good resort

The grounds were very nice. Great pool and beach. I would say the one biggest drawback was that the buffet restaurant was only open at specific times for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I travelled with my family which included a 14-month old child and the fact that dinner began at 6:30 meant that she was "trying" to eat dinner at that time which was very close to her bedtime (at 7:00). It should have been open with at least some food available at 5:00 p.m. so that children can have their light [... read more] suppers early and go to bed.

Sol Palmeras Cuba

Grounds,beach,pool area and rooms all very good. Room attendant (male) did a very good job. The woman booking specialty restaurants was useless, she kept telling us the restaurants were full but when we went to the international there were only 4 tables being used. We could not get a table at the Italian, so one night I talked to the maitre d and he gave us a table. We had the best meal there. We tried to get a booking for the Tuesday night before we left and the woman said it was closed. We wer [... read more]e sitting in the lobby having a drink and the restaurant was open and people were going in. The drinks were different every time you got one (different mixers) they were not up to par.

Amazing beach, service, ambiance

Just returned from 8 days at Sol Polymeras. The beach, people were as always excellent. Welcoming and in good spirits. The food did not have the same variety as we are used to in Canada but we always had a selection of fresh fish - which i had grilled nightly - and hubby had chicken and pork from the bbq or grill. Entertainment was better some nights than others but that is expected since tastes differ. Would recommend hotel .

Our Amazing Holiday

The hotel was beautiful the staff was friendly it was very clean and well maintained. It was close to town. Easy access to the bus and there was a shuttle to another market near by. Some bars were open 24 hrs access to food a small store on site

Very nice resort

Hotel is not bad overall, buffet is not good but special dining restaurants are much better especially the Italian restaurant. Beach, sea and pool are wonderful, good location as well. Wifi reception is poor in the room but good in the lobby, $1 CUC per minute is expensive.

Awesome Place

We stayed in the cottage. It was a bit of a walk to the restaurant and main building, however it was very quiet and clean. There were some renos done recently. The beach is gorgeous and very relaxing. We went when there were lots of waives, so we enjoyed the water, especially because the sand was soft and there were no rocks.

Blue skies and blue water

An amazing holiday. The Sol Palmeras staff were so friendly and very accommodating. The rooms were nice and clean. Would recommend this resort to friends and family. As it was recommended to us. Thank-you

Fun trip

Our check in with Gonzales was very quick. He was friendly and professional. The AC in my room did not work. I requested a different room and they were very obliging. My room was newly renovated and a walk out to the pool area.. it was great!! The restaurant was good. Service was good. Yedeil, one of the servers was very personable and great! We went to the Chinese and Italian al me cartes. They were ok. The pool was great and beach was nice. Water was fairly rough due to storm coming in.  [... read more]We experienced 3 days of rain unfortunately. The stay was still good. As time went on staff became more personable and service improved. Overall enjoyed the resort and the trip.

Gorgeous Beaches

I recently stayed at the Sol Palmereas in Varadero. The resort is huge and also very beautiful. The buffet get a little tired as it is the same thing everyday. Also we stayed in a one bedroom bungalow and yes they clean it everyday but if one of your kids drops as much as Cheerio on the floor an army of ants will soon be crawling around the floor. The beaches are gorgeous and the pool as great as well. One thing did not sit well with us was the fact that we waited 2 hrs and 30 minut [... read more]es for the Sunwing bus to collect us to go home. Then once we arrived at the airport our flight was delayed two hours. That made for an exhausting long day for a 1 and 3 year old.