Wonderful Time at Valentin Perla Blanca!

This was the perfect spot for our "5 sisters" reunion. The pool areas and gardens were outstanding. The dining experience was very enjoyable thanks to Julio, Carlxto & Pelly in the buffet dining room and Jorge in the pool restaurant. Also compliments to Yannaisy in the lobby bar and Tomas in the Beach bar. Your kindness and thoughtfulness were much appreciated. You all made our holiday very enjoyable and memorable. One thing I would have liked, was to have our towels changed at least half [... read more]way through our week stay.

Great Resort

The resort was great, the food was good and the staff was incredibly friendly. We loved our trip and would definitely go again. The beaches and the pools were amazing. Some of the amenities were closed, but we think it's because the resort was not fully booked.

Nice Resort

This was a nice resort. However, had a few minor problems. Our room smelt musty and the pillows were wet from the humidity. We were on the bottom floor and had many bugs in our room since there was a gap between the door and ground. The pool area did not have enough shade and chairs, and the snack bar took about an hour to make a sandwich. On our last day there, we waited an hour and half for food just for them to tell us they had closed and could not make our meals. The restaurants had grea [... read more]t food and our maid was lovely. The beach was also nice. Although, I wish the restaurants were open for longer than just 3-4 hours a day. There was plenty of entertainment during all times of the day, especially the lobby at night. I liked how they had servers taking drink orders on the beach and in the lobby.

Wonderful Resort

The resort is one of the most beautifully landscaped properties in Cayo Santa Maria. The pools are incredible. We met some of the most welcoming staff in the serving staff like Calixo, Julio in the buffet and Fabian Daniel and Jorge at the pool snack bar. Thomas at the Ocean bar was a pleasure to meet. What lovely staff. Supplies were slim including what people feel are essentials. I love the Cuban people and was not disappointed again.

I’ll be back

What a great resort. Plenary to eat at every meal, a cold drink is never very far as there is places everywhere. The pool was relaxing and the staff was more than willing to help with anything you needed. Beautiful beach to enjoy long walks, relaxing lounging. Clean rooms and hot water every day. Always something in the lobby in the evening to entertain.

A great vacation

We really enjoyed our time here. The staff are lovely and try very hard. The food was good and we never went to bed hungry. We enjoyed all of our a la cartes and the food was lovely. The beach here is beautiful and had lots of great beach walks. This has been my favourite Cuban resort thus far. The bus ride is long to the resort but interesting as you get to see lots of Cuba. Only complaint if you could call it that is a few times beer was hard to find but we adapted. Came home relaxed and happy [... read more]! Please make sure you convert your CUC back to CND before you head to the airport. They are phasing the CUC out in April and the lineup at the bank in the airport is INSANE!

Good resort for Cuba for price.

Great services from all employees. Older hotel but they try the best to accommodate. Beach and food had great varieties need French fries for under 30’s Bring condiments( salt,ketchup,Tabasco,salad dressing, etc.)

Great Resort

Really enjoyed the resort and all it had to offer rooms clean staff really friendly surroundings pleasant all in all an enjoyable week was had by all weather good pools lovely great beaches good service. Internet weak.

Lovely Resort

The accommodations were clean and beds comfortable. Beach is very large and well maintained. Staff friendly and helpful. Landscaping beautiful. Buffet missing veggie variety, healthy cereal, no bacon and ran out of beer 2 days.

Great resort

It is a very nice resort. Nice staff nice rooms. Great Beach and lots of pools. Great entertainment. Magic show a Michael Jackson show and much more. Typical Cuban food ok but of course not the selection we would see from 4 star resorts in other countries. Snack bar was good had chicken wings burgers pasta etc. No french fries though. Overall great hotel and stay would go back in a minute.

Will not be going back....Love Cuba, but wont be visiting this location again.

Not enough variety in food choices, the buffet is too small for the size of the resort. They were always running out of food at the buffet and the wait time was over 30 mins before it was replenished. Buffet and bars were always running out of supplies. Highlights, the staff, weather and beaches were amazing.

Great resort

The hotel outside on the grounds definitely needs some maintenance and repairs, pools were both large and well maintained. Food was ok(but you know that in Cuba), hard to book a la carte restaurants. Rooms were very nice, clean well decorated.

Best resort in Cayo Santa Maria Cuba!

Stayed in the Privilege Garden view junior suite bungalow 27. We were so close to the pool, lobby and, best of all, the gorgeous white sand beach. The ocean was beautiful...turquoise blue. Pelicans diving close to the shoreline as we frolicked in the warm water. The a-la-carte restaurants were great. I especially enjoyed the Spanish restaurant. Even the buffet was well stocked with a variety of different tasty dishes. Our hotel room was spacious and mini fridge filled daily with beer and bot [... read more]tled water. The 30 minute massage was so relaxing I booked another. And the service and attention of the staff was top notch. Will definitely return!

Valentin Perla Blanca

The hotel does not merit more than a 3 1/2 star. The grounds are not well maintained- broken glass, lack of visibility at night from insufficient lighting throughout complex walkways. Our room was clean and Alberto kept it very clean. Beach towel service was only available once a week to have it changed. Food is mediocre given the embargo and sanctions that are upon Cuba- lack of variety , items not available . Hygiene products were lacking in the bathrooms throughout the complex. Staff wer [... read more]e very pleasant. Although if you wanted to have your bath towels or water replaced daily in your room you required to have a daily tip for the housekeeper. A lot of expected tipping throughout the complex for services that were to be considered all inclusive. The beach is magnificent

Had a wonderful time!

the beach was absolutely beautiful and the service remarkable. night entertainment was always fun and different and there was always something going on in the lobby. the only thing that didn’t make this trip perfect was the quality of food, however i never expect too much from resort food.

Dont beleive negative reviews

Beautiful beach, friendly staff, well kept grounds and very clean rooms. Pools were fantastic with lots of loungers for all! French and Italuan a la carte were fantastic and there was always something on the buffet for even finicky eaters.

Great resort

Had a couple issues with rooms at the beginning, but they were very accomidating in getting it worked out. Food was actually really good compared to my last stay in Cuba. Best beach I've ever been to.

Cuba getaway!

We enjoyed our stay at Valentin Perla Blanca, the beaches are beyond beautiful! The resort was larger than we anticipated but we didn’t mind the walking. The snack bars were amazing!! They had great burgers, mini pizzas and ham and cheese sandwiches. The buffet wasn’t very big so we mostly ate at the snack bar for breakfast and dinners when we didn’t have a la carte. Our room was tidy and we never had any issues, the staff were always friendly! Would stay again...wish we didn’t have to l [... read more]eave

Great resort!

The beach is phenomenal, food was really good, and the weather was amazing! We had a small leak from our air conditioning and the maid had it fixed before we even had the chance to report it. Amazing!

Beautiful beach

Wow. What a beach. Located beside a nature reserve, the beach stretched on and on and on. Gorgeous setting. Food was typical Cuba, not the greatest but who cares with scenery like this. The two hour bus ride was long after arriving at dusk but coming back the view was lovely at the front of the bus. All in all, wonderful Cuban people, great beach, nice pool set-up. We would recommend this hotel indeed.