Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Great Vacation Resort!

We had an amazing 1 week vacation end of June/23. We love Cuba and especially the people and have visited many locations many times. This trip we went back to 'Caribe' again mainly because of price. I have to say that our party of 6 adults were totally impressed and had an amazing time. Staff throughout resort were all very efficient and caring of their guests. Food (Cuba) was plentiful, very good with good variety for everyone. The Specialty restaurants were all equally amazing, the food was v [... read more]ery tasty and the service, outstanding. Those restaurants are all renovated and spotless. After dinner drinks in the Piano Lounge were a must as entertainment is great. The staff here provide excellent service in this busy spot. The resort runs exceptionally well under the excellent direction from IAGO the new General Manager. You will see him everywhere and at all times of the day. We spoke with him and learned of his plans to continue improvements to this resort. So... the beach and ocean, are just simply to die for. Clean calm waters full of fish, great for all levels of snorkeling. Soft sand ànd lots of shade. Beach bar is super fun and beach pizza is a must. Please, speak to these terrific staff and tip well, ( yes you can use loonies and toonies and bills). We went for the good price, but we'll return because of the Memories of outstanding service and amazing atmosphere!! Thank you to all.

Grand Aston Cayo Paredon Beach Resort: Nice Resort but lacking in some major areas

Very clean, nice grounds well kept, servce in restaurants could be improved, staff could be more attentive from providing beverages to picking up plates. Lacking napkins on tables at buffet, overall food quality low. Could improve on pillows. Entertainment quality lacking in evenings or non existent.Different bands at buffet and restaurants were appreciated. Internet service was disruptive as one walks the grounds or stays inactive promoting guest to keep re entering login info which was annoyin [... read more]g. Close to airport which made things convenient...upon arrival greeted with mosquito invasion ensure you have your mosquito spray handy before leaving the plane!!!

Hotel Playa Paraiso: Best resort in cayo coco

The best resort best food best staff like entertainment lobby life guards beach people very clean been there many time it's paradise recommended it to everyone a must to.experiancet the place also must go to Lenny's best lobster in cayo.coco kids entertainment staff amazing.music dj is a legend management security can't find better anywhere most amazing place

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Best time ever!

I just spent my first time in Cuba after being to jamaica in January and April - In my opinion This resort was truly amazing- Checkin was quick easy and extremely welcoming. We stayed in villa 3601 wich was diamond club al fresco it had an OUTDOOR and INDOOR SHOWER 😲🤩👌 with decent water pressure, a very functional AC,little balcony and was 2 steps from the beach. - definitely worth the upgrade ( I traveled sunwing from montreal who made this upgrade very easy) The beach was absolutely  [... read more]beautiful with calms waters, I only ate at the buffet which yes it was limited, however the pasta / pizza bar and fresh stir fry section was a hit. Im told from many the a la cartes were also great, but be sure get a reservation to book it upon arrival- Also best poutines at Bites outdoor restobar point is you will not starve. Bring bug spray for the mosquitoes if you want to be in the bush or your often bit. They were not as bad as i expected, but we did bring spray. The staff would prefer USD or Canadian bills over the pesos, Please tip generously, and bring them as much as you can as gifts 🎁 Also so many friendly guests at this place your sure to make friends. Another fun moment was being able to rent SCOOTERS right off the resort! It cost 40$ cnd for 24 hours! WE Got to visit the local shops to buy souvenirs had lunch at rancho flamenco and almost made it to playa pilar - Best time ever !!!! I cant wait to go back

Grand Aston Cayo Paredon Beach Resort: Facts

1. Beach is incredible, but obviously weather dependant. 2. Bungalow building nine (9) is right on the beach, incredible views. 3. Staff and Cubans in general are beautiful welcoming and generous people. 4. Food is food, seriously people stop complaining. 5. There is not on-site store but golf cart will take you to next door hotel for store and currency exchange where you also can withdraw pesos cash using your credit card. 6. No manoir shows, small shows in lobby, 7. No dancing or disco. 8. Gr [... read more]ounds are well kept, 9. Rooms are nice, clean, good toiletries. 10. Scarce wine but lots of hard liquor and beer.

Melia Cayo Coco: Nice Stay! Wonderful people everywhere we went!

Very Clean accommodating Resort. The beach is worth every penny! Nice views from the a la carte restaurant! DJ was exceptional and 24 hour facilities were great if the night lingered into the wee hours!

Melia Costa Rey: This is not a five stars hotel,

This hotel is not friendly for people using a walker or wheelchair like my wife, . There is no elevator in the lobby but a lot of stairs One of the front desk staff refused to help my wife to take down her walker. I strongly complained and the following day she had the same problem. An unknown guest showed compassion and she helped her to take down the walker, The hotel needs an elevator plus front desk staff willing to help.

Melia Costa Rey: It was great except food:)

Everything was fantastic. We got ocean vew room gorgeous, clean, new matress. Thank you for that. Everything was great except food and restaurant where we eat. Food was not great unfortunately, a lot of flies and cacrocheas especially at dinner time. Sanitation is an issue and they do nothing about it unfortunately. Everything else was great including beach. Thank you tripcentral. This is second time booking with you and we got ocean vew and very close to the beach. Beautiful.

Grand Aston Cayo Paredon Beach Resort: The Hotel was great and the beach was gorgeous and beautiful !

I stayed at Grand Aston Cayo Paredon between 18-25 June 2023. I rated the Hotel 5 Stars. I enjoyed my entire vacation (with all sunny days) and had a wonderful time there. The Hotel was new, beautiful and with a good layout. I stayed at the Deluxe Oceanview room for CAD$745 each. The room was spacious, clean, tidy, neat and everything was working in good condition. The view of the room was gorgeous, overlooking the swimming pools, the garden, the hotel, the beach and the ocean. In the mor [... read more]ning, I watched from the balcony the sun rising slowly from the ocean and the horizon, giving light and hope to us all. All restaurants are indoor with air conditioning. I enjoyed all the food at the buffet. There was no lacking of food supplies. I enjoyed the cappuccino, fried eggs, omelet, ham, bacon, yogurt cups, juice, fruit and toast (with butter) in the morning. I enjoyed the beer, the different combinations of pork, beef, chicken, fish-fillet, shrimps, pasta, pizza, vegetables, cakes, desserts, ice-cream and fruits during lunches and dinners at the Avila Buffet. The juicy mangos and papaya were super sweet and delicious; the fried fish-fillet, shrimps and pork were very tasty. Wine, liquor and champagne were served in the 4 reservation restaurants. I enjoyed the pina-colada at the Lobby bar. The entire Hotel was clean and very pleasant. The garden was well maintained. The flowers, the plants, the banana trees were beautiful. Hotel workers were working very hard all day to keep the Hotel nice, clean and beautiful for us. The 3 main swimming pools were amazing. The Bali-beds by the 40 metres pool was very romantic. Few people were swimming. At one time, I was the only one swimming at the 40M pool. Lots of empty loungers were available. The beach was wide, absolutely gorgeous, beautiful and clean. The water was clear. They cleaned up the sea weed every early morning. Lots of empty palapas and loungers stretching in front and back rows along the entire width of the beach. I did not have problem with the supply of beach towel, toilet paper, bottled water or other service. The Hotel turned on only 1 elevator when occupancy was low and turned on additional elevators pending occupancy was understandable. Mosquito was a problem to the entire Cayo Coco area. Bring and spray your mosquito repellent. All hotel staffs were friendly. Special thanks to the good and friendly service of Arturo, Osmar and Jimmy serving us at the Avila Buffet. They did not work for your tips, they worked hard to make the Hotel Good and our vacation enjoyable ! I am Keith from Toronto. Good-bye ! July 2023.

Memories Flamenco Beach Resort: Amazing beach, amazing people

Absolutely loved the beach, it was gorgeous. The buffet was great, very good layout, and basically no lines. Large variety of food and all of it was great. The workers are so nice and helpful. We will definitely be visiting again

Grand Aston Cayo Paredon Beach Resort: Was ok for the price

Pros- beautiful location, close to airport, lots of pools, beautiful beaches, staff is amazing, wifi was good, tons of places to relax, kids area was great, crib was provided Cons- food was not great(expected this), getting coffee was difficult, never had water brought to room always had to go and ask and sometimes they had none, dinning room was crowded and difficult if you have kids, wifi password and username is long and confusing and wifi is timed so if you run out you have to go ask for mo [... read more]re, quite a few blackouts, tv didn’t work in either room, asked for a ground floor room and they put us on the top floor, mosquitoes will eat you alive! Bring as much bug spray as humanly possible!!!

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Amazing Beach & Staff!

Love the laid back feel of the resort. My room was very clean. The maid made sure I had everything I needed/ The food was plentiful. The staff were attentive. The beach was beautiful. The water Is a shallow walkout Will definitely be going back! Great Coffee at the Beans Cafe! The art work on the coffees is amazing!

Iberostar Coral Esmeralda: Stunning resort and beach

The rooms are gorgeous. Brand new. Beds so comfortable and rooms ice cold. We had the rooftop. It was huge. The beach is one of the most beautiful beaches we’ve ever seen. The people are so kind and the service is amazing It’s a place where you go to relax. Not much of a nightlife. Also there is a lack of food. We didn’t starve. But it’s not the same as it was preCovid. Not even close. Room fridge only has one bottle of water a day. There was a lot of shortages. No seafood at all. The f [... read more]ood situation needs a major improvement. NOW the travel, what a nightmare with SUNWING. Delay after delay after delay. There and back. Sunwing changed our travel times by 12 hour to go there and they added a stop in Holguin. On top of that we were delayed by the sunwing crew for 4 hrs. Coming home was another nightmare, our sunwing rep at the hotel made us waste our last day and sent us to the airport too soon, he didn’t get the delay notifications and argued that his supervisor didn’t inform him even though we showed him the multiple emails from sunwing all day long with delay notifications. We had to tell him. We got the airport before the staff was there and we had to wait outside in 40 degree weather fighting off the mosquitoes for a hour and a half. Never again sunwing. Ever.

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Best time ever

ust spent my first time in Cuba after being to jamaica in January and April - In my opinion This resort was truly amazing- Checkin was quick easy and extremely welcoming. We stayed in villa 3601 wich was diamond club al fresco it had an OUTDOOR and INDOOR SHOWER 😲🤩👌 with decent water pressure, a very functional AC,little balcony and was 2 steps from the beach. - definitely worth the upgrade ( I traveled sunwing from montreal who made this upgrade very easy) The beach was absolutely bea [... read more]utiful with calms waters, I only ate at the buffet which yes it was limited, however the pasta / pizza bar and fresh stir fry section was a hit. Im told from many the a la cartes were also great, but be sure get a reservation to book it upon arrival- Also best poutines at Bites outdoor restobar point is you will not starve. Bring bug spray for the mosquitoes if you want to be in the bush or your often bit. They were not as bad as i expected, but we did bring spray. The staff would prefer USD or Canadian bills over the pesos, Please tip generously, and bring them as much as you can as gifts 🎁 Also so many friendly guests at this place your sure to make friends I loved it!

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Resort for your lifetime memories!

The regular Cuban "Package"-clean ,safe beautiful flowers and trees .Exceptional staff even for Cuba (been many many times in all provinces) no food poisoning -thanks ....yes mosquito-lots))) yes flies everywhere- go in the winter instead...lol

Melia Cayo Coco: Very good place to stay and relax

We stayed in Melia Cayo Coco May 12-19. Overall, the vacation was good: the weather was nice, with a few rains, perfect beach, decent food, nice pool and activities during day and evening time entertainment. The only glitch was an alcohol: the variety was not great and, most importantly, the resort first ran out of red wine on Sunday, May 14. Then by Monday they ran out of the white wine and by Tuesday – out of sparkling wine. So, wine lovers out there – be aware! We had to settle for beer a [... read more]nd rum as we are not cocktail-lovers. We talked to the administration rep in the Guest Experience office, they cited some delivery issues with a truck stuck for some reason or other in Havana. Whatever the reason was – fact is, they didn’t solve till the end of our stay on May 19 and we don’t know when they finally were able to re-stock they wine supply. Other than that we liked the resort: it’s clean, the staff is friendly, in the eating area there are cooking stations where chefs are cooking meat, fish or pasta for you if you’d like. Our special thanks to the entertainment team and their coach – they were young and energetic and put on a great show every night, everyone enjoyed it!

Memories Flamenco Beach Resort: a Great vacay

no problems from the reservation to the shuttle to anything at all ,this was my fourth or fifth time with Trip Central and for the same price i would leave another week right now! great beach ,okay food

Memories Caribe Beach Resort: Great vacation - stunning beach!

This resort has by far the best beach of any resort I've ever been to! The water is crystal clear and the water is quite shallow allowing for long walks and good swimming - and seeing some lovely star fish, trumpet fish and even a barracuda or 2. This was our first time in Cayo Coco and we'll definitely be back. The resort is older, but well maintained. We upgraded to Diamond Club and it was worth the little extra cost for the a la carte breakfast and exclusive area on the beach. The staff were  [... read more]all very friendly and provided great service. The food was good, well prepared and a good selection too - especially the fruit - mango and guava were in season and pretty perfect. Pizza at the beach, poutine at the poolside snack bar and really good cappuccino and espresso martini's at the lobby bar. Our room was lovely, especially the close proximity to the beach and the outdoor shower. We went in June, which is rainy season so the mosquitos and fly's were pretty bad - but there is a lagoon on the property, lots of foliage - we will return, but not during rainy season. They have a pelican on property - Fico and it was a joy finding Fico at the beach, at the pool and every night by the entrance to the buffet - the hotel staff do feed Fico fresh fish daily and he's well cared for. Overall a great experience. Our room had water refilled daily, fresh towels daily. The staff really did go out of their way to make us feel welcome and appreciated.

Iberostar Origin Daiquiri: Great staff & service

I went to Iberostar daiquiri in April. And I again visited last week. The staff goes out out their way to accommodate you. Please remember you are visiting Cuba. There ARE food shortages which the government controls. Bring protein bars, peanut butter packs or snacks. The shows are fabulous along with singing in the lobby at times. The courtyard was wonderful in the morning where I enjoyed feeding the Mother & 5 baby roosters. It was quiet while enjoying my breakfast of fresh buns, omelets and f [... read more]ruit. Thank you to the man at the front desk for fixing my phone! You are fabulous. I dropped it in water and he fixed it. Once again, thank you to all the staff, the girls ate bar who brought me my favorite food for breakfast! I will be returning again soon. Miss you all, Janet

Grand Aston Cayo Paredon Beach Resort: Disappointing.

Regarding the hotel stay, I am very disappointed.  First, the mosquitoes were constantly a problem.  It was impossible to watch the evening entertainment because of the mosquitoes. Everyone was complaining about this.  We came back covered in bites.  I was considering upgrading to the Club Privilege section but it was closed. Secondly, the food shortage in Cuba resulted in substandard food choice and quality.  Pumpkin seemed to be a substitute for fruit and vegetable ingredients through [... read more]out the menus. I lived on eggs for breakfast. For several days, they didn't have butter in the buffet for your bread and not at all in the a' la carte restaurants. They didn't even have ketchup, mustard, relish or mayonnaise as condiments.  Wine was only served in the a' la carte restaurants and coffee was not available in any the restaurants during lunch and dinner.  We had to go to the bars to get a coffee.  International alcohol was not evident. There was no room service despite this being listed in the advertising.  International alcohol was not evident. In my opinion, the hotel's description of services is misleading. Third, the economy and financial situation of the people in Cuba resulted in the staff always suggesting that guests provide tips.  Obviously they are not being paid enough by the Hotel(s) to make this an "All inclusive" destination. I would only give this a maximum 3 star rating at the best and we will never be returning to this resort.  In my opinion, you should take this hotel (and all others in this new resort area) off your vacation spots.