Barcelo Solymar: Great resort

Nice resort. Grounds neat and clean. Stayed in the Bungalows. Nice and out of the way from the crowd. The Solymar is the party side, the Arenas was the quiteer side and more family orientated. Food was fair. Not great but you went away from the buffet full if you want to. Staff friendly. Was happy this resort was close enough to walk into Varadero.

Punta Peninsula Varadero: Good resort

The blau marina was nice. The staff was very friendly and the rooms were clean. We have been to cuba before and know not to expect superior accommodation and fantastic food, this resort was decent for the price we paid.

Sol Palmeras: Amazing resort

3rd time to Sol Palmeras..... Love the hotel and the people that work there. If you are going there to look at all the tiny things that may be wrong.. cracked tile, bug on floor then stay home, no where is perfect.. The food is great, lots of selection and amazing grills with different meats and fish every day for dinner. Lots of different shows and activites at night to keep everyone involved. Price is great and worth the visit.

Valentin El Patriarca Varadero: Ocean Varadero a modern new resort

This resort is fairly new so don't look for lush vegetation. The rooms are clean and modern and have room darkening drapes. The buffet is a little above Cuban standards and everybody will find something to their liking. Specialty restaurants aren't too bad and you don't need to make reservations, although if you go later you may be but on a waiting list. The lobby bar employees are always having fun and are very entertaining! Big pool, nice beach ( get down early or you will not get a lounger) L [... read more]ike I mean at 7a.m. Hah........ our favorite place at the resort was Mike's coffee shop an exclusive at Ocean resorts. speciality coffee's with or without booze are excellent. The girls there do a great job. Some things to remember if you go. It is a long way to the tourist town of Varadero. You can wait and take a bus, and wait and take a bus, and wait and take a bus or get a cab for $15- 20 CUC.each way. We hailed down a 1955 Chevy Belair convertible, nice ride and even had an Elvis cassette playing. Well worth the money. the only other thing is the resort store is very limited to what they in stock unlike other Cuban resorts.We will return in a few years once the vegetation has had a chance to mature.

Roc Arenas Doradas: Average Joe

This is one of the smaller resort I have been to and the food was not the best but we did not go to Cuba for food. Coffee was great and the staff are very nice and helpful. Musicians are at par and the beach is as expected being in Varadero, white sand. The pool is filthy with guests sitting at the bar drinking all day not going once to the washroom. Guess where they relieve themselves ?? Plastic cups are in the pool floating, just some irresponsible guests who have no respect of the resort. Unl [... read more]ike Dominican Republic or Mexico, we cannot rate Cuba the same way. People are poor but nice.However, recently the staff in Varadero area are expecting lots more tips from tourists than other area like in Hoguin or Santiago De Cuba

Memories Jibacoa: Not what we expected

First time in Cuba and not what we are use to when winter vacationing.Traveled to Dominican,Mexico,Jamaica and Cuba ,will not be returning to Cuba for a few reasons.Firstly I had no complaints of the cleanliness of the resort,the staff was very friendly for the most part.My only complaint as far as staff goes was that upon our arrival we were given our room numbers and pointed to the direction of our rooms,older bell hop did not offer to help us with our luggage :{.The manager was very friendly  [... read more]and went out of her way to help us out.The food was the worse I had in my travels,thank god for brussel sprouts lol.The beach was very small and rocky and the begging was relentless.The pool was very shallow and no entertainment,I asked the staff why there was no music or entertainment during the day and they said they keep the music low as the resort was full of elderly people and they did not like the music loud,well it was so low I could not hear it!Took a day trip into the city and ate at I believe it was called La Casa,bland over priced in my opinion.Very dirty and frustrating country,for god sake make sure you take enough money,too long of a tale to tell of our horror story with their version of banking but lets just say getting my money from their scam system of ITMs took 4 hours,be prepared to get taken at the airport as well,told we were over on our luggage when we were leaving even though we flew premium class,was under on our weight departing Toronto,left half of weight there in gifts for the staff,yeah she settled for scaming us for $60.00 Canadian and said she was doing us a favor!If I were not so fed up with entire trip I would of insisted on seeing her supervisor,worth the $60.00 to get out of the country,definately will not be returning!

Iberostar Origin Laguna Azul: Laguna Azul should be a seven star rating!!

I have been staying at the Iberostar, Laguna Azul every year for the last seven years and have NO interest of ever going to another resort. From the time I check in until the time I check out, from the food to the maid service is number one with me. It's nice to be treated like a somebody by everybody. I'll be back again next year and every year after until God says it's time to quit.

Memories Jibacoa: Great out of the way get-away

We very much enjoyed our week long stay at Breezes Jibacoa. Our room although not elaborate was very comfortable and quiet and just steps from the beach. The snorkeling was terrific although you might want to bring your own mask. The sailing was included and we really enjoyed our guided sail around the bay. Our Sun Wing guide hooked us up with several great tours of the area and the other side of the island were the snorkeling was even better. We are both Vegans and we found the food to be plent [... read more]iful, varied and excellent for our tastes. The entertainment at dinner was a nice touch. The evening entertainment started at about 10 pm, a bit late for us with our busy schedule. We really had a great time at this hotel and appreciated the fact that is was away from the busyness of Veradero. There was one hotel next to us on the beach. Our beach was kept very clean by the staff. We would certainly love to go to this resort again in the future.

Hotel Los Cactus: Relaxing Resort

Grounds were lush and tropical. Food was ok and drinks were good. Evening entertainment was a bit amateurish but entertaining. Rooms were comfortable and clean. Worth the money. Definitely would return.

Melia Peninsula Varadero: Best place to eat in Cuba, very friendly staff

The grounds are beautiful, the rooms are clean and good a la carte restaurant quiet at night but lots of entertainment at night if you want to stay up. Beach is beautiful and clean. I will go back for sure

Starfish Jibacoa: Many areas need improvement.

We were told a bungalow, instead we got a motel room, bathroom needed repairs, towels and bed linen were very faded and had holes, we arrived late, and there was nothing available for eating. The staff were exceptional.

Resonance Blu Varadero: over crowded for amount of staff

Over crowded for amount of staff. Food eatable but same taste day after day. Room clean, grounds nice,beach clean, service at al a cartes slow and poor, not polite. Pick up and delivery of suit cases very poor, could not get anybody on telephone for 45 minutes then cart did not arrive, had too walk with baggage nalong with many other people in same situation. Not empressed with desk.

Royalton Hicacos Resort and Spa: Looking forward to staying there again

This hotel was the best we have ever stayed at.Good food,pleasing entertainment. Makes you want to return again, Beach perfect. Staff very polite and friendly. Enjoyed taking the double decker bus to the markets. Also the fashion show featuring crochet outfits for both men and women.All the lobster you can eat on Wed

Melia Marina Varadero: A new resort with some up and downs

We have been in Cuba for four times in Holguin and wanted to check out this new resort. Positives: New Hotel, good rooms and beautiful view, foods are good (even with comparing to the other countries) and very helpful employees. Negatives: Entertainment was not that much impressive. Even there is no place for the entertainers to perform (They do it in the hotel Lobby) There are a lot of facilities (Like Bowling , Billiard or specialty bars or restaurants) that you need to pay in order to use th [... read more]em. The pay is even more than the usual standards in North America. When we settled down in our room, we noticed that they are offering a sofabed for the third person in the room , this really frustrated us and we complained to the management (management is from Melia Spain and I was not that much impressed with the way they were handling issues. I was much better with the Cuban hotel managers in Holguin resorts) any way after wasting sometime with the hotel management for the extra bed issue for the third person, those guys agreed to put an extra bed in the room (at the beginning they didn't want to put the extra bed in the room) The hotel employees are generally very polite and friendly.

Melia Peninsula Varadero: Hidden Gem in Cuba!

When trying to find a resort in Cuba, my travel advisor at Tripcentral recommended we stay at the Melia Peninsula Veradero. We were thinking of returning to another resort we had stayed because the food was great but we were concerned about staying two weeks and being bored at that place. When our advisor said the food was good, rooms very large, and entertainment fantastic, she was not lying. There was a great variety of food for every tastes as well as several a la carte restaurants. The rest [... read more]aurants were clean and the staff very pleasant. The main buffet was sometimes lined up around 8 or 8:30 pm but we started to eat at our normal time of 7 pm and there was no problem getting in . The a la carte restaurants were easy to reserve with little line up to reserve, provided you went to the office about 10:30 or 11 am when people were already at the beach. We highly recommend the Japanese restaurant where they prepare the food right in front of you. The show was as good as the food and that was excellent. Our room was extremely large and nice. We had a walk-in closet which kept the messy suitcases our of sight! The room also had a four piece bath - the shower was freestanding and walk in. Also for the seniors, the toilet was a higher than normal height. We never saw one bug anywhere. Also, the balcony was extremely large. As for the entertainment, it was second to none. We have been to many all inclusive resorts and they pale in comparison. The hotel brought in professional entertainment in the lobby every evening. They usually played until about 10 pm. Then the stage show began for an hour and after, for the young or young at heart crowd, the disco started. We saw shows that we would pay a fortune for at home. We danced many evenings in the lobby of the hotel. Over the two weeks, most of the acts were not repeted except the better ones. The beaches were gorgeous and the pool was great although a bit cool some days. We have been to another Melia hotel in Cuba before, but this one is a cut above. Congratulations to the Manager and his staff. We look forward to returning.

Villa La Mar: Feel like home

Good location, friendly employees, friendly guests. Food is good. Fantastic view. Beautiful beach. Employees are so so so friendly. Full of positive energy. Pool is clean, beautiful. Beds are done so beautifully. Shows at night are so good too!

Grand Memories Varadero: Great Service Great Value!

We had a fabulous week at this resort. There were a variety of food choices and the service was friendly and efficient. The grounds were well kept and the pools pristine. We upgraded to the Adults only section which was well worth it. The private restaurant was amazing and it was great to have the private section of beach which was not busy. Recommend the upgrade for the beach access alone!! Amazing vacation and would definitely stay with RIU again.

Palma Real: great resort

Had a great time at the hotel. Staff were pleasant & helpful, especially our maid & waitress. Rooms were clean, food was good, & lots to eat. Would stay there again. Great location, bank across the street, although not on the beach, it was a quick walk & devine!

Hotel Villa Cuba: Beautiful resort

We travelled to villa Cuba in February 2013. We had a great time! We had an ocean view room! Rooms were clean, no bugs. Food was great! Excellent service. It's close enough to downtown that you could walk there. We travelled with hola sun so we had a free cabaret show. There isn't much for entertainment and the snack bar wasn't very good. This place is great for both partying and relaxing. Pools were clean beach is beautiful as always in varadero. Staff was friendly and helpful. I would definite [... read more]ly go back to this resort again!

Royalton Hicacos Resort and Spa: Love Cuba

Overall a good resort. No shortage of food or beverages, always something to eat for those fussy eaters. Very clean, quiet resort. Nice not having kids running around. Rooms need a little updating but they are working on that. Everything was getting a fresh coat of paint.