Such a fun resort

I had a blast in Cuba and the resort was amazing. The staff is really what makes this place extra special, they go above and beyond to make sure you have a great stay. On top of that the beach is the best I’ve ever been too.

Amazing Resort

The grounds are beautiful! The staff was amazingly helpful. Staff looked after us like royalty! Room was always spotless and cleaned everyday. And we always had toilet paper. Food was very good for Cuban standards

Valentin 2026

This resort is beautiful! The beach is beautiful! The people are beautiful! Yes, the food after one week got a little tired but I always had something good to eat. It’s a bit of a large resort so long walk to the beach and back. Very quiet - not many people there. Entertainment was lovely! 1 hour 30 minutes from Airport. Bring snacks but they have beer to purchase 2 for $5 USD Don’t give Canadian loonies and toonies for tips they cannot cash them in there.

Beautiful like usual

Best resort beach in Cuba. Tons of privacy and miles of beach to walk. Very large sand bar extends far and wide. Hardly ever any seaweed. Pools very well laid out for private basking. Lots of room.

Cuba is not for us

The hotel has a fantastic beach, at least it had that. Pool bar was really shallow, up to your knees. They serve warm drinks. No vodka anywhere, no champagne and no orange juice. The food was okay but not much variety at all. 24hr snack bar serves hot dog sandwiches. Resort is run down, moved rooms due to electrical issues. Woke up with a note saying be packed up and out by 9:30 with no reason whatsoever. When moving rooms they didn't have another one ready. Then moved us into a dirty room. Didn [... read more]'t have cleaners for 4 hours. Drinking water is apparently hard yo get. Overall not happy at all with Cuba or this resort. Most likely will never go back

Second time at this resort and won’t be returning

Our first visit was in February, despite the limited food, we enjoyed our stay there. Enough to go back this December. We entered our room, there were stains on the couch, the balcony door wasn’t locking, the fridge was broken, shower head wasn’t working properly. Stains on the toilet seat and in the toilet (looked like it wasn’t flushed). We requested another room, even with the low occupancy the hotel sent a technician to fix the balcony door, they added another lock, and the technician wasn’t [... read more] happy, he showed us how to open and close the door. Another day they came and changed the fridge. It took two days to “fix” the shower head, halfway into our vacation, these things were being repaired, we felt it necessary to stay in the room during repairs. The room will be in working condition for the next guest, but at our expense. These repairs should have been done before we arrived or another room should have been provided to us. Food: there was half of what we were offered in February, I found myself stuffing my mouth with chips in the room and leaving the buffet hungry. Too much carbs, the best meal was only on December 24th. I got eaten alive by black flies the first evening. Had no idea what black flies even were prior to this. A very kind guest (also from Canada) gave me her bug spray, I cried from her generosity and my helplessness. There were 3 employees that were exceptionally kind: Addy, Ronald and Ronnie. We will miss you all. We will not be returning to this resort. This hotel left much to be desired.

Beautiful beach, but a well maintained resort

Friendly staff, beautiful beach, & low prices, but they place is not well maintained or supplied. It was very early in the travel season, but I would try somewhere else. If they fix it up, it's a lovely location.

I would gladly return for another vacation here!

Wonderful time even though there were only just over 100 guest. Had a front row seat on the beach with the beach bar and entertainment in the evening. Food was better than I expected but the staff make this resort. Very hard working people that want to make sure you have everything you need. Beautiful Beach. Not everything is open and running 100% it was difficult to get an al a carte, all booked up as there is only 1 restaurant functioning as an a al carte and it's changed to Italian one night  [... read more]and then Spanish the next and so on. Tourism is down in cuba and it's so sad to not see the resorts full, on the plus side it was very very nice to not wait in line ups for the buffet and have my preferred spot by the pool or on the beach everyday. The employees are so so grateful for anything you give them. Bring Canadian or US currency and if you can make room in your luggage for extra soaps, razors, medicine/bandaids, colouring books, school supplies, clothes, dry food items, chocolates, these items are greatly appreciated.

Good Value

This was our second stay here. The first was 3 years ago, the beach is paradise, the people are beautiful. The property is in amazing shape. There was always power, hot water and something to eat, pizza at the pool bar is a nice touch, grilled chicken sandwiches at the beach were awesome. The Buffet was lacking but in all fairness there was only 150 people, low season. My only complaint was the beds, very old and lots of springs, nothing a chiropractor can’t fix.

Great Restort

The resort is beautiful. Service was exceptional especially Yosvic and Yasier at the pool bar, Yuri and Daily at the Buffet. Weather was amazing. Mosquitos in abundance. Bring lots, lots of spray. Overall it was a great vacation

Not great

We have been to Cuba many times so we know about the food, shortages, hotels so we know what we are getting into. The hotel only has about 10 % open, 1 buffet and 1 a la carte. If the a la carte is open the buffet is not. Food was edible but.... we were violently sick for 36 hours after the a la carte. We assume it was the soup but have no idea. We have never been sick in Cuba before. Beds are HORRIBLE! I don't mean bad I mean every bone in our bodies hurt. Bring a pillow and mattress if [... read more] you can! Saying all of this the workers are the best we have ever had! They did everything they could to make our stay great. Would we return, No, would we recommend any of the workers for new jobs, yes!!

“Exceeded Our Expectations”

We visited Valentin Pearla Blanca between November 1-8, 2025 and stayed in the Alegance section of the resort. Cuban playas never disappoint us but the one in Perla takes it to the next level. It’s truly the best we’ve ever seen in our trips. Then there is people, too many to mention but I’ll try: 1. Naldi, the beach attendant 2. Henrique, the quiet but super nice beach lifeguard 3. Adriano, beach cocinero 4. Leila, main buffet 5. Abner, 24 hour snack bar 6. Meila, the receptionist 7. Mai [... read more]n bar crew – Betty, Yari and others, sorry ladies, the names escaped me 8. Felix – pool pizza 9. Super nice cleaning lady, jardineros, and carritos’ drivers 10. Managerial staff, concierage 11. And many, many others. Jack and Lilibeth do appreciate your hard work, thank you for making our vacation special and hope to see you again soon. We’ll come back to Valentin Perla, not just for the playa but for the impeccable service that you provide. Your bosses should be very proud of you. We stayed in Perla during the low season so the food choices were limited but we never went hungry. For the same reason evening entertainment was scaled down but present. Bugs didn’t bother us too much, it’s a good idea to bring a good spray, oh and a flashlight. We didn’t have any major complaint’s and few minor issues (remote control stopped working and safety box malfunctioned) were resolved within 10 minutes of our call to the reception. Impressive. All in all, we were very happy to stay at Perla Blanca and will go back. Gracias amigos i amigas

Wonderful resort, beach, pools and people!

Having just returned from Valentin Perla Blanca, we could definitely recommend this resort. This time of year is low season and the resort is currently hosting very few guests. We really didn’t feel that we were missing out on anything. Half of the resort was closed entirely, and some of the à la carts were not in operation. The food was plentiful and there didn’t appear to be any shortages whatsoever. The main entertainment stage was not open during our visit, but there were many entertainers p [... read more]rovided in the main lobby by the massive centre bar and sometimes even in the buffet restaurant. The beach here as many have talked about a simply amazing. They claim the beach here is ranked as one of the top 10 in the world. I wouldn't doubt that for a second and can't imagine it being any better. To the right of the resort you can walk for probably three or 4 km and most of it will be by yourself. The beach in front of the hotel is amazing as well. This is the best beach we’ve ever been on and we have been to plenty. Only one of the beach bars and grills was open while we were there, but the staff were great and did a great job serving the few current patrons that were there at the slow time of year. The famous lobby bar didn’t disappoint either. The drinks, cappuccinos, and mostly the staff that worked there were amazing. The rooms are a little bit smaller than some of the resorts, but well laid out and and clean. I guess it’s a good thing that the only negative comment I might have is that the pillows were on the firm side and obviously I quibble! Some may also find the bus ride being about one hour and 45 minutes from the airport a bit long but we had a great bus driver and informative and funny guide. It went by quickly. For us it was worth it the litlle extra bus time. For some maybe not. The pool bar with the pizza bar was great. The mutil-level pools were clean and well-maintained. There was lots of shade, nice palapas, I also have to commend the grounds staff...WOW - so many beautiful trees, flowering shrubs and all kinds of interesting flora. All of it maintained beautifully. Spa, gym..even with low occupancy right now, nothing was lacking. Overall, it was a great experience and the week was over far too soon. We will gladly return.

Wonderful resort, beach, pools and people!

Having just returned from Valentin Perla Blanca, we could definitely recommend this resort. Even though at this time of year being low season and the resort hosting very few guests, we really didn’t feel that we were missing out on anything. Half of the resort was closed entirely, and some of the à la carts were not in operation. But, the food was plentiful and there didn’t appear to be any shortages. The main entertainment stage was not open during our visit, but there were many entertainers in [... read more] the main lobby by the bar and sometimes even in the buffet restaurant. The beach here as many Have talked about a simply amazing. The claim is one of the top 10 in the world and I can see that as being very truthful. To the right of the resort you can walk for probably three or 4 km and most of it will be by yourself. The beach in front of the hotel is amazing as well. This is the best beach we’ve ever been on and we have been to plenty. Only one of the beach bars and grills was open while we were there, but the staff were great and did a great job serving The few patrons that were there at the slow time of year. The famous huge lobby bar didn’t disappoint either. The drinks, cappuccinos, and mostly the staff that worked there were amazing. The rooms are a little bit smaller than some of the resorts, but well laid out And and clean. I guess it’s a good thing that the only negative comment I might have is that the pillows were on the firm side and obviously I quibble! Some may also find the bus ride being about one hour and 45 minutes from the airport a bit long but we had a great bus driver guide, and it went by quickly. For us it was worth it. For some maybe not,The pool bar with the pizza bar was great. The level pools were clean and well-maintained. Overall, it was a great experience and the weekend is far too soon. We would return.

Fantastic spot

Great beach , really good accommodations incredible staff, food was quite good , not amazing but very good, biggest disappointment was only 30-40 people there on our week but it did make for a very relaxing quiet week

Resort on its way down

The people were amazing. Kind, and ready to help. The food was poor. At times it tasted like it was from the day before. The beef is tough. At times no vinegar available. Bananas not available. I was not impressed by the food in the à la carte restaurants Toilet paper and soap not available in the toilets on the ground, so bring your own. What was available: eggs, at times boiled. You could stand in line for an omelette. They were good. Bread was good. Fruit was available but not a bi [... read more]g choice. Papaya was good. Pineapple seemed unripe and white.

Absolutely wonderful!!!

It was very lovely, staff was very friendly and liked that they took our canadian money for tips. The food was great, rooms were great, bar staff always smiling, lovely people. It was out 3rd time there, we will definitely be back. Thank you

A gem!

What's not to like about the Valentin? Everything comes together to offer the perfect location for sun and fun - the stunning lobby that is the hub of the resort, the beautifully maintained grounds, the huge pool area with 2 pools and lots of shade, lovely appointed, clean rooms, seemingly endless beach with powdery white sand, several bars, buffet offering good food, and the staff - well, they were the icing on the cake. We are well aware that Cuba and the locals, are suffering from lack of bas [... read more]ic life comforts/supplies and feel humbled that every effort was made to ensure we had "enough". Thank you.

Awesome resort

Stayed for a week there wife ky husband and have zero complaints. The staff are absolutely amazing and go above and beyond for anything you my need. Amazing excursion to sign up for or activites to participate in. So much fun had ??❤️

Heaven on Earth

Spent an unforgettable week from March 18 -March 25 2025. Rooms were clean, food was plentiful, no shortages whatsoever. Could always find something good to eat. Drinks were cold, Cappuccinos were excellent, especially at the Lobby Bar. Beach may be the best yet, and we have been to Cuba 20 plus times! Most importantly, the staff were genuine, so very professional, and took great pride in everything they did. Only complaint would be the pillows weren’t great, but we always bring our own, so [... read more] not a huge deal. For anyone on the fence about this resort, or Cuba in general, do not hesitate. You are safe, and you will be well taken care of. We will most definitely be back.