Barcelo Solymar June 28 to July 5-09 If you like the following at your 4-star resort, you will like this one that Air Canada recommends: White sand beach Beautiful clean clear sea water Great pools and outdoor grounds Great Cuban Tuesday BBQ Nonstop Rum that cost $3 a bottle Having to tip for everything or receive bad attitude Poor food... more

Welcome to the lapse of luxury where you are offered the ultimate Cuban experience -dirty crap stained towels changed weekly -bug infested beds where you get eaten alive -bed sheets that have never been changed -pillows that smell like musty homeless people -smelly apathetic staff who beg for tips for doing absolutely nothing -food and ice cream with hair in... more

Anyone that says this resort is great has not traveled alot at all i have treavel tons and this is by far the worst hotel i have ever been too . The staff were rude ,the food was disgusting , the hotel had no AC . At one point i thought i was going to melt . IF i were... more

I hope this will give some good advise for people looking to book for Cuba and the Sol-Y-Mar. The airport was really strange, firstly it's custom to spray inside the plane before we landed, then due to the swine flu, we had to fill in paperwork stating we hadn't had any flu symtoms in the last 14 days. You have... more

We visited this resort from May 15-22, 2009 and we pretty much agree with the most recent reviews. The beach is the best we've seen in our travels to Cuba, The Dominican Republic (yes, even better than Punta Cana!), and Jamaica. It was the biggest positive we have about this resort. We booked a bungalow room, and upon arrival were... more

First when I got to this hotel, it was so disorganized. When we went to the check-in line, people kept butting in front of us and we barely got acknowledged at all. The staff really wasn't friendly at all and they didn't explain anything about the hotel to us. They pretty much just sent us on our way to the... more

My sister, friend and I stayed from July 2nd to July 9th at the Barcelo Solymar. The scan card on the door to the room we were assigned was not functioning. We went to reception and informed them of this and were given new scan cards. Again, the card was not reading properly. We again went to reception and they... more

This was a good hotel we were quoted a 4 star more like a 3 but it was clean, food was plentiful most of the staff were friendly , i think we tipped fairly well.The location was excellent, beach was clean white sand The bad parts The mozzies were awful after rain (we had 3 days rain) take mozzie repellent... more

Where to start…. I was warned by friends about the Quality of the hotels in Cuba, meaning a 5 stars hotel looks like a 3-4 stars, but the hotel was in good shape. I also was warned about the food..not top of the line…but no one warned me about the locals and the staff at the hotel. I stayed at... more