Dec 23 to 30 2012: Check in was done at the airport prior to boarding the bus. Arrived late in the evening and the hotel was beautifully lit up for Christmas. Took my carry on to the room and luggage was delivered later. Great room in bungalow 16, corner oceanview, king bed, very clean no bugs at all. Put valuables... More

First off I would like to say that this was my first south holiday at a non sandals/beaches resort. I was impressed to say the least. The grounds are very well maintained, which make it possible to thoroughly enjoy the resort. There is always someone scrubbing the pool deck, watering the flowers etc. As for the beach it is amazing... More

My wife and a couple of our friends visited the Melia January 13th to January 20th, 2012.   We have been to Varadero, Holguin and Cayo Coco and number of times and took the advise of our travel agent and gave Cayo Santa Maria a try.  We were not disappointed!   It was dark when we arrived and we were... More

My wife and I visited this resort between January 6th and 13th of 2012. This was our ninth time visiting this resort. We've noticed big improvements under the new general manager Marco Mazzucchelli. The resort is being spruced up and there has been a big improvement overall. We have also noticed a big improvement in the selection and preparation of... More

My wife and I went to Melia Santa Maria Jan 20- 27 for a week away to ourselves. We chose the hotel based on a recomendation from friends and reviews on Tripadvisor. Neither of us had ever been to Cuba and were a little leary after hearing the usual complaints about Cuba. The reviews on Tripadvisor put our minds at... More

My fiance and I went to the Melia Cayo Santa Maria for the week of January 13th to January 20th, 2012. We are a younger couple (I'm 29 and she's 26), and it was a trip we'll never forget. I will break down this review into sections to make it easier for people to navigate. Weather: Going in the middle... More

Forgive the length of this review but we want to cover as much as possible. I will start by saying that we had a wonderful relaxing week but with some issues. We have travelled to Dominican Rep. Mexico and also to Holguin (Cuba) so we do know what to expect but we were somewhat disappointed. We arrived late in the... More

Hi There, We visited this resort from Jan 18th-25th. We were traveling with an 8 month old and 2.5 year old. Here is a breakdown of our thoughts on this resort: Food : Food was good, there was always something that we liked, pasta bar at the buffet is excellent, the Japanese restaurant is amazing (make sure to get a... More

My wife and I had a chance to spend the week of January 21-28 at this resort and were not disappointed. We were hoping that we would find beauty and relaxation and we certainly found it here. This is one of the most beautiful beaches I have spent time on and the portion of this long beach on which the... More