Just returned from Breezes Jibacoa and had a wonderful time! The scenery, landscaping and layout of this resort are what make it such a beautiful place. Having combed the previous reviews of Jibacoa on tripadvisor.com before we left, I'll only add the few tidbits we didn't know before we got there:

1) We flew down on JetsGo and I'd highly recommend it. We'd packed snack bars for the flight anticipating that there would be no meal served and were pleasantly surprised by the breakfast we received (fresh fruit, youghurt, muffin etc). The lunch on the way back was very good as well. We did not experience any delays with JetsGo unlike Skyservice which seemed to be the source of all Flight Delay notices posted at the resort.

2) Bring any cash you are going to need with you or get it at the airport in Varadero. Maybe my husband and I were the only ones dumb enough not to know this but it turned out the only place nearby to get it was one currency change counter in Havana. They will take VISA at the hotel and most places though. You will also need $25US cash per person to leave the country.

3) I can't say for certain this was the source of my upset stomach for 4 days, but I'd recommend avoiding the water at the beach bar. I think the water at the other bars is fine as we did not have a problem prior to the day we got our water bottle filled down there. My husband and I both had a stomach bug but found it pretty much cleared up once we switched to bottled water ($1 a bottle at the gift shop) and stuck to what was poured for us at the restaurants.

4) We were staying in a ground floor, gardenview room which was very nice and spacious. I'm not sure if it's the same with other rooms but the only disappointment is there wasn't a chest of drawers to put clothes in. We ended up keeping what we couldn't hang up in our suitcases and just had to iron more often which was a little annoying.
The water pressure is also pretty weak, so budget about 20 minutes to fill the tub!All in all, it's a perfect place if relaxation is on the agenda. The people are very friendly but don't force you to join in to every activity if you'd rather just snooze in your deck chair. The a la carte restaurants are good for a change of scenery from the buffet but I would say the buffet's food was much better. The a la carte restaurants' menus are quite limited and the food was pretty average.
Similar to other reviews, I'd highly recommend the walks with Eric, the trip to Havana, and taking advantage of the poolside and beachside offerings!

We visited December 8-22. In order to save you all time in reading much of the same, I will attempt to briefly summarize our emperience. First the good points, 1. staff are nice. 2 the food is very good. We preferred the daily buffet. 3 the entertainment is good. 4 the rooms are clean. The bad points are: 1 We saw a giant cockroach along the rock wall of the Mexican restaurant. 2 the chef that makes the breakfast omlets during the week ALWAYS is careless with breaking the eggs; I always got eggshells in my omlet. The weekend chef is much more carefull and makes the best omlets. 3 the bus tour to Havana was not worth it at all... make other arrangements to see the city. My wife got sick for two days from the food served to us in Havana as part of the tour. And take along your own water. We were charged $1.50 US for each glass. Quite a rip off since we were told that a complete meal was included with the price of the tour. Bottled water at the hotel is only 1.00US for 1.5 li. The driver was 1/2 hour late and the tour guide was not good with english. 4 The staff encourages visitors to partake in activities at the hotel (spanish lessons, dance, games) by offering "funny money" which you can bid to buy souveneirs during the auction every thurday. The activities are alot of fun, but the auction is very unfair. We did everything and loved it, but got nothing at the auction because the auctioneer would say something like 400 hundred (meaning 40,000 or 1000 hundred (meaning 100,000). 5 The smoking in the disco was extremely bad. The nightly entertainment is moved indoors when the weather outside is bad. We miss out a couple of nights because of this problem. 6 The biggest dissappointment was that we happened to be there after school was out for the holidays. We had a couple of drunken bone heads that made testicles of themselves embarassing the staff and other Canadian visitors. They wanted to see how tall a stack of empty liquer cups they could make. They even paid to have a plack made of their personal record. The staff were very good controlling them so they did not bother everyone. All in all I would love to go back. But go for at least 2 weeks just to be sure that you get some good weather. We had 5 days of strong cold wind and rain. Bring along a sweater.

This was our first vacation in Cuba.My husband and I were there December 8-22,2003. We are in love wiht Breezes Jibacoa and the nice people who work there.All was excelent:food,room service,warm and clean ocean,night enterteinment.Do not miss Havana tour,tour in cave,snorkeling and scuba diving.We first time saw the beautiful reef and tropical fish.We want to say thank you very much Cuban people who made our vacation unforgetable.We higf recommend this resort if you want to feel at home.Luba.

Breezes Jibacoa is excellent in every way! We didn't have perfect weather but it didn't take away from our honeymoon. The resort is absolutely gorgeous with the mountains and greenery surrounding it. I highly recommend getting an ocean view room as the view is spectacular as you are but a few metres from the ocean! I also recommend ordering breakfast to your room but be prepared for a ton of food (no matter what you check off on the list they ask you to fill out). The food is very good with Martino's (the Italian sit down restaurant) being particularly outstanding! The Cuban restaurant is also worth going to and the buffet has an abundance of choice with items such as pizza, hot sandwiches, pasta, and omelettes being made to your specifications right in front of you. My wife and I loved the Cuban coffee, wine and freshly squeezed juices! There is so much to do here but I strongly recommend taking the morning hike up the mountain and into the nearby community. The staff and the people of Cuba are so friendly and small tips and little gifts like shampoo or soap are so thoroughly appreciated! The shows are of top quality and activities are continuing throughout the day. But somehow, the resort stays quiet and peaceful so if you just want to relax and curl up with a book you can do so to your heart's content. The day trip to Havana is also a must but be prepared to do alot of walking. My wife and I are hoping to go back to Cuba and Breezes Jibacoa soon!