Date of Travel : 3 Jan - 10 Jan 2004 (Sunwing)
Well I promised myself that we would write a review as we always check out Trip Adviser before booking anything. SBJ (Superclub Breezes Jibacoa) is the third place we have been too - Costa Rica and Bahamas before and I must say it was up there with the best. It is situated in a perfect location, with a wide beach and calm water when it is not windy. There is only local camping nearby and another Italian resort next to it. Very quiet and adults only is great as well. The garden view room was huge, with a massive bathroom. All the facilites were great, importantly the bed was comfortable.
We went to this resort because of the diving was included. We had no problems in getting on the advanced dives for 8:30am. Visibiltiy was good, temp was a little cold - bring your own wet suit if you can as the resort ones are shorties and may not fit. Depth ranged from 27m to 15m. Lots of fish, lobster, puffer fish, barracutas etc. Lots of sponges, fans and gorganians. Not allot of soft coral and in the 3 dive areas we did, it was similar, but still excellent. Arturo and Adolfo were excellent in making sure we had safe dives. There was no issue in getting a dive in each day, but the resort was only approximately 50% full. For learners it was very booked up and the places filled quickly.
Snorkeling off the beach was also great - Easy to get to and plenty of fish up close, with tons of coral and pink anemones. As in other reviews, make sure you take a banana as the fish will eat right out of your hand.
The activities at the resort were also well organised. Took a scooter tour - worth every penny. 4 of us took a cab to Havana ($90 USD) rather than the tour. We thought this was better, as the driver spent all day with us, we asked lots of questions and got to see more of the city.
Well worth it - great city.
All in all it is an excellent resort - worth the small amount of extra money. Tipping is not essential, though everyone seems to do it. The dive instructors make $15USD a month for example. The level of service did not alter though whether you tipped every time, which was great.
Bought the tickets two weeks before departing and paid $1120 each - would go back in a heart beat.
Mike and Tracy

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