Would i go back there = NO.
The music on the beach is often way too loud. ( either euro techno or latino music) the place is rather small so we can't escape from this music.
We never know when they will be out of food , beer or juice at the restaurant by the pool . They serve the worst beer in Cuba ( Bucanerro max at 6.8%, nothing else) which is served in a very small glass.

The dining room open at 8pm for your last meal of the day.. being Canadian I'm used to eat at 6pm, not 8pm. The food is quite dull and often cold, not much better than the Tropicoco but worst than the Blau Arenal next door. No butter or cheese most of the time. The dining room is either at 18*Celcius or at 30*C, they don't seem to be able to get a comfortable 22*c. The rooms are ok but old.

The only reason for this hotel to have so many stars is because of the location, right on the beach.
Some good thing about this hotel : Good choice of Liqueur at the bar, good waiters, the cuban red or white wine is ok. Nice ocean view from most of the rooms. The pool is ok but small. The beach is very nice in this area. The staff is OK.

So, if you don't care about eating pork with cold potatoes at 8 at night in a cold dinning room, this hotel is for you. Be prepared to buy your beer (crystal beer) and drinking water at the store next door. They also serve some old and cold pizza in a bar that might not open up at all as supposed to at 6pm. Good luck and have fun.

This was the worst hotel/resort we have been in the past 10 years.
The chamber maids were nice and friendly. Some of the bartenders and a night time manager named "Victor" was as rude as the devil.

This manager who usually works in the night time would not allow us to take any food into our room. He would yell at you and will threaten you by saying " I will call the immigration police" if you not listen to me. (we didn't break any rules)They are all about milking you dry. They will charge you for everything. They wouldn't even give a bottle of water at the bar for free even though they say it is all inclusive. (you can get free water in a cup that is poured from the actual 1 liter bottle)

First couple of days were enjoyable, but as soon as Victor came into the picture, the vacation became our worst nightmare.

Also, they promote prostitution by allowing tourists to bring in chicas for $65(CUC) per day.. Whereas the previous resorts we went were family oriented and no prostitutes were allowed. Many of the chicas who stayed in that resort indicated they were picked up by the single male tourists.

When I asked Victor why are you allowing this to happen, he asked me "why do you care" and indicated "it happens around the world".

Me and my family were extremely dissapointed and felt uncomfortable staying in that hotel due to several other reasons that can't be printed here.

We were i n Caya Coco 2 years ago and it was a great place and we will go back again.

As far as my family and I are concerned, Club Atlantico is the worst hotel we have ever been to in Cuba.

I am sure there could be more worst hotel than Club Atlantico, but we chose to go there because it had "good reputation" as one of the best restorts in the Santa Maria beach area for family vacation.

All I can say is, if your going with your kids maybe you want to reconsider your options.

We spent one week at the Atlantico. It is a great place. A very small resort but very warm. It`s catered to Italian but recently it been bought by a Spanish company which will open to Canadian clientele.

Amazing home cooking food but disappoint at the restaurant a la carte. The staff are very friendly. Beautiful beach.

The reason we booked the hotel because of the shuttle bus service to Havana. It is a fun place to be if you are not looking for mega resort that offer more services. We spent time in Havana in the morning and come back for the beach in the afternoon.

Also, there is entertainment every night.

We just got home from a 2 week stay. We are a family of 6 ages 2 months to 37 and we had a great stay. The rooms were clean and the food was ok, but you have to pick and choose what you like. It was loud during the day, but no more than any other resort. We loved the bus to Havana, and even the kids loved to go into the city every second day. If you book with sunwing, the rep at the hotel is not in the least bit helpfull, and is often not in when she says she will be. The last thing is the amount of resort food and drink that the staff is sending over the fence is shocking, and even to the point that we ran out of cola after seeing bottles sent to non guests at the beach. Over all I would go back and recomend that it is a good place to stay.