Been there before and read the negative reviews and wonder where these people have stayed in Cuba, The last one talking about old men picking up dancers? Get a life. They couldn't bring them to a room at any hotel in Cuba so all they could get would be the pleasure of their company. I am trying to imagine what a nothing day I would have to have to be going to a 10:00 p.m. Amateur "gong show" instead of bed.

The tips for Cuba

1) Exchange whatever money you plan to spend at the airport on landing.

2) Schedule 30 minutes to open and read email and send two replies. Yahoo is beyond slow. There must be some bare bones email account for developing countries

3) Take whatever you might need with you. Getting anything there is a production number allowing selection has come a long way over the past 20 years it has a long way to go

Great value for money. The pool was emptied cleaned and painted with a 10 day period of my stay in October / November so weeks on end would be a push.

Booked online through a big Canadian online firm. Everythign was perfect. Less than $800 all inclusive from Montreal ...... Like reality check time. I have read negative reviews and am thinking these peopel shoud stay at the Four Seasons in Ottawa in mid May at $399 a night ......... and pay for food and booze as they go .......

Like it was clean

The beds were clean

The food was decent and varied

The staff was warm and friendly without being overbearing

The pool was great

The beach was great

Secutiry was obvious witghout being obtrusive

Like a trip without issues.

Havana was a 10 minute free bus ride away twice a day ...

and I am thinking value for money, this is like Brazil without the crime 20 years ago

the Cuban staff are SO kind, but even their hard work could not overcome the disasterous infrastructure of this decaying property.
Doors falling off hinges, pools closed for weeks on end, no managemnt accountability, old men picking up 'dancers' in the nightclub, etc etc etc.
The local taxi drivers keep their lips shut when delivering the unsuspecting! Do yourself a favour....run in the opposite direction! Anywhere, but here.

DON't GO!!!!

So, my parents have been to this resort about 3 times, and recommended I go with my 3 year old son. Well, apparently the hotel changed management from the last time they were there and everything's gone downhill. The food was awful, there were drip pans in the dining room to catch the rain seeping through the ceiling, the bedding in the rooms smelt musty and stale, there are no dressers to put your clothes away - so you're living out of your suitcase, the pool was infested with Alge - disgusting, dinner at 7:30 didn't go over well with my 3year old son (or me) - no other snacks/food are offered between 5 & 7:30, the beach was dirty - garbage bags left all over the area, only 3 umbrella's on the beach & the umbrellas were about 3 feet off the ground, so you kept hitting your head off the rusty metal frame, aside from the 10 o'clock show, there were no other activities planned throughout the day....well, there is so much more, but i can't remember. I was literally in tears thinking this is how I'm spending my 2 week vacation and my son is only eating rice - then it dawned on me to transfer hotels. For the 2nd week we stayed at the Blau Varadero. What a difference! The Varadero hotel was a 10 star compared to this one. If I didn't transfer hotels, we would never have gone back to Cuba. I will most definitely visit the Blau Varadero again.