Bring purel and kleenex, never any toilet paper of soap or hand dryers in public bathrooms. Women were coming out of the pool bathroom and washing their hands in the swimming pool. Food was dreadful. The main entree one night was fried liver. Clean sheets and towels every day. Nice rooms, bright and cheery. Playing in the waves was great... more

I lived in Cuba for 2 years back in the early 90's. Nothing much has changed in 16 years...not that I was expecting too much. The adage "you get what you pay for" really fits. I'll start on a high-note by saying the sun, the beach, the surf and the scenery - - phenomenal. Truly picturesque and beautiful. Cuban people... more

Plane landed in varadero airport we found are stuff right away then we moved on to out side where there is a person waiting with brochure you tell them which hotel ur staying in they hand you a brochure with the bus number on it you get on & sum 1 will tell you lil bit about varadero & the... more

My boyfriend and I stayed for a week at the Gran Caribe Puntarena and what a deal. The rooms were clean, food was actually quite good. We had travelled to Havana for an overnight tour with people who stayed in higher end hotels on the other end of the beach and they were complaining about the food. The staff were... more

Let me begin by saying that this was my first trip to Cuba and I had read all the reviews on here before booking the trip. We were travelling with a young child and hence thought this would be a good time to go when there would be less crowd. I will summarize our trip below: The Good: - Beautiful... more

I just came back from this hotel and overall we had a great time, but if you are demanding, picky, or difficult in any way this hotel is not for you. There are many things that need to be worked on and this hotel will for sure have very bad comments for the weeks, months and maybe years to come... more

The Good... Fantastic Beach...huge! The Grounds...large, clean & attractive. Catamaran Excursion to Cayo Blanco! What a beautiful beach! You can walk out several hundred feet and the water doesn't go above your waist. Varadero & Cuba The Bad... Hotel has three elevators...one never works, one rarely worked and the other overworked. If you stay on the first two floors, you... more

We had a good time.the hotel is clean and the cocktails are great- lots of rum.food is ok compared to Cuban standard.You should go to Cuba for the beach &culture not for the ketchup anyway.Ok maybe for the rum and cigars...which is one thing Cuba is famous for. Hotel shows were bad, but we did not have any intention to... more

We went to Club Puntarena from July 3rd to the 10th. The place was great, exactly what we had expected, small and clean ...The beach was Great ...yes it is a little shelly in front of the resort ...but the water was fantastic. The pool was amazing and the Service was wonderful ... the food was just OK .. you... more