I would suggest reading Flyingclipper's thorough review as I think it's extremely useful and I can't add much more. Like Flyingclipper, we travelled with The Holiday place and spent 10 nights here then 3 nights in Havana. We did 2 organised trips (through holiday place):- Heart of Cuba, and Santiago overnight trip. We also independently took a taxi (lots outside... more

I am frequent traveller in Cuba, love the people, beaches and all but first time ever I have to write a bad review. We don't expect high gastronomy but so awfull this time!!!! Mildew on food and bread, just a buffet with always same non original items, just one à la carte resto but no more than twice (and very... more

OK, I just came back last night from a 10 day vacation. I arrived on october 24th at night, I had reserved a Villa and had a very long walk with the bellboy to reach the destination...I was located in the furthest Villa (9xxx) of the complex but once he opened the door I saw a great room to stay... more

As a frequent traveller to various parts of Cuba, Club Amigo Atlantico Guardalavca has many advantages/disadvantages. I have stayed over twelve times at various hotels in this complex of approximately 800 rooms, made up of 4 sections: Club Guardalavaca, Tropical, Villas and the Bungalow section. The Atlantico section is probably the best on a budget. It's the closest to the... more

just come back from a 2 week holiday from club amigo atlantico and had a fantastic time. weather was gorgeous apart from last couple of days when it was quite stormy. we were lucky and stayed in the villas section which had its own pool area and is by the 24 hr snack bar which is handy. i was a... more

We booked a 2-week all holiday package which included transfers to and from hotels and airports (I highly recommend paying extra for this as getting around most of Cuba is difficult otherwise - cabs are hard to come by outside of Havana). We spent the first 10 days in the Eastern end of the island, in a province called Guardalavaca... more

Do you like to be greeted by front of house hotel staff that are as warm as a December day in Siberia ?. Do you like to fiddle with mains electric cables from open holes in your bedroom wall?. Do you like to carry a torch 24 hours a day so that you can see your room number ?. Do... more

When the very friendly bell boy led us to our two rooms....my husband and I were in shock!! I had never seen anything like it...it was like we were in a bad movie or something. The walls were stained with water, the floor was dirty tile, there was a large cocroach in the room, and we were on the main... more

I've stayed in some rough dives but this was the worst! On arrival we had to queue for ages as there were only 2 people checking in a whole coach load of guests. Our rooms (which we'd paid nearly £600 extra to upgrade to sea view villas) weren't too bad except for being a 10 minute walk from reception and... more