Returned (we are two young people 28 years old and we have a kind of honeymoon trip) from a trip on 24.09. 09. , sorry from "paradise"
We settled in the paid Las Palmas 3 *, inhaled the smell of mold, crushed a large (6 cm) cockroach, then a frog and moved the next day to Cuatro Palmas 4 *, a room with an ocean view ($ 250 for 10 nights). Shabby walls, a lampshade sideways, broken doors, and the air conditioner screaming like a rocket. Why no one wrote about air conditioners???! ! Sleep was impossible. They wanted to change the number, it turned out that everywhere they are. And these are the best!
Otherwise: the food is nothing but monotonous, the ocean is super, the beach is good. There is a sign in the lobby bar that says "feel free from cash with our all inclusive", while each bartender has a glass of money, and all the serving staff seem to not notice you without a tip. In general, we felt it to the fullest. Further, Cubans with their families come for the weekend and here the bacchanalia begins: at dinner everyone is in swimsuits and slates, there is noise, huge queues, if you don’t know how to push, you will only eat beans (it is not held in high esteem by the cubature), in the toilets it’s tin: everything various acts are passing by, paper is shredded, everything is in the water . . Well, on Sunday everything will fall into place... Excursions . . About nothing. Disgusting guides in broken Russian will not tell you anything anyway)) In Havana, for some reason, they took us to hotels and said "look how beautiful it is here !! " Separately about Cayo Largo. Everyone writes that sooooo cool and beautiful. In our opinion, with the price of an excursion of 6600 rubles per person, this is just a deception and a swindle, which is what the entire local population actually does. Briefly: a 30-minute flight to the island, 4 hours of lying on the beach (almost the same as in Varadero), a walk on a small boat, where the whole group could hardly fit, swimming in the sea, iguana island (which seems to have been specially settled there in order to somehow to embellish the tour and that's it. It's a pity for both time and money.
Relatively friendly Cubans. These are trying to deceive you all the time in a friendly way, not to say a foul language, it would be more truthful. Be it a bank, a supermarket, a taxi, whatever. The friendliness was especially felt at the tobacco factory, where the natives work for 30 kuk a month in unbearable conditions. It seemed that any factory worker was ready to shoot you in the back of the head in a friendly manner and take everything that was useful from you. There is dirt and beggars on the streets of Havana, everyone needs something from you, it's tiring. And during the day they just ask, and at night they probably take it away. From luring tips everywhere just sick.
"There's absolutely nothing to see in Cuba, unless you suffer from an authentic addiction to drinking establishments that old Hemingway visited, don't get carried away by the sight of rusty Pontiacs of the pre-Fidel era and walks under the moon with a charming mulatto. The usual beach holiday, with drinks and sun loungers under palm trees. " This is not my statement, but it most briefly and succinctly characterizes this country.
In general, a lot of rum, sunbathing and swimming, good company, parties within the hotel and the rest was quite successful.
Amigo, be vigilant, take a responsible place of rest, a 12-hour flight does not particularly justify visiting the island of freedom.
We settled in the paid Las Palmas 3 *, inhaled the smell of mold, crushed a large (6 cm) cockroach, then a frog and moved the next day to Cuatro Palmas 4 *, a room with an ocean view ($ 250 for 10 nights). Shabby walls, a lampshade sideways, broken doors, and the air conditioner screaming like a rocket. Why no one wrote about air conditioners???! ! Sleep was impossible. They wanted to change the number, it turned out that everywhere they are. And these are the best!
Otherwise: the food is nothing but monotonous, the ocean is super, the beach is good. There is a sign in the lobby bar that says "feel free from cash with our all inclusive", while each bartender has a glass of money, and all the serving staff seem to not notice you without a tip. In general, we felt it to the fullest. Further, Cubans with their families come for the weekend and here the bacchanalia begins: at dinner everyone is in swimsuits and slates, there is noise, huge queues, if you don’t know how to push, you will only eat beans (it is not held in high esteem by the cubature), in the toilets it’s tin: everything various acts are passing by, paper is shredded, everything is in the water . . Well, on Sunday everything will fall into place... Excursions . . About nothing. Disgusting guides in broken Russian will not tell you anything anyway)) In Havana, for some reason, they took us to hotels and said "look how beautiful it is here !! " Separately about Cayo Largo. Everyone writes that sooooo cool and beautiful. In our opinion, with the price of an excursion of 6600 rubles per person, this is just a deception and a swindle, which is what the entire local population actually does. Briefly: a 30-minute flight to the island, 4 hours of lying on the beach (almost the same as in Varadero), a walk on a small boat, where the whole group could hardly fit, swimming in the sea, iguana island (which seems to have been specially settled there in order to somehow to embellish the tour and that's it. It's a pity for both time and money.
Relatively friendly Cubans. These are trying to deceive you all the time in a friendly way, not to say a foul language, it would be more truthful. Be it a bank, a supermarket, a taxi, whatever. The friendliness was especially felt at the tobacco factory, where the natives work for 30 kuk a month in unbearable conditions. It seemed that any factory worker was ready to shoot you in the back of the head in a friendly manner and take everything that was useful from you. There is dirt and beggars on the streets of Havana, everyone needs something from you, it's tiring. And during the day they just ask, and at night they probably take it away. From luring tips everywhere just sick.
"There's absolutely nothing to see in Cuba, unless you suffer from an authentic addiction to drinking establishments that old Hemingway visited, don't get carried away by the sight of rusty Pontiacs of the pre-Fidel era and walks under the moon with a charming mulatto. The usual beach holiday, with drinks and sun loungers under palm trees. " This is not my statement, but it most briefly and succinctly characterizes this country.
In general, a lot of rum, sunbathing and swimming, good company, parties within the hotel and the rest was quite successful.
Amigo, be vigilant, take a responsible place of rest, a 12-hour flight does not particularly justify visiting the island of freedom.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original
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