Going to visit this wonderful place, and I mean the sea, the sun and nature in general. Keep in mind that there is nothing to feed the children, the restaurant for breakfast can open by 8 o'clock in the morning, there is nothing to drink except water, pineapple and orange juice. You will have a dirty bed, dirty towels, the room was not cleaned before you and will not be cleaned in front of you if you do not pay).
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Going to visit this wonderful place, and I mean the sea, the sun and nature in general. Keep in mind that there is nothing to feed the children, the restaurant for breakfast can open by 8 o'clock in the morning, there is nothing to drink except water, pineapple and orange juice. You will have a dirty bed, dirty towels, the room was not cleaned before you and will not be cleaned in front of you if you do not pay). you should, in their opinion, tip them always and to everyone, and preferably immediately and without requests. And they can also take what they like, well, or just half of your money from the safe, and return it... you understand...... Catch the main problem and in general they are willing to communicate only when there is something to profit from or in the hope of it, so rum flows like a river there. I advise you to go without children, minimum clothes, no jewelry, just drink rum and wallow on the beach]]]] Although their fishing is first-class!!!!!!!!!!!! !
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Hello! Today I want to talk about a trip to Cuba and the Paradisus Varadero hotel. We rested in Cuba in July 2014, Transaero flew from Moscow to Varadero, the flight took 12 hours 20 minutes there and 10 hours 50 minutes back, tiring, but worth it. The level of service in Transaero has increased compared to 2010, when I last flew them, everyone was given blankets, the entertainment system worked, in general the flight went well.
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Hello! Today I want to talk about a trip to Cuba and the Paradisus Varadero hotel. We rested in Cuba in July 2014, Transaero flew from Moscow to Varadero, the flight took 12 hours 20 minutes there and 10 hours 50 minutes back, tiring, but worth it. The level of service in Transaero has increased compared to 2010, when I last flew them, everyone was given blankets, the entertainment system worked, in general the flight went well.
Of course, Cuba is a socialist country and we didn’t really count on chic service, but we expected to see more, no matter how, and the hotel is five-star, but in reality it’s three stars, and even then with a stretch.
We arrived at the hotel at lunchtime, settled immediately, but no one was waiting for us, there was no soap, towels and other accessories in the rooms, it was stuffy in the room, as it turned out later, the air conditioner did not work. Of course, after a 12 hour flight, I wanted to take a shower, but the maid went for towels and returned an hour later, which spoiled our mood a little.
The standard room is large with a balcony, but the furniture and plumbing are old, and on the penultimate day the glass door fell out in the bathroom and broke into small pieces, fortunately I managed to get out on time. The incident occurred at 1700, and the maid came to remove the fragments only at 2100. At the same time, no one made any special apologies in connection with the incident, they only offered to move to another room, but since we had a check-out the next day, we refused .
Here is another interesting story with beach towels, there were three of us in the room, and there were only two beach towels, no matter how much they asked the maid to bring another one, she didn’t bring one, we had to pick up one towel when we moved from one room to another. They couldn’t find a house for exchanging beach towels for a long time, as it turned out there was only one, despite the fact that the beach is large, and if you live in houses located closer to water activities, it takes quite a long time to go to it, and even then it’s not always possible to change a towel succeeded, as they constantly ran out of them. To which the staff said that the guy who brings the towels is delayed and will be around at 3 pm, when the clock was only 8 am. In general, the Cubans are insanely lazy, and the quality of their work did not improve at all if you left them a cookie or a euro, or an Alenka chocolate bar. All this happened in standard rooms, I can’t say anything about the improved rooms, the so-called “Royal Service”, outwardly the houses looked more interesting, but I don’t know what is inside and what service is there.
But not everything is so sad, the Atlantic Ocean made it possible to forget about all everyday troubles, the water is clean, calm and very warm - 28 degrees at an air temperature of 31 degrees, there are no algae and any sea creatures, the beach is wide with white soft sand.
The hotel works according to the "All inclusive" system - everything is free, restaurants, water activities, mini-bar. The hotel has one main buffet restaurant; grill bar, which works only at lunchtime; snack bar and 4 a la carte restaurants - Japanese, Italian, Mexican, "For love", they need to be booked in advance.
The buffet is not bad, meat, fish, seafood, pasta is prepared in front of you in the amount you want. A la carte restaurants, to put it mildly, were not impressed, in a Mexican restaurant they brought scrambled eggs for a snack, the main course: meat, chicken, fish or shrimp, to choose from, but everything was cooked the same way, dessert - cakes and ice cream from the main restaurant. After the a la carte restaurant we went to the main one.
The mini-bar consisted of a bottle of water, beer and soda such as Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta, as they called them differently. On the territory of the hotel there is a currency exchange office, a shop and a medical center, everything does not work around the clock, but according to a schedule.
The hotel is quite far from the busy part of Varadero, with cafes, shops, souvenir shops, about 15 minutes by taxi. There is nothing near the hotel, nowhere to go, but in the evening there were interesting concerts and shows in the hotel.
In general, I liked the rest, I can’t say anything about other hotels, but as it turned out, Paradisus Varadero is one of the best in Varadero, according to locals. In general, if everyday trifles do not bother you, go to Cuba to enjoy the wonderful ocean.
Of course, Cuba is a socialist country and we didn’t really count on chic service, but we expected to see more, no matter how, and the hotel is five-star, but in reality it’s three stars, and even then with a stretch.
We arrived at the hotel at lunchtime, settled immediately, but no one was waiting for us, there was no soap, towels and other accessories in the rooms, it was stuffy in the room, as it turned out later, the air conditioner did not work. Of course, after a 12 hour flight, I wanted to take a shower, but the maid went for towels and returned an hour later, which spoiled our mood a little.
The standard room is large with a balcony, but the furniture and plumbing are old, and on the penultimate day the glass door fell out in the bathroom and broke into small pieces, fortunately I managed to get out on time. The incident occurred at 1700, and the maid came to remove the fragments only at 2100. At the same time, no one made any special apologies in connection with the incident, they only offered to move to another room, but since we had a check-out the next day, we refused .
Here is another interesting story with beach towels, there were three of us in the room, and there were only two beach towels, no matter how much they asked the maid to bring another one, she didn’t bring one, we had to pick up one towel when we moved from one room to another. They couldn’t find a house for exchanging beach towels for a long time, as it turned out there was only one, despite the fact that the beach is large, and if you live in houses located closer to water activities, it takes quite a long time to go to it, and even then it’s not always possible to change a towel succeeded, as they constantly ran out of them. To which the staff said that the guy who brings the towels is delayed and will be around at 3 pm, when the clock was only 8 am. In general, the Cubans are insanely lazy, and the quality of their work did not improve at all if you left them a cookie or a euro, or an Alenka chocolate bar. All this happened in standard rooms, I can’t say anything about the improved rooms, the so-called “Royal Service”, outwardly the houses looked more interesting, but I don’t know what is inside and what service is there.
But not everything is so sad, the Atlantic Ocean made it possible to forget about all everyday troubles, the water is clean, calm and very warm - 28 degrees at an air temperature of 31 degrees, there are no algae and any sea creatures, the beach is wide with white soft sand.
The hotel works according to the "All inclusive" system - everything is free, restaurants, water activities, mini-bar. The hotel has one main buffet restaurant; grill bar, which works only at lunchtime; snack bar and 4 a la carte restaurants - Japanese, Italian, Mexican, "For love", they need to be booked in advance.
The buffet is not bad, meat, fish, seafood, pasta is prepared in front of you in the amount you want. A la carte restaurants, to put it mildly, were not impressed, in a Mexican restaurant they brought scrambled eggs for a snack, the main course: meat, chicken, fish or shrimp, to choose from, but everything was cooked the same way, dessert - cakes and ice cream from the main restaurant. After the a la carte restaurant we went to the main one.
The mini-bar consisted of a bottle of water, beer and soda such as Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta, as they called them differently. On the territory of the hotel there is a currency exchange office, a shop and a medical center, everything does not work around the clock, but according to a schedule.
The hotel is quite far from the busy part of Varadero, with cafes, shops, souvenir shops, about 15 minutes by taxi. There is nothing near the hotel, nowhere to go, but in the evening there were interesting concerts and shows in the hotel.
In general, I liked the rest, I can’t say anything about other hotels, but as it turned out, Paradisus Varadero is one of the best in Varadero, according to locals. In general, if everyday trifles do not bother you, go to Cuba to enjoy the wonderful ocean.
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The hotel is so good that my son and I almost sat down in surprise. There were so many interesting things that you can’t tell about everything at once. Therefore, I will tell you in order. My son and I are fond of equestrian sports and often go horseback riding. That is why we went there. When we arrived, we were seated after only five minutes.
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The hotel is so good that my son and I almost sat down in surprise. There were so many interesting things that you can’t tell about everything at once. Therefore, I will tell you in order. My son and I are fond of equestrian sports and often go horseback riding. That is why we went there. When we arrived, we were seated after only five minutes. We settled in a very spacious room with a living room. We liked that they often cleaned and changed towels, and we did not worry about our things, and boldly left them on the shelves. The reception has a lot of different vegetation and water. Very tame fish swim in the ponds. The food there is just great! We never left hungry! Fish, meat, salads are very tasty! Personally, my son and I were delighted, we love delicious food. And the bars have delicious cocktails, but I want to warn you that Cubans add more than half of the alcohol there. Girls, be careful. And they have great beer and wine. The waiters were kind and did their job diligently. The beach there is really huge, other people wrote the truth. Amazingly white and soft sand, sky-colored water. Coconuts were handed out on the beach, we drank plenty of coconut milk. It tastes very good. I walked along the shore in the mornings, when there were still no people. Silence and grace! The sea is surprisingly calm, nothing prevents you from warming up. The area itself is not small either. There are many foreigners, Russians are less than the average for the hospital. Mostly mothers with children, newlyweds, small families. And there are no noisy teenagers either. There are few animations. During meals, or rather in the evenings, a small group played, led by a pretty soloist. In general, I liked everything, I advise everyone, the rest is wonderful. In conclusion, I will say that young people will probably be a little bored there, it is better for those who are older to go there. Although I don't claim to be the truth here, it just seemed so.
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Just got off the plane and while my impressions of the vacation are still fresh, I hasten to share my thoughts with those who are just planning or are already going to visit Cuba. We rested with my wife, it was our third vacation in the Caribbean, before that we visited the Dominican Republic and Mexico, so there is something to compare with.
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Just got off the plane and while my impressions of the vacation are still fresh, I hasten to share my thoughts with those who are just planning or are already going to visit Cuba. We rested with my wife, it was our third vacation in the Caribbean, before that we visited the Dominican Republic and Mexico, so there is something to compare with. Transaero flew, given the sad experience of flying in the economy class of Transaero to Mexico, we decided not to repeat the mistakes and fly to Cuba in business, after a 13-hour flight, it was very interesting to look at compatriots with green faces who decided to fly in economy " Transaero", this test is not for the faint of heart, but more on that later. We considered Aeroflot as an option, but given the unreasonably high ticket prices and the fact that Aeroflot flies to Havana, and not to Varadero, we decided to give preference to the Transaero business, excellent value for money, I advise everyone.
Before the trip, we chose a hotel for a long time, considered Paradisus and Iberostar, read a lot of reviews about these hotels, both hotels are considered the most prestigious in Varadero, and yet we chose Paradaisuse, which we did not regret at all. The territory of the hotel is huge and at the same time well-groomed, built up with two-story bungalows, but the number of rooms, of course, leaves much to be desired, without frills, but you can live, the five-meter ceilings and bare walls painted with whitewash were very impressive, at first there was a feeling that you were in a prison cell, but then nothing, you get used to it, in my opinion, this is the only significant minus of the hotel, I will not say anything about the absence of squash (brushes) in the toilets. The first impression of Cuba was spoiled by the weather, and how, having arrived on February 15 in Varadero, we got into a severe storm, which began on February 15 and continued on February 16.
17 and verse only by the evening of the 18th, while the strongest north wind was blowing from the Atlantic, the sky was covered with clouds, the daytime temperature did not rise above 14 degrees Celsius, and at night it did not rise above 8 degrees, it was not just cold, but a real Russian KOLOTUN and therefore all these days I had to sit in the room, there was no question of excursions, because such weather was established throughout the country. The locals explained that such a phenomenon happens once every twenty years and we just got into it, it happens, but on the fifth day, the Lord God still took pity on us and sent us good weather and a cheerful company.
A very large number of Russians rest in the hotel, so the hotel staff can speak Russian tolerably, a Russian-speaking Cuban named Lisa works at the reception desk, as well as a guy named Raul, so there are no problems with checking in and living, all issues are resolved quickly, if you suddenly didn’t like the room when checking in, go to Lisa, the number will be changed. Every Wednesday, the hotel arranges a Russian day, a table is laid for vacationers from Russia, the Russian tricolor is hung out, music plays and champagne is poured, at such a party the hotel administration announced for vacationers from Russia that the next day, two of us will be happy with their arrival D. A. Medvedev , who at that moment was on an official visit to Cuba and then, after the official part, stayed at our hotel for two days. Two days later, the hotel was set up by strong guys from the FSO and the administration of the government of the Russian Federation, and then D.
A. Medvedev, who in other respects did not particularly annoy vacationers with his presence, no one closed the beaches and it was possible to swim freely in the ocean.
The hotel kitchen and restaurants will not let the Russian tourist die of hunger, but it has happened better, take at least the same Dominican Republic, but dear friends, we must not forget that Cuba is in an economic blockade and the country lives on a distribution card system, but at the same time in the hotel has a large selection of seafood and fish.
Entertainment: the hotel is of course intended for couples, for families with children, young people under 30 will be bored, especially in the evenings, when live music starts playing in the hotel lobby, mainly piano and saxophone, then the performance starts around ten in the evening, here in principle and all.
Excursions: you should definitely visit Havana and at the same time take a two-day excursion, in one day you just won’t have time to see everything, but there is something to see, the prices of course bite, but it’s worth it, but the rest of the excursions are optional, I also advise you to visit the reserve Zapota and the Bay of Pigs in the Caribbean.
The hotel’s beach is the best on the coast, I declare this categorically, I personally walked along the coastline for about seven kilometers, so I can say this, the territory of the beaches of other hotels can hardly be called a beach, but our hotel’s beach is very wide, well-groomed, such a crowd of people as on the beaches of other hotels, no. Describing the ocean does not make sense, it must be seen and felt live.
To sum up, I liked the hotel and the country, I advise everyone.
Before the trip, we chose a hotel for a long time, considered Paradisus and Iberostar, read a lot of reviews about these hotels, both hotels are considered the most prestigious in Varadero, and yet we chose Paradaisuse, which we did not regret at all. The territory of the hotel is huge and at the same time well-groomed, built up with two-story bungalows, but the number of rooms, of course, leaves much to be desired, without frills, but you can live, the five-meter ceilings and bare walls painted with whitewash were very impressive, at first there was a feeling that you were in a prison cell, but then nothing, you get used to it, in my opinion, this is the only significant minus of the hotel, I will not say anything about the absence of squash (brushes) in the toilets. The first impression of Cuba was spoiled by the weather, and how, having arrived on February 15 in Varadero, we got into a severe storm, which began on February 15 and continued on February 16.
17 and verse only by the evening of the 18th, while the strongest north wind was blowing from the Atlantic, the sky was covered with clouds, the daytime temperature did not rise above 14 degrees Celsius, and at night it did not rise above 8 degrees, it was not just cold, but a real Russian KOLOTUN and therefore all these days I had to sit in the room, there was no question of excursions, because such weather was established throughout the country. The locals explained that such a phenomenon happens once every twenty years and we just got into it, it happens, but on the fifth day, the Lord God still took pity on us and sent us good weather and a cheerful company.
A very large number of Russians rest in the hotel, so the hotel staff can speak Russian tolerably, a Russian-speaking Cuban named Lisa works at the reception desk, as well as a guy named Raul, so there are no problems with checking in and living, all issues are resolved quickly, if you suddenly didn’t like the room when checking in, go to Lisa, the number will be changed. Every Wednesday, the hotel arranges a Russian day, a table is laid for vacationers from Russia, the Russian tricolor is hung out, music plays and champagne is poured, at such a party the hotel administration announced for vacationers from Russia that the next day, two of us will be happy with their arrival D. A. Medvedev , who at that moment was on an official visit to Cuba and then, after the official part, stayed at our hotel for two days. Two days later, the hotel was set up by strong guys from the FSO and the administration of the government of the Russian Federation, and then D.
A. Medvedev, who in other respects did not particularly annoy vacationers with his presence, no one closed the beaches and it was possible to swim freely in the ocean.
The hotel kitchen and restaurants will not let the Russian tourist die of hunger, but it has happened better, take at least the same Dominican Republic, but dear friends, we must not forget that Cuba is in an economic blockade and the country lives on a distribution card system, but at the same time in the hotel has a large selection of seafood and fish.
Entertainment: the hotel is of course intended for couples, for families with children, young people under 30 will be bored, especially in the evenings, when live music starts playing in the hotel lobby, mainly piano and saxophone, then the performance starts around ten in the evening, here in principle and all.
Excursions: you should definitely visit Havana and at the same time take a two-day excursion, in one day you just won’t have time to see everything, but there is something to see, the prices of course bite, but it’s worth it, but the rest of the excursions are optional, I also advise you to visit the reserve Zapota and the Bay of Pigs in the Caribbean.
The hotel’s beach is the best on the coast, I declare this categorically, I personally walked along the coastline for about seven kilometers, so I can say this, the territory of the beaches of other hotels can hardly be called a beach, but our hotel’s beach is very wide, well-groomed, such a crowd of people as on the beaches of other hotels, no. Describing the ocean does not make sense, it must be seen and felt live.
To sum up, I liked the hotel and the country, I advise everyone.
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Hello everyone, we rested in July 2012, we were afraid that it was not the season, but in vain the weather was gorgeous 2 times it rained in the afternoon and for a maximum of 2 hours then everything is fine, neither wind nor clouds, the ocean is calm and clean! The beach is gorgeous compared to other hotels!
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Hello everyone, we rested in July 2012, we were afraid that it was not the season, but in vain the weather was gorgeous 2 times it rained in the afternoon and for a maximum of 2 hours then everything is fine, neither wind nor clouds, the ocean is calm and clean! The beach is gorgeous compared to other hotels! the rooms are not bad spacious, but a little old for 20 € at the reception they gave us 29 villas 50 meters from the ocean! the day you don’t want anything! the ala carte restaurants just leave much to be desired, but you have to go of course))) in general, I liked everything the hotel is worthy, go, you won’t regret it!
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So... We were in this hotel from February 28 to March 9.2012. TERRITORY. Beautiful. Very green, lots of palm trees, flowers. Very thoughtful. The reception is in the center, very nice. Without windows and doors, everywhere there are ponds with fish (some dirty), palm trees, plants, herons catch fry in the ponds, in short, it’s pretty exotic)).
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We were in this hotel from February 28 to March 9.2012.
TERRITORY. Beautiful. Very green, lots of palm trees, flowers. Very thoughtful. The reception is in the center, very nice. Without windows and doors, everywhere there are ponds with fish (some dirty), palm trees, plants, herons catch fry in the ponds, in short, it’s pretty exotic)). Near our building in a flower bed I saw a hummingbird, 2 times! The intricately shaped POOL, surrounded by palm trees, is located a little to the side, therefore it is not a central place for movement.
NUMBERS. HORROR-HORROR!! ! ! ! The number itself is normal. But the bathroom is complete darkness! ! ! ! I don't pick on. The previous review talked about cockroaches, I also killed one with us, and not Madagascar, but such an ordinary black cockroach of ours (thank God that at least not a red one ....brrr. . ). We also changed three rooms, they are all the same, only in the third TV was a Sony LCD! ! ! )) , so we decided to stop at it.
The plumbing is old, sometimes there was not enough water pressure to switch to the shower, I had to hold the switch while my husband was washing. There was a Roman curtain hanging on the window, judging by its appearance, it has been hanging there since the time of the Roman Empire. True, after I wrote about the number in the questionnaire, they removed it. The cupboard, also tattered, by the way, was in the bathroom, opposite the washbasin. In short, I did not want to go to the bathroom again.
CLEANING. Ooooh.... it's a song! ! ! ! We got a terrible maid. I’ll make a reservation right away, not everyone is as lazy as dirty as ours. She cleaned terribly, razika commercials 3-4 in 10 days. After the same questionnaire, she ran to us with questions about what was wrong, and asked me to go to the managers and say that she cleans well ...In short, she also turned out to be impudent ...
NUTRITION. In the common canteen they fed decently. One minus - the range of products for 10 days almost did not change.
But this is quite enough to choose food to your liking, it just gets boring later. Of the pluses, that there is a grill stand with seafood and meat, you show, and they cook in front of you, only the freshness of some seafood was in doubt. The fresh juices were not fresh, and those that were absolutely tasteless were probably out of season. Take orange fresh from the vending machine, because there is no fresh at the common counter. Fruit is also out of season, there is nothing to write about.
RESTAURANTS. Cuban, now near the pool, did not go. In Italian very tasty pizza with seafood, otherwise normal food, quite tasty, but nothing special. Romantic, neither mind nor heart, ate warm shrimp, basically delicious. Lobsters are served there, but we overate seafood during the rest, so we didn’t order them. Japanese. This is tin. Please don't go there because it just sucks!! ! !
BARS. Alcohol super.
I don’t know why to buy more cognac, if they serve 5-year-old Torres (excellent Catalan brandy) for free, they pour nasty Napoleon by default. Just ask for Torres, you won't regret it. 12 year old Chivas, Absolut vodka, martini, Campari, Cointreau, lots of liqueurs (all original). A decent rosé , tastier than red and white. And sometimes there is pink champagne, it is sweeter than white. But this is only part of what is there. And of course cocktails! ! They whip pina colada in a blender, and not just pour the frozen mixture, as they did in the Dominican Republic.
SERVICE. For the first time in my life, I felt discrimination based on nationality. It was felt in the common canteen and restaurants. They will pour coffee for old Canadians ten times, and they will pass you by without noticing. Things were better in the bars, although we always gave tips. In general, Cubans are Chaldean people, they are constantly waiting for tips, and not only at the hotel, on excursions too, about them separately. .
ANIMATION.
Quite enough. During the day, a standard set: volleyball, dancing, yoga, water aerobics in the ocean! ! I liked that in the evening in the lobby bar, first live music, then dancing like salsa, then some kind of show, then disco. Not stressful, but at the same time quite fun.
BEACH. HE IS BEAUTIFUL. OCEAN TEAR. This is the factor that covers all the shortcomings of the hotel. In addition, the neighboring Iberostar has a sunbed-wide beach. The main thing is to get there so that there is no storm, because after it there is no complete calm for 3-4 days. When it's completely calm, it's just heaven!! ! ! ! On the beach, lured pelicans, which are fed every day by local fishermen, absolutely free (which is a rarity) give a fish to feed them yourself.
TOURS. Do not take a group tour to Havana for anything in the world. She will be subject to the "retractable" places of the greedy guide, who will then get drunk and will not knit bast, and then she will still extort tips for a lousy excursion.
We were more tired than after the 12 hour flight. Moreover, the prostitute costs 50 cookies more for two. With this we lost. We also went to the crocodile farm (already individually), our guide also got drunk, despite the fact that she was driving! ! ! ! They wanted to take the steering wheel from her, but it seems that while they were having dinner and were on the beach, they came to their senses))
Summing up, I will say. I really liked Cuba. Yes, the rooms are not great. Yes, some Cubans too. But the impressions from the country, from the chic ocean, from the atmosphere, all this is relegated to the 10th plan. If the poor bathroom does not scare you, then in general I liked the hotel. It just seems to be the case in Cuba.
Comparing with the Dominican Republic (December 2011) - in the Dominican Republic the service is better, the people are nicer, the food is better, BUT THE OCEAN is better in Cuba! ! !
We were in this hotel from February 28 to March 9.2012.
TERRITORY. Beautiful. Very green, lots of palm trees, flowers. Very thoughtful. The reception is in the center, very nice. Without windows and doors, everywhere there are ponds with fish (some dirty), palm trees, plants, herons catch fry in the ponds, in short, it’s pretty exotic)). Near our building in a flower bed I saw a hummingbird, 2 times! The intricately shaped POOL, surrounded by palm trees, is located a little to the side, therefore it is not a central place for movement.
NUMBERS. HORROR-HORROR!! ! ! ! The number itself is normal. But the bathroom is complete darkness! ! ! ! I don't pick on. The previous review talked about cockroaches, I also killed one with us, and not Madagascar, but such an ordinary black cockroach of ours (thank God that at least not a red one ....brrr. . ). We also changed three rooms, they are all the same, only in the third TV was a Sony LCD! ! ! )) , so we decided to stop at it.
The plumbing is old, sometimes there was not enough water pressure to switch to the shower, I had to hold the switch while my husband was washing. There was a Roman curtain hanging on the window, judging by its appearance, it has been hanging there since the time of the Roman Empire. True, after I wrote about the number in the questionnaire, they removed it. The cupboard, also tattered, by the way, was in the bathroom, opposite the washbasin. In short, I did not want to go to the bathroom again.
CLEANING. Ooooh.... it's a song! ! ! ! We got a terrible maid. I’ll make a reservation right away, not everyone is as lazy as dirty as ours. She cleaned terribly, razika commercials 3-4 in 10 days. After the same questionnaire, she ran to us with questions about what was wrong, and asked me to go to the managers and say that she cleans well ...In short, she also turned out to be impudent ...
NUTRITION. In the common canteen they fed decently. One minus - the range of products for 10 days almost did not change.
But this is quite enough to choose food to your liking, it just gets boring later. Of the pluses, that there is a grill stand with seafood and meat, you show, and they cook in front of you, only the freshness of some seafood was in doubt. The fresh juices were not fresh, and those that were absolutely tasteless were probably out of season. Take orange fresh from the vending machine, because there is no fresh at the common counter. Fruit is also out of season, there is nothing to write about.
RESTAURANTS. Cuban, now near the pool, did not go. In Italian very tasty pizza with seafood, otherwise normal food, quite tasty, but nothing special. Romantic, neither mind nor heart, ate warm shrimp, basically delicious. Lobsters are served there, but we overate seafood during the rest, so we didn’t order them. Japanese. This is tin. Please don't go there because it just sucks!! ! !
BARS. Alcohol super.
I don’t know why to buy more cognac, if they serve 5-year-old Torres (excellent Catalan brandy) for free, they pour nasty Napoleon by default. Just ask for Torres, you won't regret it. 12 year old Chivas, Absolut vodka, martini, Campari, Cointreau, lots of liqueurs (all original). A decent rosé , tastier than red and white. And sometimes there is pink champagne, it is sweeter than white. But this is only part of what is there. And of course cocktails! ! They whip pina colada in a blender, and not just pour the frozen mixture, as they did in the Dominican Republic.
SERVICE. For the first time in my life, I felt discrimination based on nationality. It was felt in the common canteen and restaurants. They will pour coffee for old Canadians ten times, and they will pass you by without noticing. Things were better in the bars, although we always gave tips. In general, Cubans are Chaldean people, they are constantly waiting for tips, and not only at the hotel, on excursions too, about them separately. .
ANIMATION.
Quite enough. During the day, a standard set: volleyball, dancing, yoga, water aerobics in the ocean! ! I liked that in the evening in the lobby bar, first live music, then dancing like salsa, then some kind of show, then disco. Not stressful, but at the same time quite fun.
BEACH. HE IS BEAUTIFUL. OCEAN TEAR. This is the factor that covers all the shortcomings of the hotel. In addition, the neighboring Iberostar has a sunbed-wide beach. The main thing is to get there so that there is no storm, because after it there is no complete calm for 3-4 days. When it's completely calm, it's just heaven!! ! ! ! On the beach, lured pelicans, which are fed every day by local fishermen, absolutely free (which is a rarity) give a fish to feed them yourself.
TOURS. Do not take a group tour to Havana for anything in the world. She will be subject to the "retractable" places of the greedy guide, who will then get drunk and will not knit bast, and then she will still extort tips for a lousy excursion.
We were more tired than after the 12 hour flight. Moreover, the prostitute costs 50 cookies more for two. With this we lost. We also went to the crocodile farm (already individually), our guide also got drunk, despite the fact that she was driving! ! ! ! They wanted to take the steering wheel from her, but it seems that while they were having dinner and were on the beach, they came to their senses))
Summing up, I will say. I really liked Cuba. Yes, the rooms are not great. Yes, some Cubans too. But the impressions from the country, from the chic ocean, from the atmosphere, all this is relegated to the 10th plan. If the poor bathroom does not scare you, then in general I liked the hotel. It just seems to be the case in Cuba.
Comparing with the Dominican Republic (December 2011) - in the Dominican Republic the service is better, the people are nicer, the food is better, BUT THE OCEAN is better in Cuba! ! !
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The hotel is lovely. Oriented to a couple, single people were very bored (maybe it seemed to me). The service staff is very friendly and attentive, we were warned about the slowness of the staff in Cuba, but we did not encounter this. The food is top notch, especially the seafood. With fruit, it was not very good, but most likely it was not the season.
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The hotel is lovely. Oriented to a couple, single people were very bored (maybe it seemed to me). The service staff is very friendly and attentive, we were warned about the slowness of the staff in Cuba, but we did not encounter this. The food is top notch, especially the seafood. With fruit, it was not very good, but most likely it was not the season. For a fee, the hotel bought cognac after 12 pm and lobsters, everything else was in abundance. The animation is good, not intrusive. The rooms are, however, outdated. But if 4 walls do not play an important role for you, then I think you can spend 10 wonderful days in them. With a tip in Cuba as standard, 1-2 cookies to the waiter - and a good cocktail is provided. I advise people who want to go to this hotel to stock up on paper napkins, toothpicks and, most importantly, a great mood.
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Large, beautiful territory, good rooms, clean beach. Disadvantages: monotonous food can even be called insipid (well, in the evening they don’t have much to do.
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Large, beautiful territory, good rooms, clean beach. Disadvantages: monotonous food can even be called insipid (well, in the evening they don’t have much to do.
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A chic hotel, excellent cuisine, seafood and sweets are especially good. Minus in the "type of Japanese restaurant" - they do not know how to cook sushi. The rooms are a little "walking up", but this does not spoil the overall picture of the rest. Wonderful animators and entertainment programs in the evenings.
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A chic hotel, excellent cuisine, seafood and sweets are especially good. Minus in the "type of Japanese restaurant" - they do not know how to cook sushi. The rooms are a little "walking up", but this does not spoil the overall picture of the rest. Wonderful animators and entertainment programs in the evenings. I recommend to everyone.
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I don't know how I didn't read the penultimate review, but we encountered the same crime in this hotel. When we left, we left our things in the storage room for 4 hours and our I-pod and cell phone were stolen from us. In addition, they constantly stole small things from the room... it was some kind of nightmare.
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I don't know how I didn't read the penultimate review, but we encountered the same crime in this hotel. When we left, we left our things in the storage room for 4 hours and our I-pod and cell phone were stolen from us. In addition, they constantly stole small things from the room... it was some kind of nightmare. The hotel staff was completely on the side of the thieves... they did not help us and only shrugged. In addition, when we discovered the loss from the storage room, they tried to accuse us, did not allow us to use the Internet to turn off the stolen phone (more precisely, they demanded payment, I know that we no longer have time to change money for this), they deliberately delayed calling security and did not call the police that we still won't be able to apply. This happened for the first time in 20 years of our active travel around the world. Please pass this on to all travel agents and those wishing to stay at this hotel. . .
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