Meliá Cayo Guillermo *****

Anónimo, CA, 2005-04-20
Recently returned from the MCG. We were there the 3-10 of April/05 with
another couple. All in all we found the resort to be very clean, rooms were
certainly comfortable and the staff very very friendly. The beach is awesome and we loved the long pier. Very relaxing to rest in the hammocks
which are everywhere. We did The Jungle Tour which was alot of fun. Well
worth the money. We walked over to the Sol and Iberostar resorts which
are adjacent. Lunch at the Sol was nice. The grounds not as nice.
Our trip to and from Cuba was great. Due to the bad weather (snow) we
were delayed in Hamilton 4 1/2 hours (Flew Westjet) but they fed us pizza
and once we boarded the plane the staff were great fun.It was an awesome plane with leather seats and lots of leg room and your own satelite TV.
I felt bad for the Canjet people who were just going to be bussed to the
Toronto airport as we were flying away. Our experience at the Cayo Coco
airport was fine, very quick and coming back to Canada through Customs
in Hamilton is a breeze and you have your luggage in no time.I hope we
can always fly out of Hamilton. Very nice experience.
On the down side at the MCG I would have to say that all 4 of us found the food at the buffet to be lacking. It was never very hot and I don't care for onion rings and cauliflower for breakfast. It was always the same stuff and if you wanted an omelette or pasta they only cook one at a time so you WAIT. The a la carte's however were very good and the service was
wonderful. The septic smell at the International Restaurant was very
strong when we dined there but the garlic did manage to offset it somewhat.
My husband did get hounded a number of times to buy cigars so you have
to be assertive and just tell them you are not interested. We didn't bother
exchanging money at the airport as the line was long but we were able to
get some pesos at the reception desk at the hotel. Sometimes you have to
keep going back however as they frequently run out of money. Don't look
for an iron in the room as I did. If you want anything ironed you fill out a
form in your room and will get your stuff back in 24 hrs or so for a price.
All in all we did have a good time. The weather was fantastic and we met
some very nice fellow Canadians and Brits. I don't thonk we will return any
time soon but it sure was nice to get away. The Cubans are great people!