Sol Río de Luna y Mares Resort

Anónimo, CA, 2004-11-24
Just came back from Sol Lunas y Mares. It was not the Cubans fault but the weather was not so nice (from nov 14th-21th.)
WHEATHER
A lot of wind, specially the first two days. The sea was agitated and it was impossible to do any water sports those days. The catamaran had not gone out for 18 days. For the snorkeling, you have to go a little further than in front of the hotel !
BEACH
Otherwise, the beach is great, not very long but anough for a stretch walk everyday. At one end, you cannot pass because it's another hotel and they won't let you pass over that point.
ROOM
Our room was nice, a king size bed, good water pressure. We were on the first level and could not sleep with the door open.
But the cleaning lady was not doing a great job. She cleaned our bathroom floor for the first time one day before we left. She sometimes left water, sometimes not, even with regular tips, and gifts.
My friend who was renting a room next to us found a 1 inch coackroach in her bathroom the first night!
You just hope not to bring one back. We left our suitcase outside for one night when we arrived in Montreal. Just in case...

FOOD
The 3 of us had diarrhea. There is enough food at the buffet but you find almost always the same things. And at Lunas, the meat they use for the BBQ is standing on a plate all night, not on ice or cold surface. No surprise my belly still hurts.
And forget the snacks in between the meals. At some moments of the day, it was impossible to find anything to eat. So don't miss the breakfast, as we did the first day, not knowing that they close at 10:00 on the Luna side...We didn't try any of the a la carte restaurant.
The drinks, no comments. You can get a lot of different drinks. They even have a false champagne that's quite good.

STAFF
The staff is very friendly. I speak spanish and really enjoyed everyone I spoke with. As in many other places, when we booked in, we formed a long line-up and there was one person taking care of all of us! After a flight that was delayed for 3 1/2 hours, you don't feel like waiting in line when you get there. (Thanks to Air Transat!)

To resume, it's the fourth time I go to Cuba. The other times I went to Varadero and La Havana, and in the country side with Cubans friends I made a few years back. Everytime I say it's the last time I go! This time, I think it will be. The reason we ended up there, is the no supplement for a simple occupancy in the room.
It's not an expensive place to go, but 4 stars ?? And in november, it's not south enough to be sure of nice wheather.
Maybe it's because i've been spoiled with cruises!

Anónimo, GB, 2004-11-09
My fiance and I have just returned from a week at this hotel, I have nothing bad to say about it, if you can go for two weeks definately do! My fiance and I are both vegetarian and there was no suitable food in the buffet for us at night so we saw the reservations lady and she arranged for a special a la carte meal for us every night of our stay! The service was excellent. YOU MUST GO HERE!
The beach is to die for, go on the ocean paradise cruise, it was the most amazing day!

Enjoy!