(+) All round good pick for those wanting Caribbean on a budget. Great beach! (-) Probably not quite up to 5* standards like some other hotels, but we didn't mind!
Advantages: Tropical Paradise, Havana, All inclusive hotels. Disadvantages: Scary Customs.
Introduction
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A few years ago my wife and I were walking from Rotterdam to Vienna. Unfortunately by the time we got to Cologne we received a call telling us we had been burgled back in the UK. Having to cut the trip short and being unwilling to resume the walk we decided to take a couple of weeks in the sun. Looking around for last minute deals we managed to find 10 days All Inclusive in Cuba for £449 a price I doubt you can get unless you are going very last minute (we left two days later).
Visas and Vaccinations
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There were no visas necessary for entry and because US customs take a dim view of people who go to Cuba they stamp an insert for your passport that can be discarded (or kept) afterwards. If you are taking this as part of a larger tour then you cannot fly to Cuba from the USA, but will need ...
hero164 24.10.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Varadero (Cuba)
Advantages: Varied destinations, great people Disadvantages: Can be hard work at times
costing only a few pence.
There are two main kinds of restaurants in Cuba. First is the state-run restaurant. These are mostly over-priced, serve and limited range of food and offer no customer service at all. In our experince the food was terrible, the staff indifferent and the toilets appalling. It seems strange that this kind of restaurant still exists in a country trying to boost tourism.
However, there is hope for the independent traveller. One of the concessions to allow Cubans to earn their own money was to allow Cubans to set up small private restaurants in their own homes. Ther are some limitations though - no more than 12 seats, no advertising and these restaurants, known as "paladares", may not serve beef, lobster or shrimps, some may not even serve dairy products 9although most do offer these foods anyway, so long as you are ...
fizzytom 07.12.2004
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of General: Cuba
Advantages: Scenic, different, not too spoilt Disadvantages: Flight
the Iberostar Daiquiri, other hotels on the Island included the 5* Melia and the 3* Sol Club
We visited the north side of Cuba, a couple of Islands that make up the Cayo’s. There is Cayo Coco and Cayo Guillermo.
Cayo Guillermo is where we decided to go as it’s less developed and joined to Cuba by a 68km causeway. The Cayo’s are in no way the real Cuba, if you go here you must take trips out of the Cayo’s. The Cayo’s are shut off from all locals and the only Cubans allowed in have to stop at a checkpoint and they make sure they are employees of the four hotels that are situated on Cayo Guillermo. Apart from the four hotels on the Island there is not much more.
We decided on Cuba, as it’s one of the less developed, less commercial Islands in the Caribbean. We looked on the internet for information ...
Redhead 06.06.2002
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of General: Cuba
