Holguin

From the second we got off the bus to the second we got back on it, our entire trip was a dream! It was our second time there, and we are already planning our next! The staff is amazing! They make sure your every whim is looked after. We have an 8 year old and 2.5 year old so we book the family suite, and have a stunning view of the resort and the ocean! The 2 room suite is a plus because we have a separate living space and bathroom from our kids! The rooms are brand new and no expense was spared. From the waterfall tile and glass shower to the chic and modern decor of the room. Every day our fridges were filled with water, Fanta, sparkling wine and rum! The pools are kept pristine, the cabana beds are great for relaxing, the infinity pool is magazine worthy, the inflatable jumper in the pool kept our kids having a blast all day long! The pirate ship water park was a hit as well! The 24 hour bar area was our favorite place to hang with constant entertainment and the view of the ocean! The beach is just perfect! The white sandy beach, the turquoise water! The beach bar and servers were always making sure our drinks were full! The staff deserve to be mentioned again! Even with masks you could see the smile through their eyes. Always making sure everything was perfect, that you didn't need a single thing. From remembering your drink order and just bringing it over, to going through extra mile to make your children smile with a flower for their hair. The staff is what makes you fall in love with this already beautiful place. Cuba is struggling right now, with food supply and variety. But on resort you would've never known. My husband ate so much shrimp, lobster, crab, fish he could've swam home! The breakfast omelette bar was a thing of dreams! The buffet always had a great selection of chicken,pork and beef. You definitely won't go hungry! We just recommend when travelling with kids to bring ketchup! The restaurants are GREAT! The Asian is a hibachi table and the chef puts on an entertaining show! The Seafood is a full lobster and fabulous shrimp cocktail! The nightly shows were fun as well! We highly recommend the water ballet! With the short food supply/variety currently, we can't wait to see what the food will be like when it's over! The coral reef just off the beach is pure beauty- we highly recommend if you get the opportunity to snorkel go! There are lifeguards on the beach who will safely take you out for a modest price. The wifi is much better than a few years ago in Cuba, but still not the greatest. Some days I could work from it, some days I had to turn my phone data on. But if you're lucky enough to unplug for your whole trip, the wifi will be enough to check social media and send messages home! All in all you will have an phenomenal trip if you choose the Almirante!

I'd say it's in the same league as Playa Pesquero Premium, at a significant lower price (for now). Coral area is pretty compact, with everything close and not a long walk to the main resort. Rooms are great, and everything works well. The Coral restaurant is a la carte all meals, with pretty good menus at lunch and dinner. The lobby bar is not very active, rather low occupancy at the time and older tourists. Main/better beach (Pesquero) is a good walk away but cart rides are available and fast.

As soon as we arrived at this hotel, check in was fast and we were forwarded to the room by the bell boy. We had requested a upper floor and given. Fantastic lobby, a big modern room with the amenities. Very comfortable beds. The shower with a good flow of hot water. Very neat and clean. There were not many guests, maybe because of COVID but no lack of service anywhere in the hotel. Very decent workers with their job. Breakfast, lunch and dinner was cubana style preparation. There is always something to eat. We enjoyed at the Japanese restaurant with live preparation of food by the trained Chef with entertainment. Also in the Coral restaurant we had a tail of the lobster delicious food and very professional waitress. Not to mention ones name each and every one either at buffet or at the speciality restaurants. Supervising staff are working very hard to get the job done professionally. Bravo keep it up

There is nothing stressful here! Beautiful beach, lovely pool, OK food and people who just want to make your stay the best. Not a fancy place, but very welcoming and comfortable. The resort wasn't full, so plenty of space, lounge chairs, tables for meals and space at the beach. The rooms are spacious and sounds didn't carry from one to another even with more than a dozen per unit. We had a lovely lady tending our room (Yanecsy) - she spoke English well and helped us with our Spanish. Have a massage - very reasonable and a wonderful lady to take care of us. Sweet little market just across the road and bus, cab or cart access just a stone's throw away. Please remember the workers make a living off the tips, not the wages, and the simple things like toiletries we take for granted are very much appreciated if we bring extra.

My wife and I have been at this resort 19 times. Obviously we love it; our “home away from home”.

We went to Fiesta Americana on Wed February 11th - Wed February 18th in 2019 and had an amazing time and decided to go back the exact same week in 2020. We were disappointed this year. Here were the pros from last year: -weather (only rained one evening for about an hour) -food was excellent (for Cuba's standards) with fresh fruit everyday, a person available to make fresh smoothies, even options such as brie cheese were available -not crowded, don't have to get up early to save a chair by the pool/beach Cons from last year: -broken chairs (almost all of them have broken bases which make very uncomfortable for lounging) -very slow service at the snack bar -ran out of all bread throughout the hotel most days -we were in the main block which was really loud This year's pros: -weather - above 30 everyday, didn't see one drop of rain -got invited to a 'special dinner' one night with 8 others (4 couples) where we were served surf and turf in exchange for a review... -great spot -we were in block 17 which was (in our opinion), second best block. If we could choose, we'd request 16. closest block that is not right in the centre of the action. We don't like being a mile away but don't want to be right in the centre of the action kept up late from disco music, etc. This year's cons: -they brought in over 1,000 local cubans for Valentine's day (Friday) and Saturday. It was awful because that resort cannot handle that many guests. Not enough restaurants, not enough food, not enough toilet paper, not enough currency. Just plain awful. Every food lineup was hours long. They ran out of most of the food at every restaurant (imagine going to an italian restaurant and being offered penne noodles with white sauce and no meat as the ONLY thing left on the menu). Many of the Cubans were rude and would quite literally push you out of the way and butt right in front of you in lines. Huge disaster. -currency was always out at the hotel. they wouldn't break large bills into smaller ones so we tipped a few times and then stopped tipping until they'd break our bills (tried 3 days in a row before they finally had smaller money) -the above mentioned problem trickled into everything else.... toilet paper was always out, food was always out, etc -almost every lounger is broken and uncomfortable. we got up super early to reserve 2 of the 5 good ones around the main pool Still a cheap trip with great weather if you can let go of the anger you face trying to line up for a simple drink or coffee. And if you're ok for a couple days standing in line for an hour before getting seated at a restaurant.

The resort's staffs are very friendly and greatly. The room is clean and AC and hot water are perfect. But there are a lots of tiny bugs and bite you and cause itchy. My arms and legs are bitten allover. It was nightmare. The beach is ok. But the sea is very shallow and not for swimming. The room electric voltage is low. My cellphone is difficult to charge unless sometimes in the morning and shutdown your room AC then can charge it. WIFI is very bad.