A nice ,small and quiet resort. A rough road from the airport,quite interesting when travelled during the day. Hotel rooms adequate,spectacular scenery from the balcony, rooms in two and three hundreds block.Many repeaters (an older crowd) looking for a quiet place(NO BLARING MUSIC AROUN THE POOL),An average food affected by reluctance by the delivery trucks to conquer the "road" from Santiago.A very good staff,including the manager( Eddie).Small beach ,but with only 4 to 6 people, does not feel crowded.(not too many visitors bother to walk the 300 steps to the beach(a bonus for some). A visit to nearby Chivirico is a must to find more about life in Cuba.(safe place to walk around and mingle with the locals).Lets hope that the road will improve or this place will be a history.( that would be a shame).

We'he been there for 2 weeks. After treacherous 3 hours ride(80km) we arrived to the hotel late at night. We were assigned room not prepared for guests. Springs in the mattress sticking out in some places and sinking in the others. Bed sheet too short to cover whole old tired mattress. In the morning I asked for different sheet and was told they have none. They couldn't do anything about mattress either. Not for the first timers like us.
From my observations I learned that if you pay and shower gifts on staff and you are a repeated guest you will get better equipped room. As a repeated guest - like Ella- you will be treated better. You get the room that you want with everything in it. As to the staff... Grace is wonderful, always smiling, always accommodating, waitress Sandra looks for tips. If she will not get it at breakfast, she will ignore you at lunch time and will not serve you at all. Happened to me. They have a great cook who does wonders and nice guys working at the beach bar.
Hotel has unique setting. Beautifully positioned at the top of the mountain. With the views to die for. Build probably during "russian era" for russian staff working in Cuba and unfortunately not being updated since.
We have met wonderful people there. Atmosphere there is very "homey". Guests know each other for years. If it wasn't for the sad state of the resort...........

I had a frenetic fall and early winter and I knew what I wanted to do. "I just want to go somewhere that can I lie on the water and watch the pretty fish go by." , I kept saying. This was the place. Yes the road was terrible, but the views are outstanding. Yes, there are lots of steps between the beach and the resort. As an out of shape 50 year old, the stairs took about 3-4 minutes. It was good for me. The place is really quiet. There is lovely live music every day. The food is authentic and tasty - nothing outstanding. There were 2 kinds of beer: a light and a dark, decent wine and mostly rum based drinks. The staff is warm, friendly and fantastic. Peace and quiet with good snorkelling. Just what we needed.

This is a small hotel, and it has a charm all of its own. The road from Santiago to Chivirico is lousy, and this is an understatement. However, we have come to think of the road trip as part of the entertainment. Many interesting things to see on the coastal road that allows views to the mountains. Many would think of the steps down to the private beach as an issue but we like to think of it as inbuilt exercise. I would point out that the claim of 300 steps is a malicious rumor. It is only 392 steps. My wife and I are pushing 70 and we had no trouble with the stairs. The reward is a completely private beach with ample shadow if that is desired. There is a small cabana on the beach where one can have grilled meat and fish at noon and drinks throughout the day.
The food is not fantastic but very solid; we enjoyed the salads and the roast pork as well as the varied fish. Drinks are freely available and one does not have to stand in line. The staff are outstandingly friendly and personable. Rooms are all at ground level and good sights are available pretty well. Some of the many return-guests prefer the side that looks straight out to the sea. We prefer the 500 block, where we can have a view of the sea as well as of a bay and part of Chivirico. Because the hotel is located on the top of a little rock (hence the steps to the beach) views are lovely all around.
We had music every night. Because the place is so small, the musicians (ranging from a solo guitar player to a band with 7 musicians) are very close and the quality (as elsewhere in Cuba) is excellent. We prefer the entertainment here much to the one you have in larger places. This is an adult only place and sensibly so. If you are easily bored, this is not the place for you. If you know how to entertain yourself and can enjoy little things (the free ranging goats on the hill along the steps to the beach, some beautiful birds, and satisfying though not spectacular snorkeling), you will love it. There is a reason why there are so many repeat guests at this place.
On the side opposite to the steps to the beach is the steep road that leads you down to Chivirico, an authentic small town that gets you right into Cuba.
There is a small library; guests very often bring books along and leave them when returning home. Almost all of the guests are Canadian; however, there is a daily trickle of people who travel Cuba via rental car or bicycle. These stay a day or two and usually are very interesting to talk to (and appreciative of this little paradise, as one German couple who had traveled around Cuba called it..
Finally, this region of Cuba is the warmest and most likely to deliver good weather in our winter months - unlike the Atlantic regions that can be unpleasant on occasion if cool weather strikes in January of February.

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