First off, we stayed at the Brisas from May 4-11th. We went down as a family of 4 and stayed on the south side of the resort, which I'm so happy we did. I heard from other ppl there that on the north side of the resort, some of the rooms were musty & moldy, and one lady even got sick 2 days into her 2 week vacation. The food at the buffet was ok, not as bland as everyone says it is. We actually all gained a couple of pounds! but, we're not the adventurous kind trying all sorts of food, we stuck to the food we knew & actually only ate things that we saw getting cooked, ie. sunnyside eggs & pancakes for bf everyday! For lunch we always had hamburgers & hotdogs at the snack bar near the beach. We all survived a week w/o getting ill, thank goodness for that. You have to try the grilled fish next to the snack bar, that was amazing. We lived on pina coladas & lemonade all week. You must bring a large thermos or jug so you don't have to keep getting refills in those small plastic cups. The bartenders didn't mind filling our jug many times a day. We had 3 a la carte dinners. Our dinner at Fantasia (Italian) was ok, except for the service. The appetizer & main dish came quite quickly, but then the dessert took forever. All 3 of my family members finished before the waitress brought mine over, we even left w/o our espresso, it just took way too long. The other 2 dinners were good, seafood near the beach and mexican behind the stage where the nightly entertainment was held. We attended 3 ot the shows & thought they were really good. Service at the resort was A1, as well as the grounds, they were so well kept & manicured, it was like we were in a totally different world when we were there. All we did everyday was, wake up, have bf, walk along the beach, go lie near the pool, have lunch, go back to the pool till around 4-5 pm, go up to the room to shower, relax for a bit, then go down for dinner, catch a show & drink, then head back up to the room to sleep. That was our week - just totally relaxing. That's what we call a vacation! The beaches were breath taking, beautiful turquoise water w/white powdery sand. We took one excursion on the catamaran to Cayo Blanco - we thought the Varadero beach was nice, this one was even nicer!!! Such warm water, calm and very shallow - amazing. You have to pay the extra $10 peso for the plate of lobster tails, that was the best tasting dish we had all week!!! Overall, it was a great vacation, not too sure if I'd stay at the Brisas again though, the front desk was not that friendly.

Quick recaps of a family stay at the Brisas del Caribe. Overall it was a decent hotel to stay at.

Check-in seems to take long as there are only 2 or 3 people at the front desk, so expect to wait a while. Friendly though for the most part.

The guy who drives you to your room with your luggage is definitely a great guy.

1st room was good. Very clean and taken care of by the maid service. Cockroaches though and ants were found....eww but not at the fault of maidservice. So kids stayed in this room and just showered in the other room.

2nd room was given a handicap room that was not able to be used. Horrible decision by front desk. Asked for another room.

3rd room was infested with fruit flies, insects. Air conditioner didnt work at all. Just used as shower and tv. Good luck with your rooms.

Main a la restaurant has a generally good selection of food, fruits, deserts. Biggest problem is the amount of flies inside pooping on the food you eat because all the doors are open. You got to observe what you can eat, and what not to eat. Good place to eat if you take precautions.

24 hour snack bar is good for hamburgers and french fries (sometimes you ask for fries and end up with fried potatoe chips and thats kinda stupid because they dont advise you).

All the bars are good and you can get refills and they wont look down on you.

The beach is a great place for those who like that kinda stuff. Beware of topless women (generally older), so not for little kids who don't like to be traumatized.

Did not see much entertainment during 5 night stay. Maybe 2 things in total were observed. Not really much to do at this resort expect wake up, eat, swim, drink, and sleep. You gotta really pony up and pay for some tours. Took the Havana tour and really liked it and had a great tour guide. Really made the experience that much better and made it worth it to be there.

Biggest pet peeve is smoke. Smokers are everywhere! If you enjoy shortening your life, this is the place for you, but for those who dont want to die because of 2nd hand smoke, stay away. Smoke can be smelled at all areas of the building.....

Overall a decent hotel (should be called a motel though) but definitely will look elsewhere if I ever go back to Cuba.

I will never stay at this resort ever again...It made my stay in Cuba a Night mare...Dont get me wrong Cuba is a beautiful place and we had a good time off the resort, but this resort is off the charts. To start the room was rediculous, we had ants all over the place on the floor in the bed, They charged me 20 CUC for losing a small face cloth which i found outrageuos, the rooms were old and had no air conditioning, there was no view, they said it was a lovely garden view, guess what , no garden...The cleaning staff was rude, the gardeners were corupt wanting to sell me cigars all the time, and everywhere you went if u even smiled at a local they wanted a tip, I didnt mind giving out tips when deserved. And to top the whole trip off , the last 3 days of my trip i had Diorreha, from the gross food, I couldnt wait to get home.

Brisas Del Caribe is the most amazing place. We were on the top floor and our room was very clean, our maid cleaned it and gave us lots of fresh towels and toiletries every morning. We had an amazing view from our room. The food was excellent. There was always fresh fruit, a salad bar, fresh baked bread, seafood, salads, the a la carte resturant Fantasia was a wonderfull fine dining establishment featuring Italian food in a friendly, very eligant atmosphere. If you prefer fake junk you may have a problem with the food but we thought the selection was excellent, and we are sort of picky. The beach was breathtaking, the only problem I saw was tourists leaving plastic cups lying around. The gardens were amazing, lots of beautiful tropical flora and fauna, there were many security guards on the grounds and they would always stop to tell us the names of the exotic plants and animals. There were many staff, there were gardeners keeping the resort immaculate and there were many people working in the hotel. Everyone was very nice and helpfull and very appreciative of any gifts or tips we gave. There was lots to do, we went on alot of excursions, Veradero was extremly safe, the people were very appreciative and respectfull, much more then back home,they live simply and peacefully. Only go on the boat adventure if you are going for the speedboats, there are very few animals at the mini zoo. We got married at the resort, the wedding coordinator Estella was so helpfull, our wedding was beautifull, we had musicians, cake, champaigne,a professional photographer (the pictures turned out woderfull) and they made a special reservation at Fantasia for us, what a stress free ceremony! I would highly reccomend anyone to have their wedding/honeymoon here! There were shows every night, music acts, contourtionists, jugglers and dancers. The shows are definatly NOT FOR KIDS as there are dancers in thongs and they can be quite racy. That and at the beach there are women who walk around topless right in front of little kids. There is a kids swimming pool but most parents let their kids go into the jacuzi instead, which there is a sign that says no children. There is a kids play house but it was not open when we were there. I kept thinking about my neices and nephew and I couldn't imagine them enjoying themselves. If you want a family vacation I would not reccomend it but it is definatly an amazing place for adults.