Club Amigo Marea del Portillo en Pilón

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  Krystel Reyes

  :: 30 May 2019 11:35:44

  Short version: A few hiccups here and there but overall we had a very nice vacation. If you're not too picky, it's worth its price or even more. We plan on coming back again at some point. We liked that this place is full of natural life. Long version: We stayed at a Cabana in Marea del Portillo. We liked it because it's further into the resort and a little more private compared to staying in the hotel rooms. The hotel rooms are right off the lobby and everybody walks through the walkway infront of it to get to the buffet restaurant. Only downside of a Cabana is when it's raining, the tiles they used on the walkways are very slippery and doesn't have a roof. We are on the ground level which has direct access to the beach from the back door. Room: The room is a little outdated. The beds are spring and a little uncomfortable but we still slept through the night so it's all good. A few bugs here and there but that's because there's a gap under the front door. Also, the glass wall facing the sea may have giant crabs knocking on it. Bring insect repellant if you plan on staying our during the night because of the mosquitos. No room service. Beach: The beach is full of floating seaweed and the waves are strong. The shore is full of rocks but in water, the sand is very fine. If you walk towards the right hand end of the beach, the waves are very calm and there's a lot of seagrass. There, if you look into the water, you'll see fishes swimming. Lobby: there's wifi in the lobby for 1 CUC an hour. There's also money changing service at the hotel but have a dollar or two to give the porter when you reach the hotel. Food: Buffet runs 7-10 am, 12-2 pm and 6-930 pm. We really liked the buffet the first 3 days but after that, it gets old. They serve the same thing everyday. Maybe a little more variation would let it improve. There's always fruit for dessert. During breakfast, they have fruit juices. Lunch, they serve softdrinks, beer or wine. *They have diet cola*. They have a made to order corner on the left portion of the dining area. For breakfast, you can ask for eggs and bacon (don't hesitate to ask for sunnyside up even though no one else does). For lunch, they have grilled fish. If you miss the buffet, there's a 24 hour snack bar to the left of the pool. They served fries for the first 3 days then banana chips after that. They also have hamburger patties, chicken burger patties, and hotdogs depending on the day but there are no buns. I don't see bread much in the buffet either so you might want to bring some. The snack bar also serves coffee and they always have water to fill up your water bottle with. Every room gets a one time dinner at the Ala Carte restaurant to the right corner of the pool. You just have to knock and make a reservation. There, we were given a soup, a dinner and ice cream for dessert. Bar: The pool bar is open i think from 9 am to 11 pm. Then the beach bar is open from 11 pm - 2 am. The drinks are not bad but they don't have everything on the menu. I liked their beer though. They have two pool tables but only one set of balls. They also have a pingpong table. Excursions: We only went on the horseback riding one. Each person gets on their own horse and we go to a small falls that has a swimming hole and walks through the local community. It was good and we liked the tour overall. Also, we heard great things about Cayo Blanco and saw pictures. Cayo Blanco has white sand and crystal blue waters. We plan on going there when we get back. I highly recommend going to the welcome meeting with when you get there (Thursday morning at 9 am I think). Elena (the sunwing rep) is really informative. Bikes: there, bikes can be borrowed 9am - 4pm on weekdays. 9 am - 12 noon on Saturdays. We borrowed a bike and biked to the town (30 mins with stops). Entertainment: I think there's a show every night but we didn't go see it every night. There's a schedule to the right of the stage for activities but other than that, there's not much to do at night. Salon: I got a haircut for 5 CUC. It was great

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  Imran Mawani

  :: 21 May 2019 10:59:04

  Honestly, I really don't know why this place has an average of 4 stars. I'm going to write a very honest review, and in all honesty this was not a good resort by any means. The rooms were poorly maintained, our safe did not work, there were MANY bugs (spiders, beetles, roaches, etc), the food was literally the same every single day and often times the pool bar did not have food, and the beach was not good either. Yes, the mountain views were very nice, however if you're paying upwards of $800 (which is was we paid for the VIP) to get a nice view of mountains in Cuba, I think you need to re-evaluate your definition of a vacation... We thought the VIP upgrade would give us better rooms and more excursions, however we never received our snorkling tour, our gala dinners were a pain to book and finally we got them on the last two nights, we were promised an in-room safe which did not work, and the complimentary bottles of wine that we received did not come with a corkscrew, so we actually had to go around the hotel one night asking for a corkscrew which no one seemed to have anywhere on the resort lol. As for drinks, half the time a simple drink such as a pina colada was unavailable at all the bars. And many of the facilities of the resort are located on the Farralon side which is a 10 minute walk, however this section was actually closed at this time of the year and so we were unable to use those facilities. Again, no where on the site was this mentioned. Overall this was not a great experience, and looks bad on Sunwing as false advertising because the pictures and descriptions you see while booking this trip, do not at all match the reality when you get there.

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  Bill Nash

  :: 22 March 2019 09:18:22

  Great great great. Don't want to praise this place too much or it will be full year round. Good accomodations, good food and good service as well as a great price. Will go again. If u go take bags of toys 4 kids and clothes for all ages as well as meds, soaps and female items. Gum packs n candies n school supplies n teddy bears. Take the horse n buggy ride to Maria the closest tiny town and give it all away. Maybe even your own extra clothes. Go with full packed suitcases and return with empty ones. U will be glad u did. Great place to stay. Great weather. A rough 2 hr bus ride from airport to Hotel but a great experience.

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  D P

  :: 23 February 2019 10:25:30

  Great price for what you get. They lack a lot of items or only have one of things, like a volleyball. I liked that you can leave the resort and walk around to the town or in the hills and feel safe. Potential for more water sports, and the beach on the left could be cleaned up more. Drinks are not made well but the beer is decent.

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  Pamela Hewey

  :: 04 January 2019 23:01:58

  Wonderful spot!!! Old, but so very clean and very well taken care of. The views are amazing. The beach was amazing the staff is very friendly. I will definitely go back