I have been hankering after a trip to Cuba for years and, after visiting several other Caribbean islands overprevious years, my wife finally gave in and agreed. If you want a typical Caribbean beach holiday then there are definitely better places to go (Grenada, St Lucia, Barbados....) but you don't go to Cuba just for that - or at least... More

Well, this was our second trip to Sandals Hicacos. The first trip was 8 months ago. This trip departed January 25th, 2012 and returned February 1, 2012. I must say, 8 months is too long to wait to return back to this beautiful resort with the best staff that we've met on any all inclusive vacation. We've been to other... More

here are the issues we had at the Sandals Hicacos: 1- My son could not reach us when calling from Vancouver Canada nor could the Sandals Head office get through to them. My Mom had a heart attack and they didn’t seem to care at all. 2- No offer of compensation for having to call home from Cuba and pay... More

Couldn't really find anything to complain about here... Fantastic, super friendly staff (we tipped well because of this); beautiful, uncrowded beaches (complete with guys who would get a chair for you); nice cigar bar to spend the evening in; spacious rooms (with extra over-sized tubs)... I could go on, but anything you might want in a resort was here. We'd... More

This is a fantastic hotel- ok not perfect but the rooms are bright and very large with separate seating area with settee, fridge etc and then lower bedroom section. Good sized bathroom with a bath big enough for two. Large balcony looking out over the sea or lovely gardens. We went in January and it was quite warm during the... More

My wife and i have never been to Cuba before, so this was our first time. We were there from Jan. 21 - Feb. 5 and the weather cooperated for the most part - it was a bit windy with rougher waves than we would have liked, it rained on one evening where the pool show had to be cancelled,... More

We just returned from our nice little vacation in Varadero. We stayed 7 nights at the Sandals Royal Hicacos and had a great time. The staff is always friendly and willing to please. We tipped generously (both cuc's and gifts). Sandals provided taxi rides from airport to resort with Air Canada Vacations - this was great - about a 30... More

My husband and I have stayed at many 5 star resorts in Cuba over the last few years and my initial impression of this resort wan't amazing, but as the days went by it's charm quickly grew on us and it was hard to not have a great time and just nit pick about the imperfections. As I am always... More

Me and my partner have just come back from our honeymoon and I have to say found the resort absolutely amazing!!!! The staff were all very friendly and I can honestly say I couldn't pick anyone that was unfriendly or rude....Our room was in the 5th block over looking the pool and the fact we were on honeymoon they automatically... More