We went from January 4-Jan 11, 2012 and had only 1 "cooler" day on the 5th. I had been to the Breezes in Varadero a few years ago and was hoping to go there again, but was placed here at the Jibacoa. I must say I am happy with the location, staff, room, pool and beach. We had pretty good service. The room was clean, we were in a building that was close to the beach, and had a nice view from the deck of the large hill in the background. We had no bugs or ants,and always had hot water for showering. I didn't go on the hike up the hill, but had talked to people who said it was a nice view from the top.
The Piano bar was our favorite location to hang out at in the evenings and the drinks were good there. We ate most of our lunch meals at the beach bar, as we wanted to make the best use of our "sun and beach" time. I quite enjoyed the fish there with a little bit of lime squeezed on top. The staff at the Beach bar are very friendly.
We went to Taberno's for the a la carte meal, however, there was some confusion as my ticket had the correct time/location/date, but they did not have us on either restaurants list. We were still able to eat, and our waitress was very good to us.
The reef is great, I was surprised to see so many fish so close to shore. The snorkelling seemed to be a very popular activity, and I also thought it was quite good.
We had been to Havana before on a previous visit with a tour group, so this time we took a taxi for 70 CUC. We were lucky to have a very nice tour guide accompany us and she took us to the places we wanted to see.
Room for improvement:
If you are looking for the ultimate in dining experiences and very tasty food, this place may not be for you. I did find the omelette and pasta stations to be very good and the baked goods (rolls/buns) were tasty. However, there were times when the food was on the cooler side. The juice is excellent!
I would come back to this resort as I was happy with the location and service, the snorkelling and the relatively short distance to Havana.
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