We booked this trip very last minute because of the price. I usually travel with my family and children but this was an all-girls trip (all of us are moms so I'll write it from that perspective).

The hotel is very nice but small. The pool is honestly nothing special at all, there's a pool bar but no swim-up bar so that was a downer. The pool bar was average, the bartneders were all very nice. The entertainment staff tried very hard but I've seen 100 times better. It was always the same pre-show and the time was never consitant. Sometimes they would start at 8, other days 9, 9:30...it was basically when they were ready. The acts were just laughable...no plays or anything like that. For the games, if you win, it was a bottle of wine. I've been to other resorts where they give you hard alcohol, hats, tshirts, spa certificats...here it was just wine (my friend won 3 of them!)

The kids club was always closed and there's no kids swimming pool or anything like that. There was a little park at the front of the hotel but it looked old and unused.

The food was very average. I'm not sure why people wrote reviews saying it was so good. I've been to Cuba before and I know that they don't have the best cuisine but this wasn't any better. The same food every single day - if you're health conscious, good luck. The only eadable, flavourable thing was pasta (you make your own), and some of the meats at night. Fish was always overcooked or fried, seafood was scarce or fried in with rice. Salads were not bad but how much salad can you eat? It just wasnt that great. Also, the lunch buffet wasn't open 5 out of 7 days we were there so everyone always ended up at the beach buffet which is smaller and has less food options (usually hamburgers, hotdogs, rice and root vegetables).

Again, I've been to other resorts where for breakfast they'd have 6 different types of cheese and meats, here it was the same cheese and 2 meats every single day. No variety, at all.

The beach was the best part about this resort. Lots of lounge chairs, if you arrive early, the guy in charge will come and clean the chairs for you and lay them out where you want. We never had to wake up early to do the towel thing. Chairs were always available. We did the free catarman ride which was nice. They take you out in the water for 20 minutes but the guy made it very clear that he wanted a tip. We didn't snorkel but it didnt look like there was anything to see.

The beach bar was the worst bar from all the bars. They only make 4-5 different drinks + beer. No mojitos, no fruit drinks so that was disappointing. We kept having to walk to the pool bar to get our drinks buit they didnt like us having glass cups there but whatever!

The room was decent. Clean. We had a little visitor that we named Lizzy (for lizzard) living with us for 2 days. That made my girlsfriends very uncomfortable but we managed to get her out one night. I personally didnt care but it definitely made me close my luggage every day! We never had any problems with money or theft so thats always good.

We did 3 excursions, the Havana trip (amazing), the Catamaran trip (beyond amazing) and the half day cave trip (very good). The catamaran trip is a must! Havana too for that matter. Its definitely a nice experience to see the city....even the bus ride was amazing.

Other than that, I can't really say much about this hotel. Night life wasn't the greatest either. We had a free entrance to the next door hotels club so we went there one evening and it was nice but again, not spectacular.

Had I gone with my children, this hotel would have stressed me out. There really wasnt anything fun to do there except hang on the beach. All their milk was powedered milk so I would have been in trouble for that with my younger children. The fact that we went as friends made the experience much better and I truly believe that your vacation is what you make of it. You make the best of your situation...we didnt pay that much and we were really looking to relax and getaway and thats exactly what we did.

Would I go back or recommend this hotel to anyone? No.

Feel free to message me with questions!

My husband and I stayed at the Be Live Las Morlas resort at the beginning of December. We found the resort simply lovely. The rooms were basic, but clean, the resort itself was VERY clean - everywhere. The pool was lovely and, again, very clean. The beach is amazing... but, that I already knew, having been to Varadero 3 times previously. The staff is really what makes this resort worth coming to. They were so friendly, and hepful, and very grateful for anything that we left them - little gifts for the housekeeper, and a few pesos for the bartenders and waiters/waitresses. They always had a smile for us, and remembered us after our first day there.

The food is mediocre. We had no trouble finding something to fill us up each day, but I can see how someone would find it a bit frustrating after a few days. However, as my husband put it "They do the best they can with what they have, and that's really all you can ask for".

Over all, this was a fantastic experience, and we will go back to this resort.

I can't believe that this is the same resort that I read the reviews about. After staying in Havana and Trinidad, we booked our last night in Varadero prior to our flight home. The only good things that I can point out are the staff. Most were very friendly and helpful. However, our room was run down, the AC was too loud to run, the shower hose leaked so much that we had to sit in the tub and just try our best to spray down. The "entertainment" at the pool started around 5 and continued noisily until after midnight. The food was simply bad. Watered down juices, unappealing eggs, etc etc. Thank goodness for the freshly cooked omelets and crepes. They were very good. And although we got used to the smoking in Cuba, this place was over the top. Even the staff were smoking while they worked. Oh, and we were charged the extra 10% for US exchanges even though we used a Canadian bank credit card...a first during our stay in Cuba. You can certainly do better for the money.

My mother and I stayed at Be Live Las Morlas from January 1st- 8th. This being my 3rd time going to Cuba I had low expectations but was pleasantly surprised. No it does not compare to a 5* in Jamaica or Dominican but if this is what you want you shouldn't be going to Cuba.

The hotel itself is very small compared to other places I have been but you get to know the people who work there as well as other guests from the hotel. If you are going to party and stay up all night - this is NOT the place for you.

The rooms were cozy and very clean. Only complaint I had about the room was that you can hear everything that was going on outside unless you turned on the a/c (which was extremely loud LOL) not sure the walls were very thick. They only give you one free water bottle after that you either have to refill it or buy another one (no big deal 1 CUC).

Food was good - fish & chicken were our favorites.
Beach is amazing.

Overall good stay at this hotel, would go back if the price was right.