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Originally posted by Jayx1 they accept US in very select governemnt run places but the fee is ridiculously high. Perhaps now they are accpeting Canadian more than in the past. But when they first stopped accpeting US they were only taking pounds and euros.

I was there back in 2003 and they were accepting all kinds of U.S currency..

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Originally posted by evil_cookie $846 for 1 week / all inclusive / Playa Varadero 1920 4 star @ Varadero

that looks pretty cheap to me... don't know.

just paid 1150$ for one week.

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Originally posted by malek that looks pretty cheap to me... don't know. just paid 1150$ for one week.

ok srsly, 3-3.5* is as good

as if ppl will be spending days in those rooms anyway! we only slept/napped at ours

i payed $717.05 all inclusive for 3.5*

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its not the rooms.

its about the food and not getting sick.

oh and those cute rats running around the room

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Originally posted by FunkyGroove we only slept/napped at ours

Or strategically timed 'hours'

hehehehehe

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Originally posted by malek its not the rooms. its about the food and not getting sick. oh and those cute rats running around the room

lol what rats? geez

food is exactly the same everywhere, ppl genereally agreed it SUCKED! i, on the other hand eat anything, as long as it's not raw, so I could care less about the food

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Originally posted by Jer. Or strategically timed 'hours' hehehehehe

tee-hee

it was only once

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The food is similar at resorts but I do think that the star rating makes a difference when it comes to facilities and overall presentation.

We stayed at the Gran Caribe Barlovento (3.5*) and it was alright but after traveling around Veradero, we saw some hotels that were much nicer and newer.
What made things really interesting was that we were able to "crash the party" at Villa Cuba because they had the same wrist bands as us. The two hotels are owned by the same company but the half star difference in rating really shows!
Better pools, better entertainment and definately better food selection at the buffet.

The only thing I liked about Barlovento is that it wasn't too crowded so no struggle to find lounge chairs.. and the amazing donuts they had for breakfast
Also, I have to add the the rooms were very clean. I left little gifts for the maids and they always did a great job.

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Originally posted by AdReNaLiNa We stayed at the Gran Caribe Barlovento (3.5*) and it was alright

i was there and i didnt like it. not the hotel cause i really dont care how many stars/where is it as long as i have a bed. whole varadero experience kinda dissapointed me caue all those things that i could to there i can do here. and mosquitos......

i went to havana and santa maria olso, and it was good but it wasnt excelent.

if you wanna have loads of fun cheap, go to holguin, club amigo.

im never going anywhere else on my vacation but there. avesome people, good food, nice beaches.... there's a bar on the beach that work till 2-3 am every night, and they sell bottle of rum for 5 pesos

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Originally posted by AdReNaLiNa The food is similar at resorts but I do think that the star rating makes a difference when it comes to facilities and overall presentation. We stayed at the Gran Caribe Barlovento (3.5*) and it was alright but after traveling around Veradero, we saw some hotels that were much nicer and newer. What made things really interesting was that we were able to "crash the party" at Villa Cuba because they had the same wrist bands as us. The two hotels are owned by the same company but the half star difference in rating really shows! Better pools, better entertainment and definately better food selection at the buffet. The only thing I liked about Barlovento is that it wasn't too crowded so no struggle to find lounge chairs.. and the amazing donuts they had for breakfast Also, I have to add the the rooms were very clean. I left little gifts for the maids and they always did a great job.

oh yeah good point! we did that too and we didnt even have any bracelets, our resort was too small so they didn't bother

we went to Playa Cayo Coco and another hotel for a dinner, noone even bothered checking!

so this is like another reason to not bother with paying like a grand

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i went to a 3.5* resort. villa real.

had pool bar, total of 4 pools, 3 bars, food to get at night when coming back from the club. 1 pizzeria and 1 other restuarant and a show or activity at night in the lobby and throughout the day.

i paid $1100 out the door and this is the week after march break.

food was crap but i was always eating. seafood i stayed away from except for the lobster and a fish fillet which were good. lobster lacked in spice though. if you go and complain about how bad the food is, you won't like it as much. but if you go and say to your self, this is what i got for the week and i'm going to eat until i'm full then you'll love it.

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haha, that reminds me of seeing people at the dining tables with their own bottles of ketchup and other condiments

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