Just returned from our second stay in The Solymar. Fantastic staff,Especially Carey in The main restaurant and Belkis our maid. The hotel in in a superb location beach to die for. Some bits do look a bit tired but lots of refurbishment going on. This is our second stay and soon as funds permit we will be going back. The... More

Rating of hotel only just a 3 star food not to my liking other than the prawn. Hotel very clean staff always had a smile alacart sea food was great a must to book Chinese don't bother. Elsabith pepe and victor very good. Gardener was always working. Would go back to cuba but try a different hotel and area. the... More

I stayed at Barcelo Solymar in May 2013. Had an excellent trip. I am 24 years old and went with a few of my girl friends. I wouldn't recommend the resort to older couples, or to couples with young families as the resort has a pretty wild night life. We stayed on the 4th floor inside the actual resort and... More

Firstly the hotel and staff. The accommodation is not 4 star however there is painting going on and constant repairs and refurbishment. A change of bathroom suites, curtains and a lick of paint would bring it up to scratch, I would say presently 3 star accommodation. It stormed a few times over our 2 weeks and rained in, in a... More

It was our second time in Cuba and for us the Hotel wasnt what we were expecting for a BARCELO. The room was dirty, the air dryers wasnt working. The foods was not good like in all of CUBA. THE LOCATION OF THE HOTEL IS PERFECT. The pools and the beach are amazing and the staff is OK. Not the... More

I just returned from a six day visit to Barcelo Solymar. Overall, the property was what I would have expected given the previous reviews on TripAdvisor. However, I was very put off by the behaviour of the gift store staff. They are running a scam where they inflate prices on certain items (rum, water, pop), and pocket the difference. They... More

We stayed here the first week of April 2013. We were two families, 11 people in total. Two resorts in one, Arenas Blancas and Barceló Solymar. I had mixed reviews of this resort. It was very large. We mainly stayed on the Arenas Blancas side as this is where our room was located. However, you had full use of both... More

This is the best resort of Varadero, the hotel is amazing, the party is great, the food for Cuba is really good. You cannot go wrong. The entertainment is amazing. Jennefer and the hole team they are amazing people, you feel more than welcome. I recommand this hotel to everybody, u will not be disappointed! The beach is beautiful, we... More

We went to this resort with the belief that it was a party resort. Although this is true for younger adults looking to have fun we didn't spend much of our time on the resort. Right in the heart of varadero there are plenty of excursions to go on and the market near by. The staff was exceptionally friendly although... More