My wife and I spent Nov 10th to 17th at the Barcelo Marina Palace and we were just as apprehensive as others after reading so many negative comments. I have come to the conclusion that it is all about perception and expectations. I have done a lot of travelling in my life-time, much of it in third world countries, so... more

We stayed at the Barcelo Marina Palace from October 23 -30, 2008. We are a 24 year old couple, I have traveled since I was a small child and am very used to travelling, whereas my boyfriend has never travelled before. We both had an amazing time. We stayed in Prestige Class. Airport: We flew Sky Service and it was... more

We just returned from Varadero's Barcelo Marina Palace and were pleasently suprised with the resort. When we booked 10 months ago the reviews were favourable but had recently been terrible. The resort was clean, the staff friendly and spoke English very well for a caribbean destination. We purchased the up-graded wedding package which was well worth the money. The wedding... more

The hotel has a nice seating area with really nice pools to enjoy your time. While the resort is large and beautiful the food is not as good. I would say that the meals were the most disappointing and the one thing that made our stay unpleasant. The buffet meal service was not clean, dishes were broken and used by... more

This is not a 5-star hotel. We arrived for a 2-week stay. After a 10hr flight, we were the only ones to get off at this hotel. The room was ok, but the bedspread was alive, as well as dirty, and stained. The towels were replaced daily, but many had horrid brown stains. The surfaces in the room were never... more

We just arrived back from our 7 night stay at Barcelo Marina Palace and found even that felt too long. The check in was slow when we arrived but I was ok with that; we also received our requested rooms. Unforturnately, the first night my daughter left her sweater behind locked doors, realizing this right away I notified the front... more

Overall the vacation was good. The hotel property is beautiful and huge. The pool area was very spacious. The food was really good. The espressos are good (especially if you get them at the lobby bar). The beach is gorgeous and very clean.The worst was the mosquitos we tooke bug spray which didn't really work. We did notice one night... more

We just returned from our trip to the Barcelo Marina Palace today. Overall the vacation was good. The hotel property is beautiful and huge. The pool area was very spacious. The food was really bad (but what I expected for Cuba). Watch out for the same food put out at the buffet every day. The espressos with Leche are amazing... more

We returned on October 25th from 2 weeks in Cuba, where we went to spend our Honeymoon. It was mostly awful. I have been to all inclusives in Mexico, Dominican Republic and Panama and this was by far the worst. We did 4 days in Havana and 10 days at the Barcelo. Thank goodness we did not have to do... more