Santa Lucia (Camaguey)

This is a good 3 star hotel at a fair price. If your trying to save money and you are willing to stay at a 3 star hotel then this is a hotel worth possibly considering. The room is clean, updated and nice. The staff and facilities deliver a fair value for a 3 star hotel. I did see the police arresting allot of Cubans which made me and my friends uncomfortable and wonder why but other than that it was a fair value for what I paid. The surrounding area looks financially depressed and you can see that economically this area around the hotel is running out of money. The hotel itself they are trying to clean it up and paint it and make it a better place to attract tourists. I only saw a hand full of Canadians at this resort as it was mostly cubans.

An exceedingly long bus ride from and to the airport is the biggest downside to staying at this resort. It is a well managed three star with decent food and a staff that does their best to accommodate the needs of the tourists. Great walking beach though somewhat sea-weedy and can be windy though kite surfers love it. Though there are basketball courts, none of them have hoops which was disappointing. It would be nice to hear some live, authentic Cuban music which unfortunately was not a part of the experience. The strong Russian tourist contingent can be culturally interesting. Come for more than a week so the four hour bus ride isn't so intrusive.