Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa
Punta Madruguilla, 52610 Cuba
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#2 of 11 all-inclusives in Cayo Santa Maria
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Located west of Cayo Santa Maria in a privileged ecological environment, and surrounded by beaches and coves. All-Inclusive five-star resort with 108 junior suites and suites, and the Villa "Zaida del Rio" plus three new, beautiful and comfortable three and four bedroom villas. Designed for adults over 18 years. An entire hotel featuring Royal Service. Recommended for couples, weddings, honeymoons and wellness/spa.
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Free parking
Free internet
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Fitness Centre with Gym / Workout Room
Free breakfast
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Diving
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Hot bath
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Adult pool
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Poolside bar
Snorkelling
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Bowling offsite
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Evening entertainment
Fishing
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Airport transportation
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Facial treatments
Foot massage
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Air conditioning
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Punta Madruguilla, 52610 Cuba
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Our whole trip to Cuba was cancelled and we were able to rebook to Melia Buenavista within the week.We were a little unsure of booking at Cuba right now. However we were pleasantly surprised at how much we enjoyed our stay. So much so that we have booked 2 weeks in the new year. The service is excellent at Melia Buenavista! The beaches are beautiful...as many have said before. There are 3 beaches to choose from.You don't have tourists from other resorts walking back and forth in front of your resort. You don't have to get up at 6am to reserve a lounger. I had reservations about the food quality. It is not Michelin 5 star rating. The food was good.No bad meals at all.Whew! We had real eggs and bacon and bread every morning. Pizzas... excellent as always! We had our wine everyday! They had gin and tonic as well. Renovations were under way. They had some new lounge chairs and new daybeds. They were renovating the rooms. Looking good! Although some other resorts had power outages when we were there, Melia Buenavista was not affected at all. Last but not least, I cannot say enough good things about the outstanding staff, far too many great people to mention all the names but everyone goes above and beyond.…
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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The best beaches I have ever seen ! The resort is a perfect place to restore your mind and body after stressful year of work. Super friendly and very caring staff made our vacation very special. The whole atmosphere was the same as you will see in YouTube videos about the Maldives. Our butlers Rey and Alinee were our personal councillors at the resort and promptly supported us with all our requests. They did a great job to arrange flowers , champagne and delicious dinner for my wife’s birthday anniversary! Also a special thank you to Andres, who treated us with all kind of cocktails at his bar near a very pristine beach !
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Date of stay: October 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from General Manager, Director General at Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa
Responded 4 days ago
Dear andreid9696XO, Dear, We really loved to read your review. Thanks a lot for take your time writing on Trip Advisor. Everything about your recent experience at our hotel has been described an honest way. We are sure our potential customers will benefit from it, and especially, from your simple and wise recommendations to make their stay more pleasant. It will be a pleasure to have you back in Melia Buenavista. Thank you for your contribution. Moad El guernaoui Director General Melia Buenavista
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The Melia Buenavista and most of all, the people that work here make this resort a very special place to visit. This is my 2nd trip here now and it was more amazing than the first time. The staff here are outstanding, attentive and very hard workers. The entertainment team of Andrenxon Coll, Navy and Marcos are amazing with their many activities throughout the day and evenings which keeps the guests engaged. They also took a group of guests to the 90’s music festival for 2 nights where they kept us safe and entertained. Good times! I cannot name everyone individually but be reassured that no matter who you talk to, you will be taken care of. With the resort being on the smaller side (which I prefer) it feels like a big happy family. Good job to all the staff! I am hoping to return again in March. Xo…
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Travelled solo
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Response from General Manager, Director General at Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa
Responded 4 days ago
Dear Q4870FWkristac, First of all many thanks for take your time writing on trip advisor... We are so happy to see that you finally enjoyed your stay with us. For sure that we will share this review with all people you are referring us. It will be a pleasure to receive you again for the third time. Best regards, Moad El guernaoui Director General Melia Buenavista
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Staff is very friendly and accommodating. They go above and beyond. Very relaxed atmosphere for an adult only resort. Great sunsets but they didn’t have a bar in the area. Food was ok. Bring lots of bug spray.
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Date of stay: November 2023
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Response from General Manager, Director General at Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa
Responded 1 week ago
Dear lelonltdal, Thank you very much for posting your comments on Trip Advisor about our hotel. Do not hesitate to contact us when you decide to come again to our Melia Buenavista and I remain at your entire disposal, Sincerely, Moad El guernaoui General Manager Melia Buenavista
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We just got back from a week at the Melia Buenavista. The staff were amazing! Anderson Coll, Navy, and the entire entertainment team really made our stay special. The yoga and dance classes were outstanding! Our butlers, Rey and Elina were excellent. The three beaches are truly spectacular. Unfortunately, our food was quite poor. My husband and I both had stomach issues and were each bedridden for a day. There were many bugs and I had to apply bug spray as often as I applied sunscreen. I came home with many itchy swollen bug bites. Also, the resort is older and our room had several issues that required fixing. Our butlers were great at getting this done but it meant we didn't have access to our room at times.
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from General Manager, Director General at Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa
Responded 2 weeks ago
Dear janine135, Thank you very much for choosing our Melia Buenavista hotel, it has been a great pleasure to have you as a guest. We are happy that you highlight our beach, the pools and the staff in general; We will send them your congratulations. Regarding food, our team works hard to offer a varied offering that manages to satisfy the most diverse tastes of the customers who visit us, however we will take your comments into account and we will focus our work on improving the variety of our dishes, in order to meet all your expectations on your next visit. We hope to have another opportunity in the near future to make your vacation unforgettable. Sincerely, Moad El guernaoui Director General Melia Buenavista
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For my second time at this beautiful resort, it was nothing short of special. The experience when staying at the Melia Buenavista was amazing as you are steps away from some of the most beautiful beaches in Cuba where you will find the most well preserved coral reef, so if you like to snorkel this resort is for you with its breathtaking underwater views. The food was delicious at all the restaurants and the staff were very friendly and helpful when needed. This resort had a very calm and relaxing vibe to it where I felt like I was in paradise. The entertainment team Navi & Andrenxon Coll provided various activities to do throughout the day including water aerobics and occasional Volleyball at the pool, Yoga at Sunset beach in the morning, as well as great nightly entertainment at the Lobby Bar outside. Thank you to Lily our wonderful butler who surprised us with decorating our room for my birthday. She went above and beyond to make us feel at home and very well taken care of! I would like to thank the wonderful staff for how well treated I was during this stay and I am already looking forward to coming back to this resort, the experience is like no other when staying at the Melia Buenavista!…
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: Bring bug spray for mosquitoes at night
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Response from General Manager, Director General at Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa
Responded 2 weeks ago
Dear John E, First of all, thank you very much for taking your time to write on Trip Advisor... We are very happy that you have returned and that you have finally enjoyed your stay with us. We will surely share this review with everyone you refer to us. It will always be a pleasure to receive you. We wait for you!! Moad El guernaoui Director General Melia Buenavista
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We have visited MBV many times and it never disappoints. The main reason we keep coming back is because of the wonderful people that work at this resort and the incredible beaches! Happy to see that many renovations and updates are being done to the resort at the moment. Management is doing a great job keeping on top of the repairs at the resort. Lily & Daymi - our butlers. Thank you so much for taking such great care of us. Lily did an awesome job decorating our room for my husband’s birthday when we arrived. Thank you for making us feel special and at home. Lester & Yaikel - thank you for making the best mojito’s at the pool bar and always keeping our glasses full! They are always there if you need anything. Piti & Pedro make the best pizzas and burgers and the snack bar by the main pool. Thank you for the delicious food! Dayron at the sunset beach bar made us some awesome drinks and was so friendly and kind to us! He also keeps your room stocked with water and coffee. Thank you for keeping us hydrated. Such a hard working guy helping out all around the resort! Navi & Andrenxon Coll thank you for keeping us entertained. We had the best time playing volleyball in the pool and enjoying your music at night. Best animation team!! Leydi & Anais at the lobby bar make the best cappuccinos in the morning. Thank you to these lovely ladies, always nice to see you both! Yanisleidy & Lusy at Los Navegantes are the sweetest ladies. They always put a smile on our faces at dinner. Thank you for being so kind and taking great care of us. We had great food the whole trip, different options every night. We love all 3 beaches at this resort. It was a little wavy in the middle beach this time but when it is calm that is the best beach for snorkelling. Sunset beach is very calm and we brought our inflatable kayak and enjoyed going out there for a paddle along the shore. Thank you to the amazing staff for making us feel so welcomed and making our trip to Cuba the absolute best! We always have a fantastic time at this resort and we can’t wait to come back again to see everyone! I highly recommend this resort to anyone looking for a relaxing vacation spot. Thanks for all the great memories.…
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from General Manager, Director General at Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa
Responded 2 weeks ago
Dear Megan G, Thank you very much for your loyalty to Meliá Buenavista and for sharing the experience on Trip Advisor. We are very happy that our efforts have achieved your total satisfaction and that you like our Hotel so much that you always decide to return. We will forward your comments to all staff along with congratulations. We hope to have you back very soon. Kind regards, Moad El guernaoui Director General Melia Buenavista
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We stayed in an ocean view room 0721 from Oct 14-26th 2023. Our room was completely functional with all aspects, including locks and sliding door working perfectly. I found the bed to be a bit stiff, hubby liked the firmness. There were 2 long pillows and two fluffy smaller pillows found in the closet. A sheet on the bed and an acrylic brown blanket found in the closet. There were two large hand towels and two bath towels per day as well as the two beach towels. Beach towels can be changed out any time you want at the beach hut. The resort in total had a lot of construction going on. They were renovating many rooms and the Mariners restaurant while we were there. We were not bothered by construction noise. There were new loungers at the main pool and large double beds with curtains to block the sun. The staff were as amazing as ever. In particular I would like to mention Johnny Martinez who was everywhere, all the time, quietly helping out clear tables, pour drinks, serve food along side the wait staff while also greeting at the door. He was a smiling face every single day during our trip. Of course Lester, Navy and Yaikel were fun and friendly faces at the pool bar. We enjoyed seeing Christian and Leydey in the lobby bar. Leydey's has a delightful friendly giggle and is always happy to serve us. As for servers in the restaurant we felt a bond to LLanniceLeydey, Yoell, Alina, Rey and Emily. All were lovely to have serving us, discreet yet also friendly....it is a fine line and they did it well. Sadly while we were there there was a lot of wind and so we were only able to snorkel 4 times but the coral and fish are still out there on the far side of the snorkel beach, on the west beach our a little further and there are fish but not really coral on the east beach. shortages...there was a shortage of coffee beans so they were serving instant coffee for the last half of our trip. There was always paper napkins in the public washroom stalls so I am assuming that toilet paper is still hard for them to source but we had ample in our room and there really is no problem to use the paper napkins instead. There was soap at all washrooms. Everything was clean and tidy. As for food we were nourished every day. The food was starting to get repetitive after almost two weeks, but hats off to the chef for the creative ways to use the same ingredients. I ate a lot of pureed pumpkin and pasta. The pasta is really nice there, I am not sure if it is because it's fresh or just the way they cooked it but I enjoyed the pasta. We are looking forward to returning!…
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Date of stay: October 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from General Manager, General Manager at Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa
Responded 4 weeks ago
Dear traceybr0wn, Thank you very much for visiting our country and choosing our Melia Buenavista hotel again, it has been a pleasure for us to have you as a guest. We are very pleased to know that your stay with us was magnificent and we want to thank you for taking the time to write such a nice review on TripAdvisor. We will pass on your comments to our entire team along with congratulations. Don't hesitate to contact us on your next visit. We are waiting for you!!! Kind regards Moad El guernaoui Director General Melia Buenavista
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Fantastic location with beautiful private beaches. Great snorkeling. Super staff. The best salsa instructor in Cuba, Andrenxon. He and his staff made our stay there a wonderful experience. A hotel is just a building, the people make the experience!
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Date of stay: August 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip: Take advantage of the soulful and professional animation offerings!
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Response from General Manager, General Manager at Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa
Responded 2 Nov 2023
Dear Travel12837596666, Thank you for visiting Meliá Buenavista and commenting on your stay on Trip Advisor. Your satisfaction is the best reward for our efforts. It will be a real pleasure for all of us to welcome you again next season. kind regards Moad El guernaoui Director General Melia Buenavista
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Imagine the most picturesque beaches where tropical fish surround you as soon as you enter the warm beautiful waters. Imagine beautiful accommodation and add kind and thoughtful staff who become your friends from your arrival. This is Melia Buenavista in Santa Clara. The resort was under renovation which was almost completed when we left, so visitors should enjoy the newly restored buffet overlooking the big beach along with upgraded room amenities. . Thank you Sergio, Lester, Anais and Liz and all of the other wonderful staff! You made our visit Extraordinary!
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Date of stay: October 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Room Tip: Enjoy the amenities and the peace of a smaller resort.
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Response from General Manager, Director General at Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa
Responded 30 Oct 2023
Dear wendysC9227HP, It has been a great pleasure to have you as a guest at our Melia Las Dunas hotel; You will always be welcome both in Cuba and in our hotel. Let us thank you deeply for taking the time to share your experiences on Tripadvisor, and thus sharing it with the entire travel community, it will surely help and encourage other potential clients to decide to have a vacation just like yours at Melia. We will pass on your comments to the entire team, which will surely encourage them to continue working just as hard to ensure that each client leaves with pleasant memories of Cuba and Melia Buenavista. If you decide to return to our hotel, please do not hesitate to contact us, we will do everything in our power to help you. Have an even better experience with us than this. Kind regards Moad El guernaoui Director General Melia Buenavista
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Frequently Asked Questions about Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa
Which popular attractions are close to Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa?
Nearby attractions include Santa Maria Beach (6.0 km), Delfinario en Cayo Santa Maria (4.8 km), and Plaza La Estrella (5.5 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free breakfast, a pool, and an on-site restaurant.
Which room amenities are available at Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa?
Top room amenities include a minibar, air conditioning, and a flat screen TV.
What food & drink options are available at Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge during their stay.
Is parking available at Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa?
Yes, guests have access to a pool, a fitness centre, and a sauna during their stay.
Does Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa have airport transportation?
Yes, Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Are any cleaning services offered at Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Which languages are spoken by the staff at Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa?
The staff speaks multiple languages, including English, Spanish, and French.
Does Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa have any great views?
Yes, guests often enjoy the ocean view available here.
Is Melia Buenavista All Inclusive The Level & Spa accessible?
Yes, it offers wheelchair access, reduced mobility rooms, and facilities for disabled guests. For specific enquiries, we recommend calling ahead to confirm.