Sorry for the delay in responding, I am not on TA as often this time of year! I have only taken the bus from Manzanillo which is about 2 hours away, there usually is a washroom on the bus, whether it is functioning or the bus driver unlocks it can be a different story! I would imagine for the longer trip from Holguin it would be essential but you just never know, I hope that helps! carl

We were thereto first week it re-opened and everything was really good, no shortages of anything, lots of beer and rum, not sure about lemonade, we purchased bottled water at the store! Friends of ours stayed right until the end of January and from the emails we received things quickly deteriorated, coffee, milk, cola and eggs became scarce! If you are on FB Friends of Maria del Portillo group will give you a more current picture of what is up, the bus ride btw was quite scenic! It is a shame about the shortages because this is one of my favourite resorts in Cuba with the mountains in full view from the lovely beach! I hope this helps, if you need more information I can ask my friends who just returned! carl

If you book an all inclusive package the tour operator (Sunwing) will have a bus waiting, it is a 2 hour ride and quite scenic in daylight hours, hopefully that answers your question! If you have further questions about the resort feel free to ask as we have been there several times! Salut! carl