Excellent resort

The service, food, and overall condition of the resort, pool and beach were all excellent. We were not disappointed at all despite the economic conditions in Cuba at the time. There was nothing we went without the whole time we were there and had an amazing trip. Would definitely recommend this resort.

Beyond Expectations

We recently spent a wonderful week at Iberostar Selection Veradero, from December 13th to 20th, 2025. This was our second visit, and we were impressed by the many improvements made since our last stay. Yady, the customer service representative was exceptionally helpful and welcoming, treating us like family. As returning guests, we were delighted with an ocean-view room and a complimentary bottle of wine. The food and entertainment were top-notch. Overall, we’re very pleased with our stay and wo [... read more]uld recommend to see it for yourself.

Amazing Resort

This our third stay in resort. Everything was exceptional: great, well maintained grounds, clean rooms made every day, great selection of the food and drinks. Every day enogh drinkable water supplied in the rooms. Smooth and seamless check in and check out. Something that makes this resort really exceptional is the staff, great people in the restaurants, bars, grounds, maids. We stayed in many resorts in Cuba but never experienced such great service. Beach is amazing, plenty of beach palapas, w [... read more]ell packed send allowed to run along few km of the beach. It is hard to believe you can find better stretch of the beach for morning run, barefoot or in running shoes.

Wonderful as always

This was our second time staying here and everything was great from the staff to the resort grounds, etc. The night shows are something special and really well done. The actual property is very beautiful.

Amazing resort and staff

Tammy from Trip Central.ca help us with the booking. The staff and resort was excellent. Amazing beach. Food was ok , restaurant we're ok too. overall. Not much variety. Flights were late. Will definitely come back .

June 2025 girls trip

Loved this place. Went close to 20 Years ago and loved it and it is just as nice today. The only thing that would make it so much better is if they could figure out how to make cocktails. That was the only disappointment. The place is spotless and has great service from all the staff.

Fantastic Time once again

It was great to see the improvements just from a year ago. Food seemed much tastier. Pastries were delicious. Omelletes every day. An ice cream truck was just added near the pool and they just finished building a big terrace set up with picnic tables in front of two containers that were serving drinks and lunch. The beach was fantastic, no seaweed and waves only on one day but they were fun! There were mosquitos, but Off worked fine. There was plenty of entertainment. Opera singers one ni [... read more]ght, amazing pianist in the lobby every evening. Live band accompanying the show every night. The restaurant food was much improved over last year, especially the Mediterranean restaurant. The staff were all welcoming and so nice. Yoany in the buffet restaurant should be made manager. I’ve never seen anyone work so hard with such a smile! He never stopped running. Yeny in the reservations office was very helpful. Our maid kept our room spotless and we had turn down service at night so received new towels twice a day where needed. The only drawback was that almost every bathroom only had one working toilet and there were no toilet seats at all in the lobby bathroom. However that will not deter us from returning!

Great Resort and Staff!!!

Just got back from a week at this resort and had a great time. There were no shortages for us on anything, food was good. The staff at this resort are amazing from the front desk to the gardeners. I would like to shout out Eli and Yanelis, servers in the lobby bar. Such great welcoming service and smiles, they really go above and beyond for you. I would definately go back to this resort again and would recommend to anyone.

Amazing Resort!!

This resort far exceeded our expectations!! The staff were some of the kindess, hardest working, friendliest people we have ever met. The grounds and rooms were spotless. This trip made us fall in love with Cuba and its' rich culture. Excited to go back!

Great time

Clean, friendly, the most beautiful beach. For us, (retired) the perfect size. Food you don’t expect good food in Cuba. But cooked food was always cold. Wifi was awful and menus were QR Codes ????difficult to open without wifi. No Coffee maker in room. We didn’t find that to big a deal. All the staff was wonderful and lots of them that switch rolls, so instead of tipping one, you’re tipping 3 or 4. That being said. We will return.

Very good

My teenage daughter and I stayed in March 2024. The resort was excellent by Cuba Standards. Reception was amazing. Perfect well kept grounds. No shortages of food, water, anything. Food was what we expected: lots of fish, cheese, cold meats, pastries, pork etc. Obviously after a few days, it gets redundant but they do an amazing job with the supply they have. The beach is in my opinion, the best section of the strip - absolutely perfect. This is why we came. Gym and tennis court were good. A [... read more]te at one a la carte restaurant and it was excellent service and very good food, again for Cuba. The lobby bar has best cellular and wifi so we would go there once per day to catch up as our room didn’t have strong service. Had one little issue with toilet handle but fixed immediately. Room was nice- building 14, a bit removed. If you are going to Varadero, Im not sure you can do better than this in a family resort. I have travelled to Cuba 4 times now and have also travelled to more developed tropical Destinations (Turcs, Bahamas, curaçao. DR, Mexico ) and this is a very safe bet, if you go there with an understanding of the island.

Amazing resort

Little bit outdated resort. Everything was exceptional: great, well maintained grounds, clean rooms made every day, great selection of the food and drinks. Every day enogh drinkable water supplied every day in the rooms. Smooth and seamless check in and check out. Something that makes this resort really exceptional is the staff, great people in the restaurants, bars, grounds, maids. We stayed in many resorts in Cuba but never experienced such great service. Beach is amazing, good packed send a [... read more]llowed to run along 5 km of the beach.

Nice resort

Good location . maintenance okay in Cuban standard. Nice people. Good service. I am vegetarian and they try to accommodate my needs. Tennis court and Equipment could be better maintain. I would go back again

Great Vacation

From October 26 to November 2 2023, 4 of us stayed in Iberostar Selection resort in Varadero. Overall, our stay was very pleasant. The beach at this place is one of the best we’ve seen in Cuba. Kilometres of white sand to the both sides of the resort, plenty of beach chairs and umbrellas. No need to “book” your chairs ahead - there’s always spaces available! Very clean and well maintained, there’s also a security guard on duty daily. The ocean is very clean and quite shallow, you need [... read more] to walk a bit before you go into the deep. Very safe if you stay with children. The resort is also very clean and well maintained. We stayed in a junior suite and it was spacious, with an extra sitting area with a sofa and a coffee table. This suite got cleaned twice a day. There were toiletries in the shower, towels, a hair dryer, a bidet and a bath tub. The only thing missing - no Kleenex tissues, but it may be a supply chain glitch. Our friend stayed in the regular room, which was only a bit smaller, also had a sitting area with a love seat and a coffee table, same bathroom/shower amenities. This room got cleaned once a day. There is a great pool with a bar - lots of people there daily. Drinks - plenty of them everywhere! Great coffee at reptile area, also there’s a little coffee shop with pastries and sandwiches open almost around the clock, so very convenient for the night time munchies. The food was pretty good, the buffet had a daily variety of veggies, fruit, pasta, rice and fish and meats. We had daily omelettes at breakfast, with yogurts and smoothies, and juices. The resort has 3 restaurants (Japanese, International gourmet and Mediterranean) for booking and we were pleasantly surprised, in fact we liked all of them, this is first time ever in Cuba😀 we especially liked Mediterranean one, the food was delicious and presentation - top notch! There was nightly entertainment, including specially for kids - the little ones seem to enjoy it a lot. The adult one was also very nice. The resort staff was courteous and friendly, which we think is a Cuban trademark, true to all Cuban resorts we’ve visited. We have really enjoyed our stay and will recommend this resort to our friends and family, thanks Iberostar Selection, gracias!

Fantastic Family Friendly Resort in Cuba!

This was our third time in VARADERO and 1st time at this resort and we are incredibly pleased! The amenities, the staff, rooms and food were all perfect and to our satisfaction. It’s true, you pay for what you get! The biggest impression was from the towel bar, the staff there remembered our names the very last day and we had not mentioned them after our 1st encounter on the 1st day! To me that speaks volumes! The resort felt like a little community by both the guests and staff. I hope this r [... read more]eview helps you with your choosing.

SUNWING: Iberostar Selection Varadero

The resort was amazing. It was beautiful and clean. The entertainment was wonderful. We found a great variety of food between the buffet and the other restaurants.The lobster dinner was delicious. We had some challenges to find our favourite drinks like margaritas. While the resort experience was great, our flight timing and experience was awful. We lost the whole first day as we arrived in the resort around 11pm. The return departure was so late that by the time we got home, it was around [... read more] 5am. So we lost the whole next day due to exhaustion. Also our SUNWING rep, was not very responsive when we reached out to her prior to our trip.

SUNWING: Iberostar Selection Varadero

The resort was amazing. It was beautiful and clean. The entertainment was wonderful. We found a great variety of food between the buffet and the other restaurants.The lobster dinner was delicious. We had some challenges to find our favourite drinks like margaritas. While the resort experience was great, our flight timing and experience was awful. We lost the whole first day as we arrived in the resort around 11pm. The return departure was so late that by the time we got home, it was around [... read more] 5am. So we lost the whole next day due to exhaustion. Also our SUNWING rep, was not very responsive when we reached out to her prior to our trip.

Nice vacation

I liked the hotel. Overall well maintained and very clean. The gardens well manicured. No litter. Beaches clean, no algae, tractor with disc harrow cleaning the sand every morning to refresh it. The food was just OK and kinda repetitive. I didn't like any of the sweets, they were too dry. The service was very good. Entertainment was also good.

Iberostar Selection Varadero

Just came back from a week in Cuba at Iberostar Selection Varadero. Went with 3 teenagers and a spouse and booked the Family room. These are two adjoining rooms with one room having 3 double beds and one room having a king bed. Each room has a bathroom with shower and tub. The hotel overall is very dated and requires quite a bit of updating. The food wasn't very good and is repeated daily in multiple restaurants. Water is very hard to find as they have a water shortage so you must bring your ow [... read more]n reusable bottles and can only get water at the pool bar or main lobby. Staff are extremely slow and not terribly friendly and let me tell you, if you don't tip, even for water while eating dinner you won't get service again. Tipping here is at an all time high due to economic pressures and the Cuban currency at an all time low. Entertainment staff come out asking for tips before, during and after each show. Staff dress up as statues holding a basket asking for tips when you walk around the resort. All drinks are warm as ice is almost impossible to find which means beer is flat, wine is very hot and you can't get something to cool you down. The beach is absolutely beautiful and like our of a movie. You can walk for miles and it doesn't get deep, it was a dream to swim in. The pool is the same but has almost zero shade so bring a hat along with your reusable water bottles. Went snorkeling off the beach where it's $20 per person in CASH to take an hour long trip right off the beach. Was totally worth the $100 for the 5 of us to enjoy. The fish and sea life were incredible. Overall the trip was good but wouldn't go back anytime soon. More so due to the economy and the resort just not having normal essential items right now that I would prefer to have on vacation. Cold drinks, drinking water, clean sheets and air conditioning that runs properly. I know it's Cuba and it's not what we are accustomed to, but I feel the basics are lacking right now and will consider Cuba again in maybe 5 years.

Great tome

The hotel was very clean and the staff very friendly. The food was plentiful and the restaurants had a good offering of choices. The pool was clean and the beach was beautiful. Clear water and white clean sand. Great place for kids.