Iberostar Origin Laguna Azul: It's cuba!

Lacking maintenance!!!! Railings very loose and extremely unsafe!! Only a few elevators working!!! Bathroom door would would not close because it was falling apart!!!! Air conditioner marginal!!!! Food OK. Smokers lounge in the main lobby... Give me a break!!!!!

Iberostar Origin Playa Alameda: A good 3 star

The rooms were relatively clean. The poolside activities were good. Meals were okay with some exceptions - pasta bar was great! I would not rate this as more than a 3 star. There were a few very staff with exceptional service but in general, the service was average. The sand flies in the beach were awful though this time of year.

Iberostar Waves Costa Dorada: Best experience yet!

this resort was Amazing! the workers Are so nice and friendly! I drinks were Super tasty And there were always activities around the pool. the food was to die For, it was so amazing. I never Got sick once, and I Tried new food. I would go back to this resort in a heartbeat!

Iberostar Waves Quetzal: Iberostar quetzal,Mayan Riveria

Georgeous property! Free form pool was great ; site is shared by IBEROSTAR Tuscan . Get up by 7:00 am if you want a longer ! Pool side entertainment exuberant! Beach is nice but waves very rough . Staff excellent! Rooms spacious and always kept tidy by staff . Evening entertainment is typical . Walkways are slate with cement in between, making it uneven and difficult for seniors . Enjoyed the Howler Monkey antics. Food, lots of variety , good quality . A la carte’s underwhelming .  [... read more] Sushi was great

Hotel Mojito: Absolutely!....The perfect vacation!

The Iberostar Mojito is stellar!! This is a beautiful resort with clean, comfortable rooms, good food, lovely paths for travellers to find their way to any one of their shaded 4 swimming pools, all of which are surrounded by beautiful landscaping. Their hardworking staff are sweet, kind and always have a smile to share whether they are housekeepers, bartenders, servers, landscapers, etc. The beach is stunning! Beautiful sunrises, lazy afternoons, with a great seafood restaurant just a shor [... read more]t walk down the beach. A great vacation for the books at a reasonble price.

Hotel Mojito: Awsome place to vacation

Everything about this place was excellent. Food was decent. ... resourt was well laid out...service was good ..... place was very clean... beach is a world class 5 star beach. Close too airport.. had the best week ever in Cuba. I highly recommend this resourt

JOIA Paraiso by Iberostar: Excellent Resort

The hotel was beautiful and the service was outstanding. Food was excellent. It was difficult to get reservations for the a la carte restaurants. They seemed to be fully booked every single night and the only times available were not suitable for us. When we complained to management about this, they made it work. We were able to get to try all the restaurants but I was just disappointed that I had to complain to management in order to secure the reservations to the restaurants. The pools were  [... read more]all beautiful although we spent most of our time at the beach. Lounges at beach were plenty and there was no problem to get beach huts. Although there was a wide expanse of sandy area, the actual shore had many rocks and seaweed, which was disappointing.

Muthu Colonial Hotel: Amazing resort

I just returned from my yearly vacation at this resort. It was my 6th time there. It was great especially the staff. I have got to know the staff over the years and they are always excited to see us. Its like going home. We will be going back in june.

Iberostar Waves Rose Hall Beach: Incredible!

The Iberostar Rose Hall Beach Resort was simply fantastic. Clean facilities, super friendly staff, delicious and varied food options. The entertainment staff was energetic and hilarious. We couldn't have asked for better service. All staff was extremely helpful. Grill and bar on the beach is fantastic! Clean water, clean sand. They were always working on something, cleaning something, even if it already looked clean!

Iberostar Origin Laguna Azul: No so good

First room smelled musty and mold on furniture - changed room twice - food not good buffet was crazy loud and long lineups for food but friendly staff and loved the beach and pools front desk tried their hardest to please people city bus employees very very rude first but loved seeing the town of veradero

Iberostar Origin Laguna Azul: a lot to love with a few caveats

I don't want to write a complainy review of this resort, we had an absolute blast here, but there are a few less-than-ideal things you should know before booking. starting with the good stuff - the beach is amazing, the food was actually pretty good (I was expecting a lot worse but found something enjoyable at every meal), and the resort is a perfect size for me - big enough that it rarely felt crowded but small enough that it wasnt a pain to get around. The staff are generally really good,  [... read more]a few will go above and beyond to help you out or make you feel special, dont expect them to be tripping over themselves to serve you (this is cuba afterall) but we were generally pretty happy with the staff. the downside is really a shame - Less than ideal is the situation at the lobby. There is nobody around to tell you where to go or where anything is. We werent even directed to the porters and ended up dragging our own luggage accross the resort to our rooms when we finally were able to check in, which took ages as they seem perpetually understaffed there. The only experience I had with a staff person that I would characterize as 'rude' was also with one of the desk staff. And this resort seems to have a lot of rooms that are just plain bad. Like everywhere in cuba the resort is showing its age a bit generally, but there are rooms in this resort that fail to meet even the tempered expectations you should have for Cuba. There is a very good chance that they will put you in a room without basic amenities on your first night. Our first night our plumbing didnt work, our fridge didnt work, and most troubling of all, we were on the ground floor with a sliding balcony door that couldnt lock (there was a rusted metal bar that was jammed into where the lock mechanism should have been, so that was the way to open and close it), and there was no door on our safe. We asked to be moved and they accommodated us with (mostly) no trouble - we had to wait until the next day to move and it really felt like that was business as usual for them, that they use these rooms as 'overflow' while they are waiting to clear out that days check-outs. We spoke to other people staying at the resort and many other people had the same experience, that they were put in an unacceptable room on their first night and had to ask to be moved. So to be clear - the room we were moved to was great and the rest of the experience after our first night was also great, but the first impression you get from this place is really really bad. If I had been prepared for this check-in process and the general lack of service available in the lobby I would have no complaints. Its good value and the fact that the beach, food and service is so good are all reasons to consider this place, but you need to be prepared for your first experience there to be an unpleasant one if you are going to give this place a go.

Iberostar Selection Ensenachos: Beautiful setting and gorgeous beaches

This was our 2nd visit to the resort and we chose it because of the beautiful setting and the gorgeous beaches. The property has beautiful, mature trees, shrubs and flowers and lots of birds, butterflies and geckos. There are lots of activities (e.g tennis, beach volleyball, water activities) and beautiful pools. The tennis facility is the best in the area with a fantastic pro (Renaud). There are number of beaches that can be accessed on the resort however the Ensenachos beach was our favourit [... read more]e. The water was shallow, warm, and crystal clear for snorkeling and watching/feeding the fish. The beach was generally quiet (a few times there was loud music) and it typically had enough chairs. The main building is beautiful and has a lovely area to lounge, use the internet ($), listen to music, drink at the bar, etc. There is entertainment each night. The buffet (main restaurant) offers a lot of selection of meat, fish, vegetables, bread, salads, cured meats, cheese + french fries, hot dogs, burgers, pasta, and pizza. The food is good quality but not exceptional (when compared to Canadian standards). But we don't go to Cuba for exceptional food, we go for exceptional ambience and beaches. There are also a la carte restaurants for dinner however we preferred the selection of the buffet. The staff is fantastic. They are friendly, attentive and clearly take pride in their work. In advance of arriving, we needed the help of the hotel customer service staff and they provided us exceptional service. The resort is very large with 3 sections: luxury, adults-only and family section. The family section is the only section that has wheelchair accessible rooms. Each section is organized in clusters of buildings with approximately 20 rooms per building. The room we stayed in had a large accessible washroom with wheel in shower (be aware the toilet is much higher than you'd find in Canada) and a large living/bedroom with a beautiful patio. It definitely could use a facelift with new linens plus more bath and hand towels would be helpful. The resort provides a beach towel exchange program for your stay. As an active, manual, wheelchair user, I love this resort as there are lots of places to wheel and feel like you are getting a workout. The paths are generally even with hills in some sections. For less active wheelchair users and other individuals with mobility disabilities, you may find the resort too big and feel it requires too much effort to get around. When we were there, the elevator in the main building was out of order. The building was still accessible but required traveling a greater distance to an alternate entrance. There are carts to transport people from to place but a wheelchair user would have to transfer out of their wheelchair to board the cart.

Muthu Colonial Hotel: meh......I've certainly stayewd at better

the People/Service: really quite good the price: of course that was the reason we chose this particular excursion, price was good for budget the hotel: nope. Not going to go there again.....mostly due to the food, there is little to no 'rotation' on the buffet, same food pretty much 3 times per day and not a lot of it.....we never had this problem in Cuba before but now I guess I 'get' why people complain about the food in Cuba. The cooks, though, were great and tried to accommodate  [... read more]our requests for more spice or garlic or WHATEVER, just to make it betrer. the grounds: so so.... I understand that this hotel suffered in hurricane a few years back and it's fairly obvious they are still struggling to put everything back....it needs work the beach: Sand- incredible. But if you like to snorkel, there is NONE HERE... oh, and NO COFFEE MAKERS in the rooms? wow....never have seen that.....anywhere! people will say (as I usually do to any whiners) HEY- you get what you pay for....we needed sunshine and we got that. When I fell (on a floor that was slippery and not cleaned up) and cracked my head open, they didn't know what to do with me and seemed very much more concerned with CYA than with whether I might have a concussion.....

JOIA Paraiso by Iberostar: Excelente

Wonderful experience. This hotel gives you access to all their properties. Outstanding pools including wave pool, salt water pool and lazy river. Activities from gyms to spa to pool side to evening presentations were well organized fun and professional. Dance lessons with Sailin were amazing. Food was to die for especially the Italian restaurant.

Iberostar Waves Dominicana: Average hotel

We have stayed at this hotel a few times but this year noticed the food selection at buffet was very low budget. Breakfast was the best, lunches and suppers always had hot dogs and pre made hamburgers, food was always room temperature. Shows were not well advertised and animation team spent more time chatting with each other then engaging guests. Rooms were clean and comfortable but could use updating.Grounds are lovely and beach as well. Pool was enjoyable. Daunny wait staff in dom [... read more]inicana buffet is a real gem😁 !, PLEASE PLEASE stop guest services from pushing people into going to the information breakfast about privilege membership. Not sure if we will go again, not a bad trip but definitely not as impressed as in past years.

Iberostar Origin Daiquiri: Great resort

The resort was great, but for the first 2 nights I was stuck in a moldy room. Couldn’t sleep or breathe in that room. But they did accommodate me as soon as I brought it up. The staff were wonderful, food was great, environment and atmosphere was absolutely lovely. For my first all-inclusive trip I can say I enjoyed it a lot despite the bad first room.

Iberostar Waves Costa Dorada: Great resort !

This hotel was clean and well kept. The food was fantastic, the staff were always friendly and helpful. The rooms were clean. We stayed mostly at the beach as the pool was always full with towels on the chairs by 7 am, but that was ok as we are beach people any ways. Music playing at the beach and pool would be a good idea. But all in all it was a wonderful experience...

Iberostar Selection Bavaro Suites: Never again

Sollicitation, sollicitation, non stop all week long. Some employees ask for money in exchange of little "extras", and two men in charge of activities (entertainment) had a fight (twice) during an evening show. Small families were affraid and going back to their room. The hotel is nice, food is average, but good enough, the beach is excellent, but people reserve chairs all day by leaving their towels, even if they don't show up. Domenican people working there don't smile much, you fell you bothe [... read more]r them, except those who have something to sell (stuff or service). We never saw Air Transat rep, we had a hard time finding the transportation at the airport. We traveled about ten times in our life, and we don't generaly complain about small things, that is part of travelling. This is the worst trip we had. No more Iberostar, and no more Domenican Republic.

Iberostar Waves Paraiso del Mar: Loved his place

This is a beautiful resort. Great pools, lovely grounds, super clean rooms and friendly staff. We had no issues with the water served with meals, frozen drinks or fresh fruit and salad bar items. I would highly recommend Iberostar Paraiso to anyone looking to travel to the Mayan Riviera. Also a bonus that it is so close to the airport.

Iberostar Selection Paraiso Maya Suites: Best Resort so Far

We have been to at least a dozen resorts. This was our best so Far! The grounds at the Maya Resort are beautiful. It is a big resort without feeling crowded. The whole resort is clean and welcoming. Check in was quick. Lots of great fresh food. All the staff were polite and went over and beyond to please your needs. When we called the front desk for any request, we were dealt with immediately. Excellent Service All around!! The pools were beautiful. Beach was beautiful. The sea did have sea wee [... read more]d washed up on the beach. But they had a tractor picking it up many times a day. Best resort - service so far in our 10 years of travelling