Iberostar Waves Costa Dorada: Very nice

We had a blast awesome family holiday.the food was excellent ,the ocean view room will definitely bring us back and the beach and pool were great. A very relaxing and enjoyable holiday , looking forward to going back next year!😎

Iberostar Selection Playa Mita: Amazing resort!

This resort was so wonderful and so well kept. Everyone was so happy and pleasant. Food was incredible for an all inclusive and never a shortage of anything. Our room was really great, nice sized and beds are sooo comfy which is not the norm in Mexico.

JOIA Paraiso by Iberostar: One of the best

Many advantages make this resort one of the best on Mayan Riviera: beautiful buildings, very nice grounds and facilities, friendly staff, close to the airport and various sites to visit, adult, access to 4 other Iberostar resorts within walking distance. This is our 6th time at this resort which says a lot.

Iberostar Waves Paraiso Beach: Awesome resort

This resort is a five star in my mind. My husband and I were there for 9 days. This was our first time at a Iberostar. The food, grounds,employees,beach all was so good. The grounds with all the green and birds is very plesent to walk through as you make your journey from you room to the buffet. We were in 33 building so a fair walk but very enjoyable with the grounds to enjoy. They have enough chairs and palapa at the beach that you always get one you do not need to save them. The employees are [... read more] excellent, our air conditioner was not working when we got to our room. We informed them it was fixed within 20 min. Impressive. Beach is beautiful, was windy when we were there so water was rough but that is not the resorts control. Very lovely stay.

Hotel Mojito: Great vacation

The workers at the hotel are what make this resort such a great place. They are very friendly and fantastic at their jobs. The entertainment team is amazing. We met so many nice people & repeat customers. The pools are nice & were always clean. The beach is beautiful and they make very good drinks at all the bars. There is always a lot of good food choices also. The rooms are nice but they need to update their plumbing. That is my only negative thing about our trip. I would definitely re [... read more]turn.

Iberostar Waves Cozumel: Best trip to mexico so far.

Staff extremely friendly , willing to help with anything you need. There were more than enough buffet options, being a smaller resort. The beach was beautiful and never had to worry about getting a beach chair. You had to enter the water off a wharf directly off the beach. The evening entertainment was amazing considering they also worked all day doing the resort entertainment. (Pools, beach, general activities).Over all our best trip to date. Thank you Heather MacIntyre for all your help. Def [... read more]inatley a 5 Star Resort in our eyes. This resort will absolutley be on our return list!

Iberostar Waves Cozumel: Very nice resort!

This resort was beautiful. The food was very good and the staff was amazing. I found it to be a very quiet resort...too quiet for us. If you are a diver...this is definitely paradise. For us...we prefer nice beaches and a more lively atmosphere.

Iberostar Waves Cozumel: Very nice resort

We were at this hotel for 2 weeks starting January 6th 2018. We loved this hotel for the following reasons: -Food was very good-food plates changed continualy -A la carte restaurants were very good (specially the Pagoda restaurant) -Rooms kept clean and lots of water bottles available -Shows were the best weve seen (specially the rock show and Pirates) -Star Friends: Super specially Fernanda -Hotel service great-they take good care of their clients -Only about 30 minutes from the airp [... read more]ort -Very good place for scuba diving The only negative thing is the rocky beach wich you need beach shoes.

Iberostar Waves Cozumel: Nice and clean resort

Very nice little resort. Loved the jungle feel. Clean and comfortable room. Buffets are very good and change theme every night. A la carte restaurants are very good too (oriental is the best). The staff is very polite and I always had good service at bars or restaurants. The resort is well maintained. Pool is nice but would like to be heated. The only bad part of the resort is the beach. You can't walk directly into the water because the beach is very rocky. There's a pier to descend into the wa [... read more]ter that have a lot of fish staying nearby so it's fun for snorkeling. Wifi all around the resort. The best part of the resort is the star friends. They do games in the day and shows at night. The fire show and rock show were amazing! They are very dedicated to make your stay enjoyable. I recommend taking a taxi to go shopping downtown and the tequila tour is very fun too. I enjoyed my stay very much.

Iberostar Origin Laguna Azul: Smokers paradise.

The rooms need some love especially the rock hard mattresses that you can feel the springs on. The grounds are beautiful and so is the beach. Even if there are cigarette butts everywhere. Which brings me to my biggest problem. You can smoke EVERYWHERE both cigarettes and cigars. The lobby was always smoke filled. Very disappointing. With a place of this size it should be easy to have smoking and non smoking areas. Food was not great but if your a fish eater you should be fine. Bring your o [... read more]wn ketchup. The gym was filthy!! We mention 3x and they did give it a sweep but that place needs a deep clean. The pools were freezing so no one could go in and in "winter" all three hot tubs are closed?!?! People were beyond friendly. And the show every night was worth going to see.

Iberostar Origin Bella Vista Varadero: Needs improvement! a lot of improvement...

We had a 14 day stay at this resort. The beach was beautiful. The water was crystal clear to the point you going go neck deep and still see whether your toe nails needed a trim. The water was consistently warm throughout our stay even after stormy weather and high winds. When we arrived the weather was very bad. We were cold and needed heat. There are no heaters in any of the rooms. The thermostats have a "heat" switch but the HVAC systems have been installed with no heat capability. We were  [... read more]miserable to the extent that I went to the nearby shopping centre to look for a space heater. None are sold at that shopping centre. I was told none are sold in Varadero. TIP: Bring a small velcro strap with you. I used one to keep the blow dryer on for a couple of hours and it did heat our room a bit. The stormy weather also washed up a lot of Portuguese man o' war jelly fish on the beach. Luckily we know what they are and know to stay away from them. But the resort had no signs anywhere to warn their guests about these venomous jelly fish. This is from Wikipedia: "Its venomous tentacles deliver a painful sting, which on extremely rare occasions has been fatal to humans." No warnings, anywhere. Kids are curious, grab them and drag them around. We heard a story about a one-year-old who was stung and need an injection from a doctor. When we asked why there were no warnings the hotel staff said it was rare to see them washed up on the beach. Funny, a week later we saw them again. Must just be our bad luck. Our room was well laid out, a good size, great view, comfortable bed. They set up a second bed for our daughter. It was not a single mattress cot but it was comfortable enough for her. Shower pressure in our room was good. I think all the rooms have balconies. Wind noise was not too bad, though we heard other guests complain that could not get their balcony doors shut properly. This resort is not even a year old but it looks like it never felt new. Our room still showed signs of construction dust, and trim was poorly finished. The ceramic tiles in the hallway on our floor had not been laid properly. Many many MANY were broken, chipped, cracked with shards ready to cut your feet if you didn't avoid them or have proper footwear. Some chips were big enough to trip on! The second night we were there the was no hot water. I assumed the hot water system was overloaded because everybody was showering before dinner. Wrong. It was a cool, windy day so few had been to the pool or beach and the hotel was at about 50-70% capacity. At the end of our stay there was another cold water day.... a full 24 hour cold water day. Food was bland unless it was overly salted to the point you could not eat it. Buffet food was not labeled, so you had to ask what was being served. Food safety was not even on the radar. Pre-cooked pasta was reheated in a warm bacteria infested bath. I never saw the pasta bath boil. At the meat grill the raw chicken tongs would be used to serve up cooked beef to your plate. That's just the stuff you could see. The morning buffet coffee didn't even taste like coffee. There's no excuse for bad coffee in Cuba. They produce excellent coffee. But Iberostar certainly wasn't serving it. TIP: go to the lobby bar and get yourself a cappuccino or a latte before you head down for breakfast.... or a Spanish coffee ;) Stick to the omelette station. Their breads were good. The sliced bread, not so much. Follow this advice and breakfast will be the best meal of every day! Guaranteed. We tried all three a-la-carte restaurants. The Japanese was best and fun for kids. The snack bar restaurant is also a-la-cart and is always open. The chicken nuggets were our daughter's favourite. The staff at the hotel were friendly, polite, and for the most part, tried hard. My worst experience with staff was at the buffet. My 4 year old daughter had spent a full night throwing up the "bacteria pasta". For days she was ill and feeling nauseous. When she finally started eating very few foods on offer, she had a bit of Jello and wanted more. When I went back to get her more, it was all gone. I ask staff if there was more coming out. One employee went into the kitchen and never came back. After a few minutes of waiting I asked the manager. He sent another employee into the kitchen. Finally he came back empty handed and said it was coming out. I was irritated. If there was more why didn't he just bring it? So I said "listen, if there is no Jello just tell me so I can go have lunch". He assured me it was coming. I waited and waited. When I saw the same employee again I asked him a second time, "where is this Jello for my daughter?" He went into the kitchen again and came back a few minutes later. "Sorry, there is no more Jello." More than 10 minutes it took to get clearance from Raul Castro to admit that there was no more Jello. I lost it! The "life guards" are a piece of work. They are very eager to get you cigars and rum if you want any, at good prices. But saving a man that almost died in the water, not really up their ally. Most of the time they are hanging out behind the "hut umbrellas" chatting or trying to sell cigars and rum. The umbrellas block their view of the water. Of course they might be able to hear any screams for help, but for the DJ on the beach every day. When the drowning man was dragged out of the water by hotel guests, who was there to administer first air and resuscitate the man? Seems the life guards aren't trained for that. More guests came to the rescue. A nurse, a doctor. They got the man breathing again. Seems he may have had a heart attack in the water. He left the beach alive, in spite of the "life guards". That's all I know. And that DJ on the beach... if you are looking for peace and quiet... well you're not going to find it at this resort. The DJ sets up on the beach by 10:30am - 12 and then again from 2 - 5. And it's not just music. You're expected to participate in stretching activities, dance lessons, and games all day long! So you try to avoid the beach and go to the pool. They have another DJ!!! and on bad weather days, you head to the lobby and guess who's there? The friggin' DJ! They have a fun program for kids at 8pm every night called the mini disco. But you have to hear about it from another guest because this hotel does not communicate. There is no schedule of activities posted anywhere. One night the mini disco got moved from the theater to the lobby. Many kids missed it because this change of venue was not communicated. Overall, this resort was better than I expected. But not much better. I had been to Varadero 30 years ago and had sworn to never go back. The Varadero of 2018 didn't do anything to convince me I should come back any sooner than the gap since my last visit. Hasta la Vista.

Iberostar Origin Playa Pilar: Never go back again

Food was terrible. Lot of problems in the room ( no hot water, water doesn’t evacuate from the shower, wind whistle through the window can’t sleep) Hotel is not well clean Beach is not clean either There is no really entertainment specially during bad weather’s day However the bay is nice. The staff are super nice too and smile.

Iberostar Origin Laguna Azul: Very good resort

This is the second time we go to laguna azul beach,grounds,restaurants,the food is to repetitive on the buffet restaurant the shows are pretty good the washrooms are always clean the people working at the resort are very freely

Iberostar Origin Daiquiri: A little gem

A friendly little resort with comfortable rooms, good food and a lovely beach. They are working hard to repair the damages from the hurricane but there is enough up and running. The tiles on the floor can be quite slippery so you had to be very careful when it rained or when there was moisture in the air. The staff were friendly, the food was the best we have had in Cuba (this was our third time in Cuba but first in Cayo Coco).

Hotel Mojito: Very nice resort

Amazing how much work has gone into restoring this hotel after Sept hurricane. It’s Very pretty the staff were great and always kept the guests entertained. I thought the food was very good. I would visit this resort again.

Iberostar Origin Laguna Azul: Smokers paradise.

The rooms need some love especially the rock hard mattresses that you can feel the springs on. The grounds are beautiful and so is the beach. Even if there are cigarette butts everywhere. Which brings me to my biggest problem. You can smoke EVERYWHERE both cigarettes and cigars. The lobby was always smoke filled. Very disappointing. With a place of this size it should be easy to have smoking and non smoking areas. Food was not great but if your a fish eater you should be fine. Bring your o [... read more]wn ketchup. The gym was filthy!! We mention 3x and they did give it a sweep but that place needs a deep clean. The pools were freezing so no one could go in and in "winter" all three hot tubs are closed?!?! People were beyond friendly. And the show every night was worth going to see.

Iberostar Waves Quetzal: Amazing Resort and Food!

Lots of activities to do throughout the day from beach games to obstacle courses in the pool. Excellent entertainment shows at night. Good beach with swimming area. If you want to get a lounge chair at the beach should get there early as people tend to claim them early. The restaurant reservations fill up fast so book before you arrive if possible, but the general buffet is excellent and has different features every night so I wasn’t disappointed that we didn’t get to try many of the restau [... read more]rants.

Iberostar Origin Daiquiri: Good resort for a budget

The resort it is ok for a budget vacation. The grounds are ok, nothing to impress. The room is fine, big and clean, for sure with a need for an update. The food is good, for a 4 star hotel, always something to eat, you will not starve. They have cooking stations and lots options with cooked food, rice, fries, baked potatoes....stews. Deserts they need some improvement. The beach is nice and wide, some windy days, some cloudy days. The people working at the resort are the best part. I would r [... read more]ecommend it, but don't spend to much.....

Iberostar Origin Laguna Azul: Amazing resort.

The grounds were beautiful, great rooms, friendly & helpful staff. Lots of activities to participate in if you choose. Evening shows were amazing. Great selection of food & very well presented. Beautiful beaches.

Iberostar Origin Playa Pilar: Wonderful Experience!

Iberostar Playa Pilar is a terrific resort that shines with its service!! The food and beverage options are wonderful and the staff is exceptionally friendly and accomodating. The seaside area is incredible with plenty of lounge chairs and awesome bar service. The view...breathtaking!