Our January Stay

Staff was great, food delicious with great evening entertainment. Only complaints were that there was no club, just a restaurant open late and the showers went from freezing to scolding hot. We had a great time overall.

Such a great experience!

This is the second time at Iberostar Cozumel and we had an even better experience than the first. The grounds are lovely with vegetation and exotic birds. The staff is very welcoming and attentive. The food is delicious and fresh. This is diving heaven so if you are not into diving or snorkeling (or just swimming surrounded by fish) the swimming may not be to your liking. The pool is not heated so the water is cold (in January) and the beach is very rocky so entry in the ocean is off the dock.  [... read more] Lastly, the entertainment is very good - highlights are the Fire Show on Thursday and Beatles Tribute band on Monday.

Very Nice

It was smaller then we expected and had a Jungle Theme, lots of trees. On hot days it was always comfortable in the "room" areas. The people that worked there were very kind and helpful. We enjoyed speaking with many of them. We felt very comfortable being able to walk outside the compound which we did a number of times. The pool was great, the activities were wonderful, we did participate a couple of times. They went beyond with food on the beach and the beautiful evening entertainment at [... read more] the beach. Actually I believe this place had probably the best entertainment of the places we have been or certainly right there on top with the best. The one down fall was that the water had a lot of rock in it and we could not swim in it. If we went on the pier where the fish were we could climb down the stairs and enter the water that way which we did. So if you don't mind a small place and rocks in the water it is a nice place to go. Snorkeling is great and lots of people went scuba diving.

Loved the place

Everything was well keped on the grounds. The birds were well looked after as well as the cats the food was excellent and lots the entertainment was great as they got the audience involved the only thing that disappointed me was our bed it was a double and we were expecting a king but we didnt spend that much time in our room anyway o yes thy even had an umbrella in the room

Iberstar Cozume;

The place was very beautiful and the scenes and animals added to the forest image they were attempting to portray. The staff were very friendly and engaging. The problem was that I was sick with food poisoning twice (no did not drink too much) and that was a real turn off.

Great Resort

The resort was kept very clean. Staff was extremely friendly and very helpful from the time we checked in to the time we checked out. Food was good, buffet always had lots of choices. Entertainment staff and shows were good, always including the guests.

Excellent All-Inclusive Resort

We really enjoyed our stay at the Iberostar Cozumel. We were fortunate to be given a newly renovated king room (#5204) and found it to be perfect and well serviced. No issues with musty smells, storage or lack of hot water (although a neighboring room was experiencing a strong sewage smell during the week). To those who complain about the lack of hot water, please remember “C” stands for caliente (hot), not cold. The food was inconsistent although the buffets seemed to improve over the we [... read more]ek. The steakhouse was quite good, the Asian and Tex-Mex were not. Although I did eat something on the Mexican buffet our last night that caused severe stomach issues I cannot fault the hotel. Food issues can occur anywhere down the line and in fact during one of our lunch buffets I observed a staff member routinely taking the temperature of the buffet items to ensure food safety. The wine was good but the drinks were just okay. We never did find anything on the bar menu that we would want to order twice and wasn’t made with a lot of sugar. The staff were friendly and hardworking and the star friends talented and enthusiastic. We saw a few shows and especially enjoyed the acrobats in the horror show. Would we return? Yes, I think so. The value was excellent and the diving good, both draws that would bring us back at some point in time.

Very basic and very crowded

The hotel caters to families and it was quite crowded. The beach is not very inviting, rocky, darker hot sand. Food is very repetitive, "travels" from dinner to lunch and from lunch to dinner. Rooms are small and basic but AC works well. WiFI unpredictable and internet off most of the time. It was our second time at this resort and will be the last.

Beautiful island

The hotel was good. Pool was great. Rooms were small and had a musty smell but overall a great vacation. We would love it if they added a bigger kids play area. There is only a small park and no water features.

Overall, disgusting!

We were disgusted by the smoking, eating and drinking that was allowed everywhere, even in the pool. There was nowhere that you could escape the smoke, and rules were not enforced. Need segregated areas for smokers so that they don't "kill" the non-smokers and the children who are at the resort. I don't feel that the young children were safe in the pool because of the drink glasses and plates allowed in there.

Perfect place in Cozumel - Iberostar!

Hotel rooms: Very colorful 1 or 2 floors little buildings hidden between the trees and gives you a great privacy feeling. There is a hummock for each room. WiFi is free and strong, no extra for the safe box!Very welcoming upon arrival with the great fresh drink! Restaurants are great. 3 a la cart restaurants and 2 buffet. Food selection is great. Pool area and the beach area are very close, there is many seats so you will never need to look for the seat. There is a show on the beach. Take your s [... read more]wimming shoes and the mask for snorkeling to profit the ocean! Show at night was amazing!! The beach party show with the fire performance is amazing! At the Lobby from 8 p.m life music and 2 great singers David and Brenda. You have entertainment team keeping you busy during the day with yoga classes, beach volleyball, airgun shooting, archery, soccer, water aerobics!! what an amazing team!

Lovely setting

the grounds of this hotel were really lovely. Lush plantings and very well cared for. Lots of interesting wildlife wandering around. The units were set beautifully among the palms and shrubs and each had a porch with hammock and chair. We enjoyed the buffet restaurants but weren't very impressed with the a la carte ones. Staff were terrific. The beach itself was large and wide and had lots of lounge chairs and many huts and palm trees for shade if you preferred to get out of the sun. The swimmin [... read more]g, however, was not good for me. I like to swim in the sea and it was very rocky. I had to wear water shoes and go in off the dock. The pool area was nice, again, lots of loungers. Rooms were decent although ours smelled very musty. Overall we had a good vacation but would not likely go back to that resort.

Great Resort

The Resort was great, the food was good, entertainment was excellent, the beach was poor due to the rocks and corral . It could have been cleaned up and added more sand so that swimmers could swim in it.

Great Resort

We stayed here January 16-23 and wish we could have stayed longer. The rooms were ok, smaller than we are used to, but we weren't there to stay in the room, the beds very comfortable and we never had any issues with hot water. The rooms were really clean, fantastic towel art, the only issue we had with the room was when the air conditioning was turned on, it smelled very musty, they need to do some maintenance on the air. The grounds were lush and very well kept and there were peacocks, wild pig [... read more]s, flamingos, cats, huge iguanas, parrots and turtles. Because of the humidity the beach had sand fleas, I didn't read the paper they gave us with our welcome package so found out the hard way. There was no problem getting chairs on the beach or a palapa, but most of the chairs around the pool had towels claiming them early in the day. The staff are excellent! very hard workers. The food was good, not fantastic, but good, it became repetitive in the main buffet, and I didn't like the bulk yogurt in the morning. Everyday there was a bar-b-q down near the beach and the food there was excellent. We found the entertainment to be better than we have found in most resorts, very talented young people. If you are a diver this is a perfect resort, I'd say 1/2 the people staying there were divers and would go out several times a day. The cappuccinos were great! There is a store on site and it is not over the top expensive. We went into town one day and it cost $18 on way, but worth it. I would recommend this resort.

We had an amazing time!

The snorkelling at the beach was quite cool most days. At times it was a bit windy and this made the water quite sandy. This obviously impacted visbility. For most days the water was crystal clear. We saw some rays, some crabs, lots of fish and just had a great time snorkeling. The food at the resort was excellent. We had some reservations about the food based on earlier reviews but found these concerns to be unfounded. The drinks were excellent as well, we found the pop corn at the main lobby  [... read more]bar to be quite a welcome surprise. We found the staff to be very conscientious and really made an effort to get to know us. Some of the rooms were a bit stuffy mostly due to moisture buildup. I believe the rooms would benefit through the installation of some exhaust fans. To combat this i would have to leave my door open in the morning to let the moisture escape after my showers. I would also leave any wet towels/clothes outside and would let them airdry.

Great resort and fabulous people

My family and I had an amazing time at iberostar Cozumel. We also came across a beach bar called Alberto's just a few steps from the hotel. That was also amazing. The only thing I would add is a mini bar in the room with rum, vodka etc. I don't drink beer so having that in the room would be great

Decent friendly place

Pros: Lovely beach (for Cozumel) with lots of shade options - extremely friendly and helpful staff - attractive grounds with lots of trees Cons: Terrible mildew/musty smell in rooms that comes home on your clothes (OK, it's 90% humidity down there, so dryness is a challenge) - A/C in room is deafening - Some rooms/public spaces flooded (during heavy rainfall) - Food is beautifully presented but not necessarily delicious - Isolated location if you want to go anywhere (240 peso taxi ride to town)

Very good

Rooms a little small but you are not in them that long remember the C on the tap is not cold it is hot. The food was great fresh and lots of variaty. The grounds were very clean. I only wish that you could just walk out and swim. The entertainment was terrific every night all in all a nice place to stay thank you staff.

Lovely resort

The service, food and entertainment were excellent. The rooms were'nt as good as they could have been. Such inconveniences as leaking sinks and showers that flooded the bathroom. 2door jeeps are very difficult for seniors to get in and out of.

Awesome Resort

The Resort was fantastic, the food excellent. The shows were fantastic and the star friends were great. Really enjoyed ourselves. This resort is a scuba diving, snorkelling paradise. So the beach wasn't the best for walking into the ocean. You need water shoes.