Iberostar Waves Costa Dorada: Family Vacation Oct 22nd

Service was excellent Grounds clean and well kept Rooms clean Food very good selection Japanese and Mexican very good Italian not so good Al la cart reservations would be nice to book all in advance vs same day More food labels at the buffet needed Coffee/tea before 7 am would be nice for early risers Beach too much seaweed and garbage washing up on shore Domingo at the buffet was pleasant and very accommodating thank you !!

Iberostar Selection Bavaro Suites: Iberostar Selection Bavaro

This is an excellent resort to go to. The beach is expansive. Cleaned daily. Plenty of lounge chairs and beach umbrellas available. The variety of foods available is incredible. If you do not gain any weight than you must be running miles and miles daily. We have been here before and plan to return next year God willing..

Iberostar Waves Costa Dorada: Great vacation

Small to medium size resort that had a very nice decor and many nice features for you to enjoy. Fountain in the lobby and in the courtyard. Lots of seating in the lobby with a bar to boot. Very clean and well maintained grounds. Rooms were larger than expected. Very clean inside our room with balcony to enjoy morning coffee or a late night cap. Huge pool in the centre of the resort with lots of loungers to enjoy your sun, pool, and pool bars ( one swim up). We were a party of ten and never had a [... read more]ny problems finding loungers together by the pool or at the beach. Beach was beautiful with lots of sand and a long strip to have walks on. The water had an abundance of seaweed in most spots trying to enter/exit wasn’t ideal. The hotel had a crew to clean up the seaweed everyday off of the shore. They only had three ala carte restaurants italian, Japanese, and Mexican and the main buffet was open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Also had a buffet lunch by the pool and one day we had Mexican at the beach with some great drinks at the beach bar. Staff was remarkable. Probably one of my best vacations with the staff at this resort. From first registration and bell hops with quick courteous service. Waiters, waitresses, bar tenders and kitchen staff were top notch with service, gratitude, friendliness that kept up for the entire stay. Unbelievable that we had not one issue with any staffing whatsoever and that’s with a group of ten. The staff by far make up for the little flaws or inconsistencies of the resort. The choices for breakfast lunch and dinner were good with many choices for all types of palettes but were very repetitive. On most occasions the trays with food were not labeled at all. Our ocean front view really wasn’t but should of been called palm tree view looking through the palms you could see the ocean. But like I said before the staff were amazing and that definitely outweigh the minor flaws.

Iberostar Selection Holguin: Iberostar Holguin

Iberostar hotel amazing the service excellent the grounds incredible beautiful beach unfortunately the food is very poor many essentials such as tomatoes potatoes mint for mojitos not available Cuba is suffering from supply issues very sad

Iberostar Selection Ensenachos: Coral section of Iberostar Ensenachos

Bungalow section on the beautiful Ensenachos beach is amazing, my husband and I enjoyed our 4th stay in the coral section of this resort. We had also stayed in the spa section 3 times. It is wonderful staying in your own house in a quiet setting near the beach. The resort is immaculate, looks freshly painted. In the coral section, you can enjoy your meals in 2 restaurants. Our favourite is the beach restaurant at lunch time. Lots of good food! In the main restaurant near the pool can have for su [... read more]pper lobster bisque, Cuban soups, lobster tails, fish, steak, lamb, chicken and other choices daily. You can also eat at other restaurants in the main section of the resort. The mocha cakes at the buffet section of the resort were so delicious. The staff in the coral section are great, the manager Luis is especially kind and attentive.

Iberostar Coral Esmeralda: Interesting Week!!

The hotel, rooms and staff are nice. However, the Customer Service Rep randomly gave out different amounts of A La Carte dinners to each guest. We had 2, another group had 3 some had 4. The whole resort is lacking in vegetables.m and the buffet was the same every day. The lounge in the evening was very smokey each night so we had to leave. Then there were a group of Russians that were very disruptive, loud, rude, naked and having sex on the beach and their balcony. Security moved them down the  [... read more]beach but their activity was never ceased. I think it will be my last visit.

Iberostar Origin Playa Pilar: Iberostar Selection Playa Pilar NOT worth to be given 4+ star

The hotel itself was not as pictured. To begin with, the swimming pools were close to green dirty colour. The food selection was not enough and when they salt the food - they put tons of it. The a-la carte restaurants were not great as well - it’s the food they serve in the daily buffet but just placed it in a nicer portion and plating. The workers maid, servers and gardeners were amazing people. Would I come back to this Hotel? No I would not and would not recommend it to anyone.

Iberostar Selection Cancun: Amazing Resort

I had an amazing time at Iberostar Selection, i went as a group and with my family. My kids loved it. The waterpark for the kids was nice also. The pools especially the infinity pool was nice. The beach was clean, no seaweed. And the food was great, ate at various restaurants during my stay and mostly at the buffet. The buffet had great options and the chefs were accommodating to request. My only complaint will be the toilet of the non renovated part of the hotel which is where i stayed. Asides  [... read more]that everything else was amazing. And the view from my room was breathtaking.

Iberostar Selection Paraiso Lindo: Fantastic

Everything was perfect, our family of 10 enjoyed every minute. Our room was missing a few things like a phone, robes, umbrella but it did not away a our enjoyment, we are not people who normally use room service. The service at the restaurants and buffets was excellent always greeted by smiling faces. The kids loved the Cafe and all the pools and slides. We would definitely go back.

Iberostar Origin Laguna Azul: Perfect vacation

First off thank you to Trip Central Travel Agents. AMAZING!! We loved the entertainment at Iberostar Laguna Azul. The beaches were so beautiful. Drinks great. Food was honestly pretty decent. Always found something good. Maid service was spectacular. Disco, every night entrainment show, 24hts snacks and drinks was perfect. We couldn't have been more impressed!!

Iberostar Coral Esmeralda: almost a 5 but not quite yet (because of shortages - not the resorts fault)!

been to cuba numerous times and this was definitely the most beautiful resort ive stayed at! the rooms were gorgeous and modern. the swim out was 100% worth it and would highly recommend. we spent the first half of the days on the beach and from around 2ish onwards (when the sun hits the swim out area) we'd be there till dinner. it was so lovely and were really happy we went for it. everyone there was incredible. so kind and happy and always there for guests. (bring lots of $1 USD + $5 CAD  [... read more]to tip with! they prefer it to pesos and coins unfortunately aren't very useful for them - try and load up on as much $1 bills before coming because no one will break money for you from the airport or resort). food was the only downside. we were hopeful after reading all the reviews and seeing the ratings however upon getting there, things are quite limited (but its due to shortages, no fault of the resort). the only time the buffet is open is for breakfast and then the snack bar was the one open 24/7 (and provides room service which was fun - even service to the swim up!) unfortunately for the snack bar (and cuba) there was a flour shortage which left only bun-less burgers and hot dogs, no pizza, a version of chicken strips, a version of calamari, and fries at the snack bar. they sometimes had pasta too. the al a cartes were nice, but not super exciting menu-wise. overall, portions were small but they truly did the best with what they had so be mindful of their efforts! overall, i would definitely recommend this resort but i would probably suggest waiting a few more months till things/maybe check in with the resort and see if buffet is open all the time/if theres any shortages. but other than that, i definitely think its a resort worth going to!

Iberostar Origin Laguna Azul: Okay

The food was horrible and it was very hot in the lobby! The staff was the best part of the resort very friendly! The pool and the pool bar were also amazing. It was very difficult to get a drink at the lobby bar. The power also went out for three days with no way to contact home. If you like to get drunk and not eat any food this is the place for you!

Iberostar Origin Laguna Azul: Terrible resort

I will be going over all the topics listed below. BEACH AND POOLS beach was pretty nice they had great deals on cigarettes so that’s cool. Pool was wicked drank enough to kill an elephant there and reberto was a fly ass bartender. SERVICE everyone was nice service was ight nothing crazy one way or the others FOOD the food was absolutely terrible, I would rather be apart of a human centipede than eat anything at the Buffett because atleast of your eating someone’s shit at one tim [... read more]e it was something edible. ROOMS Our room was filled with mold on the walls, there was cigarettes butt’s in our bathtub and our shower head was ripped off and had absolutely no shit tickets and believe me with the food in this hell hole you are gonna need shit tickets. VALUE spent collectively 1500$ in tips still couldn’t get a drink LOCATION we got shit whipped by a hurricane you tell me OVERALL Not a great place to vacation but my fuck did we drink a lot of Havana club, if you go to this resort good luck I hope u like getting wasted

Iberostar Selection Holguin: Wonderful stay

We had booked at the Iberostar Selection for two weeks, we had arrived on a Friday and it was good at the start, the lobby representative had advised us to come back next morning and inquire in getting a room with a king bed since the one we were assigned to had two double beds and it was just husband and I. So we did, we got a room looking the ocean and a king size bed. We were happy with that recommendation. We had met some guests that Friday evening when we were checking in and they had wa [... read more]rned us that the food at the hotel was repetitive due to the shortage of food in Cuba, we weren’t surprised but the food was still tasty and it filled us at every meal. The beaches were beautiful and the entertainment at the main pool was fun and enjoying. We met a couple at one of the a la carte restaurants and they suggested that we check out the Coral level resort due to their excellent service and a much quieter atmosphere and the food was better, so we decided to get a tour that night, the Jr Suite sold us both and we transferred from Iberostar Selection to the Coral level the next day, it was worth the money and we would definitely return to the Coral when we return to Holguin. The main reason why we decided to change is because the maid that was cleaning our room had left our back sliding door unlocked on three days straight, I first thought it was my hubby that did that cause he is a smoker and would smoke on the little patio in the back of our room facing the ocean. We thought maybe she forgot to lock the sliding door but it continued to be left unlocked three times in a row after our room was cleaned, I did approach the maid and spoke to a client service representative at the main lobby because there was no manager available. Otherwise we had a good time and our friends also joined us in our trip during the second week of our stay. Thank you to all of the staff at both hotels, the service was good and I forgot to mention that the show at the theatre was good, only saw the show twice but it was entertaining and the main singer has an amazing voice.

Iberostar Origin Laguna Azul: Emazing beach!

Amazing beach. Service, food, supply etc. need to be fixed. Probably, all limitations are effects of Covid-19. But Cuba will fix everything sure. Beach, weather, water, sea, umbrellas, sand on a beach were perfect.

Iberostar Origin Daiquiri: Iberostar Daiquiri GOOD TIMES

We had a great time, even though the main swim up pool and 2 a la carte restaurants were not open. The buffet and side bar food is good enough for me, I'm not a fussy eater as long as i got something to soak up the DRINKS. The atmosphere weather and beach is beautiful.. Please bring bug spray because those mosquitoes are no joke. Thanks again for a memorable experience

Iberostar Origin Playa Pilar: Think twice

Hotel not terrible but could be better Pool with swim up bar turned green day 2… the rest of week everyone went to beach. Beach/boardwalk nice…great snorkelling and lots of shade Rooms - you had to use 2 hands full strength to open patio doors (a friends room the handle broke because of the force required) patio doors didn’t lock and there was climbable metal lattice up to them No handle on the patio doors from outside so you couldn’t close the door if you wanted to sit out. Toi [... read more]lets barely flushed A friends safe didn’t work In His room. When he went back to room mid day he found the maid with his back pack open in her hands. when he returned later. He counted his money and found she had skimmed $80. He confronted her…long story short she eventually admitted it and gave it back. (How many more did she take from) Had $20 skimmed from our locked safe. Met 2 others who had money stolen from their safe I will give them credit - they did take a report and were investigating the thefts. Seemed to take it serious Food not the best. They did have a grilling station. So you could get by with chicken or pork with salt and pepper. Good bread! Pretty much had the same thing every day In their defence it was off season and the resort was maybe at 25% capacity. So I can see limiting the options to prevent waste A little disappointed with the beverages although all the bartenders were super friendly! First drink I ordered was a strawberry daiquiri and they didn’t have it…never knew what was available day to day/bar to bar Also, there was no consistency in how each drink was prepared, you never knew what you were going to get…too sweet, to tart, watered down or just right Again the options I can understand as supply availability is still an issue. The resort does have potential… If you are thinking of going try it in peak season. I think Maybe the combined off season/COVID effects were the majority of the problem which I can completely understand. Just keep an eye on your money, and hope they have addressed this issue

Iberostar Origin Laguna Azul: Great Vacation

Very nice place- would go again. Little too much Fish to choose for food for us :( overall was great :) Beach could of been cleaned up more often by shoreline, but was nice! Great entertainment, friendly people and beautiful scenery

Iberostar Origin Daiquiri: lied to

I chose this hotel because it said there was wifi and a 24 hour bar and 2 restaurants plus buffet. There was 1 restaurant and the front desk only let me make one reservation for dinner there for the whole week. after 11pm you CANNOT GET ANYTHING TO EAT OR DRINK. They only give you 7 hours of wifi. They also close the pool at 6pm :// a lot of promises were unfulfilled and i feel lied to.

Iberostar Coral Esmeralda: Amazing experience!

Such an amazing experience. The resort and grounds were stunning and well maintained. The staff were so welcoming and accommodating, top notch. And the swim out pool is the only way to go. The breakfast buffet had a variety of food to choose from, great selection for all food preferences. We enjoyed the a la cart restaurant options, but thoroughly enjoyed the beach grill lunch and beach bar vibe. The snack bar option was a convenient feature for when you just want a quick bite. Only su [... read more]ggestion would be to bring bug spray. The resort did fog the grounds but it is a secluded location surrounded by wilderness. It would be difficult to go to another resort after experiencing the Coral Level at Iberostar Selection Esmeralda.