Iberostar Waves Costa Dorada - All Inclusive

Customer Ratings & Reviews

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  Great Value for Money in Puerto Plata

  We went with 4 kids and 2 adults. The resort is older, but very well maintained. Any issues we had were minor and addressed immediately. The staff are lovely and helpful. The beach is clean and while there is seaweed in a portion of the water, there are many spots to go in where it won't bother you. The pool gets messy by the end of the day (mostly palm tree debris, some bird droppings), but it's open to the air and always clean again first thing in the morning so hard to complain. The rooms are basic and clean, nice showers with decent soap/shampoo. The filtered water system is great, easy to stay hydrated. The food was varied, fresh and mostly excellent. We tried the Mexican and Italian a la carte. The Italian was pretty good but we actually preferred the usual buffet. The snack bar and drinks selection were great. Activities are so fun, and it's really the staff that make it. We did the pickleball tournament, sea kayaks, karaoke night, dominican folklore show, dance lessons and lots of giant chess. We felt it was extremely good value for money.

  Mar 24, 2025
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  Great hotel, wonderful people

  As a first time visitor to Puerto Plata, this hotel was recommended to me. Everything was great at check-in and my room was lovely overlooking the swimming pool and the beautiful grounds. As I knew no one at this resort. I approached a member of the animation team as to the show that night, etc. Well this gentlemen turned out to be a very good friend. His name was "Joy" and he headed up the animation team. I did not lack for dance partners in the evening. Ninja always made sure I had a good time. I loved the cooking classes daily on the beach, from Paella to San Cocho, my favorite Dominican soup. The food in the restaurants was good. However, it was the people who served me as a solo traveler that made me feel special. My breakfast waiter always had "my same table" ready for my arrival. I never lacked for hot coffee! As with most resorts, there has to be a con. It was the service at the lobby bar especially in the evening prior to the nightly shows. People just form a long line and it took forever to get served. Also their bars do not have bar stools so socializing with other guests doesn't happen. I hope management finds a way to address this problem. Thank goodness for the lovely cocktail waitresses as I used then to get my drinks. Also, the concierge, Manny. did a great job of handling my excursion requests as well as Millie. I definitely loved the atmosphere of this resort and all the various activities. By the time I left my weeks vacation, I felt like I had an extended family.

  Mar 24, 2025
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  Great holiday

  We visited this resort for a week and had a great time. The first room we got was on the 3rd floor and we asked to move to the ground floor. Both rooms were very clean and everything worked fine. The beach area was perfect. We could stay under the trees for shade or move into the sun. Drinks were fine and the food was awesome. Never had any issues. The only issue we had was leaving at the airport. There were 3 Sunwing flights leaving about the same time and not enough staff. There were hundreds of people crowded into the hot airport trying to check in. People were passing out, getting sick and having anxiety attacks. It was horrible. We waited for 2 and 1/2 hours. Because of that our flight was delayed an hour. But our holiday was very enjoyable.

  Mar 20, 2025
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  Good Time

  My wife and I had a Great time the week we were there. The pool was clean, Beach was a bit windy however it was clean and of course the water was warm. We did not go hungry that's for sure and the drinks were good too. They do try to get you to buy into their members package but it just was not for us however you had to sit through about an hour or so of them trying to get you to sign up only then do you get your voucher's. Over all we had a very good time!

  Mar 20, 2025
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  Will visit again

  First time visiting the Dominicans and this resort did not disappoint. A huge step up from the Iberostar in Varadero, Cuba. We liked the food, especially the great breakfast choices and fresh fruits like mango and passionfruit. The Japanese dinner is a great experience, lots of fun. What we liked the most is how the beach and pool areas both offer all kinds of shade and the layout is perfect. We had the tropical view room and everything worked good and well maintained. Loved the peacocks visiting us

  Mar 20, 2025