Iberostar Waves Paraiso Beach

“So clean and wide variety of food choice!”

A beautiful and exceptionally clean hotel. Special mention and thanks to Gym Personal Trainer, Sergio, who was fantastic with my teenage boys.

“My 15th Time at this Complex. Says something, doesn't it?”

Some people say the familiarity breeds contempt. With this resort, it breeds comfort and pleasure. This was my 15th time at this complex, mostly at the Beach, and I was glad I returned, as I enjoyed it much more than the previous visit (which was finem by the way). I felt welcomed and was happy to … more

Some people say the familiarity breeds contempt. With this resort, it breeds comfort and pleasure. This was my 15th time at this complex, mostly at the Beach, and I was glad I returned, as I enjoyed it much more than the previous visit (which was finem by the way). I felt welcomed and was happy to see some familiar faces, both on staff and among the visitors. My room was fine, but who spends much time in it. I appreciated the welcome back gift of strawberries and cava. The cava will be consumed at home this summer. The bag of gifts was also nice, later in my stay. I spent most of my time at the pool in my usual spot near the ping pong tables. Too bad there are still so many selfish people "reserving" the best seats. In this spot, I get to see most people as they pass by, which adds to my enjoyment. I was happy to see Frank at the new pool bar, a great idea to spread out the service. And Karen at the buffets, who said she remembered my face. Food was decent, although I miss having the big buffet open for lunch. I stuck to beer and the occasional glass of wine, so cannot comment on the mixed drinks. Frank always had my amber ready for me, as did Karen. The grounds were as lovely as ever. I thought there might have been a few less coatis, which is a good thing. Loved the spider monkeys and orange birds. Enjoyed my morning jogs through the campus. The entertainment was improved over previous years, though by staying for 10 days, I saw duplication. I skipped the pool party and was glad at the fire show that they did not do the hula hoop competition. All in all, I enjoyed my visit. Will I be back next year, time will tell.

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“Wedding”

We were here for our son’s wedding, March 24-31, 2026. 45 people ranging in age from 6 months to 75 years. Pros: beautiful location, rooms and resort was overall clean. They did a decent job cleaning the see weed from the beach. Most of the staff were good. Lots of pretty birds - peacocks ( althou… more

We were here for our son’s wedding, March 24-31, 2026. 45 people ranging in age from 6 months to 75 years. Pros: beautiful location, rooms and resort was overall clean. They did a decent job cleaning the see weed from the beach. Most of the staff were good. Lots of pretty birds - peacocks ( although they can be quite loud, FYI) flamingos, swans all roaming around. Grounds are huge, but golf carts are always around for transport. Wedding was beautiful, they chose the stone gazebo for ceremony and the reception was near the conference centre, both were fairly private and beautiful, the officiant was wonderful. Activities around the pool kept the 20 somethings entertained and the gym was good as well. Cons: although I felt like the food selection was decent, the food at the buffets were consistently cold, ala carts I tried were decent, Japanese, French and Italian. Was hard to book on the app though. Biggest con is the PRICING!! Especially for the spa and the wedding, if you’re considering a wedding here look into every detail, sound system, lights, food, drinks were overpriced by $100’s . And based on US dollars. Charge was $750 just to plug in string lights for the reception.also had to pay a lot to extend the reception to 11 pm when the disco opened, otherwise only option would have been lobby bar. I will say the staff and food at the wedding reception was great, we were all very happy with the location for the ceremony and reception as the beach was quite windy most days.

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