Iberostar Waves Paraiso Del Mar

“Wonderful Family Vacation!!!”

We just returned from a wonderful week-long vacation at Delmar, and our family had an amazing time. This was our first stay at an Iberostar resort after visiting more than 10 all-inclusive resorts over the years, typically with Dreams properties. For the price, Delmar is an outstanding value, and a… more

We just returned from a wonderful week-long vacation at Delmar, and our family had an amazing time. This was our first stay at an Iberostar resort after visiting more than 10 all-inclusive resorts over the years, typically with Dreams properties. For the price, Delmar is an outstanding value, and after this experience, we will definitely be booking Iberostar resorts again in the future. The standout feature of this resort is the staff. Everyone was incredibly friendly, welcoming, and accommodating—some of the best service we've experienced at any resort. The entertainment team was fantastic, especially Alex and Rodrigo, who worked tirelessly to get guests involved and keep the energy high throughout the day. The food was consistently good, and we always found plenty of delicious options. Restaurant service varied somewhat depending on the venue. We received excellent service at the Smokehouse and Mediterranean restaurants, while the Mexican and French restaurants were a bit less consistent. That said, we've found this to be fairly typical at most all-inclusive resorts. The pools were absolutely incredible—easily the best we've seen. They were spacious, clean, and refreshing. There are two swim-up bars, one in the main pool and another in the activities pool, which are conveniently located next to each other. We spent most of our time at the main pool, where Ricardo and Francisco provided exceptional service. They quickly learned our favorite drinks and always made us feel welcome. Unfortunately, the beach was heavily affected by seaweed during our stay, making the ocean largely unusable. The staff worked around the clock trying to keep the beach clean, but the volume of seaweed was simply overwhelming. Despite that, we still enjoyed spending time on the beach, relaxing on loungers, enjoying drinks, grabbing food from the grill, and listening to the waves. The odor from the seaweed was generally manageable and seemed most noticeable when cleanup efforts were underway. Another highlight was the abundance of wildlife around the resort. The coatis were entertaining to watch—although they'll definitely try to steal your food if given the chance! Overall, our family of four thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of this vacation. It's rare that I leave a resort without being able to think of at least one negative, but honestly, I can't come up with any. Delmar exceeded our expectations, and we highly recommend it to anyone looking for a fun, family-friendly all-inclusive getaway.

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“Worth the visit! Lovely resort”

Lovely, spotless resort. Amazing, friendly staff with great food and drink. Nice rooms, very clean and very well kept by staff. We were on the first floor (building 19, room 1905). Our room faced the road where the golf carts travelled to/from the beach and pools but it was very quiet. Rooms h… more

Lovely, spotless resort. Amazing, friendly staff with great food and drink. Nice rooms, very clean and very well kept by staff. We were on the first floor (building 19, room 1905). Our room faced the road where the golf carts travelled to/from the beach and pools but it was very quiet. Rooms have (wall mounted) shampoo, conditioner and body wash in the shower, body lotion and liquid hand soap by the sink, a great hair dryer and a small bottle of bug repellant. Mini bar stocked daily with a variety of colas and 2 beer. But if you want more cervesa 😉 (or anything) slip some cash in the fridge and ask for more. We did and she supplied us with a fridge FULL of beer! (we don't drink cola) And on my birthday they surprised me with a tray of chocolate covered strawberries and a bottle of bubbly in the room. ❤️🎉 There is no bottled water in the rooms but there are 2 large glass bottles (that must stay in the rooms at all times) that you refill at a water station just outside the rooms. I think 1 fill station per floor. Our building had 3 floors, no elevator. All buildings along our section Del Mar were the same (buildings 10 to 20). Air conditioning worked great but is preset to 20° as the lowest temp upon arrival. However once you arrive and check in ask them at the desk to lower it (lowest is 18°) as they control that part from the front desk. You can then change the temp higher if you prefer from your room. Amazing food and drinks with a number of restaurant choices and a couple buffets and snack bars. Wifi throughout the whole resort, beach included. Download and use the Iberostar app to check out restaurant options and events going on throughout the resort. You can check the app out ahead of time but once you get your room number you can access more via the app. We did not attend any shows or the theatre shows nor do any excursions to comment on that. Large resort (long from beach inland to the lobby), a lot of level walking but easy to navigate once you find your way around. And many golf carts to get you around from the lobby to as far as the beach. Our building 19 was the second building from the lobby but further from the pools and beach. But for us it was an easy walk to either (maybe 8-10 minute stroll from building to the beach/pool; a quick 2 minute walk to the lobby/lobby bar). However there are stops along the way where golf carts pick you up if you prefer or cannot do the walk. The pool we hung out at was near buildings 11 to 13. Beach was near the pools but not visible from them. Resort is wheelchair friendly/accessible and service-dog friendly. Beach was very nice, soft white sand, lots of chairs and palapas but loads of sargassam (volume changes daily) which is typical for Mexico so we didn't hang out there. Food (burgers, fries, nachoes, etc.) and drink bar and picnic tables on the beach too but beware of the coatis! They hang out to steal unattended food so use the garbage cans available when done. We spent our days at one of the very large pools (4-4.5 feet deep) also with lots of palapas and shade if preferred. Pools were very warm in mid-May (bathwater kind of warm). It was an active pool during the day. The pool that backs onto it is slightly shallower (3.5 feet) and quieter but is where they had the fun foam party on Friday afternoon. The Del Mar shares access with the resort next door, Beach. There are 5 resorts in this Iberostar complex (Del Mar, Beach, Lindo, Maya and Joia [adult only]). The Del Mar is very kid friendly and there is a water slide at the Beach side for them along with a kids club, Star Camp. There are many other options the higher up you go in the resorts (closer to Joia direction) which has a shopping center and many other exciting places. Check our the Iberostar Waves Paraiso site! Del Mar has a gift/clothing shop (very expensive) and jewelry store. Lots of wildlife around which I truly enjoyed! Many coatis and agoutis everywhere, iguanas, a couple peacocks, 2 monkeys (mom and baby) but I only saw them once as they ran by the pool, 5 pink flamingos always roaming the resort but hang near the lobby during the day (loved seeing them every day), a white and a black swan and 2 parrots near the same lobby. It was very enjoyable to watch them each day. All in all we absolutely loved the the Iberostar Waves Paraiso Del Mar and would absolutely return.

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“Worth the visit. Warm pools and good food”

Food was excellent and pool was warm. Could spend hours watching all the different animals running around. Accommodation could use an upgrade but was always kept neat and clean. Thanks to certain staff, the maid who looked after room 1101 also, Jorge Cabrera, Josue Torres and Fredy Kauil at the th… more

Food was excellent and pool was warm. Could spend hours watching all the different animals running around. Accommodation could use an upgrade but was always kept neat and clean. Thanks to certain staff, the maid who looked after room 1101 also, Jorge Cabrera, Josue Torres and Fredy Kauil at the theatre bar who looked after us so well. Will be back next year.

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