Visited Iberostar Costa Dorada 5-19 February 07. Second visit and already booked to go again in August. So much more relaxing than Iberostar Dominicana (in our opinion)
Wonderfully relaxing and we all had a fantastic time. Our party consisted of my husband and I (40's), my parents-in-law (70's), my children and a friend (12, 15 and 16 years old). We all enjoyed ourselves albeit in different ways. We could relax from 8 am down by the beach (much nicer now they have enlarged it. Seaweed minimal. Wind does get up in the afternoon so consequently sea becomes rouger although we went in morning and afternoons. Lovely. Extremely hot around the swimming pool but that's where the kids lived so they could see everything the Star Friends were up to.
Star Friends made their holiday, they loved them all. They also thoroughly enjoyed the shows and the disco. Not our scene, we preferred to sit quietly enjoying a drink or two!

Weather was mixed. Rained in the evenings a few times, cloudly for a couple of days and on our last day it poured with rain the whole day. Even so people still in the pool Still came back with a good tan though.

During our second week noticed an increase in young groups of Americans/Canadians so the buffet restaurant began to have the 'school canteen' feel to it but the food was still as wonderful as ever. The hotel team seemed to put on extras when the weather cloudy, ie lobster/paella by beach bar, cakes and coffee, coconut/pineapples with drinks to name a few.

Had a few cockroaches in the room but our block had a 'fumigation'letter pushed under door to say between 10 and 12 the next morning they would be fumigating. NOt sure if they actually did anything, couldn' t tell.

We asked for (and got) ground floor adjoinging rooms with pool view and had fruit and rum as returning guests which always makes you feel special.

Again a truly memorable holiday and can't wait til August now.

Caroline

the holiday is ace nothing better than this great caribbean resort

Just arrived back from a 2 week holiday in this excellent hotel. This is the 2nd time we have been.

Once again the hotel was excellent. The rooms are cleaned daily and the maids work so hard.

The staff in all areas of the hotel are very polite and greet you and keep smiling all day and will do anything for you. Nothing is to hard for them.

The food in all restaurants are great and you have a wide selection to choose from. The buffet style restaurant is excellent. We ate in this restaurant most nights. The waiters are great especially 2 of the staff Carlos and Cesarin who deserve a great big thankyou for looking after us for the 2 weeks and for ensuring the table was set and we could eat in their area for the 2 weeks.

The garden staff also deserve a big thank you as they are on duty every day cleaning up the gardens, putting up christmas lights, feeding the animals and ensuring the grounds are safe and clean. The beach staff constantly work hard getting beds for you, cleaning up the beach, ensuring there is no rubbish lying around. All our party can do is praise this wonderful hotel for the wonderful jobs all staff do.

We will all be returning at the same time next year. By the way the beach is much better now they have extended it and put down some soft sand and added palm trees!

Well done keep up the good work and we will see you all in a year!!!

Just returned from our holiday wat can we say but fab.

Hotel top class clenliness 5star food excellent choice in main resturant, our favourite was the Brazilian.

No matter what time you went for a sun bed there was always loads even on the beach were we spent all our time snorkleing round the coral reefs on the beach edge.

As drinks go you can get anything even champagne, also branded drinks but you have to ask.

If you tip the bar staff they will come and serve you at your table and remember your drinks order.

Will we go back yes!!!!!!

We have just returned home today from our stay at the Iberostar,and we are not happy....our holiday is over!

This was our second stay at the hotel. We stayed there last year and two weeks is just not long enough.

The Iberostar is the best hotel that we have ever had the pleasure of staying in,I cannot find any fault with this hotel at all.

Our holiday was a family holiday with myself and my wife and our nine year old daughter,we stayed for two weeks on the all inclusive basis.

This hotel is spotless from the grounds,which are always being preened by the groundsmen, to the rooms which the maids clean and replace the towels and refil the minibar on a daily basis.
This has to be the cleanest hotel on record.

The restaurants, both a la carte and buffet, are always expertly presented with some fantastic carvings of fruit to make up a sculpture.

And now for the best bit. Food and drink. The food served here is out of this world, all cooked directly in front of you in El Mercado(buffet).
The choice is unbelievable.
Hot or cold there is plenty to choose from and all prepared expertly. Meats,fish,rice dishes,various potato sides,pizzas,burgers,salads,cold meats,cheeses,soups,vegetables,pasta dishes with different choices of sauces,casseroles,tortillas,tacos,kebabs,the list is endless.
For breakfast you also have an enormous choice. Bacon,eggs,mash,tomatoes,fried bread,toast(with every topping imaginable), beans,sausages,croissants,waffles,pancakes,cereals,pastries,etc.
There is always a selection of freshly prepared fruit...mangos,melons,kiwi,pineapple,etc.
The dessert section every meal time is awesome and must be tried.

The drinks,presidente beer,cocktails,long drinks,champagne,wines,spirits (including Baileys which my wife took full advantage of!,151gasoline (brugal rum 151proof 75.5 alcohol) treat this stuff with respect.
All soft drinks,slushes(mix well with 151or vodka).

The swimming pool is wonderful with a jacuzzi in the center,this is always being cleaned by the staff, removing any insects leaves etc which fall into the pool.
The pool is open from 7am to 7 pm and we always got a lounger and we are in no way early risers, anbody trying to reserve loungers before 9am has their stuff removed anyhow.

Get your free scuba lesson in the pool as well. My daughter is only 9 and she had a go,the divers are really friendly and are there to assist you.

Also, dont pack any towels as you each get a towel card which entitles you to a fresh towel any time you want to take to the beach,use the pool,take out on trips. Hand in the card get a towel get the card back when you hand in the towel, change it twenty times a day if you wish,not a problem.

The beach is also nice.
There is weed in the water which didn't bother us and the hotel staff are always cleaning up any which is washed up on the beach.
Plenty of loungers available down there as well. There are kayaks and wind surfing available.

The hotel is only 15-20 mins tavel from the airport which has to be the fastest I have ever been in.
Once you touch down you are in your room within an hour.
Baggage and immigration is a breeze and check in is now done on the way to the hotel.

Flight time is about 8 hours.

We flew with First Choice.
I can highly recommend them. All seats have plenty of leg room (we didnt pay the extra for star class and I am 6"2 and I had loads of room ).
Each seat has a tv/games console with plenty of choice of movies/tv/games. We did upgrade the bairn's screen to give her more games,movies etc which costs

This was our second visit to this hotel and once again we had a great holiday. Our flights were much better than last year when Thomas Cook delayed us for over 11 hours and then took us to the south of the Island which meant a 5 hour coach journey to the resort! This year we flew with First Choice 100% better in every way.

We travelled with our 2 sons (10 and 14) and had 2 interconnecting rooms as we had requested. Our friends were just a few rooms away from ours. Lovely and clean with a basket of fruit and small bottle of rum in each room!

The food is great - we are quite fussy eaters and prefer the main buffet restuarant, although we did eat in the speciality reataurants a couple of times too - these are also very good!

The hotel grounds are beautifully kept and there is no shortage of sun beds any time of day. The beach is great in the afternoon as there is a lovely breeze but still very hot.

The star friends are great fun and work very long hours and are always smiling. Especially Scooby!

We love this Hotel and would go back again any time.

We had the great holiday in the Iberostar Costa Dorada. We flew from Glasgow on the 19th July for 2 weeks. On booking our holiday we paid that little extra for the Premier Gold package through Airtours. It was perfect, smooth check-in at the designated check in desk. There were about 3 groups in front but it took no time at all. The My Travel plane took off on time and the flight was really good both there and back bar some turbulence which can

What a fantastic holiday the hotel was exceptional everybody was friendly and helpful, the gounds of the hotel were spotless.

The food in the buffet restaurants was excellent with plenty of choice and different menus each night.Branded drinks are available so ask when ordering otherwise you will be served local brands, upset stomach from over indulgence ask at the bar for a bomba this is a local cocktail including grenadine,salt,lime,and soda this seemed to do the trick.

The swimming pool was very warm we have never spent so much time in a swimming pool which was cleaned most days, the beach is fantastic and very clean too there was some seaweed but nothing to speak of.

We have 2 children and we rarely saw them there was always something for them to do during the day the staff did activities all day which they both took part in and enjoyed very much.There was something diffrent most afternoons for adults aswell we had a barbecue on the beach, cocktails, coffee & cakes.

Due to the amount of ornamental fountains and ponds which are very pretty do harbour a lot of mozzis so take plenty of repellent and a plug in for your room.

There is nothing bad at all to say about this hotel because it was just like paradise and far better than anywhere else we have been and we would definately come back gain in the future.

What can I say apart from fantastic. As a young couple I was fairly anxious about level of entertainment for us before we went but I needn

This hotel is absolutely wonderful, and has everything you want for a fantastic holiday.

The hotel itself is set in tropical gardens, which are cleaned every day, with fountains dotted about. As you enter the reception there is a terrapin pool, and an area with flamingoes in.

The food was fantastic with plenty of variety every night. There is also the mexican, which we found extremely good, and the brazilian, which we thought was nice but not as good as mexican.

The entertainment through the day around the pool and at the beach was great, everything you could think of for adults and children alike, we have three children and we rarely saw them because they were always joining in with some activity of some sort. "The Star Friends" entertainment team were always friendly and happy.

The rooms were cleaned every day to a very high standard with towels being made into animal shapes by the maids and also flowers left in bathroom and chocolates a couple of times during the stay aswell.

Overall this was a fantastic holiday with everything you could wish for, the staff throughout the hotel cannot do enough for you, they are all so very cheerful and friendly. You will not be disappointed if you have already booked or thinking of booking this hotel for your holiday. We will definately be returning again. Can't wait!