Where on earth do I begin. I ate at the buffet restaurant the first night and ended up with a really bad tummy upset which lasted all of 4 days. The hotel shrugged all responsibilty for this saying I shouldn't eat things that may unbalance my tummy. The pool had the worst chlorine factor ever and made my eyes sting upon contact with the water and when i did fancy a swim there were people doing stupid games or water arobics. (no consideration for what i was doing). then theres the lobby bar were the drinks appear to be watered down so although you look like you are getting alot of acohol your never getting drunk. I know it seems like I am moaning but I am genrally not. the staff all seemed polite but when I asked for some food to be delivered to my room when i was suffering from my tummy bug I got told to either go to the buffet hall or i couldnt eat. and just to top this holiday off I was bit by about 60 mosquitos in my room. There was this member of the entertainment team who would flirt with my girlfriend every night we went out dancing and getting close and telling jokes in the end i had to complain to front desk. And the beach was full of people wanting to braid your hair or sell you a sea shell you couldnt relax.

Let me start by saying what a great hotel the iberostar is. The rooms were lovely and cleaned everyday (air conditioning was great). We went as a family of 10 and ate in the main buffet restaurant every morning, afternoon and night. The choice was out of this world and the food was of a high standard (as a chef myself I was very impressed) and I've been told to say hi to the waffle chef and the omelet chef. The bars were always busy but someone always served us quite quick, your tom colins were out of this world. Thanks to the waiters who served us as they were the friendliest, funniest waiters we've ever encountered. They were always ready to help and they kept the kids entertained. They truly went beyond the call of duty. Then there were the shows on a evening. What can I say but brilliant how the star friends can put on such a good show every night is unbelievable. They were all fantastic. The star friends also did a great job in the day keeping everyone entertained with games and chit chat. Then there is the hotels fantastic pool with jacuzzi in the middle (heaven). The lovely gardens and backdrops. Thanks for a excellent holiday and looking after all 10 of us . Just one thing to say and thats super pa pa.

Just sorry I gave the hotel a rating of 9 in my first review but I think it does deserve a 10 apart from factors out of the control of the hotel, eg rain. but the hotel was fantastic so I am offically changing my rating to a ten. Super

Me and my boyfriend recently stayed at the Iberostar, Costa Dorada and it was by far the best hotel and holiday ever. Surrounded by beautiful gardens, water features and a very friendly and inviting atmosphere. The pool is massive and has a lovely clean beach, and no trouble getting a sunbed. The food is great, tried both the Mexican and Brazilian very different but really nice food. We didn’t try the tropical restaurant didn’t get a chance the holiday went too quick! We mainly ate at the buffet restaurant there's so much to choose from and the best desserts possible yum yum! Throughout the day there's so much to do watersports and poolside games with the lively entertainment team (STARFRIENDS). Please do take plenty of spending money with you as there’s so many excursions to do that all have brilliant reviews. Swimming with the dolphins at Ocean World is an unforgettable experience and taking a short flight to the Caribbean side of the island and a speedboat to the island of Saona, an absolutely gorgeous sight and beach!, a must do trip called Caribbean Wonders! The staff and maids work so hard and just can’t do enough for you I just wanted to keep tipping them. I really didn’t want to come home. I definitely want to go back nxt year and do three weeks so I can explore the island and try all the different excursions. A definite holiday for all types of age groups and people searching for total relaxation.

A bit late in sending a review but felt I should as we are going back there in 2 days time again!! I have been reading the reviews for the past 2 weeks and thought I should add to the fab compliments this hotel & staff have received. We are a family of 4 and found this to be the best holiday we have ever had, my children who are now 13 & 18 enjoyed every minute of it as we did too. The weather managed to hold out for us too just one day of rain last year (I can cope with that). So hopefully we will have the same amount of enjoyment as we did last year. Trips we did were fab too, adventure world & Dominican discovery. ;-) x

Well, I came back from my second visit to the Iberostar Costa Dorada last June. This is the best place in the world, so romantic. I'm going back in August this year and I can't wait.....paradise, here I come!!

Fantastic choice of hotel. 5*. Very affordable price. Great location - right on the beach. There was plenty to do every day – and no pressure to get involved if you choose not to. Star Friends work so hard, both day and night. There is a towel system, where you hand in a card and get a towel. My little boy had a birthday whilst we were there, and he was very pleased to get a birthday cake delivered to the room! Everyone at the hotel works very hard and is extremely friendly. There were people cleaning and maintaining the hotel the entire time. We mainly ate in the buffet restaurant – a very wide choice of food available. You can’t fail to find something you like. We tried the Mexican restaurant one night, but was very disappointed with the type of food there. We also tried the beach restaurant one evening and liked that a lot – although obviously not air conditioned, so was a bit uncomfortable.

Myself and my parents have recently stayed at the Iberostar Hotel, Costa Dorado, Dominican Republic. We thought the hotel was great, the staff were very helpful, friendly and warming, the food was great, plenty of it, the facilities was great, and the rooms were great. A great fortnight to have a great rest and from stress of life, and do nothing and be waited on for a fortnight.

Everything was great, everyone was so friendly, the location was excellent and all the services provided were great too. Also there’s lots of facilities to entertain you. I would recommend you to go, it's worth every penny. Missing it now I’m home, want to go back soon, it feels like yesterday.

My husband and I married at the Iberostar and all of the staff made us feel special from the moment we got there until the day we left. Nothing was too much trouble for any of the staff. Santos the wedding coordinator was absolutely amazing and arranged everything from flowers, champagne, cake, photo's, dvd, guitar trio, judge and wedding certificate. He even took us to the top of the hotel to meet the DJ and to look through all of his cds to choose a special song for our first dance together. Thank you Santos for making our day so special. Everyone that sees our wedding photo's say that they are the best wedding photo's that they have ever seen. You could not fault the hotel or the staff for anything. The food was excellent. The entertainment was ongoing from morning until night. The staff worked very hard and very long hours and were always very pleasant, polite and helpful. Thank you to everyone at the Iberostar.