Iberostar Selection Bavaro Suites

The happy anniversary photo attached was the hotel celebrating my parents 19th anniversary of staying at this hotel. This time was our first time traveling as a family, we brought our 4 year old, first vacation. All together 4 adults and 1 child, we stayed from December 10th to the 19th. We are a mixed family, we celebrate both Christmas and Hanukkah. The hotel was beautifully decorated for Christmas. We enjoyed the lobby decorations, riding the slate and leaving a letter for Santa. My 4 year old knows that both holidays are about the same time. We looked for a menorah or any sign of Hanukkah decorations but were not able to find any. I had to tell my son that they are fixing the menorah… Our plan was to start coming in February and again in April for school vacation. Now, I am hesitant. In the past RIU was our choice of hotel, there was always a beautiful menorah on display, why not Iberostar?

The fun is over, but memories made! I’ve included some pics around the resort and front the beach out front. I realize this may not be the experience of everyone, but we loved it and would definitely come back Pros: • Grounds and common areas are kept immaculate • Pools are clean • Food was great (we liked it much better than Dreams Natura in Cancun) • Staff was great - Ernesto at the pool bar and Sofi and Jacquelin at the food service areas were all stars • Lots of Activities for all ages in our group -Beach was kept very clean (much ado is made here about the sargassum, but I walked miles down the beach in both direction and Iberostar keeps their beach the cleanest) -drinks were strong -housekeeping in our room was great -we arrived at opening for all the restaurants and never had to wait Cons: -the “not a timeshare” sales pitch - this was really to only downside to our week. We decided to attend because we were told we could leave after hearing the pitch and still get the catamaran trip and snorkeling we were promised for 5 (us and our three kids). It ended up being 90 mins of high pressure and we were only given 4 passes. -we have to leave We really enjoyed all the wildlife and beautiful flowers everywhere. Feel free to ask any questions! Happy to answer!

Our family has been to a few resorts, and on leaving we all agreed; this is by far our most favourite resort. I won't make this into a story but I'll summarize quickly; 1) two rooms for a family of 5 - Superb. Clean and refreshed every day. No mold, lots of hot water, spacious and bright 2) staff - all amazing. Our server Sofi blew us away every day at the buffet by the lounge. It was my wife's birthday and they did a huge celebration that puts all the standard birthday songs to shame 3) public washrooms - cleanest we've seen at any resort. Staff always cleaning - big win 4) pools and beach - refreshing, clean, waves are crazy awesome and warm. Staff brought their tractors throughout the day to clean. 5) booze - hahaha yaaaaa 6) day/night life and kids activities are constantly going 7) foood omg was stunningly good. The steak house teres major steak was gold in the mouth. All restaurants are amazing. The buffet has so much variety and fresh fruits and vegetables 8) minimal bugs 9) vendors could be a bit pushy but they are friendly 10) beautiful coffee 11) didn't really see much for smokers that everyone else spoke of. 12) best of all, everyone was having a good time. Nobody was in conflict, and for what we could say, everyone was happy and enjoying themselves. Honestly, we have zero idea how anyone could find SERIOUS faults. Iberostars resort absolutely was delightful and delivered the vacation we needed. 100 percent recommend.

We stayed in the Presidential Suite at the Iberostar Selection Bavaro Suites in October 2024. The suites were comfortable for our family, the bedroom was spacious, and the bathroom was outstanding, having a huge shower and hot tub spa off the bathroom on a terrace. We have stayed on this property three times but the reason for this review is to share my amazing spa experience with the massage therapist Yeini. We get massages every day when staying at Iberostar Resorts and Yeini has been the best so far. She was attentive to my needs, helping relieve stress and my chronic shoulder pain with her skilled knowledge. We will be returning in April and I will be requesting Yeini daily. She is the best therapist I have experienced at all the Iberostars, to include 9 different resorts.

Fourth time in this hotel. It’s beautiful and clean as always, but we are returning back because of staff. Most of them are terrific. Sofi in Los Haitises buffet-the best. the cleaner Brenda, Yenny from the gym- fantastic. And the animation team is super fun - Pablo, Chocolina, Fresca, Ayayay. All deserve a Christmas bonus 😀. Every time in the hotel we feel like at home. Thank you, everybody making our vacation memorable. Highly recommend.