We just returned from a fantastic stay at the Iberostar Cozumel. My husband and I and another coulple stayed at the Iberostar from Feb 26 2008 to Mar 2 2008. We love everything about this resort. The Staff were very friendly and they tried very hard to keep eveyone entertained!! We loved the food and drinks!! The Steakhouse was our favorite.We ate there twice. The Buffett had a huge selection. There was someting for everyone. The Rooms were very clean and tidy!! Our maid did alot of great towel art and stocked our Mini Bar everyday. I could go on and on about everything that I liked about this resort but I will stop now. If any one would like to know something that I have not mentioned feel free to email. This was a wonderful vacation and I would go back in a heart beat. Great food and drinks!!! Amazing Satff!!! all in all a wonderful place to visit!!

My husband, myself, and our two daughters and son-inlaws spent one week in February. We did stay on for another week without the kids but we had an amazing time. Everyone was so friendly the staff bent over backwards for us and we don't tip until the end of our stay. We treat everyone the way we wanted to be treated and it goes along way.. The weather co-operated and our grown kids in there 20's all had a blast. We went to Albertos a few times for dinner he is such a character and the food to die for. We also did the trimaran and what a thrill. All in all we met alot of great people had staff from two years ago recognize us and just had a great trip.

This was our first Family "Non-Theme Park" Vacation with two boys ages 10 and 12. We absolutely loved this resort. The flora and fauna were wonderful- lots of lizards, parrots, toads, iguanas , flowers ,scrubs, trees etc.. The boys had fun every day watching the flamingos and talking to the parrots. The room was adequate but rather small with four people and five suitcases( no storage space). We found the beds somewhat hard and we needed to order extra pillows ( they were very quickly brought to us) .I would highly recommend a flashlight to use with the safe in the closet to see the numbers and while we were there the power went out during a rainstorm and it was pitch dark!!! The boys tried many activities like archery, pool volleyball, beach volleyball, bocci ball, soccer, horseshoes, target shooting with an air rifle, movies after supper, mini disco etc. They also spent some time in the "mini-club" and".mini-disco". The Star Friends " staff were fun, friendly and patient with the boys. The snorkelling was really great by the dock and the boys enjoyed taking rolls from the dining room and feeding the fish. I do wish that we had brought an air mattress or blow up pool toy for them for the pool. Insulated mugs would have come in handy too, to keep those delicious drinks cold....If you tip the waiters a few bucks they will trip over themselves to wait on you. Even without tipping, the service was top notch. The staff were all very friendly and worked very hard. The food was the best that we have had on any of our vacations . There was so much to chose from ... Even our "picky" eater had lots of choices. Try the mangoes, they don't taste like that at home and also one of our favorite things was the homemade salsa ( we ate it at EVERY meal). The salsa at the poolside grill was not as tasty as at other eating areas. We rented a jeep for the day and toured the Island whcih was a blast. The jeep was very well used (no radio, engine light on periodically, no windows etc) but fun. We paid $99.00 US and had it for a 24 hour period. We rented it from noon one day to noon the next day which that allowed us two mornings with transportation and time to revisit places if you wanted to. I think that next time I would try to book the jeep online at home, as I heard it was cheaper to do it that way .We also went snorkelling at two different reefs. Amazing... our 10 year old was rather nervous though,as the water was very deep, you could not see shore, the boat was far away and you drifted with the current. Overall, this was our best family vaction yet and I am looking forward to another "Non-Theme-Park" vacation...

I'm not going to repeat what everybody else has already said, because it's pretty much all true. I'll just write something I haven't seen in the other reviews.

Before, I left, I read about the rocky beach, but I just thought I would walk over the rocks and that would be it, and then I would be on sandy bottom. That was not the case. The rocks go all the way out past the pier. They are smooth at the pier, for good snorkeling, but the other 2 couples we travel with, were very dissappointed with the rocky beach. So, if you love sandy beaches, you might not want to stay here, even though the rest of the resort is beautiful.

Also, nobody mentioned anything regarding the room keys. It took us about 25 swipes, each time we tried to open our door. Same with the 2 other couples. I got my key, re-activated because I couldn't take it anymore.

Third, nobody mentions horseback riding. I mentioned this last year, when I stayed at the Allegro. "Palmitas" is located about a mile north of the Iberostar, on the right side of the road. It's about 1/2 block north of the Allegro. You ride slow through the jungle on a rocky path, then stop at a little cenote cave, then go to the small square at El Cedral where you can shop and get a drink. There's also 1 very small fertility ruin and a cute small church and 2 large pavillons. You can ride for 1, 1 1/2 , 2, 3 or more hours. I forget the prices, but they were not expensive, compared to in the states.

I think these are the only things I haven't seen mentioned before, I hope it helps someone make a decision.