Which is the best Iberostar hotel or resort?

Iberostar Group owns and operates more than 100 four- and five-star beach hotel properties across more than 30 countries. With beachfront rooms, upscale designs, exceptional customer service, and celebrity-worthy dining options, Iberostar Group is committed to providing a relaxing and luxurious vacation for its guests.

We’ve chosen a few Iberostar hotel locations that consistently score well with guests and travellers, but the only way to know for sure is to book a room or villa and find out for yourself!

Best feature: Adults-only
Rates from: $500 per night

Located just a 20-minute drive from the Montego Bay Sangster International Airport, the JOAI Rose Hall by Iberostar consistently ranks as one of the best hotels in Jamaica. Travellers love the adult-only, all-inclusive resort for its luxury travel experience, and this secluded five-star property gives guests ultimate privacy in paradise.

As soon as you arrive at this Iberostar location, you’ll marvel at the colonial-style architecture. Prepare to pick your jaw up off the floor of the grand lobby, featuring large pillars and an impressive twin staircase. Expect top-level customer service from attentive staff and butlers.

Rooms

Choose from grand suites with oceanfront, pool, or tropical views. Each luxurious room features classic decor with modern touches. Sleep soundly in either a king bed or two doubles wrapped in quality linens and topped with your preference of fluffy pillows from the pillow menu.

Rooms at this Iberostar all-inclusive property are equipped with the best appliances. You’ll enjoy a coffee maker, a flat-screen TV, a DVD player, WiFi, a personal safe, and a stocked mini-bar. You’ll stay cool too, since the rooms have air conditioning and a ceiling fan. In the en-suite bathrooms, you’ll find elegant marble features, jetted bathtubs, skin-quenching bath products, plush white towels, comforting robes, and slippers.

Amenities

Whether you’re looking for fun in the sun or peace and quiet under an umbrella, JOIA Rose Hall will deliver. Choose from two swimming pools—one that's lively and social, and another that's perfect for reading and relaxation. You'll love the swim-up bar, and you can wander just a few steps away to the beach if you prefer to dip in the ocean.

Pamper yourself with a treatment at the on-site day spa, with complimentary access to the hydrotherapy area and add-on treatments available for massages, wraps, and facials. Fitness fans will enjoy the resort gym's innovative cardio equipment to stay active during their Caribbean vacation. In addition, water sports, a golf course, beach volleyball, an archery range, and a basketball court are also available throughout the day. There’s also live music and various entertainment for guests to enjoy every evening.

Dining

The Iberostar JOIA Rose Hall is an all-inclusive resort, which means guests have unlimited access to domestic and international food, snacks, and drinks. The buffet restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, offering a variety of local and international dishes. If you don’t want to leave your room, no worries—just order from the 24-hour room service menu.

Make reservations for a special dinner at any of the five à la carte restaurants: Kiniro, Port Maria, Es Palau, Galleon, and La Toscana. If you’re staying for a week or more, make sure to try them all.

There are also plenty of choices for entertainment and refreshments. Hemingway Lounge, Aqua Lobby Bar, Exodus Theatre Bar, Star Prestige, and the resort nightclub, Mango Walk, are sure to offer good times.

Best feature: Caribbean coast location
Rates from: $460 per night

For a beach vacation on one of the world’s most beautiful stretches of sand, look no further than Mexico’s Riviera Maya, home of the award-winning JOIA Paraiso by Iberostar. In addition to its Caribbean location, this Iberostar beach hotel offers excellent service, food, and amenities.

Rooms

The JOIA Paraiso by Iberostar is a statement property. The architectural style mixes Georgian with Venetian and Greco with Baroque, making it a luxury stand-out in Mexico. Despite all the flash, the hotel still fits in naturally with its coastal surroundings.

The hotel has 312 suites available, including grand suites overlooking the ocean, garden views, and secluded villas. Two presidential suites are available at this Iberostar location if you really want to treat yourself. The spacious rooms include customized mini-bars, coffee makers, safes, flat-screen TVs, DVD players, and WiFi. Butler and concierge services are also available for oceanfront and villa guests.

The bathrooms at the JOIA Paraiso feature beautiful double vanities with elegant toiletries, whirlpool bathtubs, and water-conserving rain showers. As in all Iberostar hotels, thick terry towels and bathrobes are at the ready.

Amenities

If you can pull yourself away from the beach, the hotel’s three pools are worth taking a few laps in. The outdoor pool features lounge chairs in the water for relaxing and keeping cool, and it's particularly popular with guests. If you prefer things a little quieter, visit the heated indoor/outdoor pool. If you love the ocean but less so the sand, you’ll enjoy the saltwater pool and its swim-up bar.

Learn about the local cuisine and wine industry with cooking classes and wine-tasting experiences. Other much-loved amenities include a fitness centre, a golf course, a dance club, water sports, table tennis, and billiards. The on-site day spa also lets you unwind and sink into the tranquil Mexican Caribbean surroundings with beauty treatments, massages, and soothing heat therapies.

Dining

At the Iberostar JOIA Paraiso, you’ll be spoiled for choice with five themed restaurants and two on-site buffets. You can also take your pick from one of the seven bars at this Iberostar hotel.

Since this is an Iberostar all-inclusive resort, food and drink are included in the price. Iberostar prides itself on the quality and freshness of the food available to guests. Only the finest quality ingredients and local produce are used. In the restaurants, top chefs put on a culinary display, while bartenders serve up unique and decorative cocktails at the bars. If you feel like dining in your room, 24-hour room service is available.

Best feature: Customer service fit for royalty
Rates from: $875 per night

The Dominican Republic’s best beach is Punta Cana, and it's also where you’ll find the JOIA Bávaro by Iberostar. It won’t take you long to hit the white sands either—this Iberostar all-inclusive resort is just 30 minutes from the Punta Cana International Airport.

Rooms

The JOIA Bávaro by Iberostar is a five-star, adults-only, all-inclusive resort. With Greco-Roman-inspired architecture, the resort features 272 suites: 12 grand seaside suites, 19 suites with direct pool access, and 241 suites with garden views.

Every room offers two double beds or a king-sized bed with luxury linens and designer pillows, where you can choose your favourite from the pillow menu. You’ll also enjoy an elegant marble bathroom with a hot tub to soak your cares away. Standard room features for Iberostar include a flat-screen TV with premium channels, a DVD player, WiFi, and a mini-bar.

Amenities

The gardens and pools at the JOIA Bávaro are enough to impress anyone. Gorgeous gardens overflowing with native plants surround the three swimming pools, which feature a swim-up bar, a replica of a Spanish galleon, and pool loungers. And remember, Punta Cana beach is just steps from the pool.

Take some time to pamper yourself at the inviting day spa. The multi-level paradise at this Iberostar location offers a variety of ambiance right at the edge of the sea. Trained professionals are ready to provide guests with single or couples treatments in private suites, on the beach, or in your room.

Other popular amenities include the many things to do in Punta Cana, like waterskiing, windsurfing, and snorkelling at the coral nursery. If you’re up for it, sign up for an add-on scuba diving course, or play a round on the 18-hole championship golf course. There are two state-of-the-art fitness centres featuring a range of modern gym equipment, yoga mats, and more.

Dining

Located near the beach, the La Perla buffet is arguably the most popular restaurant at the JOIA Bávaro. Both the La Perla and Belle Vista buffets offer Dominican and international dishes, and they're open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

There are five à la carte restaurants at this Iberostar hotel: Le Tourbillon, Casa de la Playa, Hashira, El Galleon, and La Tentazione. Most options require reservations and maintain a dress code. If you can’t tear yourself away from your poolside lounge, a waiter can deliver drinks and snacks to you.

Best feature: City location
Rates from: $300 per night

Stay at one of Iberostar’s top European hotels, the Iberostar Grand Budapest. Located in the heart of Budapest, this elegant, five-star hotel balances opulence with convenience and is within walking distance of restaurants, parks, and many top attractions. This is a family-friendly Iberostar location, and families with children over the age of two are welcome.

Rooms

The spacious rooms at the Iberostar Grand Budapest are decked out in red-and-white furnishings and accents. Impressive canopied beds with cushioned headboards call to you and promise a restful night. Turn-down service is available, along with a personal pillow from the pillow menu.

All rooms offer a coffee maker, iron, free WiFi, flat-screen TV, air conditioning, telephone, personal safe, desk, mini-bar, and an en-suite with a shower (some rooms have a bathtub). Perfect for travelling families and groups, this resort also offers adjoining rooms.

Amenities

While in Budapest, you’ll most likely be out and about, soaking up this historic city in central Europe. When it’s time for some relaxing at the hotel, it’ll be all class. Whether you choose to read a book in the stylish lobby or get a workout in the fitness room, every inch of this Iberostar hotel is styled to the max.

Pamper yourself with a massage at the on-site spa, or take a soak in the hot tub. If there’s something you need and don’t see it, just ask one of the resort staff who consistently go out of their way to make your stay incredible.

Dining

The hotel’s à la carte restaurant, Na’Pasta Bistro, will take your taste buds to Italy without ever leaving Budapest. Indulge in cheesy pizzas and fresh pasta, and wash it all down with a glass of Italian vino. At the end of a long day of sightseeing, unwind with a cocktail, wine, or beer in the sophisticated Lobby Bar. The restaurant is open for breakfast too, and you can order 24-hour room service if you don't feel like leaving your room.

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