Stayed for one week and enjoyed the resort very much. Staff was very friendly and tried to accommodate our needs. Food was average most of the time but some selections were very good at times, but the buffet selection though could be of a larger variety. My opinions of buffets are they are buffets some may be better than others but they are still buffets and I really don't rate my experience just on the food. We only went to two of the specialty restaurants the Mexican and Mediterranean in which the food was just a little above average. The room was good with a comfortable bed (been at other Mexican resorts and the beds were always very firm), air was cool and the room was very clean. The grounds around the resort were beautiful and kept up very well. This is a very large property and takes a lot of walking to go from the lobby where the restaurants are to the beach. My biggest complaint was they do have shuttle that makes the rounds but it was never working more than 1/10 of the time. You then you had to rely on the bell boys in golf carts to pick you up and take you from your room to the lobby. This is OK except with a resort of with over a possible 600 guests and only a couple of carts running, either you would have to wait a long time to get a ride or walk to where you needed to go. The drinks were great and the bartenders were very friendly, we never felt cheated in this area. Now to the title. Played four rounds of golf at the most beautiful and well maintained golf course I think I've ever played. The staff was also very good, we had set tee times and a couple of days they had our clubs out and ready to go for the day. Pete Dye did a great job with this course. The course seems very fair with some generous fairways but the toughest, fastest greens I have ever played. Overall my friends and I had a great time golfing and our wives had a great time on the beach.

Stayed here for our anniversary, Sept 20-30th, 2011. Very, very quiet time, less then 50% capacity. Stayed in building 15. This is right in middle of resort, a few minutes walk to pools. Nice rooms, not huge, but ok. Lots of space to unpack, and use dressers. Stayed on second floor, on side of resort, nice view of the new resort going up next-door.
Because of low population, had to use sister resort to eat at. This resort is HUGE, a complex of 5 iberostars. The cool thing is to take the tram around the whole resort the day you come. That way you can see where everything is. This resort also has a it's own shopping area, and you can use your all inclusive to eat for free at the different dining spots in the mall. Use the tram, to go anywhere, but plan on waiting for up to 15 min for a ride! There is a beautiful quiet pool by building 15/16. There is a huge waterfall that all the pools connect with, and it is a wonderful place to just water ride it, floating along with a drink in one hand, and iPod tunes in your ear! At the quiet pool, Lucy the iguana has made her home in the corner unit of loungers. It is a wonderful place to chill, large shade covered loungers, I just need you to know Lucy is nice and cool to see, and she will chill under your chair. There are a few iguanas, and they are more afraid of you. They just move fast and scared 10 years off my life, when I turned over and Lucy and I were eye level...lol.
Snack shack Food was typical resort, with a few upsides. Wonderful service in the eating areas, and I would rate most of the food very good. Very nice presentations, beautifully displayed. Took rolls to feed fish on beach, lol.
Beach was great, bar service was always walking around taking orders. A few days of people selling stuff, but really was not a problem. The bar service in general was better then other places, as staff was walking around very regularly to serve drinks. Tips help in the heat and we never had to ask for drinks, always had one.
Lots of cool paths to get to rooms, lots of native plants, flowers, and if you are lucky, wildlife!
Remember you ca always walk on outside paths in back of resorts. You can cover lots of ground with no one in your way. This is also where the trams travel. If you are nosey like me, this is also where you can peek through fence at new hotel from the back. You can see the new front from walking on beach, but I wanted to see the new parts. It is back from the beach pretty far, so this was close up..lol.
Bring a candle for musty smells, bring a good attitude for things are always different then home and tip housekeepers. We also tip the grounds keepers, sometimes. We use pacos, and some American money. Always use master locks for suitcases, not TSA, when you get to hotel. Too easy for TSA locks, to be picked at hotel. Must use TSA for airline, but never at hotel. Slippery floors, so be careful!
Would stay again, but really too huge resort for our liking. Everything was excellent.

We spent one night here, just to check out the resort. The check in service was quick and easy. The bellman took us to our room in a cart, which was nice. He didn't want to leave until I gave him a tip which was a little annoying. The food at the buffet was good, with a nice selection. The reason we came to this area and this resort was the beach and snorkeling. There was an area adjacent to the roped off beach area that was a rocky bottom. It was great to snorkel. When the waves were up and the tide was down, it was a bit of a challenge since the rocks/reef were quite shallow even 30 yards off the shore. We had our own snorkel equipment which allowed us freedom to go whenever wanted. We weren't able to check out the entire resort in the short time we were there. We did walk to the shopping center were you could get ice cream, tacos and other treats. We would recommend this resort

We had a nice time at the Iberostar Paraiso Del Mar. Our room was decent. It was a nice size and had a balcony but it was a very long walk to the pool and the beach. Eventually, the rooms will need updating as they still have the big clunky televisions. The pool was huge and clean with lots of pool chairs. The beach was also nice. We went for morning walks and although you could walk quite far, there were dilapidated resorts very close by and garbage washes up on shore. The landscaping was gorgeuos and there was lots of wildlife around including an albino peacock. The food was good overall. We ate one night at the Mexican specialty restaurant which was excellent. Try the flaming tequila beef! One of the highlights was the spa. They had a special with a mud massage and reflexology which was heavenly. We also like the fact that you could get better booze in the lobby bars. The one disappointment was the evening entertainment which was totally lame. We have sworn off Michael Jackson shows forever.