Just returned last night. Our trip was great. The hotel and grounds are gorgeous, staff was overwelmingly nice, food was decent (if I want gourmet food I can go to NYC for that). I was on vacation for sun and fun not the food. The breakfast buffet was outstanding. Also recommend the hibachi restaurant and brazilian (both were great). Swim up bar was to die for ! Lazy river was great. The beach was good but sometimes a bit rough.

Only recommendations:

Shopping Mall (need more stores - not much to see)
Bring your own hair dryer if you need a good one.
Bring conditioner. The water dries out your hair.

I'd never seen so much chlorinated water in my life.

If there's anything the Lindo did great, it was swimming pools. They're everywhere and in every shape. Everything else was good, but not unbelievable five-star quality. Nothing was horrible.

I was with a family of 13, ages 3-60, that stayed at the Iberostar for five nights the week before the Fourth of July.

The hotel offered a wide range of activities that were listed on a schedule we received at check-in. Something new started every half hour.

I took a step class, paddled in a kayak, played bocce ball, swam in the pools, played pool volleyball, learned to merengue, shot baskets and took a bicycle tour . All that was included with the all-inclusive rate. I also ponied up the extra cash to parasail and rent a Jet Ski.

The room, 5137, was clean, comfortable and quiet. Everyday the maid stocked our fridge with bottled water, mineral water, diet Coke, Sprite and beer. About three-fourths of the TV channels were in Spanish, but English-language stations were also available, including CNN, BBC and FOX News.

The beach was about 30 yards wide and about a half mile long. It was always crowded during the day. But we never had trouble finding a chair. Everything was as clean as can be expected. The rip current was strong but never so bad the hotel closed the beach.

The food was average but edible. Each restaurant offered a wide variety that included fresh fruits and vegetables. So, it was possible to eat fairly healthy. I liked that the buffets were stocked with some exotic foods, such as guava and octopus, that I don't get to eat too often at home.

The restaurants and bars were close to the rooms, pools and beach. So, I never had to travel far for a meal, snack or drink. And the restaurants were open all day.

The hotel had a clean, air-conditioned gym with Life Fitness treadmills, stationary bikes, elliptical machines and stair masters. The gym also offered free weights, some weight machine, mats and ab balls.

But the gym did have one problem, and it was an issue all over the resort. Techno music. In the gym, it started booming at 7 a.m. and didn't quit until close. At the pools and beach, the thuds began about 10 a.m. and went until dinnertime.

One other thing needs mentioning: We had a scary hour when we thought we'd lost a member of our family somewhere between the airport and the hotel. We thought we were going to have to call the police and needed some help finding the phone numbers and someone to translate. No one, including the manager on duty, Ramon, was too eager to help. The family member arrived as we argued with Ramon. It turned out the whole thing was a misunderstanding caused by the travel agency, Apple Vacations. But if this truly had been an emergency, I wonder if anyone would've finally helped us.

Overall, I'd say this is a great getaway. You can do as little or as much as you like. Just about everyone should find something he likes.

Just came back from 2 weeks at this Iberostar hotel. We (a family of 6 adults) had a good time at the riviera maya.
Rooms: The rooms are big compared to European standards with firm beds en nice badrooms. Our airco was not functioning very well the first couple of days, but after a visit of a specialist everything worked oke. The toilet had a funny way of flushing, you had to push twice to stop the water running. Nice towels an a good minibar with soda's en beer. The room is well kept and cleaned.

Builings: the complex is huge. 5 hotels with max. 4000 quests, about 80 % from the USA. So walking is necessary but with beautiful gardens not so bad. And there is a small train that runs between Lindo and Del Mar. The building are well maintained, all day there is someone cleaning, weeping floors, working the gardens, painting the building. Management is walking around the whole day and checking on buildings, restaurants, swimmingpools etc.

Pools/beach: the pool of Lindo is nice but the pool of Del Mar/ Beach is beautiful! The main pool is after 12 o clock full with American holidaymakers standing in the water with a drink in their hands with loud music playing from the wetbar. I neven saw this phenomenom before but I was told by Americans that is their way of enjoying your holiday. After 4 o'clock the first drunken people can be spotted. Once we saw a man completey knocked out and left alone by his friends on a sunbed. For more quite simming: go to Del Mar/Beach or go to the beach. The beach is wonderfull with enough sunbeds. We had lots of waves during our stay, which was wonderful. I can recommend the snorkeltour from the hotel. It takes you to the nearby reef and we saw a lot of fish. Also the kayaking was fun.

Food: overall the food was good to excellent. we liked the breakfast at the folconrestaurant and at the main buffet. We had lunch most of the time at the Folcon or the mexican restaurant near the pool. Both are excellent. Vegetables that are not overcooked at a bufet: compliments to the chef and his staff. They made my mom a nice soup when she was not feeling very well. The main buffet is overcrowded at dinertime: If you want a bufet for diner: go (again :)) to Del MAr/Beach. Huge bufets;never crowded and good food! The Italian was very good. We ate there 3 time. The Gourmet was very bad: too cold because of airco and overcooked food. The fish and the steakhouse very good. Overall the good was good to very good. Nothing to complain about. We never saw cats in the restaurant or koati's only outside (and we fed them almost everyday)

We did not particpated in many activities and did nog see many shows, so no comment on that. The starfriends seemed nice and enjoying their work.

If you want to have a nice and easy vacation in a well kept hotel with lots of restaurants, pools and activities: this is your place. Are you looking for a quit small hotel: go stay somewhere else.

I really enjoyed our stay at Iberostar. We booked our trip through funjet.com, and were displeased with the Oasis is Cancun. Funjet travel agents helped us rebook a different hotel. Transition was simple, but am now leery of funjet's hotel ratings. The hotel was wonderfule. Lots to do. Gorgeous facilities. Really enjoyed the environment. We traveled with our 4 yr. old son and he loved it! Definitely recommend.