standard iberostar family 6 including 18 yr olds 13 yr olds stayed ib dom, 3/15-3/22/08, stayed ib playa del carmen resort equivalent, grounds beautiful beach beautiful staff friendly.we arrived resort 4pm saturday, check-in went quickly unpacking rooms 30 minutes, no complaints rooms resort general, buffet food got old pretty quickly ventured off-resort eat evening week, cab fare 20 way 10 minute ride expensive imo food just average prices charged, comparing punta cana playa del carmen prefer playa off-site expensive, staff did rake row seaweed beach morning catch trash pick blame tourists visiting, use trash cans people, yes palapa early morning enjoy getting watching sunrise things crowded, beach chairs 8:30/9:00am stayed day, pool crowded holy week, high surf came mid-week overnight knocked 1st row palapas tipped ashtray containers beach quite mess, no allowed ocean thursday rough waves, saw woman knocked wave wednesday broke ankle leg ernesto employee told town operation, scary, high winds surf eliminated possibility parasailing fishing 3 days good friday nothing operating, oh well.the older girls went disco nights week said okay, really not evenings bingo/kids show/evening, bed 9:30 nights, breakfast far best meal, orange juice fresh, lunches beach restaurant average dinner buffets typical buffet average, went hungry though.used internet couple times 5us 30 minutes not wireless, kids walked beach little flea market area bought bracelets/earrings etc.overall glad went, n't pc, no, not outside resort i.e, shopping restaurants, felt bit confining, iberostar good chain resorts managed staffed,  
standard iberostar family 6 including 18 yr olds 13 yr olds stayed ib dom, 3/15-3/22/08, stayed ib playa del carmen resort equivalent, grounds beautiful beach beautiful staff friendly.we arrived resort 4pm saturday, check-in went quickly unpacking rooms 30 minutes, no complaints rooms resort general, buffet food got old pretty quickly ventured off-resort eat evening week, cab fare 20 way 10 minute ride expensive imo food just average prices charged, comparing punta cana playa del carmen prefer playa off-site expensive, staff did rake row seaweed beach morning catch trash pick blame tourists visiting, use trash cans people, yes palapa early morning enjoy getting watching sunrise things crowded, beach chairs 8:30/9:00am stayed day, pool crowded holy week, high surf came mid-week overnight knocked 1st row palapas tipped ashtray containers beach quite mess, no allowed ocean thursday rough waves, saw woman knocked wave wednesday broke ankle leg ernesto employee told town operation, scary, high winds surf eliminated possibility parasailing fishing 3 days good friday nothing operating, oh well.the older girls went disco nights week said okay, really not evenings bingo/kids show/evening, bed 9:30 nights, breakfast far best meal, orange juice fresh, lunches beach restaurant average dinner buffets typical buffet average, went hungry though.used internet couple times 5us 30 minutes not wireless, kids walked beach little flea market area bought bracelets/earrings etc.overall glad went, n't pc, no, not outside resort i.e, shopping restaurants, felt bit confining, iberostar good chain resorts managed staffed,  