Iberostar Waves Herceg Novi - All Inclusive

We have traveled a lot around Montenegro and stayed in many hotels, this is the worst hotel of all that we have encountered in Montenegro! The hotel was chosen because the Iberostar has always been famous for its hotels, but this one is simply a disgrace for the Iberostar. 1) the location of the hotel - the hotel is on the outskirts, there is nowhere to walk! At the same time, the hotel is located in a mountainous area and you will be forced to walk up and down the stairs all the time in the heat. 2) food - at first it seems that everything is fine with it, but this is not so, there is a lot of food and this initially makes a good impression, but after 3 days it becomes clear that firstly the food is very tasteless, they cook disgustingly, only salads and desserts are tasty, the food is the cheapest, in a week we had expensive seafood 2 times. 3) the hotel itself - everything is old!!! and very cheap, the hotel needs to be updated.

It is an all inclusive hotel and they are not mean. The quality of food and drinks are better than expected. Worth the stay.

A beautifully located hotel in a location a little bit remote from Herceg Novi. Huge plus points are the team, the cuisine, the views over the bay and the gardens. Great animation team (Omar, Nikolas, Lido, Esphir, Maria, Naz and others), and the whole bar and restaurant team (I would have to name everyone ;)). They made the holiday super. Great food. Rooms are just ok, although could be better at a 4 star hotel. Disadvantage unfortunately for families with children is the lack of lifts to the beach or restaurants. With a pram going down the stairs or climbing up the quite considerable height difference is an effort, especially in the heat. Despite some drawbacks - I would definitely recommend the hotel. A good place to go in Montenegro!

First trip to Montenegro and stayed in early June for 9 nights and the weather was high 20s - low 30s. Lovely hotel, staff and especially the scenery around the Bay of Kotor. We stayed in the Luna building of the hotel on the top floor according us beautiful views and handy for everything. One word of warning - there are quite a few steps to get to the restaurant, most of the evening entertainment, and one of the bars. There are a number of boat excursions that can be booked near the pool with a really lovely and helpful person called Bobana - we went on a couple of trips and they were both well worth it. If couple of flights of steps doesn’t bother you then I’d very much recommend the hotel, We flew to Tivat which was fine, but some other visitors had flown to Dubrovnik (Croatia) and told me it was a bit hassle crossing the border. Best recommendation I can give is we will be returning.

Booked through Jet2 22-29 April. Very smooth flights and transfer. Reception: Very friendly at all times. All inclusive package explained. Bags taken to our room for us. Room: Very clean and tidy. Towels changed daily. Separate shampoo/conditioner/body wash on the wall. Handwash/lotion by the sink. Our room had a shower over bath(less mobile may want to ask for just a shower?). Plenty of drawer/wardrobe space. Plenty of lighting. Balcony with table and 2 chairs (partially overlooking the sea). Safe was chargeable (3.5 euros per day) which seems expensive...we didn't use it. Aircon not turned on until June , so requested a fan. No TCMF in room (we took our own travel kettle and coffee/tea). Refillable water flask in room, water dispensers to fill it on every floor for free. Hairdryer in room. Spa: fantastic! I highly recommend the full body massage. Gym:did not use or see so can't comment. Pool area: very clean with fab sun loungers. Pool bar open with self service (coffee, wine,beer)/served drinks (cocktails etc). Some snacks available in the afternoon, but didn't seem to filled up if empty) Towels available with a refundable deposit (we took our own anyway). Beach /beach bar area: Lots of free sun loungers with tables and umbrellas (nice and quiet down there by the sea edge). Water was cold but refreshing to swim in , there are several step ladders available to get into the sea, you'll probably need wet shoes as it's quick rocky at first with a few sea urchins. The beach bar was only open for drinks during our 'out of season ' visit,but it looks like they would serve snacks in high season as the equipment is there ready. No table drinks service. Bahia Bar: Very pleasant area for a pre dinner drink. If there's a cocktail you specifically like ...I'm sure the lovely bar staff would do it for you, nothing is too much trouble here, it's a lovely view across the bay at night/day. Restaurant: this is the only reason I gave a 4 and not a 5. Self service wine/beer/coffee/soft drinks/water-all great. Buffet style dining. Breakfast/lunch/dinner. There was always plenty of choice, salad's/meat/cheese etc. Hot dishes/veg/fries/pasta/pizza/ice cream/cakes/fruit. As usual when hotels are catering for the tourist masses, you're always gonna find some bland tasting dishes. I do think that the dishes here could have been more adventurous , we had a lovely spicy beef stew on a day trip we did, but never found this at the hotel, I think if there is a national dish at all, it could be served here. The staff are fabulous, always clearing /filling buffet up/making sure everywhere is clean. The hotel got busier as our week progressed, therefore so did the restaurant, I'm not sure there would be enough tables to accommodate everyone at high season (at one time) . Entertainment: Excellent team here. We don't usually get involved, but we did the music quiz a couple of times (great fun), tried archery and boules We never watched the evening entertainment 9-11pm at ou

The staff are lovely, very friendly and want to meet your needs as much as possible. Room was clean, tidy and even the cleaning lady would leave little chocolates after her daily clean. The food itself was ok - similar food most days though. As we came at the beginning of the season not many activities were prepared, the pool isn’t heated so very cold if you wanted to swim. Quite a lot of maintenance activities going on for example the sky bar was not in access due to a renovation. This didn’t affect our trip at all. The boat to the town was regularly and was definitely worth it as the hotel itself is very isolated. The hotel is very pretty and stunning views from every angle. Overall stay was lovely - staff were lovely, the only downside being that we came out of season.