Iberostar Selection Playa Mita reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating

4.5 Excellent

  • Cleanliness 4.7
  • Location 4.4
  • Rooms 4.5
  • Service 4.6
  • Value 4.4

5833 TripAdvisor reviews

TripAdvisor users rated this property 5 out of 5

Loved Iberostar Selection Playa Mita

Vacation05026576898 on Feb 02, 2026

Went last week of Jan with my wife. We took the beach access room, we literally walked out our room and were walking the beach. The beach bar was good, short walk of 1 minute down the beach or you can wait 10 minutes for beach service order and return. I enjoyed the walk to the bar myself. Great Fish tacos here as well. Great Massages on the beach, I recommend the blue tent, Teddy Massage. Restaurants were good, been to better but there was nothing wrong. We did Tepanyaki, French, Mexican and Steak House. Breakfast buffet had great choices. Supper Buffet changes theses daily. We were lucky enough to see Whales many times from our beach chairs. The pool has plenty of loungers, easier to find shady spots than sunny spots. After you pass on the timeshare speech a few times they really leave you alone. Highly suggest the sunset bar for happy hour. Entertainment was above our expectations after reading reviews. We would return. We have been to about 6 different resorts throughout mexico the past 10 years, I would call it closer to 4.5 stars than a true 5 star, but the price is definitely right for this place.

TripAdvisor users rated this property 5 out of 5

Ocean view worth the cost. Whales!

Taelee1 (Maple Ridge, BC) on Feb 01, 2026

What a wonderful stay. This was truly the perfect getaway. We upgraded to an ocean view and it was incredible to sit and watch the whales from our balcony every day. Shout out to Ale, our server by the pool. She was awesome. Also to the folks up at the Sunset bar. Also to the ladies in the cafe. Finally the staff in the buffet were great. All of them friendly and wonderful to chat with. The Japanese restaurant was so much fun and our chef Yarret (forgive me if I got her name wrong!) was so funny and the food was so good! We felt like our section was having the best time in there. We were not able to get pesos into smaller bills at the front desk. Other reviews we'd read here and suggested we could. Other people mentioned the same thing. So I do recommend doing that before you arrive. We figured it out. The room was great. There is a Chromecast attached to the tv so that was handy. Housekeeping was a bit off. Forgetting fresh towels, refilling toilet paper. It was just weird. Finally if you walk along the beach recommend going right. Less people selling things. We look forward to coming back in the future.

TripAdvisor users rated this property 5 out of 5

Great hotel

Valentina S on Jan 31, 2026

Fantastic hotel, quality food and drinks, extremely clean, great service and nightly entertainment was top notch! The only surprise was beach with huge waves, good fro walking along the beach but no swimming at all.

TripAdvisor users rated this property 4 out of 5

Service excellent room needs improvement

RMoze (Prince George, Canada) on Jan 31, 2026

Staff and service was amazing beach beautiful and pools are fantastic Food was ok but not great The downside of the resort was our room. Only 1 outlet worked and the TV had a line down the screen How ever that wasnt a big inconvenience as we were not in the room very much The most disappointing aspect to the room was the walls were very thin you could hear the people in the next room talking like they were in our room. We stayed at the resort last year and didn’t have this issue so it was probably the room itself This didn’t ruin the trip but made it not as relaxing

TripAdvisor users rated this property 4 out of 5

It's OK

Cheryl F (El Dorado Hills, California) on Jan 28, 2026

We probably should have looked into this resort a bit more before booking, as it’s quite a distance from Puerto Vallarta. The property itself is beautiful, and the staff truly works hard to make guests feel welcome. That said, the rooms are somewhat dated, the nightly entertainment is limited, and the buffet food is often on the cold side. It also seems to be a very popular spot for families—there were children everywhere, which suggests they offer great deals for kids. I personally don’t mind that at all, but if you prefer a quieter, adults-focused environment, this may not be the best fit.

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