Iberostar Waves Bellevue

"I really enjoyed my one week stay at this lovely hotel and would recommend it to anyone. It has a great location, well-kept gardens and delicious and varied food. My room had a comfy bed, very clean bathroom and a balcony. There was filtered water on every floor, so the only time I bought a plastic bottle was at the airport (the hotel also recycles plastic bottles, uses recycled napkins, etc). The hotel also organises activities, including free exercise classes. I went to several on the days I didn't have any trips, e.g. yoga, pilates, stretch, Nordic walking in a small group in the nearby forest. Special thanks to Amalia and Nina for making these fun and for your enthusiasm and suggestions. Most of the staff are pleasant and very hard working. My only suggestions would be to include instructions for the safe in the room (I couldn't work this out and neither could another member of our group). Also, the policy regarding towels in the room was confusing as it wasn't being followed. The instructions in the room said to throw any towels you want replaced on the floor but I didn't throw any on the floor, yet they were replaced daily. This is unnecessarily wasteful in terms of the environment and should be clarified with cleaning staff so the policy is followed consistently. Many thanks Helena"

"My second visit as I loved this hotel/location when I came with friends last May. Returned with family of 8 adults and booked upgraded rooms in terrace/priority building 1 as these are newest rooms and located closest to the sea for great views. The sea view junior suite is definitely worth the upgrade for the huge room and amazing views. The buffet food is good and seemed like more staff this year clearing tables so no problem finding a table for 8. As it was cold in evening we used the piano bar (a decent bottle of wine was only 8 euros so worth paying for nicer wine). We hired a car to explore ( definitely worth doing a day to Kotor & Perast, Bar starigrad and Lake Skadar) the security guards were great at finding us places to park the cars at the hotel. We walked left to explore Becici (great bars at end of bay and walk until you come to most amazing tunnel which once through it has a good view point of Sveti Stefan) and right to Budva. Previous reviews said check in queues could be lengthy but I knew each building has its own reception so didn’t queue up in building 3 as knew we were in building 1 however later there were huge queues as several coaches came in as same time. All the staff here are friendly and nice to see some familiar faces from last year."

"We visited as a family over the easter weekend. Upon arrival there was a 45 minute queue to check in. This, to be fair, was due to several planes all landing at the same point that had been delayed by bad weather, so there were far more guest arriving than expected. However, the staff were quite slow at the check in process (maybe new hires for the new season?) so this does need improvement. Our room was in the main block on the top floor. Upon entering, the extra bed was not made up and the light switch was hanging off the wall. We phoned down to reception and this was sorted relatively quickly, although that specific light switch did not work for the duration of our visit. The building itself is dated but perfectly fine for a week. The new block with the gym, is far better, so if you have a choice, we would strongly suggest requesting a room there. We also travelled with an elderly grandparent who was unable to get into the bath for a shower as the sides are so high, so make sure to request an accessible room for any even slight form of mobility issue. The food and restaurants were superb. The staff were quick and efficient, with a wide variety of choices. We would suggest the hotel makes up more tables for 5+ people as there were very few larger tables available. The hotel itself is compact, so please disregard any previous review saying it is spread out. My elderly mother with a walking stick had no issue getting everywhere. The pool and bar area is lovely and we never queued for more than a minute for drinks. Be careful on the sun loungers though as we saw a lot of people tip over in them as they are not balanced very well. Booking tennis was easy and free. The beach is a short stroll away, as is the tunnel through to budvar. Allow 40 minutes to walk there at a normal speed. Entertainment was a bit hit and miss, but it was early in the season so i imagine there is more in the summer. Overall, a perfectly good hotel and resort for a short getaway at a reasonable price. Could do with some improvements but we enjoyed our stay."