Iberostar Herceg Novi

Me and my sister travelled here for a break from work. The rooms are lovely and fresh, there are lots of steps everywhere so be warned! We didn't find it a problem as we are quite fit. We had half board, we thought that dinner and lunch could be swapped but you can't do that here. Also which was strange that when having your evening meal you would get charged extra for drinks in the restaurant. As vegetarians the food was somewhat limited. I have never eaten so much pizza and pasta! The animation staff are brilliant. Souf, Midu and Bogdan are funny and organise some great team entertainment. The hotel is about 8 Euro taxi ride from Hercig Novi, there are lots of nice bars and shops. The night entertainment at the hotel is ok, just avoid the male singer with long hair! The hotel has its own beach and boat platform. You can get the boat trip for 10 euros to Hercig Novi and back.

Having just returned from a 10 day enjoyable stay at this hotel with spectacular views on an all inclusive board travelling with Jet 2 who I can recommend. The rep visited every day at some point and we were given a 24 hr contact number should we need them out of hours. The hotel is built in blocks at different levels. We were fortunate to be in Kameta block which was close to all the amenities and only a few steps to climb.Having said that if you were in the top building the road leading up was very steep and I believe there were around 250 steps to climb but if you do your research before you book then you will realise the hotel is built on a hill side in an isolated position. Rooms were fine with plenty of storage space. Air conditioning was excellent best I have ever known and it stayed on all the time when the electric was off (unless of course you switched it off manually) Pool area was clean with good quality beds and parolsols same down on the shingle beach plenty of them as well. There is one main restaurant serving a good variety of tasty dishes and meat and fish cooked fresh at lunch and dinner. Plenty of fresh pizzas. Wines, beers and soft drinks available on tap but no lemonade and only one poor quality cheap tasting no added sugar drink Cola Drinks served at the pool and beach bar all day and were good but we were lucky enough to have good weather but had it rained there was only one small indoor bar Bahia with a small outside area which didnt seem to get used very much and each time we went it was very noticable that the outside tables and floor didnt get wiped down and cleaned as there were always empty glasses sticky tables etc in the evening,which as it wasnt busy much of the time thought it would have been easier for the staff to just pop out and do. Shame as it let the place down as it was a smart area. Tables at the pool bar were constantly being wiped over. My biggest criticism is the roof top bar what a waste! All inclusive guests have to pay for drinks half price admittedly, this I wouldnt mind if they did a say a special cocktail but was told the drinks menu was exactly the same as the other bars so why would anybody in their right mind pay. I think ibereostar or the hotel need to change the policy on this as it's a lovely bar with amazing views only open the evenings as well. There is a bus that runs 3 times a day to Herceg Novi and a taxi is only 10 euros but there is also a water taxi which runs several times during the day and evening 5 euros which was the better way to visit. If you fancy having a break fro the a/l food there was a very nice small restaurant just a few mins walk from the hotel. Cant remember the name but you wouldnt miss it as it's the only one in that area! Excellent food though and reasonably priced. Would I visit this hotel again then yes as I think it will overcome its minor problems as the season goes by.

You MUST book a sea view room- it’s just stunning. The people that work here make this experience so special- hardworking, friendly, sweet and humble. Our room was absolutely fine. The view was just so stunning. Coffee and food beautiful. Wine terrible but if you order a bottle off the all inclusive menu, it’s so delicious and should be so much more expensive than it is. Sea is incredible. Too many kids. This is just my opinion and it isn’t the fault of the children but a lot of adults just letting their youngsters run wild which is just so sad. Maybe there should be rules that parents accompany their children at meal times etc.... Montenegro is beautiful. The people incredible and this hotel is the perfect way to enjoy both. We will be back.... Oh and try and not let the cigarette smoke creep into reception- it was horrendous when we left......