Mahidoodi
Registered
I just came back from a week of stay at Iberostar hotel and diving with the Dressel Divers. I have stayed at this property 5 other times and dived with Dressel the same number of times before. Previously, on other occasions, over a span of many years I had stayed at Cozumeleno, SCC, Park Royal, Occidental Grand and Palace before. On each occasion I had dived with house dive operation.
I like the Iberostar for its settings which is different than other hotels. Because of my repeat visits I usually get good treatment in terms of room and other amenities. The food is average to good. The breakfasts are really good based on what they serve.
Lunches are good enough considering there is not much time to eat if you intend to do multiple dives. The dinners also pass the acceptance tests. The service is excellent no matter where you are. From the front desk personnel, to the wait staff, to the house cleaning crew, the bartenders, the grounds-keeping crew and so on. They always have a smile on their face and try to go out of their way to make sure you have a good time. The rooms are clean and comfortable. You pay extra for wifi but it is available and I was able to receive the signal even in my room as opposed to being in the lobby or the dining area in my previous trips. The price is also very reasonable.
I did all my diving with Dressel divers. They operate 2 and sometimes 3 large boats, a.k.a. the cattle boats. I like the large boats because of how much room they offer to move around. They are not as fast as the 8-packs but they dont need to be considering most of the interesting dive sites ( except those on the tip of the southern point) are within a 5 minute boat ride from the resort. They are not the first ones on the dive site but then I always think of the first boat on the dive site is the last one there if you consider the previous days visits.
Right or wrong I always get the impression that some people like to be the first divers on a particular dive site or explore a dive site as fast as they can and at the end compare notes to see how many sharks they came across. Personally I am happy to dive at any site at Cozumel and float over one reef and gaze at one school of fish. That is just my preference and everybody has his or hers.
The DMs at Dressel divers are great. Starting with Jake and Fernando at the front office to Erika, they all make sure you have everything you need to make an enjoyable day of diving. On this occasion and others I dived with Sophie, Scott, David, Marina, Erika, Karina, Fernando and others. They are all conscientious about safety and help you or leave you alone based on your experience. Basically you dive your computer. The price of the dives was also very reasonable since I prepaid through their office in Spain. They have a policy that if you dont finish the number of the dives that you prepaid you have up to 5 years to complete them. I just happened to have 7 dives from my previous trip and bought more for this trip. By the way you can share the prepaid dives with other members of your family. The Nitrox is free if you are certified.
Dressel divers has bought new wet suits for those who need them and is in the process of upgrading their equipment.
Dressel divers is a well- run operation thanks to Jake and it is a great pleasure to dive with them. By the way I completed my 300th dive (not naked) on this trip.
I like the Iberostar for its settings which is different than other hotels. Because of my repeat visits I usually get good treatment in terms of room and other amenities. The food is average to good. The breakfasts are really good based on what they serve.
Lunches are good enough considering there is not much time to eat if you intend to do multiple dives. The dinners also pass the acceptance tests. The service is excellent no matter where you are. From the front desk personnel, to the wait staff, to the house cleaning crew, the bartenders, the grounds-keeping crew and so on. They always have a smile on their face and try to go out of their way to make sure you have a good time. The rooms are clean and comfortable. You pay extra for wifi but it is available and I was able to receive the signal even in my room as opposed to being in the lobby or the dining area in my previous trips. The price is also very reasonable.
I did all my diving with Dressel divers. They operate 2 and sometimes 3 large boats, a.k.a. the cattle boats. I like the large boats because of how much room they offer to move around. They are not as fast as the 8-packs but they dont need to be considering most of the interesting dive sites ( except those on the tip of the southern point) are within a 5 minute boat ride from the resort. They are not the first ones on the dive site but then I always think of the first boat on the dive site is the last one there if you consider the previous days visits.
Right or wrong I always get the impression that some people like to be the first divers on a particular dive site or explore a dive site as fast as they can and at the end compare notes to see how many sharks they came across. Personally I am happy to dive at any site at Cozumel and float over one reef and gaze at one school of fish. That is just my preference and everybody has his or hers.
The DMs at Dressel divers are great. Starting with Jake and Fernando at the front office to Erika, they all make sure you have everything you need to make an enjoyable day of diving. On this occasion and others I dived with Sophie, Scott, David, Marina, Erika, Karina, Fernando and others. They are all conscientious about safety and help you or leave you alone based on your experience. Basically you dive your computer. The price of the dives was also very reasonable since I prepaid through their office in Spain. They have a policy that if you dont finish the number of the dives that you prepaid you have up to 5 years to complete them. I just happened to have 7 dives from my previous trip and bought more for this trip. By the way you can share the prepaid dives with other members of your family. The Nitrox is free if you are certified.
Dressel divers has bought new wet suits for those who need them and is in the process of upgrading their equipment.
Dressel divers is a well- run operation thanks to Jake and it is a great pleasure to dive with them. By the way I completed my 300th dive (not naked) on this trip.
