Originally Posted by
another_shot
I've stayed in Iberostar Laguna Azul November last year and I wouldn't believe it is 18 month old. More like 5-7 years old at least, unless you talking about some isolated building or block which may have been refurbished?
Late 2009, according to
this news article, so slightly older than my memory recalled but still not even 3 years old.
FWIW the Riu Varadero is not quite 2 years old having opened in Oct. 2010 but have heard varying reports of it's quality and is barely in the top 20 on Trip Advisor IIRC.