"November 13-21, 2026 We were greeted with champagne upon arrival, and our check-in was fast. Our initial room was clean and nicely decorated, but smelled like mold when you walked in the door. Expect the musky smell. Lopesan Costa Barbaro is a giant resort we would get lost the first three days. Lots of amenities very nice to have the boulevard with all the shops, though very expensive prices. The activities and the night shows particularly Michael Jackson show was awesome! I read lots of reviews about people worried about getting dinner reservations at night. The first night you check in you have to eat at the buffet. Then after that, you can make two reservations at a time for dinner. The food quality is impressive looking but not up to United States standards, quality, and taste. Three out of the four of us had diarrhea at some point during the trip. The beach was powdery white soft sand, it did have some sargassum . The ocean was beautiful but sargassum in the shallow water. Your ocean view is boats on the horizon. We did two excursions the first one was four wheeler and buggy. The ATVs are more comfortable riding. It was very commercialized and lots of traffic. Second excursion, you swim with nurse sharks and stingray, have an encounter with a dolphin kissing you. Stand on a shallow sand bar with turquoise water, snorkel, and catamaran boat. You can negotiate all prices everywhere you go donāt settle for what they tell you for ANYTHING. ļæ¼Great time for the money."