Barcelo Bavaro Beach Adults Only - All Inclusive

The start was great. I would highly recommend to anyone looking for a romantic getaway that holds value

Food quality was awful, staff were not helpful and you could tell didn’t like their job. Staff would give us wrong information and consistently acted bothered and made a big deal out of doing anything. Only plus point was our room. Casino was the absolute worst casino we have ever played it- worst odds and staff. My husband is a high end gambler who is invited to come and play at casinos all over the world and he said this casino was the worst. The front desk indicated they would be sending something for our anniversary and it never came. The system for getting towels is absolutely ridiculous and maybe the hotel should spend more time on improving customer service rather than counting towels and managing towel cards. I have never had a vacation where I was so happy to come home. I have owned hotels in the past and would be mortified if any of my hotels performed like this one

Food absolutely awful, but for hibachi at Kyoto and steak at Chez Gourmet. Staff as unfriendly and unhelpful as I've ever experienced anywhere, and particularly in Caribbean/Mexico.

Amazing beach and property! Wonderful snorkeling! Kept up very nice and clean. Felt very safe the entire time! Traveled with 4 teens and they had tons of fun! Restaurants had great food!! Only issue was the AC did not work in our room and was not fixed after asking for it to be fixed. Beds in rooms were comfy and we all slept decently if it wasn’t for it being so humid and hot in the room.

Let’s be realistic about what this is as we review it. It’s an all inclusive at a good price point in the DR. It’s not the Ritz Carlton or some swanky beach resort. It doesn’t pretend to be and shouldn’t be reviewed as such. It’s a beautiful spotless and very well maintained ocean front resort. The service is great, may not be very personal but it’s still excellent. There is an English language barrier very often but this isn’t an English speaking country. If you stay here you must upgrade to premier level. Don’t go if you don’t want to do this. Premier gets you a better room—pure ocean front and very large, better food and better services. Ability to make advanced dinner reservations as well which is important. It’s not even a question whether this is worth it or not. The pools are magnificent. The ocean is amazing and the beach and its chairs are great. So much space and never on top of anyone. The shows are very good but not amazing. The casino is a typical Caribbean casino, not great and a little suspect at times but still good fun. The buffets are just ok, great selection but be weary of what you choose. The restaurants are good to very good. I wouldn’t recommend Coral or the Hibachi restaurant but La Comedie and Chez Gourmet are excellent-and no additional cost for Premier level. Italian and Mexican restaurants are fine but not amazing. If you want all inclusive and you want a true beach front resort and one that doesn’t have people from NY running down saving every chair by 6am and then going to be for 3 hours then this is an excellent choice. It’s very safe, very clean and we had a great experience. And the for what you get at the price it’s amazing.