WATCH OUT!!! if you leave from vancouver/edmonton, be sure NOT to take the flight from vancouver to santo domingo (instead of going straight to Punta Cana). The site says it takes 30 min, but it actually takes 4 hours!!! imagine a 11 hour flight (stopping over at Edmonton sure takes a long time), and THEN a 4 hour bus ride.... more

I was at the Grand paradise bavaro beach resort for two weeks,the beach was clean clean everyday while other resort had algae on the side of the beach were always hot hot its like walking on cement truly its true you couldnt walk to the sea you had to run or you got your feet burn up lol Its an... more

I just got back from Puerto Plata a couple of weeks ago. Let me tell you, if you have been to Bavaro Beach in Punta Cana first you must NEVER visit Puerto Plata. There is absolutely no comparison. I went to Bavaro when I was much younger, but couldn't help writing a review. If the beach and tropical atmosphere is... more

Stayed at bavaro beach and loved it. We stayed from June 20-26-04. Room 3126 had a side view of the beach. Room was average, had a safe that you put your own code in. Refrigerator that was filled with beer and water, soda every day. The beach was beutiful, and water was clean and clear. The water was nice and... more

20 of us stayed at the Bavaro Beach from 11th to 18th February as we were attending a wedding that was being held at the hotel. All of the facilities are top class, the food is great with gourmet restaurants and buffet restaurants to choose from. The activities are vast at this resort, including rifle shooting, snorkelling, diving, hiring of... more

While reading trip advisor, I started to worry about the cleanliness of the resort. There are no worries about that. We found that the rooms are dated, but very clean. The beach is beautiful and the staff is extremely friendly. I would recommend that you study some common phrases before you go. The staff does not comprehend very much English.... more

to say this was supposed to be 4 plus* rating hotel i would rate it only 3*. its just a glorified butlins holiday camp,all the "special restaurants"served nothing like eg:steak, it was like chewing a rubber boot.,italian,mexican,garbage!!.the only one i would recommend would be the buffet.forget the quality of drinks,its classed as1*. however you could not fault the surrounding grounds&... more

We just got back 11/18/03 from the Dominican Republic where we stayed at the bavaro beach resort . We had a blast. We were only there for 5days/4 nights, which seemed like more. My husband and I were celebrating out 10th yr. anniversary and couldn't have wished for a better place to have gone. I read some reviews before we... more

We just got back from Barcelo Bavaro Beach, Punta Cana, this past Monday. All 28 of us had the best time. We said it was our best vacation yet. I've been to several different islands and vacation spots and this trip was the greatest. Our flight out of Newark was on time and smooth. Our arrival in Punta Cana and... more