I just spent a couple of nights at the Barcelo in SD because my office had made the reservation. After switching from room to room because of dust and debris from repairs and being awoken at 7:45am by jackhammer sounds, I decided to move. I highly discourage you staying at the Barcelo right now during their construction process, which I... more

I have stayed here while visiting family in the city numerous times only because it was close to home and all the rooms at my family's house was taken. There is no reason for tourists to stay here. The Zona Colonial is much better for that. I am thankful that the city is not geared toward tourists as much as... more

The accomodations at Barcelo Lina are well below average even for Santo Domingo. The facilities there consist of not only the hotel itself but a pool, restaurant, cafeteria, casino, salon, cake shop, gift shop and a probably a few other things I missed that all contain overpriced goods for the tourists. The primary reason I stayed at the Barcelo Lina... more

I was just there for 10 days on business. I have been going to Santo Domingo for the past 10 years and it is just getting worse for those that live there and visit. Most of my firends there have had enough of the government stealing their money then leaving the island. They are putting in a subway that locals... more

At $115 a night including taxes and breakfast, I was not entirely thrilled with the Barcelo. We stayed two nonconsecutive nights when in Santo Domingo traveling across the country. As background it should be emphasized that Santo Domingo has little infrastructure. It is a real and lively city but does not lend itself to tourism outside the Zona Colonial. The... more

I recently visited Santo Domingo as a business traveler and was booked into the Barcelo Lina. I was somewhat dubious of the accommodations after doing a bit of research online and found that the reviews were less than great. However, I found the hotel, it's staff and all facilities to be far better than those reviews showed. The staff was... more

Stayed there for 2 days. Hotel was very clean. Parking available free of charge. Didn't eat at their EXPENSIVE cafeteria. Upon checkout I was charged the equivalent of $3 USD for a small bottle of water which we consumed from the minibar provided in the room. My 2 year old was fooling around with the remote control and I was... more

Stayed here overnight last weekend on a business trip. After reading the previous reviews, I have to disagree on some points mentioned. The breakfast buffet was quite good with all sorts of food provided (fresh fruits, bacon, eggs, etc etc...) and friendly waitresses. The reception manager was not really familiar with prepaid rooms, as he tried to charge me the... more

i stayed on 3 seperate occasions at the Lina in March 2006 having booked on line ..do not do it because unless you are 100% certain that you have not been charged when booking ...they neither know or care. My rooms on the 3 occasions contained no drinking water, broken lights, broken shower, crazy AC and it took 4 hours... more