Just returned from medical meeting at Barcelo Bavaro Convention Center in Punta Cana. A group of colleagues and I, were placed at Barcelo Bavaro Caribe Hotel. Upon arrival the reservation receptionist administrative part was a near mess, like a college admission event but not for college students. Got to my room after more than an hour,
The room was basic, furniture poorly kept, had a problem with a lock and it took me one and a half hour and three calls to the Public Relations Phone, what a fancy name, to get help, with a frankly unpleasant attendant who could not care less, the third call was a nasty one and I got help in five minutes. The wall shower support was placed upside down, the toilett was leaking, I fixed it myself not to wait another hour. One of the two elevators never worked. Do take or buy mosquito repellent inmediately, upon arrival, otherwise they will eat you up. I checked for fumigation and saw a couple of clerks with small hand pumps once, doing house... more