Lopesan Costa Bavaro

The vacation was lovely, start to finish. Travel was easy, resort was beautiful, the food did not disappoint. If there was any negative, it would be the rooms are quite moist. Reading reviews before we went we brought some dry rid bags and it helped tremendously. We’re already missing the warm weather and the beautiful beach and pools!

Not 5 star category

The hotel and grounds were beautiful. However the food and service was not great. We could not find any loungers by the main pool our entire stay and staff were not helpful. The booking system for the restaurants was frustrating and we had to take inconvenient times. The breakfast buffet in the morning was awful.

Amazing but loud

Everything was great.. beautiful hotel, amazing food, beautiful beach, friendly staff. Only complaint would be music is too loud and non stop into the late night hours. Don't go there if you're looking for a peaceful getaway.

A blast for the family

Hotel felt new and clean, from the rooms to the restaurants everything felt upscale. Can be a bit confusing on how to get around if you're bound to elevators (strollers/wheelchairs) but after a couple days it was easy to navigate. The resort felt very family friendly, with the unexpected exception of the main pool - Everyday from open to close, the pool music/party events/contests were pretty difficult to be at comfortably. Good for a bit of fun/party, but not somewhere I wanted to stay with the [... read more] kids. One of the days, a speaker broke on one end of the pool, which made a huge difference, and was pleasant to be at. The waterpark was a blast for the kids and parents. It occasionally gets pretty busy, and is loosely managed by the lifeguards - best keep an active eye on the kids as we witnessed some collisions on the slides. The splash pad in back of the water park (for small kids) was in desperate need of repairs, and although the water was on, didn't seem to get used. Many rubber tiles were lifted and missing, and did not appear to be cleaned (Early Nov 2025) Food was the best I've had in DR, with desserts much better than what I've experienced at other resorts nearby. We went to the Mexican, Italian, and Japanese multiple times. My kids are still talking about the carrot cake at the Mexican restaurant. Beach was well maintained, we had no issues getting covered seating. Swim area isn't huge, as you can't go very far out, understandably. Grounds were immaculate. Constantly pruned and cared for made for very lush, floral surroundings Drinks were always good, good pours and tasty options. I'm not overly concerned with drinks, so as an occasional drinker, it was great The cafe was a surprise hit, we made it part of our daily routine. They often have small sandwiches and smoothies that were a hit with the kids. The ice cream shop was a regular stop for us, I found the fruit based ice creams to be the best (Mango, passionfruit) - more like sorbet, but great none the less. Staff were great, very loving of the kids, smiling, warm, and inviting. A little effort of learning a small amount of Spanish, or using a translator went a long way. Never was I asked for a tip, or handout, although we did tip, and recommend tipping. Experienced one power outage for less than an hour. Killed the wifi, but lucky the beach doesn't run on electricity Rooms did feel damp, but seemed to get better the longer we were there. Not sure if it has something to do with a/c settings when nobody is in the room or just us getting used to it. I'd personally like to see the resort lean in to the upscale family friendly identity, less of the party hardy. More desserts with local fruits would be very nice.

No so adult only!

Good location, nice and clean beach. Very good buffet. Mexican and Asian very good, steakhouse and French not dependable. One evening food , next time everything we ordered duck and lamb way overcooked. Adult only pool 2 days we could not get any chairs, music is always blasting in restaurants and at the pool . Could not control heat/AC so room was always too cold.