Barcelo Maya Colonial: Wonderful time

This is an amazing resort, massive grounds, beautifully laid out with so much to do. Bring extra money because there are lots of fun things to do on the resort but some cost extra!! Wonderful resort!!

Barcelo Bavaro Palace: Incredible resort

Food excellent. ..grounds immaculate..beach clean and gorgeous..staff friendly and accommodating! ! We spent a week at resort and loved it. Food plentiful and delicious..staff friendly and accommodating. .The hotel is absolutely beautiful and clean.

Occidental Caribe: Excellent resort!!

Had great time with girlfriends.,was an amazing beach,restaurants and food were also good.Great hotel for young adults during spring break!! Only complaint long waits for drinks at bar,bartenders were not really friendly.Would return to this hotel for sure!

Barcelo Bavaro Palace: Beautiful resort

We stayed in the family suite and it was beautiful. The grounds were immaculate and the staff were really friendly. We tried several of the restaurants and enjoyed our meals at every one. We would love to go back for another visit!

Occidental Caribe: Barcelo, Punta Cana - Loved this resort

The resort was very, very nice. Grounds were beautiful and well kept. The resort was small and easy to walk to everything. If you were at the beach(where we spent all of our time) you could easily go back to your room to your own bathroom. The rooms in building 6 do need some updating but they were very clean. We met a couple that were staying in building 2 and their room was updated and very nice. The staff were extremely friendly in all areas of the hotel. Staff at the front desk were very hel [... read more]pful with any problems at all. The food was excellent whether we ate at the buffet or at an a la carte. Can't wait to go back again. We were there Mar 18-25/16

Occidental Caribe: Great resort

Not sure why people wrote bad reviews about this resort.We just returned March 25th from Barcelo Punta Cana.The resort was awesome food good and the beach was one of the best.We have traveled to Cuba and Mexico and the Dr many times.I would return here next year.The staff was great also.Some of the rooms need upgraded yes but they are working on this.It takes time to do all these rooms.Our room was cleaned each day and fridge filled.

Occidental Caribe: I would go back to this hotel.

The only issue we had on this trip was with the Air Transat rep Emmanuel. We also spoke to another couple who were not our resort and they had the same compliant about their rep. Very rude...I would have to question whether or not I would fly with Air Transat again for this reason. Maybe being a rep is the worst job in DR. Other then that I would recommend this resort, best beach front, food was great, rooms were clean and staff were very friendly. Thank you Tripcentral for recommending this res [... read more]ort.

Occidental Caribe: Great resort but don't go in March!!

The hotel and beach was beautiful. DON'T GO IN MARCH. We just wanted a relaxing holiday, but got stuck with 1000 US college spring breakers. We needed a holiday from the holiday. We barely slept as the kept everyone up at night. Getting a drink was impossible, 1/2 hour line ups at the bars.

Barcelo Maya Palace: Big beautiful resort

3rd visit to this resort and would go back again. Been to others in the Mayan, this is our favourity. Food was really good. Lots of variety and presentation was really impressive. Rooms were clean and spacious. Landscaping and connecting pathways between resorts were really handy on the rainy days. Beach was great, but windy when we were there . We were told this was unusual for the first week of March. Chairs are very hard on the beach and around the pool, but extra towel solves that issue.

Barcelo Maya Beach Resort: Wonderful week!

We are fresh from a trip to the Maya Beach Resort and we have nothing but good things to say! The complex itself is huge with many activities to do throughout the day and night. The access to the different hotels was great--we were never bored of the people or surroundings! The buildings and grounds were clean and well maintained--very modern! The food is excellent with lots of choice at the buffets. The staff were mostly all very friendly and accommodating. I suppose the only negative thing we  [... read more]could say is that our bags initially took a while to get to our rooms (so we just went back and grabbed them ourselves), our room did not get cleaned one day (had to go on a fresh towel hunt), and the hot water was out for about 12 hours one day. We are fairly laid back people so for us, this was small potatoes. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would definitely recommend this resort if you enjoy a more lively scene.

Barcelo Bavaro Palace: Medeioker

Poor service at restaurants and bar service even with tipping. We booked restaurants 2 weeks before arrival from recommendations from an on line review and not our travel agent. There weren't any reservations available upon arrival. $1000us resort credit totally misleading, it is a coupon for 10% or 25% off some services and shops. Free golf is also rediculous. $70US per person for mandatory cart. We took 4 sets of golf clubs with us and just the two adults did one round. It would have cost us $ [... read more]400 cancaian for our family to do a free round of golf. A lot of activities for the kids were not included and cost extra, bowling, water park. Front desk at checkin did not give us any info on resort activities, water, ect and the AT rep did not do this in his orientation, we were there a couple of days before finding the activities center. There 24 hours before we were told the tap water wasn't safe. No menus for specialty drinks at bars and the wine is absolute trash! White wine at one of the bars was actually cloudy and poured from a plastic jug. Even purchasing a bottle at the resturant would have cost $60 can. For a $12 bottle. Have to be at pool before 7 am to get a beach chair. For a trip that cost $10,000!!! I expected more!!!

Barcelo Maya Caribe: Amazing vacation !

The food was excellent with a lot of variety. There was a different theme every day of the week. The grounds are very well maintained and very easy to walk through from rooms to pools and beach area. Very modern looking with a lot of tall palm trees. We enjoyed the nightly entertainment with very talented singers and dancers with there beautiful costumes. The pools were huge with swim up bars. The daily activities were a lot of fun and staff were very professional and friendly. We had great serv [... read more]ice at the buffet, pool area and bars. We had an excellent vacation and will likely go back!

Barcelo Maya Colonial: Great resort!

This resort was huge but catered to all age groups. We were 5 people,three adults and two teenage boys. The food was great as we had a chance to visit 5 à la carte restaurants. They were all very good. The beach was very windy (red flag all week) be you could still manage to swim in the beautiful crystal clear water. So many fun things to do (surf rider,bowling, shopping,pool animation, scuba,volley..) Not far from Tulum and Playa del Carmen. SOOO many activities! It was a great week for all 5  [... read more]of us! I strongly recommend this resort!

Barcelo Maya Colonial: Beautiful Barcelo!!

Barcelo Maya Colonial and the other resorts included in your stay was absolutely beautiful!! The grounds are beautifully manicured and well taken care of....once in the resort area youll feel like your in paradise!! The beach and pools are second to none...the activities are endless...to the included watersports to the jetskis and parasailing you can indulge in for a small fee right at this resort!!! If your going to take in an excursion this resort is centrally located...about an hour from airp [... read more]ort but your transfer is comfortable enough before you know it youve arrived at your new home for the next week!! The food and drinks are top notch something for everyone!!! I really enjoyed my stay here as did my 15 year old son....we will definately be back to Barcelo Maya Colonial!! Thank you Tripcentral for all your help!!!

Barcelo Maya Colonial: Great Trip.

This resort is huge. We booked at Colonial but they put us at Tropical. This was a bit of a disappointment because we were there to meet friends for a wedding at Maya Beach (the furthest end of the resort). The Maya was the nicest because it was newly renovated. All 4 resorts were nice, but they definitely started upgrading at the Maya end and haven't finished yet. Food is great, again better selection at the Maya snd Caribe grills for lunch, but nothing is bad. Staff are good. Beach is beautifu [... read more]l (better at the Maya end) and the ocean was warmer than the pools. Pools are cold but refreshing. If you want music and activities go to the Tropical pool.

Barcelo Maya Palace: Amazing resort

We have traveled a lot in the past and have gone to Mexico over 10 times. Mexico is always our destination of choice. This was our second time at this resort. The landscape at this resort is incredible. There was a lot of walking but how can you complain when you are walking in such beautiful scenery. We will more then likely return to this resort in the next couple of years with our family. This is an amazing place for families with children of all ages. The gym facility was beyond our expectat [... read more]ion. It is by far the best facility we have been to including any Canadian facility.

Barcelo Maya Caribe: Beautiful resort. Very Clean.

Loved the resort. Rooms and resort very clean. Entertainment was good. Service very good. Only complaint I had was the food. Pretty much the same each day and not very hot. Food should be hot. Even when just filled with new food it was not hot; other than that it was great.... Definitely would go back.

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Excellent resort

This was our second trip to this resort, that in itself says a lot. Fantastic food and drink service. Grounds, rooms and building were spotless. No signs of mosquitos :) Probably due to how clean the place is kept. People extremely friendly and helpful. Management available and helpful. Pool large and clean, lots of chairs and areas where you could stay at the pool but out of the sun, if you wanted to. Other activities, pool, tennis, golf, ping pong all close by . Great nightly and daytime enter [... read more]tainment.

Occidental Caribe: Very clean and organized resort

The hotel and staff were great! Everything went fantastic. Great holiday. Highly recommended, rooms were very clean! Food was really good! The pools were always clean, people were friendly. Overall great trip!

Barcelo Maya Colonial: BARCELO COLONIAL

If you have your heart set on the Colonial, you could be disappointed. I had been to the Colonial twice before my recent vacation in March 2016. It would seen the hotel puts you in the Tropical instead the Colonial. I spoke to quite a few other people with the same story. The hotel insists they are all the same now with the exception of the Palace. When I booked my vacation there were price differences between the hotels (Tropical, Colonial, Beach and Caribe). Therefore, you could be paying more [... read more] (hundreds) and getting a cheaper priced hotel. I hope this practice is fixed quickly. It would prevent me from booking with Barceló in the future. The grounds and cleanliness are spectacular.