Barcelo Maya Caribe: Great Resort

The resort itself it very clean, well-kept and is a great vacation spot. The rooms are comfortable and cleaned daily. The only negative thing is the food. While there is a huge assortment of food that would satisfy anyone's palate, the food is just warm, not hot. The selection of food is amazing, but cool vegetables and meat are not appetizing.

Barcelo Gran Faro Los Cabos: Small but great resort

We had 8 of us who went on 1 week vacation there. The resort was small but very nice. Great food over all friendly staff. Had a few small issues with room which they took care of right away. entertainment staff did a great job trying to make activities fun for everyone. Did not offer bike tour which is in their write up online- that was disappointing.Bar staff were great trying to keep up with everyone. Had a hard time getting reservations for a la cartes but if you just go in - they ususally ha [... read more]ve cancellations or no shows so can get in..Because San jose is a small place - tends to be alot of people close to retirement age - not alot of people with teens there( or young children) Place was clean.Enjoyed trip, just know its small.

Occidental Tucancun: Exceeded our expectations!

My boyfriend and I stayed at Barcelo Tucancun February 17-24 and it exceeded our expectations. The resort was always clean and the staff were all so welcoming and friendly. Our room was spacious and modern with a gorgeous ocean view. Breakfast buffet and the Mexican a la carte were our favourites in regards to the food. Only negative is the swim up bar was not always open during the day, otherwise, highly recommend this beautiful resort!

Barcelo Puerto Vallarta: great spot

staff was awesome from the maids,front desk especially Julius and Lucy at customer service.My sweetheart was the cook at the pool diner who served bbq pork. Location was short bus to town and the beach made for a nice daily walk with great views of the surrondering area

Barcelo Maya Colonial: all you could ask for

service - servers around the pool - they are constantly on the move asking you if you would like another drink, picking up empties. tireless workers. Servers at dinner - wine, water glasses always being topped up. dirty plates whisked away. property - grounds, rooms - always tidy, clean and sparkling fitness centre - the new fitness center is the best I have seen in the Caribbean. makes my private club back home look shabby. worked out every day in that centre and it was awesome. Food - fresh [... read more] and lots of variety. no stomach issues for the four of us. Restaurants - went to Spanish, Japanese, Mexican and Seafood. Service was excellent for all. Food excellent at all save for Seafood restaurant where we rated it good. For the Japanese, we were not at a show table which is what we originally wanted. that was overcome by amazing service and tasty fresh food. no issues in being able to sign up for a Hobiecat sailboat. Sailing was a delight due to moderate winds.

Occidental Caribe: great property and layout

We walked the beach and did not find a property in the immediate area that Had as many waterfront rooms and ocean view rooms as this property. It was also very open and well laid out with a quiet pool and a more active pool with the swim up bar. You could not go hungry here however upon our return I was sick for 3 days. Can't blame the food for sure but ???? The resort could use some updating and does show its age to a degree. However,as previously mentioned all of the newer resorts in the area  [... read more]seem to string back away from the beach and you need to either walk a distance from your room or take a trolley to the beach or pool for that matter. Very few of them had oceanview rooms or oceanfront. Not at Barcelo Punta Cana. We had an oceanfront room that was awesome from a View prospective and a general feel of being on the ocean. We left the door open every night so that we could hear the surf hitting the shore. We could see the reef and boats in the ocean for miles. That's what we paid for. We can't say much about the nightly entertainment as we only went to one show. However that show was kind of lame and we left after about 20 minutes. They were showing an audience how to do salsa dancing and giving instruction. We satellite at the pool during the day. Japanese ala carte restaurant was the best and the sea food was probably the second best. I think we would go back here again but take Dukoral two weeks prior.

Occidental Caribe: Good value for money

The facilities are quite nice, beautiful beach that never ends and staff friendly. Food is good, keeping in mind you are in the Caribbean. The only sacrifice from a five star resort is drink service, you have to go get it yourself, so as long as that's not a deal breaker you'll have a great time!

Barcelo Huatulco: Loud

We loved the room,always clean Thought the bottle of Champagne was a great touch. Great view, Food was really good. Staff was great. Pool was always really busy and loud. Could have used more staff in lobby bar in the evening.

Occidental Caribe: Perfect Family trip!

Amazing trip. Resort was exceptionally clean, staff were very polite and prompt and the food was delicious with vast selection. I would recommend this hotel to anyone! Lots of chairs around the pool and lots of different activities to do on the hour every hour. Couldn't ask for more.

Barcelo Maya Beach Resort: Great for kids - but resort tries to take advantag

We were there in Februrary - I have 4 kids -they loved it. Friendly staff, great pools and slides. The hotel tried to overcharge us when my husband, who was in a car accident, couldn't come with us the last minute. They wanted to charge us an extra $5000 for the exact same room we reserved 10 months ago if he did not come (even if all 5 of us in the rest of the family still came as planned) , or if another person came in his place. This is the one reason I will not return to this resort. They tr [... read more]ied to do the same with my mom. It took a real fight. I cancelled the family room altogether, and had to rebook my holiday through a last minute tour operator. This resort tries to take advantage of travelers. We booked almost a year in advance, and wanted the same room - with the same number of travellers in my family - but because ONE person's name changed (meaning my husband could not come, so my nanny came instead) they said I can only have MY room if I paid an additional $5000. Insane. No thank you. Brutal management. Too bad, as it would otherwise be a nice resort. Oh, and 10 people, of 20 got sick - throwing up and diarrhea.

Barcelo Maya Caribe: Beautiful resort.

Lovely grounds, maid service was great especially Alma, rooms clean, beach and pool area was great. Always found something to eat.food could have been a lot warmer.lots of activity around pool area all day. Very enjoyable.

Barcelo Huatulco: Second Time Even Better!

Hotel was very nice, food was excellent. All staff were always smiling and worked very hard to please. House keeping staff kept the room very clean and came in at night and turned down our sheets and left chocolates on our beds. Nice touch!

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Good value resort

My overall impression of this resort is it is relaxing and quiet. It is what I wanted in my holiday having had a very stressful year I was not into a night life or rowdy guests. The food was good and lots of variety since you could also go to other resorts for dinner. The accomodations were good, not great but comfortable beds, hot water and easy access to the resort.

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Great Resort

Really nice resort.....food was very good at the restaurants located at the resort and at the a la carte restaurants at the adjoining resort (Palace Deluxe). Overall service was excellent. Beach is beautiful and no issue getting lounge chairs. Room was a little dated that that was more than offset by our spectacular ocean front view. Highly recommend to book Club Premium as the extra perks are worth it (no charge for room service and WiFi for example).

Barcelo Bavaro Palace: Beautiful location

We returned from Barcelo Bavaro on Feb 6th. We have travelled to all inclusive properties many times over the last 12 years with our children and this resort and beach is one of the nicest we've been too. The rooms are very comfortable, the beach is absolutely beautiful and the food is tastey. Barcelo is a very large resort but we stayed in the Junior Deluxe Suites and found everything easy to walk to.

Occidental Caribe: Great trip to Barcelo Punta Cana

The hotel/resort is huge but still has that cosy feeling in that the swimming pool areas are divided up into quite/kids area and an open area with a pool side buffet and bar. There are ample lounge chairs at the beach and pool areas. The room we had was very nice the couple of snags were fixed with in hours or our request. The maid service was very good and our room was kept in good order. night time entertainment in the theater was equal to anything from Las Vegas. No problem signing in or out  [... read more]and our Sunquest rep was quite helpful. The wait and Bar staff were well nice and made an effort to keep our inquires satisfied. The food was good at the main buffet with a large variety and the restaurants at night were excellent.. The only thing folks from here should note that if you use Hotmail for your internet it will not work in Dominican Republic. The WIFI is rather expensive there at a cost of 10$ a day or 49$ a week. You can buy it by the 1/2 hour for 5$. If you want to leave the compound to go to closest town cabs will cost about 15 to 25$. It is VERY pricey on the compound for suntan lotion or after-sun stuff. A bag of chips 300 grams is $7. Stuff in the local area are 30-40% cheaper in the towns. All prices are in US dollars. Dollars can be used anywhere even Canadian dollars. The clerks will change the price listed in Pesos over to US or Canadian dollars. Most off compound places are close to bank rates. The reception desk also will change currency. They have a rate chart up for several types of money. Have a bunch of one dollar bills (US $) for tipping. Leave a dollar a day for maids and then 5 or 10 $ on last day. Tip waitress or bartenders a buck or so every 5 times they serve you. Also the helpers in the dining rooms. Our Rep told us all tips go into a pot and all the workers share. There are many activities you can do so if you want you can keep busy. Overall we enjoyed our trip to Barcelo Punta Canada

Occidental Tamarindo: Lovely resort.

Grounds are lush and beautiful. Rooms are large and well maintained. Only one buffet restaurant where the meals are quite monotonous. The beach is very rocky right in front of the hotel and swimming is limited due to high waves and strong currents during high tides. Large swimming pool with adequate seating at both pool and beach. Staff is pleasant but English very limited.

Sunscape Dominican Beach: Was okay.

The resort is self was good, although as we found out it has been sold. There are many repairs that needed to be done and the buffet was the same every night. Last year (2015 ) the buffet was much better. The grounds were kept cleaned and staff was very friendly.

Barcelo Karmina: Barcelo Karmina Palace Review

I loved everything about this resort other than the beach. There was no place to walk the beach and that is my favourite thing to do on holidays. I heard the same thing from every person I talked to at the resort. They all said same as us, love the resort but would not go back because of the beach.

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: I have been to better

Although the resort was somewhat nice and you did have full access to the adjoining resorts, I found this resort very boring the entertainment was lacking, service was not up to par either. I have been to Punta Cana numerous times and this resort is the only one I would not return to. It did have some good qualities but the bad out weighed the good in my opinion. The beach was beautiful minus a lot of seaweed but I am going to chalk that up to the high winds during my visit. The rooms were sub p [... read more]ar as well as the food. Rooms were never clean upon us returning from a day at the beach around 5 pm. We had to ask for towels everyday as well. I will not be recommending this resort to anyone however I would HIGHLY recommend Trip Central as they were great throughout the whole booking process and answered all my questions even the stupid ones. 5 Stars for them.