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.

Barcelo Maya Caribe: Stunning resort

My husband and I had never been to an all inclusive before and we absolutely loved it from: the room - it was clean, spacious, with the right amenities the grounds - they were beautiful, well kept, and relaxing to walk about in the food - we enjoyed trying different buffets, the variety of food and the fun generated in the special restaurants the beach and pool - both were well kept, an abundance of sun cots so you always had somewhere to sit and lie and one felt very safe, we really enjoyed the [... read more] sand and water at the beach the service - was good, all questions were answered, the waiters and waitresses were friendly and on the last day we appreciated having somewhere to store our clothes, have a shower and get ready for our later departure therefore enjoying a few more hours of sunshine It was a wonderful experience and we felt relaxed and well taken care of for our time there. Definitely going back to a Barcelo property again. Thank you for your attention to the details

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Beautiful Resort

Really well kept grounds and clean resort. Beautiful white sand beach and sea very good for swimming. Staff mostly friendly but many spoke no English or only little. Any side trips were very expensive and we ended not taking any of them. Not a friendly location for non-smokers. Restaurants were smoke free but cigar and cigarette smokers were allowed to smoke inside all the buildings and spoiled the air for non-smokers. For this reason I would not recommend this resort for anyone who does not smo [... read more]ke. Smokers had no consideration for anyone else.

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: One resort that delivers...

We were 2 mature couples who traveled the world including a few inclusive/adult resorts, with more than high expectations. The location "Punta Cana" was outstanding; the resort "spotless"; the entertainment and food better than average; the staff from the booking to the shuttle, the Hotel and cleaning was more than accommodating. It was a relaxed and smooth vacation in spite of the size of the complex (adult and family-over 1000 rooms) although separate from each other shared restaurants. The co [... read more]mplex spread along the beach made for wonderful walks but also offered constant shuttle trains as alternative. Of course there might be dishes that were not to our likes, neighbors with total luck of consideration (noisy/smokers/w/sense of entitlement: reserving chairs). The way I see it, these individuals make their presence in any type of resort, no fault to the complex. One thing that could be improved? make wifi available and free even if in lobby only.

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Great Resort for the Price

Just arrived back from the resort, rested, tanned and a few pounds heavier thanks to the great food. AirTransat personnel was great for fixing quickly issues or concerns. Busy place but relaxing. Booking a King bed doesn't mean you get one, at least right away if you don't mind switching rooms later. Otherwise you are stuck with two double beds. If you are on bottom or middle floors, the noise from people walking or furniture moving is rather obvious. Otherwise, rooms were clean and spacious. Fo [... read more]od…AMAZING! Drinks are very generous. Suggest you bring your insulated travel mugs (Big Bubba's are ideal). Adults side, things shut down at midnight with food stopping at 10:30pm. Otherwise you have to go to the Deluxe side where families are to get 24h food and beverage. No swim up bar on the adults side which is different but no one seemed to mind. You never wait long for your drinks from the friendly staff. Grounds are well maintained and cleaned including the beach front. Excursions being offered are quite pricey given they are in US dollars ($100US avg per person) Some excursions like the sailing adventure we wouldn't recommend. It's $115US /person. and it's 4 hrs on a boat that simply passes by the front of the hotel and stops just down the beach. The place is busy with the beach stretching down a line of resorts. All the excursions pass in front of the hotel so there are lots of boats with music pumping up and down running up and down the beach. Also, the helicopters…average of 4-5 of them buzzing overhead that felt like you were at a military base. With all that aside, we did enjoy ourselves, met some great people and did relax with some great weather. Don't be afraid to try this place, you won't be disappointed.

Barcelo Gran Faro Los Cabos: Just amazing

Great food and hotel has great amenities including sushi bar and sky bar. Can easily walk to grocery store or nearby bars. Just an amazing vacation. People who complain about wait times or other minor inconveniences need to relax. If you want to be near all the clubs in Los cabos stay in the other side of town - it is a $45 US cab ride.

Barcelo Bavaro Palace: very clean and enough to do.

Hotel is spread out,would like to know where your room is going to be.ground floor or higher.Rooms are clean and toilet and showers excellent.Meals in special location are great.Buffet lot of food.No free wi-fi in loby is nuisance.

Barcelo Maya Palace: Fabulous resort

Amazing room, property and food. Especially loved the French restaurant at the Palace. The staff were friendly and the food amazing. The beach was huge and the water warm. The evening shows were fun and they did a huge spread for Superbowl Sunday!