We love this resort

The best thing about the resort is the number of elements that are included The resort has everything - fantastic beach, great pools, fun poolside activities, sports and games, water park, nice excursions, tennis courts including pickle ball, spa, gym, soccer field, casino, disco, 5 nice restaurants plus the bonus wine cellars, excellent bars including the sports bar, great buffet and balcony overlooking pool and beach, hot tubs on room balconies, lobby shops, great guest services, high quality [... read more] rooms, attentive maid service, helpful transportation and shuttles on site and the crowning touch - Pete Dye golf course, clubhouse and practice area with pro shop and reatuarant Add to this the friendly and efficient staff and you are guaranteed a great holiday At the price it is almost impossible to beat in my opinion

Beautiful Resort

The grounds are lovely. Pools are clean. Restaurants are delicious. Staff is exceptional!!! The beach was beautiful. The sand Was raked every morning The ocean water was turquoise. Fun trip with my son and I.

Best resort I’ve ever been to

What a fantastic hotel and resort.staff could not of been anymore accommodating.Fantastic food and rooms are amazing and so clean. Golf course is great, best vacation ever This place was first class from start to finish.very short ride to resort, which is great after a 4.5 hour flight

Beautiful Resort...but some things to consider before booking...

Beautiful resort, grounds were impeccable, terrific amenities, children’s attractions, and a la cartes. Resort is VERY large...difficult to move around with small children or ppl with mobility issues.

Fabulous vacay!

A meticulous resort with friendly and courteous staff, always willing to help. The golf course was in excellent shape and the weather complimented every day we played. A good selection of restaurants and good variety of foods at the buffet. Recommended vacation resort for all ages!

Great resort that has something for everyone.

We loved the hotel it was very big so we did lots of walking exploring all the areas however, if you can’t walk there is a train shuttle that goes around. We had a junior suite room that was very nice and had a jacuzzi on the balcony which we enjoyed. The food at the buffet and restaurants was amazing and plenty of options. Staff was amazing and the hotel was very clean. We can’t wait to return.

Second visit, and not last for sure!

A lot of thing to do with the very active 5 years old boy. Hotel is big, but once you get familiar with the layout everything is very convenient to get to. Nice evening entertainment, restaurants selection, shopping area. Food is ok. Stayed in the building 5, nice clean room, patio with jacuzzi and ocean view. Kids club is free, spacious inside and outside playground. Kids water park, Pirate Ship park is extra fee though. Not all things were working this time. Staff is very helpful, we forg [... read more]ot kids tablet in the buffet, got it back from the guest service desk. Definitely will be back! I wish they have free wi-fi in the most public areas, not only in the Casino. We bought room wi-fi, was ok, but limited for one device. Another downside is NOT free room service, as all other hotels have.

Resort was good

Hotel was good,service was good! Did not like the half naked girls that looked underage dancing in the casino I feel of this is a family resort then this should. Or be allowed. I also didn’t like that people left their trash and plastic cups on the beach that ended up in the ocean. I think they should charge $1 for plastic cups and they get a refund when it’s brought back.

Top shelf resort

I can’t say enough about this resort. The resturaunts were all very good and staff was more than friendly. The grounds were extremely large and very well kept I never saw a piece of trash on the ground anywhere and they were constantly cleaning up the seaweed on the beach. They room was kept up well all week and everything in the room worked properly. I recommend upgrading to the premier package the unlimited al a carte and upgraded room make it well worth it.

Wonderful Vacation

We had a great vacation staying at the Barcelo Bavaro Palace in Punta Cana from Jan 11-18. The golf was amazing, the food was fantastic, the entertainment was decent and the rooms and property were gorgeous. Lots of things to do at this resort and would highly recommend this resort for couples or families.

Beautiful Resort

i would like to start off by saying that Jill and her Colleagues at trip central are completely amazing. the Barceló Bavaro is a superp resort and the entire staff are friendly and courteous. the resort is super clean, the food is delicious recommend upgrading to premium level. the only complaint I have is that my son got sick there due to an ear infection which I'm pretty sure he got for the kids water park, must be something in the water. only complaint. would definitely go back.

Can’t wait to go back!

This resort was immaculately kept. Guest service, comfort, quality assurance and happiness was made a priority. Food and variety was fantastic. Room was very nice and clean. So much to do on the resort , we were never board.

Great Resort!

One of my favourite resorts! My family and I were a bit disappointed in the timeliness of service.. Otherwise no complaints! Had two great meals in the Spanish restaurant, and enjoyed our nights in the resort club and casino, depending on your room be prepared to walk!

Beautiful & stunning resort. Also, it's massive!

Although the grounds are immaculate and stunning, the Barcelo Bavaro Palace was one of the largest resorts I have ever been to. Having a tram/train to get from one side to the other is an indication of it's foot-print. The main pool was outstanding. I particularly liked the water spouts that gave wicked massages. We really enjoyed the underwater loungers, but not where they were situated right by the buffet. It did give a feeling like everyone is watching you while they eat. The buffet was ext [... read more]ensive and had many options and something for everyone. We got to know some of the staff and a few would go over and above to find us mango or extra passion fruit for our table... worthy of the extra tips ;-) When we arrived, we met with a manager Adiascar Corcoran who treated us extremely well. For six of us travelling together in celebration of our collective birthdays, he made sure we had the best a la carte reservations for every night. He also sent a birthday surprise to our room. Our rooms were also spectacular! I can't tell you how wonderful it is to have a private Jacuzzi tub on our balconies. I used ours everyday, sometimes twice a day. I would recommend this location for those who want a big, clean resort. People who like large pools and beautiful palm trees. The restaurants were great, specially the Mexican. If you want real Dominican culture and more of a natural real experience, this isn't quite the place. The shear size, makes for a loss in intimacy and getting to know people. The beach: Perfect for long walks, awesome pictures and sunning in the morning. We were lucky to not have to battle too much Sargasso washing up and whatever did, they took care of it early in the day. We only saw mass amounts on our last day. It's a natural phenomenon which houses many wee beautiful creatures. It is what it is. We did appreciate the efforts to keep the beach clear. However... the one thing I found frustrating was the stickiness of the ocean water. It is clear that it's polluted by massive amounts of sunscreen. We could feel it on our skin, sticky and white some days but usually we were just coated in a sticky-ick. I would like to see more efforts towards pushing for either no sunscreen use in the oceans or at least a reef friendly kind. I had a very difficult time with the animal enclosures out in the water. I'm pretty sure it's animal cruelty. We didn't quite know what we were signing up for in a snorkel tour. I assumed open water areas. We were taken by boat (who was on a 5-song-loop) to first, an area cordoned-off for snorkeling and then a ocean floor-walk with the big glass helmets. This area is far over-polluted and murky. There was only one kind of fish who have been trained to stick around as the tour guides squirt bread from bottles to attract them to the ocean floor-walkers. Also not an environmentally sound practice. The Ocean floor walk was pretty cool, if it weren't so "set up". We didn't need all the extra Insta-moments or photos stops. It was clear that the push was to get us to buy the video. I would have been happy to just pay to have a guided walk in a natural area where healthy sea-life just float on by. It just felt very dirty/touristy. We then set off to another encloser where we were told we would swim with sharks and sting rays. What we witnesses was very sad animals. terrified sting-rays who cowered from the snorkelers and crawled up on each other in a corner. Same with the sharks who looks very unwell. If these are rescued, then let them heal in peace. We were then lined up (at first we didn't know what), my camera was confiscated and i was urged to line up with everyone else. It was too late to bail when I realized I was lining up to have a poor sea-lion kiss everyone on the cheek as if we were at Sea World in the 80's. He was beautiful and there was no need to train him to do this. It broke my heart! The dolphins were next and I just couldn't watch. They were so distressed that some were fighting. I was out! I sadly took myself back to the boat to drown my sorrows in how fake & cruel this all was. I would come back if there were huge efforts towards the environment, waste, and true cultural experience. I would like to add a piece about our booking agent Angela. She continually made mistakes, left things out, emailed the wrong addresses and/or didn't respond to emails at all. It became glowingly painful to get answers.Some of us just gave up on her. She did promise all of us a gift card per room of a value of $100.00 towards an excursion (which they would NOT accept ) or massage, which they also would NOT accept. We tried calling Trip Central's complaint number & email to ask what it WAS good for and OF COURSE, got zero response. We were counting on those funds and we were never able to use it. So, if you're given a Tripcentral gift card, double/triple check WTF it's truly for. We were also promised a rebate from the airline through our agent and those also never showed up for most of us (or have yet to). Only two of the six of us received a rebate on their credit card before the trip. I wouldn't use Angela Douglas of Trip Central ever again, even if you paid me. Her correspondence skills are extremely lacking and she doesn't deliver what she promises. We have email proof of what we were promised what we did not receive. She blew it, big time. Oops, one more thing. Our arrival at the Dominican airport consisted of a 2 hour line up in the heat (thankfully inside the open air), just to go through their customs. I felt awful for anyone travelling with children. That alone would hinder me from ever coming back. 2 hours is just too long to line up like cattle. No thanks!

Great Resort!

Huge resort, but still walkable. Impeccably clean. Lovely rooms and balcony with jacuzzi tub(building 5,4th floor is a great spot). Great beach, good food, a la carts were all good except seafood restaurant had cold food and it was ok ish. Mexican was awesome and Japanese was awesome. The only thing Barcelo Palace is missing is a beach bar and a lunch place on the beach. Always had to go to buffet. Nightly shows were surprisingly really good too! Wi fi only in Casino which was a little annoying [... read more] but it’s good to be “unplugged” for a week. I would recommend it and I have travelled quite a bit.

Amazing Resort

The grounds, the rooms, the restaurants all were excellent. Cleaning personnel were forever attending to the various restrooms all over the resort. All staff from the reception area to the room attendants were all courteous and friendly and always willing to help.

Amazing Vacation!

Grounds were beautiful, well kept. Clean rooms, great food. Very much the best family vacation spot! Many pools to hang by, the casino and disco are open late foe entertainment. Everything you need on one ground

Excellent resort

everything-food, beach, room excellent, only disappointment was 2 plus hr delay at Punta Cana airport due to poor Sunwing management of situation, there was at least 8 sunnwng reps there but no one coordinating anything

Fabulous vacation!

We had a fabulous stay at the Barcelo bravo palace! We loved snorkelling in the turquoise water and relaxing on the white powder sand. It was the cleanest resort we’ve ever stayed at! Our favourite restaurant was the Japanese but we also enjoyed the steak and Mexican restaurant too! We will be back and definitely recommend this resort!!

Great resort to relax, not to party!

I was there for a week from November 4th, till November 11th. Low season, great price, we had to go to get that jacuzzi on the balcony. The thing is, there are tons of mosquitoes, which destroyed us! My wife didnt want to get in thw jacuzzi after that. Clean room, excellent food, lots of choices, you can reserve a restaurant every night! Pool is gigantic, lots of space, got to meet a lot of people. Service is great, dont forget to tip the hotel employees! Now, I like to dance, and the club there [... read more] is amazing, with a very good sound system, but, and it's a big but, the DJ plays the same songs 3 or 4 times a night, and it by blocks of genres. Lots of bachata and merengue, and latin vibes, which, in a tourist world, is good from time to time, but not 7 songs in a row. And did I say it was the same songs over and over, night after night...for a 5 star hotel, i've seen 3 and half star hotels in the dominican with a better party vibe. I dont think that they want to be a party hotel, even if they have the equipment for it, more of a family friendly vibe. Other than the club and the mosquitoes, everything was excellent, the beach is amazing and we really had a lot of fun drinking in the pool with the friends we made!