Royalton Bavaro Resort and Spa: Disappointing Stay

We stayed at Royalton Bavaro from February 8–15 with a group of 10 (four rooms). Unfortunately, this experience fell far below expectations for a resort of this level. Prior to arrival and again at check-in, we requested that our rooms be in the same building. We were assured this would be accommodated by the front desk employee, but upon arrival to rooms we were split between Buildings 16, 17, and 18. We were not instructed to download the Royalton app and were not explained how to get to ou [... read more]r rooms and were not offered an intro to the resort(as this is usually done at check in or at the room when bags are dropped off). The rooms were visibly dirty. There was mold in the bathrooms and stains on bedding, along with a strong mildew smell. One room’s air conditioning produced a sewage odor when turned on(building 17), and another had a broken mini-fridge that took five days to repair. Housekeeping was inconsistent — toilets were not cleaned daily, bedding was never changed during our seven-night stay, and surfaces were not properly wiped down. We often cleaned areas ourselves. Dining was inconsistent and, at times, unacceptable. The Steakhouse was excellent. The Zen restaurant was enjoyable, but food was just ok. The Italian restaurant experience was abysmal, half our group left without eating. Service was terrible - drink orders took 30min. Food items did not all arrive and food took over 90 minutes to be delivered. The main buffet had an unpleasant odor, chairs were sticky or had food debris on them, and disorganized service — we frequently waited for cutlery and water after already having food at the table. More concerning were the food safety practices observed at the beach/pool buffet, including cross-contamination between raw and cooked items. On one occasion, a staff member handled raw chicken and then fresh tomatoes without changing gloves. During our stay, 6 of the 10 people in our group became ill. Four were violently ill and confined to their rooms for approximately two days. This significantly impacted our vacation and raised serious concerns about sanitation and food handling. There were positives: the beach is beautiful and the seaweed was minimal, and the café was excellent — great pastries, sandwiches, coffee, quick service, and consistently reliable options. The daily/nightly entertainment was excellent and shows were great. The pools and lazy river were extremely cold, to the point where we only used the lazy river once despite it being one of the reasons we booked. Morning beach walks also revealed leftover glassware, beer cans, and debris from the day before in and around all the beach loungers. Lastly, if bringing Dominican pesos for tipping, bring small bills. Throughout the week, the lobby, casino, and gift shop were unable to provide change, which made tipping difficult. Overall, this stay did not reflect the quality expected at this price point. While there were a few highlights, the cleanliness, food safety concerns, and multiple illnesses made this a very disappointing experience.

Royalton Hideaway Riviera Cancun: Great resort!

We really enjoyed our time at Royalton Hideaway Riviera Cancun. The rooms were beautiful and cleaned daily. Food was great, a large variety to choose from. We did run into troubles trying to book reservations through the app; however, we went to guest services, and they were super helpful and booked us in for dinner reservations. Drinks were always cold, and service was quick!

Royalton Bavaro Resort and Spa: Very nice resort but cold pools!

This resort is a solid 4 star. Grounds are beautiful! At night it is stunning. Lobby is beautiful and fun with great entertainment every night. Food is decent. Trying to book a restaurants is very annoying - we opted for the buffet most nights. Rooms are pretty and well appointed but could use some work. Musty smell but luckily we had a dehumidifier in the room that helped. Staff was hit and miss. We didn’t find them eager. Waiters at the pool and lobby would come by once in a w [... read more]hile but never consistent even though we tipped well. This is NOT a resort you will be dotted on. All the pools are cold so be prepared for that. The lazy river was the coldest. Super Fun for kids - fun kids pool with slides etc. One pool is loud and rowdy (Infinity pool) and the Royalton pool is more quiet but still fun. Overall we liked it and would go back.

Royalton Bavaro Resort and Spa: 10 days at Royalton

This is a difficult review. Our first room was clean, but smelled awful. Not tropical damp, mildew and mold. The second room was much better. The food ranged from okay to good. Some staff were very nice. Some staff were not happy to be there. I imagine it's not a great place to work. The beach was lovely as was the lazy river. Though it was cold. (The lazy river that is). Bartenders were fast and friendly. We were able to make all the reservations we needed without being diamond cl [... read more]ub, and i had been concerned about that. I would have had a much better stay if I had never spent a night in building 18. We traveled with family that were on a different floor in 18, and had the same issue.

Royalton Cayo Santa Maria: Great Resort

Loved this resort. Food was plentiful and good. Our room was great, situated right by the pool. Our butler Rolando was awesome. He made himself available all day and would check to see how our day was going. Very professional with an amazing personality. He would make sure our dinner reservations were set and if we needed towels or anything regarding the room, he was on it. Would definitely love to have him as our butler again. What can you say about the beach. Incredible. Will definitely go bac [... read more]k.

Royalton CHIC Antigua: Lovely Resort

Nice beach, nice rooms, pleasant staff, all the amenities, entertainments and restaurants are readily accessible. Only problem is the food quality is hit and miss. Mostly miss. And food service is also hit and miss. Mostly miss.

Royalton CHIC Cancun: Royalton CHIC Cancun

The hotel's employee are very friendly and warm hearted. The facilities in hotel are also good. The foods are generally good, salad, fruit and seafood in buffet restaurant are very fresh, but lack of varieties.

Royalton Bavaro Resort and Spa: Overbooked-left without a room

Our stay at the Royalton Bávaro was disappointing to say the least. Beware of overbooking and being without a room. We travelled with 3 other families. Upon arrival 3 of the families didn’t have rooms available to check into. After 4 hours of waiting at the front desk, we were finally provided a room but not the swim out room we paid for. Our friends unfortunately were unable To get a room that night and were forced to stay in our room. We asked for blankets to accommodate the 4 additional peop [... read more]le in the room and didn’t get them until 1am. The hospitality at the resort wasn’t there. Would never stay at another Royalton again. Beware of this resort. We are not the only ones who were without proper accommodation upon arrival. From our discussions with other travellers it was an issue for the last two weeks at least.

Royalton Cayo Santa Maria: Great resort

This was an amazing resort, grounds were clean rooms were clean all amenities were well kept and clean. We were able to visit other resorts as well and enjoy their amenities but to be honest ours was probably the best in terms of amenities. The food was delicious the 24-hour snack bar with room service was a good add-on I would highly recommend this to anyone who would be willing to take the 90-minute bus ride from the airport to this hotel.

Royalton Cayo Santa Maria: Great resort

This was an amazing resort, grounds were clean rooms were clean all amenities were well kept and clean. We were able to visit other resorts as well and enjoy their amenities but to be honest ours was probably the best in terms of amenities. The food was delicious the 24-hour snack bar with room service was a good add-on I would highly recommend this to anyone who would be willing to take the 90-minute bus ride from the airport to this hotel.

Royalton Riviera Cancun Resort and Spa: Gorgeous and Delicious

This beautiful resort is on a stunning stretch of beach, and if the ocean isn't your thing, there are so many pools! The food everywhere is great - at the buffet, the themed restaurants, even the poolside food trucks. Staff are very friendly and helpful and the whole place is just lovely. Our room was spacious and very comfortable. If I had one complaint it would be the evening entertainment. The evening shows are held outside by the main pool. There is not enough seating to accommodate every [... read more]one and the shows themselves are difficult to watch while standing. In other resorts there are cultural, comedy and music shows to watch after dinner in a separate theatre, and often a disco-like space for dancing and drinking until late. If you enjoy this kind of late-night vibe, we didn't find it here. We did take a couple of excursions which were amazing. Catamaran trips to Isla Mujeres, cultural tours of Mayan ruins and other trips are available at reasonable rates. We really enjoyed our week!

Royalton Bavaro Resort and Spa: Royalton Bavaro Punta Cana ** Amazing Resort

The grounds and the hotel is beautiful. Very well kept. The people from check in- to the vibeteam to everyone works there are very friendly and very welcoming. I love the DR, its my favorite place to visit. My husband and I got married i the DR 3 years ago at a different resort which we enjoyed as well but out of all the resorts i have visited in the DR, Jamaica and Cuba, this is my favorite resort so far. My hubby and I plan to visit again next years. We loved the food, loved the lazy river and [... read more] just loved everything about this resort. The shows were amazing as well. The only thing I wish is they had more things to do at night for the adults and also the people on the beach trying to sell things, they are very pushy. I know they are trying to make money but we are also there to enjoy a nice vacation.

Royalton Bavaro Resort and Spa: Royalton Bavaro is an excellent stay

I loved it. Beautiful grounds, beach they had phenomenal shows each night. The food is good especially Zen Japanese. I absolutely love the lazy river as well. Loved the staff they are so helpful and friendly. Rosa our concierge. Franklin and Julio our bartenders. Reggie and Julio the excursion people were awesome. The shows were so good and they had one each night.

Royalton Splash Punta Cana: Decent trip

Overall we do have a good trip. The staff here were very friendly and welcoming. The beach was stunning although a bit rough. Drinks at this resort were top notch. Made perfectly and massive variety. The food was just ok, typical resort food and nothing special. There are lots of pools but they do need maintenance, my daughter cut her foot at two different pools from broken drain as well as missing tiles causing sharp edges, also one of the pool lights was popped out of the hole and just floatin [... read more]g at the side of the pool with wires exposed. Water park was actually great and our kids had the best time there. That being said 5 out of 8 of our party did become sick with vomiting and diarrhea (which seems to be common at this resort from reading other reviews). Overall we did have a good trip however I would not visit this resort again nor would I personally recommend it. That being said if you have booked here I do think you will have a good time as long as you don’t get sick.

Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun: Amazing resort

Enjoyed everything about this property. Good food, nice beach, nice room, great service, fun entertainment and amenities. Lots to do. Water slides, lazy river. Shout out to Victor in the dining room for breakfast. He helped us celebrate a special birthday. Specialty restaurants were excellent. Nice and close to the airport

Royalton CHIC Cancun: Partyish Resort!

I visited solo for my birthday and It was perfect for being solo. Pros: easy checkin, multiple resturant options, buffet always available, spacious rooms, amazing staff, various bars, rooftop accessible for non premium members alcohol at charge, dj club vibes at night on the 3rd floor, beach front access Cons: reservations required for the resturants, one pool on main level for non premium members, music was very outdated, activities offered could be more creative -one night it was bingo  [... read more]lol, beach was beautiful but the current was strong

Royalton CHIC Punta Cana: Great Vacation

Spent a fabulous week at the Royalton Chic, Punta Cana. Lovely resort with well kept grounds, modern clean rooms with a comfortable bed and amazing shower, and very friendly staff. The food was top notch, with abundant variety and flavour included at the buffet and and specialty restaurants. The coffee shop became a daily stop for us offering a variety of muffins, fruits, sandwiches and ice cream as well as tasty coffee all served by a very friendly and lively young lady. The large pool was refr [... read more]eshing and the Vibe team encouraged participation in many fun activities. We especially enjoyed the Aqua Fit and Aqua Cycling. The nightly shows were entertaining. Our only recommendation would be to post the daily activities and times in a central location for guests to see.

Royalton CHIC Antigua: Good resort

Nice beach. Great water aerobics. Good food for buffet. Restaurants had good food. Friendly staff and good entertainment shows at night. Service for water and drinks to room was ok. Nice view at Shirley heights.

Royalton Splash Riviera Cancun: Great Resort

We really enjoyed our stay, This is by far the largest resort my wife and I have ever stayed at, The resort is kept very clean, pools were great and the food was amazing. Most importantly the staff that worked at the resort were for nice.There were lots of restaurants and bars you did not have to go far to get food or drinks and of course the waiters were everywhere and always willing to help

Royalton Antigua Resort and Spa: nice but not a 5 star

If you like the smell of pot, this is the place for you. The Royalton Antigua has a beautiful beach, and the rooms were very nice. It is a smaller resort which means the buffet is much smaller with a limited, but good quality food selection. The all inclusive restaurants want you to pay extra for what other resorts include...how is this all inclusive? Clients cant just go get food anywhere, you have to check in and they will seat you, a long and tedious process. The Royalton staff has to serve y [... read more]ou everything, at there pace. I have never seen a sports bar where quick food is usually available only available by sit down menu. Some staff were very helpful, but most 'served ' you like they were doing you a huge favour. We asked for a coffee with dinner and the waitress pointed to the coffee shop and said they don't serve it at dinner at the buffet....go over there. This is a 3.5 star hotel