Barcelo Bavaro Palace - All Inclusive

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32450 reviews

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  go else where it would probably be better than this

  The quality of the food offerings where poor at best There were no description of must dishes. the staff lack knowledge of the dishes and could not explain what they were and how it was made. The flavors were basic on lack of flair. mostly dry and over cooked

  Jan 26, 2026
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  If you like cold food, stay here

  The food was very very bad. Everything else was OK but for all inclusive you’ll have to go out to get something to eat on top of that. They don’t like a certain type of consumers and it was well recognized. Sadly I love Punta Cana. I will go back but nachos in this hotel.

  Jan 26, 2026
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  Very good stay! We had a great time at Barcelo Bávaro Palace for our niece’s wedding! The resort was beautiful!

  Friendly, Professional Service! Our personal concierge Vanancia Doval was excellent, she made sure we had reservations and promptly answered all our questions! Thank you!

  Jan 25, 2026
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  Caribbean disappointment

  Rooms were nice. Housekeeping was great. Staff at the resort was amazing. Views perfect. Weather fantastic. Getting back to the airport easy and helpful-set up ahead of time. Check and check out quick. Room brackets were great. Bars were pretty good. Casino ok. Disco ok. Did not go to a show so can’t speak on that. Lots of stores to walk through. Mini golf was cute. Different as it’s concrete. Still fun. Pools great. Unfortunately the bad parts. Took 4 days to get tv to work. Phones in the rooms with the rest of our party didn’t work. We went to book the day we got there and were told it was mainly full already for the week unless we wanted to eat at 1030pm or 1045 pm. Most menus are we code scan. Specialty restaurants were meh except at coral. At Koyoto water dripping from ceiling on my mother. La brisa food was fair. Took 2.5 hrs to do dinner. Hoyo 19 was terrible. My husbands grouper was not fully cooked and he could not eat it. Missing part of the dish. The main buffet has a ton of choices. Some labeled some not. Few hot stations. Otherwise good is luke warm at best. In fairness they have a lot of restaurants but should take care of specialty ones. Did not do room service. We walked to the pool from our rooms one morning and unfortunately someone the night before had an accident while walking the path. There was a line of poop piles on the main wall way that stayed there all day and still was there a few days later after ours walked through it. Very obvious what it was. The beach is very nice soft white sand. Crowded with chairs. The sea is warm and cloudy. But was nice and refreshing. Did the seaquarium tour. Sadly was not worth the money. They show clear water with the sea walk by coral. Nope. Murky water holding on to hand rails. Few small fish. The snorkeling was right next to that in a roped off are with the same murky water. Seriously in a small square. Seeing the shark and rays was nice. But they are not in the wild. They are in a pen in the water. The sea loin kiss was amazing. They tell you to bring a water camera but then say you can only use in the shark pen. They take the pictures and will sell them. The boat ride was cute. Lots of staff dancing and some drinks. The pictures did it a disservice as it showed clear water. While reason we went. Just overall was nice to get away to warm weather and beautiful. People very nice. The rest was just ok. If you have kids. Tons of stuff to do with them. If you want to just sit at a pool and do nothing else and periodically go eat it’s perfect. We love the Caribbean but didn’t so much this time. I hope I’m the future it is better.

  Jan 25, 2026
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  Not impressed at all

  This has to be one of the most disappointing vacations I’ve been on. The staff was so very rude as if we were an inconvenience. We’re not demanding and barely asked for anything but asking for clean towels should not be met with an attitude and still being ignored. This place is in serious need of new management. Other guests complained while we were there so I know this isn’t the first time hearing of the rude staff, so why not fix it? 1 of our 3 sinks were clogged, did anyone fix it? No. Walk up to a bar with a smile, give a slight wave, receive an eye roll and move on to a person that doesn’t look like me. I have been everywhere from the Caribbean to Italy, this is by far the rudest experience I’ve ever had and respectfully, I’ll never return.

  Jan 24, 2026