Barcelo Bavaro Palace reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating

4.0 Very Good

  • Cleanliness 4.2
  • Location 4.6
  • Rooms 4.2
  • Service 3.9
  • Value 3.9

33133 TripAdvisor reviews

TripAdvisor users rated this property 3 out of 5

If you ignore the rooms it's nice

SDD975 (Kitchener, Canada) on Mar 28, 2026

We spent a night here after our flight home was cancelled and the airline had to set us up for a night. As we were only there about a day our experience was limited. The room we had was both very far from the main buildings/pools and also in poor shape. In particular the tub/shower was awful. The resort was very large which if you like that kind of thing it's fine but we prefer a more compact layout. It may have been the time of year but the clientele, especially at the swim-up bar, leaned a little to heavily to a party atmosphere filled with younger people. There is nothing wrong with that but it's not everyone's preference so worth mentioning. To get to the bar, either the swim-up or land side, you had to fight through a crowd. Drinks at the ourdoor bars were served in disposable Coke cups. If you love that Instagram picture of your tropical drink then you're out of luck. There was oddly some form of mall on the property. It made it a little confusing as to what was considered to be all-inclusive and what isn't. The buffet had lots of variety but was crazy busy and loud. We didn't do any ala cartes but enjoyed the coffee bar and indoor bar. The coffee bar had lots of variety including mixes with rum but on the downside it didn't open until late day. The beach was beautiful. Easily my favourite of any resort we've been to. If you don't mind big and busy and can deal with a dated room then this is a great place for you.

TripAdvisor users rated this property 5 out of 5

The best resort I have ever been to

luvroach on Mar 28, 2026

This was the best vacation I have ever taken! The people were the friendliest and most helpful! The place was so large, with so much to do! So clean and so beautiful! The beach and water were looked like a painting

TripAdvisor users rated this property 1 out of 5

8324 was my room number

abdullah99rt on Mar 27, 2026

I would like to be compensated for my stay and as though I was not happy, I want to get services and also a manager, and they done nothing for me, but allow me to stay an hour later from checkout

TripAdvisor users rated this property 3 out of 5

Better Maintenance of Rooms

generalrentalcs on Mar 27, 2026

Fix issues someone has with their rooms if brought to your attention. We didn't have a door on our toilet, it was missing/Broken and gone. Asked front desk 4 times and nothing was done. So unprofessional. 4 people in the room with no privacy when using the toilet.

TripAdvisor users rated this property 4 out of 5

Everything was on point

Hopeton N (George Town, Grand Cayman) on Mar 27, 2026

It's was very entertaining and the food was good very clean and friendly staff

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