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This is our second stay at this beautiful hotel. Our check in was quick and easy, we had a couple of issues with our room and this was quickly sorted out, 1 of our issues was the loud music from another guests room all hours so the lovely lady Krystal at guest relations moved us to a different room and it was a lovely large spacious room. The hotel grounds are so well kept, gardeners work hard to keep it so nice, the beach is lovely, yes there are people trying to sell you things but a polite no thank you and they leave you alone. The pool bar was great, friendly staff and raynould was always smiling, felix was also a great asset to the hotel, there was also a lovely lady at the pool bar but sadly I can't remember her name. The food is a good standard for a buffet with lots of choice and fresh eggs at breakfast were great. We went to the Spanish restaurant which was very good and great sangria, the Asian restaurant was also great and a fun experience. The bar staff were friendly and drinks were a good standard. I noticed a vast improvement in the staff this year. This hotel has my heart and we will definitely return. I've never felt so relaxed and at home as I did for those 11 wonderful days at catalonia bavaro. Thank you.

Family of 5 with 3 premium junior suites Nov 25. Pros and Cons Cons: Rooms a bit dated however kept clean and comfortable beds. That’s it…… Pros: Amazing beach and loads of loungers at anytime of the day. Lively pool and a great swim up bar. Nice beach bar (few queues but move fast) Lovely buffet restaurant at the beach for breakfast and lunch, great good selection and the staff are amazing. 4 a al carte restaurant to choose, we loved the Spanish and Italian and could book as often as you wanted. Massive main buffet restaurant with a great food selection which we used mainly for dinners. Amazing bar/lounge area for drinks before and after dinner. Best cocktail selection we have had in an All Inclusive Resort. The grounds are beautiful and even though there are building works being done it didn’t take away how lovey this place is. The spa was great and reasonably priced. The animation team very very good and respectful if you didn’t want to take part. The staff here were lovey and made us feel so special. Yeah if you wanted to nit pick you could find faults however book here, come relax and have an amazing holiday ??

You will have to bear with me on this, our experience was amazing, apart from the things that bit my ankles to death, (possible sand flys because of the hight). The building work, which we were notified about, didn't bother us,but there was a bit of it, and if we had a room overlooking it, it may have been different. I have to give high praise to krystal (guests services) for her service, when we had a water leak,and also this year the staff service seemed much better, last year was questionable. Overall this hotel got my heart. On a side note if anyone from the hotel or any hotel in the area reads this, maybe all the hotels can get together and help employ someone to clean punta cana area outside the hotels, as last year we were with another couple ,who refuse to come back ,because of the state of the rubbish, which obviously effects your businesses (this isn't linked to any hotels themselfs)

We had a good experience at this resort, the food was good the pool area was very nice, we knew about the construction but didn’t bother is too much , there is no good time for renovations, what we like the most was the signs by the chairs at the beach ,don’t leave your towels there and disappear for hrs , the only bad thing is the bus was 1/2 late for our return to the airport and he ran out of gas, go figure and the constant reminder of don’t forget to tips, it’s not up to the clients to pay your staff

For the most part, the Resort, food, beach and pool were good. We watched a review on YouTube, which was the main reason we picked this resort. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPxAFi0-3z4&list=PLfjbj_t1JhNx7Jec8FJ_7law9JaoT9WJp&index=2 We booked PRIVILEGED. This should have gave our group beach front rooms, based on all the information they had on their website. The problem, since this video was created, a number of things changed. They changed Restaurant names, so the map from their website no longer matched what was on site. Also, as we booked Privileged rooms, we expected to be on the beach. In reality, they were on one side of the Resort, in Building 10. Not near the beach! They have since (the video) added their own EXCLUSIVE TRAVELLER CLUB, which now use what was once the Privileged buildings. Also, because of this, the Beach Bar, from the website, is no longer for the Privileged, but for the Exclusive. The same holds true for the private Lobby Bar. They added a small beach bar for the Privileged. Where one was a very large and nice bar, with a seating are, now we got a very small one, with no seating. As with every other time we travelled, we expected an orientation meeting when we arrived. What we got was a 3 hour sales pitch for the Exclusive Traveler Club, a 10 year, $17,000+ Canadian investment. For our room, it did match the website, but we never had working Air Conditioning. We had called them a number of times, went to the Front Desk, and Customer Service. All we got was a worker come and take a picture of the thermostat. Because of the temperature and humidity in the room, we were infested with mosquitoes. None of the others in our group had this problem. They had rooms around 20 degrees. Every time we arrived back in our room, we went on a killing spree to clear the room as much as we could. Another couple in our group, when they inspected their room, they found lipstick and makeup on the pillows, what they thought was pubic hair between the sheets, and around the toilet. The floors and tables were very dirty and stained as well. They asked to change their room, and if they couldn’t, they were looking for flights to return to Canada. In the end, they were fine. I feel that there is an element of FALSE ADVERTISMENT happening when what is on a Website doesn't match reality!! Other websites like Sunwing also use the same false information.