Overview
One of the most luxurious properties in the Iberostar portfolio and part of the Iberostar Grand Collection, this adults-only resort set on a breathtaking beach exudes decadence. Enjoy the incredible dining options, the stunning oceanfront spa and the beautiful rooms with in-room whirlpools. What more could you ask for except for more time to enjoy it.
Adults Only 18+
Enjoy the “Stay at One, Play at Four” option where guests can also use the facilities of the four resorts in the complex: JOIA Bavaro by Iberostar, Iberostar Selection Bavaro Suites, Iberostar Dominicana, Iberostar Punta Cana and Coral Level at Iberostar Selection Bavaro Suites.
Check in
3 p.m.
Check out
12 p.m.
Rooms
273
Inclusions
- Daily activities
- Round-trip airport transfers
- Non-motorized water sports
- Intro scuba lessons in the pool
- Online or mobile check in available
- All taxes
Rooms
- 1 king bed, or 2 double beds
- No more than 2 guests in the room
- 1 king bed, or 2 double beds
- Maximum 2 adults
- No more than 2 guests in the room
- Butler service
- Ceiling fan
- Jetted tub
- Mini-bar
- Pillow menu
- 24 hour room service
- A/C
- Bathrobes
- Coffee maker
- Hair dryer
- Mini-bar
- Phone
- Safe
- Slippers
- TV
- DVD player upon request
Suites include:
• Online check-in*
• Room selection through “My Room Online”
• Special welcome drink
• Refreshing towel upon arrival
• Registration at reception (not private)
• Hotel & Room orientation made by bellman
• Resort Credits
• Bottle of local wine/liquor
• Grand Experience Team courtesy call during stay
• 24 hour Guest Service
• Grand Experience Team available to assist the guest needs in the hotel areas
• 24 hour Bellman service
• 24 hour Valet parking service
• Pool Grand Experience Team service
• Resort guided tour by appointment (Grand Experience Team)
• Grand Experience Team courtesy call day before checkout
• Baggage claim by bellman in room
• $ Late check out**Subject to availability
- 1 king bed, or 2 single beds
- No more than 2 guests in the room
- 1 king bed, or 2 single beds
- Maximum 2 adults
- No more than 2 guests in the room
- Butler service
- Ceiling fan
- Jetted tub
- Mini-bar
- Pillow menu
- 24 hour room service
- A/C
- Bathrobes
- Coffee maker
- Hair dryer
- Mini-bar
- Phone
- Safe
- Slippers
- TV
- DVD player upon request
Suites include:
• Online check-in*
• Room selection through “My Room Online”
• Special welcome drink
• Refreshing towel upon arrival
• Registration at reception (not private)
• Hotel & Room orientation made by bellman
• Resort Credits
• Bottle of local wine/liquor
• Grand Experience Team courtesy call during stay
• 24 hour Guest Service
• Grand Experience Team available to assist the guest needs in the hotel areas
• 24 hour Bellman service
• 24 hour Valet parking service
• Pool Grand Experience Team service
• Resort guided tour by appointment (Grand Experience Team)
• Grand Experience Team courtesy call day before checkout
• Baggage claim by bellman in room
• $ Late check out**Subject to availability
- 1 king bed, or 2 single beds
- Ocean view
- No more than 2 guests in the room
- 1 king bed, or 2 single beds
- Ocean view
- Maximum 2 adults
- No more than 2 guests in the room
- Butler service
- Ceiling fan
- Jetted tub
- Mini-bar
- Pillow menu
- 24 hour room service
- A/C
- Bathrobes
- Coffee maker
- Hair dryer
- Mini-bar
- Phone
- Safe
- Slippers
- TV
- DVD player upon request
• Personalized pre-arrival contact to learn the guest’s preferences*
• Online check-in*
• Room selection through “My Room Online”
• Personalized welcome
• Special welcome drink
• Refreshing towel upon arrival
• Private check-in with a Hotel & Room orientation made by the butler
• Resort credits
• Customized Minibar
• Bottle of local wine/liquor
• 25% of discount on Star Prestige
• Butler courtesy call during stay
• 24 hour Guest Service
• Exclusive Grand Experience Team with butler service
• 24 hour Bellman service
• 24 hour Valet parking service
• Pool Grand Experience Team service
• Ironing service
• Resort guided tour by appointment (Butler)
• Butler courtesy call, day before checkout
• Butler support for any guest needs
• Personalized farewell of guests
• Baggage claim by bellman in room
• Complimentary late check out* *Subject to availability.
- 1 king bed, or 2 single beds
- Pool view
- No more than 2 guests in the room
- 1 king bed, or 2 single beds
- Pool view
- Maximum 2 adults
- No more than 2 guests in the room
- Butler service
- Ceiling fan
- Jetted tub
- Mini-bar
- Pillow menu
- Swimout pool
- 24 hour room service
- A/C
- Bathrobes
- Coffee maker
- Hair dryer
- Mini-bar
- Phone
- Safe
- Slippers
- TV
- DVD player upon request
Upper Grand Suites:
• Personalized pre-arrival contact to learn the guest’s preferences*
• Online check-in*
• Room selection through “My Room Online”
• Personalized welcome
• Special welcome drink
• Refreshing towel upon arrival
• Private check-in with a Hotel & Room orientation made by the butler
• Resort credits
• Customized Minibar
• Bottle of local wine/liquor
• 25% of discount on Star Prestige
• Butler courtesy call during stay
• 24 hour Guest Service
• Exclusive Grand Experience Team with butler service
• 24 hour Bellman service
• 24 hour Valet parking service
• Pool Grand Experience Team service
• Ironing service
• Resort guided tour by appointment (Butler)
• Butler courtesy call, day before checkout
• Butler support for any guest needs
• Personalized farewell of guests
• Baggage claim by bellman in room
• Complimentary late check out* *Subject to availability.
Amenities
Aerial view
Aerial view
Aerial view
Reception
Beach
Beach
Pool
Pool
Lobby Bar
Lobby Bar
Bar
Bella Vista Buffet Restaurant
La Perla Buffet Restaurant
La Perla Buffet Restaurant
El Galeon Surf & Turf Restaurant
La Tentazione Wine Cellar
Grand Cellar
Grand Cellar
Theatre Bar
Gym
Spa
Spa
Location
Reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
Honeymoon
Alexandra R on Dec 07, 2024
This is my second time staying here and it was just as good as the last! Our butler César was great and so attentive. We got to play golf as well as do a couple massage and both experiences were amazing! Javiela in the buffet is the absolute best and remembered us from our last visit in 2019. All the staff are so friendly. Overall we 100% recommend!
Lengthy Review of a Fabulous 5 Star Adults-Only Resort!
Kimmer999 (Orangeville, Canada) on Dec 06, 2024
JOIA BAVARO by Iberostar (Formerly Iberostar Grand Bavaro) My husband and I just got back from this beautiful resort November 26th. We were celebrating my husband’s Birthday and also our Anniversary. Check in was quick and efficient. Greeted with a cool towel, and a welcome drink. Our “wristbands” which served as our room key also, which is great, so you don’t have to carry around a room card to get in. We stayed 10 nights in an Oceanview Butler Room #7317 which was a beautiful room with nice bathroom with a big soaker tub. Our room had an amazing view of the ocean and the grounds which are so well kept and luscious! Our Butlers were Reynaldo and Cofe. Every day they ensured we had champagne in our room for about 4:30 when we returned to have showers and get ready for dinner. They found us every day asking what more they could do for us. They surprised us by decorating our room and bed with rose petals and prepared the big tub with bubbles and petals also for both celebrations. They even left a cake and chocolate covered strawberries. We didn’t use them as much as we could have as we are pretty self-sufficient when we travel. Reyna and Seferino were 2 of the Concierges that were so friendly and helpful near the front desk. Always greeting us with the biggest smiles. Be careful of them trying to sell you a “membership” though. We got convinced to go and ended up wasting 3 hours on a beautiful morning, them trying to make a deal with us. Although it did seem a great value if you travelled at least 3 times a year and booked with Iberostar, we didn’t fall for the “dog and pony show”. We like to keep our options open for travel within other resort chains too. We were given $150.00 US in Iberostar dollars however for our time, which can be used towards charges for the Spa, Gift Shop, or Wine purchase charges. We used them at time of check out against our bill. While we were there, we saw the “Il Divos” singing in front of the big boat and they were excellent!! Such amazing talent! Every evening there was a saxophone player and singer in the lobby which was great entertainment. Everyone was up dancing! We are early risers when away, so we didn’t take in a lot of the evening shows around the resort or in the theatre. Our favourite Al la Carte Restaurants were the Caribbean and the El Galeon Steakhouse. I sure ate quite a bit of Surf & Turf with lobster. Even in the Buffet when they had Gala night. Spectacular display of seafood and amazing Sushi also. Santos sure looked after us that night in the Buffet. The French restaurant was very good too. Our least favourite was the Italian. We tried it twice, thinking the first time was just a bad night. It was a shame because Jhonny, (more on him later) had gone out of his way to reserve us a special table for our Anniversary, complete with rose petals and a beautiful floral arrangement. He met us there to make sure we were seated, and we ordered a nice bottle of wine from him for the occasion. Once he was sure we were settled and had our wine he turned us over to the restaurant staff. We were kept waiting over and hour and a half before taking our order. We had the same waiter (Jesus) on both occasions. We did speak to the Restaurant Manager Darlyn about it, and he felt terrible and wanted to do something for us. We told him it wasn’t necessary, but hopefully he would have such situations corrected, as we were sure we weren’t the only ones to voice a complaint. As it turns out we had spoken to another couple that evening at the table next to us to find out they shared a similar experience. Room service was great and prompt! We had an order form that we filed out and they picked up from your door handle by midnight if you wanted breakfast in the morning. We asked for it to be delivered between 6:30 and 7 each time. They were there at 6:30 each time which is a first for any resort. Levy (sp?), which was one of the Bartenders around the Swim up Pool Bar was terrific and made excellent drinks. Julianni around the pool was so attentive in serving us drinks poolside, that we hardy had to leave our Cabana or the pool. She was wonderful!! In the Lobby we enjoyed specialty drinks and were entertained by Brandor and Tomas. We had our nightly martinis there! As well as enjoyed our “Mini Beers”! No problem with Premium alcohol selections here. Although, there are a few liquor choices that do have an upcharge. We can’t say enough about “Jhonny”!!! What a rare gem he is for this resort! His infectious laugh and positive manner earned our respect and Friendship while we were there. You can find him at the “Grand Cellar” which has a wonderful display of high-end liquors and wines for sale, or around the restaurants at night if you want to enjoy a special bottle for purchase. He knows his stuff, that’s for sure and happily goes out of his way to ensure you are having a wonderful time! For a 5 Star high-end Adults Only Resort, the house wines were just awful. I had an upset stomach each time I tried a glass with dinner. I had to buy a bottle of Pepto Bismol at the gift shop to ease the acid reflux. I guess this is a push to get you to buy some expensive wines to enjoy. But interacting with Jhonny is an absolute delight! He made every day special with his very distinctive laugh!!!! You can walk forever both ways on the white sand beach. There is some seaweed; however, they had a tractor out each morning to clean it all up. We went for our daily walk after breakfast each morning and sometimes again in the afternoon. The water was rough the first couple of days we were there but calmed down after revealing beautiful turquoise water. We had booked an excursion to go to Saona Island on a small yacht. We were disappointed when it was cancelled due to not enough signing up for the day. The other option was to take the catamaran out, but figured there would be far too many people for our liking. I had been watching this resort on TripAdvisor for a few years as the replica ship that sits in the lake in the centre of the resort looked intriguing. It was under renovation while we were there but opened the evening before we left. It is used as a disco type bar. I didn’t go to the re-opening but managed to get on the ship the next day to take pictures. I even did my best impersonation of Kate Winslet on the Titanic as I perched myself at the bow with my arms stretched outward. LOL!! As it’s an Adults-Only (18+) resort, the atmosphere is calm and respectful. There’s a sense of tranquillity across the complex that helps you unwind. We met some great people while there. And funny enough, a couple from our own neighbourhood. LOL!! Would we go back to this resort? ABSOLUTLEY!!!! OPTIONS & Highly recommended: We opted for a private Transfer through DAT (Dominican Airport Transfers) with VIP check in at the airport. We got off the plane and met before entering the building. Escorted into the VIP lounge where we were offered cocktails, etc. while she checked us in and even went to pick up our luggage. She took our passports and cleared us through customs, then ushered us outside to a DAT van that was waiting to take us both to the Resort. This sure saved on waiting for everyone to take their time to pick up their luggage and get on the bus which would have made a couple of other stops to various resorts and got us there much later. We had booked this for the return trip home also. It made waiting at the airport to depart much more enjoyable having drinks and eats in the lounge.
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