This is our first time in the Dominican Republic. The time difference is quite significant - 10 hours, this is a big minus, but the mild temperate climate without temperature drops and sweltering heat is a plus. We came here as two families with 4 children aged 5 and 6. I will say right away and honestly - there is nothing for Russian-speaking children !!! ! The meager animation that is available is in Spanish and it is just awful! ! For example, they gather all the children in a circle and begin to pass the hat to the music, on whom the music stops, they ask the name and send them to the side to sit on the floor.
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This is our first time in the Dominican Republic. The time difference is quite significant - 10 hours, this is a big minus, but the mild temperate climate without temperature drops and sweltering heat is a plus. We came here as two families with 4 children aged 5 and 6. I will say right away and honestly - there is nothing for Russian-speaking children !!! ! The meager animation that is available is in Spanish and it is just awful! ! For example, they gather all the children in a circle and begin to pass the hat to the music, on whom the music stops, they ask the name and send them to the side to sit on the floor. This action lasts 50 minutes!! ! And the music plays the same and exactly 45 seconds each time!! ! For the children who caught the hat first, the whole event was held sitting on the tiled floor! ! When all the children named their names, the animators danced one dance and all the announced mini-disco ended. There are practically no toys in the children's club, a tiled floor, parents are not allowed in, and a black woman who never smiled watches over the children. On the ice cream holiday, for example, they made an application in 5 minutes and said goodbye. The playground outside is good, but there are a swarm of bees on it, so there is no way to go there. On the beach, children's animation is represented by the same unfortunate animators who do not know how to play with children at all and, for example, suggested that children on the beach blow up balloons !!!! ! In the evenings, after the minidisco, there are performances - there was a magician's show - not bad enough, a circus performance, a Michael Jackson show, but due to the time difference (at our house it is 6 in the morning), the children already watched it with difficulty and fell asleep. At the same time, live music is played on the terrace. Aquamarine is located next to our room (74), there is an incendiary disco that we listened to for half the night, but the entrance is closed to the guests of the Bavaro and Punta Cana hotels, you will also not get to the Barn, Esmeralda and behind a fence with barbed wire is Fantasia, where the entrance only through security. So do not believe that the entire territory of the hotel will be available to you. Regarding food: every day for dinner a different cuisine, but in general it is represented by a small number of dishes. Always available Mexican pump, pizza, meat mainly chicken and pork. Fresh juices only in the mornings in assortment, the rest of the time only orange. The breakfasts are good, amazing omelettes are cooked on the spot, excellent muffins and pastries. Personally, I liked donuts with custard and white chocolate, very tasty. From fruits pineapple, papaya, tangerine, watermelon, melon, something sour (I don’t know what it is! ), sometimes grapes. No apples or apple juice! Now about the beach. For so many hotels, it is small in the sense that there are always no sunbeds. If you need a sunbed, then come before breakfast and take it, as well as by the pool, because there will simply be no places after. At the same time, you will see half of the empty sunbeds occupied by someone.... People mostly sunbathe, very few go into the ocean, most hang out by the pool. During the whole time, one can observe a picture of the migration of vacationers along the ocean, and this process is constant. The territory of the hotel is quite large and it is more convenient to move around it on plying electric vehicles. The water park is located in the most remote place and is designed only for kids, the depth is 40 cm. Opposite the water park there is a rope park and minigolf. Wi-fi works in the lobby, in restaurants, in the water park, miniclub and caught on our balcony (I think at the expense of Aquamarine), the hotel offers paid Wi-Fi. Cleaning in the rooms is not bad, but they may simply not come to you and not respond to the request to clean. From TV channels there are RTR and ORT.
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Winter decided to spend away from winter. We chose the Dominican Republic - I have long wanted to visit the Caribbean. Since the tour included only an all-inclusive beach holiday, I found the 2Banana company on the Internet, the guys organized a chic excursion to Samana Island for us (it’s a pity I didn’t know about them a year ago, otherwise I would have turned to them to organize a wedding).
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Winter decided to spend away from winter. We chose the Dominican Republic - I have long wanted to visit the Caribbean. Since the tour included only an all-inclusive beach holiday, I found the 2Banana company on the Internet, the guys organized a chic excursion to Samana Island for us (it’s a pity I didn’t know about them a year ago, otherwise I would have turned to them to organize a wedding).
The flight was standard - 12 hours in the sky, thank God there were mostly childless couples. We arrived at noon, knowing that registration takes place from 3 pm, we phoned the guys from 2 Bananas and they had a mini tour of Punta Cana. Pleasantly tired, we approached the hotel at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The hotel is spread over a wide area. The hotel is surrounded by greenery, as in any other hotel in the Dominican Republic on the territory there is everything you need - restaurants (two Italian and one Spanish) with excellent cuisine, transparent swimming pools, tennis courts, a golf course, sports grounds. Electric cars run between the buildings, on one of them we quickly got to the reception. Registration was not long (for a rather slow Dominican Republic). The rooms turned out to be very comfortable, equipped with everything you need - a huge bed, a plasma TV, a large wardrobe, a mini safe, a mini bar with beer and soft drinks, clean towels, bathrobes, etc. gentle rays of the evening sun. The beach was huge, with fine white sand, with azure clear water. There were no problems with sunbeds - there were a lot of them. There was one complaint - algae that remained on the sand. But this is the trouble of all Dominican beaches. In general, the holiday went with a bang! I recommend to everyone!
The flight was standard - 12 hours in the sky, thank God there were mostly childless couples. We arrived at noon, knowing that registration takes place from 3 pm, we phoned the guys from 2 Bananas and they had a mini tour of Punta Cana. Pleasantly tired, we approached the hotel at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The hotel is spread over a wide area. The hotel is surrounded by greenery, as in any other hotel in the Dominican Republic on the territory there is everything you need - restaurants (two Italian and one Spanish) with excellent cuisine, transparent swimming pools, tennis courts, a golf course, sports grounds. Electric cars run between the buildings, on one of them we quickly got to the reception. Registration was not long (for a rather slow Dominican Republic). The rooms turned out to be very comfortable, equipped with everything you need - a huge bed, a plasma TV, a large wardrobe, a mini safe, a mini bar with beer and soft drinks, clean towels, bathrobes, etc. gentle rays of the evening sun. The beach was huge, with fine white sand, with azure clear water. There were no problems with sunbeds - there were a lot of them. There was one complaint - algae that remained on the sand. But this is the trouble of all Dominican beaches. In general, the holiday went with a bang! I recommend to everyone!
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What struck me was that the hotel has a huge territory, since several hotels are combined into one. Some of them are for adults only, and you can walk around the whole territory. Many pools and a water park for children, bars and restaurants - do not count. Some restaurants represent the cuisine of a particular country.
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What struck me was that the hotel has a huge territory, since several hotels are combined into one. Some of them are for adults only, and you can walk around the whole territory. Many pools and a water park for children, bars and restaurants - do not count. Some restaurants represent the cuisine of a particular country. It is better to settle closer to the beach, it was more convenient for us - the path is short to it. We had a room on the 2nd floor, because during the rain it did not flood us! If you get fed up with food in the main restaurant, a la carte restaurants will help out. The safe is paid, we paid 4 dollars. The beach is excellent at the bar, seaweed, if any, is removed constantly.
Since we flew after the wedding, we decided to hold a wedding ceremony in the Dominican Republic - in this heavenly place. And for this they chose the no less paradise island of Saona. For everything to go as it should, we searched for a company for a long time, looked at the reviews. As a result, Foto el Amor (nickname fotoelamor) was found on Instagram. The organizer Katya did her best. And the photographer Radiy from the same company took pictures of us all day. The photos turned out great, we received a flash drive on the last day of vacation. All in all, everything went smoothly and everything was thought out. Saona Island is amazing! We swam in a natural pool and took pictures with starfish, saw rare mangrove forests. The ceremony went well and we will remember this day for a long time.
Since we flew after the wedding, we decided to hold a wedding ceremony in the Dominican Republic - in this heavenly place. And for this they chose the no less paradise island of Saona. For everything to go as it should, we searched for a company for a long time, looked at the reviews. As a result, Foto el Amor (nickname fotoelamor) was found on Instagram. The organizer Katya did her best. And the photographer Radiy from the same company took pictures of us all day. The photos turned out great, we received a flash drive on the last day of vacation. All in all, everything went smoothly and everything was thought out. Saona Island is amazing! We swam in a natural pool and took pictures with starfish, saw rare mangrove forests. The ceremony went well and we will remember this day for a long time.
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We were in this hotel for two weeks. a day before the end of the holiday, I was robbed in my room - the maid - they took things from my wardrobe. took. which is more expensive than Burberry. they also have good taste. but it doesn't make me happy. I turned to the security service and to the administration - zero result, as a result they rummaged through my suitcases and examined my room.
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We were in this hotel for two weeks. a day before the end of the holiday, I was robbed in my room - the maid - they took things from my wardrobe. took. which is more expensive than Burberry. they also have good taste. but it doesn't make me happy. I turned to the security service and to the administration - zero result, as a result they rummaged through my suitcases and examined my room. but they didn't make much of an effort to interrogate the maid. time passed, there was no result. to my question, where are my things, they sat smiling and looked like an idiot. I will not recommend the hotel. maybe the aftertaste is not very pleasant - that someone climbed into my things right down to my underwear and chose. what to take. what to leave me. advice - if you suddenly decide to spend money on this hotel - take it. what is cheaper and if suddenly there was a theft immediately contact the police. and not to the security service, and only then is a favorable outcome possible or the return of your belongings or compensation to you
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We absolutely loved our stay in Bahia! ! The hotel is wonderful! ! Very hospitable staff, they will always prompt, help, always cheerful and funny)) It didn’t even bother what many people write about - their slowness, maybe there simply weren’t such questions and problems that needed to be solved promptly, we ourselves relaxed there so much, that went with the flow with the staff haha)) The hotel has a huge territory, trains drive, but you can walk on foot, especially after you eat once again in their restaurants.
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We absolutely loved our stay in Bahia! ! The hotel is wonderful! ! Very hospitable staff, they will always prompt, help, always cheerful and funny)) It didn’t even bother what many people write about - their slowness, maybe there simply weren’t such questions and problems that needed to be solved promptly, we ourselves relaxed there so much, that went with the flow with the staff haha))
The hotel has a huge territory, trains drive, but you can walk on foot, especially after you eat once again in their restaurants. So much we have not yet recovered anywhere, they feed for slaughter, very tasty and varied! Drinks are also chic, very tasty, alcohol is not spared, if anyone is interested. We mostly drank soft drinks, they are as sweet as desserts : )
The rooms are good, spacious, no complaints.
The beach is clean, fine white sand, the only thing is a lot of people, I didn’t like it. But the hotel is large, it can accommodate many guests, so you need to be prepared for this.
In general, the impressions are the best! Parents will be sent there.
The hotel has a huge territory, trains drive, but you can walk on foot, especially after you eat once again in their restaurants. So much we have not yet recovered anywhere, they feed for slaughter, very tasty and varied! Drinks are also chic, very tasty, alcohol is not spared, if anyone is interested. We mostly drank soft drinks, they are as sweet as desserts : )
The rooms are good, spacious, no complaints.
The beach is clean, fine white sand, the only thing is a lot of people, I didn’t like it. But the hotel is large, it can accommodate many guests, so you need to be prepared for this.
In general, the impressions are the best! Parents will be sent there.
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Recently returned from this hotel. We often vacation in the Dominican Republic. Were in different hotels. And so a little about this hotel: Territory: too huge, on arrival we were a little shocked by how much you need to go to the beach. The room was a post office near the suprerior reception. Everywhere it is indicated that grand bahia principe bavaro is the first line, but this is far from being the case! ! We can safely say that this is the SECOND LINE.
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Recently returned from this hotel. We often vacation in the Dominican Republic. Were in different hotels. And so a little about this hotel:
Territory:
too huge, on arrival we were a little shocked by how much you need to go to the beach. The room was a post office near the suprerior reception. Everywhere it is indicated that grand bahia principe bavaro is the first line, but this is far from being the case! ! We can safely say that this is the SECOND LINE. Quick step to the beach to go exactly 15 minutes! For those who are too lazy to walk, trains run every 5 minutes with stops in different parts of the hotel. The territory is beautiful, green, there is a beautiful bridge with the jungle. There are pools near the sea, where music plays from different angles, full of drunken men and women in the body with beer and other drinks that they pour into the pool, spit there and who knows what else, and swim safely in this mess
Meals: The main restaurant has a large selection of dishes, everything is delicious, there are themed evenings with appropriate cuisine.
BUT, there are so many people that after 19:00 in the evening there are no empty seats in the restaurant AT ALL! You have to wait, and when the place becomes free, there will definitely be a dirty tablecloth and appliances (this is 100% every evening), the waiters do not have time to clean up. Everyone is pushing, there is a queue for dishes. There are a la carte restaurants. Were in everyone. We were simply shocked by the fact that in absolutely all a la carte restaurants there is a BUFFET! It is unacceptable! especially a 5* hotel! ! Were in the Dominican Republic and in 4 and 5 stars and nowhere in a la carte was there a buffet. It's certainly a nightmare. You can choose only one dish from the menu, everything else is a meager buffet where, again, there is a queue. At first I wanted to dress nicely in a restaurant, but the very next day I realized that everyone was wearing anything))) Even in wet bathing suits, they went to the main restaurant for dinner))
Rooms: The rooms are large and spacious. We have been in the Dominican Republic for several years and are used to the fact that we always have a beautiful view of the ocean from the room, but not in this hotel.
There are no rooms with sea views, as the hotel does not go along the beach strip, but inside. Even Hasienda has a partial view of the ocean and then from afar, not to mention the rest of the rooms. we had a view of other balconies)) They clean well, even if you don’t leave a tip, the minibar is always replenished, if you run out of water or beer in the minibar, you can ask the cleaners for more. There are all amenities. I liked the room, by Dominican standards, these are still very good rooms)) There are some flaws, scuffs, but this is the Dominican Republic, it's like that everywhere. Compared to other hotels, the rooms are quite decent.
Other: The hotel is mostly Americans, Europeans, Russians (who behaved quite well). The Americans behaved like cattle. American women sunbathe on the beach without a top, and sometimes without panties, no one remarks to them, despite the fact that there are a crowd of children on the beach who are watching all this. Excursions are best taken in travel agents. There is nothing outside the hotel.
Last year we bought mango, papaya, since there is a season in May, this time it was not possible because there is not a single market or shop behind the hotel. The hotel mangoes are not tasty. On the territory of the hotel there are many souvenir shops with crazy prices! On the whole, it's good. But I will not return to this hotel again, that's for sure)) There is something to compare with and even some 4 are much better than this so-called 5 *. It's far from 5
Territory:
too huge, on arrival we were a little shocked by how much you need to go to the beach. The room was a post office near the suprerior reception. Everywhere it is indicated that grand bahia principe bavaro is the first line, but this is far from being the case! ! We can safely say that this is the SECOND LINE. Quick step to the beach to go exactly 15 minutes! For those who are too lazy to walk, trains run every 5 minutes with stops in different parts of the hotel. The territory is beautiful, green, there is a beautiful bridge with the jungle. There are pools near the sea, where music plays from different angles, full of drunken men and women in the body with beer and other drinks that they pour into the pool, spit there and who knows what else, and swim safely in this mess
Meals: The main restaurant has a large selection of dishes, everything is delicious, there are themed evenings with appropriate cuisine.
BUT, there are so many people that after 19:00 in the evening there are no empty seats in the restaurant AT ALL! You have to wait, and when the place becomes free, there will definitely be a dirty tablecloth and appliances (this is 100% every evening), the waiters do not have time to clean up. Everyone is pushing, there is a queue for dishes. There are a la carte restaurants. Were in everyone. We were simply shocked by the fact that in absolutely all a la carte restaurants there is a BUFFET! It is unacceptable! especially a 5* hotel! ! Were in the Dominican Republic and in 4 and 5 stars and nowhere in a la carte was there a buffet. It's certainly a nightmare. You can choose only one dish from the menu, everything else is a meager buffet where, again, there is a queue. At first I wanted to dress nicely in a restaurant, but the very next day I realized that everyone was wearing anything))) Even in wet bathing suits, they went to the main restaurant for dinner))
Rooms: The rooms are large and spacious. We have been in the Dominican Republic for several years and are used to the fact that we always have a beautiful view of the ocean from the room, but not in this hotel.
There are no rooms with sea views, as the hotel does not go along the beach strip, but inside. Even Hasienda has a partial view of the ocean and then from afar, not to mention the rest of the rooms. we had a view of other balconies)) They clean well, even if you don’t leave a tip, the minibar is always replenished, if you run out of water or beer in the minibar, you can ask the cleaners for more. There are all amenities. I liked the room, by Dominican standards, these are still very good rooms)) There are some flaws, scuffs, but this is the Dominican Republic, it's like that everywhere. Compared to other hotels, the rooms are quite decent.
Other: The hotel is mostly Americans, Europeans, Russians (who behaved quite well). The Americans behaved like cattle. American women sunbathe on the beach without a top, and sometimes without panties, no one remarks to them, despite the fact that there are a crowd of children on the beach who are watching all this. Excursions are best taken in travel agents. There is nothing outside the hotel.
Last year we bought mango, papaya, since there is a season in May, this time it was not possible because there is not a single market or shop behind the hotel. The hotel mangoes are not tasty. On the territory of the hotel there are many souvenir shops with crazy prices! On the whole, it's good. But I will not return to this hotel again, that's for sure)) There is something to compare with and even some 4 are much better than this so-called 5 *. It's far from 5
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Good afternoon. We go to this hotel for the third time. The food is excellent. Beach with white sand, sun loungers for everyone. Small buses run around the territory, if you are too lazy to go, you can get there. Rooms are good, big (all with balcony). In general, the hotel is a solid 5.
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Good afternoon.
We go to this hotel for the third time.
The food is excellent. Beach with white sand, sun loungers for everyone.
Small buses run around the territory, if you are too lazy to go, you can get there.
Rooms are good, big (all with balcony).
In general, the hotel is a solid 5.
We go to this hotel for the third time.
The food is excellent. Beach with white sand, sun loungers for everyone.
Small buses run around the territory, if you are too lazy to go, you can get there.
Rooms are good, big (all with balcony).
In general, the hotel is a solid 5.
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To begin with, my husband and I were not going to this hotel, but since we had a last-minute tour, the rooms were confirmed only in it. Check-in at the reception exceeded our expectations from the very beginning) Everything was explained and told in an accessible way (about the arrangement of the hotel and rooms), they were treated to a welcome cocktail, they took the luggage and took it to the room.
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To begin with, my husband and I were not going to this hotel, but since we had a last-minute tour, the rooms were confirmed only in it.
Check-in at the reception exceeded our expectations from the very beginning)
Everything was explained and told in an accessible way (about the arrangement of the hotel and rooms), they were treated to a welcome cocktail, they took the luggage and took it to the room. There was no extortion of money, as is usually the case in such resorts.
Smiling Dominicans for their positive and helpfulness received from us a chocolate bar, which they were insanely happy about)))
Large well-groomed territory, steam locomotives run)
Our room was large and spacious. The mini bar is full and updated every day, but this is not happiness.
A positive, huge world of kindness and smiles, which charges everyone with its positive emotions!!!!
The beach is large and well maintained. We had algae (((that is, we didn’t have them on the beach, they were cleaned day and night, so the beach of our hotel was always clean!
Very good animation, for those who love of course. All services are unobtrusive and if you do not need it, no one will drag you by the hand.
In general, a sea of positive and a charge of emotions for the year ahead)
Check-in at the reception exceeded our expectations from the very beginning)
Everything was explained and told in an accessible way (about the arrangement of the hotel and rooms), they were treated to a welcome cocktail, they took the luggage and took it to the room. There was no extortion of money, as is usually the case in such resorts.
Smiling Dominicans for their positive and helpfulness received from us a chocolate bar, which they were insanely happy about)))
Large well-groomed territory, steam locomotives run)
Our room was large and spacious. The mini bar is full and updated every day, but this is not happiness.
A positive, huge world of kindness and smiles, which charges everyone with its positive emotions!!!!
The beach is large and well maintained. We had algae (((that is, we didn’t have them on the beach, they were cleaned day and night, so the beach of our hotel was always clean!
Very good animation, for those who love of course. All services are unobtrusive and if you do not need it, no one will drag you by the hand.
In general, a sea of positive and a charge of emotions for the year ahead)
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The kitchen is wonderful. Recreational activities at the highest level. Everything is available. Transport is free to shops. We really enjoyed. Ocean charm.
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The kitchen is wonderful. Recreational activities at the highest level. Everything is available. Transport is free to shops. We really enjoyed. Ocean charm.
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The food is excellent, the staff is polite, the rooms are clean, the Internet worked.
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The food is excellent, the staff is polite, the rooms are clean, the Internet worked.
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