Whala! Плюсы и минусы Whala! Advantages and disadvantages

Those who have chosen Whala for relaxation and, accordingly, the Bavaro beach adjacent to it, should consider the following pros and cons of this hotel.
Pros:
the relative cheapness of the hotel compared to its neighbors on the beach;
delicious food, including a more or less stable supply of ripe mangoes and pineapples;
friendly staff;
the presence of coolers with drinking water without limiting its consumption;
bright and spacious superior rooms, with a constant supply of fresh air, if the windows overlook the ocean and the main pool;
nice area, especially the part where the two-story bungalows are located:
proximity to the beach;
the presence in all hotel bars of the healing drink mamajuana,

the presence in a 15-20 minute walk along the coast (in the direction of the Barcelo hotel) of two "Russian" shops with fixed prices, where you can buy everything that is worth bringing from the Dominican Republic (rum, coffee, cocoa, mamajuana in bottles or in a dry mix, vanilla , cigars, etc. ). In the second - more extensive and representative - the store also accepts rubles!
a 5-minute walk from the hotel along the same street where it is located, a grocery mini-market with prices fixed in pesos and the possibility of converting purchases into euros and dollars;
the complete absence of mosquitoes, which frighten in other reviews.
Minuses:
Residents of the main building, whose windows overlook the ocean and, accordingly, the main pool with a bar, which is the center of the entire hotel party, until 23-10 are guaranteed deafening music from speakers directed at your windows, and frantic screams, whistles and clapping of tipsy Latinos and the Dutch and Russians who joined them, and after 11 p. m. for about an hour, lively communication and fraternization of people from all Latin American countries who decided to settle in this particular hotel;
Those whose windows face the opposite side, i. e. , the windows of a neighboring hotel and bamboo thickets, are guaranteed relative silence, constant semi-darkness and dampness with a musty smell;
Some rooms in the main building are connected by wooden doors (locked), through which you hear every sneeze and every word of the neighbors, and also feel the tobacco smoke. This is especially annoying at night, when a couple of Russian alcoholics arrive, who have not yet realized the 8-hour time difference and are suffering from insomnia;
It is useless to complain to the receptionist about a faulty shower or a burned out light bulb. If he promised you to send someone immediately, no one will come, even after repeated appeal. It is better to catch a person in a blue blouse with the inscription "Maintenance" on the territory and bring him to the room;
Own, more than a compact beach, reminiscent of a rookery of seals, where in a strange way everyone can fit. It could have been larger if its main part had not been cut off for a bar and tables for afternoon snacks.

The mentioned beach and the areas adjacent to it on both sides are the main location of numerous barkers who do not allow the passage of tourists peacefully wandering along the coast. We are talking about a shop located right behind the Whala beach or a gallery of Pirates shops, located 300 meters further along the coast. Barkers stop terrorizing you after two days, but their constant fluctuation around you, admiring the seascape, is annoying;
The complete absence on the beach of the swimming props promised in the description of the hotel (kayaks, boards, etc. );
For those who decide to swim beyond the buoys, there is a risk of falling under motor boats, in which blacks in T-shirts with the inscription “Sea pro” constantly run along the coast from the neighboring Barcelo hotel to some remote places, carrying tourists. The aforementioned blacks wave their hands fiercely at you, urging you to return, as if you had invaded foreign waters.
And finally, the last one. The unique feature of the Whala! hotel, its main feature, is that you will wash and take a shower with... salted water. I have not seen this in any hotel on the sea coast - even in two-star hotels in Bulgaria. This, of course, is not a tragedy, but since salt water clogs pores, the appearance of acne in a couple of days is almost guaranteed.