Catalonia Royal Bavaro - All Inclusive

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9990 reviews

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  Disappointed ETC members - Avoid Royal side.

  As ETC members we were very disappointed with our stay. We returned here and were quickly reminded why we wouldn’t return. Issues with both rooms - yes, we had to be moved! The list of issues was long and never got resolved. Service and attention to detail was missing. At least the sun showed up!

  Dec 14, 2025
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  Hotel with the friendliest staff

  Here is my honest review on the hotel As we arrived we were checked in by a very helpful receptionist called Anna who had a great sense of humour and through the holiday Anna was always so helpful with anything we needed. The food has been incredible it’s a la carte in most restaurants apart from the Thalassa that is buffet twice a week apart from that it’s a la carte and even on the buffet the food was still amazing. The room was lovely we had a basic room but it was still a very nice room with a great view over the pool areas. You have the main pool with a swim up bar which is a great atmosphere with amazing service from Ashly and Lionel big shout out to those 2. From start to finish every member of staff made us feel welcome like we had been here a thousand times before even though this was our first time. We met and spoke to many couples who return to this hotel on a number of occasions so it just shows you how good this hotel is. We will definitely be returning again.

  Dec 13, 2025
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  No enough sunbeds and umbrellas

  Just arrived back from this lovely hotel It’s a laid back small resort with many pluses. Restaurants are easy to book on the app and tables are always available. Food is a bit hit and miss but plenty of choice. Our favourite was Sorrento the Italian. Lasagne and carbonara were delicious. You can also book any of the restaurants next door. We went to Steakville which was ok. Buffet breakfast at the Thalassa was very good. There was also a burger van on the beach. Only went once as the burger was pink in the middle Rooms very big with plenty of wardrobe space and kept very clean. Turndown service was sporadic Big issue was sunbeds and umbrellas. Nowhere near enough. We had to get up at 6.30 to reserve them which you don’t want to do on holiday. We complained to one of the staff but were told they had to come from Spain so were difficult to procure. We wouldn’t return again for this reason. Beds always available on the beach but it was always very windy

  Dec 03, 2025
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  Catalonia Royal Bavaro

  The beach and beach bar are outstanding. The staff are great especially Flor in the piano bar, Marcos on the beach and our Housekeeper Evelyn. The room was comfortable and clean, the showerhead needed some work, though. The food was good but service was a little slow in some of the restaurants (Sorento for supper and BLoved for breakfast and supper). We booked an excursion, that we had to cancel, through Juan Hernandez on the beach. He's a great, stand up guy, we had no problem getting a refund. He also arranged a shopping trip for us that was great. I highly recommend booking excursions from him.

  Dec 03, 2025
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  So so resort

  We reserved a pool suite which we received . The room had a very bad smell,and the ac stopped working. We addressed these issues and someone was sent very quickly to take care of the issues. Sadly they were not fixed. That evening we went to the desk and they nicely offered to change our room the next day. Upon arrival of the new room it seemed much better. The a c was function nicely however same smell was still noticeable. We choose not to address the issue as we did not want to move rooms again. The pool has not been the cleanest. We are constantly scopping dead frogs and geckos out the pool along with other debris. There doesn't seem to be much filtration happening, so we have stopped using it. On a happier note the overall staff have been very nice. Would we come back? Not likely.

  Dec 02, 2025