Catalonia Royal Bavaro

When i get there I decided to purchase the gold exclusive member package which cost me 25000 saying I would get treated better and have priority. So I decided to have a friend come over for a night which I was able to I was told so I go to register everything is fine and showered a picture of her passport.. good to go the next evening I go to pay and they tell me security wont let her in. I spend money for this evening and now I have no use for these items. If there was an issue with this person why wouldn't they tell me before hand so I could have tried to work something out. I will never book a vacation at any Catalonia hotels and good luck for them getting the rest of the money for membership.

The pool is under construction. the beach is dirty. No one was advised that pool was under construction, started one week before we arrived. Everyone had to fight for a chair in other small pool. People had to site in resort restaurant lounge chairs close to 2nd pool because not enough chairs around pool. Worst resort service we ever experienced in our 15 years of visiting to Dominican Republic. Can not believe all these great reviews for this property. AVOID this property .

When we checked into the hotel they called a gentleman over. I thought he would be the one to help us to our room. He advised us that he'd be making sure our stay was nice and gave us his contact information. He said to meet him at 9:00 the following morning and he'd show us all the beautiful things they had to offer. I was impressed that they offered to give us a tour. When we met him and got into breakfast we found out that it wasn't just a tour to show us what they had to offer. It was a ploy to get us to join their travel plan. They showed us beautiful suites that they said were only available to members. (I looked on the site and they are available to rent.) We did see the resort on the way to their high pressure room. Another man came over to "close the deal" is what I'm calling it. When I told him no he pushed as I expected. I told him my job wasn't certain currently and I wasn't going to be fooling and take on more debt (and their number was big!!). He asked if I was a Christian. When I replied that I was his response was "Well then you know God will always provide." At that point I advised him that he'd crossed a line and that we were finished. I'd strongly suggest that you decline that assistance at check in unless you are looking to join a travel club. The food was good. It was what I expect from an all inclusive. I came home with extra pounds so it wasn't too bad! All the staff members that we met were very kind. If we needed anything they got it for us with a smile. I didn't find the adults only side to be nearly as pretty as the family side. That is just personal preference. In the middle of our vacation they close one of our two pools. That made the other pool crowded and the water was cloudy from that many people. I realize they have to do maintenance, however it would have been nice to know that before we went or be give some accommodations for that inconvenience. When we left I said I just wanted to relax, read books and spend time at the swim up bar. If that is what you are looking for, this will take care of you if you aren't looking for other things to do.

At Bloved for lunch. The food is delicious, and the service fantastic. Enrique and Anderson were great servers! I highly recommend resort and restaurant.

We are very thanksfull with Danilda, Erik and Clemente. Very good service.