Catalonia Royal Bavaro

Our stay at the beautiful Catalonia began by being greeted by the lovely reception staff they were very welcoming and helpful! Our room was a good size and we loved the big round bath !! although … the bed was very uncomfortable ! Pool areas both great although we did prefer the infinity pool , the bed situation was a little annoying towels placed on beds by 6am and full by 7am!This Should really be addressed by staff in charge. My only true disappointment on this holiday was the food .. buffet on the evening was actually terrible , the other restaurants were average , our most enjoyed meals were probably the Italian restaurant and tapas restaurant. Overall we enjoyed our stay and would like to give thanks to all the staff!

Let me start out by saying that when we booked this resort we didn't expect a 5 star resort, Punta Cana only has a couple that reach that level we were expecting an upscale maybe 4 stars, we have stayed at multiple Catalonia properties including Catalonia Maroma and Catalonia Royal Tulum as well as many more expensive properties in multiple countries. We stayed in a privilege junior suite the room was large, nice and fairly welled appointed with a very comfortable bed but the fridge had trouble cooling the beverages and the room was musty, not as bad as some resorts but worse than others. The AC in our room worked well. The resort is small and easily walkable and is very nicely landscaped, there are loose tiles here and there that could use some attention but nothing dangerous. There was fairly good night time entertainment just outside the lobby that was better than average for this price point with plenty of comfy chairs and coaches to sit and relax. The beach is not the nicest in the area with natural seagrass (not sargassum), but was shallow but no undertow, waves just sort of lapped onto the shore. The service was slightly better than average for a Punta Cana Resort, there were some employees that were language challenged, there were a few that were indifferent but on the most part some of the nicest staff of any resort in this area. There was some middle shelf alcohol but no real top shelf but your not limited to bottom tier generic but the only beer was presidente, the national beer. The one issue that was the big problem was food handling in some of the restaurants. My wife got quite sick having lunch at Bloved and we had friends that got sick from food at the grill. basically undercooked and food handling issues. Tao Cat was OK, the food at Thalasa was good to very good and we never had any problems. Also the food at Mama Mia at the family resort was good and no problems there. Also there were missing food items, may I suggest the waiters read back the orders to prevent this and I am still waiting for my breakfast order from room service the app doesn't work properly. My hope is that management reads this and addresses these problems going forward , there are many good point to the resort.

The best resort I have stayed at. I have had a bad impression of Punta Cana when I stayed at the Bahia Principe but Catalonia Royal completed changed it. Great food, beautiful beach (don’t understand how some people say can’t swim because of seaweed), great staff (of course tip it). The water is so clear that there is no need to go to Saona.

This was a reasonable, clean and economical one week escape to the sun and surf. The main appeal is "Adults Only" resulting in a small, more intimate setting, quiet, yet with full accessibility to the 3x the size, bustle of the "Family" side. All meals, except for breakfast are a la carte; sit; menu; order; eat. There are no buffet options for lunch, snacks or dinner. Not necessarily a negative; just a fact. I personally missed the opportunity to curate a small fruit, veggie, cheese, pickle tray as a meal. That's on me. The meals were fair to good; no show stoppers - I did no groceries or cooking and remained healthy = that's a win. The respect for the environment is very admirable here; no straws; reusable plastic glasses; shared washing stations at all restrooms; water attractions to reduce heat, lawn chemistry and noise. The swim area was sandy, extensive and quite shallow - the buoy line was about 4' maximum. Snorkelling was "ok"; few fish; sting rays. 1.5 km walk to the Dolphin Experience, if you wish. Room was fair. The architecture may be at it's shelf life; broken items; hurried plaster repairs; rips; stains; musty; shower floor lower than the drain resulting in standing water. Beach chairs were in excellent shape; also usually towel reserved by early risers. Not so sure the "Privileged" option is worth the spend - meh. The staff were efficient, non-plussed; unengaging but not rude. Huge shout-out to Nilsa in the Thalassa restaurant; that girl is SWITCHED ON and has my vote for General Manager status. Housekeeping team was efficient; pleasant. Front desk team can test your patience - remind yourself you're on vacation and upon check-out don't leave this business to last minute; ours took 40 minutes. Did not use the spa or golf option.

I had an amazing experience enjoying a beautiful day and my experience was made perfect by the service provided by Sayry! She was kind, diligent and we very much appreciated her service!