Iberostar Selection Coral Bavaro - All Inclusive

Great place to spend a week. Great facilities, beautiful grounds, spacious room, prompt services, tasteful foods, outstanding staff, etc. Lots of activities to enjoy for all ages, day and night. Highly recommend the coral level as it gives you access to all restaurants and amenities. Our room was within steps of the beach. Next time in Punta Cana, we'll definitely consider this place to stay !!

You're going to want to read this before booking... Having just returned to the UK from the iberostar Selection Coral Bavaro I have to be honest for what we paid for a family of four (over £7k) it really wasn't worth it. The food for the most part was incredibly bland, especially at the buffets and unless you book all of the A La Carte restaurants you want to visit upon arrival you'll be lucky to get a reservation at those that require it - sadly, this was something we were not made aware of at time of arrival. Over a seven night stay only the Japanese and Greek restaurants offered anything of good quality. Our family two bedroom room was adequate at best. The beds were comfortable and the room was clean however we noticed during our stay that the fridges and snack stations weren't restocked daily which was advertised when booking. The biggest disappointment was the fact that the bed sheets and towels are NOT CHANGED DAILY. We would return to our rooms in the afternoon to find the same used towels and bed sheets had been reused. Again, for the cost of our stay this is not what we expected from a 5 star resort. The private beach was covered in seaweed and it made the area smell terrible. We are well travelled and I have honestly never seen anything quite like it. Of course this is no fault of the hotel but it is definitely something to bare in mind as I have since read multiple reviews citing this as a frequent issue. Now for the biggest 'con' of all... The entertainment staff approached us when we were checking out and asked everyone (including our children 13 and 17) to Google search the hotel from our mobile phones and then leave a 5 star review as well as mentioning the staff by name in the review. Do they make commission for every 'name drop'? Is it a competition between them to see who can get the most? I had read in previous comments during our stay the staff do this regularly to boost ratings so we all declined. This is really poor practice and very misleading to anyone who books here as it currently has a 4.9 out of 5 star rating on Google which is not a true reflection on this resort at all. Needless to say we will not be returning.

We loved from Iberostar Haciebda due to ongoing construction they have there and this is a massive step up. The beach is beautiful with vistas of palm trees in either direction, aqua water, etc. we’ve found the buffet food at El Faro in the Coral area to be a step above most resort buffets. Drink preparation can be somewhat inconsistent but it’s a minor note. Would be very happy to come back.

This resort is beautiful. I love the scent in the lobby of Iberostar resorts! Our rooms were spacious and comfortable. The staff was friendly and accommodating with an exception or 2. My only downside this a 4 rating, was the shower was difficult to regulate, either too hot or just tepid and trying to communicate to the staff without translators and a smattering of high school Spanish was challenging. The did was plentiful, and good, but not outstanding. The pools are gorgeous with plenty of seating in sun and shade. I would visit this resort again! Punta Cana is paradise!

Mostly all was perfect.

Lot of staff doesn't speak English, even basics. Also issue with booking. I paid more to get accommodation with terrace, but get without. In their system was showing without terace while my booking was saying with. Even when I showed my booking, I was refused.

I’m unsure where all the 5/5 are from. After our stay of 5 days, I could only come up with about a 3. We paid extra to stay in the Coral level. I’ll start with some pros. The resort is beautiful. The grounds and resort are generally well kept. The rooms are nice but could use a deep cleaning and some updates. Most of the staff was very friendly, but there was a slight language issue if you don’t speak Spanish. The language wasn’t a big issue because we made do. We are from the US and I would say there was a very high percentage (over 90%) of people there who were from Spanish speaking countries. We used the spa and that was a very good experience. The shows were good as well. We have a special shoutout to Pueblo. The one person who made sure we felt like we were on vacation. Also, a shoutout to “El” Nino and all the staff at El Faro and Salt and Soul. They all did a wonderful job. Here are some cons. When you check in, you are assigned a so-called concierges who is a con person only there to get you to participant in the “Presentation” (timeshare pitch). Unless you like pressure sales of a timeshare during your vacation you should say no upfront. Either way this person will disappear whether you attend or not. They are not there to help you. What’s very helpful is adding the Iberostar app to your phone. That becomes your true concierge. The AC at times wasn’t cool enough, but we found it was being controlled by some other source other than the in-room thermostat. Complain and your room gets cooler. There was a very limited supply of small towels for some reason. The food was hit or miss. Some restaurants only open on certain days making dining limited. The buffet was very limited. Use the cook to order folks. We did have some decent meals at the Salt and Soul restaurant if you stay in the Coral level. The beach was nice but the seaweed was terrible. You really couldn’t get in the water. The pools were a good alternative. Overall, I wouldn’t say don’t come here but know this is a real review and the cons can be a turn off. I would personally say we will not return. We have stayed at several Iberostar resorts and this one will rank as the lowest one. This stay also have us re-thinking the Iberostar resorts altogether. It just wasn’t the best of stays and there’s too much competition out there.

Todo perfecto

La diferencia entre el Coral Level y el hotel regular es significativa sobre todo en la comida. Yo me quedé en el Coral y vale la pena

Buena atención

Fantastic resort in a beautiful location and the food and service are all exceptional! The buffet is especially amazing!