Iberostar Selection Bávaro Suites - All Inclusive

This was our 3rd time back at the iberostar Bavaro suites. We love the food, the set up next to the beach and the staff. In my opinion you get a lot for your money at this resort. All of the restaurants that we went to had delicious food options and we were very happy. Please keep in mind that the clientele is international so there are things you may not typically have in the United states but there are many options. Italian and the steak house are the restaurants that they gave us reservations to. Mexican and French were open to all and we could not get into Japanese. The beach is gorgeous and we had no problems setting up under a hut every day. Vino was great, he brought drinks directly to us on the beach every day! We did not set up at the pool. However, I did noticed that the chairs were all full each day. Cons: Yes, as wonderful as this resort is, there are some things that may be a deal breaker for some. The most annoying thing in my opinion is that they make you sit down with a “concierge” to book all of your dinner reservations. Out of 6 nights we were only given reservations for Italian and steak house. Concierge will try to upsell and if you don’t want it you don’t get your dinner reservations. Room was clean and comfortable but probably in need of a renovation. We spend most of time on resort so we were not picky. Spa- we loved upgrading and using the sauna/steam and cold plunge daily. Gym= beautiful and new. Entertainment = not good but something to do.

Beautiful property, great location, great food. Wish we could have stayed longer.

We spent a nice week at this hotel and it was just fantastic. The grounds are green and luscious, very well taken care of. The villas are so close to the beach and the property is easily walkable. We always found many choices to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We do eat pretty healthy though, lots of fruit, vegetables and fish, the kids did find some fast food options too. We chose not to go to the restaurants and just use the buffet. The staff is so friendly, especially our servers Sofia and Yoselin, they made us feel welcomed and taken care of. The pools are clean and just beautiful, the kids spent majority of time there. The beach is just breathtaking, plenty of beach beds to choose from.

This is 5th time in Punta Cana and second time at this resort. It’s our favorite by far.

Quality of services has definitely declined in the last 3 stays at this resort. Absolutely horrendous.

Very nice place to pick for your vacation. Iberostar is the best. Looking forward to come back soon.

It is very clean and well organized. Food options were great.

What works for this resort is, hands down, it's staff. All are incredibly helpful and present; they want to help you have the best time on your holiday and will go above and beyond to make that happen. The hotel is located on one of the best beaches I have ever been on: white, fine, gorgeous sand that is tended to everyday. I noted on my morning beach walks that neighboring resorts don't do as thorough a job cleaning the seaweed off their patch of sand; Iberostar Selection Bavaro does this and more. The gym is amazing: clean, modern and filled with all the up-to-date equipment you never seem to be able to find at any hotel. Classes are offered to one and all, and are good fun (particularly the Zumba class). The tennis courts are in good shape too. Where the property slightly let's itself down is on the quality of food. It seems to be an almost Herculean task to maintain the quality given the number of people being fed. Some food was flavorless, too oily, etc. Having said that, there was plentiful fruit on offer and freshly made food, ie omelettes, etc offered if you want to avoid the fried food offering. Plates seemed to be an issue...sometimes there are plenty and other times quite a few people seemed to be waiting for plates to be brought out to the buffet. We dined at the Italian one evening: the steak was very good, but the cold roasted potato slices detracted from the overall enjoyment of the meal. Overall, recommend this resort. The staff make it special.

DO NOT use the casino. My son was given counterfit money after winning. He took that to the Hard Rock the next night and was nearly arrested when trying to use it on the Black Jack table. The resort is decent and they did a nice job decorating for Christmas. Our housekeeper was excellent. The other staff is not as friendly as they could be. Darlyn in check out was great and moved us thru very quickly and gave us an upgrade we wanted. The food is just ok but the French Restaraunt was awful. My husband got rancid meat and got sick. A group of 9 of us and all food was quite awful there. Leonardo the concierge comes across very friendly at arrival but once he realized we were not going to do a timeshare presentation he was no longer accomodating whatsoever when trying to make reservations etc. Not a great place for young adults. No entertainment for them in the evenings. We hoped for a beach party, Foam party, White party, anything! Nothing was provided for them to do so they went to that casino and were basically robbed. Geraldo at the beach was extremely friendly and the beach bar servers were also great. Probably would not go back here but would choose the Hard Rock for the young adults in our group.

Will never stay here again. Food is great. Cleaning staff is awful.