This resort is part of a complex, it has a very small pool but is within close walking distance of a few others with better pools. The beach is nice, and there are plenty of sunchairs. There are no floaties for the pool or beach. Hardly anyone spoke any english, and that includes the guests. Nighttime was noisy, and tv is pay per view or spanish channels only. Food is fine, typical AI fare. Our TV pay per view wouldn't work and the front desk made me pay for 2 movies that we didn't get when I checked out.
The beer and wine were pretty good but there was no sparkling wine or decent mohitos available. All the mohitos were made with a liquor that tasted like creme de menthe instead of fresh mint.

Loved it ! We had such a great time! Be aware that when you arrive at Punta Cana International Airport, you will be hit with a $10 fee to get into the country! Thankfully, we had cash on us to pay for that! We got to the resort and it was raining, and the staff was very helpful in getting us to our rooms without getting too wet! These rooms are by far the best on the entire complex, especially if you are travelling with children! All of the other rooms in the other hotels are just standard hotel rooms. The top floor is the one with the loft, but after that much walking around, it was nice to have the bottom floor! It was nice to have the tram, especially with my 2 yr old! He LOVED the choo-choo! However, it did move slowly. The food is regional, so don't expect too much "american" type food. It took me a couple of days to get used to it! The activities are pretty muich all in Spanish - we found that this resort is big on local people, Spaniards and Canadians. Not very many English speaking people - Brush up on your Spanish! The staff is wonderfuL! And the grounds are absolutely beautiful! At the end of the property, just past the Premium complex there is a flea market which you can buy your souvenirs at a much cheaper price than at the gift shops on resort property! As a final note, make sure that you pack your sunblock, but if you are susceptible to mosquito bites, bring repellant. My son and I had bug bites, which I don't mind, but was not going to pay $20 for a small can of OFF!.

This was our first time in Dominican and at an all-inclusive. Our experience was pretty unsatisfying. The room reeked of mildew and we found it on our blanket...Yuk! The room’s humidity made it impossible a have a good night sleep, but then again that's normal there. The hotel is old and obviously needs major upgrades and renos. This hotel claims to be a 4, but clearly it's far from it.

The staff was mostly unfriendly, but I have to say that there was a very big group (1000+) U students from Spain and they took most of the staff’s patience. Side note: That group made our stay HELL! Most were lodged in our block and would just not shut-up and create chaos all night. Several complaints were made to the front desk and they made it really clear that they didn't care or that they were fed up with all the guest complaints. Their security guards are just for show.

The golf was really nice, but I have to say that the bees nest on the first nine totally freaked me out. I never saw that many bees, well wasps before...They built their nests in the ground and you could literally see at least 50 wasps hovering around at EVERY nest. It was like fear factor for me!

To sum up my experience, I disliked the resort, rooms, staff and food. I guess I'm not a fan of the all-inclusive genre.
If your not picky stay there and you'll have fun, but if so continue your research and opt for another newer resort.

Honestly, like anything else in life - you get what you pay for.

At $1000 pp in the dead of winter, the Bavaro Golf resort is fantastic. Good food, clean rooms with plenty of room, nice pool and a lovely, lovely beach - one of the nicest I have ever seen.
With the ability to use the facilities are the sister resorts (via a short tram ride), this really is a solid budget hotel choice.

I have stayed at the Iberostar - and this isnt on that level...but I also paid nearly twice as much for the Iberostar.

If you want a quick, inexpensive, fun place to go on a last minute winter vacation - look no further.