Don't come here! The all-inclusive Barcelơ Bavaro Beach/Palace has fake reviews. We got fooled by them...
We stayed here for 7 nights for the first time. All inclusive doesn't mean it'sall-inclusive. You have to pay $15 per person extra at the Japanese, Italian, Mexican and Spanish restaurants. Also $35 per person for the French restaurant. At the buffet, the service is less than mediocre. Most of the employees expect you to tip them even for mediocre service. Rooms are outdated. The beach is OK, but you have to find your own beach bed and there are no beach umbrellas. You have to find your own shade under the coconut trees. Don't expect that anyone will come to bring you drinks at the beach. You have to walk a few minutes at the pool bar to get your drinks. Adults only means adults only, but at the beach, we were surrounded by local families with dozens of kids. The security guard let's them enter the resort beach to use it.... so much for quiet and relaxing.
All in all, we feel that for the money that we paid, we did not get a full memorable experience.Lastly, a word of caution.Today, Saturday, February 3rd, 2024, we checked out of the resort room 3088. Accidentally forgot behind a piece of clothing in the room's wardrobe. Tried to retrieve it, and we were not successful. The cleaning personnel claimed to not have found it. Very dishonest. The front desk manager was very dismissive and unhelpful.