Excellent hotel, met all expectations

Written: 8 november 2020
Travel time: 21 — 31 october 2020
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
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Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 10.0
Service: 10.0
Cleanliness: 10.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 10.0
BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY DOMINICAN!
An advertising page, a vacation in the Dominican Republic with a direct flight from Kyiv to La Romana, without any tests, made me think. Why not. Enhanced search for information about the country, climate, hotels, entertainment. Lots of revised reviews. And here's the hotel. Catalonia Bavaro Beach 5. We fly on the second flight from Kyiv. Surprisingly, the 12-hour flight was well tolerated. Azur is a great guy. Everything is fast, comfortable, not bad food. At 4 am we landed at La Romana airport. Our plane is one. 15 minutes to pass control, get luggage and we are on the bus. There are 2 buses of tourists from our flight to Catalonia. We are met by the representative of the Anex tour, a pretty girl Masha Ovsishcher, who will become our permanent consultant and assistant on all issues for the rest of the holiday. About 45 minutes drive and we enter the huge and very beautiful territory of the Catalonia Bovaro Beach Hotel.
When booking a room, we opted for the privilege category and did not lose. The first advantage is early check-in. Within 5 min. we were given the keys to the room and at 7.00 we were already in building 9 in room 925. The second plus. Large room with a good repair, a large dressing room with a safe. Bathroom with two washbasins, toilet, bidet, two showers. All soap and rylny accessories in a set and constantly replenished. A room with a large bed, two sofas, two armchairs, a table, a coffee maker, a mini bar with cola, pepsi, sprite, beer. Coffee, cream. Useful thing ironing board and iron. There is also an umbrella from the rain, even once for 20 minutes it came in handy, although here it usually rains at night. We go out to the balcony and here is a surprise. A comfortable hammock for relaxing, two armchairs, a table, a clothes dryer. Third plus. The room has branded bathrobes and slippers. Someone will say little things

but it was pleasant and convenient for us. We didn’t feel uncomfortable from the voltage in the 110-volt network. For charging gadgets, usb plugs are everywhere. The view from the room to the green area of ​ ​ the hotel, the beauty is indescribable. The main restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner in buffet style. Fourth plus. We can have breakfast at the Italian à la carte restaurant. Conveniently. For dinner there are 4 a la carte restaurants. They are by appointment, but the number of visits is not limited. Dominican, Japanese, Italian, American. Loved the American and Italian. Quarantine has brought a convenient innovation. There is no longer a paper menu. Before entering the restaurant, you download a QR code to your phone and in front of you are all the menus in 4 languages ​ ​ with a description of the dishes offered. In the main restaurant with a buffet, everything is as usual, you put all the dishes yourself, only in a mask and gloves, which you take off in the halls where you dine. The food is good and varied, always different meat, fish,
seafood dishes. Fresh exotic fruits, pastries, delicious cakes, always different ice cream. The central restaurant is located in the middle of the pond. Ducks, fish, turtles swim around, great egrets walk importantly. A good selection of alcohol, juices, cocktails, bars. Fifth plus. There are two bars where only vacationers with privilege bracelets can be served. There are premium spirits and cocktails are prepared in a completely different way. The beautiful huge territory of the hotel includes ponds with different living creatures, geese, ducks, herons, turtles, various fish. Hummingbirds are flying. There are relaxation zones, a lot of photo zones. From the reception to the ocean stretches a gallery covered with palm leaves, which is convenient to walk in the heat or rain. The Atlantic Ocean is what we came here for. It is simply mesmerizing, turquoise water. white with pink blotches and sand as fine as flour, which never gets hot.
Huge coconut palms right at the water's edge. Beautiful sunrises and a huge rainbow after the rain. Air 30, water 30. Light ocean breeze and almost complete calm, as waves are held back by a barrier reef. The place to stay is just fantastic. Much has been written about the large amount of algae on the beach, but the algae that the ocean brought at night by 7 in the morning had already been removed and taken away. The beach is very well equipped. Lots of sun loungers. umbrellas. Everything is constantly cleaned and disinfected. Fifth plus. There is a separate area on the beach with gazebos from the sun and large mattresses, with a separate bar. The hotel does not have cards for beach towels. Freely rent and rent on the beach or near the pools as much as you want and when you want. The hotel has two animation teams and you will not be bored. Volleyball, darts, archery, aerobics, etc. Various parties on the beach and by the pools. Evening shows at the theater. Cleaning
rooms was daily and of high quality, everything changed and replenished. The dollars left for cleaning were justified. Being in the Caribbean and not seeing the Caribbean Sea is not about us. Our tour operator Aneks took care of it here too. The excursions offered by him, accompanied by the guide Ekaterina Fedorova, will be remembered for a long time. City of Artists, Saona Island, Caribbean Sea Journey. Starfish, you can't forget If you have any problems at the hotel, always contact the reception to the Russian-speaking girl Yana. She will always help you with a smile. In general, the entire staff of the hotel is very welcoming and friendly, ready to fulfill any request of the guests. Many thanks to them for this. If there is heaven on earth, then Catalonia is one part of it. On the last day, we, tanned, rested with a charge of vivacity and positive emotions, threw coins into the ocean in order to return once again to this beautiful place and to this beloved country.
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