Departure and eviction. According to the plan, the departure was supposed to be at 16-30, but it is not clear for what reasons it was postponed to 23-30, that is, 7 hours later than planned. In this regard, the question arose about the service of late check-out, since the estimated check-out time from the hotel is 12-00. At the reception, it was not possible to agree on the extension of the room. The room had to be handed over at 12-00, but we were allowed to use the entire infrastructure of the hotel for free, including lunch.
And 2 of us had birthdays while staying at the hotel. We did not announce this to anyone separately, only when we checked in we filled out a questionnaire with birthdays. And so, when they came to the room on the birthday of our birthdays in the evening, there was a cake and a postcard with congratulations from the hotel administration on the table. True, for some reason, only one birthday was congratulated in the card, but it was still nice).
What did not like. We had a room for 4 adults, but upon arrival, as there were only 2 pairs of slippers and 3 bathrobes, no one added anything else during our stay. Also a problem with blankets. There were only 2 blankets for 4 people. After our requests to give another blanket - they brought only a duvet cover (without a blanket). Apparently they think that we are already hot).
+ One of the ten best beaches in the world with a length of 2 km. The beach is surrounded by coral reefs, thanks to which the sea here is almost always calm.
+ Spacious rooms from 47 sq. m.
+ There are rooms with a frontal view of the sea, very close to the beach.
+ Water park on the territory of the complex. Entrance is about 11 dollars / person.
+ Delicious and varied food.
+ In total there are 10 restaurants and 8 bars, 2 buffets in the complex. 4 a la carte restaurants - guaranteed visit for stays of 7 nights or more.
+ Huge, surrounded by palm trees, the territory of the hotel, covers an area of .12 square meters. km.
+ Honeymoon benefits: room upgrade, priority check-in and late check-out, a bottle of sparkling wine upon arrival, continental breakfast in the room the next morning after arrival at the hotel, photo from the hotel.
+ Premium level: private entrance and exit from the hotel through a privileged area, exclusive use of the Club Premium lounge with access to international brands of drinks, continental breakfast, books, press and free internet access, a bottle of rum on the day of arrival, access to the VIP disco area Discoteca Bavaro, access to hydrotherapy and spa treatments, room service included, free late check out, free entry to the fabulous water park "Pirates Island", room service included, free dinner at the French a la carte restaurant "La Comedie", etc.
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- Already a little tired rooms and main areas.
I'll start in order:
Flight: flew through Moscow by Azur. Since it cost 20 thousand more from St. Petersburg, although I didn’t sleep for almost 2 days with all the roads and expectations, it’s better that I overpaid them. We flew for 13 hours, the plane was small, even with my height my legs were at my ears, there were no entertainment in the flight, I had to be content with my own)
Hotel: brought to the hotel at one o'clock, they immediately said that check-in was from three. Well, from three, so from three, I went to eat and loiter. They gave me a corner room, I could see and hear the ocean from it, I liked it) and now about everything in general. When choosing a ticket, I wanted to blow my ass, making myself a gift for 30 years. That's why I wanted both 18+ and 5 *, but my tour agent, for some reason, didn’t guess when persuading me to this hotel, to think about the most important thing, and wouldn’t I die of boredom here in 2 weeks? ) I’ve been here for almost a week and the roof rides) the staff is smiling, polite, girls go by the pool and in the lobby and collect orders, this is of course +, although you need to catch them and wait a long time with the order. At first they cleaned it well, but since I don’t leave a tip, today they took it off to get rid of it : ( Wi-Fi or in the casino in Palace from 4 am to 4 pm or paid throughout the territory. At first I went there, then I got tired and eventually bought myself 8 days of the Internet, it turned out $ 50. The more days you take, the more profitable.
Food: the year before last I was in Tunisia, either a triple or a quadruple, the rooms there were miserable, but the food is excellent. Right there with food strained! 5 *, and there is not much to choose from. Although I’m not picky, I like to eat deliciously, because I’m a slave to the stomach, but figs to me) their seafood is so-so, or rather, none, baked beee, from fruits: pineapple, watermelon, melon, in% 80 green, there are still apples, banana. From vegetables, cucumbers and tomatoes, and then, very strange, I can buy tastier in St. Petersburg in a fierce winter, they disgusted mangoes. From vegetables, cabbage is what you want, grated carrots and beets, three salads with sardines and horseradish, you know what else. Sausages and frankfurters are sold in St. Petersburg for 50 rubles per kilo. From delicious pasta, which is made right in front of you, not all the chicken, but how they cook an omelette. But the sweet here is very tasty, since the figure allows it, so I eat up cakes : )) in short, from the top five in terms of food, I expected more and much more. They wrote here that it’s tastier in the Palace, today I’ll go try it) there is only one pool, there seems to be people now, but it’s not really there) there are always and everywhere sunbeds. One has nothing to do here, and if you still don’t drink, then even more so. Everyone, everyone comes in pairs, old and young. Animation is volleyball, and something else on the beach, bingo. Evening shows on the territory of the scourge for a deuce, the most relish in the territory of the palace, but they only last an hour. So far, the Miss Latin America contest has been the longest. There is a nightclub, but they are all in pairs, in short, they won’t get to know each other, or chat : (
Beach: the beach was three times, the ocean is huge and beautiful, as well as muddy and dirty. Maybe somewhere far away it is cleaner, but near the shore everything is in algae and garbage, and another 3-5 meters into the water, the same dirt is removed, I saw it once in the morning, in the evening heaps, all over the beach.
Koktelli is so-so, i. e. although I don’t drink, but you can take it without alcohol, but without alcohol it’s bullshit : ))
Sun: the sun rises at 6 o'clock and at three o'clock sometimes at 15.30 it is no longer visible and there is just a little time for a tan. But you can get a tan, though at this time the sun will be constantly at its zenith, so smear and smear. For the absolutely reverent, there is protection even with a factor of 80, of course you won’t find this in St. Petersburg, I bought myself with a protection of 30, though I bought it only on the 5th day, when I got tired of spinning so as not to burn out, but my skin, in principle, tans without any problems)
Bottom line: if you go here with someone, then in general it’s normal, it makes no sense to go here alone and overpay for 18+ to no avail. For 14 days, even if you don’t drink and eat only in the common room, you’ll howl)
Excursions are expensive, well, according to the price list that the annex tour gave out, so I will only go to the factory for souvenirs)
Food: yes, the assortment in the common room is large. All 11 days are the same, so in the evenings we went to a la carte restaurants. I highly recommend the restaurant, which is located on the territory (Gourmet), everything is very tasty.
Bar: alcoholic drinks in the assortment are expensive, but it’s better to go for them yourself, because if you ask the waiter to bring them, even for a tip they bring absolutely not the same rum that you tried before, but some cheap analogue. Canadians and Spaniards are doing the right thing: they come with their thermos mugs and control the process in the bar, give a dollar tip and drink whatever they want with the company for 24 hours. And we, Russians, are also deceived for our tips.
The beach was not cleaned, cigarette butts just pressed into the sand stuck out of it, algae, with which the entire coast was full, began to be cleaned only at 12, slowly, without hurrying, however, like all of them. It was possible to come at 17:00 from the beach and find an uncleaned room.
Guide. This is a special moment! Our guide's name was Olga. This is where the Dominican divorce is, when you are brought to the factory, on the 2nd day, where face cream, cigars, cocoa, rum, etc. are sold, you buy all this, because "everything here is real and good price! and you don’t even have to look at the hotel, everything is very expensive here”, and then you accidentally see in the hotel that it’s much cheaper and everything is the same. But that is not all. We paid for an individual transfer, and at the appointed hour, when the car did not come for us, we contacted the guide Olga, they frankly sent us and told us to find out ourselves, since it was Sunday and they did not have cars. They took the money, but no cars. Yes, I never thought that TEZ TOUR is also capable of this: to throw your tourists in a foreign country 2 hours before departure, knowing what hell you have to go through at the airport. We have never seen such outright rudeness from any tour operator. Usually they try to help in some way, but here they were simply left to the mercy of fate.
We were not lucky with the weather. Unfortunately, they also have winter, as local traders said, and a storm with a downpour at this time for 3-4 days is not news to them.
I decided on my 28th birthday to go somewhere to an outlandish country, to relax without friends, relatives, etc.
I chose the Dominican Republic, turned to the Bible, they gave me possible tours, offered Barcelo Bavaro BEACH and drew a big sum!
Well, I had to scrape the pockets in old trousers for a couple of days and pay. After 2 weeks (October 15) I was scheduled to fly.
I converted all the money into dollars, the rubles ran out, I had to go by bus to Pulkovo . . I arrived at Pulkovo - the plane was delayed for 2 hours.
Closer to the night we were put on a plane, and we set off. Flying 12 hours, it becomes boring after 10 minutes after departure. I had to immediately go to bed, woke up from hunger - I look - we arrive in time in an hour! Had breakfast, well, that's all - flew in.
Sun, heat, and a strange airport building - the first impressions of the Dominican Republic. Passed control, paid my uncle 10 dollars for a visa and that's it, hello, darling. I met a transfer at the exit, took me to the hotel - it took about 20 minutes to drive.
The hotel immediately liked - all green, clean, tidy. After Anapa '16, it's just a palace. The truth was settled not immediately, only after dinner, but they were allowed to take a walk and have breakfast again at the hotel.
After dinner they settled quickly - looked - everything is not bad - the second floor, if you get tired there is an elevator, the room is very clean and new. Although the TV did not work in the room, but who needs it there anyway. In addition to the TV set, the minibar did not work yet (but this is more offensive), but after the first request to check, a certain not very young man came, twisted it in the minibar, quarreled with him in Spanish, and the minibar worked!
Immediately after checking in, I went to check the sea, or rather, the OCEAN. The ocean there is really good, especially after Anapa. The ocean near the shore is not deep at all, swimming is a pleasure. By the way, compared to the neighboring Barcelo Palace, Barcelo Beach has a much better ocean, and it seems that even algae is much less!
As for food, everything is very good here too. The food is delicious, although sometimes monotonous. By the second week you start to get tired, so I advise you to go to Palace. There is a better beach, there is a kitchen. But in general, the food is always fresh, there is always meat or poultry, a lot of fruit. If you choose from restaurants, then I liked Steak House and La Brisa (this is seafood).
I didn't like the animation, but it's not for men either. When half-naked Dominicans dance, the ladies should still like it, but I'd rather talk about alcohol.
There is also a lot of alcohol, the choice of alcohol will be more diverse than food . . Beer, wine, tequila, vodka, whiskey....what not! But the most pleasant thing is Dominican rum, I have never tried it before, but here - every second day I enjoyed it, I could not resist. Pleasant as the rum itself in it
original form, and cocktails based on it.
I decided to take a local rum home, it turned out very inexpensively. The hotel is better not to take, I went to the store behind the hotel. You can take a free shuttle, they will take you to the store and back. I took Pro from Rebulica, I can advise them, an inexpensive store, and sellers who know about alcohol)) I went on an excursion with them to Santo Domingo, this is the capital of the Dominican Republic, the city of Columbus. By the way, he is also buried there. In general, I also recommend them if you decide to take excursions.
So my 2 weeks passed, I had to return to frosty St. Petersburg. The flight is again at night, I arrive in St. Petersburg during the day, and here it’s below 0 . . Fortunately, the RFP came to the card and you can order a taxi home)))