The hotel is a good four. 1. Territory - compact and cozy, a lot of greenery, the territory of the hotel is well organized, everything is close. Clean enough, but on the sites of residential villas, as in all tropical countries, there is garbage for several days (empty bottles, napkins) - no one is in a hurry to clean up.
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The hotel is a good four.
1. Territory - compact and cozy, a lot of greenery, the territory of the hotel is well organized, everything is close. Clean enough, but on the sites of residential villas, as in all tropical countries, there is garbage for several days (empty bottles, napkins) - no one is in a hurry to clean up.
The hotel has a shopping gallery, the prices are almost the same as the prices outside the hotel, the amount of the purchase is written to your number, you pay it when you leave.
2. the beach is gorgeous, the blue flag of 2015, clean white sand, the sea is wonderful - the color is extraordinary, the bottom is visible at all depths. the bathing area is separated from the sea by something like stone breakwaters, laid out in a semicircle at the bottom - fish and all kinds of marine life live there, so you can swim with a mask. there are almost no waves, only when boats pass by.
There are a lot of sun loungers, although some are quite squeezed, but there are not enough umbrellas, by 8 am all the umbrellas are occupied and you have to maneuver all day in the shade of palm trees.
bathe in the sea even in the evening after sunset.
3. the standard room is spacious, the balcony is large with a clothes dryer and two armchairs (wooden and uncomfortable), very large, comfortable beds, bed linen is clean enough.
The TV is big and flat, but there are no Russian channels, mostly in Spanish, there are a couple of channels in English and German.
There is no door in the bathroom, but this is not annoying, because. There is a door to the toilet. The shower cubicle has a strange shape, it is inconvenient to wash and the floor is always wet, the towels are washed out, but without holes and stains. Soap, conditioner, shower gel are replenished in the bathroom.
There is no Wi-Fi in the rooms, only on the territory - you can catch it on the balcony, on the stairs near the villas.
The floors in the room are not washed every day, towels and linen are changed about once a week, but you can throw towels on the floor, then they will change it, and you can put a special sign on the bed to change the linen.
They clean the room very conditionally - they take out the garbage, put the water in, make the beds - that's all the cleaning, tips do not help (for tips they made figurines from towels and decorated the bed with flowers), but in general the room is clean.
We noticed that they do general wet cleaning only after the departure of the guests before the arrival of the next ones.
The biggest disadvantage is that during the day (approximately from 11.00 to 17.00) there is no hot water in the room. You will come from the beach, and you can wash only with cold water.
the furniture can be seen that it is not new, but everything was freshly painted, so in general it looks normal.
in general, the room is comfortable and spacious, there is air conditioning and a ceiling fan, a minibar.
4. the food is good, there is plenty to choose from, the buffet is constantly replenished, so it doesn’t happen that someone didn’t have enough of a dish, because. those who came earlier ate it.
For children there is a separate handout.
There is always meat (chicken, pork, beef), fish, ice cream, vegetables, various sauces, blue cheese, fruits (papaya, watermelon, melon, mango, pineapple, passion fruit), salad cuts, pastries, cakes, pasta and spaghetti with various additives, sometimes there was jamon, parmesan cheese, lightly smoked red fish. They don’t have much with seafood - squid rings were often and tasty, but the shrimp were only once and either undercooked or overcooked - tough and tasteless, their mussels are mostly river-mud and they don’t know how to cook them because in Asia .
Beer is normal, wine - not very, apparently diluted.
The bars make different cocktails, all based on rum. cocktail recipe is observed conditionally, but you can drink.
we went to the a la carte restaurant once - a small selection and nothing much different from the buffet in the main restaurant.
5. entertainment - animation is mainly in Spanish, there are animators who speak German, French, Italian. There are no Russian-speaking animators, and almost no one speaks English, so it is difficult to understand and participate in evening entertainment. Every day of the week in the evening some kind of event / competition - karaoke, Mr. and Mrs. hotel, hotel couple, etc. On the beach and by the pool they teach dancing, they do aqua aerobics, there was once a foam party in the pool.
6. the staff is good, everyone is trying, smiling, they are serving quickly enough. But they hardly speak English.
Not far from the hotel - within walking distance, next to the hotel complex Viva there is a small village with shops and shops - there you can buy souvenirs, coffee, cocoa, rum (prices are 2-3 times lower than for similar goods in Duty Free).
We flew with the Biblio-globe, but the host in La Romana is some kind of Travel Servis, hotel guides (Bogdan and Dmitry) are optional and stupid, they were an hour late for the introductory meeting !! . they can’t really say anything about excursions, we ourselves had to pull out all the information. They frightened us with the slowness and optionality of the Dominicans, but in fact, the Dominicans are just great guys compared to them.
We took excursions from a tour operator (to Saona with Altos de Chavon and to Santo Domingo) - excursions are very simple. It is beautiful in Altos de Chavon, but there is little time and they bring it too early - they would sit there in a cafe, meditate. the island of Saona is no different from the beach near the hotel, even worse. In Santo Domingo, it’s normal, but a completely moronic trip to a 10-minute cartoon about F. Drake in a 4d cinema and they gave little time to walk around the old city, the guide stuffed historical facts, and spent almost 2 hours in the gift shop.
It is good in the Dominican Republic and the climate is much more comfortable than in Asia - not so hot and not so humid, but in Asia it is much more interesting.
Would go to this hotel again and recommend to friends.
1. Territory - compact and cozy, a lot of greenery, the territory of the hotel is well organized, everything is close. Clean enough, but on the sites of residential villas, as in all tropical countries, there is garbage for several days (empty bottles, napkins) - no one is in a hurry to clean up.
The hotel has a shopping gallery, the prices are almost the same as the prices outside the hotel, the amount of the purchase is written to your number, you pay it when you leave.
2. the beach is gorgeous, the blue flag of 2015, clean white sand, the sea is wonderful - the color is extraordinary, the bottom is visible at all depths. the bathing area is separated from the sea by something like stone breakwaters, laid out in a semicircle at the bottom - fish and all kinds of marine life live there, so you can swim with a mask. there are almost no waves, only when boats pass by.
There are a lot of sun loungers, although some are quite squeezed, but there are not enough umbrellas, by 8 am all the umbrellas are occupied and you have to maneuver all day in the shade of palm trees.
bathe in the sea even in the evening after sunset.
3. the standard room is spacious, the balcony is large with a clothes dryer and two armchairs (wooden and uncomfortable), very large, comfortable beds, bed linen is clean enough.
The TV is big and flat, but there are no Russian channels, mostly in Spanish, there are a couple of channels in English and German.
There is no door in the bathroom, but this is not annoying, because. There is a door to the toilet. The shower cubicle has a strange shape, it is inconvenient to wash and the floor is always wet, the towels are washed out, but without holes and stains. Soap, conditioner, shower gel are replenished in the bathroom.
There is no Wi-Fi in the rooms, only on the territory - you can catch it on the balcony, on the stairs near the villas.
The floors in the room are not washed every day, towels and linen are changed about once a week, but you can throw towels on the floor, then they will change it, and you can put a special sign on the bed to change the linen.
They clean the room very conditionally - they take out the garbage, put the water in, make the beds - that's all the cleaning, tips do not help (for tips they made figurines from towels and decorated the bed with flowers), but in general the room is clean.
We noticed that they do general wet cleaning only after the departure of the guests before the arrival of the next ones.
The biggest disadvantage is that during the day (approximately from 11.00 to 17.00) there is no hot water in the room. You will come from the beach, and you can wash only with cold water.
the furniture can be seen that it is not new, but everything was freshly painted, so in general it looks normal.
in general, the room is comfortable and spacious, there is air conditioning and a ceiling fan, a minibar.
4. the food is good, there is plenty to choose from, the buffet is constantly replenished, so it doesn’t happen that someone didn’t have enough of a dish, because. those who came earlier ate it.
For children there is a separate handout.
There is always meat (chicken, pork, beef), fish, ice cream, vegetables, various sauces, blue cheese, fruits (papaya, watermelon, melon, mango, pineapple, passion fruit), salad cuts, pastries, cakes, pasta and spaghetti with various additives, sometimes there was jamon, parmesan cheese, lightly smoked red fish. They don’t have much with seafood - squid rings were often and tasty, but the shrimp were only once and either undercooked or overcooked - tough and tasteless, their mussels are mostly river-mud and they don’t know how to cook them because in Asia .
Beer is normal, wine - not very, apparently diluted.
The bars make different cocktails, all based on rum. cocktail recipe is observed conditionally, but you can drink.
we went to the a la carte restaurant once - a small selection and nothing much different from the buffet in the main restaurant.
5. entertainment - animation is mainly in Spanish, there are animators who speak German, French, Italian. There are no Russian-speaking animators, and almost no one speaks English, so it is difficult to understand and participate in evening entertainment. Every day of the week in the evening some kind of event / competition - karaoke, Mr. and Mrs. hotel, hotel couple, etc. On the beach and by the pool they teach dancing, they do aqua aerobics, there was once a foam party in the pool.
6. the staff is good, everyone is trying, smiling, they are serving quickly enough. But they hardly speak English.
Not far from the hotel - within walking distance, next to the hotel complex Viva there is a small village with shops and shops - there you can buy souvenirs, coffee, cocoa, rum (prices are 2-3 times lower than for similar goods in Duty Free).
We flew with the Biblio-globe, but the host in La Romana is some kind of Travel Servis, hotel guides (Bogdan and Dmitry) are optional and stupid, they were an hour late for the introductory meeting !! . they can’t really say anything about excursions, we ourselves had to pull out all the information. They frightened us with the slowness and optionality of the Dominicans, but in fact, the Dominicans are just great guys compared to them.
We took excursions from a tour operator (to Saona with Altos de Chavon and to Santo Domingo) - excursions are very simple. It is beautiful in Altos de Chavon, but there is little time and they bring it too early - they would sit there in a cafe, meditate. the island of Saona is no different from the beach near the hotel, even worse. In Santo Domingo, it’s normal, but a completely moronic trip to a 10-minute cartoon about F. Drake in a 4d cinema and they gave little time to walk around the old city, the guide stuffed historical facts, and spent almost 2 hours in the gift shop.
It is good in the Dominican Republic and the climate is much more comfortable than in Asia - not so hot and not so humid, but in Asia it is much more interesting.
Would go to this hotel again and recommend to friends.
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this is not my first stay in the Dominican Republic, this hotel is the worst, we lived in an ordinary room, everything is dilapidated, the food is average, the evening shows are below average, so I don’t recommend this hotel to anyone, for the same money you can take Barselo Capela in Santo Domingo or Rui Merenga in Puerto Plata, and if anyone wants to take a Privilege room in this hotel, it is better to buy for the same money or cheaper.
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this is not my first stay in the Dominican Republic, this hotel is the worst, we lived in an ordinary room, everything is dilapidated, the food is average, the evening shows are below average, so I don’t recommend this hotel to anyone, for the same money you can take Barselo Capela in Santo Domingo or Rui Merenga in Puerto Plata, and if anyone wants to take a Privilege room in this hotel, it is better to buy for the same money or cheaper. Rest over the fence from Catalonia at the Iberostar hotel, believe me, you will have fun, do not compare food, service, or beach
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I rested there with a friend, the hotel is clean and tidy, the food is very tasty, the staff is responsive, they learn Russian)))) the sea is the most beautiful, snow-white beach, the rooms were cleaned every day, the hotel area is green)))) Animators work wonderfully, the sea is beautiful Impressed, will definitely be back.
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I rested there with a friend, the hotel is clean and tidy, the food is very tasty, the staff is responsive, they learn Russian)))) the sea is the most beautiful, snow-white beach, the rooms were cleaned every day, the hotel area is green)))) Animators work wonderfully, the sea is beautiful Impressed, will definitely be back.
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Just returned. Family (three people) in the Dominican Republic was the first time. And last. About the Catalonia Gran Dominicus. Would not recommend to friends. Pros: nice sandy beach with palm trees, lots of space and sun loungers, beautiful (albeit shallow) sea, fairly large well-groomed green area, good food and service in the restaurant, high-quality undiluted beer Cons: old rooms (decrepit broken doors, rattling air-conditioning, old plumbing, occasional smell from the drain hole in the shower, there is practically no hot water during peak hours).
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Just returned. Family (three people) in the Dominican Republic was the first time. And last. About the Catalonia Gran Dominicus. Would not recommend to friends. Pros: nice sandy beach with palm trees, lots of space and sun loungers, beautiful (albeit shallow) sea, fairly large well-groomed green area, good food and service in the restaurant, high-quality undiluted beer Cons: old rooms (decrepit broken doors, rattling air-conditioning, old plumbing, occasional smell from the drain hole in the shower, there is practically no hot water during peak hours). And it’s not specifically we were not lucky - at least two more families (from America and Germany) with whom we communicated there had the same numbers. There is nothing much to do in the evening - there is nothing interesting nearby outside the hotel, the animation is creative, but the show is only in Spanish and their peculiar English, there is not a single Russian channel on TV either. And a special "decoration" of the hotel - every weekend Dominicans come there to relax with numerous families. From Friday to Sunday, the noise, bustle, queues and gluttony in the restaurant, the fullness of the beach, pool, sea and the only (! ) bar increase sharply in the hotel. On the third day of rest on Sunday evening, the flimsy door was wrung out in our room and some valuable things were taken out, which we did not consider it necessary to put in the safe (there were passports and most of the money in the safe). Judging by the reaction of the hotel employees and the tourist police, it is in the order of things there (and don't yawn! ). By the way, I would like to say a big and sincere THANK YOU to the representative of Natalie Tours in that area, Tatyana - she spent quite a lot of time on us in this situation and helped in communicating with the police. But this is a separate story… From the general impressions, the majority of Dominicans are lazy indifferences, very selfish and freedom-loving, and therefore unwilling to strain themselves, in particular, to work. Expensive gasoline and quite expensive excursions. And just in case, for those who go for the first time - when we have summer, there is a rainy season. Four days of our vacation were ruined by the weather. And the repellent does not hurt - in the evening mosquitoes are small, but biting. Our summary - for a family holiday, there are countries with light sand and palm trees closer, more comfortable, and with the best price-quality ratio.
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Just returned. Family (three people) in the Dominican Republic was the first time. And last. About the Catalonia Gran Dominicus. Would not recommend to friends. Pros: nice sandy beach with palm trees, lots of space and sun loungers, beautiful (albeit shallow) sea, fairly large well-groomed green area, good food and service in the restaurant, high-quality undiluted beer Cons: old rooms (decrepit broken doors, rattling air-conditioning, old plumbing, occasional smell from the drain hole in the shower, at times of greatest demand there is practically no hot water).
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Just returned. Family (three people) in the Dominican Republic was the first time. And last. About the Catalonia Gran Dominicus. Would not recommend to friends. Pros: nice sandy beach with palm trees, lots of space and sun loungers, beautiful (albeit shallow) sea, fairly large well-groomed green area, good food and service in the restaurant, high-quality undiluted beer Cons: old rooms (decrepit broken doors, rattling air-conditioning, old plumbing, occasional smell from the drain hole in the shower, at times of greatest demand there is practically no hot water). And it’s not specifically we were not lucky - at least two more families (from America and Germany) with whom we communicated there had the same numbers. There is nothing much to do in the evening - there is nothing interesting nearby outside the hotel, the animation is creative, but the show is only in Spanish and their peculiar English, there is not a single Russian channel on TV either. And a special decoration of the hotel - every weekend many Dominican families come there to relax. From Friday to Sunday, the noise, bustle, queues and gluttony in the restaurant, the fullness of the beach, pool, sea and the only (! ) bar increase sharply in the hotel. On the third day of rest on Sunday evening, the flimsy door was wrung out in our room and some valuable things were taken out, which we did not consider it necessary to put in the safe (there were passports and most of the money in the safe). Judging by the reaction of the hotel employees and the tourist police, it is in the order of things there (and don't yawn! ). By the way, I would like to say a big and sincere THANK YOU to the representative of Natalie Tours in that area, Tatyana - she spent quite a lot of time on us in this situation and helped in communicating with the police. But this is a separate story… From the general impressions, the majority of Dominicans are lazy indifferent, very self- and freedom-loving, and therefore unwilling to strain themselves, in particular, to work. Expensive gasoline and quite expensive excursions. And just in case, for those who go for the first time - when we have summer, there is a rainy season. Four days of our vacation were ruined by the weather. And the repellent does not hurt - in the evening mosquitoes are small, but biting. Our summary - for a family vacation, there are countries with light sand and palm trees closer, more comfortable, and cheaper.
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Rested with her husband from 19.11. 11-27.11. 11. The Caribbean is fantastic!!!! ! The hotel is not bad, beautiful territory, the rooms are different (we were lucky, and our friends got a room with a current wall and a problematic toilet bowl, they were refused in exchange, referring to the workload of the hotel, it was possible to change the room with a surcharge of $ 40 per day.
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Rested with her husband from 19.11. 11-27.11. 11. The Caribbean is fantastic!!!! ! The hotel is not bad, beautiful territory, the rooms are different (we were lucky, and our friends got a room with a current wall and a problematic toilet bowl, they were refused in exchange, referring to the workload of the hotel, it was possible to change the room with a surcharge of $ 40 per day. How many rested in other hotels in different countries everywhere changed in such situations to improved ones for free or with a small one-time surcharge. ) It is clear that you do not come to sit in the room, but at least everything should work and not spoil the impression. ) Managers and receptionists are not set to solve problems, they obviously don’t care how comfortable you are, since the hotel is really crowded. 90% of vacationers are Italians. The animation is good, they try very hard, every day there are dance lessons, aerobics, evening shows.... a lot of things. Food: In the main restaurant, the food is monotonous, fruits and vegetables are tasteless, the draft wine is disgusting, but they did not die of hunger. 3 restaurants with service, steak house, Mexican and Italian, quite tasty food, bottled wine (no extra charge) to choose from starter, hot, dessert-liked. We went to a romantic dinner on the beach with lobsters, everything certainly looks different from the picture, the tables are set on the beach, it’s dark, there are lamps, but they don’t create the mood. Lobsters like anyone, out of 4.2 were damp. We ordered a bottle of Chilean wine, the waiter came up and poured water into my glass of white wine, I say in English that there was wine, he exploded somewhere and brings me a sprite. What was in his head only God knows, but they really are not friends with languages there. ))) There were a lot of different things, I won’t go to this hotel for the second time, but the climate, the sea, the birds, the smells, it’s all amazing!! ! It rained for 7 days 2 times for 5 minutes, despite the fact that according to forecasts it should have poured from morning to evening. And from this "rain" enjoyed. It was cloudy, but they didn’t burn out, but got tanned))) In general, it’s worth going to anyone !! !
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Rested in this hotel as a family, in September 2011, two adults and a 6-year-old child. The hotel area is quite large, beautiful, very green, the staff is friendly, practically does not speak Russian, if only a few words, English is also not entirely smooth, but we did not have any problems in communication.
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Rested in this hotel as a family, in September 2011, two adults and a 6-year-old child. The hotel area is quite large, beautiful, very green, the staff is friendly, practically does not speak Russian, if only a few words, English is also not entirely smooth, but we did not have any problems in communication. There are very few Russians in the hotel, we met two companies and a couple of Russian-speaking Germans. We took a room - standard, upon arrival at the hotel, for $ 15 per day, you can upgrade the room to - privilege, we did not do this. They were satisfied with the room, everything was in working condition, they were cleaned every day, a beautiful view of the tropical garden opened from the balcony, in the morning they listened to the chirping of birds : ). The hotel is undergoing renovations, so the rooms will be completely updated soon. The food was very tasty and varied, in the evenings, in the main restaurant, themed dinners were held, cuisines from different countries, service was top notch. During the day you can have a bite to eat in a snack bar or in an Italian restaurant, by the way, they cook excellent pizza there, there are three free restaurants that you need to sign up in advance, we only went to the Steak House. There is one swimming pool on the territory of the hotel, it is quite large and spacious, near it there is a central bar, another bar on the beach - all are free. Separate words deserve the animation in the hotel, the guys are just great, active and cheerful all the time, making the rest in this hotel unforgettable. Every evening, in the amphitheater, there are shows, all very interesting, the language is not a barrier to enjoyment. The hotel has a night club, every night a disco, sometimes they spend it on the beach. The beach is almost snow-white, the sea is very beautiful, there is not a large accumulation of fish, which lovers of snorkeling can admire with pleasure. We really liked the hotel and the holiday itself, the country itself and the people brought a lot of positive emotions. We will definitely go back there again!
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