Whala Bavaro

This hotel is a safe ‘casual', not snobby, place to stay right on the beach with authentic simple food. The employees are incredible! Friendly, warm, kind, funny and willing to go out of their way to be considerate. Both guests and staff speak more Spanish than English. Cleanliness is obviously a top priority here despite infrastructure challenges. Do not expect a typical 4* resort but rather a pleasant motel vibe. [Details]

Only good staff, but you have to tip them, but they are very nice and willing to help, but too many people from outside, creating chaos and mess, noise and so on, you have to pay for beach towels, ridiculous, you have to pay for safety box, ridiculous, poor food menu, The "A la carta" restaurant very poor and limited options, beach small and full of alga, hotel should built a dock deep into the water to get access to better point inside the beach as other hotels has them. But to be honest I have to say that I felt very safe in there. and security team amazing thanks to Yoandry, Alberto, the maintenance guy, Dorka and in general all the staff, including the bar and restaurant team. [Details]

I have been traveling down south for 20 yrs. This is the first time a arrived at a complex lie this one. My superior room was above the Main Street. I paid to move to beachfront. Your all inclusive does not include the rooftop bar. Where the rooftop pool is. Not allowed to bring our own alcohol up to the rooftop. Had to walk up the Main Street to get to the only restaurant on the complex. Food was second best. I ended up leaving this place and moved to another hotel. Will go back and I am contacting travel agency to at the least make it a 2-3 star. [Details]

The best time of my life the supervisor Ernesto made it so nice and simple wishing him again a lot of thanks for the support keep on smiling hopefully will see each other next year [Details]

We had a SUPERIOR room pool view. Very disappointing the patio doors would not close properly and the band was outside our room every night until at least 11 pm Towels in our room were stained. Half the time no water. Food was pretty much the same everyday not much choice. Street was constantly flooded in front of the hotel all the time didn't seem to be any drainage. [Details]

Very disappointed with almost everything. The room has TV but can't even watch, the back door can't lock, the pipe sink in the bathroom was broken, stained and rusty. The bed cover has only one thin cover sheet, no blanket. Foods has no flavor, only one restaurant. Every time always ran out of coffee cup, overall is poor management. [Details]

Very disappointed with everything but the staff who did their best.Toilets blocking up.Got sick and had to find a taxi to the Hospital the Hotel will not provide anything. [Details]

This is an older resort and not such a spectacular first impression as the lobby is simply on a side street. It appears there's 2 or 3 ages of resort rooms-if you can upgrade to the back side near the al-a-carte, it's well worth it as the rooms and location are worth it. The beach is a short (2 minutes or less) walk from the lobby-likely closer than some of the waterfront large resorts and has a nice sitting area and bar before the sand. Don't expect fancy and high end but it's clean and with comfortable beds. [Details]

Everything was about as expected. An older hotel but clean. [Details]

This hotel and location is just fine. We knew that we were receiving a good deal and we took it. You pay for internet access, and a safety deposit box. In total $45:00 USD. You also provide a $10.00 USD deposit for towels. The food was plentiful . [Details]

Not surprised or disappointed but realize a 3 star is just a little less than we are used to or prefer [Details]