Catalonia Bayahibe November Trip

Our experience at Catalonia was pretty good. The hotel is clean, and the food was great. The outside grounds are kept spotless, and the beach and pool area is absolutely beautiful. The workers are all extremely friendly and go out of their way to service you. Beach is amazing. Cons, the bed was stiff and not comfortable. alcohol is very cheap, and I recommend getting privileged or premium liquor. Currently a decent portion of resort is blocked off due to a fire so access to restaurants and other areas are limited to main dining halls. However, food is good and if i returned i would do adult's only royal stay.

SASCHA PERRY28-11-22

Amazing stay

Greatest experience in my stay. The staff was beyond friendly and attentive. I will stay in Catalonia Bayahibe again and again. We experienced hurricane Fiona while we were still in the resort and the staff wend above and beyond to make sure we were safe and comfortable in what they had control off. They still managed to feed all of us with great meals and whatever they could help us with. I definitely love Catalonia Bayahibe Resort and the staff

NICOLE ANDINO21-09-22

Excelent Vacation

Clean, friendly, food awesome and best of all…THE BEACH & POOL were awesome

JOSE MEDINA05-09-22

Good

Good

MARIA GONZALEZ05-09-22

Family vacation

We enjoyed staying at Catalonia

EVGHENIA BITON03-09-22

Great vacation

We came back there after 12 years. The beach was great, the grounds were well maintained. We stayed in a privileged family room which was great. We enjoyed the buffet food, tried the Rodeo steakhouse and the Toscana restaurant but experince was not great. The beach terrace is great we enjoy it for lunch.

RADU MOCANU29-08-22

Can be much better

The resort is well located and clean. We enjoyed the nice seaweed-less beach. Great atmosphere with a hard-worker animation team. The food is very average, it can be much better but overall is Ok. Great service, we make a few friends. Overall we enjoyed our stay, will come back.

MOHAMED BELGHITH19-08-22

Amazing holiday at Catalonia Bayahibe

We had a fabulous holiday! The staff were amazing and the resort was extremely excellent in all areas. The beach was breath taking, the food was incredible and the resort was very clean. We loved the entertainment and the pools too!

ALISON HOOD18-08-22

Pleasantly surprised

Smooth checkin process, delightful staff and beautiful surroundings. Beach was absolutely amazing, delicious food and beverage options. Terrific entertainment crew...energetic, friendly and respectful.

LILIBETTE COLLAZO16-08-22

Spectacular Beach

Hotel facilities nice with a gorgeous beach. Restaurant services average and need to improve in a la carte restaurant that was not good except Yuca.

ANDRES SALAZAR08-08-22

Catalonia Vacation - 07162022-07232022

The hotel was very clean and the grounds looked awesome. The staff was friendly and courteous. Everything that the hotel advertised. The one exception was our check-in experience. We did not get the rooms we originally booked and the front desk was less than helpful - a take it or leave it attitude. I requested multiple times to speak with a manager but no manager ever came out to see me. we made the most of our accomodations.

ANTHONY ROSELLE26-07-22

Wedding

Overall very good

NANCY DEMERS25-07-22

Wedding

Overall very good

NANCY DEMERS25-07-22

Gets better every year

This was our second time at this resort and it was even better than before! Great staff, really good food , the grounds are kept clean and beautiful, the activities are fun and engaging. We will definitely come back as many times as possible!

ARIEL VITTINI21-07-22

La Romana

Beautiful resort, one of the nicest beaches I ever seen, overall resort was very clean grounds very well kept, food was below average except for the desserts, big buffet restaurant but not much for food, basically every day chicken, fish, beef and fries, need more choices and more creativity when comes to food. Service was slow ,some of the employees look like they don’t even want to be there never mind doing something for you. 80% of staff did not speak a word of English or did not want to speak so ordering something was very difficult , example- I was trying to order frozen passion fruit margarita and got one after getting three wrong drinks. I don’t expect everyone to speak English but very basic level of English would be helpful like what coffee means, sparkling water or other basic things. Overall great place, most people were very nice . I could deal with the slow service but I would not visit this place again because of below average food simply because we paid lots of money for this vacation package.

MAREK TRACZ19-07-22

Bayahibe Trip

For the most part our visit was good. The rooms seemed a bit outdated, but nothing we could not live with. Drinks were very watered down. Most of the Staff were friendly. The beach area was absolutely beautiful.

ROBERT BRAZZEL13-07-22

good customer services and personnel

At first, I had a bad eperience with a room that the air condition was not working properly and then they moved me to a better room and tried to make me feel better and comfortable,My thanks to Valentina that did her best so I enjoy my vacation,very helpful and nice employees My resort , beautiful beach and liked every thing.

ANA IRIS ZARZUELA11-07-22

Great times in DT

We had a wonderful time in the Dominican Republic. The resort was very clean. The people were extremely nice and we would definitely go again

CHARLES FREEMAN17-06-22

Algunos rasgos de Catalonia

Muy buena atención y servicio. Anabelle, la chica de mantenimiento de los cuartos, excelente. Las comidas muy buenas. No me encantó el karaoke. Me apuntaron dos canciones y solo me dejaron cantar una. La canción de un amigo se la cortaron. El sonido no era el mejor. Pueden mejorar.

NEREIDA CORREA04-06-22

Muy bueno

Este resort es de los mejores que he estado, la comida, el servicio al cliente y las instalaciones todo fue excellent

EDGAR GUZMAN21-05-22

Yamisse Carmona

Básicamente la experiencia fue buena. El hotel es bonito. Se come bien en sus restaurantes Yuca y Rodeo muy buenos. La experiencia en Tozcana deja mucho q desear.

YAMISSE CARMONA18-05-22

excelent

I LOVE TO BE AT THE HOTEL.

MIKHAIL BRONFMAN18-05-22

excellent vacation here again...

i will be returning here...

CHARLES ANTHONY VAVOSA14-05-22

Its good if your travel with kids

Not very much entertainment for the night due to the presence of children I'm guessing

KISSETY ROSARIO05-05-22

Lots of misinformation

Problems with no available chairs on beach. Did not get platinum treatment

SHARIN ESSIG29-04-22

Great!

We went with our family (4) for a little over a week, and we all had a great time. The food was good, the people were super friendly and helpful. Always welcoming, and caring. The activities were great for our two children, and the place was always clean and beautiful. Wonderful place to have fun and relax. We would certainly go back soon.

KATHERINE JIMENEZ26-04-22

A truly beautiful family resort

This resort is well kept and a good size. My daughter loved the pool, the nightly shows, and the food. Overall just an excellent place. The food variety was wonderful and truly loved the various options from crepes to pizza across the resort. The coffee bar or cafe was a true favorite for us parents who need the caffeine these days and less alcohol.

KRISTEN SETEVAGE26-04-22

Tastefully landscaped/maintained

I am the type of traveler that needs to read many reviews from different sites before making my final decision. Having said that, rest assured that I read many reviews before booking Catalonia. In my case, a great beach was my #1 priority and all travelers agreed that Catalonia was located on one of the best one in Bayahibe. Indeed, the beach is Catalonia's best asset! The white sand, the turquoise colors, the waves, the sun, breeze...hands down! We are not pool people, but of course, the hotel has a huge nice pool. Besides the beach, these are my other observations about the hotel: (I traveled with my 9 years-old daughter). Landscape: the hotel is tastefully, strategically, and beautifully landscaped. The trees/plants are indeed beautiful and is properly maintained (saw many workers on top of it). Catalonia is not a small hotel, but is amazingly well distributed (amenities are strategically positioned). Another important note, the hotel was impecable - the green areas, the restaurants, beach rooms, walkways - spotless! Hotel is beautiful at night! My daughter and I enjoyed walking around and see the sky full of stars. Restaurants: restaurants are beautifully decorated. Personally, my favorite restaurant was Toscana and what made the ambiance more enjoyable was the staff (i recall Emmanuel,Javier, Santa). At Taino Restaurant oh wow the staffs - Nicole Vinny, Santa - so personable and friendly! So hope the hotel treats these employees with honor. Room: My daughter kept saying that the building looks like the "casa" house from the "Encanto" movie - she loved it! The rooms was clean and well-equipped. The only exception was the following: we had a nice queen/king bed , and the pillow was so small and quite frankly overused (aesthetically it didn't look right and felt uncomfortable). I placed a call and I was given an extra pillow). I loved the fact the balcony had a hanging area to place wet beach towels/swimsuit). I think that I covered many areas. Hope is helpful!

MARILUZ LOPEZ11-04-22

Wonderful spot for short getaway

We spent five days at Catalonia Gran Dominicus in March of this year. We chose it because of beach and clean water and it did not disappoint. The hotel has a beautiful sandy beach and the sea is clear blue! The grounds of the hotel are also beautiful. I loved the setup with small cottages situated more inland, removed from pool, bars and other entertainment areas so you never hear noise and can relax in the room surrounded with luscious greenery. Food was decent. The buffet place serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, served almost the same thing every day but they had big variety and everything served was very fresh and good quality. We had enough choices to mix it up and not to get bored over five days but I imagine if you stay longer it could get little repetitive. We tried two restaurants, Terrace Tapas and Yuca. Terrace was nice, food was tasty but portions were very small (tapas) so to get a decent dinner we had to order almost the whole menu. Yuca on the other hand was horrible, some of the worst food I’ve ever tasted, do not recommend! Stuff of the hotel was super friendly and accommodating. One note for US and other English speaking travelers, most of the stuff at the resort did not speak a word of English, so it made some of the interactions at the restaurants and shops very difficult and confusing. It’s not a negative point, just to warn you to be prepared for it and maybe look up some of the phrases you know you will need on google translate. The hotel organized activities and entertainment throughout the day and I really enjoyed water aerobics class which they offered daily. Overall it was a very relaxing, pleasant stay and I imagine we’ll be returning to this place. Highly recommend !

I GAGNIDZE10-04-22

3rd time here

This was our 3rd time here and we always come back because of the great service but this time it was a bit different. Check in was good the room was good and everything else was good except the service in some restaurants. This hotel is mainly filled with Europeans and this time around we really saw the difference in how they treated everyone else to them. Multiple occasions no one payed attention to us to cater to the Europeans. We went to eat at Toscana one night and the waitress never checked on us and only came to our table if we called her over. There was a couple next to us that got there after us but got served first got dessert first and checked on all the time. Of course Europeans! And they never left a tip so I was confused as to why everyone catered to them so much. My husband is Dominican and a few waitresses just talked to him in such an ugly manner like pretty much saying what do you want. One main one I remember is Winny at the snack bar one day she was so rude to my husband. It shouldn’t matter if my husband is Dominican or not everyone should be treated the exact same. But everyone at the buffet made up for it. We had such great service Eridania, Geidy, Rosa, Emmanuel, Edwin to name a few they were spectacular and so efficient and hard workers. Also our housekeeper kept our room so clean and tidy I don’t remember all her name but it did start with Flor she is also such a hard worker. Overall the experience was okay, my toddler had a really good time. But we are unsure if we will be back for a 4th time unfortunately.

JENNIFER DIVICHE28-03-22