Barcelo Bavaro Beach Resort, Punta Cana

 

 

Bavaro Beach

 

                      I just got back from my 4th trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and I must say I fall a little more in love with this tropical paradise each time I go! This trip I stayed at the Barceló Beach Punta Cana. It's an adult only resort only about 20 minutes from the airport. The nice thing I found about this place is that it's made up of actually 2 resorts, an adult only side and a family friendly side. Since we stayed in the adult only resort it made the distance from our almost beachfront room only a couple minutes walk to get  to the lobby, beach, pool, bar  and restaurants.

 

               The beach in front of the resort is white sugar sand and the water is so clear I stayed in it for hours each day! The bonus of staying at this resort is that you also have access to the much larger Barcelo Bavaro Princess resort right next door. Our resort was perfect for a more quiet, intimate atmosphere where the Palace is family friendly and offers more restaurants, entertainment, pools and plenty of shopping! There is a walkway along the beach to go from one to the other and is about a 10 minute walk or you can take the resort tram that goes back and forth 24 hours a day. 

 

If you choose to walk, WATCH OUT FOR PALMTREES! There is a reason Punta Cana means Point Of The Palm Tree. There are a few palm trees right in the middle of the path and if you are admiring the beautiful beach while you walk you might just walk right into one of them. Yes I was guilty of this crime and found myself icing my head with a frozen cocktail the rest of the day! The casino on the Princess side is actually much better than the others I have been to. It is a decent size and I happened to get lucky and win a little every time I walked in the place. The food is decent as I could always find something delicious including goat and lobster one night.



Barceló Bavaro Princess Golf Course

 There's a huge golf course, tennis courts as well as many sports included  and an active kids club section offering something for everyone. The weather was perfect while there and I managed to get some much needed sun considering I came back to Cleveland and our cars were buried in 5 feet of snow! There's something about Punta Cana that makes me keep wanting to go back and I'm always excited for my next return trip before I even leave!