Hotel Catalonia Royal La Romana - Adults Only

Rayner at the adult Beach, Francisco, and Caesar were all great bartenders and gave great service!!! They deserve some recognition. Ester from housekeeping also did a fantastic job with our room!! Hostesses at the Beloved restaurant would always go out of their way to greet us made sure all was well. Beach was beautiful with clear blue water and zero seaweed. Crepe location on family side was a great find. Limited drink and alcohol selections. Entertainment at night needed work (although staff tried hard) Staff doesn’t try to stop the towel reserving game as each day arrival at beach by 8am presented almost all prime locations already reserved Other staff members (not all) seemed to shy away from providing any service or provided minimal help. The issues mentioned in prior reviews around restaurants being booked and not being able to go to all restaurants were still happening while we visited the resort. Overall we would choose to go elsewhere if we had to do things over again.

Mixed Service, Beautiful Place The hotel itself is beautiful. It's very clean, well maintained, and the beach is great. There are also small cars available to take you to the beach, which is a nice touch. Drinks were good, and aside from the Italian spot, the food was solid. Now for the service, it was a mixed bag. Some of the staff were amazing, especially Luis. He really made an effort and turned things around for us. Unfortunately, others made us feel unwelcome. As locals, we felt looked down on at times, which was disappointing. Service at the island snack bar was very slow and the staff there weren’t polite. The Italian restaurant was a disaster. We didn’t even finish the first course and just left. At the beach bar, one of the servers (fit black guy) actively ignored us, which was hard to miss. Same kind of attitude came from one of the women at the restaurant lobby. Overall, I’d say 70% of the staff made our experience great, but the other 30% left a bad taste. It’s a shame because the hotel has everything it needs to be excellent, but that kind of treatment shouldn’t happen to any guest.

I was in Bayahibe in February with my daughter. We had a great time and we really enjoyed the hotel. The personnel is very friendly and smiling, the food is fresh and good in all the restaurants, the room was big, modern and clean. We particularly enjoyed the beach and the dancing classes, which were so much fun. The all inclusive formula includes also free cocktails and drinks ( very good and refreshing) that are served directly to the beach bed which is a very nice. Every night there was music and dancing in different parts of the hotels, that we enjoyed very much. The hotel exceeded our expectations and we will go back for sure one day.

My partner & I decided to come here for Labor day weekend. Besides the price being reasonable, we are exclusive travel|members, catalonia resorts is always our first option. This is our 5th catalonia trip. The staff is amazing, I would like to highlight Flor & Lisbeth as these women escalated our experience here. The food, pool, beach & attention to each customer is an unique experience!

Overall a good week in Dominicus. Resort is very clean and landscaped very nice. Francisco at the family beach bar and Oscar at the family pool bar treated us like royalty. Rayner did an excellent job for us at the beach serving us drinks and making sure we were taken care of. If you are in the duplex rooms beside the adult plaza, expect pretty loud music until 11p or so. Only other complaint I have is that most staff do not speak English at all. I did my best to speak Spanish, but some basic things were not understood. We only saw a few other English speaking folks. No seaweed at all. Beach is amazing!! To echo some other folks, many of the staff were not friendly and actively ignored us, others were super helpful and made us feel like family.

I can’t recommend Jennifer de gracia, the room suite cleaning lady enough! She is reliable, detail-oriented, and always goes above and beyond to make sure everything is spotless. She pays attention to the little things that truly make a difference, and I always felt so comfortable knowing my belongings were in her hands. She’s professional, trustworthy, and incredibly thorough. Every time she leaves, my room not only looks amazing but feels fresh and welcoming. I’m so grateful for her hard work and consistency! 10/10 rating

The reason I give it 3 stars because the food could be better for this type of resort. Hate the crunchie and crowded buffet style especially in the morning. The rooms are clean and nice. But staff barely speaks English. There are not enough chairs at the beach. You have to get up early and rush to the beach(which is quiet a walk) to reserve the chair. The only decent food was at Peruvian restaurant.

Catalonia Royal La Romana offers a decent all-inclusive experience, but nothing particularly stands out beyond the basics. The food and service are average, and while the facilities are clean, they lack the wow factor. However, the real highlight is the beach, absolutely pristine, quiet, and perfect for relaxing. If you’re going mainly for the sun and sand, you’ll be happy here. Just don’t expect luxury-level touches.