Iberostar Selection Bavaro Suites

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ We had an absolutely fantastic stay at Iberostar Selection Bávaro. The resort is beautiful, very well maintained, and located directly on a stunning beach with soft white sand and crystal-clear turquoise water. The service truly stands out: the entire staff is exceptionally friendly, attentive, and professional, making you feel welcome from the very first moment. The rooms are modern, clean, and comfortable, offering everything you need for a relaxing vacation. A real highlight is the sports program at “Fit & Fun”. It is diverse, well organized, and suitable for all fitness levels. Whether you enjoy classes, training sessions, or active relaxation, there is something for everyone. Special praise goes to the animation team, which is always cheerful, motivating, and pleasantly unobtrusive. In particular Fresa, Lulu, Pantherita, and El Nino made our stay even more enjoyable with their energy, friendliness, and genuine passion for what they do. The food was also excellent, with a wide variety and very good quality, both at the buffet and in the à la carte restaurants. Overall, an outstanding resort with a wonderful atmosphere. We would happily return and can highly recommend it!

Overall, **Iberostar Selection Bávaro Suites** was a great resort, and I’ll break down the experience below. **Food:** The food was very good. Both the buffet and the à la carte restaurants were enjoyable. One caution — be careful ordering burgers on the beach, as several guests received them undercooked. **Service & Entertainment:** The service was outstanding — honestly some of the best I’ve experienced at any resort. Staff regularly took drink orders on the beach and during entertainment, which made a big difference. The entertainment itself was also excellent. **Convenience:** No towel cards were required, which was a nice touch. Room access was also convenient — instead of key cards, a transmitter in the bracelet unlocked the door automatically. **Beach & Pool:** The beach was huge, very clean, and had plenty of palapas and chairs. The pool was also very well designed and never felt overcrowded. **Areas for Improvement:** The rooms felt a bit dated. I also didn’t like the pressure to attend timeshare presentations. When we arrived, we quickly booked the à la cartes and were told the Italian restaurant wasn’t available — which didn’t make much sense. Guests should have the opportunity to experience all restaurants, especially when only three require reservations and the others are first-come, first-served. The only way we were initially offered the Italian restaurant was by following an employee to a room where a timeshare presentation was clearly being pushed. We eventually secured a reservation after repeatedly asking, but no one wants to feel hassled while on vacation. Overall, it’s a very good resort. While I wouldn’t rate it 5/5, I would comfortably give it a **4/5**.

We have thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. Everything has been wonderful. We had one small issue with rooms our first day, which Ernesto and the front desk team addressed quickly and with minimal disruption to us. Caroline at Concierge Services took care of all of our reservations without us having to follow up. Julio at the pool has given us attentive service all week and is a pleasure. Reuben at the bar crafts a fine cocktail - I had a chocolate martini this evening. The rooms are spacious and spotless. The beach is beautiful and you can walk for miles. We have spoken to many guest who are repeat visitors and we hope to be one of them! Thank you everyone.

This was our first trip to DR and also our first resort that was not adults only , we did not expect to see the naked kids running around our pool area so we are not sure if that is there culture or if that is how all of the family resorts are in the area. One man appeared to be cleaning his baby in the pool as he was holding the baby and dipping the baby in it's diaper into the pool at the steps while looking at the life guard and saying "it's a bambino peepee it's a okay it's a bambino". This place doesn't have a hot tub on the selection side and the pool was closed by 6 o'clock, which just left the beach in the afternoon. They did not have anyone walking around on the beach for drink orders like we are used to but this might only be an adults only thing that we have gotten used to. They take you to your room by golf cart on a little tour when you check in, after that there is plenty of walking that you can do, the areas are spaced out quite a bit. Waiters at the restaurants are very attentive they did have lobster on the buffet and there was a lot of great food to choose from. The beach/pool BBQ area also served lobster and had great burgers, we didn't see any silverware at the BBQ area but that isn't a big deal with that type of food. Only the lobby staff really spoke great English, the lobby staff are wonderful and very helpful. Since we only really know a few Spanish words and phrases it made it difficult to speak with most of the staff outside of the lobby. It would be a good idea to learn Spanish before coming instead of thinking that you can learn on the fly from the staff. We would have enjoyed more sophisticated or more engaging entertainment for adults as the fire show was probably the most adults oriented entertainment they had followed by their circus show, the rest of the entertainment was more child oriented or just singing and dancing. Housekeeping kept forgetting soap in our room and didn't change our linen out daily, the ocean side was kept clean daily, the coffee was definitely worth going to , same with the ice cream by the pool .decorations for the holidays were very beautiful. the best restaurant would be the Kabuki and the chef Bernardo was amazing and definitely a must do restaurant if you come here. I would say this seemed more like a just for children resort rather than a children are allowed resort but again this was our first one that wasn't adults only.

We traveled as a family of four and stayed in a Junior Suite at Iberostar Selection Bávaro Suites. The room was comfortable and met our expectations. The all inclusive buffet was quite good, with a wide variety of options, so it was always possible to find something enjoyable. They always provided a gluten free section and a salad section in the buffet. The Steakhouse à la carte restaurant was excellent and definitely a highlight of our stay. We were also very pleased with the service provided by Jorge in the buffet restaurant. He was attentive, professional, and welcoming, always greeting us with a great smile. We consistently looked for him and tried to sit in the section where he was working because of the outstanding service he provided. A special thank you to Jorge for finding and safely keeping my water bottle after I accidentally left it in the restaurant one morning, and returning it to me the next day. his honesty and care truly stood out. Greidy from the hotel’s customer service team was extremely helpful and attentive. He always greeted us with a warm, genuine smile and made a real effort to assist with any concerns, accommodate our needs. Our only negative experience involved the concierge service. We were persuaded to attend what was presented as a tour of a better area of the resort (the Coral Level), which turned into a four-hour ordeal. It included a very mediocre breakfast and a prolonged, high-pressure attempt to sell us an Iberostar Club membership. This consumed a large portion of one of our vacation mornings. Our concierge, Juanito, was particularly disappointing. We found him to be dishonest in how the experience was presented and unpleasant throughout the interaction. I strongly advise other guests not to fall for this offer, as it is not worth the time and detracts from the overall vacation experience. Another negative point was the daybeds and loungers around the pool and at the beach are filthy, they need to be washed properly and regularly and maybe changed into nonfabric loungers. I liked that the washrooms around the resort and restaurant areas were always clean and smelled good. All in all it was a great resort and I would be back there again, but please wash/change those loungers!

I am impressed with the hotel. The organization is excellent. Everywhere one can feel the competent leadership of the hotel manager. The staff is polite and everyone works conscientiously. The food is rich and varied. Cleanliness is of a high standard. Both the exterior and interior of the hotel are beautiful and well maintained. Security is well organized, and accordingly the level of safety is high. Well done to the managers and the entire team. I wish you continued success and further development.

We had a day pass at this hotel, and we liked it very much. This place is huge and very well maintained. We had breakfast, very good, and we had no trouble finding chair on the beach. The Ice cream shop make delightful ice creams! Although we only saw the surface of what this resort offer, the staff took really good care of us.

We just returned from a 5 day trip over Thanksgiving. There were 15 members of extended family on this trip. Rooms and buildings are in serious need of remodel. Several of the rooms had problems with Air Conditioning. Overall the hotel looks older and run down. The Riu, by comparison was very nice looking. Service was great and location was great. Be careful of the Market on site, their prices were crazy expensive...$53 for a bottle of sunscreen! Also the beach is crawling with scam artists that will not leave you alone. They also roam the resort grounds. We went parasailing from the beach at the resort and paid for pictures which we never received. Many of the excursions being sold are nothing but scams either. If you are going here be careful and don't trust anyone who isn't working directly for the resort.