We have been there during February 2007.
The Resort is composed of 5 different complex and you can move inside totally in freedom.
The food is very nice (especially the Steak House!) and the staff very friendly and gentle...
Room very comfortable and clean.
Fantastic Beach and swimming pool!!....
I really reccomend it!!

March 4-11, 2007 Niagara Falls/ Canada
The resort itself is in a beautiful location and the grounds are kept up quite nice. The sand fells like silk and goes on forever.
Rooms-They were kept clean and bar frige kept stocked. It does help to tip them and they are very polite. One day they clean in am and next in afternoon. So if you want an afternoon siesta the room is not always done.
Buffet- Usual and gets tiresome. Steaakhouse was great. Pizza on the beach good.
Pools- At the casino it was always quiet.This was nice after the busy beach.
Bars- The bar service; Piano bar was great (at night).The pool bar was horrible. Tip or no tip. Anywhere from 4-6 people working and they couldn't care less. We heard from other people thatthey used to circle around and take orders but due to poor management that they don't. I don't care if someone brings me a drink but when you go to the bar even if you tipped you were botheringing them. This s not exclusive to just the casino but also all the rest. Went to the beach bar and asked for coke, water and beer. Got the first 2 but walked away for third. They would even tell you no more than 2. Often you heard people swearing at them in all languages. They would stand and talk to each other and not get drinks with afull bar. I have seen people be shunned because of their attitude but never to everyone in general.
Activities- Not much of anything. Everything is done at the beach.
We still had a good time but however would not return here or any of the other Barcelo in Punta Cana.
I did read the reviews about service problems and thought people were being too fussy but found out this is not the case.
I did go to management ona particular rude staff member and he said he had spoken to this person just 5 minutes prior and spoke to him again. Did nothing for his rude behavior.

Peggy

The beach was beautiful and the fact that you stay at one hotel and play at 4 was great.

The food wasn't the greatest but at least you had a lot of options between the four hotels and the a la carte restaurants.

Hotel staff were very friendly and always tried to be helpful.

I would go again.

Franc....you made my birthday the most fun...where are you now?
Carla
Ontario, Canada
carladi@mountaincable.net

HOLA, Theresa, John, Susie, Ken, Sharon, Tom, Tony and Anita. Our great friends that we met and hope to see one day in England.Thanks all for one of our best vacations ever. We did read the reviews before we left an did get some good advice. We did get a perscription from the doctor for stomach problems before we left. I did have a bad tummy a couple of times, but sure it would of been worse if we didn't take the perscription. Sayona Island is a for sure thing, great time. Also the Jurasic Safari was a great time. We did also book a snokling trip on the beach for $25.00 each, it was a 2hr trip on a catamoran out to the coral reef. Well worth the money. We asked for an upgrade when we got to the hotel and they gave us a one bedroom suite, king size bed, so if you think of it ask for an upgrade when you check in. Also the staff did there best to help in any way they could even if they could'nt understand us. Thank you Santa, our waitress who always had a smile for us. Hope to return one day.