This was my second trip to the Catalonia in Bayahibe. I went 3 years ago. First, unlike many schemes to upgrade that are not worth it- Do yourself a favor and spend the extra couple hundred of dollars and upgrade to privilege- it is defintely worth it as past comments have noted. We were in the La Romana Villa and... More

My husband and I were there celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary and we cannot say enough wonderful about the resort. The staff were so accommodating and the whole experience was more than we expected. We'll definitely go back.

Me and my husbad stayed there from 12.04.2013 till 26.04.2013. We had a lovely lovely time there. Stuff was friendly and helpful. At the concierge office u will get any information u need, its opened from 8 till 20 every day. We were lucky to know Katerina, she speaks good spanish, russian and a lit english and german. She helped... More

First, when booking the hotel make sure you don't settle for the "average" rooms. ALWAYS do at least the $8.00 upgrade. Highly recommended. My reservation didn't say anything about this and I was given this not-so-good room and obviously I levied up the following day. The room I was given was ugh! and nothing you would expect, or at least... More

The grounds of this hotel are beautiful! As other reviewers have noted, it is an older hotel - especially if you do not upgrade to privilege. I did not upgrade, but that is because I don't mind the quirks of age. For me, the room was just a place to rest my head at night and for that, I found... More

Had an excellent week. We upgraded to the privilege once we arrived at the resort. We really enjoyed our week. The food was excellent, good choices, the staff, animation. The beach was lovely to walk on and to swim. Bring your snorkeling equipment a lot of fish to see. An excellent choice, would return...

Travelled with my husband April 1st to 8th 2013. While searching for our vacation, we really didn't want to head back to the Dominican Republic due to our last two trips in Puerto Plata and Punta Cana. We were bugged many, many times everyday and throughout the day by sellers on the beach and even staff members. We ended-up on... More

Well, Let me tell you. First of all my husband and myself travel 5-6 times a year. And over 30 yrs of travelling to many of the resorts in the caribbean, so we know our stuff. We have been to Punta Cana several times over. Its Great, but Bayahibe is a hidden gem with calm water and crystal clear. We... More

If anyone has bad reviews about this hotel they shouldn't bother travelling. OR spend extra $ and go 5 star. I recently stayed at the Catalonia Gran Dominicus. Loved it! Yes it's not a 5star and some of the rooms are not perfect. But who cares? The grounds were impeccable. The staff amazing. Animimation team worked so hard day and... More