Carmen Solano and Yorvi Antonio were like family to me during my first trip to Punta Cana. They went above and beyond to accommodate me and my gluten free/ Celiac restrictions. Every meal and every restaurant on the hotels property was incredibly delicious and there was a wide variety of options. Every day Yorvi would prepare a special meal for me and was always quick to help. Carmen Solano made sure I was able to visit all of the hotels restaurants and set up special dinning for me. The hotel is so spread out with the "private pools and buffets" they offer to different buildings that even thought it's huge - you feel like you have your own place on the compound. The beach was amazing! Clean, cared for and lots of shade for breaks. They were constantly working and cleaning the hotel while we were there. Cleaning the flamingo's pond, re-cementing a walkway, everything was always very clean. Lots of late night activities if that is your thing. Ample towels and cocktails.
Again, I was very nervous and anxious going into this trip not being confident I would have many options for food and if I was going to be helped and I was MORE then pleased. I sincerely miss Carmen and Yorvi, and would travel back to the resort just to spend time with them.

My family and I traveled to Be Live Punta Cana the week of January 16-23rd and had one of the best trips in a long time. This was my second trip to Punta Cana, and it was by far the best one! The resort was beautiful, and the rooms were gorgeous. We encountered a few problems with the service, but we had a great time overall.

The Animación team was definitely my favorite part of the trip. They always had so much energy and encouraged us to participate in dancing and games. Muchos besos para Spaghetty, Fonky, Minnie Mi, Coca Cola, Brad Pitt, DJ Papa, y Pechuga de las chicas de Grecia! We miss you guys so much!
The entire team made sure to always include everyone in the daily activities. Even when my cousins and I didn't want to participate, they always managed to get us up and going. Without them, I don't think our vacation would have been as much fun. They all love their jobs, and it definitely shows.

Even though we had some room/service troubles during the first couple of days, I wouldn't have traded my experience at Be Live with any other resort. I'm beyond happy that we chose to travel there for our vacation. It was a definite stress reliever and a blast!

For those who wrote the negative reviews about this resort I personnaly cant understand how they could do so. First lets look at the bad reviews about the staff.
We were 18 persons at this resort and we found that the staff was very friendly and easy to understand. They were also very quick to help when we had any little concerns. The Dominican minute does not exist as this resort as far as we were concerned. When the safe wouldnt work they knocked on the door ten minutes after we called. I can relate many more examples. Im not fluant in spanish and i only have a vocabulairy of about 50 words but i had no problem being understood. Just be patient you are on their turf lean the lingo and stop expecting that they will know english.
The check in was slow as our rooms were not ready. Insted of complaining we just sat at the lobby and drank and had a good time. After about 2 hours they informed us that our rooms were ready and that we had been upgraded to the Bavaro side in the Cameleon Suites! Free Rum and all the fixings! So for those of you that go and have to wait wait sit down and have a drink and they will take care of you. It dosent pay to be rude and complain.
The food was great specialy the japanese!
The beach was nice!
The pools were clean!
The rooms were made very early!
The resort was clean!
Nobody got sick!
Nothing was stolen!
We were all well treated!
This is a good solid 4 to 41/2 star resort no doubt about it.
Take building 9 next to the beach, the aqua restaurant and the bar. Its the most versatyle building on the resort.

PS For those who post photos of cracks and little issues with the rooms im sure if you look around your own home you will probably find just as many inperfections!

Hankowls

I have to admit I was completely confused before I went. I could find LOTS of reviews about the Be Live Punta Cana, but none about the Grand Bavaro. Turns out, they're the exact same resort. The Be Live "Grand Bavaro" is just off to one side of the resort, but uses all the same amenities. We supposedly have "exclusive access" to the snake pool and the Aqua buffet, but I don't think there was anyone really keeping tabs on it, and the snake pool is in the shade for the majority of the day anyways due to how the building are positioned... but I digress...

The ROOM: was basic. Clean, air conditioned, and comfortable. A little bit of discoloration/paint peeling in the bathroom, but that is to be expected due to the high humidity levels and moisture. Housekeeping was great and always left us a huge pile of towels and extra bottles of water like we asked them to.

The FOOD: was very good. I had stayed at the Cataloinia Bavaro the year before, and I have to say, the buffet foods were better here. The "Brazilian" and "Italian" a-la-carte restaurants were excellent, but the "Japanese" and "American" could have been better. I did love the live music though!

The DRINKS: Delicious and Plentiful! I don't know why everyone rags on their "domestic" rum and beer. It's better than our rum and ten times better than American beer. The bf was addicted to a strawberry/coconut/rum concoction called "Miami Vice," and I couldn't get enough of the "Mai-Tai." Yum.

The BEACH: was beautiful and clean. The vendors did get to be a bit much, but there was security on patrol to shoo them away if needed. I also got my hair braided (its super long and thick) for $25, less than half of what they would charge you at the Resort Spa.

The POOLS: Were clean, and there were lots of them, but we spent our days on the beach.

The EXCURSIONS: Lots of variety. We ended up doing the "Dr. Fish Spa" as we were looking for something more relaxing as opposed to a party. Regardless of what you choose though, I suggest you go in the morning, the afternoon/sunset one was far too cold, but the massages were nice :)

OVERALL, I had an excellent week... The flight home on the other hand was a total mess, but of course that's no fault of the resort. I give the hotel and amenities a glowing 4 out of 5. I'd go back for sure.