Hotel Grand Palladium Bavaro Resort & Spa(5 stars)
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Super great holiday
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- March 2013
Large room 7226 had. Needs to be renovated
Breakfast, lunch and dinner great
All themed restaurant where everything great had been.
The guest structure was very mixed, all nice and friendly read more
Jörg
Great facilities however...
- Hotel not recommended
- Families
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- February 2013
Great facilities, everywhere friendly staff, however we had for 5 star expected more. Very worn-out rooms. Food was sufficient very wide choice, unfortunately 12 days afternoons and evenings always the same offer. For breakfast great fresh fruit juice. Chairs on the beach 07:00 hours and pool at least 10:00 a. m. without towel not. ( in so a plant simply not acceptable) selection of drinks in all-inclusive is not bad, however, also here were our expectations not met. Booked excursions with the travel guide locally for my taste too expensive. For example 20 minutes swimming with dolphins 3 ... people 435 Euro + 140 Euro for pictures. Hotel photographer was the hit. We have on the complex and at the beach your picture taken. ( wanted a family portrait ) 50 Euro the entrance price. After we xeroxed had were 50 images for 700 (yes seven hundred ) Dollar offered. Price-performance ratio unfortunately not only with these examples. Trip Island of Saona definitely recommendable. ( but trip deluxe book) read more
Jasmin
Really relaxing vacation. Again and again the hotel
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- February 2013
Great hotel. Just like in paradise. Staff very friendly and helpful. Food is also super and a massive selection. Entertainment top. Can recommend this hotel... read more
Teng
Hotel Grand palladium bawaro resort & spa
- Recommended hotel
- Families
- Translated
- Other stay
- February 2013
An excellent hotel, with very friendly staff, a good kitchen. We were for the 3. time dah and again no comments. read more
Hotte
Great beach, bad service.
- Hotel not recommended
- Families
- Translated
- Proof of booking
- Beach holiday
- February 2013
The service is poor, totally is insufficient the front desk. You were always comforted and there are constantly different things. You will be treated like a requestor and not as a guest. That is why we will not go over there any more. It should be on holiday... read more
Melanie
1. and unfortunately never again
- Hotel not recommended
- Couples
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- February 2013
Actually we were satisfied, but because a few small things it was the perfect experience.
We were for the first time in the dom. Republic and had 10 days booked. We wanted only into another hotel, what because of the short time our reservation however no longer available. Our travel agency had us then the palladium bavaro recommended. We had because of the bad reviews from the start not a good feeling, which unfortunately has confirmed.
The whole hotel area it is huge and very spacious.
She consists of 3 associated hotels Grand Palladium Bavaro, palace and the royal suites ... tourquesa.
The palladium hotels the spanish fiesta group on a huge property directly at the sandy
Playa Bavaro about 25 kilometer north-west of Punta Cana.
The palladium has a private power station and is shielded by high walls. From dominican life of everyday life, including in comparison to Europa the higher crime, you get little with.
By the hotel complex to drive, there is a shuttle service from 10 o'clock morning until 2 o'clock early
Free drives.
The journey from the airport to the palladium is 20-30 minutes.
We had booked all inclusive. You could around the hour all drinks and food.
On arrival we were greeted with a drinks welcomes, with the we the front desk went.
At the front desk we were immediately after the reservation asked, it was very fast-mass treatment.
A kofferbuttler accompanied us to the room. Unfortunately stood we went to the wrong house and i
Pointed out the butler then, so that our trip to the correct room continued. He explained, then arrived correct, where the fridge is, as the air conditioning and the safe works. Because we a double room booked, i was two large twin beds shocked. We were asked, whether the beds together and we asked. Of al we after dinner and a visit to the empfangsbar into the room arrived, were the beds together.
On the 3. day our stay we were given from the hotel a colorful note with the words,
The we had a welcome gift at the front desk should collect. As my friend in the sports bar
soccer regarded, i went to the small table at the front desk, the gift pick up. The man
Told me, that i the gift not alone could pick up, it needed my boyfriend already
Come along. In the evening visited again we then together a visit and after general talk, he told us, that we the royal suites tourquesa visit and then have breakfast there could. Otherwise in this area not purely. Then we would then our gift received.
Sounded so far really good on, until he us on german a note to sign hinlegte,
On a 90-minute sales pitch the speech was. That was an absolute insolence.
The furnishing our room was dated. But there is also renovated rooms. So we had one of but unfortunately definitely not. Near the other there were better seating on the balcony and a flat screen tv. We also had than decoration only a swan to welcome on the table. The bed linen is every 3 days changed. One gets even fresh towels, even if you it wasn't on the floor. As is the maid with.
The size of the room looked like a studio apartment. So large it not at all his.
The bathroom was also huge. We had 2 sinks, shower and jacuzzi. In the bathroom there were two large windows. The shower was a bit moldy, but you definitely not may avoid, but times could be renovated. Also had the shower too few pressure. Perhaps it was also because of the fact, that at 18 o'clock easy to lots of people at once in the hotel water needed.
We had with a view of the sea booked, got this but not. After which principle the rooms the guests to be allocated, is not comprehensible.
During our stay worked once our room map not, so we to the front desk had to go and a new asked. There was not even an apology. Other guests must however often have occurred. So we have a german couples met, during their stay 5 tickets needed!
The mini bar daily with beer, Cola, Fanta and water stocked.
In-room amenities include iron and scales a safe, whose use in the price included is, and bathrobes. We had a few a few mosquitoes in our room, because we the air conditioning during the night not within walking distance and the door to the balcony open left. On malaria one needs here but not to worry.
The state of the room alone was alright. However we had once a dirty towel
And once a dirty towel with blood stains on them. The cleanliness at the beach was in comparison with the other hotels the best. Seaweed was removed and it ran many gardeners rum. The toilets at the beach were spotlessly clean. But hotel guests left articles at the beach were ignored.
The sea was partially rough, many waves (but the hotel is located yes on the atlantic ocean) and strong wind, around but we because of the heat were glad.
The complex is handicapped accessible.
Our room was very centrally located, so we only a couple of minutes to the pool, where the towel service is, to the breakfast room or to the beach had. At the beach you can see some sellers, the but not pushy work. You could also with monkey, queues or white, green or buntroten parrots to be photographed.
The chairs at the beach already early in the morning from the guests reserved. Mostly retirees, even 5 reserve chairs. Some then also come at midday, or at the beach and at the pool beach chairs were reserved and change the place. We did not fail, even to reserve chairs, otherwise, we would already at 8 o'clock hard work, to get a table. It will be too few chairs and above all too few umbrellas available. Also in the evening in the bars is it crowded and you get to 2. only very hard to find a parking space.
We have massage directly at the beach booked, which recommendable is. Cost 100 Dollar
For swimmers by barrier reserved area at the beach is only 10 to 15 meters wide, not much more than a dorfschwimmbad, by the width but okay.
The cleanliness on the paths left after. So were already several days pieces of broken plates or single-use gloves on the floor, the none to care for it.
The friendliness at the front desk left much to be desired. German could/wanted on the complex no speak.
There was no german newspapers or similar to buy. There is also only a german transmitter (dw-tv).
In the lobby hanging from the internet, leaves on german, where you can find. The reception with cell phone worked great. Internet is also available, in the lobby even free of charge.
There is buffet-style restaurant and 8 à la carte restaurant: italian, brazilian, chinese, japanese, mexican, french, mediterranean and spanish. The à la carte restaurant we didn't visit, since the main restaurant enough had to offer. The issues change constantly: dominican, spanish, italian, mexican, chinese, german, american.
The atmosphere in the main restaurant was like a train station: just as loud and as large.
The cleanliness was ok, but could be better. For drinks you had to wait long, even if you give a tip, it can then happen, that the waiter, after his money seen, never again emerge. Often, the drinks come not at all and you have to often order and then hope, that it is the ordered acts. We were given a rather than soda (=sparkling water, knows no ) Sprite. The waiters/waiters change constantly and are not for certain tables responsible, but everyone has its tasks area. We were lucky, always the same
To find a place, but often crowds at the entrance is possible, had to wait, until again tables available. This was to lunch, and dinner sunday The variety of the dishes & drinks was perfect. Also the taste and the quality left nothing to be desired. Also the decoration on the varied theme nights was very imaginative and rating strong praise. There was every morning almost 10 different freshly squeezed juices, which i especially great found.
The desserts are also very recommendable.
Itself with the drinks are branded products used. There are also a large choice,
Without something extra to pay. Ice cubes without concerns use, since from getränkewasser produced. What i found particularly positive like to mention:
Every visitor get when entering of the restaurant a drop of disinfectant on the hand.
The animation was not obtrusive nor is not possibly loud. My friend has even soccer played
And regularly Volleyball. Before the lunch, there was a entertainment at the beach. Unfortunately
Everywhere was over and over again the same music, also in the evening at the bars. Once
We heard even an english christmas carol.
You can also change at the front desk in the local currency pesos and casino Dollar, with which you up in the shops in the hotel pay for. Otherwise bring the ladies at the checkout the conversion of the series. The sales stores are very expensive. Itself in the hotel takes a conversion half of an eternity and at the end of but not really. The available asked internet at the entrance works way only with Dollar. Pesos in Dollar to change was not possible.
The casino at the palladium palace we have a visit visited.
The pool in the hotel bavaro we didn't use and looked also not so inviting. There was late afternoon basketball or play bingo.
The disco (open from 23 o'clock), the spa and the evening shows we didn't visit, since little appealing.
In the theater bavaro is the beginning from 21 o'clock and in the theater palace from 22 o'clock. Unfortunately repeated itself in the 10 days the programmes often three times.
In the hotel were lots of russian guests. Otherwise mixed clientele, some pensioners.
We have, although it our first vacation in the cathedral. Republic was, no tour, except for one
Horseriding near gabi's ranch, which we really warmly recommend could. Our report HolidayCheck: http://www. HolidayCheck. De/ reisetipp_bewertung -Gabi and ranch and the and highlight and our and vacation and and dom and repair-ch _ rt id _270593. Html
Some of the employees performed their work singing and dancing, something to good mood led.
On the final day we should at 18:35 o'clock will pick you up. Check-out in the hotel must however until 12 o'clock happened. The beach hand towels must be valid until the actual departure will remain. There are showers at the Hemingway bar. When we went to our last day for the collection and the forthcoming flight lambaste wanted, there was a long power outage and therefore no more running water. Even in the Hemingway bar you could me no drinking water to provide, in order to wash! Some of the departing are in the pool cracked-delicious-we in the sea washed. Sand in the underpants etc. Great!
Maybe you could on the complex here and there even a bench to sit on, stand, for example at the hotel entrance, if you have to wait.
Conclusion: the cathedral. Republic is very nice, the hotel we could but unfortunately not recommend and will stay there
Also not more. The value for money is not deserved. Not worth 5 stars! read more
Maria
Will come again
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
- Translated
- Proof of booking
- Beach holiday
- February 2013
This hotel is recommended to us and we are also impressed. There are beautiful well kept units under palm trees, very well maintained gardens and a very friendly staff. Food and drinks only the best in the whole complex. Several hot water pools and everything right on the long beach. Super! read more
Gabriele
Holiday from a to z and we will be back
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
- Translated
- Countryside & spa
- February 2013
We usually prefer smaller hotels, but the size was not a problem for us, it was big enough for everybody everything. The hotel and it's facilities are very well maintained. Wi-fi in of the lobby in the evening very slow, under tags faster. We had booked all inclusive and there was absolute oversupply.
The guests from the east were totally in the majority, then canadians, french, a few german, swiss and austrians. Whereas the quota for the east perhaps somewhat be reduced should, because also other guests could the guests from the east not understand, or their clothes, or handling ... during the meal or the art at the beach. Average age was mixed, from young to the young at heart. read more
Rudi & Jutta
Vacation january 2013
- Recommended hotel
- Families
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- January 2013
A very clean hotel, very helpful staff, clean beach, food 24 hours, something for everyone (in case not, we don't know what was expected to be ), drinks more than enough, facilities very well maintained and spacious. read more
Kurt
Good for relaxation
- Recommended hotel
- Singles
- Translated
- Proof of booking
- Beach holiday
- January 2013
Altogether very good. Focused on couples and families. Daily shows in the two theatres are great. Access to the internet too expensive. Public wi-fi has too few capacity and is slow! read more
Elisabeth
Our holiday dream is coming true!
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- January 2013
The entire resort is huge and very spacious. It consists of 4 associated hotels (Grand Palladium Bavaro, palace, Punta Cana and the royal suites tourquesa ). By the hotel complex to drive, there is a shuttle service from 10 o'clock in the morning until 02 hours early always drives. Is very pleasant if you are tired. But it is worthwhile also the complex on foot to explore, since they really clean and a large variety of plants offers. The gardners worked around the hour in order to make everything perfect.
There are very many buffet-style restaurant and 8 à la ... carte restaurant. Italian, brazilian, chinese, japanese, mexican, french, mediterranean, spanish.
There is 4 pools, the really beautifully laid out.
However, i must say, that the age the hotel in some places can see. Some places are quite worn. However, that doesn't matter, to dream vacation has it enough.
Furthermore, the complex constantly renovated. And there always guests are there, you can not all at once renovate. read more
Julia
Really beautiful beach holiday ☺
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
- Translated
- Proof of booking
- Beach holiday
- January 2013
This hotel is really beautiful. Can only be recommended.
For the price we had a really beautiful holiday.
The beach was absolutely wonderful! read more
Helmut
This year a big disappointment
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- January 2013
We just came from a vacation stay in the Grand Palladium Bavaro back. We were there in this hotel the 6. year in a row. A fairly detailed hotel review i have last year drafted and would like to therefore this here repeat.
Initially we got a deal of attention to this, whether because of our and negative reviews other from the last year little has changed. This seems definitely not to be the case, but it definitely not a financial problem, but a purely organizational with any statement would be.
It seems to me the comment of hotel access ... a mandatory to say, in any assessment repeatedly.
A for years offered room-reservation (tentatively ) of the hotel management we were giving an e-mail -address recommended by instruction, a timely filing active.
This we had in mind-but without success.
Our revenues problem (what we in the previous years never knew) was: the room service.
Unfortunately we were already in place from other guests faced, heard now from holiday friends, we 2 years on the complex got to know and now again on the complex were, that the same problem and if you reviews other guests persecuted, this is a very common issue.
That the stay this year quite soured, were amongst others the following points:
It was in the whole 14 days our stay no escutcheon (please do not disturb, room clean)
The arrangement with our move was arranged lovelessly, which we otherwise not at all experienced.
The bathtub after use not cleaned. The shower mat for the shower missing from time to time. Glass walls are forever had not been cleaned. Waste paper basket not ready. Absolutely not used towels were removed and not replaced, so that no were available. Bottles (shampoo, shower gel, etc.) Were partly not filled up and so on and so on
This strikes me as something of a mess to be.
It is me incongrous, why it is so difficult, after completed work with a view to control, if everything was settled and is available, before the door closed.
With the be comfortable in the room starts actually the enjoyment of the vacation-stay at.
Grand Palladium Bavaro*****hotel why? read more
Ilona & Klaus
Great hotel and friendly staff
- Recommended hotel
- Families
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- January 2013
It was a wonderful palm trees garden, in the lots of small villas stood. Great beach. The staff were mostly very friendly and accommodating. Since we needed neither spanish and only inadequate english, we had at the start of the trip because of the assessment of some travelers so our concerns, but were unfounded. At the front desk one was always endeavors us to understand and very helpful. Once we had both room in the room and shut the door. Have the at the front desk with our small language skills and you made a huge effort us to understand ... and us helped. I can the burteilung some of the guest not understand. The universe inklucive -offer was perfect. The minibar is refilled everyday and in the restaurants there was nothing to complain about. Was in the specialty restaurant times no free space, then one came on a waiting list and you'll very comfortable bar 'serve' can, because one was notified, if the table was free. All of the staff in all restaurants was always friendly and courteous.
With the cleanliness, in the bathroom was lacking. We had a junior suite and were there the shower and the toilet again through a glass wall from the remaining room separately. This glass walls never had a cloth for cleaning seen i think. Also one should the blinds in the bathroom the windows rather keep down, the sight of the dirty window is also not so nice. The is however also the 'only, what it to complain about. That we bad luck with the weather had. That neither the hotel still jahn-reisen.
A remark to the travel guide from jahn-reisen. The tour operator was every day on-site. He offered us, that we our post not in the mailbox are, but per map 2 Dollar to be, then sends the maps of dpd to Germany. The takes about 7 days. There are in the meantime 20 days past, the post office however not there yet? It was a rip-off?
At the beach were always chairs available and if you are not a favorite place had, then you always vacant chairs found.
All together it could have been so a lovely vacation can be, if not the weather so sad would have been. We had every day rain. read more
Frank
Except details, really recommendable
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- January 2013
There was details which one complain about could like for instance a clogged toilet, missing taps!
(memory?!) On the way home singing canadian/american (loud however therefor bad),
What however that is, that also the other nations feel comfortable.
To the staff one can only say, you have to get used to it.!.
Because' they are so friendly, that one at home only once an training to make, in order to regain
Knowing what friendliness is'.
Since first forgave a you happy, that some neither english nor german.
(but why did you hands and feet)
For dining, so if ... you're at this selection't find which him tastes, is either with the existing offer absolutely overburdened, does something possibly for the first time and the question is: 'what is the'?!.
Because the risk with excess luggage at the hips to go home is very likely.
(one should before 2/3 kilos to decrease, helps with the choice immense!).
The beach is just: nice but.! Since the sun (proximity to equator!) Their work very thorough power, you should now and then also in the shade withdraw. (can).
Unfortunately it is also here usual, using towels sun loungers to reserve, whether they need over there or also not.
Which means, that the people, who tend to get the brownness a hummers to own, with quick steps (of course the other outpacing) the a or other shady place to secure. (important, if you have kids).
The local traders, the pictures bags, furs and so on sell, were all friendly and not
Pushy, because they are on the total width of the beach the alleged buyer not appeal to us.
The upper beach only after call or to consultation its hotelpersonales
Entrance.
Service drinks: who it might be. Of other all inclusive hotels or resorts is accustomed, that to be
Drinks wait or afterwards run must, here very dissapointed his, because here you the impression, that the staff afterwards paid, how much 'wasted' is.
The whole complex is in such well maintained condition, that you inevitably the impression wins, it is a pure park.
With the travel guide ( Alltours) we unfortunately had not so lucky, as indicated in their booked trip ( dolphinexplorer ) we were incompetent advised.
The promised partly german speaking monitoring was missing entirely (only spanish, english, french and russian.! ) The us to next costs were way too low recognized (pictures/ videos = 90, -$ instead of 30, -$)
But by the kindness of the people these ' details 'soon forget.
We can only say, we are on recommendation of friends and no second long regret it. This wasn't our last time there.! read more
Thomas
Dominican republic gladly again, if the long flight not rate
- Recommended hotel
- Friends
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- January 2013
We have a very nice vacation in this hotel had.
Ideal for beach vacation. Really beautiful beach and beautiful pool.
We had a beautiful junior suite with a sofa and large lcd tv. Unfortunately only a german program. (dw -tv)
Excursions you should definitely not over the travel guide book. It is very pleasant, however the excursions are in the hotel cheaper.
Food was very tasty and also diverse. Have always buffet restaurant visited, since the themenrestarants always crowded. Unfortunately. read more
Petra
The winter just escaped... A dream in the sun
- Recommended hotel
- Couples
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- January 2013
We ( 2 paare) were more than satisfied with our vacation. The bavaro has a dreamlike beach. Where we every day felt very comfortable have. We had only 2 minutes to the beach ( room 1235 and 1255). There is nothing to fault. The very big complex was very well-kept and simply beautiful. You can really feel 14 days detain without the you 'full' is. Staff are very friendly and always make an effort the guests satisfied. Many perform their work singing and dancing. ( what also good mood). Tip is not necessary in order to the staff nice. They ... are without. We have nevertheless gladly something.
Currency $ Dollar.
Tips: the best money at home already exchange. Cigarettes in the flier buy. There 7 $ Dollar. Enough suntan creams take ( very expensive there)
Tip for the hotel: your facilitities are so beautiful and very big. It would be nice if on the path here and there times a bank would. So that one also times can sit around the nice hotel to enjoy. ( there are lots of people not so are light on their feet) read more
Ursula
The 5 time in no good experience
- Recommended hotel
- Families
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- January 2013
The hotel consists of 3 areas, bavaro, Punta Cana and palace. All three spaces can be used. By the complex you have a train. The paths
Can be very long, depending on, where one had one's room.
The complex is very green and very well maintained.
We were this year the 5 time and had the first two times Punta Cana part booked, then twice the bavaro and this time with the whole family the bavaro part, because there the rooms clearly nicer. Unfortunately we were in the smallest rooms in the Punta Cana building, which was very annoying. We ... had already in may 2012 booked and we were told, the bavaro-part no rooms more freely would be. A no-go! read more
Sabine
Dreamlike facilities, delicious food...
- Recommended hotel
- Families
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- January 2013
We got instead of the booked deluxe room a free upgrade for a junior suite. This was freshly renovated, large clean and had a wonderful large bathroom with round jacuzzi. The whole garden area, the design of the houses and pools was really wonderful. Off course the hotel is, through the association of 4 hotel facilities quite large but very well arranged. The paths from the room to the pools to the beach or restaurants are quite possible to go on foot. You have to definitely not by train or golf carts drove around are. Especially we would like to ... highlight the staff's hospitality even without constant 'grease '. Therefore, that the service always changed or we also in different restaurants were, we had rarely always the same service staff. We were but from all, no matter wether the day before of us tg received or not, right friendly and accommodating treated. Especially nice were the girls of the mini club, the patient and loving our 4-year-old daughter ones. Thanks to the kitchen! There was every morning almost 10 different freshly squeezed fruit juices and always fresh fruit and salad. The warm dishes in the buffet restaurant we have also very good tasty. The spanish and brazilian restaurant we can recommend, the other we didn't try them, ' s us at the buffet so tasted good. Luckily there was a very good equipped gym and excellent jogging paths. The only thing that bothered us was the entertainment from three o'clock in the afternoon. Not the entertainment itself, which was not bad. The usual games stop, only the volume! A few decibels less would have done it done. Besides there was at each bar, to aerobics and in the daily animation apparently only a cd! To three days you can never hear. It was annoying \u263a.
Oh the beach i almost forgot. Dreamlike sand, soft without pieksige mussels, clear water and beautiful waves, lush palm trees. A real postkartenidyll. read more
Andreas
Five star are here a joke
- Hotel not recommended
- Couples
- Translated
- Beach holiday
- December 2012
Who mass tourism and constant by the pool loves is here quite in good hands. Relaxing holiday as to turn off and relax the hotel is however not recommendable.
The classification with 5 stars is even in the internal comparison the hotel (4 hotels) more a joke.
The rooms are badly in need of repair (after heavy rain the room was gefutetet ) and the kitchen is below average.
Luckily we could to 3 days within the complex into another hotel change, then the vacation finally started: read more
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