all incl. Breakfast - HRS Rating: /10 - Barceló Capella Beach Resort is a tropical ... more
paradise in a world of its own, offering its guests all the amenities of the most prestigious resorts. Only 25 minutes East of Las Americas International Airport, 45 min...
The Barcelo Capella Beach Resort All Inclusive rests amid the tropical flora that ... more
borders Villas del Mar beach near Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic. El Pescador and El Batey de la Costa prepare seaside buffets while Las Olas specializes in grilled d...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
The Barcelo Capella Beach Resort All Inclusive rests amid the tropical flora that ... more
borders Villas del Mar beach near Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic. El Pescador and El Batey de la Costa prepare seaside buffets while Las Olas specializes in grilled d...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: Usually hot country, cheap to visit Disadvantages: Very poor standards nothing to do, poor food
In September 2004, my husband and I went on holiday to Barcelo Naiboa Caribe BeachResort on the south coast of Dominican Republic. The complex wasn't cracking, but it's the company that can make a holiday fun!
THE RESORT
We arrived at the hotel in the dark, after a 5 hour bus journey. The travel company told us it would be 2 ½ hrs. So, by the time we arrived we were pretty fed up. My first impressions of the organisation of the hotel "was chaos". 8 couples got of the rickety bus, to check in and it took the receptionist a further hour to get us all checked in. they'd lost registration details, couldn't find some keys (great security) and someone's luggage had gone missing between the airport and the hotel! Great start.
Next morning we got to look around. It's quite a basic hotel; but that didn't bother us. We both work in hotels ...
Advantages: On the beach, good access for disabled travellers Disadvantages: Quiet location, not much in way of local shops
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After a long flight, the lengthy coach transfer to the hotel (from Punta Cana approx 3 hours, from La Romana approx 1½ hours) can leave you somewhat jaded, and arriving at this shocking pink decorated hotel via a very quiet bumpy little road may lead you to wonder what on earth you have let yourself in for!
The hotel itself is divided by a service road, the majority of accommodation and pool and restaurant areas being on one side and beachside accommodation, the beach disco and restaurant on the other. The first thing we noticed, having a disabled passenger with us, was the availability of ramps and easy access to the beach and main areas, although the beach front block that we were in surprisingly did not have an access ramp, and would have caused a problem for a wheelchair user on their own as there were 2 steps to ...
Advantages: Sun, sandy beaches, wonderful scenery Disadvantages: a 9 hour flight from the UK
We visited the Dominican Republic in January 2000. We had booked a late availability holiday, which was allocated on arrival, but guaranteed to be a minimum 3 star All Inclusive Hotel on the south coast. For around £430 each for a two-week holiday, we thought this a good deal.
I was very pleased to find on arrival at the airport that we would be staying at the Barcelo Talanquera BeachResort in JuanDolio.
The Setting
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The Caribbean Sea borders the island’s south coast and the Atlantic Ocean in the north. JuanDolio, in the south, is a relatively new resort about an hour’s drive from the airport at Santo Domingo.
This area offers palm-fringed white sandy beaches, edged by shallow turquoise waters and sheltered by a coral reef, plus all year round temperatures of around 25C.
In 1999 this part ...
