A friend and I stayed at the Catalonia from August 31st-September 7th and although we were in the midst of tropical storms, we had a GREAT TIME! CHECK IN: Due to Tropical Storm Hanna,, our flight was delayed 13 hours but we arrived at 9pm and check in was quick. Staff was nice and could speak english well, we were... more

My boyfriend and I stayed at Catalonia Bavaro Beach resort for 5 days from September 6th to 10th. We were so worried about hurricane Ike as it was passing near by, but no rains during day time at all. This is our third annual carribean trip, and I have to say, this was.."what you pay is what you get +... more

Returned from Catalonia Hotel on 8th September having stayed there for two weeks. Hotel is very clean and staff very friendly and helpful. Food good though it did get a bit boring towards the end of the holiday. Nightime entertainment not great. If you want a relaxing chilled out, sunbathing do nothing else holiday this one is for you. Fantastic... more

We spent the week of July 7, 2008 at the Catalonia On the positive side, this beautiful resort is a great place for a week of R & R. The food was awesome in our opinion. The coffee the best!!!!Loved the Japaneese restauarant. I did get very sick with salmonella poisioning and spent over a month recovering. My partner broke... more

nine of my friends and I attended this hotel for 7 days in late august. We were fortunate enough to arrive one day after a tropical storm and come back to toronto two days after another storm hit!! Due to these facts, I must say that the weather was GORGEOUS the whole time. It rained once at 2 am and... more

Like many people we read the reviews before we booked our holiday so we had an idea of what to expect. We stayed at the hotel from August 15th until August 29th and had a thoroughly enjoyable 2 week holiday. Food - The two buffet resturants had a large selection of food which was very nice although it lacked variety.... more

Me and my husband went to the Catalonia from 14th -28th Aug, we have been to the Caribbean before at all inclusive resorts, we're both in our 30's and wanted two weeks of total relaxation on a beautiful beach - we were not disappointed! Arrival at the airport there were lots of queues and waiting around, a little annoying but... more

Like other fellow travellers we were rather dubious as to what appeared to be alot of hotel but for not a lot of money ! However the five of us ( 2 adults and our 3 daughters aged 17 17 and 15) flew out on Aug 15th only to arrive amid a tropical storm .... handled very badly by our... more

Don't believe any of the BAD reviews!! My husband & I and our best friends went July 6-10 ! We had a blast, the resort is beautiful, and very well maintained, the grounds are GORGEOUS! We really enjoyed the staff. We always tipped the maid, and they left LOTS of bottled water, beer, & soda for us! The pool is... more