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Barceló Bávaro Beach - All-Inclusive
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Featuring spacious rooms with high-quality touches, this adults-only, all-inclusive resort is located on renowned Bávaro beach.
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This adults-only resort is an ideal place for a romantic getaway or a vacation with friends. Guest rooms are decorated in Caribbean style, and the majority are located just steps from the beach. The all-inclusive program offers delicious cuisine at the Caribe Buffet restaurant, Chez Gourmet and La Brisa. Additional resort features include a soccer pitch, tennis courts, pools, a golf course, water sports, a spa, a theater, a casino and more. Guests are welcome to use all facilities at nearby Barceló Bávaro Palace (select restaurants available at an additional cost).
Key Features
- Distance from Airport: 15 Minutes
- Number of Rooms: 589
- Number of Floors: 3
- Elevator(s)
- Last Renovation: 2011
- Check-In Time: 3:00 p.m.
- Check-Out Time: 12:00 p.m.
- Wheelchair-Accessible Room(s) Available
- Adults-Only Property
- Minimum Age: 18
- Minimum Age to Stay Without an Adult: 21
All-Inclusive
- Beach (swimmable)
- Concierge Desk
- Conference Room(s)
- Currency Exchange
- Golf Driving Range
- Health/Fitness Facility
- Nightclub/Disco
- Parking (self)
- Restaurant(s)
- Safe Deposit Box
- Tennis Court(s)
- Wedding Services
Features for a Fee
- Activities/Tour Desk
- Beauty Salon
- Business Center
- Dry Cleaning
- Gift Shop/Boutique
- Golf Course
- Internet Access (wireless)
- Medical Facility
- Medical Facility (nearby)
- Room Service (24 hours)
- Board Games
- Golf (on-site)
- Miniature Golf
- Restaurants (nearby)
- Scuba Diving
- Shopping (nearby)
- Table Tennis
- Windsurfing
Dining Options: In addition to the resorts dining venues, guests enjoy access to nine à la carte restaurants at Barceló Bavaro Palace, offering international and local cuisine. Premium Level guests receive unlimited restaurant reservations throughout their stay. Guests in other room categories receive a set number of restaurant reservations based on their length of stay. Select restaurants available at an additional cost.
Buffet Caribe: Take in the sea view while you satisfy your palate with a variety of international cuisine.
- Meals Served: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
- Menu Type: Buffet
- Reservations: Not Required
- Cuisine Type: International
- Dress Code: Casual Attire | No Beachwear
La Brisa: Serving international cuisine buffet-style for lunch, this dining venue becomes an à la carte restaurant for dinner specializing in Mediterranean cuisine. Formal attire is required during dinner hours (long pants and collared shirts for gentlemen), and casual dress at lunch (beachwear is not permitted).
- Meals Served: Lunch | Dinner
- Menu Type: Buffet | A la carte
- Reservations: Required
- Cuisine Type: International | Mediterranean
Chez Gourmet: An elegant à la carte restaurant specializing in gourmet international cuisine.
- Air-Conditioned
- Meals Served: Dinner
- Menu Type: A la carte
- Dress Code: Collared Shirt | Long Pants Required
Rooms are decorated in Caribbean style and feature quality furnishings.
Guests in Premium Level rooms and suites enjoy personalized check-in and checkout, concierge service, a complimentary bottle of rum on arrival, discounts on spa and salon services, discounts on select excursions, and access to the Premium Level lounge, the spa's hydrotherapy area, the Pirates Island water park, and mini-golf.
Available in All Rooms:
- Air-Conditioning
- Ceiling Fan
- Coffee/Tea Maker
- In-Room Safe
- Iron/Ironing Board
- Nonsmoking Rooms Available
- Refrigerator
- Satellite/Cable TV
- Housekeeping - Daily
Superior Room - All-Inclusive
Rooms offer property views with standard amenities.
- Balcony/Lanai
- Approximate Square Feet: 506
- Bedding: King or Two Doubles
Superior Sea-View Premium Level Room - All-Inclusive
Rooms offer ocean views with standard amenities.
Superior Oceanfront Premium Level Room - All-Inclusive
Rooms offer oceanfront views with exclusive amenities and Premium Level services.
Superior Swim-Up Premium Level Room - All-Inclusive
Rooms offer pool view with exclusive amenities and Premium Level services.
Oceanfront Premium Level Suite - All-Inclusive
Rooms offer ocean view with exclusive amenities, a hot tub and Premium Level services.
- Approximate Square Feet: 1,102
- Evening Entertainment
- Gratuities and Taxes
- Nonmotorized Water Sports
- Premium Cuts of Meat and Seafood
- Snorkeling Equipment
- Unlimited Meals and Snacks
- Unlimited Domestic Drinks
- Unlimited Select International Drinks
- Fitness Classes
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