After reading some of the reviews for the Barcelo I was a little worried but now after coming home after a lovely 2 week stay I can confirm that this hotel is fantastic and the unfortunately there is just no pleasing some people. I personally think you have to decide what you are going for.... sun, sea and sand ,... more

I travelled to the Barcelo with my boyfriend and a couple of our friends from May 5-12th. We booked through Orbitz and got a great deal. I read all the reviews and had a pretty good idea of the place. I packed extra toilet paper (not scented like the hotels!) and I brought extra towels because i heard about the... more

May 3-10/08 - Barcelo Punta Cana BEWARE OF THE OLDER ROOMS ! BOOK in the new Blocks 1,2,3 We booked last minute with Transat Holidays/Sell off Vacations. The Transat vacation book indicated that extensive renovations were done to this hotel in 2007 ....we assumed that all of the rooms would have been upgraded...but upon arrival , we got two really... more

I read the reviews before choosing this resort so I knew what to expect as far as the terrible check-in chaos. Once we got to our room all was forgotten and we got to enjoying our vacation. The resort was absolutely gorgeous but much bigger than I had ever experience before. Ratings as follows: Beach - amazing and there was... more

We stayed at the Barcelo Punta Cana for my best friend's wedding on May 3. If we hadn't been with such great friends for such a fabulous event, this would have been the worst vacation of my life. From the moment we checked in until the moment we checked out, no one working at the resort could figure out what... more

I stayed at this resort with my husband and another couple from April 14th -21st.We had a great time,but how could you not in the tropics?The weather was great and we all got great brown tans to prove it. Check-in was slow,but really, what's the hurry? We go there for the laid back pace,so be patient.Keep in mind that reviews... more

We stayed at the Barcelo Premium Punta Cana from May 2-May 8. I had been reading reviews for months before we left and had some concerns based on some of the bad reviews, but overall, it was a great vacation---the resort met and/or exceeded our expectations across the board. We stayed in room 3329 which was a remodeled room and... more

We stayed in Barcelo Punta Cana from March 13-20th, 2008. We managed to get a wonderful last-minute price deal online for this March break period, and were unsure what the quality would be for such a late booking. We do a lot of travel to Europe, and stay in many resorts and hotels there, and have also visited Florida and... more

We went to Punta Cana on April 15th for two weeks returning on April 29th. There were five of us aged 21 and 22. We had many tiny bugs in our bathroom but that was our only problem. After buying some Raid, it was completely fine. We were on the top floor in building six. We had nice high ceilings... more