My husband and I, our son and his friend stayed at the IFA Villas Bavaro in April 2008. Our room was large, had an adequate bathroom area, and the TV had a few English speaking channels. I was impressed by the committment to cleanliness that the maid service showed.

We had all the food we wanted, with a buffet open 3 times a day,
a great pizza/drink bar close to our room, and a convenient lunch/bar at the beach that we used on a regular basis.

We also ate at the Jalisco restaurant 2 times, and the Caribbean restaurant 1 time. Each of these was delightful and had their own special ambiance.

One of the down sides of our stay was that there was not enough chairs and shade at the beach. They could provide some cabanas or palapas to help keep you cool.

Another tip for this resort would be to provide pure fruit juice at their buffets; the fruit juices tasted like they were watered down with syrup.
They did have wonderful tropical fresh fruit for each meal. The pinapple was especially tasty.

Stayed here for one week and couldnt wait to get back to England, it was a Caribbean version of Pontins, infact i have had better holidays at pontins than here. They seem to put all the english customers at the back end of the resort which is a good 15 minutes from the main eating areas and 20 mins from the beach, pathways not lit up very well at night and only one security man for the whole complex. The rooms in the brochure and on the net looked nothing like our little chalet room that was beyond basic. The restaurants had birds pecking at the food and we saw several cockroaches helping themselves to the buffet. We have been to the dominican lots of times and this as to be the worst complex ever. The beach was amazing and plenty of sun loungers but that was the only thing nice about this holiday. I wouldnt def never go back.

I went there for 1 week 5 to 13 april 2008 !! All was perfect and i have nothing to say about this hotel !! I did LOT of trip but this one at this price ... just amazing

Absolute Best Vacation ever. Booked our vacation online. Never spoke to an actual person. Hotel employees were courteous and attentive. Some language barrier, but with only limited spanish on our part, we did fine. Tips are appreciated and remembered. These employees are working 12 hour days sometimes 6-7 days a week. They might have an off day, but a smile and a tip makes their work days better. Check in was a breeze. I recommend arriving on an "off day" (not a Saturday) as there were only us (girls trip - 2 moms, 2 daughters) and one other couple checking in on the day we arrived. We arrived at the hotel at 11:15 AM and even though they say check in is at 3:00 PM, we had our room and was settled by 12:15. Rooms were clean. Beach is a short but beautiful walk. Wasn't sure what to expect with all the reviews prior, but was very pleasantly surprised. Caution on the open air markets. Vendors are very pushy. I would return to this hotel in a heartbeat. Only drawback is the shopping center they have on site. Lots of empty stores, must still be under construction. For us, this was not a problem as we weren't there for shopping. The pizzeria was the best. Give Addison & Frankie a smile, they are the best.