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Catalonia Gran Dominicus review
Catalonia Gran Dominicus review- an independent review of the Catalonia Gran Dominicus resort in Bayahibe, South-East Dominican Republic, following a 3 week stay in April/May 2009. Check out the box at the foot of the page for the links to other parts of the review.
Accommodation
Accommodation at Catalonia Gran Dominicus is divided into a number blocks low-rise blocks. We were allocated a room on the first floor in the Catalina block. Catalina is very well located in that it is fairly close to the shops and merenguero bar, and not very far from the El Taino restaurant. I don`t think we could have been better located for this resort. Other blocks offering equally good access to the facilities were Romana, Saona, Samana and El Seibo. It is however, not a particularly big resort, not when compared with somewhere like the Melia Caribe in Bavaro where you need to get the train from reception to the beach. The room was, well, up to a 3 star standard. It had a couple of double beds [just as well when sharing with your oldest friend from school!] and quite reasonable storage. Catalonia Gran Dominicus review
The room came complete with a satellite TV and a fridge. There were many channels [by English standards], perhaps about 90. The fridge got replenished most days with water and a couple of beers and soft drinks. If you like Diet Coke, they did not put that in the fridge! There was a reasonable sized shower area [no bath] and a separate toilet. Laundry Bear in mind that if you need to iron your clothes take a travel iron. They do not provide an ironing board. Instead you have to pay for laundry services. Towels do get replaced on a daily basis as do shampoo`s etc. There was also no kettle in the room so if you like a cup of tea/coffee first thing, you`ll have to wait until El Taino is open at 7amm. Catalonia Gran Dominicus review The rooms were kept fairly clean by the cleaning staff and if you want to keep them interested, leaving 1US around occasionally helps `oil the wheels`. Our room was equipped with a good standard safe and whilst I have never had anything stolen in the Dominican republic, it is advisable to use it. Hair dryer Whilst I didn`t use it and Ashers doesn`t need it [!!!], I did spot a hairdryer in the bathroom.
We figured that we wouldn`t spend too much in the room and so it proved! The one downside was that on a couple of occasions we got the smell of smoking in through the air-conditioning. I have seen better at 4-5 star hotels in the Caribbean but they were significantly more expensive. WE both felt that it offered good value for money. Catalonia Gran Dominicus review
The below video gives a good feel for everything that you may find at the Catalonia Gran Dominicus. NB:after starting the movie,the `HQ` button will appear in the right hand corner. If you click on it it will give a higher quality picture but this is dependent on your internet connection].
Other facilitiesInternet The internet room had 4 computers and cost 3US for 15 minutes or 5US for 30 minutes. If you want to pay in Peso`s it was about 200 peso`s for 30 minutes. Obviously we had to pay the price but when I was in Santa Domingo it cost 25 Peso`s for one hour!!!! Phone calls There was a phone in the room and the cost to Canada and the USA was 26 Peso`s per minute. To Europe it was 64 Peso`s per minute. Catalonia Gran Dominicus review Money change There was a money change near to reception. Beach towels Available each day. Just take your card down to the hut on the beach and give them your towel or your beach towel card. Doctor Available between about 9am-6pm. Payment between 90-120US + medicines are extra. Spa You can get messages etc at the Alegria Spa at around 40US. Manicure/pedicure are around 20-25US. To check out the rest of the Catalonia Gran Dominicus review, see below:
Catalonia Gran Dominicus, Bayahibe -the reviewCost/arrival/car rental [INCLUDES VIDEO OF THE RESORT]
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