Coral Level at Iberostar Selection Bavaro - All Inclusive

There are 4 Iberostar hotels (Grand, Selection, Coral Level, Dominicana) sitting next to each other. I reserved Coral-Level for 2 family rooms availability reason (my couple and 2 grown daughters had 2 separate bedroom villa with a connecting door) and this was a perfect decision. Coral Level runs a Coral level guests only exclusive restaurant that is open for breakfast, lunch, dinner with all options including seafood, steak and etc everyday. Also Coral level has 110 rooms which makes the resort very quiet and peaceful. Selection Iberostar has a big swimming pool with over 400 rooms and is more like Cancun in a party atmosphere and many families. Most of the reservation needed dinner restaurants are in Selection Iberostar. Grand Iberostar is an adult only, more elegant & classic look and is very quiet.

We had such an amazing time at the resort. Especially the staff who was so welcoming and Yajaira de jesus olea cleaned our room so beautifully! The accents with the curtains and the bed was so cute. This was such a. good experience and I would recommend to everyone

Staying at the resort was fun and the place was amazing. The room service was good and the cleaning service from Yajaira de jesus olea was stunning clean and she even decorated the room with flowers. I would recommend anyone who is looking to visit DR.

We just returned from a week stay at the coral level in bavaro. I titled the review a tale of two cities for the following reasons. First, let's get the negative out first. 1. The service in several of the returants was sub par. No greeting by the server, long waits for the sever, lack of follow up to make sure happy, disorganized. 2. Minor - the wet bar in the room was frequently not filled back up and required calls which took several hours to fulfill. 3. Language barrier - a lot if not most of the staff did not speak English and made it hard to converse. 4. Room air conditioning - the room was cool at the lowest setting but not cold. The room also had a small level of humidity which at times made it uncomfortable but not terrible. 5. Excursions desk - beware, there are two companies selling Excursions on site. Amstar is the company you want as the other isn't as good. To find the Amstar rep, you need to ask where he is at as there is no desk. The person sits at a random table in the theater. The cost is a little more but worth the difference. We made an error using the other company. The Excursion was alright but not great ( another review). 6. Food - to men this wasn't a huge issue as I found most of the food very good quality and taste. However, you got to go in knowing it's not in America and isn't going to be exact. If you are picky, you probably will have issue. For example, the beef is a bit different texture and taste but close. You will be fine if not over critical on small difference. 6b. Reservations - the resort says no reservations are needed. However, in some cases you should make one. We tried to eat at the steakhouse without a reservation one night at 8pm and was told Tyr wait was 1.5 hours. 7. Pool cocktail service - usually only one person doing the pool and ocean seating which made for slow service. On occasion there where 2 servers but was the exception. 8. Cocktails - the resort isn't well versed on how to make classic cocktails such as a old fashioned or drinks on their own menu. In a lot of cases (which some of you will appreciate) they over poured which made the drink taste like per alcohol. Now the positive. 1. The people (for the most part) - The people work very hard to ensure you have a great vacation. Most are very friendly on the resort grounds and have infectious smiles when greeting you. 2. A few of the restaurants had great service (the coral level buffet along with salt and soul). 3. Room cleaning - our room was kept very clean and tidy by a kind soul named Esperanza. It was my birthday and made me a cake buildt out of towels and fresh flower peddles. Amazing. If you see Esperanza at the resort (coral level side) , be sure to meet her and get a hug. 4. Resort - very will takin care of. Very clean, beautiful landscapes, walkways, views. 5. Food - I am not picky and found the food to be very good. 6. The coral level pool - outstanding views of the ocean from within,