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 | Barcelo Capella Beach Resort: Not a bad hotel at all!!!!!!!!!!
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Ok.Folks,,this is a nice resort to go to for the money,,,,the grounds are very well kept,,,pools are excellent,,rooms are passable,,,A/C works great,,,we were in room 4307,,the resort itself covers a large area,so walk around and get aqainted with the lay out.
The gift shops are somewhat pricey for what they have,,go across the street,from the hotel to the corner minimall area,,,a lot better exchange on your money than the hotel,,it does have a lot of different things there,just take a very short walk and look around some,,like every where else in DR,just say no gracia,,and you can haggle over some of the things there!
About the tours there,,go to the Pietro tours and check out their tours,,we went on a half day tour to Santo Domingo and San Pedro,,worth the money I thought($35.00 @ person).
The only thing I seen as a bad item is that they have No Wake-Up calls!!!!
I would recommend this resort,,well satisfied here.
At checking in not a problem,quick,,we arrived saturday night(Oct.7-11,2006). The front desk was alright,,just try to speak a little spainish and that breaks the ice,,they speak very good english.
The food was just great,,never got sick at all,,eat and enjoy!!!
About the beach vendors,,they are there in force,,just haggle a lot,their somewhat persistent but they didn't bother me that much.The beach is rocky in areas,just go down by the west part.
The bars were great too,,you get your moneys worth,,,let the rum flow! Theme: HotelPrice: US$80-120 » Currency ConverterComparison: less expensive than averageDirections: Juan Dolio beach areaWebsite: barcelo.com
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| Barcelo Capella Beach Resort: Exceeded expectations
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After reading many posts about this resort I was very skeptical about staying here. My selef and two other friends just got boack last week (6/2007) and I have suprisingly mostly great things to say about my stay. The grounds are very well kept, the staff is extremly nice, helpful and entertaining at times. The pools were clean and the beaches were beautiful minus the few solicitors here and there. The food was not fantastic, you just have to gauge what looks safe to eat and what doesn't. you can't go wrong if you stick with the rice and beans and the safer looking meat. They did offer three restaurants for dinner if you can't stomach the buffet, just make sure to make your reservations at the front desk. Your room will have ants in it but what do you expect, your on an island. The rooms have a great cooling system. Watch out for the strong sun, i burned in a couple hours and if you run into Santiago on the beach, take him up on his horse backriding trip, at $35 per person for three hours it is worth it. Great way to meet natives that do not work in the resort. If you pick this place for vacation just go in with realistic expectations. You get waht you pay for, if you want 5 star accomadations stay in punta cana, but if you want a fun time for a reasonable price stay here. I can contest that hte drinks are not too watered down, there are a few hours i spent at the pool bar that i still can't account for. Have fun!!!
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