nice resort stayed bavaro princess 23-30. fifth trip dominican iberostars-twice secrets excellence bahia principe, cancun/riviera maya, rate resort high stayed, airport quick easy, check-in arrived resort 11:00 a.m. rooms not going ready 2:00 p.m. went lobby bar lunch buffet, rooms ready promised, note room locations couple group, buildings sided rooms floor second floor 8 building, faces different main walkway, means staying building not close, cut grass shrubbery walk building walkway goes, not want sure ask check-in, rooms rooms nice worked, rooms really look like pictures, resort resort grounds beautiful maintained, resort large prepared walking, trams run main lobby area beach, trams smaller hold 18 people, travel way circle resort, depending room location ride resort destination, filled capacity times end, need catch middle resort time, faster walk, beach/pool nice, beach clean little seaweed water, pool large great swim-up pool bar, problem finding chairs hut sit, restaurants hispanolia main buffet lobby la carte require reservation long pants men dinner, overall food good think like, changes reviews read, place served breakfast lobby buffet, tried beach restaurants chopin middle told did not serve breakfast anymore, change chopin not buffet anymore la carte restaurant, think week changes went effect, want buffet hispanolia, resort did not crowded n't know changes, bella pasta el gaucho beach end good, el gaucho favorite lunch, steak pork chops chicken things buffet, eat inside patio outside beach, vip dinner licey included, food excellent, vip assign date time dinner licey, traveling couple reservation different date time sure check coupon included check-in package make difference, want change reservation vip hut beach, did not eat sakura el pescador, reservations la carte restaurants make current day day, not vip lobby vip vip hut beach 9:00 1:00. reservation different resorts no maximum number la carte reservation make stay, service staff dealt great, limited knowledge simple phrases spanish no problem communicating, strangely staff member did not care guests girl vip hut beach, tipping greatly appreciated remember, staff works hard long work days little patience respect long way making vacation enjoyable, overall really beautiful resort nicely maintained, not hesitate return recommend resort friends,