family loved week iberostar family wife daughters age 20 17 stayed iberostar bavarro punta cana dominican republic week june 18 june 25 2006. like share experiences used tripadvisor aggressively plan wonderful vacation, live richmond virginia, travel extensively fourth land trip country family members addition approximately 8 cruises, wanted inclusive opportunity family not make meal decisions times day meals control major costs vacation, booked local travel agent, resort highly recommended, knew resorts dr mayan riviera felt better value dominican republic week traveled, booked apple package airfare usair, chose fly washington dulles airport iad instead richmond ric save dollars person.getting dr easy, early dulles flight charlotte easy connection punta cana, offered opportunity upgrade class second flight 150 person took flash way de-stress vacation early, seats better food, happy rested arrived punta cana.it hot, sunny beautiful, airport customs baggage issues easy, purchased 10 tourist cards trip advisor writers told expect, met apple airport representative got minivan couple trip iberostar bavarro, ride took minutes driving scary close eyes.the resort beautiful landscaped grounds white sandy beach peacocks roaming grass jumping furniture, impression outstanding, met felipe, assigned rooms, followed map room 3500 section resort, buildings holds junior suites ground floor second floor, assigned rooms building downstairs room overlooking not gardens promisedbut iberostar dominicana resort, saw concrete large hotel like building, upstairs room building garden view strong odor cleaning solution mixed mold mixed identifiable smells, walked felipe desk expressed disappointment room told wait, asked room nearer beach told none available, persistence positive attitude just rooms tonight gladly accept second room tomorrow patience rosa got rooms near beach 1272 1276. rooms ourstanding, renovated no convincing odor row beach, rest trip resort beautiful spacious, staff friendly multi lingual, english spoken largely excellent, participated archery shooting activities little organized resort, shows good, chicago particularly bad__<c7> lip syncing, fun spend nickels casino, table games 5 minimum better vegas, no craps table, saw administrative data slots pay 400 slot payoff, looks like pay 86 percent reasonable nickel slots, food buffet comparison cruise ship buffet, cruised royal caribbean carnival princess norwegian, food iberostar bavarro better cruise buffet fruit fresh breads excellent, breakfast lunch favorites, fine dining ate caribbean food restaurant neighbor resort steak house fine dining restaurant, appetizer buffet great, steaks great entress tropical tasteless, future restaurants bavarro property, meal fine dining restaurant food service excellent, lamb chops daughter filet mignon.the beverages local beer good, brand alcohol available fine dining restaurant casino main bar, good, no brand beer available, did not drinking games pushes drunkenness needed drink server available help, favorite place pool bar__<c7> cool shade, bottled water room checked seals bottle, drank tap water meals not, activities beach great, sunny days hung shade thatched umbrellas sun, bar nearby soft drinks, water warm, stroll beach buy items local vendors walk did not buy, carlos petra apple vacations did great job organizing ground transport excursions, bought excursions, best quad trip, combination 4 wheeling swimming, scenery fantastic, went marinarium kon tiki party boat, snorkeling party boat fantastic, marinarium got nurse sharks sting rays, trip guides spoke great english professional concerned safety fun, felt comfortable daughters trips, thoughts safe room worked used aggressively, brought 300 dollar bills used tips bars dining rooms, thought good idea.__<c7><ee><U+0094><e8>ou internist gastroenterologist travel cipro xifaxin travelers__<c7> diarrhea, expect diarrhea trip like developing nation, antibiotics served, departure somewhat eventful, driver did not petra carlos scramble airport, got fine ride like nascar race taxi ride, definitely resort,