thing paradise shall start.. hotel 12/06 26/06 just returned wait write review im buzzing, cant believe reviews read going mainly americans complain anythign, stayed 2 iberostars iberostar founty beach morrocco iberostar tucan mexico knew quality expect not disappointed bit.ok starting flight flew choice perfect flight no delays, flew premium class recommend long haul seats 36 inch pitch lots good movies free food drinks, heard bad reports people flew thomas cook companies seats cramped, airport lovely typical carribean looking airport thatched roof locals serenading walked, bus journey approx 40 mins hotel.hotel lovely open reception lobby lots marble, thatched roof, lovely pond area turtles too.. nice touch.the hotel shares facilities adjoining iberostar dominicana identical respect connected buffet restaurants, hotel complex hotel iberostar bavaro use facilties punta cana domincana use facilities supposidly superior hotel didnt think, surrounding gardens landscaped maintained lovely fountains, peacocks pink flamingoes wandering freely, pools freeform nice warm nice just sit cocktail hand, punta cana pool bit quieter dominicana water polo aerobics going, grounds hotel spotless, nice tip gardeners cleaners tend overlooked comes tipping job equally important ensuring great holiday.rooms reading reports took advice traveller advised tip recptionist getting room, asked upgrade junior suite got just asking, tipped 10 dollars, glad did room beautiful clean lovely air conditioning quiet guests normal rooms complained loud nice balcony overlooking gardens tv coffee maker iron hairdryer nice bathroom shower water pressure wasnt great junior suite seperate living area sofa etc.one thing did notice lots minute little ants bathroom, apepar cleaner think roses cleaner left attracted, staying dominicana wont junior suite punta cana, modern decor wise etc.food/drink superb, cant believe people things moan whinge about.. people expect, caviar lobster, aswell free, main buffet restaurant great cooking steaks order fish pastas big salad bar burgers chips pizzas it.the speciality restaurants 4 reservations 2 week stay, went steak house twice lovely beach, sirloin steak medium die for.the mexican lovely gourmet beautiful.. lobster caviar starter bar, didnt try medditeranian japanese lovely.. sushi lovely thai green curry.the star rock cafe great visit times wish, air served waiters, american theme nicely opens 7pm, earlier chance getting in.the drinks quite good too.. not good mexico riu merengue stayed time domincan north, nice, local beer presidente nice gassy loses head quickly, cocktails lovely, shorts ok too.. no jack daniels gutted altho jim beam smirnoff gordens available, wine average typical cheap wine hmmmm not best, iberostar tucan mexico far better professional chereographers hired week, shows mainly ran animation team shows mr iberostar men vs women, better shows michael jackson hollywood movie, shows outside theatre gets hot humid night bring insect repellant spent night air conditioned casino.. 3 blackjack tables 3 5 card poker 2 roulette tables plus electric roulette machine lots slit machines, casino got busy later, drinks free too.there piano bar playing live music prefered shows, bar beach nice cocktail watching stars, week animation team host beach party night, great, bbq beach games etcbeach wow wow wow, pure white powdery sand clear turquoise warm seas.. beautiful, great snorkeling small coral reef short swim away.. lost great fish, lots palapas escape hot sun required.daytime activities water polo beach football volleyball darts archery aerobics organised animation team, great want active.staff fantastic domincans, serve say hola tip doller appreicate sooo remember poor country guys work long days little pay dont stop smiling.excursions did outback safari did time came dom rep. great day highly recommended, real dom rep great fun too.we did saona island save money guys, didnt enjot, island meant pure paradise beach hotel better sea, hours stranded beach nothing, long day 6.30am pick dont till 7pm.overall fantastic superb, people complian like said mainly yanks, fair liked, check bad reviews hardly english, trust love dont mad american,