great week couple mid 40's/ early 50 daughter 20 son 18. type folkswho tend lot excursions minglewith people, like smile kid around.my son certified scuba divers wife daughter not certified game resort course, usually talk diving couple dives tropical locations, wife read 100 144 available reviews left july 28th, 1/3 reviews negative figured 33 chance smelly room ants bed holes feet sharp beach coral indigestion worse intermittent air conditioning poor service list goes, stayed iberostar tucan years ago loved, negative reviews figured bavaro fall far short tucan, nice wrong.they just greaaaaaat particulars airport run, baggage close fast no big slow lines apple charter, 30 minute bus ride hotel, staff friendly, likes tip no withholds service tip, lot 1 unless want tip pesos 40 dominican pesos equals buck, easy dollars changed pesos lobby cashier, hard change 20 dollar 1, just n't lot american change, no small complaint, expansive buffet lobby, 3 meals day 3 hour increments plus late night snacks 11 pm 3, day food pool, 4 specialy restaurantsin evenings, guys supposed wear shoes long pants specialty retaurants buffet dinner, tried steak house japanese restaurant, fine perferred variety convenience buffet.i loved sitting tables railingsand watching birds fish, shallow moat buffet room fish ducks geese herons flamingos, flamingos approach railings allow throw bread, grounds hear woodpeckers, hummingbird, couple dozen peacocks walking, not friendly pet walk food area pool let feed french fry piece bread.the diving nice, dive shop user friendly, easy wreck dive amstron, wreck easily beach, close dives excursions south island, 2 called catalina island excursion saona island excursion, note- people discover scuba program dive waters hotel allowed catalina saona excursions scuba dive, worth, trip makes long rewarding day, fred runs great dive shop, hendrik wiz discover scuba program, tito divemaster/instructor/ guide excursions, pleasure know, family catalina excursion fun, 40 minute boat ride makes queazy patch fly, wife gets seasick easily, got perscription patch did excursion, day boat ride kind rough fine, people run shows activities called star friends, let involved, worth, kids got involved 1st, did activities lot friends usa countries, international resort half guests american, rest primarilyl u.k. dutch countries germany france, guests tend reserved stay hard stay reserved doing activities, blast, kids hugging new friends texas luxembourg netherlands left, great conversations folks germany france israel netherlands diving let dragged activities, international conversations tend little tough lots short sentences hand gestures fun interesting, 18 20 year old drink, drinking age 18. went disco night starts 11 p.m., got lot sleep wife did, notes rooms beautiful kingsize beds, bath tub shower toilet bidet large mirror sink, bed overlooks sunken living room opens balcony 2nd floor, rooms jr. suites buildings 4. n't beachview buildings, power went lights dimmer certain times, ac worked nice, kids room leaked worked ok. ac goes open patio door comes soon shut door, leave cameras balcony fog leave room temp humidity changes, tap water partially purified, use bottle water brush teeth 100 safe, left little gifts maid day little note said gracias, way no mistaking gift n't, no problems did n't expect, maidseemed like real nice lady, gift shop lobby reasonable prices, cheapest place buy rum, lots bargaining shops beach, dom, rep. good place buy amber fake stuff, test hold black light shops amber, black light does n't pass real amber reflects dark somtimes greenish hue, light passes fake stuff like plastic fake stuff no reflection.the directions rooms tell phone states outdated, check desk home, departures efficient, let desk knowat 15 minutes want thebags picked, 30 minute ride airport.they open inspect checked luggage airport nice, rule dominicans pretty nice folks, drug sniffing dog, forgot buy gift airport giftshop expensive, email question, answer asmany time, forgive typos, nice time, gary family,