worst hotel stayed booked holiday wary cheaper hotels resort just thought good deal, wrong were.room start place huge no directed room just arrived spent 30 minutes looking rooms, did tried stay positive basic dingy, soon getting annoyed, no hot water rooms problem know people door huge gap floor air conditioning vent big cracks floor tiles cracked tv didnt work not vitally important no light shower, restuarants main buffet restaurant awful, told alot restauruants dominican not air conditioned not happy fact restaurant not seperated eating area boiling appetites soon gone saw flys food supposed eat, getting food not fussy fact read peoples reviews saying poor restaurant just thought expecting, food really terrible, pregnanct time worried eating husband eat pasta sauce, cant comment overly restaurants actually ended paying extra hotels come, 3 nights catalonia, did try steakhouse ants crawling table soon appetites rest.staff know hotels staff unfriendly god staff awful, just giving dirty looks like doing favour, 2 choice reps miserable especially told wanted move.pool fountain middle pool mid morning morning brown murky bubbly film filth dead bugs, morning morning leaving man complaining hotel told girlfriend wouldnt come room reasons swim bar sick pool reported pool attendant shrugged said want, no wonder people bad stomachs attitude.beach unfortunately beach hotel loads seaweed not fault hotel.the overall probelms hotel based lack customer service lack air conditioning room importantly bar entertainement area restaurant.the final straw came woke middle night 2 huge cockroahes flying room got air conditioning crack door, husband managed squash invaded millions ants got broken balcony door.we demanded moved lack help reps ended phoning home parents sorting end, moving worth penny went iberostar bavaro tell fantastic recommend, activities programme fantastic 3 4 activities going time day 10am midnight, staff friendly welcoming phoning room check ok sending bottles rum fruit platters.the catalonia non existant day evening embarrassing, airport way home met couple catalonia 2 weeks woman huge boil type blisters friends cataloinia bitten head toe, tell husband bitten loads whilst lot streams fish birds water filthy stank, mozzies, moved wasnt bitten difference streams cleaned didnt attract mozzies couple told things stolen balconies complaints non stop, apparently choice said getting complaints summer going drop hotel brochure, spending lot money dominican dont ruin holiday booking catalonia booked change, wish did saved lot upset stress, didnt speak person liked catalonia,