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IFA Villas Bávaro Beach Resort
Diane and Vincent
Gatineau/Ottawa area, Canada
March 2007This was our 12th trip to the Dominican Republic and our first to the IFA Bavaro Villas Resort. I would recommend it to anyone and would go back in a heartbeat. I’m a fussy eater and very fussy for cleanliness. This resort was perfect.
Check-in
We arrived in the evening and got our rooms pretty quickly. We unpacked a little and then went for a drink at the pool bar.
Rooms
We were in room 3824 in the Ocean/Village section, facing other apartment buildings, nice room, not fancy, basic, but very clean, 2 double beds, good pillows. The rooms with odd numbers in that block were facing a nice pond with birds and ducks.
The bedspread is changed every time there is a new occupant. I've been to places where they did not change it every time and it wasn't very fresh. The air conditioner was running fine and there's also a ceiling fan. Not much water pressure between 5 and 7pm but enough to take a shower. No problem around 7am. Get a safe for your room (3$ US) per day)
Beach/pool
Beach was beautiful. Calm, white sand, a little bit of weeds floating because there is a coral reef not too far and vegetation grows on the reef nut not enough to prevent you from swimming. Pool was amazing. There is a lot of animation at the pool and the beach. Bring a floatie as they are expensive on the resort. By 10 am, all the chairs were taken at the beach but since we are early risers, we were at the beach by 8:15am and did not have any problems. Lots of chairs were “reserved” and some people complained that their towels was removed from the chairs. I never happened to us. There is one quiet pool (with bar) in the Ocean section but activities are at the main pool.
The chairs are bolted to the ground so that they are not all over the place, since the area around the pool is not very wide.
Food
Great! Many choices at the buffet, and the beach with excellent lunch and great snacks at the pool also. The pizza is great. We did not go the a la carte restaurants but we were told that the food was good there too.
Entertainment
Starts around 8:30 at the Theatre in the Villas section, across the street from the Reception. There are two bars there. El Capitan closes at 1am and the other one is right at the theatre. All staff was amazing. Always had a smile on their face and always willing to talk to you. The shows are pretty good, especially the "Miss IFA show"
Bars
There is a nice bar by the pool with a lot of chairs and tables under the palm trees. They serve you at the table and the pizza is delicious. Fast service at every bar and the drinks are good. Bring an insulated mug, it keeps the sand out of your drink and keeps it cold. El Capitan bar is very popular so if you want a seat there in the evening, go early.
Grounds
Very nice, lots of palm trees. There is a shuttle service that brings the customers to the beach and to the reception from the Villas section.
Tours
We went on the Bavaro Runners Safari, and enjoyed it very much. We have been on two previous safaris in Puerto Plata: Monster Truck and Outback. They are all similar.
General
We have no complaints whatsoever. We were very satisfied with this resort. IFA is a 3.5 stars resort. Don't expect a 4-5 stars but the quality and quantity of everything that you get is exceptional for a 3.5* We hope that this review will be helpful and that if you chose IFA you will not regret it.
