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Modern pool with swim-up bar and tropical palm trees in the background.
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Elegant hotel reception with large front desk and stylish lighting.
Elegant hotel bar with hanging plants, wooden furniture, and warm lighting fixtures.
Elegant hotel restaurant with green chairs, wooden tables, and stylish lighting.
Elegant restaurant with warm lighting, chandeliers, and modern wooden furniture.
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Aerial view of a resort with pools, palm trees, and a long sandy beach by the turquoise sea.
Modern café with ice cream display, coffee machine, and pastel-colored interior decor.
Modern pizza stand with red and white checkered pattern and green background.
Elegant restaurant with warm lighting, wooden tables, and red upholstered seating, stylishly designed.
Bright hotel room with two double beds, wooden floor, and balcony access.
Modern hotel room with large bed, wooden furniture, and balcony with curtains.
Bright hotel room with two large beds and balcony overlooking garden.
Modern furnished hotel room with a large double bed, sofa, and wooden flooring.
Bright hotel rooms with wooden flooring, two beds, and modern decor, separated by a wall.
Bright hotel room with large bed, wooden floor, and balcony overlooking the garden.
Water park with slides and pools in front of a hotel under blue sky.
Colorful water playground with slides and water sprays in pool under blue sky.
Pool with a pirate ship playground surrounded by a hotel building
Colorful kids' playground with palm trees and a water park in the background.
Modern meeting room with long table, black chairs, and large windows.
Modern gym with exercise bikes, weights, and mirrors in a hotel.
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Dominikanische Republik ∙ Punta Cana ∙ Playa Bavaro

Riu Palace Bavaro *****

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Location

The hotel of the popular RIU chain is located within the RIU resort on the beautiful sandy beach of Arena Gorda. Punta Cana International Airport is approx. 25 km away and the center of Higüey is approx. 40 km away.
Aerial view of a large resort with sandy beach and turquoise sea.
Aerial view of a resort with pools, palm trees, and a long sandy beach by the turquoise sea.

Facilities

Elegant hotel reception with large front desk and stylish lighting.
Modern café with ice cream display, coffee machine, and pastel-colored interior decor.
Modern pizza stand with red and white checkered pattern and green background.
Elegant restaurant with warm lighting, wooden tables, and red upholstered seating, stylishly designed.
The extensive luxury complex with 994 rooms, completely renovated in the summer of 2024, is spread across a main building and several outbuildings with 2–3 floors. The facilities include a buffet restaurant with a terrace, 6 à la carte restaurants (including Fusion, Japanese, Steakhouse, new: American Country), a food court with various stations, an ice cream parlor and 7 bars, including 2 swim-up bars (ages 18+) and a 24-hour sports bar. There are now 10 pools in the tropical garden, including a children's pool with slides. Additionally, there is a spa, theater, RiuArt Atelier, shops, a disco and the "Splash Water World" water park with 6 slides. Sun loungers on the beach are included.

Accommodation

Junior Suite

The modernized Junior Suites are located in the main building, are spacious, have a bath/WC with hydromassage bathtub, air conditioning, satellite TV, flat-screen TV, safe, minibar, beverage dispenser, coffee/tea maker, ironing board and iron, and also offer a small seating area with a sofa bed and a balcony or terrace (JS2/JS1/K3J/KJ1/KJ2). Also bookable as a Junior Suite Superior with courtyard view (2JS/1JS).

Bright hotel room with two double beds, wooden floor, and balcony access.
Modern hotel room with large bed, wooden furniture, and balcony with curtains.

Junior Suite Interconnecting

Two Junior Suites with connecting door (CI2). Also bookable as Junior Suite Superior Interconnecting (JCI).

Family Room

With the same amenities, featuring a king-size bed and a queen-size bed, or three queen-size beds (depending on availability) and a seating area with a sofa bed (DF2). Also bookable as Family Room Courtyard View (2FA).

Bright hotel room with two large beds and balcony overlooking garden.
Modern furnished hotel room with a large double bed, sofa, and wooden flooring.
Bright hotel rooms with wooden flooring, two beds, and modern decor, separated by a wall.

Two Bedroom Family Suite

With the same amenities, these rooms have two bedrooms with a king-size bed and sofa bed, and two queen-size beds and a sofa bed (TFJ).

Villa Junior Suite Superior Adults Only

With the same amenities, bookable for ages 18+ with a king-size bed or two queen-size beds and a seating area with a sofa (VJS).

Bright hotel room with large bed, wooden floor, and balcony overlooking the garden.

Note

In the Caribbean, most rooms are equipped with two queen-size beds (approx. 1.40 x 2m). For a occupancy of 2 adults + 1/2 children/3 adults, no extra beds will be placed in the room, meaning occupancy: 2 people per bed, even if extra beds are listed on the confirmation!

All Inclusive

All Inclusive

All meals in buffet form. À la carte restaurants without reservation based on availability, national and international drinks (24 hours). Show cooking, fruits, juices, sparkling wine. Food court, ice cream parlor. Entrance to the water park. Snacks 24 hours in the sports bar. Room service 24 hours (menu includes vegetarian dishes). Sun loungers, umbrellas & bath towels by the pool & on the beach. Entrance to the Pacha disco (drinks for a fee). Wi-Fi.

Sports Included

Subject to availability: windsurfing, kayaking, catamaran sailing, water aerobics, beach volleyball, and tennis (hard courts, floodlights for a fee). Fitness area (ages 18+).

Sports for a Fee

Floodlights for tennis, diving, snorkeling, coastal boat trips. Motorized water sports, 18-hole golf course, diving school (third-party provider, PADI certificate).

Children's Program

Water park with slides and pools in front of a hotel under blue sky.
Colorful water playground with slides and water sprays in pool under blue sky.
Pool with a pirate ship playground surrounded by a hotel building
Colorful kids' playground with palm trees and a water park in the background.
Modern meeting room with long table, black chairs, and large windows.
Kids club for ages 4-12 with a large outdoor area with a pirate ship, playground, children's pool, game area, mini disco, drawing & craft area, and video games. Baby cot is free.
Baby pool.

Wellness

Renova Spa wellness center with whirlpool, various treatments, beauty salon, hairdresser, and massages for a fee. The steam bath is free.
Two people in an indoor hotel pool with lounge chairs and green plants in the background.

Hotel Service

24-hour room service.
Babysitter (on request for a fee).
Free Wi-Fi.

Credit Card

Mastercard, Visa, Amex.

Hotel features

  • Animation
  • Chillout & Relaxation
  • Direct Beach Location
  • Family Friendly
  • Fitness
  • Kids Club/Mini Club
  • Children's Pool
  • Children's Playground
  • Air Conditioning
  • Luxury Vacationers
  • Massages
  • Romance & Honeymooners
  • Sandy Beach
  • Close to Beach
  • Diving
  • Tennis
  • Extended Hygiene Concept

Note

Barrier-free rooms available on request.
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All-Inclusive guests wear a bracelet.
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In the Dominican Republic, sinks or bathtubs/whirlpools may be integrated openly into the main living area of the hotel room without a spatial separation.
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Playa de Arena Gorda
Punta Cana-Republica Dominicana
Tel: 001 809 221 2290
Email: palace.bavaro@riu.com
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Seasonal Note

During stays between April and December, increased seaweed and algae may occur due to wind, temperature, and currents. In particular, an increased presence of brown algae is often observed in the Caribbean during this period. This affects the beach and the sea. The hotel management and local authorities are naturally endeavoring to clean affected beach sections in cooperation with the local councils. However, this requires the use of appropriate equipment, which may cause some noise.

Country category

5 Sterne