Grand Paradise Bavaro
Hotel Information: Alive with energy but including ample space for quiet relaxation, Grand Paradise Bavaro - an Amhsa Marina Resort attracts an international clientele. Scores for beach volleyball matches are kept in several languages, televised international soccer matches in the Sports Bar draw cheering partisans for each side, and sights such as Spanish guests dancing flamenco on the beach are not uncommon.
Amenity highlights: Grand Paradise Bavaro features a children’s pool, a spa tub, and two lagoon-style pools. The resort's 300-yard beach extends 40 yards deep and includes thatched shades and palm trees. Watersports covered by the All Inclusive Plan include snorkeling, kayaking, boogie boarding, windsurfing, sailing, and pool scuba-diving lessons. A wide variety of motorized watersports, as well as diving trips, are available for surcharges.
Insider tip: An independent operator offers guided ATV excursions along miles of the Dominican Republic's east coast beach.
Grand Paradise Bavaro - an Amhsa Marina Resort offers 504 guestrooms in six richly colored three-story buildings without elevators arrayed around a multi-acre central courtyard with two lagoon-style swimming pools and a fountain pond. Rooms include balconies or patios furnished with chairs and cocktail tables and compact refrigerators stocked with soft drinks and bottled water.
Televisions provide U.S. cable channels. In-room safes are available for surcharges. Decor includes white walls and ceilings, tile floors, dark rattan furniture, and tropical-print fabrics.
Rooms are available only in the All Inclusive Plan.
All Inclusive Plan - Rate includes the following:
- Room accommodations
- Unlimited food and local-brand drink
- In-room refrigerator with soft drinks, bottled water
- All resort fitness and recreation facilities
- All resort activities and entertainments
- Non-motorized watersports
- Daily bicycle and horseback tours
- Introductory scuba-diving lesson in pool
- Supervised children's activities (age 4-12)
- Taxes and gratuities
- Cable/satellite TV
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Climate control
- Complimentary newspaper (M-F)
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Internet access - dial-up
- Refrigerator
- Bottled water in room (complimentary)
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- In-room safe
- Television
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Smoking rooms
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Personal watercraft on site
- Windsurfing on site
- Snorkeling on site
- Surfing/boogie boarding on site
- Water skiing on site
- Swimming on site
- Motor boating on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Tennis on site
- Aerobics on site
- Volleyball on site
- Scooter/Moped Rentals nearby
- Parasailing on site
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing nearby
- Horse riding/rental on site
- Fishing nearby
- Playground on site
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Not included: Wine by the bottle; lobster at meals; motorized watersports; massage; spa services; beauty services; hair braiding; henna tattoos; babysitting; Internet access; laundry and dry cleaning; telephone and fax; medical services; outside tours and excursions.
Room Amenities
Dining
La Laguna - Air-conditioned linen-service restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, dinner buffets daily. Theme dinners such as Dominican, German, and Italian. Dinner dress code: dress shorts or long pants, collared shirts, dress sandals or closed-toe shoes for men. La Cana Grill - Open-air beachside restaurant and bar under giant thatched roof serving lunch buffets with grilled foods such as chicken, fish, and burgers. À la carte candlelight dinners featuring choices such as shellfish in pineapple-sugarcane sauce, steak in béarnaise sauce, duck in fruit sauce, shrimp in butter-garlic sauce. Snack foods include burgers and hot dogs served afternoons and late night. Dinner dress code: dress shorts or long pants, collared shirts, dress sandals or closed-toe shoes for men. Asia - Air-conditioned Chinese restaurant with rose walls, wooden ceiling, hanging lanterns. À la carte dinners include favorites such as wonton soup, beef with black beans, sweet-and-sour pork, Sichuan fish, chow mein, chop suey. Dress code: dress shorts or long pants, collared shirts, dress sandals or closed-toe shoes for men. Michelangelo - Air-conditioned Italian restaurant with high ceiling, romantic decor. À la carte dinners include pizza, pasta, salmon with herbs, Italian-flavored veal, beef, shrimp. Dress code: dress shorts or long pants, collared shirts, dress sandals or closed-toe shoes for men. Sports Bar - Air-conditioned spot open 24 hours for sandwiches, nachos, popcorn, juices, beer, and tropical drinks. Pool and foosball tables. Big-screen TV. Two computers with dial-up Internet access (surcharges). Lobby Bar - Mezzanine-level lounge providing pool-view veranda and terrace. Live music nightly. Pool Bar - Open for tropical drinks from mid-morning to late night. |
Recreation
Two lagoon-style pools provide freshwater swimming. The larger pool offers activities such as volleyball, basketball, and water polo. The smaller, quieter pool contains garden islands. A pear-shaped spa tub accommodates 20 guests. Children enjoy their own 25-foot-diameter pool.
Grand Paradise Bavaro's 300-yard beach frontage is 40 yards deep and features palm trees and 70 thatched shades. Watersports included in the All Inclusive Plan are snorkeling, kayaking, boogie boarding, windsurfing, sailing, and pool scuba-diving lessons.
Watersports available for surcharges include parasailing, Jet Skiing, water skiing, wakeboarding; kneeboarding, tubing, kite surfing, fishing, and banana boating. Beginner's and certification scuba-diving classes are available for surcharges, as are wreck, reef, and night dives. Speedboats can be rented, an independent operator offers guided beach excursions on ATVs, and another operator conducts day-trip excursions to nearby islands.
Land sports included in the All Inclusive Plan feature daily guided horseback and bicycle tours, tennis on two lighted courts, horseshoes, shuffleboard, bocce, and beach volleyball. There are two public golf courses in the area, Cocotal, 12.5 miles (20 km) away, and Cabeza de Toro, 18.75 miles (30 km).
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.
Policies
Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Complimentary rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) are available and should be requested at the time of booking.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
