Catalonia La Romana

Excellent bar service from Fior she is extremely friendly and very happy to please you with her service. Overall we have had excellent holiday with some lovely food in all the al a carte restaurants. I will advise if you need front row beds on the beach you need to be down on the beach by 6.00am yes I did say 6.00am

I can see why this hotel is 5 stars, its the little details, all the staff will say hello to you, yes there are a few that dont speak good English but they will always try and help, they even put their "catalonia" logo in their smoking sand every morning. The beach is about a 7 minute walk from reception area and is beautiful but people are not wrong when they say you have to get up at 6am to reserve a decent spot. We had heard of other places in the dominican having serious seaweed issues and there were zero here. We went to see the fish in the corals which was wonderful. Food at the Peruvian restaurant was incredible. Only downside is if you dont book somewhere to eat for the night you will end up just getting room service with a very limited menu. We did find a lot of things out later on in the holiday as no one explained anything except where the beach was, we weren't sure on what services we could use or which part of the beach to use etc. We got some form of bug which had us being sick for 3 days and had no idea they had medical supplies at the shop which would've really helped. The room was incredible, slight issue with water pressure but nothing big and everything was clean. We wanted to take Esther the cleaning lady home with us, she was just a vibe. So welcoming and lovely and even came to say goodbye when we left. Another staff shout out is for the woman who works on the "non adults" side at the beach bar, she was always happy to see us and exclaimed "palm beach!" (My drink of choice) every time we went up and was full of smiles. The waitress at the twist bar in reception was also dancing around during the entertainment and added a nice layer of entertainment at the same time. Overall we had an excellent time and we will definitely be back. The friendly staff counteract the rude guests and the scenery is just incredible.

Angel Sequetel and Angel Montero from animation team, we love you. BeBa and Fernando also great. Beach bar personal was lovely too!! ❤️

Angel sequetel Beba Fernando is such a great and personable guy! I took some dancing lessons, like salsa and merange, and water aerobics. He was very welcoming and nice to my girlfriends and me on our girls trip! He made us feel very included and welcomed!

Such a pleasant experience at this place. The check in was smooth like butter with pleasant atmosphere of the lobby & a welcome drink. Beach is well maintained ,clean & well equipped with straw beach umbrellas unlike other resorts I've stayed in the nearby location over the years. Multiple employees brought drinks,fruits to the beach during the day. Food at the buffet was great with many healthy, tasty,high quality foods & the a la carte restaurants were excellent, specially Beloved& Tuscania. Employees were by far the best I've experienced in this area from my 12years of visiting this area. A shout out to an excellent barista, Luis Alfredo at the main lobby cafe/bar, he was the best in the entire property. Every corner was so clean & well maintained, well thought out for the comfort of the guests. Location of the cafes, restaurants, bath rooms, etc were very well planned for the comfort of the guests. The only very minor issue was the showers on the beach which was limited to 2 locations unless I've overlooked. The employees were warm, yet courteous & accommodating. We didn't even have to shlep beach towels to change, they were changed by cleaning ladies from our room daily, no need to bring old ones to the specific location daily in the heat. Peaceful without noisy music blasting all day on the beach which is the reason why we chose not to go back to other resorts nearby in the area, yet had enough entertainment to keep certain people who want them occupied. it felt as if even the guests were on higher level in their public manner than others I've encountered at other resorts nearby. Already planning for next visit.

A beautiful location and first impressions were impressive. We had a deluxe room with a balcony - really spacious and immaculate. Having arrived in the early hours, we went to bed accompanied by the relentless sound of the air conditioning. On waking, we both had nasty dry coughs, which continued throughout our stay. We could hear neighbors hacking away, too! Yes, and towel on every lounger, but you fall into the rhythm of that, and it works. We took an early morning walk and swim, so we had great seats. The staff were very inconsistent. Two brilliant waiting staff in BLoved, but generally, we got overlooked even when we flashed some cash. The food was a total disappointment, drinks too. Prepare to be underwhelmed. Pastries at the reception and breakfast were the best things.