Name: Iberostar Selection Coral Bavaro All Inclusive
Address: Playa Arena Gorda, Punta Cana, 23000, DO

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2026

Edmundo Lozano

Staff was amazing and the food surprises us, the room was good. It will be better if the toilet was separate. But in general we had an amazing and relaxing vacations. We stay at the coral level and upgraded to a front beach room. They also add a sargassum barrier and it really help us enjoy the beach.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jul 2026

Prashant

We stayed at Iberostar Coral Bávaro during the first week of July after paying about $500 extra for the Coral upgrade, expecting a noticeably more premium experience. Unfortunately, the differences between Coral and the regular Iberostar Selection Bávaro were minimal. Even staff mentioned there wasn't much difference.

The biggest disappointment was the dining. Los Haitises (the main buffet at Bávaro Selection) had a much larger variety and better selection than El Faro, the exclusive Coral buffet. We also saw guests from other Iberostar properties using the Coral beach area and beach tents, so the exclusivity wasn't really enforced. The bars offered essentially the same drinks throughout the resort, while premium Scotch still cost about $40 per drink despite Coral's advertised premium beverage experience.

Service was inconsistent. Some staff struggled to understand English requests, and the coffee preparation often resulted in weak, watered-down lattes. However, there were standout employees. Marilyn at the bar near Tapatio was always friendly and welcoming. A special thanks to El Niño from the entertainment team—his energy, dance lessons, and enthusiasm made our vacation unforgettable. He inspired us to continue learning salsa and bachata.

The beach, grounds, and Fourth of July celebration were fantastic, and we had a great vacation overall. However, unless Iberostar clearly enhances the Coral experience, I would recommend saving your money and booking Iberostar Selection

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2026

Claudia natalia Cabello Chavez

Amazing vacation, wonderful views and excellent service. Love the coral
Level

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2026

Maria

The stay was super nice and relaxing. The rooms were big and clean, and the beach and staff were excellent, neat, and friendly. The spa was okay; the beds in the spa were not very comfortable, but the massage was good. The food at El Faro was good, and the drinks were as well. Stay with my husband and 1 year old.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2026

Gia Marie

The staff are incredible at this resort. El nino and Lulu make it a fantastic experience and so much fun! The grounds are super well maintained. Coral is SO worth it for the access to the separate areas.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2026

Ashley

We stayed here for our honeymoon and loved this resort! It felt homey, the grounds were clean, staff were nice and attentive, and the beaches were spacious and clean. We did the coral upgrade for about $150 extra a person for the whole week, which was worth it for the 2 additional pools and restaurants, and also having our room be closer to the beach. The coral buffet alone is worth the upgrade as you get more upscale options (one day they had sushi, oysters, and crab legs). We did spend time at the main pool for the swim up bar, but when we wanted more quiet, we went to the infinity pool which overlooked the beach. The Hibachi restaurant was our favorite for the food. Avoid the Italian restaurant. We felt very safe here, and the property is the nicest we saw when we did our excursions and had to go on a bus to pick up others at their hotels. We will definitely be back to this resort!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2026

Margaret

My husband and I loved our stay. You have everything you need right at your fingertips from the pool, to the ocean, the restaurants, activities, etc. The staff is very friendly and goes above and beyond to make your stay a great one. My husband and I stayed in the Coral section which had its own pool but ended up spending most of our time in the main pool area where there was a lot of energy, snacks, music, etc. There are coffee shops and snack bars to use throughout the day in addition to all the restaurants. Overall, a wonderful time.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2026

Luz

Service was incredible, concierge, bartenders and staff were by far the best part of the place. Ileika our concierge was amazing, bartenders outside of El Faro Guillermo and Fernando were incredible. The entire place is huge, everyday I discovered a new place I didn’t know existed. The golf carts are great and they make it easy to call for one to get around. The beach is perfect and well maintained it was never a struggle to get cabanas or chairs. Pools are well maintained and not crowded. Food was good, the buffet really is the best with so many high quality options and the restaurants have great service and are nice. Super kid friendly and perfect for adults, they have a teen club/activities for kids so I never felt disturbed by too many children by the bars etc. Overall 5 stars, we had an incredible stay and I would come back! Massages were some of the best we’ve ever had and the sauna, pools etc at the spa were pristine! Coral side is worth the extra money for how incredible the rooms, service and lack of crowd there is !

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2026

Christopher

Great experience all around. Wonderful staff, free flowing drinks and much better than expected food options. Would definitely come back!

Family

4/10

Poor

27 Feb 2026

Cornelius

The Mexican restaurant was the worst service I have ever had the waiters there suck did give us any service or drinks we had to go to the bar and get drink's for a big table and they didn’t let us upgrade anything and said everything was included and the first bar we went into we had to leave because we were in the wrong bar not included

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2026

Anthony Piazza

Hard working people, every one went out of the way to help you , beautiful country

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2026

Lumturie

Excellent

4/10

Poor

28 Jan 2026

Randy Graham

Upon arrival we were not given the room that we booked through Expedia ie ocean view. The clerk indicated this was an upgrade that we were getting. When we went to the room it was cool side with no view whatsoever. After complaining again to the front desk they indicated that was all they had. I then called Expedia to in turn called the property, and the next day Ronaldo showed us to a ocean front room. Let me state that during the entire visit that over half of the staff did not treat us well as in many times ignoring our requests for additional towels or rides to another place on the property. I found most of them to be very rude. I don't know if it was because I was an American but I did try to speak Spanish as much as I could. Would not recommend this property to anyone

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Dec 2025

Michael Eugene

This was my third year at iberostar Punta Cana. The location is beautiful and the resort still offers great value for the money. However, they were a few nitpicks that kept me from rating everything all fives.

Firstly, the resort is old enough that it's starting to show a little wear and tear. There were pieces of tile chipped off the floor near our mini bar. The bathrooms lack any ventilation for steam such that after showering water is dripping down the bathroom door and down the mirror. The bathroom door had actually started delaminating at the bottom from the moisture.

We took scuba lessons in the main pool, which was cloudy and contain lots of leaves and other debris scurrying around the bottom.

Restaurant service, while generally above average, was slow at times. They seemed a bit understaffed. For example, at breakfast they would often be four or five tables waiting to be bussed and reset.

The beach is wonderful, with lots of tiki shades and umbrellas. However, there are a lot of vendors wandering the beach and approaching you every few minutes. So many of them that the same individuals will approach you multiple times asking for a sale. Cigars, excursions, knick-knacks, pictures with a parrot, jewelry, leg massages. This parade of Interlopers does little to help you relax.

The general service level is excellent. However, I noted that fewer of the staff are fluent in English than in past years.

All that said, I would gladly stay here again.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

14 Dec 2025

Helen

Overall it was a nice experience.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2025

Haydee

Todo perfecto

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2025

Yasser

Buena atención

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2025

Javier Cruz

La diferencia entre el Coral Level y el hotel regular es significativa sobre todo en la comida. Yo me quedé en el Coral y vale la pena

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2025

Alex

Great Resort

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2025

Tammy

Staff was excellent. Transportation around grounds really efficient. Michael Jackson entertainment show was fabulous.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2025

Victoria

Great week. I would love to come back. My 2 teen daughters are celiac (gluten free) and Kayla (and Gil) really look after them with their food. Gluten free waffles and pancakes every morning. Regarding entertainment Coco Channel was great!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2025

Mateo

The hotel was amazing and the staff was super friendly. This was a birthday trip for my wife and everything was excellent! We enjoyed every second of our stay here. Some reviews were concerning regarding staff continuously offering a presentation for time share. This only happened once when we arrived, we were never approached again. Definitely recommend this hotel and would book here again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jun 2025

Michell

Iberostar bavaro was amazing and exclusive! Love the staff and the food ! Will come back for sure

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2025

Maricela

We had a great time

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 May 2025

Rahin

Foods are not exceptional other than the stackhouse restaurent. I expected to delicious foods for being a 5 star resort. Drinks are also okay, nothing crazy. Stuffs are good and friendly. Coral level experience with the pool access and ocean front room is amazing. Lots of activities for kids too. Beach is also super clean.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2025

Jose

excellent

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2025

Kim

Excellent service, food, beverages, clean! Love everyone & everything there!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2025

renata

I love it. Thank you so much.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2025

Maciej

Iberostar Selection Coral Bávaro was a perfect match for our needs: not too crowded beach, easy to reserve a cabana, El Faro restaurant with better food than specialty restaurants.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2025

Gricel

The food, drinks and the staff was very good

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2025

Ian

Loved the beach

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jan 2025

Peter

Problems with the suite - found hair in the bathroom sink, broken shower handle and not working phone which required three visits to the reception before it was fixed.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Nov 2024

Donna

We had an amazing time. The property is beautiful and we were treated special everyday!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2024

Marco Antonio

The outside bathrooms near the pools can use some updating and better maintain

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2024

Heather

My son and I spent 6 nights and had an amazing time. Lots of things to do. Food options at the Coral Level were great. Staff was super friendly and happy to help. Would definitely recommend.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2024

Sherin

We had a great experience. The coral level feels like a boutique hotel within a much larger hotel. Definitely appreciated the coral only dining options and pools / beach spaces - allowed for an air conditioned breakfast / lunch buffet which was nice when it was so hot out. There was also more space between the pool / beach chairs compared to the other areas of the hotel, and plenty of chairs available (in mid-May). It was worth the additional charge for coral level (for us at least). The food was consistently good (perhaps just a little too salty), and some meals were particularly exceptional. The hospitality was great, everyone had a smile on their face and was so friendly. We would happily come back to the coral level Iberostar properties in the future!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

10 May 2024

Geo Aji

Amazing resort. Great food options. Friendly staff

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 May 2024

Sacnicte

Loved it have a casino and night club. The Golf Course was in great conditions.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2024

Lea

Great stay!

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2024

Jose

The hotel is gorgeous, and the staff is amazing. They are very friendly and always greet you with a smile, which instantly makes you feel happy too. The staff consistently checked in about our experience with the food, room, amenities, etc. Any issues we reported to any member of the staff were promptly resolved. Overall, it was a great experience! Definitely worth it.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2024

Sean

Great family spot with fantastic service. Our concierge Samuel added a really nice personal touch making sure we had a great time. The food options are fantastic, especially the buffet. The beach is wonderful
But it is the friendly staff who really make experience stand out.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Apr 2024

Kenrick

The staff was amazing
The beach was excellent
The evening shows for the kids could be better. It felt rushed

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

08 Apr 2024

Lisa Marie

The hotel was beautiful and the majority of the staff were VERY accommodating and pleasant. There are always a few bad apples, but you learn quickly who to avoid. The problem with Coral Level is this: They tout it as \"exclusive\" and you have your own \"exclusive\" restaurant for breakfast and lunch. Problem is the food is always cold. And I mean like it's been in the fridge and the heat lamps and the hot plates don't work.

The entertainment for the children is sorely lacking. Maybe we've been spoiled by RIU but the \"kiddie show\" around dinner time was hit or miss. Some days nothing at all. In 7 days, saw the same thing 3 times which would have been OK had it been entertaining. Half an hour of Simon Says one day then a lesson on how to save the reefs. Even the 4 year old was bored.
The refrigerator in the room is only a wine cooler. Can't really keep anything cold.

There is nothing around telling you about the nightly entertainment or daily activities. When you ask, you're told to use the app. The app isn't all that and really when you're dealing with us older folks, a sign would be helpful.

The waitstaff on the beach were beyond awesome. And I do mean beyond awesome.

Check in was a hassle but check out was the most efficient of any place we've ever been. Asked for a taxi to the airport the night before, and it was there waiting for us half an hour ahead of schedule.

I have a lot more to tell you but Expedia only allows 1500 characters...

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2024

Ran

The place is stunning and the staff are fantastic. By day two, they know your name and your drink order ♥️ perfect place for much needed RandR. We’ll definitely be back!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2024

Kim

Very special! Perfect place to relax! They go out of their way for you!

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2024

Kevin

There are 4 Iberostar hotels (Grand, Selection, Coral Level, Dominicana) sitting next to each other.
I reserved Coral-Level for 2 family rooms availability reason (my couple and 2 grown daughters had 2 separate bedroom villa with a connecting door) and this was a perfect decision.
Coral Level runs a Coral level guests only exclusive restaurant that is open for breakfast, lunch, dinner with all options including seafood, steak and etc everyday. Also Coral level has 110 rooms which makes the resort very quiet and peaceful. Selection Iberostar has a big swimming pool with over 400 rooms and is more like Cancun in a party atmosphere and many families. Most of the reservation needed dinner restaurants are in Selection Iberostar. Grand Iberostar is an adult only, more elegant & classic look and is very quiet.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2024

Lisa

Great beach. Love the little catamarans and kayaks. Good food and drink. Dining service could be a bit better otherwise a perfect vacation.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jan 2024

Kathlen

The property was great, i truly enjoy the Spa, the staff was really great from checking in at Corales and checking out. Will be back for sure

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

25 Nov 2023

Cindy

Food was not good! Will not go back.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2023

Kim

Our room night one did not have functioning air conditioning. This was a problem as it was 93 and humid. They sent someone out to look at it but they were unable to repair. The next morning Oliver from Guest Services stopped by and took us to another room to see if that would work. It was air conditioned and proved to be a great move. He also apologized for the inconvenience and gave our party free massages. After that we had a wonderful time at the resort, pools, ocean and dining facilities. Also enjoyed the show we attended. I would highly recommend this resort to anyone looking to have a great time in Punta Cana.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2023

JOSE V

Staff and service

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

31 Aug 2023

Gustavo

I strongly discourage anyone from staying at this hotel. From our arrival, the experience was subpar. The concierge prioritized pitching us Club memberships over basic hotel information, like app details, maps, QR codes for restaurants, and schedules.

Hygiene is questionable here. I was handed a crumpled napkin from a waitress's pocket; she insisted it was clean despite my concerns. At the Faro restaurant, a waitress left the restroom and went straight to serve tables without washing her hands. Worse, I contracted food poisoning, possibly from their food handling, and had a troubling experience at the hospital where they failed to correctly insert an IV, bruising my arm. Their staff's attitude added to the distress.

Our room wasn't free from issues; we discovered a cockroach and a lizard on our second night. Maintenance took over 45 minutes to respond. The cleaning service was merely symbolic, only making beds without replenishing essentials like towels. I had to call multiple times for new towels after they removed wet ones and left none in return. The room's sheets were coarse and the pillows substandard, not fitting for a supposed upscale hotel.

Tipping upfront seems to be the only way to get prompt service from the staff. We were wholly let down by this experience. We won't consider Iberostar hotels in the future and advise others to think twice before booking.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2023

JOEL

I loved this place and will definitely be back soon. The convenience and how friendly the staff were really amazed my family.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2023

Sergey

True 5 star experience!

Coral level at Iberostar Selection Bavaro was something great! It was a true 5 star experience! The personnel was super friendly, our concierge, Leo was so attentive and made sure we had everything we needed; bartenders, waitresses and especially the cook that was checking the food and talking to customers were very friendly and provided a great service! Food, drinks, everything was a great quality that we were pleasantly surprised with (our previous experience in a different hotel in Punta Cana was not good at all, that’s why we didn’t expect much). The beach was amazing, very little seaweed some days. The evening entertainment specifically at Coral level bar area was really nice and cozy, it was like a private party with great performers!
Overall, this hotel was awesome! Highly recommend!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jun 2023

Paula

Excellent hotel. The Coral itself Is located within the Bávaro Selection, which is more massive, so if you are looking for quite, go for Coral Level. The service was outstanding and food and accomodations were excellent

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Jun 2023

Olivera

Very clean , staff friendly, variety of restaurants- but we preferred buffet style

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2023

Scott

Staff so helpful, buffet great, beautiful beach area, great value.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2023

Sandeep D.

Property is good but staff needs to be trained in quality customer service

Business_and_leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2023

Michael Eugene

A beautiful resort with decent dining options, (mostly) great service, fun nightly shows/entertainment, and comfortable, villa-style rooms. We will go back.

Only annoyances to note were regularly being approached by employees at beach and pool trying to sell you excursions or other upgrades, awfully expensive pricing of sundries in the gift shops, and people being allowed to \"reserve\" cabanas and umbrellas at the beach and pools by draping a towel over the chairs. Cabanas would sit for hours unused until the person came down for an hour or two later in the day. We never found a free cabana or umbrella the entire week.

Service was exceptional overall, with only one bad experience at the Brave Steakhouse restaurant. We were ignored for a long time before being greeted, waited longer than usual between courses, and had to fetch one of our drinks at the service counter because it was never delivered. We ended up leaving before dessert arrived because we got tired of waiting.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2023

Agnieszka

Very clean

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2023

Sebastian

Our experience was amazing. The service and experience in the hotel are excellent. Our concierge Rafael was very attentive and helped us with anything we needed, and the activities crew (Coca Cola, Mariachi) did a great a job in keeping people entertained.

The room was big and well equipped. The food st El Faro was really good and also the Japanese restaurant was a different experience.

Overall exceeded our expectations, I highly recommend this hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2023

Kavitha

Beautiful serene property. Happy staff! Food is awesome. Stayed 6 days and it was a culinary delight!!

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

23 Dec 2022

Michelle M

Beautiful water and beach….However,
no A/C in our room and it was so hot. The food was not good and only available at certain times. Must make reservations to restaurants at hotel prior to arrival.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

03 Nov 2022

William Edward

Not worth the extra money. Advertised as premium resort exclusive resort, but no different than “ lower/ less expensive levels. Resort was understaffe!. Room air condition was broke in room and staff advised for three day that we had to “ deal with it”

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

31 Oct 2022

Sandy

Beach was very nice, AC in the room didn’t work, food wasn’t very good!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2022

Leonardo

Very nice service and staf

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2022

Simina

The food was really good and everything was close by - the beach, the pool and the private dining area.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2022

Rickeena Jaunte

Everything was wonderful at the Coral Level. The staff was incredible, especially Miguel, our concierge and Rosa our housekeeper. Everyone made us feel welcome, the drinks and food were perfect, and even though it rained, we still had a blast!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2022

Luis

I liked that the property is located ion the beach Being a smaller resort service is very personal.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2022

Pretty

Excellent food and great services. Wonderful staff from the moment we arrived. Hotel room is very clean - comfy beds. Two cleaning services every day. Nice beach, plenty of tiki huts and chairs to relax with Resto and bars near by. For amateur golfers, this is the place in Punta Cana. Beautiful golf facility. We will be back. Kudos to Management and Staff!

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2021

Jeremy

Will be back next year!

What an amazing stay in a beautiful country! The entire resort was extremely clean, food was great, and every single employee was above and beyond helpful and professional

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2021

michael

Service

Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Oct 2021

Serhiy

when driving in need better to explain where and what is and how you can use it

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

29 Aug 2021

Jan Mark

They have serious plumbing issues in the shower, beach is full of seaweed can't even swim, food was okay.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2021

Verified traveler

The property was beautiful with many wild birds living there such as flamingos. The staff was super nice. The property and beach were private so no one other than staff and guests were there. The buffet was very good and plentiful. I only went to one restaurant and unfortunately it was the French one. Food looked very picturesque but tasted awful. Gordon Ramsey would have a fit, but like I wrote, the buffet was very good and we were happy to eat there. Over all a good experience and I will return.

Leisure Partner