Resort Details
- Beach BarOn the beach offering drinks and sushi.
- BLovedOrganic food restaurant with fish and seafood, without meat, located on the beach, air conditioned. Dress code: casual during the day and long trousers and closed shoes at night.
Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner a la carte (organic menu, no meat at dinner). - Lobby Bar TwistWith air conditioning and covered terrace
- Pool Bar BaquaLocated at the swimming pool area with wet area.
- SiwichiEnjoy delicious cuisine from Peru. Located over the snack bar next to the swimming pool. It has an elevator, covered open air terrace. Dress code: long trousers and closed shoes.
- Snack Bar La IslaNext to the swimming pool, open air.
- Taino Buffet Restaurant
- Tao-CatExcellent combination of south-east Asian cuisine. Located in the reception are with views of the swimming pool and the central garden. It has an elevator, covered open air terrace. Dress code: long trousers and closed shoes.
- ThalassaCombines a delicious Mediterranean cuisine a la carte and a buffet service at breakfast. Located on the reception area with views over the swimming pool. It has an elevator. Air conditioned and open-air terrace for breakfast with buffet service and a la carte and a la carte dinner. Dress code: casual for breakfast and long trousers and closed shoes at night.
- ToscanaEnjoy Italian cuisine. Located on the beach in the Catalonia Gran Dominicus area, next to Bloved and with a private area for Catalonia Royal La Romana clients. Covered open air. Dress code: casual during the day and long trousers and closed shoes at night.
- 24-hour room service
- Beauty shop/salon†
- Car rental desk†
- Complimentary wireless internet
- Conference facilities†
- Exercise gym
- Jacuzzi
- Laundry/Valet service†
- Meal Plan Type: All Inclusive
- Medical Facilities Service†
- 24-hour room service
- Beauty shop/salon†
- Car rental desk†
- Complimentary wireless internet
- Conference facilities†
- Exercise gym
- Jacuzzi
- Laundry/Valet service†
- Meal Plan Type: All Inclusive
- Medical Facilities Service†
- Pool
- Restaurant
- Spa†
- Tour/sightseeing desk†
- Welcome drink
- Please contact the hotel for additional information.
† Fees may apply
- Gym
- Pool
- Spa
- Golf †The following golf courses are only 50 minutes from Bayahibe offering great advantages for our clients: Catalonia Caribe Golf Club, an 18-hole course and Catalonia Cabeza de Toro, a 9-hole course. Additional costs apply.
† Fees may apply
Customer Ratings & Reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
3441 reviews
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Mar 27, 2025Will not be returning, but beautiful place - staff ruined it with their attitudes
Beach and Facilities - AMAZING AND PERFECT - not enough chairs for everyone and people "reserve them" by leaving their towel on it for the entire duration of the stay, very rude, so other people cant use it even when they are not at the beach that day. Surprisingly, vendors were allowed to walk on the beach and try to sell you things, security just let them come right on. It was strange, as its supposed to be private. Room - very clean and tidy - nice balcony - but very damp - needs a dehumidifier Food - very pretty but lacks flavor and taste - most places closed or needed "reservations" to get food - not as abundant as you would think - seems very difficult to find something to eat, had to go over to the Family side of the resort to find food all the time. Even then, they just give you a half of a sandwich and a really small drink each time. Restaurants - very hard to book - they lost our reservations twice! When you approach to come in, they act like you are interrupting them. Staff - gratuity included facility - but EXPECT tips and will ignore you if you don't have any money in hand. They will talk Spanish to each other about you and serve people behind you that have money in hand. We tipped only the nicest people. 90% of the staff are so mean and act like you are interrupting them when you approach for something. Its really sad, it was our first time here but we will not come back to DR b/c of how entitled the staff seem and always want something from you. Steer clear of any gift shops set up for the day on the resort hey will charge you in peso's and take advantage of you. They are confrontational when you don't buy something and try to physically guide you to their table and will not take no for an answer. Very pushy. When we didn't leave a tip at the restaurant, b/c the await staff ignored us and the food was not cooked, we left and they physically stepped in our way and became confrontational about why we were leaving and tried to block our way out. It was very unprofessional. We tip very well when someone goes above and beyond, but they expect money every time you order a tea or a drink or they refill your water. Like, this place is super expensive at $3500 per person US for 5 days. Gratuity is supposed to be included, but clearly they treat you very different without cash in hand. It was very disappointing to be treated this way. Beautiful place, and stunning views, but staff ruined it for us. I would say 5 out of 50 staff we encountered were nice. Disappointing experience, but the nicest staff on the excursions to Saona and Catalina, highly recommended Leigh at the dive shop to help you out, she is so very kind, and Maria on the excursion was so nice! We had a great time both days. Luis at the front door is very kind and always smiling, very nice guy. Appreciative of him for sure. We were treated the nicest at BLOVED and TAO CAT if you are looking for a place where you will be treated nicely. Twist Bar staff are very nice as well. Steer clear of the beach bar staff! They are super rude and dismissive.
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Mar 24, 2025Our stay at the Catalonia Royal la Romana dominican republic
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
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Mar 21, 2025Come here if you want to be ill
Food very poor, always cold, been here less than a week my husband and I have been so ill and yesterday had to go to the medical centre for treatment at a cost of 602 US dollars I could go on like when in the restaurant tonight the waitress grabbed my phone to give it a 5 star rating which it’s not lots of other gripes as well a proper review will go on when I get home
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Mar 21, 2025
We love it here!
Mayquer was such a gentleman! Very helpful & always opening the door for me 👍🏼 We love the staff & environment. It’s so beautiful & relaxing! The spa is so amazing & all of the ladies there. I especially loved Rosa! Also loved Risauri in the salon!
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Mar 17, 2025
JUST A GREAT RELAXING VACATION
We stayed at this resort the first week of March 2025. We have been to the DR several times in the last several years and have always gone to Punta Cana, we wanted to see the Caribbean side this time and are so glad we did ! This resort is part of a 2 resort property, the Royal side is adult only and then there is the larger Family side. When staying in the adult side you have access to all of the amenities of both resorts. The Royal is a smaller resort but still has all you need, a nice little main pool section with a pool bar and then a smaller separate pool area if you want a really quiet area :-). The beach and ocean here are what really stands out, so much nicer than Punta Cana ( as mentioned in other reviews the shade loungers get booked up very early, pretty much done by 7:30 am). The rooms were spacious and nicely done although the bed was a little hard compared to what I am used too. The house keeping was excellent and done every day. The restaurants were a la carte but the family side had your regular large buffet with lots of choice. The food here was pretty good and we never went hungry, there were lots of restaurants to chose from with a couple right by the beach that were open for lunch. I did hear some complaints but really, you have to remember where you are and don't expect the same quality as at home ! The staff here are absolutely awesome, Mariolis from the pool bar made great drinks and always had a smile on her face, Laury (not sure of spelling) at the front door arranged a great trip into Santa Domingo for us and just too many others to mention made this an exceptionally pleasant vacation for us. I would highly recommend you give this resort a try, we will certainly be back !
- Check In: 3:00 PM
- Check Out: 12:00 PM
- General Policies:
Check-in Policy - Hotel requires a credit/debit card authorization or cash deposit upon check-in for incidentals; this will place a hold on your funds.
Convention Policy - Individuals attending a convention cannot book this property for their stay. If found attending a convention, guests may be subject to higher room rates upon arrival.
Hotel Spring Break Policy - This hotel cannot guarantee a spring-break-free environment.
Transfer Policy - A price may display when children stay free, if your vacation includes transfer to your hotel.
General Information - Room taxes and service fees are included in vacation price. Minimum night stay restrictions may apply. Reservation changes may not be permitted unless authorized by the hotel.