Four of us stayed here. The food, especially in the a la carte restaurants was really good, the beach was amazing, the staff who could speak English were so sweet and wonderful. BUT two of us came home with bedbug bites, so not sure if I would go again. More

We were there from April 18 - May 3, and this place is great. Not perfect - but very very good, especially for the price. Pros: - Friendly staff - No line-ups - exceptional buffet (something different every day. One night they had a cheese tasting with a dozen or so different cheeses, another day there was a chef that... More

We stayed in a beach front junior suite . This was from April13 to APRIL 27 The first problem that arose was that the room keys continually wouldn't open the door.Maintenance was called in and still every time we struggled to enter. The maid only changed towels and made up our bed but no cleaning was done.We even spoke to... More

Well let me start by saying we went april 7th for a week and had a awesome time,the staff where awesome,food great and the resort nice and clean,we loved rosa in the dining room,she is a sweet heart and went to playa corticeto,the village next to it and meet alot of nice peoplke.joseph a guy with adventure tours was who... More

LIsted as a 4 Star hotel SO NOT TRUE . We stayed there April School vacation. service was horrible, the rooms needed to be remodeled, the shower head was falling off, the bath rooms were dirty, there was a piece of something in the corner of the room that was there when we arrived and was still there when we... More

The beach was very nice,but like most of the dominican,there were people hounding you to buy stuff every 5 minutes. The service sucked, too many people and not enough bar tenders. i gave out over 300 dollars in tips,to the ones that deserved them.when the bartenders served all the people behind me and still made me wait, they didnt get... More

Well we were there from april 7 to the 14th,2012. When we arrived we had to wait for our room which really didnt bother us. we were in room 1204.it was acceptable. From the moment we arrived the bar service sucked big time....always served us last and the night before we left there were 5 bar tenders and they just... More

Normally when I travel I stay at a 4-5* but since we were on a budget & didn't want to give up the vacation, so we decided to try a 3.5* paid $630 inc tax last minute thru a travel agent & advised what to expect...and was pleasantly surprised because Carabela far exceeeded my expectations. First, the beach is fantastic,... More

The Carabela is about 25 minutes from the airport right on Bavaro Beach. The lunch buffet was still open when we arrived, so got to sample the food right away. Lots of selection and considering we were eating at the end of time it was open, there was still lots of choice. Our room was not quite ready, but we... More