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7 oktober 2023
Bottom line up front (BLUF)The resort is indeed expensive and the occupancy is very low now, however, this Cayo Levantado Resort is NOT the Bahia Principe Cayo Levantado you had known. It is completely different by all means, redesigned, rebuilt; with new menus, meals and drink choices. The new brand, Cayo Levantado Resort, is well designed. New fresh look everywhere, beautiful color dress for the staff, incredible plates and glasses, light fixtures, wall colors, chairs all are carefully picked. It was a well planned work and a huge investment for the Piñero Group! They stepped away a bit from the Bahia Principe name they don’t even count your stay here for your Bahia account, and vice versa, your Bahia black level means nothing here. Absolutely elevated services everywhere, you can’t compare the “old” buffet restaurant to the recent offerings. Don Pablo was very good but Manaya is 1000 times better. I am not going to touch the regular things like travel, from the airport to the harbor and from there to the resort, it hasn’t changed much, but the catamaran is new, and you will have wifi in the harbor at the check-in, these are the new things. The wifi itself is excellent, throughout the resort you will get strong and reliable signal even to call, watch movie or whatever you want. The check-in I have made online upfront in the new Cayo Levantado application so they didn’t have to do anything in the harbor just gave us the new type bracelet which is your key and ID for the restaurants. Actually the application is good, you can book restaurants, you can check the activities schedule, also contact your ambassador (butler) or order room service. The room is well designed, the bed is comfortable, the towels are very good. There is fresh coconut body lotion in the bathroom with expire date on. As well as on the scrub in the shower cabin hand made. The liquid soap, shampoo and the conditioner are good quality. The hairdryer is very good according to my wife. The minibar is absolutely unique. Different Dominican hand made chocolate bars, passion fruit drink (fresh), white tea, water (still and sparkling), Dominican beer, coke. Two bottles of Dominican rum 375 ml each. The safe is very good, regular hotel safe as anywhere in North America. There is a steamer in the closet, an umbrella and a yoga mattress. In the room there is an excellent outlet to charge your devices with USB type A and C. The tv could be hidden with moving doors, and actually you can pair your phone with the tv and use your phone as remote control for the tv or/and for the lights and for the AC. The AC is excellent, very effective. The ongoing erosion of the beach (on the left) has been stopped with huge sand bags (I hate them), but on that side of the island the waves are huge and strong as it was the case always. The beach otherwise is well-kept, nice and clean under supervision of a lifeguard. The bar service on the beach is excellent, Ricky is ready to fulfill all your w
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