Meliá Caribe Tropical

On a 1-mile stretch of Bavaro Beach

Distance from Airport: 20 minutes
Distance from Downtown: 30 miles
Distance from Attractions: 3 miles
Distance from Beach: On the beach
Local Transportation Options: Taxi
Car Rentals at Hotel: Yes
Parking: Yes, complimentary

Hotel Rating: 4 (Deluxe)
Number of Rooms: 1128


Room Category Descriptions:

• JS - Deluxe Junior Suite
  Has a garden view and features air conditioning with ceiling fan, cable TV, and a private balcony or terrace.
  Occupancy: 3 adults / 3 total
  Bedding: 1 king or 2 double beds
• FJS - Family Junior Suite
  Has a pool and is located in front of Flintstones Land. Suite features themed linen on children's bed, curtain separation for privacy, bathroom kid amenities including mini stair to the the sink, and Melia Baby Kit (soap, floating toy, shampoo, and bubble bath).
  Occupancy: 3 adults/2 children / 5 total
  Bedding: 1 king or 2 double beds, plus sofa bed and trundle bed
• RJ - Royal Service Deluxe Junior Suite
  Has garden view and features all of the amenities of the Deluxe Junior Suite plus Royal Service bathroom amenities, bathrobe and slippers, nightly turn-down service, butler pillow, aromas menu, Royal Service room service, Internet connection (additional cost in room), and minibar with soft drinks and beer.
  Occupancy: 3 adults/2 children / 4 total
  Bedding: 1 king or 2 double beds
• RM - Royal Service Master Suite
  Same amenities as the Royal Service Deluxe Junior Suite plus in-room whirlpool, European Spa jet-shower, 32-inch flat-screen TV, CD player, and sliding doors in the bedroom. Connects with a Royal Service Deluxe 1-Bedroom Master Suite.
  Occupancy: 3 adults / 4 total
  Bedding: 1 king
• RB - Royal Service 1-Bedroom Master Suite
  Features larger bathroom facilities with separate shower and whirlpool area, 32-inch flat-screen TV (2 per room), dining room, and living room with terrace.
  Occupancy: 3 adults / 4 total
  Bedding: 1 king

Royal Service benefits include:

• Private check-in/out lounge
• Special in-room amenities, like pillow and butler services
• Private transportation to the beach

• Access to Royal Service lounge offering light continental breakfast (full continental and American breakfast available at the GABI Club), complimentary Internet access on existing lounge computers, all day coffee and tea service, selected Premium branded options on spirits and liquors, special chef selection of hors d'oeuvres throughout the day, and Butler and concierge assistant services
• Room service from 7:00am until 11:00pm
• Access to The Gabi Club, a large pool with Bali Beds; sandy beach solarium area; restaurant for a la carte breakfast, lunch, and dinner; pool snack bar; nightly entertainment; and bar service.

Room Details:

• Adjoining Rooms: Yes
• Air Conditioning: Yes, and ceiling fans
• Bathroom Amenities: Large marble bath with hair dryer, bathroom television
• Balcony / Patio: Yes, furnished terrace or balcony
• Cribs: Yes
• Internet Access: Yes, high-speed for an additional charge
• Iron / Ironing Board: On request
• Kitchen Facilities: Mini Cooler
• Non-Smoking Rooms: No
• Rollaway Beds: No
• Safe Deposit Boxes: Yes, for an additional charge
• Smoke Alarm / Sprinklers: Yes / No
• Telephone: Yes, direct dial phone
• Television / Radio: Color Satellite TV

Hotel Details:

• Babysitting Service: Yes, for an additional fee, request 24 hours in advance
• Check-in / Check-out: 3:00pm / 12:00 noon
• Child Ages: 2 children 4 years of age and under stay free; children 5-12 years of age pay child rate. Effective December 23, 2010 children 1 year of age and under stay free; children 2-12 years of age pay child rate.
• Concierge: Yes
• Courtesy Room / Day Room: Yes
• Elevators: No
• Housekeeping Service: Daily
• Luggage Check / Storage: Yes / Yes
• Luggage Porter / Bellhop: Yes / Yes
• Number of Floors: 2 floors
• Other Guest Services: 24-hour medical services, laundry service, telephone and fax, meeting rooms to 150 people, money exchange

Handicapped rooms: No

Dining Facilities:
13 restaurant options including 3 buffets and 10 specialty a la carte dinner
restaurants.

Buffet restaurants

• Market Place Buffet - Featuring 6 different live cooking buffets and air-conditioned facilities. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Turey Grill - Enjoy a sumptuous beachside international buffet for breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks/sweets.
• Agora Grill - Enjoy a sumptuous beachside international buffet for breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snacks/sweets.

A la carte restaurants (reservations require at all a la carte
restaurants)

• La Góndola - Specializes in Italian cuisine with an hors d'oeuvre corner
• Le Gourmet - Modern international cuisine
• Ma Maison - Traditional French style restaurant and service
• Hokkaido - Japanese specialties with Teppanyaki show tables
• La Pagoda - Thai fusion restaurant
• Capri - Fish and seafood from the Caribbean Sea
• The American Grill - American cuisine
• El Guarapo - Traditional colonial Dominican cuisine
• La Hacienda - Premium traditional Mexican restaurant
• The Gabi Club - Contemporary cuisine
• Room Service - Yes. Royal Service rooms.

Cocktail Lounges or Bars:

14 bars offering fashionable cocktails and selected International brand drinks

• Lobby Bar Caribe
• Lobby Bar Tropical
• Caribe and Tropical pool bars
• Turey Grill Bar
• Agora Grill Bar
• Sports Bar
• Holding Bar
• Square Lounge
• Avenue Bar
• Fun Pub
• Gabi Club Bar
• Royal Service Beach Bar
• Royal Service Lounge Bar

Entertainment:

• Casino features 40 slots and 11 table games; blackjack, 2 poker tables, and roulette.
• Gabi Club has a schedule of events exclusive to Royal Service guests.
• Live performances every night by a professional staff of dancers, musicians, and entertainers.
• Weekly theme parties
• Night volleyball
• Karaoke
• Disco

• Pool: 10 free-form and lagoon-form swimming pools with poolside lounge chairs and palapas are located throughout the property
• Whirlpool: In the spa center
• Beach: On the beach
• Watersports: Watersports center with facilities for non-motorized equipment, kayaks, canoes, windsurfing, water bikes, sunfish, snorkeling, and glass-bottom boat rides. Extra fee for scuba diving, horseback riding, and deep-sea fishing
• Spa: 2 full-service spas with sauna, steam room, whirlpool, gym, and separate area for men and women. Beauty salon, indoor and outdoor massages, facials, and special body treatments available at an extra charge.
• Fitness Center: Located in the spa
• Golf: At Cocotal Golf and Country Club greens fees for 2, 18-hole rounds per person are included with stays of 7 nights and 1, 18-hole round with stays of 3-6 nights. Mandatory carts are not included. Any additional rounds are 50% of published rate. Dress code is collared shirt, no jeans, and no metal spikes. Reservations must be made 24 hours in advance, Monday through Friday. Golf Court is open 8am-4pm. Complimentary shuttle between hotel and golf course.
• Tennis: 8 courts, extra charge for night play and lessons
• Shopping: Souvenir shop and jewelry store
• Other: Clubhouse for activities where guests can find all types of board games, volleyball, etc. Plus a small amphitheatre where all the daily activities will take place such as aerobics and crazy games. Bicycles and motorcycles available for rent, excursions to the reef, available for a fee, and nearby is Manatee Park.

All-Inclusive Plan Rating: Full All-Inclusive
All-Inclusive Features Include:

• All meals, with availability to all specialty restaurants
• Unlimited national and premium brand international drinks
• Activities and non-motorized watersports, kayaks, canoes, windsurfing, waterbikes, sunfish, sailing, snorkeling, diving lessons in pool

Themed Flintstones Land Kid Clubs:

• Baby Rock Climb - A club for 4 months - 4 years of age with a sleeping area.
• Bamm-Bamm Club - In this club, kids 5-8 years of age can participate in creative activities programs including pool and beach games, and many workshops, like cooking, handcraft, camping, and T-shirt painting. Additional charges may apply.
• Cool Club - The Cool Club is specially designed special for tweenagers and teenagers 9-13 years of age with pool games, contest and prizes, sports, music, and a lot of fun.
• Arcade for teenagers with Play Station, Nintendo, and other electronic games
• Use of sauna, steam bath, and whirlpool in the spa. Massage and other services available at an extra charge
• Live nightly entertainment
• Golf Greens fees 2 times per week for 7-night stays and 1 time per week on stays of 3-6 nights (for a maximum of 2 persons per room) at the on-site Cocotal Golf Course (mandatory cart not included). 50% discount on additional greens fees for hotel guests.
• Tax and service charges

Dining Details:
Breakfast Options:

• Market Place Buffet
• Turey Grill
• Agora Grill

Lunch Options:

• Market Place Buffet
• Turey Grill
• Agora Grill

Dinner Options:

• Market Place Buffet
• Turey Grill
• Agora Grill
• La Góndola
• Le Gourmet
• Ma Maison
• Hokkaido
• La Pagoda
• Capri
• The American Grill

• El Guarapo
• La Hacienda
• The Gabi Club

Room Service: Yes. Royal Service rooms.
In-room Food Options: No
Restaurant Reservations Required: Yes, reservations are required at all a la carte restaurants and a dress code applies for all dining options
Dining Restrictions or Limitations: No. Reservations can be made 24 hours in advance by telephone or at the Guest Services tables.
Dining Surcharges: Yes, The Gabi Club. Additional charge applies, except for Royal Service guests.
Beverage Details:
Drinks Included:

• Non-alcoholic soft drinks, juice, coffee, tea, bottled water
• Domestic and imported beer
• House wine and sparkling wine by the bottle

In-room Beverage Options:

• In-room mini-bar
• Soft drinks
• Bottled water
• Beer

Beverage Restrictions or Limitations: No
Beverage Surcharges: Yes, Premium brand wines and liqueurs
Entertainment Details:
Evening Entertainment Options:

• Casino features 40 slots and 1 table games, blackjack, 2 poker tables, and roulette.
• Gabi Club has a schedule of events exclusive to Royal Service guests.
• Live performances every night by a professional staff of dancers, musicians, and entertainers.
• Weekly theme parties
• Karaoke
• Disco

Children's Activity Program: Yes

• For details on the Children's Activity Program, please see the Family

Program section for this hotel
Activity Details:
Daytime Activity Options:

• Non-motorized watersports equipment, snorkeling, kayaking, sailing, windsurfing, water bicycling, swimming pool, spa tub, beach and pool chaise lounges, towel service
• Volleyball, beach soccer, water polo, and aerobics
• Rock climbing, basketball, tennis, including equipment
• Use of fitness center, sauna, and steam room

• Ping-Pong
• 1 introductory scuba diving lesson in pool
• Dance class (salsa, merengue, bachata)
• Spanish language lessons

Evening Activity Options:

• Night volleyball

Activity Restrictions or Limitations: Yes, At Cocotal Golf and Country Club greens fees for 2, 18-hole rounds per person are included with stays of 7 nights and 1, 18-hole round with stays of 3-6 nights. Mandatory carts are not included. Any additional rounds are 50% of published rate.
Activity Surcharges: Yes, mandatory golf cart
Other Services or Amenities Included:

• Gratuities, taxes, and fees

Hotel Services or Amenities NOT Included in the All-Inclusive Program:

• Spa and beauty products, treatments, services
• Optional or outside tours and excursions
• Motorized watersports
• Scuba diving certification course
• Tennis and tennis lessons
• Incidental purchases
• Telephone, fax, and Internet access charges (except in Royal Service VIP Lounge)
• Business services
• Laundry
• Video and photo services
• Babysitting services
• Medical services

• Minimum check-in age: 18
• Credit Card Deposit Required Upon Check In: Yes

Other Restrictions:

• 5-night minimum stay required: 2010 - Dec 23-31
• 5-night minimum stay required: 2011 - Jan 1-2, Dec 23-31
• 5-night minimum stay required: 2012 - Jan 1-2
• 4-night minimum stay required: 2011 - Apr 17-24, Jun 26-Jul 10

• Year Built: 1998
• Most Recent Renovations: 2008

• Nightly entertainment
• Located on exceptional stretch of Bavaro Beach
• Great for golfers as it has an on-site 27-hole golf course
• Many activities daily and nightly
• Children's club for ages 5-12

• Great for singles, couples, and families looking for an all-inclusive resort on Bavaro Beach

• Very large property
• Getting around the resort requires use of the shuttle

• Child Ages: 2 children 4 years of age and under stay free; children 5-12 years of age pay child rate. Effective December 23, 2010 children 1 year of age and under stay free; children 2-12 years of age pay child rate.
• Children's Activity Program:

Flintstones Land™ includes :

• Rocaflash: Pictures with Fred Flintstone available for an extra charge
• Betty's Kitchen: Themed dining areas within the Agora grill on the beach for sharing and enjoying family meals.
• Bronto Breakfast: Children enjoy breakfast with the Fred Flintstone at Betty's kitchen.
• Yabba Dabba Doo Bazaar: Gift shop and souvenir arcade for an additional charge
• Stone Lake: Themed kid's pool
• Fun Park: Playground with swings and slides
• Rocadventure: Climbing wall, zip line, hanging bridges, and super jumper. Some activities are subject to an additional charge.
• Baby Rock Club: For kids, ages 4 months to 4 years: A club for the little ones with a sleeping area.
• Bamm-Bamm Club: Great for kids 5-8 years of age. In this club, kids can participate in stimulating and creative activities including pool and beach games, and many workshops, like cooking and handicrafts. Plus, for an additional charge, kids can go camping and participate in T-shirt painting.

Cool Club: For children 9-13 years of age. The Cool Club is specially designed for tweens and teenagers with pool games, contests and prizes, sports, music, and a lot of fun.

• Babysitting Service: Yes, fee, request 24 hours ahead
• Children's Amenities: The Flintstones Land services