The 10 best Bayahibe resorts – the low-key all-inclusive alternative to Punta Cana

Bayahibe can be considered the little sister of Punta Cana, but it is neither less attractive, nor are its all-inclusive resorts. Quite the contrary, Bayahibe is a very interesting tourist destination, particularly for those who are looking for crystal-clear water, seaweed-free beaches and fewer tourists than in Punta Cana. If you’re looking for an all-inclusive holiday in the Dominican Republic and considering a vacation in Bayahibe, you should definitely read the following article, as it explains the differences between all the resorts & hotels in Bayahibe, mentions the ideal choices for each kind of traveler and presents the most gorgeous spots – all hand-picked, without AI, all based on my local expert knowledge and personal experiences.

This article is about the best Bayahibe all-inclusive resorts. If you’re looking for more information about Bayahibe, check out the Bayahibe Travel Guide.
For airport transfers from Punta Cana to Bayahibe, check out this article about airport transfers to the La Romana area.
If you’re arriving in Santo Domingo and would like to get to Bayahibe, have a look at the Santo Domingo Airport Transfers.

Completely UPDATED by your Dominican Republic expert Chris: July 2025

Overview – the best Bayahibe resorts with all-inclusive

As always here on Punta Cana Travel Blog, I try to give you a comprehensive summary at the beginning of the article, so that you don’t have to read the entire article if you’re in a rush – even though I’d highly recommend scrolling down as you find a lot of first-hand experiences, suggestions and detailed information with every all-inclusive hotel in Bayahibe described below. Still, if you just want to check my best recommendations, here they are:

– The best Bayahibe resort for families: Dreams La Romana*
– The best Bayahibe resort for those on a budget: Catalonia Bayahibe* (read our Catalonia Bayahibe review here)
– The best adults-only all-inclusive resort in Bayahibe: Secrets La Romana*
– The newest Bayahibe all-inclusive resort: Sunscape Dominicus*

As mentioned, don’t miss my specific recommendations and insider tips for each all-inclusive resort in Bayahibe & La Romana below.

Overview: why Bayahibe (and not Punta Cana)

It seems like an unfair comparison when you mention Bayahibe and Punta Cana in one sentence. There are only 10 Bayahibe Resorts while Punta Cana has more than 70, the beach with 3 miles is significantly shorter than Punta Canas beaches with a length of 25 miles and also in terms of restaurants, Airbnbs and bars, everything is much more low-key in Bayahibe.

But the last sentence already indicates why Bayahibe is also a worthy holiday choice. Besides the more relaxed atmosphere, you can also take advantage of a less touristy feel here. Even though the village is clearly dominated by tourists, you get a much more authentic feel in Bayahibe than in Punta Cana when you’re wandering through the streets.

However, the biggest attractions are the beach and the ocean. While the water is as turquoise and crystal-clear as hardly anywhere else in the Dominican Republic, the beaches guarantee a holiday without seaweed or sargassum in the Dominican Republic, which often turns into a problem during some years in Punta Canas’ summer months – especially now in 2025. While Punta Cana gets flooded with amounts of seaweed never seen before (Mexico is even worse!), Bayahibe travelers can enjoy wonderful clean beaches and turquoise water without any sargassum.

If you’d love to learn more about the reasons why it is worth visiting Bayahibe, check out my full Bayahibe Travel Guide.

Please note that you won’t find any mega-resort in Bayahibe, nor is Bayahibe the right place for any kind of party hotel. Everything here is on a smaller scale compared to Punta Cana. But it’s a great spot to explore Saona Island and Catalina Island, which are right next door.

The difference between La Romana and Bayahibe

And another thing is important to know before I start with the detailed information about the resorts: often, I see people asking about La Romana, but it’s actually called Bayahibe. La Romana is a city 20 minutes away from Bayahibe. It doesn’t have a lot of attractions for tourists and there are NO all-inclusive resorts in La Romana. All the resorts are in the small village of Bayahibe. As long as you are not craving a city tour, you don’t need to go to La Romana.

List of Bayahibes’ all-inclusive resorts

For a comprehensive overview, I have compiled a list of ALL all-inclusive resorts in Bayahibe, including the room count, the characteristics and the price level. This will help you find the best Bayahibe beach resort at a glance.

Map of Bayahibes’ resorts with all-inclusive

Before I start with the detailed explanations and suggestions – all based on my experiences in Bayahibe – I’d also like to share my handcrafted map with you, where you can find the location of each Bayahibe hotel with all-inclusive. This is particularly helpful if you want to know the surroundings or at which beach a certain all-inclusive resort in Bayahibe is located.

The 10 best all-inclusive resorts in Bayahibe

Talking about hotels in Bayahibe, the title of this article “the 10 best all-inclusive resorts in Bayahibe” might even be a bit misleading as there is only a total of 10 Bayahibe resorts. Just this fact alone shows you that Bayahibe (in the La Romana area) is much more low-key than its bigger brother in the far east of the Dominican Republic, Punta Cana.

The following list shows you all the current all-inclusive resorts in Bayahibe, from which we have visited quite a few in recent years. You will learn for which kind of travelers each hotel in Bayahibe is most suitable and which ones are the best among those Bayahibe beach resorts.

HM Alma de Bayahibe

Let’s start with the cheapest of Bayahibes’ resorts – HM Alma de Bayahibe, formerly known as whala Bayahibe. It is not only the cheapest all-inclusive resort in Bayahibe, it is by FAR the cheapest – nearly double as cheap as the second-cheapest hotel in Bayahibe.

This being said, it is impressive what number of amenities and services you get here. Yes, it is not a luxury hotel and you shouldn’t expect too much, but considering that you’re only paying a bit more than 50 USD per person per night during the low season on an all-inclusive meal plan, it is pretty amazing – which is, by the way, also confirmed by the Tripadvisor reviews, which rate HM Alma de Bayahibe as the second-best Bayahibe resort when it comes to price-value. Still, you shouldn’t choose HM Alma de Bayahibe if you’re looking for a full-service resort.

Even though the HM Alma de Bayahibe rooms are a bit outdated, they are – according to our experience we made when we stayed here – perfectly clean and sufficient for a good night’s sleep. Restaurant options are limited compared to other all-inclusive resorts in Bayahibe as just one à-la-carte and the buffet is included in your stay. However, the oceanfront location of this restaurant is absolutely stunning. Food and drinks are ok. You get three meals a day + snacks until late at night + (basic) drinks all day long.

An important thing you should know about HM Alma de Bayahibe is, even though it is located right at the ocean, it doesn’t have a beach. If you want to go swimming, you enter the water via some stairs. If you’re looking for a Bayahibe Beach Resort, definitely look at some of the other suggestions below.

Furthermore, HM Alma de Bayahibe is now an adults-only resort in the Dominican Republic since its rebranding from whala Bayahibe. It is not a bad idea in my opinion, considering that kids can’t enter the ocean anyway and that there aren’t any family-friendly facilities and amenities.

In the end, HM Alma de Bayahibe offers indeed a great price-value ratio. It shouldn’t be booked for a 2-week holiday when you only want to stay in the resort, but if you want to base yourself in Bayahibe for excursions and some road trips in the Dominican Republic without having to care about food and drinks (nor about your travel budget), HM Alma de Bayahibe is a great option.

Make sure to check out my full HM Alma de Bayahibe review for further information.

This Bayahibe Resort is best for: individual travelers, explorers and budget travelers
What’s unique about HM Alma de Bayahibe: definitely the price – you hardly can get an all-inclusive holiday as cheap as here
Booking.com rating (as of July 2025): 7.9/10 (check reviews*) (increased rating compared to 7.1/10 in February 2024)
Tripadvisor rating (as of July 2025): 4.5/5 (check reviews*)
Prices starting in low/high season from: 55/110 USD per person per night (check availability now*)

Catalonia Bayahibe

The second-cheapest Bayahibe resort is usually Catalonia La Romana or Catalonia Bayahibe (the same hotel with two different names). While HM Alma de Bayahibe indeed is like a slimmed version of a resort, Catalonia is a proper resort in Bayahibe with a large pool area, multiple restaurants, day and nighttime entertainment as well as a picture-perfect beach – the best affordable full-service resort in Bayahibe.

With rates starting at 130 USD per person per night in low season, it is super affordable and offers a great price-value ratio. Consider reserving a Privilege Room, as they are not only much newer than the mostly outdated standard rooms at Catalonia Bayahibe, but they also come with the advantage of free access to one of the most amazing beachfront restaurants you can find in Bayahibe. We absolutely loved our time here and had some really amazing experiences. Check the Catalonia Bayahibe review for further details about this restaurant, but the photo you see below is exactly from this restaurant called Terrace Tapas.

Besides this, Catalonia Bayahibe (which was called Catalonia La Romana and Catalonia Gran Dominicus before) is a recommendable resort for most types of travelers. Families will love the various kids club offers while adults – doesn’t matter if single or couples – will enjoy the completely modernized sunken pool bar. 

This Bayahibe Resort is best for: individual travelers, explorers and budget travelers
What’s unique about Catalonia Bayahibe: the view from the Terrace Tapas restaurant is just insane – make sure to book a Privilege room to have access to it
Booking. com rating (as of July 2025): 8.2/10 (check reviews*) (increased rating compared to 7.9/10 in February 2024)
Tripadvisor rating (as of July 2025): 4/5 (check reviews*)
Prices starting in low/high season from: 130/200 USD per person per night (check availability now*)

Catalonia Royal La Romana

If you like the idea, amenities and location of Catalonia Bayahibe but are looking for a more upscale resort in Bayahibe with an adults-only atmosphere (continue reading here for further adults-only all-inclusive resorts in the Dominican Republic), Catalonia Royal La Romana is the perfect choice for you. It has its own buffet, its own à-la-carte restaurants and its own beach section, but you still have access to the main resort Catalonia Bayahibe in case you’re missing anything.

It is one of the newer Bayahibe beach resorts as it has only been built and opened in 2017, hence particularly the rooms and facilities are much more modern which you can already feel when entering the resort lobby and the elegant patio. The resort features two centerpieces – on the one side, the lobby area with the mentioned patio, several seating areas, restaurants, most of the accommodation buildings as well as an elegant and fully-stocked bar, on the other side the beach area with 2 restaurants, the beach bar and the beach lounge area.

What I love about this hotel is that with just 141 rooms, Catalonia Royal La Romana is among the smallest all-inclusive resorts in the La Romana area, which gives it a particularly homey feeling, kind of like a boutique hotel. What’s interesting is that the surcharge compared to Catalonia Bayahibe is not very high, hence if you want a little upgrade of the standard rooms, Catalonia Royal La Romana offers you a perfect option. In fact, when doing price samples for our 2025 update of the blog, I even found that a room at Catalonia Royal La Romana (sometimes) comes at the same price compared to an upgraded Privilege Room at neighboring Catalonia Bayahibe.

This Bayahibe Resort is best for: couples, travelers preferring smaller hotels
What’s unique about Catalonia La Romana: it’s the smallest full-service all-inclusive resort in La Romana/Bayahibe, giving it a very intimate vibe
Booking. com rating (as of July 2025): 8.7/10 (check reviews*) (increased rating compared to 8.6/10 in February 2024)
Tripadvisor rating (as of July 2025): 4.5/5 (check reviews*)
Prices starting in low/high season from: 145/225 USD per person per night (check availability now*)

Sunscape Dominicus La Romana

Sunscape Dominicus took over the former Be Live Collection Canoa, a budget hotel in Bayahibe, and renovated it extensively throughout 2023. During the winter 2023/2024, it reopened with a new name under the Sunscape brand, Sunscape Dominicus La Romana.

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One of the most beautiful places at Sunscape Dominicus Resort in Bayahibe is the La Cala Club, which is a jetty leading into the ocean with a bar and restaurant. However, this is not included in your all-inclusive stay, hence plan some extra budget to enjoy this gorgeous place.

Besides modern rooms, a vast array of 11 restaurants (among them 3 snack bars/coffee shops + 1 restaurant for an extra charge) and direct beach access, Sunscape Dominicus features attractive pricing. After its first full season, it’s now even cheaper than Catalonia Bayahibe for most dates, making it a great affordable option for families who want to avoid the seaweed in Punta Cana. For low season dates, I found prices for under 100 USD per person per night and even in January (the high season in the Dominican Republic), rooms were priced for just a bit over 200 USD per night (approx. 110 USD per person per night). During summer and autumn, kids stay free at Sunscape Dominicus, making it even a better a deal.

This Bayahibe Resort is best for: budget travelers
What’s unique about Catalonia Sunscape Dominicus: price-value ration is top-notch and if you want to splurge a bit, the Cala Club offers a fantastic over-the-water experience.
Booking. com rating (as of July 2025): 7.7/10 (check reviews*) (decreased rating compared to 8.3/10 in February 2024)
Tripadvisor rating (as of July 2025): 4/5 (check reviews*)
Prices starting in low/high season from: 90/110 USD per person per night (check availability now*)

Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach

Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach is the lower tier part of the Viva Wyndham beach resort in Bayahibe. It is located directly at the beach, but also very centric in the Dominicus area, which means you can leave it walking and immediately arrive in the small but pleasant center of Dominicus, a separate part of Bayahibe.

This Bayahibe resort is also one of the more affordable ones, particularly when booked through a package tour operator. Three à-la-carte restaurants (reservations are needed), two buffets, one pizzeria and one (extra charge) gourmet restaurant are available throughout your stay, along with sufficient bars all over the resort.

What’s unique about Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach is the great location of their beach bungalows. If you want to stay right at the beach in Bayahibes’s all-inclusive resorts without breaking the bank, Viva Wyndham Domininicus Beach is the perfect choice for you.

This Bayahibe Resort is best for: beach lovers, budget travelers
What’s unique about Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach: the beach bungalows are hard to find in other resorts and combine the idea of a romantic beachfront getaway with the amenities of an all-inclusive resort
Booking. com rating (as of July 2025): 7.4/10 (check reviews*) (increased rating compared to 7.3/10 in February 2024)
Tripadvisor rating (as of July 2025): 4/5 (check reviews*)
Prices starting in low/high season from: 130/190 USD per person per night (check availability now*)

Viva Wyndham Dominicus Palace

If Viva Wyndham Dominicus Palace is the lower tier resort, it doesn’t come with much surprise that Viva Wyndham Dominicus Palace is the higher tier resort – even though the difference is not extremely big. While the Viva Wyndham Beach Resort in Bayahibe is usually considered a 3.5-star hotel, the Palace section is mostly rated as a 4-star resort.

The great thing about Viva Wyndham Dominicus Palace is that you have free access to Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach as well – which means you can enjoy two hotels at the price of one. This is particularly interesting as Viva Wyndham Dominicus Palace is sometimes priced similarly to the Beach section, hence I would definitely recommend booking the Palace hotel, especially as the quality here is slightly better as well. Furthermore, it means that you have a selection of 3 buffets and 7 à-la-carte restaurants, including those at Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach.

Location-wise, the resort is located right at the center of Dominicus Beach and its small center, hence you can head out walking without any problem if you want to explore some shops or local life.

This Bayahibe Resort is best for: beach lovers, families
What’s unique about Viva Wyndham Dominicus Palace: nothing really unique – just a good combination of everything
Booking. com rating (as of July 2025): 7.4/10 (check reviews*) (increased rating compared to 7.3/10 in February 2024)
Tripadvisor rating (as of July 2025): 4/5 (check reviews*)
Prices starting in low/high season from: 140/205 USD per person per nigh (check availability now*)

Dreams Dominicus La Romana

As you can see, you have a lot of choices when it comes to affordable hotels in Bayahibe (if you’re looking for more budget-friendly resorts in the Dominican Republic, you can also check out the most affordable resorts in Punta Cana here), but there are also a few upscale resorts in Bayahibe, such as Dreams Dominicus – even one has to say that there is no 100% high-end resort.

After the most recent rebranding of Hilton to Dreams it is important to understand the differences of the resorts:
Dreams Dominicus La Romana (this one here): newly built in 2016 (always has been Dreams Dominicus)
Dreams La Romana (described further below): one of the first resorts in the La Romana area, it was Dreams La Romana until 2017, it then rebranded to Hilton La Romana Family and now – in June 2025 – rebranded back to Dreams La Romana

Dreams Dominicus La Romana is an all-inclusive resort built Mediterranean style, with lots of smaller buildings instead of one large accommodation building. Compared to options like Catalonia, Viva Wyndham, Be Live or HM Alma de Bayahibe, it particularly convinces thanks to their premium liquors and no reservation policy in restaurants, which means you can enjoy à-la-carte dinners as many as you want. The beach at Dreams Dominicus is wonderful. Additionally, you have a beautiful jetty here and a watercolor that is nearly too good to be true.

What is important to mention is that there is a separate family section at Dreams Dominicus, making it one of the best family resorts in Bayahibe (even though it is also perfect for couples or adults without kids). The family section features plenty of board games, a water splash area, guaranteed interconnecting rooms and special family restaurants, along with the kids and teens club of the resort, which offers extended opening hours up until midnight. For more family resorts in the Dominican Republic, you can also check out our list of the best family hotels in Punta Cana.

Dreams Dominicus La Romana all-inclusive resort was only opened in 2016, hence it is one of the more modern hotels in Bayahibe.

This Bayahibe Resort is best for: families, comfort seekers, couples, groups
What’s unique about Dreams Dominicus: no-reservation policy for dinner, marvelous beach area, jetty in the ocean, small accommodation buildings – Dreams Dominicus ticks many boxes
Booking. com rating (as of July 2025): 8.8/10 (check reviews*) (increased rating compared to 8.4/10 in February 2024)
Tripadvisor rating (as of July 2025): 4.5/5 (check reviews*)
Prices starting in low/high season from: 125/220 USD per person per night (check availability now*)

Iberostar Hacienda Dominicus

Iberostar Hacienda Dominicus is another one of the more upscale all-inclusive resorts in Bayahibe, even though the outdated rooms would not imply this. However, besides the rooms, everything is close to perfect.

Even though I like the selection of food and drinks at Dreams Dominicus more, nearly all of the guests are raving about the quality of restaurants and bars at Iberostar Bayahibe All-Inclusive Resort – hence you can look forward to visiting the 3 à-la-carte restaurants, 2 buffet restaurants (incl. them 1 Italian buffet) and 1 snack bar here at the hotel.

The location and property are also very appealing. While the grounds spread a particular tropical vibe thanks to their extended gardens and vegetation, the beach section is one of the most beautiful in Bayahibe, especially as the famous lighthouse of Bayahibe is right in front of the property. Walking along the beach, it is also just a 10-minute walk to the public center of the Dominicus area.

This Bayahibe Resort is best for: families, comfort seekers, couples, groups
What’s unique about Iberostar Hacienda Dominicus: the lighthouse at the beach is an iconic attraction in Bayahibe – Iberostar is right next to it
Booking. com rating (as of July 2025): 8.7/10 (check reviews*) (increased rating compared to 8.4/10 in February 2024)
Tripadvisor rating (as of July 2025): 4.5/5 (check reviews*)
Prices starting in low/high season from: 170/230 USD per person per night (check availability now*)

Dreams La Romana

Another upscale Bayahibe resort is Dreams La Romana, which, similar to Viva Wyndham and Catalonia, also contains two parts. In this case, it’s a family section (Dreams La Romana) and an adult-only section (Secrets La Romana), even though kids don’t have access to the adults-only section.

To remind you of the differences between Dreams La Romana, Dreams Dominicus and Secrets La Romana, here is the explanation:
Dreams La Romana (this one here): one of the first resorts in the La Romana area, it was Dreams La Romana until 2017, it then rebranded to Hilton La Romana Family and now – in June 2025 – rebranded back to Dreams La Romana
Secrets La Romana (the one described further below): one of the first resorts in the La Romana area, it was Dreams La Romana until 2017, it then rebranded to Hilton La Romana Adults Only and now – in June 2025 – rebranded to Secrets La Romana
Dreams Dominicus La Romana (the one described further above in this blogpost): newly built in 2016 (always has been Dreams Dominicus)

Dreams La Romana features the biggest water park in Bayahibe (for more resorts with a water park, check out this article), with multiple water slides for younger and older kids (and adults if you want to have some fun ), a kids splash zone and a large lazy river. Families will also be happy about the kids and teens club as well as family-friendly rooms, which are, however, not as modern as at Dreams Dominicus.

Dreams La Romana offers you 4 à-la-carte restaurants and 1 buffet. Reservations for dinners are not required at Dreams La Romana, international top-shelf spirits are included at all bars.

This Bayahibe Resort is best for: families, comfort seekers
What’s unique about Dreams La Romana: home of the biggest water park in Bayahibe & La Romana – great for kids and families
Booking. com rating (as of July 2025): 8.4/10 (check reviews*) (decreased rating compared to 8.8/10 in February 2024)
Tripadvisor rating (as of July 2025): 4.5/5 (check reviews*)
Prices starting in low/high season from: 175/250USD per person per night (check availability now*)

Secrets La Romana

When staying at Secrets La Romana, you also have access to the other side of Dreams La Romana, can use the water park, don’t need reservations for dinner and can choose among 4 à-la-carte restaurants, which brings up the choice of dinner options to 10, including the two buffets at Dreams La Romana.

Together with Dreams Dominicus and Iberostar Hacienda, Hilton La Romana is one of the best all-inclusive resorts in Bayahibe – and definitely the best adults-only hotel in the area. However, it is also the most expensive one, hence it pays out to compare prices and services. After the recent rebranding from Hilton La Romana to Secrets La Romana, there is a good chance that this hotel gets the first real luxury hotel in Bayahibe in the future, as the Secrets brand usually stands for a premium and upscale approach. It wouldn’t surprise me though if we see renovations coming up soon, which could level up this resort a step, making it a popular luxury option in the La Romana area.

Besides the amenities already mentioned above, guests will love the fully-stocked and refilled in-suite minibar and the on-site adults-only nightclub.

This Bayahibe Resort is best for: adults, singles, groups
What’s unique about Secrets La Romana: the most upscale resort in Bayahibe at the moment, which might be offering even more luxury in the future
Booking. com rating (as of July 2025): 8.9/10 (check reviews*) (increased rating compared to 8.7/10 in February 2024)
Tripadvisor rating (as of July 2025): 4.5/5 (check reviews*)
Prices starting in low/high season from: 195/295 USD per person per night (check availability now*)

Other notable accommodations in Bayahibe

If you’re not looking for a resort, you also have the choice among many other hotels in Bayahibe, even though most of them are not located at the beach.

Here is a selection of hand-picked recommendations in case you’re looking for a different place to stay:

Tracadero Resort (check prices here*): the only resort in Bayahibe which is not an all-inclusive resort. This oceanfront hotel features several pools, an appealing beach club vibe and stunning ocean views. It has an elegant restaurant and various rooms and apartments, including honeymoon suites, but not beach.

Guesthouse Bayahibe (check prices here*): as the name implies, it is a guesthouse in Bayahibe – and one of the best ones around. Personal attention, delicious breakfast and tastefully decorated rooms are just a few amenities you can expect at this cute little home away from home.

Tribe Inn & Rooftop Lounge (check prices here*): my favorite budget accommodation in Bayahibe, even though they’re changing names and brands way too often, nearly every year. For usually less than 40 USD, you get clean and modern rooms, a freshly prepared breakfast, a small pool and a great location just 2 minutes away from the harbor of Bayahibe, where all the tours to Isla Saona are starting. Don’t expect luxury though, it’s a basic accommodation.

Are you looking for further accommodation and hotels in Bayahibe? In this case, check out the Bayahibe Travel Guide, where I am also recommending some of the best apartments and Airbnbs in Bayahibe.

Excursions, Transfers and more in Bayahibe

When planning your vacation in Bayahibe, it is also important to know how to get to Bayahibe and what are the best Bayahibe excursions. While you can find all these details explained in the Bayahibe Travel Guide blogpost, let me already outline here the most important information.

Getting to Bayahibe from Punta Cana’s International Airport is easier than you might think. It is just a quick 50-minute drive on a well-maintained highway, hence you can either book your private transfer* from Punta Cana to Bayahibe or a shared shuttle*.

Alternatively, you can also rent a car in Punta Cana and drive on your own to Bayahibe, especially if you’re planning to do some DIY activities and road trips during your stay anyway.

Regarding excursions, the No. 1 thing to do in Bayahibe is definitely Isla Saona. This beautiful island is home to so many gorgeous beaches and wonderful unbelievable sceneries, that it feels like paradise in the Dominican Republic – especially when you book one of the excursions which head a bit further than the regular tourist boats. That’s why I definitely would recommend you an Isla Saona excursion from Bayahibe which includes Mano Juan*, the only small village on the island.

Other favorite excursions in Bayahibe are ziplining, buggy adventures and activities through the countryside. Check the Bayahibe Travel Guide for some further ideas on what to do in Bayahibe.

Conclusion: what is the best resort in Bayahibe?

This article presented all 10 different resorts with all-inclusive in Bayahibe. If you’re asking what is the best one in terms of quality, I would vote for Catalonia Royal, Dreams Dominicus, Secrets La Romana and Iberostar Hacienda. The best adults-only resort is also Catalonia Royal La Romana or the Secrets La Romana Resort. The best resort for families in Bayahibe is without a doubt Dreams La Romana or Dreams Dominicus La Romana.

In case you’re traveling on a budget, I would consider Sunscape Dominicus and Catalonia Bayahibe as the best Bayahibe beach resort option. However, check well the price of both hotels as they tend to vary widely and are – especially in high season – not always worth the price.

And if you haven’t found the perfect hotel yet, you still can check the all-inclusive resorts in Punta Cana for more options, as you have more than 70 additional resorts in this area, compared to the 10 resorts with all-inclusive in Bayahibe. For further resort ideas in the Dominican Republic, you can check out the following posts:
– best Punta Cana Resorts with a water park
– best affordable all-inclusive resorts in Punta Cana
– cheapest all-inclusive resorts in Punta Cana
– best all-inclusive family resorts in Punta Cana
– best party resorts in Punta Cana
– best swim-up rooms in Punta Cana
– list of adults-only resorts in Punta Cana
– best Cap Cana adults-only all-inclusive resorts
– best honeymoon resorts in Punta Cana
– best couples-only resorts in Punta Cana

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