Paradisus Palma Real Golf & Spa Resort
The Paradisus Palma Real is all about first impressions. Enter the airy marble and modern art–filled lobby and you’ll be greeted with direct views of Bavaro’s white sand beach. The equally regal Colonial Plaza, a colonnaded atrium lined with the bulk of the hotel’s dining options, opens up onto the vast main pool, dotted with in-water loungers and a swim-up bar. Whimsical chandeliers, oversize chess pieces and glittering bronze accents give the property a sleek, urban vibe more reminiscent of a private club than a large hotel. But on the outside the look is Caribbean through and through, from the palapa-topped pool cabanas to the palm-studded white sand beach. more...