Discover the Barceló Hotel Group - premium resorts in exceptional beach front locations! Transat take these great hotels and create wonderful all-inclusive packages, including flights, transfers from the airport to your hotel, meals, drinks and the services of a Transat Rep to help you get the best out of your hotel and your destination.
Recently Barceló Hotel Group acquired the Occidental Hotel Group – so now there is even more choice under the Barceló banner. The hotel chain offers four brands to help you choose the right resort for your needs.
Royal Hideaway Luxury Hotels & Resorts are properties offering elegant settings that reflect the art and culture of their destinations.
Barceló Hotels & Resorts are for guests with a taste for the opulent who love the gourmet cuisine, ritzy spa services, pillow menu and other unique features of Barceló Hotels & Resorts.
Occidental Hotels & Resorts provide comfort and relaxation in a decidedly Mediterranean setting that is reflected in the design, spa, specialty restaurants and inviting rooms of each property.
Allegro Hotels deliver fun and freedom to savvy, budget-minded travellers and celebrate the joy of vacations.
Following acquisition of Occidental and Allegro resorts the Barceló Hotel Group has made substantial investments of over $110 million to bring the hotels up to Barceló standards. All the Occidental and Allegro brand hotels were renovated, with up to $30 million dollars spent on the Occidental Punta Cana and Occidental at Xcaret resorts.
Don’t necessarily opt for the standard room type, without considering Prestige Class at the Barceló resorts and Preference Club from Occidental. When you book with Transat, select resorts such as the Barceló Bavaro Beach Prestige Class come with Transat-exclusive Prestige Class perks that include direct transfers from the airport, WiFi access, additional à la carte dinner reservations, VIP bathroom amenities and spa discounts. Select Occidental resorts such as the Occidental Punta Cana Preference Club come with Transat-exclusive Preference Club perks that include direct transfers, WiFi access, a dedicated room location, concierge service and spa discounts
A further upgrade to Premium Level inclusions is available at all Barceló resorts booked with Transat. Treat yourself to personalized check-in plus concierge services in the exclusive Premium Level lounge. Receive priority reservations or use of the à la carte restaurants as well as free access to wireless internet in available areas. Your room will be located to enjoy the best ocean view with a welcome gift and pool towels waiting in your room. Indulge in the pillow and aromatherapy menus, free room service and more!
Royal Level at all the Occidental Resorts brings the same benefits with one addition…Royal Level includes a special a la carte restaurant for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner exclusively for Royal Level Guests.
It is so important to get the right room type to suit your needs – so check out the various options when you consider a resort. If you are looking for an adults’ only escape, for example, the Barceló Bávaro Palace has rooms with features like a hot tub on a private patio. The same resort also has Family Junior Suites that can accommodate larger families all together in one room.
Starting with the availability of larger room sizes, Barceló is a great choice for families. The excellent Barcy Kids Club (4 – 12 years) will keep the kids entertained and there are great family facilities to enjoy such as waterparks, bowling alleys, Laser Tag, miniature golf courses, dolphinariums and more. Family services include everything from 24hr babysitting to a microwave and minibar with juice and cereal.
Check out the Barceló resort complexes in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic and in the Riviera Maya, Mexico if you want to find the greatest choice of restaurants, pools and activities. You can stay at one resort and play at several to ensure that there is plenty going on to keep the whole family happy.
Barceló Resorts and Hotels also provide excellent facilities for weddings and honeymoons. Available when you book through Transat, Barceló offer a wide choice of wedding packages to suit your budget and there is help at every step of the way. You need to know that you are putting your special day in the hands of people with lots of experience, so it is reassuring to know that there are Barceló wedding coordinators on the ground in resort to help with every little detail from the legal papers to the cake.
Whether you are looking for adults only pampering, amazing family fun, a large resort complex or an exclusive luxury hideaway – Transat and the Barceló Group of hotels combine to offer a range of resorts that suit all kinds of travellers.
Together with Transat, Barceló offer 24 hotels and resorts in 6 different countries! The combined strength of Barceló and Occidental provides some of the most comprehensive coverage of Mexico you will find anywhere, with resorts in Cozumel, Playacar and Xcaret on the Mayan Riviera, as well as Puerto Vallarta, Nuevo Vallarta, Los Cabos and Ixtapa on the Pacific Coast of Mexico.
In the Caribbean Islands Barceló has resorts in Varadero in Cuba as well as Punta Cana in The Dominican Republic. Barceló also has Central and South America covered with resorts in both Tambor and Liberia in Costa Rica as well as in Nicaragua. You can also stay with Barceló in Cartagena in Colombia.
Your package with Transat Holidays includes flights on Air Transat, all-inclusive accommodation and the services of a Transat Holidays representative in destination. Transat also offer excursions to help you venture out beyond your resort and explore your destination.
Air Transat offer frequent direct flights from Toronto and Montreal to your destination. Fly in comfort as Air Transat have been voted No 1 Leisure Airline in North America (3yrs in a row) and 2nd best in the World! If there is only one flight per week then you can only go to your chosen destination for 7 or 14 days. But where there are multiple flights per week it opens up the chance to go to for different durations such as 3, 5, 10 or 12 days. Look out for this opportunity with the more popular destinations such as Punta Cana and the Mayan Riviera.
There are too many Barceló Resorts available with Transat to list here, but you can find detailed information at www.transat.com.
5 star Royal Hideaway Playacar, Mexico
Royal Hideaway is the top end luxury brand in the Barceló family.
The Royal Hideaway Playacar near Playa del Carmen is a 5-star resort welcoming adults 18 and over into a world of sumptuous style and sophistication, curated with the utmost attention to detail. Beautifully appointed suites, 24-hour room service, à la carte lunch and dinner, premium brand drinks and free WiFi throughout the resort are just some of the luxurious touches that will cater to even the most discerning guest.
This resort is in Transat’s Luxury Collection – so again there are special extras for Transat guests. Luxury Package Inclusions at this elegant 5-star resort include private roundtrip transfers between airport and hotel, free access to VIP lounge and upgrade to Option Plus on Air Transat.
4 star Barceló Montelimar, Nicaragua
Barceló is the upscale brand of the Barceló family.
The Barceló Montelimar hotel is situated in an exclusive spot in Nicaragua. It is on the seafront, surrounded by stunning, lush tropical vegetation and you can enjoy the best Pacific sunsets.
The Barceló Montelimar is part of Transat’s SunSavvy Collection. These are hotels that offer excellent value in popular destinations. These hotels offer excellent satisfaction rates and a fun, warm and family-friendly atmosphere.
The Barceló Montelimar is also part of the Experience Collection with Transat, an idea that really allows you to explore the destination by spliting your time between the city of Managua and the beach. With this option you stay 5 nights by the beach at the Barceló Montelimar, and 2 nights at the Barceló Managua, giving you the opportunity to explore the city.
The newly refurbished Barceló Managua hotel is located in an exclusive area near the centre of Managua, approximately 15 km from the airport. The hotel is just 5 minutes from the Galerías Santo Domingo, the country's largest shopping centre. The Barceló Managua offers a perfect combination of modernity, relaxation, tranquillity and good service.
4½ star Occidental Papagayo, Costa Rica
The newly acquired and renovated Occidental brand resorts offer comfortable, relaxing accommodation with a Mediterranean feel.
The Occidental Papagayo hotel is located on Playa Buena Beach. It is approximately 45 km from downtown Liberia and 34 km from the Liberia airport.The hotel is on the Gulf of Papagayo - considered the jewel of the Pacific and this resort has blended in perfectly with the lush, natural surroundings. Guests can enjoy both the comfort of the All Inclusive program and the exotic fauna in the vicinity. It has a fantastic pool you can and relax in beautiful outdoor gardens.
The Occidental Papagayo is part of Transat’s Solo Collection This is for anyone travelling alone and is an extremely popular formula! Enjoy no single supplement, free WiFi in your room and free room service together with a communal table for sharing meals with other Transat guests and a weekly happy hour to get to know your fellow travelers.
4 star Allegro Cozumel, Mexico
Allegro hotels are the fun loving, budget conscious option within the Barceló family.
The Allegro Cozumel resort is located directly on San Francisco Beach, approximately 20 km from the Cozumel airport. It is one of the world’s most beautiful beaches on the island of Cozumel. When Jacques Cousteau visited Palancar Reef, he defined it as "paradise”. Thanks to the resort’s proximity, Allegro Cozumel Resort guests can now enjoy this beautiful marine area every day. The resort offers excellent packages for diving experiences at one of the world’s top destinations for scuba divers.
This resort is in Transat’s Family Collection. Family Collection resorts deliver a safe, exciting time for kids – and a relaxing holiday for parents. There are a variety of activities, facilities and promotions offered by the Collection’s family-friendly resorts that suit the needs of different types of family. And Transat break it down further into resorts that are good for eg babies or teens or multigenerational groups. You will often find special offers for kids or single parents at these resorts.
If you are looking for the largest possible choice of facilities and restaurants - consider so called “Mega Resorts” where you stay at one resort and share the facilities available at the other neighbouring Barceló properties. This scale makes it feasible to build shared facilities like shopping centres, sports bars, bowling alleys, waterparks and more – while you can still enjoy the smaller scale of your own chosen resort if you wish. It also means up to a double digit choice of restaurants every night as you "dine out" at different resorts!
Riviera Maya Beach Resort Complex
Barceló Maya Beach resort complex is a set of luxurious all inclusive hotels in the Riviera Maya, with the "Stay at One, Play at More" philosophy. The Barceló Maya Palace Prestige Class, the Barceló Maya Beach and the Barceló Maya Colonial Prestige Class are all available from Transat.
Each resort has different room types and facilities within its own boundaries – but as you share the facilities of other properties this gives you a huge choice of restaurants, pools, disco and entertainment. There are also endless activities – from Spanish lessons to mini golf to scuba diving lessons. The resort complex has a waterpark and a dolphinarium.
Punta Cana Resort Complex
The Barceló Bávaro Beach Resort complex with Transat features the adults only Barceló Bavaro Beach Prestige Class and the Barceló Bávaro Palace.
If you stay at the adults only Barceló Bavaro Beach Prestige Class it is like two hotels in one as you can also take advantage of all the facilities of the Barceló Bavaro Palace. This opens up an impressive list of facilities – 7 à la carte restaurants, Casino, Spa, Pirates Island water park and included golf to name a few.
The Barceló Bavaro Palace has range of rooms to suit families – including a Family Duplex that accommodates 4 people within 2 separate bedrooms. A Family Room Deluxe also has 2 separate bedrooms that can accommodate 6 people - but this accommodation also offers an outside whirlpool.