Maybe you locals can help me- Am planning a trip in Feb- can't understand by the maps the difference between Punta Cana and Bavarro? Are the areas fairly close together? Also I would like to play golf three days, and would like to have the hotel fairly accessible to the courses ( no longer than 15 or 20 minute ride) I have a timeshare to exchange, and saw their is reciprocity with some of the Melia Resorts, Solmelia paradisius however there are mixed review as to the quality of the property. It seems like hard rock gets decent reviews, what would your opinion be of the location? We want a place that's fun and not too stuffy. The other option is, should we just rent a house or condo on the beach although the initial thought was that it would be too isolated since this is a first time visit to Punta Cana Thanks in advance for the help and recomendations.