The Ocean Bavaro Spa and Beach Resort are being re-branded as a Barcelo Resort and renamed the Barcelo Dominican Beach Resort. The hotel is located in Bavaro between Carabela Beach Resort and Melia Caribe Tropical Resort in Punta Cana. The Playa Hotels & Resorts, the company formed in 2006 by Grupo Barcelo in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, announced its purchase of the 738-room resort that is located in Bavaro. This is the third resort in eastern Punta Cana area that is added to the new operator this year. Others were the Breezes Punta Cana that was rebranded as the Barcelo Punta Cana Resort, a Barcelo Premium branded hotel. Earlier the company also announced the addition of the Sunscape Casa del Mar Resort in Bayahibe. Barcelo also operates the Barcelo Bavaro hotel complex, with the Convention Center, Palace, Beach, Golf, Garden and Casino resorts.