Where Meliá Punta Cana Beach sits and where we stop
Meliá Punta Cana Beach Resort is the adults-only half of the Meliá grounds in Bávaro, sharing an entrance road with the family-oriented Meliá Caribe Beach. Both names sound alike to a driver reading a sheet in a hurry, which is why we write the full property name and note whether you are in the standard resort or The Level. Past the shared security post, the internal road splits: family arrivals continue to Meliá Caribe, adults-only guests turn towards the Punta Cana Beach reception, and The Level guests are received at their own desk inside that same building. Getting this right saves a luggage transfer across the grounds at the end of a long flight. The drive from PUJ is 20 to 30 minutes and it is billed at the Bávaro rate: $35 Standard, $79 VIP, per vehicle one way.