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The Coco Bongo "Show & Disco · Downtown Punta Cana" sign between palm leaves, with portraits of music stars on its panels

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Downtown Punta Cana at night

In short

Downtown Punta Cana is the shopping-and-entertainment complex in Bávaro, opened in 2012, where Coco Bongo stages its show-and-disco nights for up to 1,200 people, next to Maroca, a club set in a cave, and several bars.

Not every Punta Cana night ends on the sand. Downtown Punta Cana, a complex in Bávaro, gathers shows, restaurants and bars in one place, and it is where Coco Bongo stages its Punta Cana show.

What Downtown Punta Cana is

Downtown Punta Cana opened in 2012, founded by the Francis Villegas family. It presents itself as the urban core of the Bávaro–Punta Cana tourist area, with entertainment by day and by night.

It names Coco Bongo, a Dolphin Discovery park and a Hard Rock Café among its tenants, alongside the restaurants and attractions listed in its own directory.

Which bars and clubs are in Downtown Punta Cana?

Five names make up the complex's own list of nightlife and entertainment. Coco Bongo is one; Maroca is a club set inside a cave styled like a Caribbean cenote; the others are Mixology Bar Lab, Havana Cigar Lounge & Bar and MP Club, from the Maldito Parné brand.

By day, the same directory lists Dolphin Discovery, where visitors can swim with dolphins, and Caribbean Lake Park, a water park with wakeboarding, a zip-line and floating obstacle islands.

Coco Bongo: a show that turns into a disco

Coco Bongo calls its Punta Cana venue a show and disco. Its own description promises acrobats, live musical tributes and entertainment without a break, and gives its address as the Downtown Punta Cana shopping centre on the Barceló road in Bávaro.

The Dominican Republic's Ministry of Tourism lists Coco Bongo's shows among the things to do at night in Punta Cana. Entry and reservations are handled by Coco Bongo itself.

Downtown's own directory gives Coco Bongo room for 1,200 people on several levels, designed for watching the shows. Coco Bongo's page currently bills tributes built around Spider-Man, KISS and Michael Jackson, plus a Kiss Cam, shot challenges and look-alikes projected on giant screens.

Downtown or beach club?

They are two different nights. Coco Bongo's is a staged one: a show first, with acrobats and tributes, and the disco around it. A beach-club night like the ones at Cielo Beach Club happens outdoors, between terraces and pools facing the water, and is built around a theme, such as the all-white dress code of the White Party.

Nothing stops you from doing both on different evenings. The nights on our calendar are the beach-club kind; Downtown's venues handle their own entry.

Before you go: the bill and the ride

Bar bills in Downtown carry the 10% legal tip like any other in the country; tipping in Punta Cana explains each line of the receipt.

The taxi sheet that Punta Cana airport publishes has lines for Pueblo Bávaro, Plaza San Juan and El Cortecito, but none for Downtown itself, so agree the fare before you get in (Punta Cana airport taxi).

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Quick answers

Where is Coco Bongo in Punta Cana?

In the Downtown Punta Cana shopping centre, on the Barceló road in Bávaro, according to Coco Bongo's own website. The complex opened in 2012 and also houses Maroca, Mixology Bar Lab, Havana Cigar Lounge & Bar and MP Club, plus daytime attractions such as Dolphin Discovery.

What is there to do at night in Downtown Punta Cana?

Downtown Punta Cana's own directory lists five entertainment venues: Coco Bongo, a show-and-disco club; Maroca, a club set in a cave styled like a Caribbean cenote; Mixology Bar Lab; Havana Cigar Lounge & Bar; and MP Club. The complex, in Bávaro, also has restaurants and daytime attractions such as Dolphin Discovery.

How many people does Coco Bongo Punta Cana hold?

Downtown Punta Cana's directory describes Coco Bongo as an international show-disco with room for 1,200 people, built on several levels so the shows can be seen from different heights, with high-end sound and video. Coco Bongo itself bills acrobats, live musical tributes and non-stop entertainment.

What is Maroca in Punta Cana?

Maroca is one of the nightlife venues in Downtown Punta Cana, in Bávaro. The complex's directory describes it as a club inside a cave, the lair of a mythical guardian called Marocael, set in the exotic atmosphere of a Caribbean cenote. Like the other Downtown venues, it handles its own entry.

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