Melia Punta Cana Beach Wellness Resort Adults: Wonderful time here!

The resort was beautiful, the activities were so much fun, and the staff were incredibly kind. They treated my friend and I like princesses, and did everything to ensure we were having a good time! I would 100% recommend coming here :)

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Beach Resort: Excellent Resort

The hotel was excellent the service was very good, and my butler Modeso was fantastic he made all my reservations for the restaurants and also my birthday celebration. Clara Diag was my maid and she did a wonderful job in keeping my room well-stocked with clean linens and towels. the service in the Buffet was fantastic Roner was one of the servers and he is a wonderful person. This was my second visit to this Resort in nine months and I enjoyed both visits.

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Beach Resort: Fantastic Resort

I think it was fantastic I enjoyed the meals, the atmosphere was great. My maid Clara was very good she kept the rooms clean at all times. My butler Modesto was very cooperative and helpful at all times. I had a great stay and I will recommend this resort to my friends and family.

El Beso Adults Only at Ocean El Faro: Great Resort !

Everything was fine. Except the staff that work at the hotel were a little bit uptight. They should be a little bit more friendly...... Food was great and the Beach/Pools was good as well..... Overall Rating I would say 4 stars out of 5...

Riu Republica: Gone downhill

Here is what we put on facebook over 2 posts First post So we landed Tuesday. We were here back in 2019 and loved it. This time. Not so much. Here is my halfweek review: Restaurant: Food is not what we remember. I've never been to a resort where A la carts are first come first serve. The buffet is good but typical. Today my omlette was made with a huge chunk of cheese just in the middle. It was edible. But just laziness on the cooks part. Rooms: Sub par for a 5 star. Our toilet seat  [... read more]is not attached properly and if I had to guess has never been attached. Pic attached 3 small lumpy pillows that remind me of a half filled bag of chips. No cases on them yesterday. I've made 3 requests for extra pillows. Rooms are hot. 25 to 29 degrees all day. We have been back to the front to have cards reprogrammed as they stop working randomly. This is a theme I had seen on other posts. Three times so far Drinks We are experienced travelers so we brought bubba for beer and yeti for other drinks. I've had a few mudslides here but yesterday they made one with sour milk. I could tell on my first sip. This isn't one that sat out in the sun for hours. Freshly made. Could tell right away it was off. Poured it out myself in the bathroom. Chunky. I'm sure half cut I might not have noticed right away. Asked for a rye and Pepsi. In the yeti (35 ounce) and it was half rye half Pepsi. I watched the bartender open a new bottle and pour a third of it in and add Pepsi. I tried to get him to stop. I know the vibe of the resort is party. But this much alcohol is honestly dangerous. I did pour half out add Pepsi and had a great drink. But pay attention. I won't rate the beach as the water is choppy due to hurricane Lee and we have made the decision to be safe. The sunset was unreal and will be where we take our trip picture to put in our frame. It is truly beautiful and only slightly behind cuba and way better than anything in Mexico Be clear this is not a luxury adult 5 star resort. It is a party oriented 4 star and it does that wonderfully. We are having a great time but it will be our last time. It is very tired compared to 2019. At two years old it was great. Now they put the tiles falling off pool at the edge to be picked up by staff. They have installed "speedbumps" on the table in the party pool to prevent it being used as a slid as we saw in 2019. Maybe it was a safety issue. Again very inconsistent. Throughout. Tips are the only way to get service. I shouldn't have to bribe to get basics. I know there are a ton of people who will Disagree and say it's a great place. And for someone looking to party all week it's perfect. For me. It's a pass next time. Second post Just wanted to do a follow up to my midweek review. I am likely going to get a little more flack this time around. My midweek review is here https://m.facebook.com/groups/riurepublicapuntacana/permalink/3627539784190974/?mibextid=Nif5oz and I won't be repeating those concerns. The second half of the week went the same as the first half. Disappointing They did send someone to fix the toilet seat. But he left without fixing it. I did get 2 extra pillows on day 5 And we had our room cards recoded a total of 4 times. Twice both having to be done. But where things went downhill is when safety became a concern. When I say this I am one to be fearful but my partner does get a little sheepish during conflict. We were not involved but just in close proximity. Likely a love spat. But the crashing and banging drew the attention of more than one security and I believe ended someone's vacation early. Video from our balcony. I understand the resort can't be held accountable for someone's actions but they create an atmosphere that drives this. It's a party resort and not anything else. Lastly the general over demeanor of staff is miserable. We don't get smiles returned and tips are expected not welcomed. Overall my experience has stamped in to not come back and we are now having our friends bridal party of 9 look elsewhere. I do want to end this review on a positive so a huge shout out to Daniel at the activity/party pool Alejandro at the lobby bar Brian (female) at the second stage bar. (Furthest from the beach) And Edwar from the smaller buffet. That guy should have been in the NBA. These folks did make us feel great — with Delaney Hoage.

Occidental Punta Cana: Occidental Punta Cana

This is the worst resource which I ever visited Punta Cana above the other 5. So do not even think to go to this place or it will make your self regret and feel stupid. In my last word, garbage food and they will try to hook you up with their scammed time share.

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Ok

Clean grounds beautiful beach. Rooms outdated, step in showers toilet beside. Premium level not worth the price, Mayan riviera Barcelo resorts so much nicer but beach not as nice. Lots of smokers and communication is a problem unless you speak spanish

Riu Republica: Was great‼️

Lots of fun partys, the jungle party along with the neon and a few other partys was lit. The music got kind of repetitive at the events but other than that i didnt even mind after a few shots. Lots nice & friendly people that just want to have fun..lots of nice & beatiful women... nice weather, great food, i enjoyed it🔥 riu republica‼️💗

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Good Hotel, Good Food, Good Beach but NO Shade on Beach

All was great, September is off season time and resort was not full. Second time visiting Barcelo Bavaro Beach resort. Week of September 6 - 13 was 6 days sunshine 1 day rain. Great resort and vacation, no issues. Beach - Barcelo Bavaro has no shade area besides palm tree's, had some seaweed obviously but other resorts were much worse from what I hear. Plenty of activities sports or music, can walk to Palace from Barcelo Bavaro beach in 10 minutes. Hotel room - I was staying in Building 2, [... read more] 3 storey building has elevator, room is spacious, has a balcony ocean view, comfortable bed with all necessities such as hair dryer, full shampoo/conditioner, coffee machine, fridge. Never had a problem with AC or no hot water. Water was always very hot. Food at the restaurants was plenty, good, many choices, all was fresh no issue. Restaurant MIRAMAR at Barcelo Bavaro Palace extremely slippery floor.

Royalton Bavaro Resort and Spa: Bring grippy shoes, buffet will take you down

Travelled with my 16-year-old son for 7 days from Toronto. Swim up room-not Privilege club. Paid $1400 each AI. No excursions. Flight: Sunwing failed us again, 2-hour delay from YYZ, and again a 45 min delay coming back. Transfer was fine, although YYZ baggage claim can suck it from top to bottom. Resort grounds: Well-manicured and clean, very poor maintenance repairs, nothing was done properly, or colour matched, just slopped plaster over something and let it dry. Swim up was awesome, al [... read more]though not very private, great refresher when the pool is too hot or full. The floor in the buffet is like greased lightning, I almost fell on my ass like 20 times. I learned to slide around gracefully by day 3. The entire resort is quite dangerous when wet. No traction on any of the pathways, or tile. They do have strips on some of the stairs to help in places. Food: We both got sick from something, I know it happens, so I am not going to fault the resort for that, as you never know what got you(ice cubes, uncooked meat, unclean bathroom conditions) Buffet was basic, grab the fresh Swiss chalet type rotisserie chicken when you can, and the waffle fries if you can find them. Pizza was just flat bread with a couple chunks of whatever was going bad in the kitchen. Bread and butter were my mainstay, kinda like a fancy prison. Ala Cartes, Brazilian was great, grilled pineapple and the various skewers, even the way they feed you was a great experience. Steakhouse was good, massive steak(rib eye) that an average person would never be able to eat. and no vegetables in sight. Oceanside was good, basket of coconut shrimp was massive and probably the best thing I ate all week. Japanese was the worst show I have ever had out of like 10 different resorts. No flair, and average rice and meat served. My son struggled with the air quality, but Gen Z has no coping skills for anything these days. All desserts were great. Ice cream, cheese cake very good. Room service food was limited to like 5 options, just a sandwich with fries that were usually cold. took about 30-45 mins each time. Strawberry daquiris were good no matter where I went, sorry i don't drink anything other than water and DQ's. Breakfast omelets and bacon are the only true constant, as well as desserts. Beach: unfortunately, I am not a beach person(Canadian Vampire), it looked nice, and had some heavy waves, but I did not see many people in there on any given day. Room: clean and standard, beds were firm but comfy enough. not as good as Royalton Cancun by far. Toilets were barely cleaned. 2 men with gastro issues, we put it to the test. had to flush 2-3 times each time to finish the job, and without a fan, the maid was not very happy to be in there at any time(toilet has its own small closet for whatever reason) and the bathtub in the middle of the room served no purpose. No one would use it, and it's in everyone's way. we stored dirty/wet clothes in it. Phone did not work for 3 days, A/C cut off for a full day due to a loose door handle. Staff: honestly, i hate reviews that say Miguel was the best!! or whatever, no one cares. The staff here were very rude and confrontational when there was more than 2 men working together. They never gave the right of way when walking, I was pushed onto the grass many times, and I am 5'10 and 300 lbs. I would not waste money on this resort. Nowhere near 5-star standards even though it was low season. I should point out that there was a tragic accident involving 2 buses the 2nd day we got there and I think it was 9 people died that were workers from Royalton(unsure if they were from us or Splash) I didn't ask.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Bahia principle ambar

Everything was great had a good time the pool was awesome and the dinners were great along with the buffet pool bar couldn’t get enough of it beach had a lot of seaweed but the hot dogs and burgers every day were great also

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Great Resort!

2nd time there, first in 2019.still a great resort! Food amazing, friendly staff and the trolley service is the best especially because the resort is so big. Took daughter her first time and she wants to go back with her family next time.

Catalonia Royal Bavaro: Not so good

We stayed on the adult side the beach atmosphere was good. What the draw back for me was no communication when we landed at airport, we were lost when we finally got to resort. Wanted to eat and drink but nothing!!! Had to buy a bottle of wine for room! The food was so pretentious, we ended up on the family side for food. Extremely expensive being a Canadian consumer, which was not understood. I don't mind tipping at all was expecting that but wow everywhere you turn you couldn't get a [... read more]way from it .don't get me wrong I tipped waiters, bartender, the lady who cleaned rooms anyone that I could because you felt obligated or they just didn't see you. And the words of entitlement on flags omg..I'm by far entitled. That was so embarrassing Then to end the trip we sat in the lobby waiting for our bus to airport only to find out that axel of wheel broken" and we had to pay 30 us dollars for a cab to airport. I asked why we couldn't go with someone else and got a story witch was absolutely crap! I would never return or even tell anyone to go unless you ate a pretentious human !!!!!

Occidental Caribe: Not worth it. Go to Mexico or Cuba instead.

I wrote a lengthy review on TripAdvisor you can check out. I can see why Canadians do not want to go to Punta Cana. Their service is so poor and the maintenance of the hotel is lacking enough that Cuba or a 3 star in mexico is better than Occidental. We tipped everyone and still did not receive mediocre service, let alone good service. We managed to visit 1 a la carte only. Lots of locals on weekends. Rude, cold servers, except for 1 lady. Beach was choppy. Lots of vendors. Not worth it.

Temptation Grand Miches Resort 21 Plus: Amazing resort

It was really nice trip. Rooms, service, food, entertainment-++++++++++ Special thanks: Joel-Sexy Pool Bartender, Antonio-Dining room Server, Popey, Capuchino, Electra, Bubles and all their friends-Entertainment Staff.

Riu Republica: Had fun

My boyfriend and I had a great time. The beach was beautiful and we took a walk on it each day. They had many different kinds of food that wasn’t too bad. I wish the restaurants that they has would serve you food, they were all buffet style, except for the steak house. The pool that has a swim up bar and music, the water was filthy. Our room key, probably six out of the seven days stopped working on us and we had to go to the front desk to get a new one that’s was frustrating. It also wouldâ [... read more]€™ve been nice if the entertainers played more games with the people staying at the resort and were more engaging with us. If you don’t go to the RIU parties there’s not much going on during the day at the resort I felt. It would be nice if more of the RIU parties were during the night and not during mid day and dinner time. Either way I still enjoyed myself.

Royalton Splash Punta Cana: Worst Customer Service

The hotel grounds is clean, and the grounds are nicely maintained. The pools are clean and with various options. The service model requires a significant over haul. whether a diamond club member or standard room the service was the same and horrible. My family experience he worst treatment at this Royalton which was surprising given we've stayed at the Royalton in other countries and found the service to be fantastic. We experienced everything from being ignored at the bars, being ignored a [... read more]t dinner waiting over 20 minutes for cutlery or even worse almost an hour for drinks to go with dinner. Being a diamond club member meant premium liquor applied to us, but when we called for it at the bar the bottles were not apart of the package. Two minutes later the same bartender is serving the same bottle of liquor to a non-diamond club member. Royalton Punta Canada Splash you need to do better.

Occidental Caribe: Amazing Resourt

The hotel was very clean the staffs was very polite and courteous. One down side we didn’t receive a face cloth for the 5 days we were there, and only one bath towel per person per day. I would visit this hotel again

Catalonia Bavaro Resort: Not the best unfortunately!

We have travelled the Caribbean well over 20 times. We have been to DR 3 times. We were going with a large group and this resort was chosen for us already. Many of us suffered from horrible food poisoning after eating at the italian restaurant. Everyone that had the chicken that night. Those who were sick were in their rooms for 1.5 days wasting their vacation and were still under the weather and not able to fully enjoy things for several days. We witnessed many unsanitary conditions when it c [... read more]ame to food where visible, I could only imagine what was happening behind closed kitchens. Raw meats being cooked on open grills (chicken especially concerning) using the same tongs to handle raw meats as to serve the customers cooked foods with. Birds being allowed to walk all over food in the buffet and seeing feces on fruits. I'm sure this country has health regulations but they were not following them here. I'm sure many other visitors have fallen ill as well. Only about 50% of the staff was happy in any way to be there working. Only in Dominican have I experienced this. No towels, no hot water for 2 days. Electrical wires exposed outside my children's room. Never again will I go back to this country or book this resort chain again. I feel very ripped off we lost 1.5 days of vacation due to illness and experiences many other inconveniences considering the money we paid for this resort. Star rating should be lower until they step it up!

Dreams Onyx Resort and Spa: Beautiful resort

Beautiful resort, very clean and helpful staff. Took our family with out 8 months baby, and we had the time of our life. From checking in to check out everything was smooth and stressless. The restaurants and the buffets were amazing as well serving all types of foods.