Nice resort less of a partyy

I'd say overall I had a pretty fantastic time the spa was pretty good less activity during the day tho aka little competitions and stuff but the resort was really nice recommend for a quieter vacation

Good resort

This is a good place. Food was good. Staff was good. The beach was good. The room was clean but is out dated. The lobby was good. I would give this places a solid rating of a three and a half star. I liked it.

Fantastic vacation!

If you want a clean, well laid out resort, this one fits the bill. Set in the central area of Bavaro beach, you can walk the beach in either direction until you tire out. Beautiful beach area, meandering pools. It offers quiet areas to relax, or fun areas to participate and interact with other vacationers. The staff was fantastic, always stopped what they were doing to assist you. Decent entertainment, decent a la cartes, and many choices for food (away from the a la cartes) and drinks. Vendors  [... read more]nearby, and good service for excursions. My rating of this resort would be 90%, which is about as high as you can expect.

Great vacation!

The resort was overall great! Good was amazing especially the steak restaurant. The escursions were really fun! The bathroom was not good at all and there was water all over the room from the tub leaking. The staff was extremely friendly too. Would recommend.

Ok

Would not return to this hotel. Rooms OK, but bathroom disgusting and smelled of cigarette smoke. Problem getting towels & services that were promised. Waited over 4 hrs before we could get into our room. Couldn't get away from cigarette smoke and beach area very crowded. Spa services mediocre at best and expensive. Food ok, drinks sucked. (how is that possible??) Pool was nice and very clean but music drove us crazy. Same over and over again. Change the music.

Terrible

Bathroom was in need of renovations badly. Smoke smell always in our room. Cocktails all to sweet. Staff at front desk, not helpful or friendly. Pool was clean, and waiters at pool bar very friendly..

Wonderful vacation!

just arrived home last night from a wonderful vacation, the food was completely unexpectedly delicious we didn't have a meal that wasn't flavorful, presented nicely and made with perfection! The staff were friendly, the grounds were very well kept, the pools were nice, the beach area (Air Transat Privilege Club private area) was wonderful, a special shout out to Franklin the beach bartender! Yes the rooms were dated, definitely need some tender loving care and paint! But the staff did a good job [... read more] keeping them clean. the only reason I wouldn't go back is because I wasn't satisfied with the rooms. if it's a beach vacation with good food that your looking for this is definitely the resort for you!

Awesome Resort for Sun & Sand.

The Occidental in Punta Cana was perfect in every way. Large clean rooms with comfortable king size beds. Amazing food buffets with four excellent a la carte restaurants. Immaculate grounds and a "beyond beautiful" beach. Loved every minute in the sunshine. Hotel staff were very friendly and helpful. The Transat Plus extras were worth the extra money.Can't say enough about our awesome week in the Dominican. We would definitely recommend this hotel to our friends.

Absolutly great place

Grounds beautiful, rooms very clean. Food was excellent quality and variety was good. Beach was awesom. Lots of chairs at the beach and the pool area was excellent for all ages. Would go back againfor sure:)

Nice Hotel

Beautiful hotel with a gorgeous lobby and stunning pools. The grounds were well manicured and clean. Close to many attractions, hotel provided daily excursions to enjoy. Service by hotel staff was impeccable.

Special Resort

Traveled with the love of my life Feb 2015, this resort is special to us been there Jan 2012 was our first trip as a couple.... Love this resort, most beautiful beach, staff is awesome many remembered us from 2012 making it even more special for us. Rooms are huge, we always stay on 3rd floor. Food very good... Amazing vacation, would go back in a heartbeat, very welcoming!!

Great Resort

Good Hotel All around. Air Transat looked after us in every way. Lots of great side trips to suite everyone. Local hotel staff were extremely friendly and helpful . Departed from Montreal which is a little annoying at Punta Cana as the reps on the bus going to and from the airport only gave you information in French. On the other hand it did save us $200 per couple.

Occidental Grand Punta Cana

Despite a week of abundance of rain, the week at Occidental Grand was great! The animation team did a great job moving activities into the main lobby and keeping everyone engaged. The food, beach and staff were all great.

Worry free atmosphere

Sun, sand ,food, drink and great service made a good combination for a good vacation to relaxe and breath the fresh sea air along with the evenings sun sets.The pools clean and never too crowded, maid service top notch, bar tenders always full of energ nd available to assist. At buffet.s food could need some spice but could always find items to my liking. Thsnks

Wonderful resort

Grounds are beautiful and well kept, beaches are great, food is excellent, service is fine, positive and always with a smile, but rooms are outdated with old furniture and beds, need updating...good value

Amazing Resort

This is our third yr going to this resort and we will go again next yr. The resort has purchased more beach chairs so we had no problem getting a beach chair every day. We stay for 2 weeks and we enjoyed every minute. The resort really works hard at keeping the beach clean and we walk an hr everyday and we noticed other resorts had a lot of seaweed that wasn't being cleaned up. Our resort has a much wider and longer beach than a lot of other resorts as well. Also they have improved in the area o [... read more]f live entertainment after supper before the show starts. It's in the main lobby and you can dance and enjoy that time while you wait for the show. Also the resort now offered an hr of free internet in the lobby every day. The staff is so friendly and helpful and always cleaning. The rooms are very clean. The food is great and lots of variety in the buffet. The other area the resort has really changed and improved is the time share people vendors etc. do not harass you. They are there but way less aggressive. Also they don't have the vendors as often during the week. We love this resort.

Great place.

Only problem was our toilet didn't flush and was a problem. That and there were a lot of French speaking people who seem to think they own the place. Other then that it was great. I really liked Punta Cana.

Awesome Resort

Occidental Punta Cana is simple wonderful. Yes the rooms are dated but very clean, quiet and beds were comfortable. Your not in your rooms much anyway right?. The food, service, beach and everything about this resort made for a terrific holiday.

Great resort well maintain and grounds beauiful

Great place just to relax the staff was excellent and Food was good. Did not like the Market vender being allow to set up their booths on their property bugging buy their products. Other than that it was great place to holiday and would recommend it to any one.

Love the Occidental Grand Punta Cana

I have been to the Occidental four times now and thoroughly enjoy myself. The service is excellent and you really get to know the employees as this is a small resort and very comforting. The only thing I wish they would start doing some upgrades on the rooms. We have stayed in building 26 each visit and the rooms are really starting to show their age. We had a bath one night and no sooner did we let you the water the gentlemen from the downstairs room came running up because the water was going  [... read more]into their room. As for the Punta Cana area I have seen tremendous upgrades in the infrastructure. I am very happy to see the upgrades being done as the Dominican is a beautiful island and I will keep going back as much as I can. It feels like my second home.