Ocean Blue and Sand: Ocean blue and sand

Hotel is clean generally. I was bitten on my legs extensively, so as my brother and we were in different buildings. I saw and killed bed bugs. Management took 2 days to do pest control. Activities were ok, accommodation is ok. People are very friendly. Food variety and availability was good The entertainment in the evening, gets only a passing grade. Bus shuttle to and from the hotel to the airport was good. If I was in my 20’s and didn’t travel much, I would say it’s good. But  [... read more]if travelled as much as I did, it only get 3 out 5 for all categories including value.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Incredible resort!!

While we have stayed at the beautiful Bahia Principe property five times before at the Punta Cana section, this was our first time at Ambar and wow did it ever not disappoint!! We had the most amazing week with a great room, delicious food at both the buffet and al La cartes, fantastic service from everyone we came in contact with!! The pool bar servers, the staff at the buffet, Las Brisas and a La cartes, as well as the entertainment crew couldn’t do more to make our stay spectacular!! We [... read more] are already planning our return visit next year and can’t wait!! Thank you for the most incredible week😊

Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: Amazing Resort

This resort has everything you need to make your vacation the best ever. The grounds are immaculate and the pool is the largest I have ever seen. The staff is very friendly and the food is plentiful..

Majestic Elegance Punta Cana: Great family resort

Rooms are showing their age but grounds and public areas are beautiful and well maintained. Staff are very helpful and friendly. Food was varied and quite good. Beach was clean but large waves so not so good for small children. Would recommend.

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Beach Resort: Majestic Colonial Punta Cana

The resort, the beach, the pool, entertainment and staff were amazing. It is too bad that we can’t say that for the food served at the buffet. The buffet had same food served for lunch and supper everyday. And only a la carte at seafood and tepaniaki were a great. We liked the resort but didn’t love it enough to go back.

Melia Punta Cana Beach Wellness Resort Adults: Stunning property with a few flaws

Stayed at the Melia Punta Cana April 3-10 2023. The property itself is very beautiful, if not spectacular! It's a big property but well laid out and easy to navigate. It is a fair distance from the lobby to the beach ( 10 min brisk walk, although its a lovely walk) however there is are trolleys that run about every 5-10 mins. There are basically 2 room areas. The 'beach side' rooms which are close to the beach, main pool and the breakfast/lunch buffet/ beach bar and the 'pool side rooms' which I [... read more]'m not sure why they are called that because they are not near the main pool but are close to the lobby area where the dinner buffet and two of the 3 non level al carte restaurants, the spa and a small very quiet pool are. There are level rooms and non level rooms in each section. There are also 'wellness rooms' which include 30 mins of spa services/day. We stayed in a beach side, non level, non wellness room in building 2 which was a great location as it was right near the breakfast/lunch buffet and beach bar. We were a 30 sec walk to the pool and 1 min to the beach. We had a view of the pool (which is spectacular at night) and a partial ocean view. I would say buildings 1, 2,3 and 16 have the best locations and best views if you are on the side facing into the resort (although there are no actual ocean view rooms.) The beach is spectacular. Nice wide, level, soft white sand. Lots of chairs and palapas ( you do need to get down there early to get shaded seats in high season. The pool seats fill up even faster). You can walk for long distances in either direction and the water is calm in this area even on windy days. Walking down the beach I would say the Melia does a very good job managing the seaweed compared to most others but it wasn't a big issue during our stay. There is a huge main pool which is gorgeous with a bar which has a swim up side and a walk up side. The pool bar tenders are a lot of fun. There is a small very quiet pool next to the spa (in the main lobby area) and another one next to the beach buffet which almost no one uses and there is also a very small level only pool very close to the main pool. Food was in my opinion, by all inclusive standards, quite good but of course that's a person to person thing. The breakfast and lunches were pretty similar each day but lots of variety. We ate at the dinner buffet 4 nights and there seemed to be something different each night. There is also a lunch/snack buffet beside the beach bar with burgers, hot dogs, chicken wings, nuggets, nachos, salads, fruit etc that opens about an hr before the lunch buffet and stays open after lunch buffet closes). Essentially you cane get food from 7 am until the dinner restaurants close around 10ish. We never used room service so not sure of the hrs its available. We ate at each of the 3 non level ala carte's once and they were all quite good. The breakfast/lunch buffet is open air and has a stunning view of view of the beach. The main buffet and Mediterranean and Vietnamese ala carte's are indoors in the lobby complex but are very nice. The 3rd ala carte is down by the beach and is beautiful at night and was our favorite meal of the week. (The jerk chicken was excellent). Level guests have another buffet and ala carte along with a roof top bar in the level building which is by the main pool. Rooms are nice enough but definitely getting a little tired. The only real complaint I had was our A/C was very noisy. So much so that we would crank it up while were out for the evening and then shut it off while sleeping because it was loud enough to keep you awake. Drinks were so so depending what you like to drink. Beer was fine. Presidente on tap at bars. Coors light in mini bar in room which I hate but I put a note in the fridge with $5 asking for non light beer and came back to find 6 Heineken. If you like blender drinks or rum and coke etc they were fine but if you like cocktails like martini's, whisky sour or straight scotch, brandy, tequila etc they were bad. All of the non level bars only have local no name liquor. My understanding is level bars have premium brands but only in the level lounge where you mix your own drinks and at the Quimera roof top bar which is only open in the evening. Wine was typical all inclusive. As in not good. White was ok red was like decent homemade wine. You can buy good wine but its as much or more as it would be in a Canadian restaurant. Also this is the first time I've every been at an all inclusive where the drinks were anemic. I've often heard complaints of 'watered down' drinks at all inclusives but that has never been my experience til now. Basically you get 1 measured once per drink where as any other place I've been they were free poured and fine. However if you asked for doubles they were happy to do so. As they call it at the pool bar a '2 happy' (vs a 1 happy) If you were filling a thermal cup they woud put however many shots you asked for in it. I think my biggest complaint was that every bar had tons of premium liquor on the shelves ( Tito's, Goose, Don Julio, Patron, Johnny Walker, high end Dominican rums etc) but it was only for purchase of the whole bottle at prices higher than in Canada. They also have bottles of Corona and Presidente for $5 each. This resort is at a price point where there should be name brand booze available even if just at the lobby bar. Service was very good at bars /restaurants and staff very friendly. They did a great job cleaning rooms etc. For things like room issues they are on typical Dominican time ie nothing happens too quickly. (our ceiling fan didn't work all week and no one came to look at it) This may be a pro or a con depending on your likes and dislikes but this is a very quiet resort. They do have entertainment in the lobby bar area every night but its rather sedate and that's exactly what we were looking for. If your are looking for a party atmosphere this is not the place. Overall I would say this is a good solid 4.5 star resort and if you are looking for a laid back vacation in paradise you couldn't really go wrong here. I would certainly be willing to return. The grounds and beach more than make up for the dated rooms. If premium liqour is important to you either book the level (which was about $300 CDN/ person/week when I booked. I talked to someone who upgraded on check in for $350 USD for 2 people for the week) or just get yourself some premium booze for your room at the duty free at the airport. Most were about half of what it would cost in Canada. Just FYI premium booze in the shopping areas is more $ than the duty free and other than rum is very pricey even by Canadian standards

Secrets Royal Beach: Beautiful But....

Beautiful Resort, I went 4 years ago and had the worst experience. They changed the name and upgraded the rooms, I had an amazing time and was impressed. Food was amazing, Pools were fun. I am not too sure why they say its a party resort. I feel the only people that were partying were the people I went with. I am 35 and I felt super young, its an older crowd resort so if you're over 45+ you will probably enjoy it. A few downfalls to mention 1. The Disco played the same music every night and the [... read more]y didn't take any requests. So frustrating! 2. You have to be "Preferred" to get Coronas or premium drinks. Id think spending over $3000 you'd be considered preferred but its an additional $1500 which I feel is unfair! 3. There are Drug dealers on the beaches..so be warned! Kind of unsafe considering their "shops" are right next to the resort. I don't know their names but Mini Mike Tyson, Sexy Beach Grill Cook, Fedel (not castro) you guys have been amazing and we love you!!

Bahia Principe Explore Legend: Great resort and customer service

Loved the resort, the rooms are great, especially for families with children. The Buttler service is amazing, Areson was so helpful and friendly, he contributed to make our stay a great experience. The buffet and restaurants were also good, great food and the staff will accommodate your kids' needs anytime you ask them. The kids loved the water park and pool. All the staff is responsive and professional. Will be going back for sure!

Ocean El Faro: Would book again!

The hotel is beautiful and the staff is super friendly. The rooms were very clean and the staff always left us extra bottles of water, pop and beer when requested. The food was pretty decent. My 11 year old son struggled but he is picky. But he never went hungry. We really enjoyed the Italian restaurant, Steakhouse and Japanese a la carte's. The pool bar staff was so fun and friendly and made whatever you requested. We had a great vacation!!! If you spend the majority of your time in the pool, r [... read more]equest building 2, it is a perfect spot and close to the buffet, sports bars and entertainment. The beach is not great, but there is a nice lagoon right off to the side that was stunning!

Majestic Mirage Punta Cana All Suite Resort: Awesome place!

First, i would like to thank Oneil Graham from Tripsentral for helping us once again book this fantastic resort! This is our fourth time at MM we absolutely love coming here. The hotel has a family section but mostly adults. The food is very good with lots of options And no limit speciality restaurants. We also love the friendly staff, the really go above and beyond!! The beach is incredible with lots of loungers. We love the swim out at this resort called Mirage club adults.) the lobby [... read more] bar and evening music at the square is lovely, Then you can watch a live show with Dominican dancers. We love the resort so much we will be booking for December.

Bahia Principe Escape Aquamarine: Good resort but no polite stuff at all.

pools always full, impossible to sit in the pool because the chairs are marked every day, the drinks are bad and made with porr quality , difficult to communicate with the staff because they don't speak any english, they did not fill the minibar, I spent 3 days without water to drink in the room and Etc.....

Tropical Deluxe Princess: Amazing resort

Our family of 4 (2 adults, 11 year old and 16 year old ) spent one week at the Tropical Deluxe Princess for March Break. We had an amazing week! We highly recommend this resort to anyone travelling as a family. The resort is newly renovated and super clean. The staff are always cleaning. The beach was incredible....plenty of lounge chairs, volleyball, soccer and seaweed was not an issue when we were there. The sand was amazing and no sand flies. The a La Carte dinners can be booked every night ( [... read more]there is no limit) and they were delicious. The buffet had many options available and was good. The staff at the resort are the best!!!!! Always so helpful, happy and really nice people. A huge shout out to the best animation team. A special thanks to Julio and Adonis - we always had fun at the beach and pool activities. Big round of applause to all of you on the team. We will definitely return to this resort again.

Catalonia Bavaro Resort: Beautiful resort

The grounds were beautifully kept. All the common areas were clean and well maintained. Food was excellent with a wide variety and plentiful. Staff was very friendly. We were coerced into a "welcome breakfast" where we were forced to listen to the "benefits" of being a Privileged Member and to belong to the Catalonia brand of resorts. It was a waste of a beautiful morning and very very annoying. The internet did not work in our room but it was tended to within the hour of us reportin [... read more]g it. It was fixed the next day. The beach was clean and there were lots of shaded spots to stay out of the direct sun. We always found chairs so no need to try to save a seat. Around the pool was different. No chairs to be had in the shade. Lots of "reserved by towel" chairs. The room was clean but well worn so could use some updating. Too few outlets, some of which were linked to the switches. We had a leak in the ceiling but again, it was tended to within the hour of us reporting it and it was immediately fixed. There was mold on the curtains and my pillow as stained yellow beneath the pillowcase. The appearance of our room was the most disappointing part of our stay.

VIK Hotel Arena Blanca: Girls Annual Get Away

This was our first visit to VIK, we had a great time, no expectations, the salt water pool was to die for, the food was great, rooms were good, clean, staff was super friendly. The beach was beautiful.

Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: Great Resort!

I went to Jewel Punta Cana in early April and I have a quick summary of the resort below: The bus ride from the airport was about 45 minutes. The resort didn't feel full, I think it was under capacity so it was very relaxing and chill. The buffet is repetitive at lunch and breakfast (but I eat repetitive at home) but the food was great! For lunch you could also get food off the grill by the pool bar and there was a outdoor pizza oven that was great as well. For dinner, only the a la carte [... read more]s were open when I went and I enjoyed all 3 restaurants. First time I have been able to order a steak in Punta Cana and they cooked it properly to my request. The beach did have sargassum some days but I could easily walk over it. The water was warm, I was expecting it to be more rough than Bavaro beach but I found it the same or less rough. The ocean is rough first thing in the morning but by 9am it was much calmer. It was much quieter than Bavaro beach there were some vendors but they were not pushy. The pool is large but narrow, more of a relax and float pool until you get to the swim up bar. I found the staff very friendly and the service was excellent. The rooms were a little dated but it didn't matter to me as I didn't spend much time inside.

El Beso Adults Only at Ocean El Faro: 5 Plus except for the beach

This resort was amazing. The food the service was excellent. We enjoyed the Brazilian restaurant the most. The only negative would be the beach. Not a typical Dominican beach. A lot of rocky areas . There is a small cove next to the resort that was calm and sandy. It is a vacant property that most people used but you were not allowed to bring your chairs. Other than the beach this resort deserves the 5 star rating. Thanks to our agent Kevin Dupuis for helping us set this up

Sunscape Coco Punta Cana: AVOID AT ALL COST

I had read the reviews and it's truly worst than what I had read online. I went first week of April 2023. This is a 2.5 stars, not a 5 stars. When I told them that they said it was a 5 star and it's my opinion. I paid 1650$ and it was worth 800$ MAX. The place is falling apart- not at all as the picture. If you are not in the adult only section you cannot go to most of the pictures advertised, they will treat you like a second class citizen and you only have one buffet to eat breakfast, lun [... read more]ch and dinner. Staff only serves you when/if you tip, they sometimes dont even serve you coffee or pick up your plates. BEACH: So the pros is that the sea is nice. But there's NOT enough chairs. If you love being harassed this is the place for you. Literally 20-30 people will come up to you within a day and NOT leave, you will have to interact with them because they are very persistent. They are selling stuff, but mostly are drug dealers trying to sell weed or cocaine. I don't do any of that so it was very upsetting to constantly being asked for this. I'm a woman, when I put sunscreen they literally sit in front of me and compliment me, they refuse to leave. There's one guard with a dog pretending to be security, but he chills with the drug dealers so not sure what that's about. The life guard NEVER look towards the water, always on their phone and chilling with locals. Overall, its exhausting and frankly so so soo unacceptable. POOLS: Everyone pees in the pool, its slimy and visually dirty. There's not enough chairs literally less than 50 for the pools for hundred of people. People wake up as early as 5am to go reserve them by placing a towel and proceed to go about their day. The chairs are mostly broken. Its just disgusting, so I would go to the beach, but then would get harassed and come back to the pool. ROOM: The room is moldy, things are broken. No safe, No place to store your clothes I had to leave it all in my suitcase. Its humid and all my clothes still smell like mildew. The housekeepers are the nicest ladies of the resort, they truly do the best with what they got. But there's literally shit on the walls in the hotel hallways, water on the floor everywhere. There's not even a holder for the soap, there's rust everywhere it's really reallly messed up not gonna lie. ACTIVITIES: Nothing is fun, they play the same 5 songs on repeat for the whole week, everyday it's the same thing. Overall, the most boring place I've been and ive been to Punta Cana before, Cuba several times, Mexico a few times, Hawaii a few times and Jamaice. This was the absolute worst hotel ive ever been in my life. STAFF: The front desk staff would literally talk shit about me in front of me, the most disrespectful people I have met. They didn't know I spoke spanish. They are the least helpful, they just redirect you elsewhere, and when you go see the others, they redirect you to the front desk, basically no one ever helps you. The staff in restaurant and bars, some were very nice, some were very bad. The bad ones would just not serve you, not give coffee even when u ask. I would ask them to come and they would stay far away and scream what ? They wouldn't pick up the empty plates, wouldnt smile ever. It was just a really bad experience that makes u feel like shit all the time. FOOD: The food tasted good, the only reason why i survived this none sense. But it was advertised as thought theres lots of bars and lots of buffer - That's a lie. One buffet, most bar you cant go if u arent VIP (the nice ones that u see in the pictures), the a-la-carte restaurants were good, you are allowed to 3 in one week. Just the food was good, that's the only thing positive i have to say. Basically, avoid at all cost. i wouldnt go back even if they paid me, the way they make you feel and being constantly harassed isnt worth it. And the place is falling apart because they are closing the hotel soon and another hotel will open. So don't go.

Ocean El Faro: Very large resort !

Grounds were very well maintained, room was nice, drinks were good, food average. Loved the lazy river. Was very surprised how busy the resort was and how many kids, the “quiet” preferred pool was full of kids playing, throwing balls etc could not relax in pool. Beach area was nice view but beach not walkable or able to swim in ocean. Service was slow. Having privilege was well worth having a butler to take care of dinner bookings and any other issues you may have had, also privilege restaur [... read more]ant at beach was much better service and great view of beach.

Grand Sirenis Punta Cana Resort: Great family resort

The grounds were kept in great shape. The hotel staff very pleasant and felt safe during my stay. The food was quite good. I was nervous around reviews of certain rooms but made myself quite clear upon arrival that I expected a decent room and did. Lack of lounge chairs problematic. As a smoker couldn't stand you were only allowed to sit in a very small area in lobby. I would t recommend this resort for those that want quiet. Way too many children. However fantastic place for those that do. Att [... read more]ention needs to be placed on some of the activities for safety reasons. Covid rules non existent which is the norm for now.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Very good resort

Grounds - Very well kept Room - Clean and well appointed. We loved the swim-up suite. Food - great selection. At times a little bland. Noise level - at times we found it a bit noisy (pool & evenings)