Secrets Tides Punta Cana: Absolutely incredible!!

We had the most amazing time at this resort! The property was absolutely stunning! The pools and the beach were beautiful. The resort isn’t massive which we loved! It has a chill vibe. The restaurants we tried were all great … the food was delicious + the service efficient! The BEST part of the entire trip was the staff! They were all absolutely fantastic… from the concierge desk to the service staff and the entertainment crew literally made our trip SO MUCH FUN! Highly recommend this reso [... read more]rt!

Blue Bay Villas Doradas: Blue bay villas Dorada

Everything was fine for us and the only one thing i must say that we booked for a superior room which didn't live up to our expectation such as no dresser with draws that we can un pack and lack of chairs in the room. Everything else were good if not to say perfect.

Riu Republica: Not so great

Employees not happy, long line up to book in, elevators and ice machines not working, septic smell, no coffee shop, 1 store, no ginger ail and no rye whiskey, many guests were ill, long wait at doctor's office

Iberostar Waves Costa Dorada: Beautiful Resort!!!

We love love love this resort!!! Everything was fantastic… the food, the people, the grounds, the restaurants and our room. We have travelled a lot and this is by far our favourite place and we will be returning. Special shout out to Santo at the buffet restaurant for making us feel so welcome, Peter at the front desk was very excellent , Manuel, Pina Colada, and Pikachu were very nice and helpful as well. The cappuccino’s are top notch here… been home 4 days and miss it already! We definite [... read more]ly will return.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Excellent break from winter in Canada

Background: We were four friends, in our late 50s, visiting the resort to get out of the Canadian winter. We chose a direct flight from Ottawa and 10 days. February 11 to 21, 2024. Both couples are well traveled and have visited many all inclusive resorts over the last thirty years. Beach and pools: We spent all the time at the beach. Some sand washed away and the beach is narrow, but the quality is excellent. It is very busy and to get the best chairs requires getting up at sunrise and placin [... read more]g towels. Space opens up after lunch. Services: All excellent and we unfortunately required medical attention for one person. The doctor was excellent and she was sent to a local hospital for review. Medication and treatment administered and she returned in the afternoon. A good lesson for those who wonder if medical insurance is worth it. Cost would have come to $3000USD. The insurance settled while they were in the hospital. Tons of excursions. We favour renting a vehicle and doing our own thing. Not advised for inexperienced travellers as there is some unrest in the neighbouring Haiti. Food: We booked five restaurants. Thai is fusion but highly recommended. The best is the Brazilian style meat on skewers. Simply excellent. All the restaurants are good. I do recommend to either skip desert or go with fresh fruit. I'm not fond of any of the deserts served. Having said that though, North American pallet loved the baked pastries, jellos and chocolate deserts. There is always very good ice creams as well. The buffet is very good. Choices are vast and there are also rotating and fixed stations for fresh cooked food. Some conduct of guests can be better. Rooms: We had Junior Suits. Good enough and we had no issues. Our electronic door lock had a flat battery one afternoon, but maintenance smoked up on a bicycle and fixed it very quickly. Value: Gone are the days of deals. But I would say it was reasonable for the value: $250/day all included. Property: The property consists of six hotels under one umbrella. It is very large and we did a lot of walking. There are electric carts going up and down. We enjoyed the gardens. Many shops on the property as well. Recommendation: It is very busy and maybe not for people wanting a boutique or small property where you get to know the staff and guests. However for a family with kids or a group it is recommended.

Occidental Caribe: Short and to the point

Older building ( not an issue for me ) Room is alright some stuff might be broken. Your toilet will not work . The pool and beach are stunning. You will have people harassing you but that's everywhere. The food was hit or miss and 1 of my friends got food poison 3 times within 8 days. The service is awful, they do not care what so ever about their jobs. The game room is a joke. Pool tables are on it's last legs. This is my 14th trip and by far this resort comes in last place. I'm per [... read more]sonally going back to punts cana next year but at the majestic.

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Good except for "Viva Club" Reps

We recently returned from a two week vacation at the Viva V Samana by Wyndham. Overall we enjoyed our our stay at the resort and would rate the resort at 4 star. For us we enjoy a quieter environment and this resort suited us perfectly. If you are looking for a lively environment this resort is not for you. Our room was comfortable and situated away from the lobby and the pool area, therefore we seldom had any noise from these areas. The food was ok, 3+. The buffet was repetitive but we were  [... read more]always able to find something. People with special dietary needs might have problems finding a variety. The Fusion al a carte was very good, the international food al a carte was ok at best and we did not try the sea food restaurant. The beach is excellent and a person could walk for a few miles. There is plenty of shade at the beach and we were always able to get chairs in the shade without getting up early to save a chair. There were also no vendors on the beach which was a nice change. The pool is nice, but shaded chairs around the pool are limited. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. The animation team were great and tried to keep guests involved with various games and shows. The biggest negative for the resort are the reps trying to sell "Viva Club" memberships, which is basically a timeshare. We were pestered at least seven times from one rep alone and he would not quit until I told him I would contact security because of his harassment. We will probably not return to this resort because we enjoy seeing other places. However If you like a quiet environment this resort might suit you.

Ocean Blue and Sand: Excellent Vacation at Ocean Blue

This was a great resort! Check-in: Simple, friendly and quick Rooms: Clean, spacious, of course there’s a bit of a musty smell, it’s a crazy humid climate. We turned the dehumidifier on and it was fine. AC worked great. A bit of staining on bathroom floor from leaky shower but who cares. Building was quiet. Food: Delicious! Great variety. Some buffet dishes weren’t super hot, we just dug to the bottom of the dish. Fabulous Indian food a couple of days, awesome pizza. Churros and donuts for  [... read more]breakfast? Yes! Get in line at 7:15 am at the left hand buffet entrance to book the Steak and Japanese restaurants. For the rest, just be in line around 5:40 pm and you’ll get right in at 6. Food in all of them was great!! Arancini Balls in Italian and Chicken Flautas in Mexican are a must! Serve yourself soft serve ice cream at second pool or beach buffet. Yum! Or ice cream parlour for waffle cone treats. Mike’s coffee makes a fantastic frozen cappuccino and hot French Vanilla cappuccino. Chocolate martinis at the lobby bar are delicious! Plenty of drinks available everywhere. Just see Manuel and Joneiry at the first swim up bar for the best Mojitos and if you’re brave, ask Melfi for a Sammy Sosa!! Grounds: Immaculate! I doubt any fallen leaf is down for more than a minute! People- pleeeeease don’t make a hard working gardener pick up your cigarette butts when there’s an ashtray 20 ft away!! Seriously! The resort has concrete, cobblestone paths and all the buildings are marble/ ceramic. We found this to be really hard on our feet and legs. Take the little carts that go around regularly! Staff: Friendly and hardworking. They sometimes didn’t speak English well enough to understand what we were asking which ended up in extra nachos and bizarre shopping trips!! Remember they get paid a fraction of what we do for the hard work they’re doing. Tip well! Beach: incredible! Chair Situation: Get up early if you want chairs. On the beach, a few bucks can typically get you a chair from somewhere. Vendors: Fairly pushy, just be ready to say no if you don’t want something. Photographers accompany people with parrots, iguanas offering to take pics of you and then you’re out $20! Other: Watch out for the white shirt smiley ladies hovering at your building entrances. They just want to give you your “welcome package” or “a little bit of information”. It’s a very aggressive time share meeting that will take 2-3 hrs of your vacation. Entertainment: The animation team does an amazing job during the day but we found the evenings a bit lacking. There were two shows in the theatre but they were so loud!!!! Often just bingo in the lobby. There is a digital screen in the lobby that has all of the info on it. We didn’t find it until halfway through. It is mostly correct. Overall: We had a fantastic vacation here and would come back in a heartbeat!!

Paradisus Palma Real Golf and Spa Resort: Resort lovely, dinners a disaster

The resort itself was very nice. It was well maintained and clean. The room was very comfortable. There were lots of seats around the pool and beach. The only problem was dinner. Booking for dinner started a 9 AM and you could only book 2 days in advance. However, at 9 AM you were always told the only time available was 9 PM. The food itself was ok. We had expect better quality.

Sunscape Puerto Plata: loved this resort

This was the perfect size resort. beautiful long beach that was kept very clean, could walk for hours. Did not have to wear arm bands which was great and no reservations required for dinner. We never had to wait more than 20 min for a table.Food was good, there was always something for every taste. Staff are very friendly and efficient. rooms were a good size and cleaned well. Plenty of hot water for showers. we had the standard room and we thought it was great, glad we did not upgrade to sun  [... read more]club,would have been a waste for us. Would recommend this resort!

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Beach Resort: Good resort

Beautiful resort but limited restaurant choices- beach gorgeous- pools awesome but unfortunately young college kids came in on the Friday and ruined the peace and quiet til we left on Monday- they were also destructive and out of control so security should have been monitoring halls from midnight to morning- very sad and frustrating for an adult section!!!’

Grand Sirenis Punta Cana Resort: Great Resort

Friendly Staff, Very nice room and the food was fantastic. Would return here for another vacation. Have been to the Dominican Approx 20 times and this hotel had the best food I have had on the island.

Blue Bay Villas Doradas: Good Resort

We stayed in this resort for 6 days. The resort was neat and clean. The staff were so polite and cooperative. There was a live music also on some days of the week. Beach was also so nice and there was a snack bar on the beach.

Catalonia Bavaro Resort: Great time!

I write this review because we really relied on reviews to book our trip. We travelled with a toddler and another family. This resort was fabulous. It is a medium size resort which I enjoyed. It was not so large that it felt crowded, but it was not so small that you felt there was nothing to do. The beach is great and so are the pools. The staff are great. We had an incident on our first day where our toddler fell into a swallow pond (my fault, not the resorts) and I was so scared of potentia [... read more]l illness and the on-site doctor walked me through it and the resort staff really comforted me in a time of high stress (I was crying lots, mom anxieties) The facilities are beautiful, clean, well-maintained, they are constantly working on the grounds. We stayed in the privileged section. From the looks of it, there is not much benefit for being in that section (maybe nicer decor in the room), so if it is cheaper to not book privileged, I would recommend the regular option. The place was clean. I heard horror stories about Hand, Foot, and Mouth at Domincan resorts, but luckily I was not concerned once I got here. I think because of the medium size nature there were many children but not too many. Everything seemed clean. We didn;t use the Kids Club, but it seemed really well-run. Our daughter was too young to attend. FOOD: We are vegetarian, I found the food was good. It had enough choices and I never went a day without having many options to eat. My husband felt the vegetarian options could have been better. I only ate food that was cooked, boiled, or I could peel myself (because I was very worried about getting ill), and I had enough options every day to eat, even as a vegetarian. My husband and the other family we travelled with ate everything, including meat and no one got sick. So, it seems I might not have needed to be that cautious. When we returned my husband and I did have a couple days where our stomaches were feeling funny and a bit of loose stool (sorry, I know, tmi, but these are the things I was looking for in reviews travelling with a toddler). But it was nothing serious that prevented us from carrying on our day Overall, I would recommend this place!

Serenade All Suites Adults Only Resort: Nice resort

We stayed from Feb 17th to the 24th. The hotel was very well kept, the housekeeping was very good. It was designed really nicely with a walkway through the grounds that led to the beach. There were 3 pools, two which were really active and one which was quiet. It was nice to be able to choose between them. The buffet was nice, the food was good. We found that the service at the pool was the best. There seemed to be no servers on the beach at all. The service at the buffet was hit and m [... read more]iss. Nothing really gave us the WOW factor with this vacation. We went to a high pressure sales thing that was not a Time Share, but was a Time Share. We said no about 6 times before they were convinced that we were not interested. We wasted 2 hours of our vacation doing this. The only reason we went was because we thought it would help one of the people who worked there. As it turns out, that person was pretty standoffish to us after. I think that may have influenced our time spent at the Serenade. All in all, it was an ok vacation, not worth the amount of money we spent. We only choose Punta Cana because Cuba is having supply issues. I much prefer Cuba to Punta Cana. The people are far more friendly and I always got an "Island feel". I know that many people really enjoyed staying at the Serenade, it is a very nice resort. It just didn't hit the right notes for us.

Hyatt Vivid Punta Cana: Amazing resort

Very clean,beautiful grounds,friendly staff ,excellent choice of dining,food was great. Beach was clean,pool also . Enjoyed the nightly entertainment.,didn’t go to the daily events,just happy to stay close to our “spot”,close to room and pool.Adult members only lounge,excellent, Requested ground floor room and close to pool,both were accommodating. Will certainly return.

Paradisus Palma Real Golf and Spa Resort: Very Good could be better

Large beautiful rooms Great beach. Staff was amazing. Some of the friendliest we have had in our 30 years of going to the DR Only negative was the food Booking a restaurant had to be done in person. Since we were not Circle Members or Reserve Guests we had trouble getting spots and mostly ended up at the buffet. Buffet food was average at best

Playabachata Hotel: House fire Davidson, Saskatchewan

We were unable to go on our recent vacation .... we were to fly out of Toronto Pearson International on Monday, February 19/24 ... my oldest son and his partner flew in from Regina to join my husband, me and our youngest son on this holiday ... the weather man was calling for a storm in our area (Palmerston, Ontario) so we booked a hotel room in Toronto for Sunday, February 18 so we would not miss our flight .... we no sooner checked into our hotel in Toronto when our oldest son girl friend rece [... read more]ived a phone call from the RCMP in Davidson, Saskatchewan that her house was on fire and fire fighters were trying to get her parents and her three boys (the youngest boy being our one and only grandchild) ... we spent that Sunday night at Toronto Pearson Airport attaining a flight to get Pete and Krystine back to Regina .... there were no survivors from that fire in Davidson, Saskatchewan .... We lost our only grandson in this fire, however, Kristyne lost both of her parents and all three of her young boys ... we ended up spending the week that was supposed to be a fun filled family vacation to flying to Regina, Saskatchewan to attend funerals for all ... unfortunately ... we were trying to keep costs down and did not pay the extra $160/per person for cancelation insurance

Majestic Mirage Punta Cana All Suite Resort: Tranquil

The grounds and pools were lovely and well-maintained. The beachfront is great although crowded at times with the addition of more beds over the years. The food was okay as was the entertainment. Service in the restaurants was friendly and solid.

Grand Palladium Palace: Terrific Hotel, Beautiful Grounds, Beautiful Beach

Enjoyed our stay. Friendly staff, clean rooms, beautiful beach, excellent food. Would definitely return for another holiday and recommend this property to others. A la carts were all very good. Only issue is the jetted tub/shower combination in the Deluxe, King Room can be a little tricky to get in and out of for anyone with mobility issues.