Iberostar Waves Punta Cana: Amazing Vacation

We stayed at the resort from November 11th to 22nd. It was our second time at the resort, the first time being 20 years ago. So there have been many positive changes. First and foremost the entertainment is amazing, it was 20 years ago and still is today. The gardens are beautiful the beaches are kept clean. They have a lifeguard on duty at the beach which you don't see very often and while we were there he had to go out and rescue someone. The buffets are well stocked and fresh. Though it ca [... read more]n be a bit repetitive at times, all the food was amazingly well presented. The specialty restaurants were the best but you can only book 3 dinners. If you like to sitting at the beach you need to get up before 8:00 and find your lounge chair, if not you're out of luck as it's a very busy resort. There are umbrellas on the beach which is a must for me. If you like long walks on the beach you won't be disappointed. The only thing we found is our suite was a bit dated and that the air conditioning just didn't feel right. It looked like the same room I'd been in 20 years ago. The grounds and beach is spectacularly clean. There's environmental policy is outstanding no single use products on the resort. We definitely would return.

Occidental Caribe: Did not disappoint!!

We stayed at this resort a few years ago and we’re eager to return!! Well, the service has not changed and is great all around.. the food was great and there was always a variety so there is no way someone could go hungry!! The grounds are beautiful and the beach is absolutely incredible. There is always a breeze and sufficient shade if one needs it.. the only disappointment that we experienced along with other is that the rooms are in need of some upgrading.. they are old and rundown but the [... read more] cleaning services help make them look welcoming!! Would not hesitate to return!! But if you are miss “fancy pants”,I wouldn’t recommend it as you would be sure to find fault in everything!! Lol.

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Beach Resort: Decent time

We enjoyed our time, hotel was showing some age but that didn’t bother us too much. Food was hit and miss. The grounds, pools and beach were nice. Most staff were friendly and helpful. The butler service was nice , we didn’t use it that much. We used go majestic for our hotel transfer and that was smooth, no issues. The Mexican restaurant was a disappointment and don’t recommend that one, the rest were good.

Ocean El Faro: Awesome resort

This resort deserves a 5 plus rating. We have been to a lot of resorts in Dominican Mexico Cuba Jamaica but we keep coming back here at ocean el faro it is our 4th time and won’t be our last. Grounds are well lit and clean. The lazy river is so much fun and exciting and all the pools are beautiful and well maintained. The beach is a bit rocky but still good. The rooms are very clean big and well decorated. The beds are super comfy. As far as food goes the buffet is amazing and so are the  [... read more]à la carte our best was Japanese and Italian. The staff are amazing and very helpful

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Beach Resort: A great time

The resort (while aging) is well kept and maintained. The staff are great and our ‘butler’ was able to handle so many little details for us. Food at the buffet is ‘par for the course’ but both the lobster and steak were incredible. Overall a great place to vacation and an amazing value for the money.

Bahia Principe Escape Aquamarine: Expected more from this resort...

I had a lot of high-hopes for this resort as it's part of the Bahia chain. We stayed at the Aquamarine which is the adults only section and is supposed to be "Grand". The first thing that struck us was that the service was beyond poor. In speaking with others around us, they felt the exact same way. It took hours for someone to come and ask what we'd like to drink. There were days at breakfast where our coffee came after we finished eating. The second thing was that the food was super li [... read more]mited. There was no choice at the buffet. Breakfast was the only meal where you could get a decent variety of food as the eggs were freshly made to your liking. Lunch and dinner had the same stuff everyday and the fruits were not fresh. The rooms are okay. They do need some updating as it is a bit old school in terms of the decor and design. The rooms also need a fair bit of deep cleaning as the shower head did not look clean. Other than that, the rest of the room was decent. A huge shoutout to the staff and food at MEAT restaurant at Amber. This was the best experience we had all trip that we booked that for dinner twice. Another huge shoutout to the waiters at the Village area - their service was amazing. I would not return to this resort as I have had better experiences at other resorts in the past.

Bahia Principe Explore Legend: Great resort - food ok

Resort grounds were great , lots to do staff was very helpful and pleasant to deal with. I got very sick after eating at the Al la carte restaurant. We only visited the buffet after that which was fine but not overly remarkable. Overall I was disappointed with the food. The beach was very good lots of activity.

Majestic Mirage Punta Cana All Suite Resort: Majestic Mirage, Punta Cana

The hotel has been fairly well maintained and repairs are going on constantly. They try do this without inconveniencing the guests. We were in a smaller room than the last time we were at this hotel but no complaints with it. Our Butler, Elvis, did an excellent job. Some of the food was excellent and some not so. Over all I would give this hotel an A1 rating.

Majestic Mirage Punta Cana All Suite Resort: Fabulous resort!

The resort is beautiful. Loved our room both times we've been to the resort. Everything is so well kept, and the staff is great! The entertainment group is extremely energetic, loved them!! Things changed a little in the Sports bar , and missed the pizza joint by the casino. All in all awesome trip! Lots of family and friends along ❤

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Beautiful Grounds and Beach

The beach, pools and grounds were breathtaking! The room was clean, with a traditional tropical decor. I would say the room was more 3 star as it had some items needing repair. Bare minimum in towels and room cleaning was good but nothing extra provided, even the refill of the shampoos and soaps were not done. The food was not very good. Lots to choose from at the buffet but I had stomach cramps after eating there. The restaurant at the beach (Tequila) was much much better plus the view. [... read more] The service at the bars was quite frankly terrible. Warm drinks and grumpy bartenders. I speak Spanish AND we tipped them and that did not seem to change their moods. The service overall at this resort was not good, the people are not helpful but still expected tips. We had about 3-4 staff who were very friendly but the rest nope. We went for 4 days and that was perfect. We enjoyed the beach and an excursion and unlike many other vacations, I was not sad to leave. It was the perfect amount of time at this resort to enjoy the sun, beach and the country without getting too sick, annoyed or hungry. I would recommend it, if like us, you were focused on the beach part and the adventure. There is no luxury at all. A true 3 star should be the expectation.

Be Live Collection Punta Cana Adults Only: Nice Layout But Poor Advertising

The Adults side of the Be Live experience provided access to both adult and family sides, yet they didn't advertise any of the daily activities - which made for a poor experience of a guessing game when things would be happening.

Caribe Deluxe Princess: A GREAT RESORT STAYED THERE 2012 ALSO

THE UPGRADES TO THE WALKWAYS AND THE HALLS IS EXCELLANT THE ROOMS ARE ALSO AIRY AND THE DECOR AND BEDS ARE GREAT WE WERE ON THE MAIN FLOOR WITH A WALKOUT PRIVATE SEATING AREA LOOKING ONTO THE POOL AND THE SWIM UP BAR THE STAFF ARE VERY FRIENDLY . THE FOOD WAS GOOD TO OUR TASTES WE HAD A GREAT SELECTION OF INTERNATIONAL FOODS TOO CHOOSE FROM .THE STAFF IN THE RESTUARANTS AND BUFFET ARE FRIENDLY AND INTENTIVE AT 79 THE SAFE AT FLOOR LEVEL NOT A GOOD CHOICE BY YOU FOR ANYONE REQUESTING  [... read more]A GROUND FLOOR

Bahia Principe Grand Bavaro: Nice resort

Nice hotel with well maintained gardens, lounge area and clean rooms. Restaurant was clean (with few holes in the walls which I think it would cost lots of time and $$ to fix). Plenty of food, drinks and coffee. The customer service by the reception was very helpful, especially Diana, who I hope will soon be promoted, as she is smart, nice, helpful and knowledgeable. Entertainment team was great, dancing and singing all the time and making most people feel good and to enjoy their vacation. The p [... read more]rogram was sometimes hard to follow or disorganised, but nothing major. The only weird thing we encounterrd was at the Rodizio restaurant...Oh, boy, they need to change something there soon.. I have seen and heard soo many complaints...It is supposed to be an "à la carte, resto...well it is not. That would be ok, but the way they manage to explain the serving and how they serve 1 plate to 3 people...it was hilarious and pathetic. Pools were great, beach as well...just lots of algae. Overall, nice resort for the money.

Punta Cana Princess: Decent resort

Small adult only resort. Staff are awesome. Food is great at buffet and alacartes. Nelson is fantastic personable swimup bartender who I can’t say enough positive things about. Other notable staff include Felix, Israel, Juana Iris, Christobalina, Ordalaina, Carlos among others who all took great care of us. Rooms are dated. We were given a room with a toilet that had to be plunged constantly from the start. Tried to get it fixed since it was a great location but asked for transfer to diffe [... read more]rent room which they did. Pool was disappointing because of algae present at walk in ramp. They were working on the pool before we left. It was refreshing however and we did use it. Bathroom is tight even for average size people. Staff really make this place work

Ocean El Faro: Nice family resort.

The overall experience was good! We are a family of 2 adults and 3 kids (one of them is 7month old). The hotel amenities are just good for families with kids (Waterpark, lazy river, playground, kids club, all areas are equipped for strollers, high chairs). My kids loved lazy river and great number of pools, I also liked Waterpark as I was mostly there with an infant. The beach area is good, but it's always stormy at Punta Cana, so it was dangerous to swim in the ocean(red flag almost all of  [... read more]the time). Food was OK, but sometimes they run out of some meals and don't replenish (even if it was still 1 h before breakfast ends up). Also they often run out of dry beach towels at the pool changing stations. This happened twice to us. We were trying to get dry towels in early afternoon and they said they don't have any. Ala carte restaurants are good (we visited sacura (Japanese), Dolce vita (Italian) and Margarita ( Mexican ). Shows are average. I would still recommend this hotel. It's good.

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: We had good vacation but won't be back to this resort

We enjoyed our vacation. Hotel was only half full and it obviously helped to our positive experience. Food was good, no line ups to omelet station in the morning :) Rooms need updates badly. The worse part for me was that hotel advertises itself like quite place where you can relax ... however in reality their beach boards marina with number of private boats belonging to different tourist companies. Each boat has music playing on the loudest possible settings. So imagine at least 15- 20 boa [... read more]ts waiting for tourist and playing 20 different melodies .... In front of the beach ( literally 100 meters off the shore) is a dolphinarium and snorkeling place, where these boats taking tourist still playing music as loud as they could possibly do. It was major to me and really annoying. I came to relax and spent time playing with the ocean and reading my book.

Iberostar Selection Bavaro Suites: Changing times

Beautiful birds, fish, lush gardens all around, good service, kind and caring personnel all over the place , nice rooms , spacious beach but people flooded them after Covid , sea weeds like other beaches, average entertainment ,the loveliest given by our beautiful children dancing shuttle bus was great, security was noticed which gave sense of safety, they all made us to forgive the lack of food variety, quality known of Iberostar ? No lubsters, you love it ? You pay 65$ a person at the restaura [... read more]nt ? no good beef, and Mexican restaurant foods were not great surely higher management trying to compensate for Covid losses , may be same for other resorts ? I wanted to book the big modern nearby riu palace at 1200$ pp rather than the 1750$ pp we paid , but my wife thought Iberostar had super foods , based on the good recommendation of martine from tripcentral we had been to Barcelona palace and the food was great that was before Covid . Airport a small mess , our plane was late 2 hours, they changed the departure gate without people informed , and they had to search for the bags of that rouge late passenger , may be he/she did not notice gate change, the screen changed so fast ? And the few transat personnel were only at the departure gate busy with long lines , the whole airport is not adequate for the huge traffic , I noticed buses loading people to jets almost pumping in with wings of planes like human traffic in crowded bazaars in less gifted places against all safety standards of dedicated lane design in airports

Iberostar Selection Bavaro Suites: Needing improvement

Air conditioning was not working in a entire section of hotel....very hot in rooms. Food was over salted and boring in buffet, no Covid restrictions. Check in was a night mare. We are several times repeat guests and nothing was done to recognize that. Overall sad to say failing grade from this repeat costumer.

TRS Turquesa: TRS Punta Cana

This hotel is a 4 no where near a 5 rooms extremely dated broken drawers paint splatter all over outside pool tiles missing from swim up grounds are beautiful staff friendly was very disappointing with food

Impressive Premium Punta Cana: Excellent

The hotel was great. Rooms were large with double shower. Very clean and the staff were very nice. I am a Cuba person so the beach is unfortunately nothing compared to Cuba but it was cleaned daily. Food was good amd a good variety