Occidental Punta Cana: Very Clean Resort

Grounds and rooms were very clean. Food was good but could have had more verity. Only negatives were, hard to get new beach towels and limited bars were open, pool bar for one. Beach bar needed more staff and keep running out of beer. Mixed drinks were not made from upper shelf liquor; therefore, did not taste very good. My wife and I did not finish one drink. Overall it was a great location, clean resort and very nice beach.

Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: First Trip to Dominican

Where do I start… ok well the flight down was easy until we got to Punta Cana, that airport is crazy lol, please keep in mind this was my husband and I first trip to any resort, be prepared for long lines to get out of the airport but otherwise it was fairly smooth. We arrived at the resort and were instantly enthralled with the old style beauty. The staff were excellent and super friendly! Our room was nice and even though it was a bit dated ( especially the bathtub) it was clean and comforta [... read more]ble. The beach was fabulous I highly recommend that you do the preferred upgrade as the added perks make it worth the money. The drinks were great and the food was delicious! Highly recommend preferred club Oceana restaurant for breakfast and lunch! The lunches were amazing! The pool was awesome, you could walk from one end of the resort to the other and only get out once halfway and convenient located bar and bathroom :) The shows were great entertainment but it was the staff that make it enjoyable, so friendly! The most impressive thing we’re the gardens and surroundings, because the resort is a bit older then others it has the most incredible gardens and the palm trees are large enough to provide lots of shade. The trip home was long but the Covid stuff was not horrible. Overall I would rate this hotel an 8/10

Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: Wonderful resort!

Dreams Punta Cana was absolutely beautiful from the moment we arrived in the front lobby! We could see the hills in the distance through the open air hotel entrance & got some great photos there. The staff were courteous and helpful. Our room was spacious with a good sized balcony and a lovely view of the pool. The clean, clear, warm pool runs the length of the resort with the rooms on either side. A great location for a swim anytime. The beach was the best part! Soft sand, lots of beach c [... read more]hairs, gentle rolling waves! Every restaurant had excellent food. Our favourites were Seaside Grill, Portafino (Italian) and Oceania (Seafood). The resort offers unlimited a la carte dining without reservations which was great because we could be very relaxed about timing and didn’t feel we had multiple appointments for dinner to keep. I didn’t realize how amazing that would be until we were there but it sure made a positive difference compared with other resorts we have been to. Overall I would rate Dreams Punta Cana as the best I’ve ever stayed at!

Grand Bavaro Princess: Beautiful resort but

The hotel grounds are beautiful, well maintained and the wandering peacocks and pink flamingos are beautiful. The beach is amazing and we never had a problem securing loungers. The staff are accommodating and the restaurants are very good. The only issue we had was there was no evening entertainment, no shows whatsoever. So there was really nothing to do after dinner except sit in the lobby or directly outside the lobby and listen to the piano or sax player (who were both great). And there i [... read more]s smoking permitted (think cigars, cigarettes and vaping) in the lobby bar which makes it very uncomfortable for non smokers. The rooms have either a king and Murphy bed or two TWIN beds. The Murphy bed was very uncomfortable.

Punta Cana Princess: Great Resort

The hotel room was very well layer out and had a great balcony With a perfect view of the pool and ocean. Coffee maker in room, love the coffee provided in room. All food weather in one of the three restaurants or the main buffet was very good and had amazing variety of different food each night. The stuff at the Princess were exceptional and went above and beyond to please all guests and were very professional and friendly. The Covid test Booking was not the easiest, We would recommend b [... read more]ooking it right away upon arrival. The Punta Cana Airport is alittle bit of a shit show so prepared for a long day on your return home.

Occidental Caribe: Great resort

There was lots of shade both on the beach and around the pools. The service was excellent Guest services were very helpful in telling us what we needed to know for our Covid test We were not happy with the Air Transat rep; didn't show up for orientation the first day and was late the 2nd. Also, we had no knowledge as where to go to meet himj

Grand Bavaro Princess: Great resort

Very large hotel. I have been here previously 4 times. This resort has everything. Great rooms, amazing beach! Amazing pools and all kinds of food and restoraunts. I would like to say and consider this more of a family hotel. There is a casino just outside the resort. Outside the resort is very touristy and safe. The resort itself is beautiful. I met so many great people who have become friends of mine. There are people on the beach constantly Trying to sell excursions, cigars and souvenirs. B [... read more]ut I either pretend to sleep or tell them u have no money. I stayed in platinum this time which gave me access to book reservations at restoraunts, free room service, robes and small perks. Platinum has its own restorants, lounge, beach and pool. If u have a family with children I don’t think platinum is necessary at all. Don’t know what else to say here other than it’s beautiful. Just DONT FALL or go with the people who wear blue shirts telling you that you will get a free gift! It’s pretty much a scam.

Grand Bavaro Princess: Amazing Resort

Well let me start off the moment you get there till the moment you leave. I have been to this resort 3 times already and would do it over and over again. The ground and the rooms are amazing. Rooms are excellent and well kept clean. The maids go the extra mile,no complaints at all, all the staff are super nice, and you can tell they go the mile to keep there guests coming back for more, and speaking from experience...I AM ONE...😊

El Beso Adults Only at Ocean El Faro: It was ok

We purchased an adult only privilege holiday for 2 weeks. Pros: great animation team, nice rooms, comfortable beds, lots of activities available throughout the day to take part in, Mike's coffee was amazingly good, and a daily visit was our favorite daytime activity. Privilege restaurant, (when open), was great! Pools where wonderful and chairs were available. Outdoor dinning was available at most restaurants. Con's: Too large of a resort, and the trolley doesn't circulate very often and [... read more] is very inconsistent when it does. Restaurant availability for booking was poor (and being privilege, doesn't give you any benefits) . Only was able to book once at Steakhouse, once at Blue moon, and they ran out of steaks while we were at steak restaurant. Beach was just ok, so we didn't go too often. (Twice during stay), Music around the pool was geared to the 20 year olds and was played so loud that you couldn't talk to someone sitting next to you, and not enough umbrellas considering it's in full sun most days. Also, the sound would bounce off the buildings and get an echo. The buffet had very little meat options, compared to other resorts, and was not a lot of variety. Breakfast main buffet was good, but couldn't get bacon at any time. We wouldn't recommend the privilege as we were the farthest room away from the beach where all privilege restaurants were. There was no privilege bar or lounge, just 2 restaurants that rotated being opened..the availability was also were difficult to get into, unless you wanted to eat very early or very very late. They seamed understaffed, yet they said they were 90% full. Most staff were great, but seemed like they were understaffed all the time, so waiting was a big part of a meal. We tipped very well, at every meal, almost with every drink. The pool staff were great and an extra shout out to Luie and adult pool bar staff.

Barcelo Bavaro Palace: Barcelo Bavaro Palace

This is my 3rd visit,obviously,I like it here.Golfing is great !! The people working there are all very nice.I wish something could be done for the hoards of inconsiderate people that "reserve" there beach chair with a towel.This is ridiculous,there is no one on the beach,but no chairs.You should stop this,some how,disallow this.I have been to places that do not allow this.Otherwise food,rooms were great,and everything else.Thanks Terry

Occidental Punta Cana: Beautiful resort with amazing people!!

This was the first time my husband an I were in dominican and it was everything and more!! The resort was absolutely beautiful, very clean everything was close and the people were the best part! All the workers where so nice and made our trip that much more amazing. The food was fantastic. Always so much to choose from in the buffets. We tried all the el la carts and they were all sooo good! Food was never an issue at this resort, there was always somewhere to grab a bite! The rooms were gre [... read more]at, other than the showers not being the best and not knowing if you would have hot water. But this didn't bother us none! The beach is where we spent most of our time! Talking to the locals on the beach was the highlight of our day! Other than the staff wearing masks it was a vacation away from covid, we didn't need to wear masks or worry about anything! The resort was so clean so we didn't worry about anything. We traveled with air transit so we had our covid test in our room which was do convenient! We will definitely be going back to this resort next year and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a smaller, quite resort!!

El Beso Adults Only at Ocean El Faro: Needs improvements

First impression of resort was good. Service needs improvement. Grounds and pool seemed well looked after. Our private rooftop patio was our saviour for making our trip until a drone was flown above it and violating our privacy.So upset that I made a formal complaint. Not that I believe it’ll go anywhere. Most food was lukewarm at best. Few servers were very attentive. Some hostesses were rude. Few understood English. No other guests that we talked to were happy with their experience, one ac [... read more]tually thinking of a class action lawsuit.

Royalton Bavaro Resort and Spa: Will never use Tripcentral again!

We loved LOVED the resort. The pools and beach were incredible but the most amazing part was the food. Top notch. Will for sure go back to Royalton Bavaro. Thank you for a week in heaven! Tripcentral got many things wrong and I’m paying the consequences- literally. Brutal customer service. From not booking us when we thought we were booked to booking us in a room we didn’t ask for and having to downgrade at the resort. Among other things. Just brutal. Thankfully I chose a goo [... read more]d resort to make up for the annoyances.

Ocean El Faro: Home away from home

The rooms were hugh and very comfortable. There were lots to choose from for food. One draw back is the resort does not not accept reservations for the a la cart restaurants. Therefore you end up standing in line waiting for a table to open up for your dinner instead of relaxing with a beverage until your dinner time. Dealing with the staff at the front desk was not a great experience.

Melia Caribe Beach Resort: Beautiful beach

The hotel has an amazing beachfront with lots of space. We always found a great spot at the beach or pool even if we were a little late going down. Staff was very friendly and had great service, especially the bartenders at the pool and lobby bar - they could make anything you can imagine! Staff followed covid protocols (masking, cleaning between guests) well, and there was hand sanitizer available at entrances to buffets, however we brought our own sanitizer for the table which made us more com [... read more]fortable. The air transat representative at the hotel was helpful in booking us our covid test to return to Canada, and he sent a nurse to our room to complete the test so we didn’t need to wait in line. Alternatively there was testing in the conference room in the lobby. The al la carte restaurants had delicious food, particularly the Mediterranean and Italian! The room was nice, bed was very comfortable, however our hair dryer didn’t work (which was ok for us, and we didn’t ask them to fix it). Overall a great trip, would definitely go back. Rachel at trip central was very helpful in booking and planning the trip! Thank you Rachel!

Excellence Punta Cana: Returning after 2 year's absence

Truly a 5 star resort experience. Definitely worth the upgrade to Excellence Club - exclusive beach area, Magna Restaurant & lounge with high end booze. Superb service from the staff with many of them remembering us from 2 years ago! No wrist bands or reservations required for the restaurants. Food is varied & very good, with 7 restaurants open most nights. Our favourites were the Magna & the Grill Steakhouse. Nightly entertainment was good to excellent - our faves were the superb saxopho [... read more]ne playing by Alejandro in the Martini Bar, & the Gypsy Kings Tribute band. This is not a good place for swimming in the ocean with high waves & pounding surf over most of the beach area. It is also a good half to three quarters of an hour drive from the airport, so accessing anything offsite requires planning. I recommend this place for older couples who want a mellow experience, chill at the pool or on the beach, eat excellent food & enjoy the entertainment.

Royalton CHIC Punta Cana: Amazing Resort

The Amenities were very close and the staff was amazing, even through COVID they were always there to help in any way. I would recommend this resort. Our butlers Emilio and Teuidi were excellent in getting our questions answered and were very quick to respond to our emails. Every restaurant that we visited the staff again was there to help in any way. It was great to go to breakfast and Nestor knew exactly what we wanted to drink and had it on the table is a moment and also when the rest of [... read more] our party came (8) he was there singing and dancing making it a special day every day.

Royalton CHIC Punta Cana: Royalton CHIC Punta Cana

Our hotel stay was really great. The grounds are very beautiful, the rooms are clean and the food is really good. We stayed in the Diamond club and it was well worth it. A big shout out to our butlers Amilio and Teudi they were simply amazing. They touched base everyday to ensure that we had everything we needed and find out where we would like dinner reservations for the evening. Also Nesto at the buffet was also amazing, he took care of our every need for breakfast and lunch everyday. All [... read more] of the bartenders, servers, housekeeping as well as the staff at the Diamond club all provided amazing top notch service. We were there with a small group to renew our vows for our 25th wedding anniversary and our wedding planner Channiel did an amazing job as well. The entire day was perfect, even mother nature co-operated. We would definitely recommend to friends and family

El Beso Adults Only at Ocean El Faro: Ocean el faro

Hotel was very clean, staff very friendly. Our room was very close to the beach. Only issue was trying to book one of the restaurants only managed to book one rest of the time we had to go to the buffet. Overall the food and coffee shop was good. Rooms are big and spacious. I must say our booking rep at Trip Central Kevin Dupuis was exceptional from our confirmation to every bit of information you would require

Dreams Onyx Resort and Spa: Best Resort Ever!

The whole resort was kept in excellent shape. The food was great! The people are amazing! Very clean, you get waited on hand and foot. Definitely a 5 star resort! Our butler, Angel went up over and beyond. He came and talked to us everyday and made sure everything was perfect. The beach was as beautiful as could be. Soft white sand blue water, picture perfect!