Secrets Tides Punta Cana: Secrets Tides.

Beautiful hotel. Rooms were spacious and new. Beach was awesome. Could walk in either direction for hours. Food was a 8/10. There was room for improvement on choice and service. As compared to other secrets resorts. But I would definitely recommend the resort. Try to book preferred. Rooms they are closer to the beach.

Catalonia Royal Bavaro: Excellent Resort !

We loved this resort . very chill and relaxing , just what we wanted for our holiday . We were lucky enough to book the duplex with our own small pool for the week , the room was comfortable , great bed and bathroom . Our cleaning staff were amazing and friendly . Beach was nice and cleaned every day , lots of palm trees and shade . Water was warm and shallow .Large pools were also great. Food was good , lot's of variety and all the staff in the restaurants made dining a pleasure . Nightly e [... read more]ntertainment was also excellent . The whole resort was super clean and the workers and gardeners were out maintaining the property every day . Overall we loved our week there and would return . Also resort is only an 18 min. drive from the Airport which is a plus . Thanks to all the staff for an amazing , relaxing week !

Select Sosua Adults Only, Trademark by Wyndham All Inclusive: Beautiful

We had a great trip! Beach was beautiful. More chairs and parasol would have been better beach side. Seems that Select people never got any. Wish there was a smoking section instead of people smoking everywhere and actually don’t care. Staff was amazing so were the restaurants. The fact that their was no daily activities and entertainment I would no recommend unless this is what you want .

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Small, beautiful resort

Grounds are well maintained, a lot of plants and flowers. Room was big, with large balcony. Food was very good, different every day. Nice concerts were every evening. They have clean water stations on the first floor. Don't forget to bring diarrhea medicine.

Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: Great Hotel

Food and variety is good at both the buffet and a la carte restaurants. Beach is much nicer than Bavaro - much wider and easy grade, with palm trees which offers shade if desired. Resort clean and well maintained. Entertainment is decent - some shows are really good and some so-so.

Dreams Cap Cana Resort and Spa: So fun — will definitely be back!

We travelled as two couples and all of us had such a good time. The vibe was perfect, it was easy to relax, but also really fun when you wanted it to be. We spent most of our time at the pool and there was always something going on. We’re usually not the type to jump into games or activities, but the entertainment team completely changed that. Cristopher stood out and was a highlight of our trip, he was super friendly and made us feel like family. We ended up joining way more than expected an [... read more]d it honestly made the trip. The nightly shows were also really good and something we looked forward to. Loved having the 24hr café and room service (menu is more limited late at night but still solid options). The disco above the Coral Keg was a fun bonus too. Food overall was good and staff were great. There are 5 restaurants to choose from, no reservations, so there can be a wait, but there’s also a buffet if you don’t feel like waiting. The location in Cap Cana is beautiful, it’s a gated area with stunning landscaping. The beach directly in front of the resort isn’t very swimmable, but there’s amazing swimmable water less than a 5-minute walk down the beach. Only small issues: our keycards did deactivate a few times (quick fix at the lobby), and the concierge wasn’t super helpful when we asked about going outside the gated area. We were able to figure it out ourselves pretty easily though, so it didn’t affect our trip. We even saw a few beautiful weddings while we were there and are already thinking about coming back to get married ourselves after such a great experience.

HM Alma De Bayahibe Hotel: Our amazing holiday

This resort is beautiful. Right on the water. There is no beach, but honestly you don't need one here. 3 large salt water pools, a hot tub and a large fresh water pool makes you not miss the beach. Lots of beach chairs to choose from. The main buffet offers lots of variety, but it needs organization. There is little to no service. It's pretty much self serve for everything. The staff are all so nice and they make an effort to speak English. Many do speak English well. They love it when you t [... read more]ry to speak Spanish

Nickelodeon Hotel Punta Cana: Overprice for what it is

The resort was okay. We selected Nick Punta Cana because of their autism double check program. We brought our 2 autistic kids. There was no program and they offered no help. Our concierge was there only to make sure we attended a 2h time share presentation. The activities for the kids with characters were not autism friendly and cost hundred of dollars extra. The water park was for toddlers. If you kids are over 5 I would not recommend going. If you kids are autistic, I would not recommend going [... read more]. That said. The staff (house keeping, bartending, waiters) were all wonderful and friendly. The food was okay. It was a little hard to get food into our autistic kids. The options for them were slim. The pool was great. The bartenders fantastic. I know I said that already but its worth mentioning. I would get an alcoholic drink for me and the kids would order virgin drinks. The bartenders were very nice and helpful for the kids. I think we would have been better suited to save money and skip the themed Nick resort for a non-themed regular resort in Punta Cana.

Select Sosua Adults Only, Trademark by Wyndham All Inclusive: What a great resort.

I was very impressed with the cleanliness of the resort. There were always someone cleaning the grounds and pols on the adult side. Cannot say about the regular resort as we did not spend any time there. we shared the buffet with the whole resort which was very crowed. we were under the impression that it was a separate buffet. We chose mainly the ala carts. Not overly impressed with the food of choice or the service. It was like we were an inconvenience to them. One night we had a glass of win [... read more]e and they came to top it up. First sip and we knew there was something wrong. We mentioned it to the waiter, they said it was the other persons job for the wine and no one investigated. We left. The Select side was great. Bar service no complaints. Nice and quiet.

Princess Family Club Bavaro: Loved our time there! Traveled during March break 2026

All right, here we go! So, we stayed at the Princess Family Club for seven nights, traveling as a couple with our 18-month-old daughter. We booked through Trip Central and flew with Sunwing from Toronto Pearson. The resort is about a 30-minute bus ride from the airport, with just one quick stop at another resort. What stood out right away is that the driveway to the lobby is the shortest we’ve ever seen but there were no concerns there. Our room was a swim-up on the family side, and it wa [... read more]s fantastic—spacious, comfortable beds, and having the pool right outside the door was a dream. It was a shared pool with 13 other rooms on our side of the hotel block, but we rarely saw more than a couple of families at a time. Being on the east side of the hotel block, we got a bit of shade, which was perfect for our daughter as the sun can get quite hot during the day. Plus, we loved the beach toys and the robes and slippers that were provided in our room upon arrival. When it came to food, the à la carte restaurants were outstanding—especially Focaccia, the Italian spot. Highly recommend the pizza here. The Indian and teppanyaki restaurants were also top-notch. The service at these places was truly best in class—friendly, attentive, and really personal. The only downside was the main buffet, La Hispaniola —service there was consistently poor; we had to ask for high chairs, cutlery, and drinks repeatedly. I will say that it seemed like more of an inconvenience that we were asking for help (help as in coffee, water, cutlery, high chair). The only true interaction we had with a server at this buffet was when we had to take coffee mugs off of a freshly cleaned table beside us, the server immediately marched over and took them back then didn't replace them. In contrast, the buffet by the kids' pool (Mordisco) was a hidden gem—great service, quiet, and perfect for families, a much better choice. We also loved the coffee café—it was never too busy, even during March break, and the food trucks by the beach had some of the best bites—definitely go there for lunch. As for the pools, the kids’ pool was a highlight, with tons of slides—great for older kids and safe for toddlers. The larger beachside pool was lively, with a swim-up bar and lots of activities. And the beach itself was gorgeous—soft, cool sand, calm, sandy bottom water, though the waves could get a bit big, so keep an eye on little ones. Overall, this was a fantastic family getaway with a few minor service hiccups, but it was a truly memorable trip.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Beautiful resort!

Absolutely loved our stay at Bahia Principe Grand Punta Cana. The beaches were stunning, the sand was clean and the water was lovely. The pools were conveniently located with swim up bars and great service. The food was also super tasty. The room we stayed in was recently upgraded and was comfortable, however, the shower had some issues draining. The weather was perfect the entire week and I would definitely come back here again.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Great week.

The hotel grounds were beautiful. All of the staff were excellent. Room was clean and looked after. Meals were excellent. Gluten free options were good. (Would love a pasta option). Coffee shop, ice cream man, beach grill and gym were fantastic. The negatives were the beach sports offered (no beach volleyball or even a net to use). No kayaks either. Also, white party cancelled last minute! Finding shade on the beach was also challenging.

Zel Punta Cana - All Suites: Won't be back

Our flight arrived late and as a result, we did not get to the resort until after midnight. Upon arrival, we were informed that they did not have our room available, but that they would put us up in a "better" room for the night and we would just have to switch rooms the next day, which was fine - we were booked in a swim-up room and were given a large 2 bedroom swim-up room for the 1 night. We were hungry and tired and were told that we could order room service, as they would deliver until 2  [... read more]am. We ordered room service as soon as we arrived in our temporary room. They told us it would be 30-45 minutes. We waited until 2 am and the food never arrived. We ate the peanuts from the mini bar and went to sleep. Just before 7 a.m. I was awoken by a very loud noise. I got out of bed, opened the patio door and the plaster/drywall from the balcony above had collapsed onto our veranda/outdoor space. I presume from a leaky outdoor jacuzzi? I took a video and showed our concierge. I'm just glad we weren't outside when it happened. We were told to pack our luggage and they would bring it over to our room when it was ready at 3 pm. We went to the front desk at 3 pm to have our bracelets reprogrammed for our new room. We arrived to our room and our luggage wasn't there. It was located sometime later and brought to our room. My daughter quickly realized that her bathing suit wasn't in her suitcase, that we had left it hanging to dry in the closet of the other room. We contacted our concierge and he said he would take care of it. Later on that evening, my daughter became increasingly concerned so we went back to the front desk and Natalie offered to take us to the other room to retrieve it, as the room could not be occupied due to the ceiling collapse. When we arrived, the room had been cleaned and the bathing suit was gone. Natalie followed up with housekeeping as did our "concierge" Yunior, but they claimed they did not have it. I have no complaints about the food, or the people at the front desk. Big shout outs to Natalie and Juan at the front desk, as well as all of the staff at Tacorini and Nokyo, and the staff that brought the floating breakfast to our room. They were amazing. Housekeeping was terrible, not just because of the theft, but their inability to do the basics (ie they took our dirty towels and just refolded them, did not clean anything, did not replenish coffee, etc.) and yes, I tipped $5-$10 per day in the hope that it would get better. It never did. Service in some areas is great, but is also terribly lacking in others. I can't recommend this hotel, nor will I be back but I'm giving it 3 stars because there are some amazing staff members there who deserve some recognition. I wish we had a better overall experience

Dreams Macao Beach Punta Cana: Family fun in the sun!

We had an amazing family vacation! The resort includes so many amenities and luxuries to make vacationing easy and enjoyable. Great rooms, delicious food, gorgeous beach! Staff are incredible and attentive.

Melia Caribe Beach Resort: Great for kids, but poor service

Grounds, pools, and beach is beautiful. Waterpark was a blast for kids. The rooms were very outdated and lacking basic service. Resort seemed very under staffed, poor housekeeping, poor service at all meals, far from 5 stars.

Nickelodeon Hotel Punta Cana: I dont think I will be back at this resort

The service was a hit and miss. We had to call almost daily to get our room refreshed. We also had to call every day to have the mini bar refilled with water. When we first arrived, the door did not unlock and it took about 45 minutes for them to fix it. Once we got into our room, someone had left the patio door open, and it was super hot. They also had not filled the mini bar before we entered our room. We landed late and this was all at 11 PM. We were absolutely exhausted. It also took us two  [... read more]days to get a hairdryer in our room. The reservation system on their app stopped working the day we got there. We weren’t aware of it so we asked a concierge for help. It’s as if we were inconveniencing them. Then they changed everything and it was on a first come first serve. It was a complete disaster. I will say that there are some staff that try really hard and then there’s other staff that make you feel like you aren’t inconveniencing them and they hate their job. My eight-year-old daughter had a blast and didn’t notice anything which is what was important.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: We went to Paradise and came back with Parasites!

This trip was the 3rd to Bahia Principe in Punta Cana, the first was a couple of years in Amber and the last two to Grand Punta Cana. The suite was adequate (as we made sure to have one renovated), the maid services were OK (“rewarded” daily) and to our positive surprise the food was generally better than last year. We had dinners a-La-carte in 6 different restaurants and overall was better than last year. As we are beach lovers and already accustomed with getting the sun beds on the beach (wa [... read more]ke up very early) we did not “suffer” as the rest of the over tourists masses not getting place and being very frustrated. Generally the staff is hard working (in a DR rhythm) and we did not have any problems in dealing with them. The alcoholic drinks are actually very watery and use a low grade quality alcohol. However a constant bar request for a drink, along with a minimum of 1US dollar bill helps at the beginning of the evening, but later not as much due to the overwhelming presence of tourists. Unfortunately we came back with some “local” visitors (parasites) that finally have establish their home in my sole feet and provoked an aggressive infection that is still require treatment after was diagnosed by doctors to emergency and tropical clinic. Clear, the parasites have been “collected” from the resort beach as we did not moved outside of the resort’s beach anytime. Overall an unforgettable experience that will deny us for any further beach resort visits in the future.

Lifestyle Tropical Beach Resort: Terrible Resort

I unfortunately do not have a good review of this resort. They are so focused on their “members” the rest of the resort fails. Food was some of the worst we have had at a resort. We have travelled all over the Caribbean and that includes that Cubas food is a smidge better than what was experienced. The rooms are very outdated and have no storage for your clothes, our toilet leaked from the bottom all over the floors (made our room smell like pee), the smell of sewage was very bad especially on t [... read more]he shuttle between the different restaurants. The beach was not clean, nice or inviting, garbage, and the seaweed was very bad on beach and in the water. You couldn’t tell if you were going to step on rocks or break an ankle falling into a little valley. Had to go down and get a bed/chair by 7:30 am or none left. Their reservation for restaurants was the worst i have ever seen. Had to go 3 days in a row to for them to keep telling us the system resets. We finally got reservations only to be in 2 places at once and only found out when arrived at the Italian Restaurant and it was VIP only which was weird because we were considered VIP but apparently not the right kind of VIP. Even offered them $20 American to let us in and they said no. Entertainment was great until they had hard stops so people will go watch the dumb shows that they put on. If you can see the people are having fun you don’t stop but not here no matter how many people are having fun. AND to top it all off everyone in our party got sick, not just one every single one of. It was so horrible. We had prepared for all of this as we have travelled a million times. But this was unstoppable we could not get better. Almost kicked me off of the flight because I was still throwing up. The other thing that was annoying were the small cold pools by our beds and the beach, the parents let the kids use them as a fun playing pool even if adults were sitting in them to cool off. They have children’s pools but parents didn’t care. No lobby so there was no entertainment in the evening after dinner to sit and have a drink and watch. We left money in the fridge to see if they would refill our beer must not have even opened the fridge cause money still there. Also with 2 people in each room we only received 1 beer and one Pepsi. Let’s not forget the peacocks, excited to see them but at night they were VERY loud and would wake us up or keep us up. This is the worst trip ever and I/we will never go back to puerto Plata. If I could give a zero rating I would.

Playabachata Hotel: Fantastic Holiday

This was one of the most clean resorts that I have ever stayed at. There is someone cleaning at every public area in the resort which includes pools, lobby, restaurants, bars, and restrooms. The staff were all hard working and friendly. It was busy but there were multiple people available to provide service. The rooms need an upgrade in the washroom. The toilets and showers should be replaced. The food and drinks were all fresh and tasty and plenty of variety. The ala carte system needs to be c [... read more]hanged. I waited an hour in line to book. It was impossible to find a chair at the pool until 4pm when most people head back to their rooms to get ready for dinner. Guests head to the pool before 8am to reserve multiple chairs. I was in a group of four and we struggled to find two chairs to share. I think that I would enjoy this resort much more if it wasn't completely full as it was during our vacation.

Bahia Principe Explore La Romana: Beautiful and friendly

I was very impressed with Bahia Principe Grand La Romana. What a well kept clean beautiful resort. From lobby to dining to the rooms! We had hot water every day and internet was better then mine at home, even on the beach most times. I dont swim in the ocean but the beach was clean and nice. Pool was large and always clean. Staff were always friendly and the shows at night were enjoyable.. most importantly though, i ALWAYS felt safe! I did notice cameras outside on some of the paths which help  [... read more]me feel more safe too.. in conclusion i would give this resort a 5/5. I can’t emphasize enough about the quality of the staff and food was always good -Angela