Nickelodeon Hotel Punta Cana: Not worth the price

The resort is okay but was expecting more for the price. The food is fine and the water park is great for the kids. For the price that we paid I was expecting a higher standard of customer service. First, we only had one king size bed and a weird pull out bed that was on the floor. We were not able to use the pull out bed as it had a wooden bar going across that dug into my back. I called room service six times requesting for a roll out bed and they simply did not care. They never sent the [... read more] roll out bed. I ended up sleeping on the balcony for two nights. Needles to say, I spent my entire vacation sleep deprived. For a vacation that costed over $7000 dollars this was simply unacceptable!!!! Forget about swimming in the Ocean. It was riddled with seaweed. We ended up paying over $200 to go to a public beach which did not have seaweed. The nightly entertainment shows were okay. Some staff looked beyond miserable. I would not go back to this resort and would Most definitely not recommend to anyone!

Lopesan Costa Bavaro Resort: AMAZING Resort!

Everything at this resort was impeccable! From the rooms, to the pools, to the service in the restaurants and poolside - we couldn’t have chosen a better resort. Everyone was super friendly and the entertainment was fun by the pool during the day and at night at the lounge. The grounds are super lush and luxurious, and everything was super clean. We are looking forward to our next visit, we will definitely be back!

Sunscape Coco Punta Cana: Awesome vacation

The resort was beautiful. The food was great. The hotel and the rooms was always clean, but the only thing I was not happy that the safe was included with the room to protect your personal items. The people there was very helpful and friendly.

Nickelodeon Hotel Punta Cana: Simply wow!!!

This place is nust amazing for family fun. It's well organized, service is fast and impeccable, the staff is kind and hard working and the food was great, with a good variety and fresh. The Nickelodeon park was so much fun.. even for the 40 year olds in us. Finally got to experience the 'slime' I watched on TV as a kid. Will definetly be back!

Riu Republica: Our 1st All-inclusive exceeded our expectations!

This was our 1st all-inclusive experience and the resort went beyond our expectations. Our room was great with an amazing view and the connections we made with a number of staff was awesome.... Everything worked out well and look forward to considering a return trip in the near future. Overall experience was great.....

Breathless Punta Cana Resort: Good time but "Adults Only" Misleading

We had a good time. Food was decent, rooms were clean, service was okay. However, when it comes to adults only, this is misleading. The Breathless is connected to the Dreams resort next door which is not an adults only result. We were told that Breathless guests could go to Dreams however, only adults were allowed on the Breathless resort. This was not the case. Multiple times where teenagers were getting quite drunk on the Breathless resort at various pools. A few instances where they almost s [... read more]tarted a fight. No one working on Breathless seemed to do anything to either a) prevent non-adults from coming on the resort or b) getting them off when they were on the resort and causing problems. My wife and I were young once and we get that teenagers are going to try and sneak a few drinks in when they have the opportunity. But when you are getting hammered and getting close to starting fights on a resort where you aren't suppose to be and disrupting guests who paid to be on an adults only resort, that crosses a line for us.

Casa Marina Sosua Trademark by Wyndham All Inclusive: Good Resort

Been to better resorts. The entertainment I could not understand. Performances where mediocre. Food was all local stuff with no taste, breakfast (pancakes and French toast soggy). No entertainment for kids during day/knight.

VH Gran Ventana Beach Resort: quiet and small

Think i would of enoyed it more if the first 3 days wernt ruined by lost luggage, having to shop to find some things toi wear other items u cant take on carry on , very dissappointed and the trip was 3 apr nad not a call back hrs on a phone call that u never get thru to talk to someone about a claim! To top the lost luggage the flight back was horrible delayed in dominican and then delayed twice in toronto for a 5 hr flight the delays were unbelievable sure makes u not want to travel wel [... read more]l me anyways and then to try and get your money back its horrible, I wont again Thanks westjet for your (not) quick response (3 months and still waiting )

Ocean Blue and Sand: It was good

The resort has a nice layout and interesting and fun things to do. The staff in the restaurants and bars were efficient and very friendly. We had issue with our door keys but they were fairly quick to rectify. The luggage took a while to get to our room even though the recetion/check-in area was not. We received face cloths on only 1 day and the last day we had zero towels, zero. The rest of our issues were with Sunwing.

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: THIS IS NOT A 5 STAR HOTEL... 3 stars at best.

THIS IS NOT A 5 STAR HOTEL... 3 stars at best. Building 91 at the Bahia Principe "Luxury Esmeralda" was the worst 5 star hotel I have ever been to. We were a group of 9 people (with 5 rooms, 4 that were in building 91) and we all have a bad taste in our mouth & were ecstatic the leave on our last day. ( Which is never the case , even when I couldn't afford 5 star hotels in my younger days ) I was at the Royalton Punta Cana in Jan 2022.. That is a true 5 star hotel!!! We walked into our ro [... read more]oms, they all smelled like mold. Some worse than others... In our room, there was dust & hair EVERYWHERE. We spoke to our Air Canada Rep the next morning & he called for a "deep cleaning" which never got done. I complained a second time once we took our first shower the 2nd evening & the shower head was completely rusted as water was dripping. Already the pressure wasn't great after the shower head was changed. We further wiped down around the toilet bowl & found dust & hair that had accumulated for MONTHS... I complained a second time, now to the front desk & the head butler came to the room after I showed the tissue we used to clean around the toilet which was full of dust and hair. They ordered a 2nd "deep cleaning" which never got done. DISGUSTING and what a waste of my time & money. I would have to ask the maid EVERYDAY for something that was missing in the room after they would clean & I would still leave more tip than my other friends did in another building and we got horrible service. I think towels, water and toilet paper should never need asking for. Furthermore, service from the waiters at all the restaurants was unorganized. We would order WATER and beverages & EVERYDAY at least once per day the beverages would never arrive or arrive once we were finished eating. I'm sorry but water should be served instantaneously... I never complain but this hotel in rundown and was left to rot. And the service was unorganized in the buildings as well as the restaurants. THIS IS NOT A 5 STAR HOTEL... 3 stars at best.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Amazing Resort as usual. As you know, our family has been going to the Bahia Principe resort for many years now and enjoy it each time we go to it.

The grounds have been upgraded since I've been there over 10 years ago. Love the cleanliness, the staff and the good service. As for covid, all the staff wore masks. Did not see many guests wearing any masks. They did have sanitizer everywhere but the crowds were often all together side by side wherever we went. It is up to the client to wear their masks if they want too. Since we have gone there numerous times, the front desk gave us VIP bracelets which allowed us to go to any resort  [... read more]such as the Esmeralda, Fantasia, etc.. Really loved the Esmerald and hope to go there next. Karol thank you very much for the great service you provided us and made this trip worry free. I look forward to booking through you again in the near future. Thanks, Linda

VH Gran Ventana Beach Resort: ok resort

Hotel, beach , food, customer service- ok Entertainment- bad 3 from 4 people fully vaccinated 2 and 3 dosses got Covid starting the 5th day of staying . Bad points- local people during the weekend -crowded, noisy, long waiting line . Hotel owner professional and nice . Trip to PP-ok but too pushy to buy expensive things . Too noisy for the night - rooms near pool .

Secrets Royal Beach: A Royal Trip

The Transat rep Patricio assisted us in getting a room change within less than 24 hours. The buffet choices were fairly good especially the desserts.The attendants were exceptionally friendly and went out of the way to help.The premises and rooms were spotless The speciality restaurants needed some more creative choices but were ok. The beach was not handicapped accessible which was a downer. Some serious safety issues in the room need to be addressed before there is a serious accident. There i [... read more]s a loose marble slab on top of the fridge and it slides and swivels. It could easily detach and injure your foot since it is not fastened. The drain plate in the shower detach easily and you could break an ankle. The sink stoppers in the jacuzzi and washbasin do not work. This is my fourth Secrets and this resort does otherwise maintain a high standard.

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: Not bad

Overall fine but it no longer feels like a 5 star. Generally slow to get water in the buffets. Changed room once because of water leaking from the ceiling. A few days later the A/C was leaking in the new room. They seemed to fix the problem but there was always a weird smell in the room. The entertainment staff were the highlight of the trip.

Playabachata Hotel: 1st time in Dom Republic

Rooms a little outdated, very slow internet, available in the lobby area only, more a la carte restaurant would have been nice Very nice people, friendly. Lots of employees spoke English Buffet food was good More snacks, Only pizza was available in between for snack

Riu Republica: Good resort

Went on a solo trip and the resort had lots of activities for people there. Wished the room was cleaned better even when asked multiple times. Ricardo at the front was amazing The staff should try to ensure all guests are treated equal to the games The jerk chicken was really good and strongly recommend going there for lunch. If you want to dine at the steakhouses please make reservations at 630pm. Book your excursion at Scuba Caribe, $99 gives you 7 activities.

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: The ultimate in incompetence

Room not verified before rental, shower head didn't work and hand held shower in bathtub also broken. AC didn't blow strong enough to cool the room (AC system antique) and the bed was hard as rock (flintstone era). Only the shower head was fixed, the rest wasn't properly addressed to my liking. Wait time for lunch and dinner lineups was up to 30 mins, but most of the time was 8-12 mins. Shows were very poor, always for kids and very few, if any, were good for adults. Beach was the best I've seen [... read more] from all the Bahia's I have been to. Excellent for people (like my wife) who can't swim, you can go out 50 feet and it's at mid section height and this was for kms everywhere on both sides of the resort. Kite sufing 5 mins away. Pool was full on weekends since they rent rooms to the locals. Service on weekends is horrendous since they increase the room rentals to locals but don't increase the staff. Beach bar service could take up to 1/2 hr. No where to sit on the beach on weekends. Staff have a hard time to understand plain english except for Lidia who was very helpful. If your a privilege menber of any sort, you will be equally ignored like everybody else. I feel generous today and will give a 2/12 star rating. Definitely not a 5 star. Paid $1449 for a superior jurior suite in first class (still too expensive for what is was worth) CAD with Air Canada from Montreal. Unless you have very little money, DON'T GO THERE!!!!!

Ocean El Faro: Hotel

Hotel was good, staff weren’t friendly some of the waitresses in the food court were so depressed I couldn’t enjoy food, even I always tip them they didn’t give smile. The beach was terrible. The room was good the furniture was broken.

Bahia Principe Explore La Romana: Nice resort

This is a typical Bahia Principe Hotel. Large cozy green area, chic lobby, qualified service, good entertainment and quality food. We liked sandy beach. Ocean water was not clear because the river flows near the hotel, but we went swimming in another place not so far. The main bonus is that we didn't have seaweed as often happens in Punta Cana.

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: Nice resort

Room were good but so many mosquitoes in the room and coridoor trying to book ala cart restaurant but you can’t get booking all booked but food in cafeteria was good good customer service and good food nice room service