Viva Tangerine by Wyndham: Decent but problematic

The food was decent and accommodations adequate. The beach is quite amazing! This is a family resort but things are pretty close, so wherever you were near the pool, there were smokers. A bit off putting. The "animación" team was engaging but they also don't seem to be treated very well by hotel management. Hiding to eat food, begging for 5 star reviews, clearly unhappy - they deserve better.

Barcelo Bavaro Palace: Great customer service

Judy was very helpful in meeting all our needs of having a close golf course, beach, pools and restaurants. The alacarte food was great, we had the Japanese, Mexican and steakhouse. The casino was also great fun. Thank you!

Senator Puerto Plata Hotel: I would cautiously recommend

We can clearly see that the hotel is being renovated. The grounds are pretty and well kept. ROOMS: The only decent thing about the rooms are the new mattresses. That's where it ends. The AC is very poor. The bathrooms are dark and in need of serious repairs. We had requested an accessible room at time of booking and our agent sent a message a couple days before our arrival regarding the accessible room. When we arrived we were not given an accessible room. The following morning we wen [... read more]t to the front desk and had the letter with us requesting an accessible room. They still said they didn't have any. Excellent planning on their part. We finally did get an accessible room....walk in shower was there, no safety bars anywhere. Having to pick your stuff up off the floor because there wasn't a shelf anywhere is also not considered accessible. FOOD: the buffet is fine. The A la cartes are impossible to book. Yes we can book 3 st a time but nothing was available till 9PM. We did manage to get into the steak house and it was good. BEACH: nice walking beach. A nice heavy currant, we enjoyed that. Just lay there and float. The beach chairs are in absolutely terrible shape. They are all broken in one way or another. POOL: Pools are fine. Seriously lacking chairs and umbrellas. If you're not up early to "reserve" chairs you're out of luck. And really, how much would it cost for a dozen or two umbrellas? The shopping street has a bakery...its the same bakery items you get at the buffet. You can also get ice coffees which were great and "fancy" coffee. Theres an ice cream place and pizza place, again the same as you would get in the buffet. EXCURSION: We did a private excursion with RV Tours. It was the best part of our trip. It was a private trip....just our group of 10. They did an amazing job. It was the Blue Lagoon trip. We truly were the only ones on this massive private beach, at the waterfall, at the blue Lagoon. There was absolutely nothing they could have done to make it better.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Wonderful Resort. Has Everything!

This resort has everything you want or need for an amazing holiday. The food is excellent, especially at the different restaurants. While it is a huge complex containing 7 different themed resorts, it is very efficiently run. Facilities and activities for all your vacation needs are all within the resort, including shopping. Quality entertainment shows every night. The pools are very clean, beach wonderful, although difficult to get seating in the shade at times. Prompt service for any room issu [... read more]es, and transport wait is only 5 min in all directions within the complex.. My 2nd time here and loved it. Definitely will be back.

Iberostar Waves Costa Dorada: Friendly staff, great maintenance and hot food

Go to the buffet when it opens to get hot food and to get first pick of the food. Throw a towel on the beach chairs to reserve them. Rooms are dated and it’s generally a smaller resort but everything always frequently maintained: staff trimming bushes, testing pool levels, cleaning, refreshing snacks and water. Really impressed! Loved the water filling stations. Lovely deep tissue massage - make sure you emphasize you purchased a deep one to the therapist if you did buy that service just to be [... read more] sure they don’t give you a regular massage.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Great resort!!!

Bahia Principe Punta Cana is a great resort, big but their was always a trolly within 5 min to take you places. We will definitely be back, food was great, service was fast. Staff is friendly, the overall resort was very clean. Beautiful beach of course.

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Couldn't ask for anything more!! Absolute paradise!!

This is our second time coming to this resort and must admit that we were surprised it hadn't changed.... what fantastic news for us!! This is a slice out of an idyllic daydream that we all think about on cold winter nights. I have to admit to not wanting to give it a positive review because I don't want many others to know about this gem!! The whole resort from the landscaping, the architecture and especially the staff made us feel so welcomed genuinely happy to greet us.

Barcelo Bavaro Palace: Great Family Resort

The property is beautiful and they have spared no expense in both building and maintaining it. Obviously caters to families and the set up is great for kids, with beach, numerous pools and easy access eating facilities. For parents, golf set up is terrific if you golf and casino is user friendly if you are a gambler. Would not necessarily recommend for adults with no kids, but they have an adjacent adults only resort. They have an army of staff but service is uneven at times.Buffet food was d [... read more]ecent but not great, which seems the norm at these large all inclusive resorts. The a la carte restaurants all have beautiful interiors but quality of food even there was uneven. Overall the four adults and four kids in our entourage had a really nice week.

Hyatt Vivid Punta Cana: Amazing resort

This is my 4 times at palm dreams beach we are treated like queens . Thanks again to Dorka and Wilkins and the staff’s . We were treated like VIP ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO. I also love the people that go buy selling great stuff.

Iberostar Waves Costa Dorada: Decent vacation

Pros: Beautiful grounds and common areas, plenty of loungers at the beach and pool Cons: The room was in dire need of overhaul, it is dated and dilapidating. Very old noisy AC, hot water was intermittent, non functioning TV for several days. Water leaking from random places in the bathroom. The safe in the room opened and reset itself one day leaving all valuables for display. Nothing was gone but this did cause a fright and distrust. The buffet was redundant but acceptable. Not much luxury  [... read more]here. The restaurants served repurposed buffet food unfortunately. Fun fact: Pangasius fish seemed to have several names at this resort. My wife found this funny, me less so. The beach had quite a bit of seaweed in the sand and water but at tolerable levels.

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Beach Resort: Wonderful Time - Fabulous Staff

The Majestic Colonial Resort was the perfect size for us. We never had to wait in line and it never seemed crowded. The staff from the maids to the bartenders to the waiters and waitresses were very friendly and helpful. We couldn't help but notice how much fun the waiters always seemed to be having while working. The grounds and facilities were spotless! The beach was amazing and also spotless. The food was as good as any we have had at an all-inclusive resort (including the steak wh [... read more]ich we had twice)! I would highly recommend this resort.

Riu Republica: Amazing vacation!

This was our second time at this resort and we had another amazing trip. Food was great and the beach is amazing Stalin was our waiter most meals and he made our stay fun! Can’t wait to go back again!

Grand Palladium Select Bavaro: Palladium Bavaro 2020

We've stayed at Palladium in Punta Cana several times, and had been given VIP status (special bracelet) the past 2 years. We did get the VIP bracelets again this year. However, the hotel did not honour a request for first floor rooms. Navigating stairs wasn't easy for my spouse and our companion's spouse. The amenities at the resort were fairly good, although food wasn't always very hot at some of the a la carte restaurants. We generally like Palladium (particularly the Bavaro section) because w [... read more]e've become very familiar with the surroundings. The staff are generally very friendly, and we've established personal relationships with some of them. One aspect that I don't like is the Travel Club. We are confronted by their agents at all parts of the resort, and they don't like it when we say we are not interested in what they are selling. They often employ trick tactics to get you to talk further with them. We sat through a gruelling 3 hours with them several years ago, and decided that Travel Club wasn't for us.

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Highly recommend resort

The resort lived up to reputation lots of different entertainment choices high service with great staff who go beyond to make your stay enjoyable and stress free .The grounds are well maintained as well as the beach areawell maintained Rooms were clean and saw many get fixed before getting used again. .Food was good nothing special. I am not a big fan of night shows but the wife enjoyed .

Catalonia Bavaro Resort: Great resort!!

We were there for the week of Feb 21 to the 28th. We were well looked after from the reception upon arriving until we left on the last day. The Restaurants (4) were good with the Japanese one being the best. The buffets had a fantastic selection with chefs cooking up specials for us. The pools were great with a swim up bar. The grounds were very well maintained with all sorts of ducks and birds all along the wonderful treed pathways. The beach was nice but you had to be careful walking out becau [... read more]se there was some coral rocks here and there.

Be Live Experience Hamaca Garden: Nice resort, good food but it needs updates

Overall the resort is nice, but not as nice as expected. The food was wonderful, hotel was clean, but needs a good update. There was also not much entertainment available compared to many resorts. 3/5

Barcelo Bavaro Palace: Fabulous Time

This resort thought of everything when it comes to what makes a vacation special. We did book premium and found checkin process smooth and welcoming....oceanfront room stunning to open curtains and be right on the ocean! Pools that are more like small lakes weaving along parallel to the extensive beach with warm shallow water.....ample beach loungers everywhere.....water sports, and free non motorized watercraft......something for everyone. Though we are a retired couple we still enjoyed the 18 [... read more] hole mini putt as well as strikers Bar with great pub food , massive tv, pool tables , bowling lanes, air hockey....and other games when a break from the sun was desired. In addition the shopping concourse is very nice with a good number of boutiques..this large central area also includes the buffet restaurants, a la carte venues , casino, and huge stage production area. Premium quests can use hydrotherapy area in spa daily for free which was wonderful to have a hot tub then plunge beneath the outdoor hydrotherapy treatment sprays...which overlooks the other pools and the beach. The gym is well equipped and free as well with classes in yoga, spin classes...Down by the beach there is daily water volleyball and beach volleyball , Zumba and water aquafit classes. The staff are fun and do a good job of getting people feel comfortable to join in. The Food overall was great, beef always tender, views from balcony’s of buffet restaurants are oceanfront......so nice,our preference over being indoors at fancier a la cartes. We did a few a la cartes but found the buffet has a great selection and if outside the view was just so beautiful.... all food was very very good......the wine not one we could enjoy.....so stuck to champagne and beer. Staff were very pleasant and easy to joke with.....mostly Spanish but communications good humoured. Totally enjoyed ourselves.....so much to do......so many things we didn’t have a chance to try........something for everyone. I highly recommend and was sad to go home

Ocean El Faro: Lovely resort

We thought the resort was well laid out with all the restaurants on one street . Loved the coffee shop. We enjoyed the lazy man river. For our 40th anniversary guest services graciously sent us a bottle of champagne with 2 glasses and chocolates. We enjoyed our rooftop hot tub and jacuzzi with 2 bathrooms. The food was really good and the staff were very helpful and kind. The main lobby is gorgeous.

Secrets Cap Cana: Secrets Cap Cana - Amazing Experience!

This was our first visit to SCC in Punta Cana. We chose a non-preferred king pool view .. ended up being upgraded to a partial oceanview. Building 5, Room 5308, it was fantastic ... nicely located in relation to the coffee bar/lobby /pool area. When we return (and we will) we are very content with non-preferred. Our concierge, was very attentive, he familiarized us with the property, our room, he set us up with what's app, so we could reach out to him, in the event of issues. He personally vis [... read more]ited with us each day to ensure our needs were met ... he was very kind and sincere. He wanted to do more for us, but we were already happy and comfortable. We were not approached about time share, which I appreciated. We thoroughly enjoyed the a la carte restaurants for dinner.. Seaside Grill provided a lovely lunch .. but we really enjoyed the beachside grilled lunches too! The service at restaurants was amazing, And the food was delicious and presentation was impeccable. I like the idea of not having to make a reservation, although we were only a table of 2, we never had to wait more than a few moments to be seated. Poolside drink service and beachside drink service outstanding ... those girls hustle all day long! We enjoyed our evening drinks at the pool bar. We took in 3 evening shows .. outstanding!! I joined in on only 1 ocean aqua exercise class, I wished I started earlier in the week, to take in more classes. Using the in room tablet, we did order breakfast room service...a fantastic service! Excellent service within the Coffee Shop and Best. Coffee. Ever. They were building several more palpapa trees while we were there, on the non-preferred section of this beautiful beach...which will be a nice touch and offer some shade. The beach is gorgeous .. no vendors or locals .. its a gated community .. always felt very safe. There are so many staff members that deserve an honourable mention ... the gardeners, the housekeeping staff, especially those that took care of the pool banos and beach banos ...they were always super clean! The towel fellas, the restaurant hostesses, all the servers ... I'm sorry this is a long read ...We had such a terrific experience, a truly classy resort, that takes pride in customer service and it shows. Any staff we had interaction with, behaved in a professional manner, yet were friendly and genuine. We were treated royally as non-preferred guests... I can't imagine how the level of service could possibly improve, had we been preferred guests. On another note .. using Air Canada Vacations was flawless ... flights were good, on time, transfers to and from the resort were efficient and less than 20 minutes, which was awesome! We would absolutely recommend this hotel to friends and family .. Thank you for a memorable vacation..

Bahia Principe Escape Aquamarine: Excellent trip!

The resort was great and Air Transat offered very comfortable flights. This is my second trip to the Dominican Republic and to Bahia Principe and both times, I had a great time. I am definitely planning on returning.