Will absolutely return

Love this resort, excellent layout, nothing too far but spacious. Food was amazing, no prebooking for a la cartes ( except steak and Japanese) entertainment nonstop, entertainment staff and bartenders friendly attentive and talented! Clean modern rooms, beautiful beach. Can’t say enough wonderful things about this place!

Loved this resort

Loved this resort and I’ll go there again but there are a few things that bothered me there. 1.Our room was on the main floor and had a strong mold smell but the good thing is they offered to move me to a different room. 2. The people that have stands in the evening to sell jewelry and stuff were extremely pushy and rude when u don’t buy anything from them. 3. Towel services were only by the beach and there isn’t any close to the pool. Other than that I loved the place and had an amazing [... read more] time and felt very safe. And the people that work there were very friendly and fun and helpful. The food was good too and the drinks were amazing.

Had A Great Time

We picked this resort because of the village vibe and lush grounds. We weren't disappointed. Staff were amazing, rooms comfortable, grounds immaculate. Would have been put off by the Premium membership push, but we knew enough to shut them down and not get pulled in. Focused on all the pluses of the resort instead. Too many to list!

Ocean Blue and Sand

We visited this hotel for the first time and were very impressed with facilities, room size and condition, beach, restaurants, entertainment. We arrived in the middle of the night, around 1 am and had chance to have drinks and food in the restaurant that was open. The entire resort had light under every palm tree. Beautiful resort, extremely clean and well maintained.

Fantastic Resort.

This was our 4th time at this resort. It is very beautiful and lots of walking or you may take the train. Our rooms were clean and very spacious. The fridge was replenished every day with soft drinks, beer and water. The pools were very clean, as well as the beach. We walked on the beach a few times and it was great. We ate at the buffet a lot. There was a variety of food to choose from. They had a theme each night. We had dinner at the steak house which was great. The bever [... read more]ages were good at all the bars. The coffee shop was great. They made great cappuccino and Spanish coffee. Which we had a few. The coffee shop also served cakes, cookies and sandwiches. The staff were friendly and helpful. The only complaint we had was not enough chairs and umbrellas around the pool. People were reserving chairs at 6 am. We really like the wrist bands. No keys to deal with. Thank you to all the staff at the resort.

Best Resort So Far

+ Large beach area with lots of beach chairs available + Great a-la-carte restaurants and food options, with an afternoon lunch and snack buffet near the beach (all day if Privilege) + Great coffee shop with espresso options, donuts and sweets + Wildlife (flamingo, cats, turtles, lizards, ducks and other tropical birds) adds life to the resort + Great events and night life (you can't get bored here, there is always something going on; there is also a nightclub open until 3am) + There are ba [... read more]rs everywhere you go, including cold lemon water stands near pools + Resort "buses" go around the resort every 5-10 min, if you can't or don't want to walk + Resort premises are generally clean + Rooms are spacious + WiFi is fairly fast if you are within range; I was able to stream without issues many times in my room - Room air conditioning struggled to keep the temperature set (building 4) - Buffet food areas were pretty hot (understandable since they are cooking there all the time) There really weren't any serious negatives about this resort, which is why I plan to return in the near future. The few issues, such as room cooling may be an issue on paper, but you would always feel refreshed by the cool dry air as soon as you walked into the room even when the thermostat showed 24 degrees.

Fantastic Vacation Spot

It was a beautiful resort! 2 big pools, very clean and well kept, both with pool bars. Staff was friendly and helpful everywhere. Beach was beautiful, kept clean, no rocks in the water. Food was good. My best meal was at the Steak House. Food at the buffets were great. Staff at the main buffet were the friendliest! Jaro Jackson and Yany Ortiz were amazing, they were friendly, hilarious and made us feel special. Yani made us feel like part of her family. The resort even had their own coffee shop  [... read more]with great friendly staff and coffee.

Gorgeous Dominican beach! Amazing resort staff!

Robyn Plante helped us for a 2nd year in a row to get the best girls vacation spot! Ocean Blue & Sand was so beautiful! I have never seen a beach more perfect! The resort staff were also superb. We used Robyn’s recommended private transfer to/from the hotel as well and it was very much worth it. 100% would recommend this resort and most definitely Robyn Plante to help you book! She makes everything so easy and organized.

Excellent Resort

This has become our favourite resort. The quality, staff, food, drinks, rooms and service were top notch. It was an excellent design and a beautiful beach. No matter the weather, the water was always calm and wonderful to swim in.

Needs some work

Resort grounds are lovely,beach and pool area fantastic. But like most resorts, loungers taken up by towels by 8am. Buildings need some maintenance and our room had an extremely noisy air conditioner that switched on and off. Asked for ground floor because of bad knees but got 2nd floor so not happy with that.Staff were very helpful and kind. Didn't like to see so many hungry feral cats around either. Vendors on the beach were polite. Found the music quite loud both on the beach and by the po [... read more]ol. Food was excellent and drinks great too. Not a 5 star but solid 4

Great Family Resort

Just returned from 1 week at Ocean Blue and Sand and we enjoyed our vacation. The resort was very clean and the landscaping was very well kept. The beach was a bit smaller than some others in the area, but it was kept nicely cleaned up daily. You can walk almost endlessly in either direction along the beach. The water was warm and relatively free of weeds, and you can't beat the blue color! We chose to book a Privilege room and were in building 10 nearest to the beach and beside the pool. T [... read more]he room was very clean and quite spacious. Daily cleaning was thoroughly done and the fridge was usually kept well stocked. The wristbands here are also your door key which saves searching all the time for misplaced key cards. Our butler Thomas was very pleasant and helpful. We were celebrating our anniversary during our stay and Thomas went out of his way to surprise us with a romantic decorated room to come back to after our anniversary dinner! Very much appreciated! He booked all our restaurants on day 1 and we never had to worry about that again. We especially enjoyed the Japanese Sensai restaurant, the Bodegon Steak restaurant and the Blue Moon French restaurant. The Italian Restaurant was a big disappointment though with mediocre food and very poor service. We had access to the Villa Marina for breakfast which is served a la carte, but after giving it a try we preferred to go to the buffet for breakfast where there was a larger selection of options, less busy, and the food was hotter to eat. Don't miss coffee at Mike's Coffee Shop...great coffee and snacks are available here. We had read from previous reviews that beach and pool seats were "reserved" by guests at very early morning hours so we were prepared for this. It is a frustrating situation that is unfortunately the norm at most resorts these days. It would be nice if there was a way resorts could get on top of this somehow. We did find there was less drink service at the beach and pool than other resorts we have stayed at, the lunch dining at Villa Marina was very chaotic with too many guests for the staff available leading to slow table turnover and slow water rounds, and the Italian restaurant had poor service thus the 3* rating for service (although there was some very pleasant service from other staff) Overall the resort is a solid 4*

Not enough chairs and umbrellas !!

Not enough umbrellas and chairs. People were fighting over them. Security had to be called to assist. Folks were stealing other people’s towels and throwing their beach bags off their chairs and claiming them as their own.

Everything was awesome

This was our first time in Punta Cana and did a lot of research to choose the hotel. All my research was worth it because ocean blue and sand was amazing. The grounds, the lobby, the pool area, the beach, our room, the restaurants, the bars, were all better than we expected. We opted for the privilege upgrade, so our experience was based on that, Our building was right by the ocean and pool, which meant it was about a 10 minute walk to the restaurants and lobby. There were carts that drove arou [... read more]nd constantly if you didn’t want to walk. The grounds were meticulously kept and Pinky the flamingo was always a treat to see. Everything was very clean. We had fun in the bowling alley and games room. My son was thrilled that he could watch March madness in the sports bar. The only thing that was not good at all was the casino. The slots were about 30 years old. there was a blackjack table and a roulette table. Although it appeared to be above board, nobody ever won at blackjack.(suspicious). There was no cash out ticket so you couldn’t change machines.

Great Resort

Food very good and diversified. Sandy beach with coral in a corner of the swimming area to see some fish. Pools and premises clean. Billiard and ping pong in good shape. Tennis courts not usable. Great coffee shop. Bring your mosquito repellent. Staff professional. Bottled water readily available. More umbrellas at the beach would be better.

Great resort

hotel was great easy to navigate. rooms were very good . ala carteecomfortable beds bathroom was a great size walk in shower was huge with all the goods you would need and more. buffet restaurants were very good with lots to choose from.a la carte restaurants were good all very close to everything.

Great Caribbean Resort

The staff were great, rooms were clean, completely updated shower. The two pools were great also, for children and adults. The buffet was great a wonderful selection of food and no shortage. The al-carte restaurants mostly good. The Mexican restaurant needs some work with service, organization, both at front door, and busying of tables,, food was very average, but tasty, you left hungry. Staff cannot handle loud people that were upsetting others. The idea of first come first served at  [... read more]the al-carter restaurants did not make sense. When you arrived you heard I have a reservation I thought no reservation allowed. You look in the restaurant it was almost empty no room available had to come back at a different time that they reserved for you. Another question. But all in all resort is what you expect for a Caribbean resort. A crowd please not at the top of my list as a five star. Having all that I would return to this resort. P.S. Take private transportation 1.5 hours after air travel to get to resort.

Awesome resort

Was just the right size. Lots to do, if you felt like doing something, or just float around and relax. Pools are great, the ocean is even better. Food was amazing. The room was very roomy and nice. I need to find those pillows some how!! Was perfect for me.

Bueatiful Resort scenic and lovely structure accommodations Feb 22 - Mar 4

The resort itself is beautiful as is the ocean view as well as the courtyard area where all the buildings are where guest stay. Buffet area on man side was poorly serviced. Once tables were used for breakfast or dinner cleaning them was non existent. Plates removed but glasses and surfaces were not cleared for others arriving after the first people. The Tortuga side was well managed and serviced cleaning used tables. We focused using that side as it connects to the same buffet area!! The deck [... read more] overlooking the shoreline is an exquisite place to relax under a roof as well. However, it does not get table cleaning service at all even though it should. Staff merely clear plates from lunch but leave glasses from water/drinks etc and no cleaning done. I was there 10 days and shocked at this. It totally ruins a beautiful spot. Most attendees are seen moving these glasses etc aside or to another table to sit with the plate of food to eat they get from the connect shoreline buffet. Food was fine but many dishes the food was not hot as it should for health reasons. I avoided those items most were cold. I have stayed many times at RUI at other countries not DR. The difference is glaring on all front but the view here with was beyond words. Bar's and drinks, it should be noted that drinks such as screwdriver don't get orange juice. The use a orange drink or Tange like product but its definitely not orange juice. Hence lacking combination, the buffet seemed a tad better but doubt it was orange juice as we know it. Staff command of the english is certainly lacking even at basic level. More so than other places I have been even though the majority are Canadian, UK or some USA guest where english is their language. The bar tender had no idea what a Screwdriver was not when I said vodka and orange juice, deer in the headlight look. He consulted with a senior person. Its not an uncommon or complex drink. LOL

Amazing family resort Ocean Blue and Sand

We visited the Dominican Republic for the first time Feb 22 - March 4. Our family consisted of two adults in their 70's and two adult children in their 30's. The resort suited the 4 of us as a family very well. I would say the Riu chain suited the seniors better for quality of food as well entering the pools. There was no rail at Ocean Blue and Sand. . The resort is flat and the buggies that drive guests around the resort all day was much appreciated. I would certainly go again as a family. Ther [... read more]e was a good mix of ages at this resort. Thank you Cindy for the suggestion of this hotel.

Beautiful and clean site

great food, cleanliness, service is ok but not 5 star like they claim, restaurant service is ok... if you arr not privilege member you only get to dine before 6 or after 8:30 and it is hard to find a good chair on the beach you have to get up at 6 and reserve one. Also got eaten alive by bugs, both my legs are covered in bug bites