Blau Natura Park Resort: Relaxing vacation

Firstly - the most impressive aspect of the resort is the grounds. The tropical gardens and assortment of bird life is very pleasing. The beach area is well kept and secure. Seaweed may be a bit of a problem depending on the time of year but staff do clear daily. The food choices in the buffet and three specialty restaurants were surprisingly pleasing. Rooms were fine (I chose a select upgrade) although occasional problem occurred with air conditioning and plumbing. The entertainment was enj [... read more]oyable about half the time. One area of disappointment for me was the lack of dancing at night. Overall if you are looking for a very relaxing holiday I would recommend this resort. Note that weekends could be very busy with local guests but weekdays are/were nicely quiet in early November.

Caribe Deluxe Princess: "Nice" resort but no wow factor

Just got home from a week at club caribe. The resort is "good". The room was clean and everything worked. Never had an issue with lack of electricity or hot water. The in room safe is included in the price. The resort appears to be well maintained and repaired when needed. There are several restaurants (we did 5 a la cart). The beach is clean. Although there is a distance between the lobby and rest of the resort it is a nice scenic walk - or you can take the trolley. I say this resort  [... read more]is good as there was no big wow factor. I would give it a solid 3 rating not a 4 or 4+ (as it claims). The downfall and main reason I wouldn't give it a higher rating was the Buffet. Having travelled a fair amount I have been to many buffets and don't have particularly high expectations. This one was repetitive - lunch and breakfast everyday the same. Supper did change theme every night. When researching resorts it can get confusing as there is the caribe club as well as the tropical princess - the two are on the same property and I believe the tropical princess is just one section of villas. Otherwise they share all amenities. While there 90% of the vacationers were European and I believe the buffet must cater to this (which makes sense) however in doing so there were very few dishes that were appealing. They had your basics- meat, pasta, fish but beyond that many of the side dishes and salads were unappetizing looking choices- pickles squid, wiener slices in brine etc. Food was always cooked properly and no one went hungry but it did take some planning and creativity. I venture to say that the buffets in Cuba may have been better than here. The staff are polite and willing to help and I never felt pressured to tip. After speaking with others on our flight who stayed at other resorts the caribe club sounds like it may be one of the better choices. This resort also appears to cater to families- there were quite a few there during our week. Under the right circumstances (price) I would consider it again.

Bahia Principe Escape Aquamarine: Good resort.

First appearance stays with you. The lobby very lovely and clean. Staff very friendly and accommodating. The bugs were present and I ended up with a miserable vacation. The staff were sympathic. Couple of things was an noisy air conditioner which they tried to fix but didn't last. The entertainment at pool side etc were not super friendly but we are all different. So you decide.

Sunscape Bavaro Beach: Great Resort

Clean rooms, comfy bed and very polite staff. Ground immaculately kept. Buffet restaurants excellent. However, the a la carte restaurants were randomly closed and even though you got a sheet in the morning stating which ones were open, that was not the case. Service in the French restaurant was pitiful - we walked out before dessert because we had already been there for almost 2 hours. On various nights, there were local vendors with tables set up throughout the resort. There should ha [... read more]ve been a centralized area with these vendors so that if you wanted to look at their souvenirs you could. They would accost you every time you walked by one of them. Beach was very short and had a lot of erosion. One half could not be accessed from your chair because it was sand bagged and had huge rocks. Even though it there was a programmable thermostat in the room, it didn’t appear that we had any control. It said it could be set to 16 but got no where close. The resort itself was beautiful but we wouldn’t recommend it because of the lack of a decent beach and random closure of the a la carte restaurants.

JOIA Bavaro by Iberostar: Fantastic Resort

We were very impressed with the general appearance of the resort. Grounds were well maintained with grounds keepers constantly picking up dead leaves, trimming hedges and picking up litter. Rooms are well maintained and cleaning staff are very friendly and eager to assist. Our butlers, Johsu and Staling were terrific. They responded to our every request. Nice choice of restaurants with friendly staff. Our dinner at The Surf & Turf restaurant was a disappointment as the lobster was over done and  [... read more]the beef was tough or the knives were dull. The beef was also tough at the Italian Restaurant. The Bella Vista restaurant with its buffet was super. Choices galore. We actually gained weigh while at the resort. On occasion smokers detracted from our meals. We recommend that all restaurants be made smoke free. We spent most of our time lying next to the pool where eager staff encouraged us to participate in various activities ranging from archery to bingo. If the resort is planning to do a bit of a face lift, we recommend that they replace the low toilets with comfort height toilets. Flights to and from Punta Cana with Sunwing were disappointing.We were seated in the 2nd row but when the staff came to take the food order, the item we wanted was no longer available! Note, we were in the 2nd row and perhaps 3 such items had been served. Unbelievable! It was organized chaos when we arrived to find our transportation to the resort. On the return trip, the aircraft was late in arriving at Punta Cana. When we were allowed to board the bus to take us to the aircraft, we sat in the bus for about a half hour in the baking sun at the gate. After we boarded the aircraft, we had to wait another 3/4 of an hour while a couple who had been refused entry to DR were brought back to the aircraft. We left 1 1/2 hours late. We are very unhappy with Sunwing.

Royalton Bavaro Resort and Spa: Amazing Hotel

The Hotel is brand new everything has been taken care well, all the workers are really good towards families and what they do, they are happy and smiling all the time and also very eager to help when need it, rooms are very comfortable and overall it was an amazing experience will definitely go back.

Grand Bavaro Princess: good and bad

good food beach train does not go around enough it is totally out of control the vendors on the beach and at the resort they never leave you alone casino sucks and no free beer on the weekend they let the locals invade the place and are very rude

Now Garden Punta Cana: Wonderful

I would recommend this resort for persons that wish for some R&R. It is great that you have access to the sister resort for entertainment and restaurants. Tripcental was perfect to deal with, every questions we had were answered in a very short period of time.

Bahia Principe Grand Bavaro: Disappointed!!!!

Our first room the air didn't work that after the 3rd call I went down to the desk and asked for the manager who then came to our room and moved us at 12:30am to another room with air, after that the toilet broke ( they came and fixed) hair dryer broke ( they came and fixed) fan broke (they came and fixed) but the air in this second room hardly worked at all and nothing was ever done about it. The room was never cleaned just the towels and bedding changed and made but the bathroom not cleaned at [... read more] all. I would REALLY have to think about staying there again.

The Reserve at Paradisus Punta Cana: No recommendation for this resort

the management and services of the resort is not according to stars ratings just an average , I give them only 3 stars, the place punta cana is amazing next time if I travelling there I will try another resort.

Riu Republica: RIU Republica was an amazing time! Would repeat in a heartbeat!!

This resort is for adults who want to have a good time and meet a ton of like minded individuals from around the world. It was a very refreshing experience from the usual all inclusive resorts as this one is adults only and has a different vibe. I made a ton of new friends from Canada, the USA, UK and Argentina as well as some new Dominican friends ...mind you I have been to the DR 5 times before ...this trip was the most memorable, the event staff was amazing and the restaurants were ok.... [... read more].not 5 star but acceptable and the buffet was good. The beach was awesome and clean.....I am sad writing this review as it means I am back at my desk!

Riu Republica: Amazing resort

It’s close to the airport. The beach is amazing. Very clean and very friendly staff. A lot of food options. There is a water park and a great convenient/ souvenir shop on the main leave. There is also a great lobby area when you can hang up that’s close to a bar and you can smoke.

Riu Republica: fantastic resort

What an experience at the Riu Republica! We stayed Oct. 27 - Nov. 3, 2018. Cannot say enough about the food, rooms, vast beachfront, seaweed free. Many resorts have had their beachfront washed away with erosion. The beaches and pools were well maintained. Never had anything to complain about. Would highly recommend this resort to anyone wanting an Adults Only vacation.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Just ok

Return last week from two weeks at Royal Golden section. Be sure to bring a lot of bug spray as mosquitos are very active as well as send flies and ants. Also learn some Spanish as most of service people in hotel do not speak English at all. Resort is huge so if you are not in good shape and ready to walk a lot, consider some other place. Yes, there are trains around resort but you will still need to walk to them and wait. As for Royal Golden section, do not waste your money. You do not get any [... read more]thing more then regular section except more sales invitation. We were last time in Bavaro Princess for about same amount of money and I would not think twice about going back to Princess but we will not be back to Bahia. Nothing specially bad about this resort but too big to take care of everything in proper way and prefer Spanish guests. For same or less money there are better choices.

JOIA Bavaro by Iberostar: Outstanding Resort

Hotel grounds are beautiful. Rooms are spacious with comfortable beds. It also has a very nice whirlpool tub with glass windows. the rain shower head is very powerful. Food everywhere was outstanding, the buffet offered amazing food which included lobster tail at lunch and dinner. Food presentation both at the buffets and ala carte restaurants was amazing. Plenty of beach huts and there were always seats available around the pool. Service was outstanding, best we had in the Caribbean. Nightly [... read more] shows were great with an 8-piece a live band and singers performing most nights.

Bahia Principe Escape Aquamarine: Adults only

The resort at Ambar Green or now Aquamarine has some very friendly and helpful staff. We ran into some problems but they were always trying to correct them. Some they could correct easily like making sure our water and chips were brought to room each day. Also when we arrived they did not have a room with two beds for us so we had to stay the first night in a king room then move the next day. That was a bit frustrating since we couldn’t really unpack and the whole next day had to keep going to [... read more] lobby to see if our room was ready. I was very disappointed in the fact that the only place adults only could eat breakfast or lunch was the buffet. The beach buffet had kids there too and we were turned off eating there because kids were touching food etc. there was a section right beside it that we thought was for us in adult only Ambar but were told it was only for PRIVILEDGE guests. Very annoying. We paid more for adults only for a reason. So, after that we had to come back to the main buffet for lunch when we went to the beach. Although most of the a la carte restaurants are in the family sections the Brazillian at the Esmarelda was awesome, we went there twice, not many children were eating in there either. The only issue we had with going to other areas for dinner was getting timely transportation back. After the second time waiting 20 minutes and asking several people to get us a ride we learned on the third time to ask our driver from Ambar who took us and he gave us his cell number to call when we were done. Also very frustrating was the free gift offer they leave in the room saying to get gift in lobby and enter a draw too. Well, that is BS because you don’t get the free gift or the chance to enter the draw unless you do a tour of Fantasia. That is wrong and not only that the badgering you get from the guy even after saying no several times is unacceptable. We were frustrated enough after ruining our oft whole ay waiting to get another room, didn’t need more time wasted. The pool was big and hardly ever many people at it, always empty chairs all around so you never had to search for chairs any time of day. Maria in buffet is the best, always happy and making sure we were too. They should clone her. We only ate dinner there the first night and did a la carte all the others so can’t say much about what the dinners there are like. The breakfast and lunches were good but often lacked in potatoes and rice options. I already mentioned the Brazillian being the best. The Asian at Esmarelda was also good. Tex mex was good once inside but the greeters at the outside turned us off from ever going there again. They stood there chatting with two young girls in bikinis instead of making a drink outside for guests. Also the bench was full of sand where the two girls sat and when I went to sit there I told the guy, he ignored it so we stood until they let us inside. Since customer service phoned us everyday to ask we advised them of all we thought was not good. The manager Smiley then called us for further details. Sony, one of the customer service guys arranged for us to get a reservation at Brazillian and cancelled our last night reservation for Tex mex when we told him about that experience.

Royalton CHIC Punta Cana: Beautiful resort

The hotel is just beautiful. The restaurants are good and the buffet always has fresh delicious food. The service is outstanding. I would most certainly return. I had a great 7 day vacation. Favio and Carlos are great yoga and fitness instructors. Yoga on the beach with the ocean breeze is phenomenal.

Sunscape Dominican Beach: Great resort

Had amazing service from the people. So sweet and so caring when it comes to service. Only issue with the hotel is the buffet food was not that great and the water shutting off. Other then that amazing hotel and amazing people who work in the hotel

Riu Republica: Amazing resort

Loved it....Beautiful resort. Lots to do, you can relax or there is a lot of different activities to do. Lots of delicious food options. Everyone is so friendly and helpful. The beach is fantastic. Good beach for walking. Weather was fantastic...great vacation!!!!

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Beach Resort: Best resort ever

We have been to many all inclusive resorts in our travels but Majestic Colonial surpases them all. All of the staff were very polite, helpful and always smiling. This resort prides themselves on cleanliness. There were very few bugs. There were many choices of food items to please any fussy eater. The beach is very large and there was never a shortage of beach loungers. Our room was perfect. We would love to go back.