Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: AMAZING RESORT!!!!

We have never been to such a large resort. The were beautiful, pools sparkling, wine cold. Our room was so pretty, we felt like a king and queen. We enjoyed the amenities, which, were plenty to pick from! The staff was so incredibly friendly, always acknowledging us. The buffet was so fresh, full and a big! So very many different types of restaurants available. All in all, a GREAT experience, we are planning our next trip already!

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Very Nice Vacation

Resort was nice and clean. We had no complaints about the resort or staff. Entertainment pool side was amusing and upbeat. Beach area was spectacular. Food was decent - no complaints - always left full and satisfied. Ambar Blue itself is nice and small but entire Bahia property is huge - they offer golf cart service around the property which was available with no waits. Great vacation.

Nickelodeon Hotel Punta Cana: Amazing resort

The grounds, public areas and dining experiences were great. The rooms were standard. I was disappointed that we requested 2 double beds a year ago when booking but received a king and a pull out at check in. We talked to the concierge who was not very helpful with anything. So both kids had to sleep on a put out couch which was not comfortable at all. That would be my complaint. Other than that it was an incredible vacation for the kids.

Riu Palace Macao: Riu Palace Macao

Perfect vacation spot for the older crowd seeking a quiet adult only space. The room was a bit musty at first, but that's to be expected in this climate. Keep the AC running and it's gone in no time. Excellent service, excellent food, fantastic staff. Can't wait for next year to go back. Our only issue was at the Airport and the monstrous out-of-control children on the plane - both of which are out of Sunwing's control.

Grand Sirenis Tropical Suites: Solid March Break family resort

Overall - great family fun. 4 stars as advertised. Rooms - suite worked well for 4 people. Updated and clean. Food - buffets were fine - what you'd expect. Kids (11) liked the food. Breakfast was best. Dinner line-ups could be long at peak times. Hotel could reconfigure the food station situation, but it was fine overall. A la carte food wasn't always a hit, but it was lovely to be served and the staff really tried. Amenities - great to have pool/beach/waterpark options. We also played  [... read more]a bi of tennis - courts were a bit run down, but usable.

Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: Great resort

Very beautiful property and really enjoyed the long pool. We were able to do an ala carte every night and only duplicated one night. The club zone for teens was nice but not as many teens hung out there as we had hoped.

Royalton Punta Cana Resort: Amazing resort

Great resort. Treated well by everyone. Clean, fun, easy to navigate, good food selection. Shows each night with an outdoor entertainment option. Something fro everyone of every age at the Royalton. Enjoyed ourselves greatly. Thank you Julie for your hard work and patience!

Paradisus Punta Cana: Wonderful Resort!

We really enjoyed the Paradisus Punta Cana. Last year, we stayed at the Paradisus Palma Real, farther down the beach. The Buffet at the Palma Real was better, but otherwise, we preferred the Paradisus Punta Cana. A large resort, with beautifully landscaped grounds and a long, wide, white sand beach. The beach chairs were well spaced and the beach never felt crowded. Lots to do for adults and there were many families there as well. The resort is large, but there are efficient trolleys to help get [... read more] around, and the staff were friendly and helpful. Great value - highly recommend.

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: Great Resort

The Entire Resort from the grounds, house keeping check-in staff restaurants, buffets & Bar Staff were all Amazing Friendly & Always Smiling Very Pleasant & Happy. Hopefully we can go back to see all of our Friends & Enjoy the Resort once again

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: This Resort As Always is Amazing!!!

We have Returned to this resort many Times and all of the Aspects of this Resort are Five Star, We are Treated Like Family, We Return to See All Of Our Punta Cana Friends. It's Very Clean, Comfortable Food Is Very Good

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: excellent

We returned to this resort because we loved it so much 5 years ago and were impressed by the entire experience. Once again, the food was amazing and the grounds were impeccably maintained. Pool bar and restaurant staff were very friendly! My only negative comment was our room, when we first arrived there was half a can of beer sitting on our bathroom floor, not sure how that was missed especially with a changeover of occupants uness the maids were drinking on the job, but it made me questi [... read more]on the cleanliness? Also the mirror looked like it had been through a war, I actually first thought it was covered in mud and tried to clean it, but it was just totally damaged. My only other comment would be that there is not enough beach space for this massive resort, and unless you go reserve yourself a chair before 8AM you're out of luck. (compared to neighbouring resorts who had tonnes of room to spread out and even had empty chairs) Anyhow, we had a fabulous week! .

Bahia Principe Escape Aquamarine: Rest and Relaxation

This resort is top notch, I was not told no once (Ha Ha) no seriously the people that work there are amazing hard working. The resort is very clean,well kept.you can not go hungry here. The drinks are plentiful. The pools are very clean.The a la carts that we went too were great experiences.

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: Beautiful Resort

Everything at this resort was exceptional..Staff was very helpful and friendly. However, the resort needs more English speaking staff. Many spoke little or no English at all. The rooms were absolutely beautiful. The layout was exceptional. Yes I myself would definitely return to this resort.

Catalonia Bavaro Resort: Great Family Vacation

We had a lovely time at the resort! Our family of four, including two 6 year olds, enjoyed our stay! The beach and pools are very nice! Our hotel room was ok, we liked that it was close to the beach. The maids did an ok job at cleaning. We never knew what time they would show up and what they would leave for towels or drinks, it varied day to day. We left lots of things laying around and nothing was stolen. Samuel at the pool bar made the whole pool experience and the little new guy at the [... read more] front desk was very kind and helpful, Anjelo or Anyelo I think was his name. Most of the staff were friendly and helpful, some were not but we didn’t let that bother us. We really liked that there were covered walkways most of the way to and from the lobby and beach, so we could get shade if we wanted. The wifi was give or take, mostly take, and there should be more plug ins both in the rooms and around the resort so people can charge their devices. The grounds were kept ok, maybe a few more staff would help. The beach was well kept and we really appreciated that everyone took their towels or they were removed each night so every day was a fresh day. We loved all the palm trees on the beach and huts to get out of the sun. The birds were my favourite and I enjoyed photographing them. Maybe more care given to the wildlife areas would be an extra bonus to photographers like myself. The food was good. We especially liked the Rodeo Steakhouse. The house white wine was disgusting cloudy and not drinkable, the house red was ok. The bottled wines at the a la cartes were good though. I wish there had been more champagne for mimosas, but made due with vodka and orange. We really liked the natural fruit juice bar on the beach. As well as the daily and nightly activities. All in all it was a great vacation!!

TRS Cap Cana Hotel: Beautiful Resort, beach is so so

The grounds are beautiful and having a 'swim-up' was great. Food was great and for the most part, the staff were friendly. At times, some of the wait staff could not speak English but not too frequent. The small beach on the resort is nice, however, the water is always murky from the sand kicking up. The neighboring beach is a bit rocky and the cost of drinks / food there adds up quickly. With the exception of the hotel gift shop, there is only a couple of other shops nearby. The lobby bar  [... read more]area has very little entertainment in the evening. Some evenings, there is none. After checking out, the driver hired to drive us to the airport was not very friendly. Overall, we had a great time. If we didn't return to this resort, it would be due to not having a nicer beach.

Ocean Blue and Sand: Great Value Resort

Aside form the undrinkable "house wine" wine and the rooster that woke me up in the mornings. This was a great vacation for me and my family. The resort is very well maintained the staff is great as is the food & restaurants. The plus of having a coffee house was very well received. The kids loved the bowling and kids club. Would recommend for the price we paid.

Paradisus Palma Real Golf and Spa Resort: Great hotel room

Most of the employees were really kind and cared about your needs. The hotel room was really cool how there was a window to the bathroom so we could watch TV in the bath. The one issue with the room was that when we first came the bathtub seemed a bit dirty and also the shower was kind of weird that it had jets in the wall so it was scary to turn it on. I really enjoyed the drinks by the pool as they were all delicious.

VIK Hotel Arena Blanca: Decent resort

Overall a decent resort. The buffet was great. We never went hungry. Lots of quality selection. Booze was ok. You could buy the better booze at the bars if you wanted. Beach was beautiful. White sand and turquoise water. The architecture was pretty plain and so was the pool and gardens. Nothing flashy about this resort at all. Lots of French speaking people there. Not as many English. The gym was pretty rough but you could get things done with some creativity. Staff was great. Great resort if yo [... read more]u're on a budget.

Melia Caribe Beach Resort: Melia Caribe Tropical, a nice resort near Punta Cana

This resort is a solid 4 star. It is definitely a nice resort, but there are some minor issues, or rather, nuances, that will prevent them from getting 5 stars. First the positive: This resort is huge, and yet it was not crowded at all, despite the fact that half of our stay was during the supposedly busy March break period. People just kind of dispersed throughout the huge facility. The beach is about a km (just over half a mile) walk from the main lobby building, so depending on where you [... read more]r apartment or room is located, it may be a good walk. The good news is that the hotel runs regular train service all around the facility, and during the busy evening periods, this is topped up with multiple golf carts transporting people around. There have been plenty of space on the beach or around the pool at any given time. No need to hunt for beach chairs, or waking up early to reserve seat and finish the rest of your morning sleep on the beach (that is what I did last year at a different resort in a different country). The beach is probably 400-500 m wide (1/4 mile), and you may want to check it out at the Level apartments, as it seemed to be always clean of seaweed. The food is decent, especially in the buffet, we were never disappointed in that. The other restaurants are nothing special, only good for a break from the buffet. We were not impressed with these a la carte restaurants at all, the desserts were especially bad. During every breakfast or lunch, they try to get you to reserve a spot in the Japanese hibachi or in the Steakhouse restaurant for USD 50 per person, but not with great success, mostly these places were empty at night. The rooms are clean and upgraded, the room service and the minibar refill is timely and regular. Staff is friendly, and you don’t feel the urge or necessity to tip. You can certainly tip your golf cart driver, or your waiter/waitress, or the gardener who, just out of the blue, cuts up a coconut for you, but you don’t have the feeling that they expect it from you. The grounds are very well maintained, there are lots of peacocks around, so you can take some nice pictures. Note that they will appear beside your breakfast table too ;-)) Now the less positive: If you decide to sign up for any tour, like dune buggys, monkey land, sailing, anything that is outside the resort, be ready that your trip on the bus will be an average of 60-80 minutes longer. That is because they pick up Melia guests first, and drop them off last. It is not really the hotels fault, but it could be an inconvenience, especially because that extra hour you spend on these not so comfortable truck-converted-to-bus type vehicles. Again, desserts in the à la carte restaurants are definitely seeking some major improvements. The beach was ha it and miss to be clean from seaweed, and that goes for the water too. The good thing is that this whole beach is so wide, that you will eventually find a spot where everything is clean. Be ready for all kinds of sales pitches when you walk on the beach. People will try to sell you anything from pictures with a monkey thru parasailing all the way to weed. Overall, we were satisfied with this resort, and would recommend it for both families with kids of any ages, as well as for couples. We even probably will return in the future. And definitely will mark Melia resorts as preference on my future searches.

Excellence Punta Cana: Gorgeous resort, fantastic food, be careful of room you book.

Absolutely beautiful setting, food was super. Pools and ocean perfect. However, be careful of the room you book. My wife and I booked a Junior Suite with a small pool attached to deck. Requested oceanfront. Our room was at the far end of the resort, looking at the woods, pool was in the shade and only 2' wide as opposed to 6' wide pools In all the other rooms. THE RESORT CLAIMED, they were full and didn't have any other rooms. They gave us a new oceanfront room without a pool, BUT, REFUSE [... read more]D to refund any money for the downgrade. I don't think this the fault of Trip Central, but a suspect business practice on behalf of the resort. Nightly entertainment was also very enjoyable, just be cautious when booking.