Bahia Principe Escape Bouganville: Almost a great place!

What did I like? It is a beautiful Resort with multiple pools and the beach/ocean all in a surprisingly compact area. I did not play this trip but the golf course and its facilities look amazing! The rooms are very nice and clean and the housekeeping staff are all sweethearts. The a la carte restaurants are fantastic. Outstanding food with great service. At night, the lobby area is a fabulous gathering area for everyone. I don't know if it was the booze or the bartenders but the mixed dr [... read more]inks/frozen drinks/cocktails were the best I have ever tasted in my life! They were SO good! What did I NOT like? Air Transat flies into Punta Cana. Why? La Romana has an airport! If I had known this ahead of time, I never would have booked the trip. We had a 1.5 hour bus ride from the airport to the resort (and then back again). The bus driver never went slower than 130 kph and people were KILLED on that shuttle the day after we arrived! The male staff were great. The female staff were also with the very noticeable exception of those working in the bars and restaurants. To say they were indifferent would be an understatement. To say they really don't give a rats behind if you ever see your drinks would be closer the the truth. No smiles. No interaction. Their attitudes were "What the Hell do you want?" and "Why the Hell are you bothering me right now?" All with a miserable look on their faces. The buffet was fine but it seemed like it was the same food every time. A limited selection. There had to be 400 people in the lobby area for karaoke night. Everyone was having a really great time. And then we were suddenly stopped so that some performers could put on some crappy show. Within minutes, the lobby was empty. What a stupid move! Verdict Eliminate the bus trip and put a smile on the female servers and this place is close to Heaven.

Iberostar Waves Punta Cana: HONEST OPINION

This hotel was large enough to keep us engaged but not so large as to overwhelm us with large crowds. We had a swim access pool room that was recently painted, with a recently tiled private patio, with trellis screening; only 8 feet from a newly installed pool. This was our haven. We could venture out to the beach, enjoy dinner or hang out at the main pool but when we tired of having others around, we could retreat to our quiet oasis. The beach was raked clean and long enough to enjoy walkin [... read more]g in either direction. There were two associated adjacent hotels that we could venture to that provided some shopping, though a little more variety of goods would have been nice. The food was good, with the exception of breakfast sausages that were hotdog wieners in disguise. It made us wonder how many were put on plates but rejected to the waste bin. I only mention this because it is easier to talk specifically about a singular fault than to praise the variety of food that was available and enjoyed. Service was pleasant, though few English speaking staff. All in all, this was an enjoyable venue and one that we would select again or recommend to friends. Cheers, Garry

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Nice resort

Great resort lots to do we are golfers the golf course in nice but pricy we bought the 4 day package for $72 each a round but it went up to $92 for the 4 day package March 1st US funds which is expensive when your golf is included the resort itself is huge lots to do. The rooms are nice the bathrooms could do with some updating other than that everything was fine

Royalton CHIC Punta Cana: Not recommended

We travelled to Royalton chic 25 th of February to March 4th, 2026. Overall good resort in the beginning, foods not good at all. I had only pasta and pizza during my stay there as their food wasn’t good. Room looked like clean but last day we realized my husband having some rashes on his skin. We thought it’s like allergies or reactions to something. We we returned to Canada and my husband didn’t feel well, he had visit with his family doctor and he said it’s be bugs bites. I’m so freaking out b [... read more]ecause if just one of them was in our clothes or luggage will mess up our life. If it happens I will sue them. I do not recommend this resort at all.

Serenade Punta Cana Beach and Spa Resort: Terrible Resort

Want food poisoning, rude staff, and barely edible meals? This resort delivers all three. We saw staff treat multiple families horribly, and heard the same complaints from nearly every guest we spoke to. After hundreds of resorts around the world, this was by far the worst — we won’t be coming back..

Caribe Deluxe Princess: Vacaciones de relajo

Been to punta cana many times all Different all inclusive ., and this was our first time at the caribe deluxe princess ., just have to say that we would never go back!! The minus is more than the pluses !! 1- services at the front desk awful 2- got there and the music was country music in English I was excepting salsa merengue bachata none to be found 3-food out of 10 a 3 not good !! After 3 days had to eat toast . Don’t expect meat and if there is can’t be eaten so hard!!!! 4-people  [... read more]that serve at the buffet look like they were in pain and not wanted to be there felt sorry for them no smiles no hello nothing!!! 5- they always forgot to leave toilet paper in the room. Towels uff you get two at the most Call to have some coffee so I can make in the room never show!!! At the end service was the worst The special restaurants not good Pluses 1- beach super nice 2 - buildings beautiful 3-rooms very nice 4-swimming pools nice

Grand Palladium Punta Cana: I would give it 4 stars

Resort was ok food had teste but menu was always the some , rooms need update specially the bathroom , cleaning was good Lots of vendors on resort and beach a little annoying entertainment was poor Over all 4 starts not 41/2 Good for a young family with small kids

Emotions by Hodelpa Juan Dolio: Okay resort

The rooms were very clean. My air conditioner wasn't working very well and I told the front desk and they said they would send someone to fix it, but later that day it was just the same. The beach was okay, a lot of seaweed and not much shade to sit under unless you were a member. Constantly hounded by staff to sign up for a very expensive membership that wasted 2 hours of my trip. It was an okay resort, kept very clean but would not go back.

Serenade Punta Cana Beach and Spa Resort: Terrible Avoid at all costs

Hotel Serenade Punta Cana was a terrible experience. Rude staff, terrible food that seemed reused, broken room service app, and poor service. My wife got food poisoning, and guests were treated like inconveniences.

Casa Marina Sosua Trademark by Wyndham All Inclusive: Not happy

Staff was not friendly or helpful . Never had any pool towels . Two days once before we could get clean pool towels . We had to chase the cleaning staff to clean our room , even when it was cleaned they never put fresh towels in the room .We went to eat dinner on evening thinking we had an hour to get there but it was all cleaned and packed up . We had an excursion. Booked through air transit we were supposed to get our money refunded because the trip was cancelled because of weather. We are g [... read more]oing on two weeks now and still no refund.. entertainment was horrible and I always started 30 minutes late or more each evening. It was the same every evening just dancing.. The resort has no other fun things going on the whole week we were there.. I would never return .

Blue Bay Villas Doradas: A wonderful holiday!

Blue Bay is an older, but well appointed resort. The grounds are well kept…lots of paved walking paths, lush greenery and beautiful walkway to the beach. Three pools, swim up bar, beach bar, spa and a great entertainment team to keep you active and smiling. Buffet restaurant offered delicious food 3 times a day. If any one went hungry….that’s there own fault. Rooms were clean, made up daily and staff made sure there was water, towels etc. Best part…the entire Blue Bay staff team were very fr [... read more]iendly and welcoming.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: good but..

It used to be absolutely great .. now resort was overcrowded.... ....because of that: lines, service is down, food: not as good as expected.. room was excellent, location is excellent, need to come at 6:00 am to get chair at beach or pool..

El Beso Adults Only at Ocean El Faro: Beautiful Resort

This resort is such a beautiful resort. We were very impressed at how the resort is laid out. The “main strip” is something we have never seen before. Wonderful walkway flanked on either side by restaurants, shopping, fitness gym, bowling alley & many other activities. The restaurants were fantastic & our favourite being the Japanese restaurant Sakura. The “Adults Only” portion of the resort is well laid out. We did find that perhaps the main pool area on the adult side could benefit from  [... read more]new loungers. Many of them were broken. Overall we loved this resort & would definitely make a return visit.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Amazing beach!

Very large rooms. Everything at the resort was very clean and lots of food choice. No trouble finding lounge chairs at the beach. We had a wonderful experience and couldn’t find anything wrong at all!

Grand Palladium Select Bavaro: New Experience

We decided on Bavaro Select because of recent renovations and the fact that we had issues with bathroom facilities when we were at Palace two years ago. We chose a Premium Junior Suite room without knowing where we would be located. As it turned out, this type of room was only located in one of the 3 larger Eficianado buildings on the extreme east side of the Bavaro section(E17, E18, E19). This put us at a fairly long walk to the Bavaro pool. If we had chosen a Superior Junior Suite, we would ha [... read more]ve been closer to both the pool and beach. When you book, it isn’t always clear which building might contain the type of room that you choose. The creation of Family Select at Bavaro caused some issues for us. The closest area of beach from our room that we were allowed to use had virtually no shade. Family Select and Travel Club had their own private beach that were restricted to us, meaning an extra long walk to find a beach location with huts for shade. Family Select also had a private pool but those guests were also allowed to use the regular Bavaro Pool, making it crowded at times. We had an electricity outage at our room that persisted over parts of 3 days. We had to walk to the lobby to notify of the outage because the land line in the room wasn’t working. The problem was initially fixed quickly but it recurred again the next night. If we were to book Palladium again, we would be looking at a different room type, or fork over more money to stay at TRS. We like the resort for the most part, but there are certainly some issues.

Vista Sol Punta Cana: Nice resort

Nice pools great beach our room was goid the bathroom needs work bed was comfortable there was a language bearer alotvof times the bar staff were great the food truck at the beach was nice over all a great holiday

Bahia Principe Explore Legend: Old Resort and not good service

The hotel is old, the rooms were disappointing, very old, moldie and not very clean. Especially for the price we paid. The service was poor, and staff were actually rude, like they didnt really care about the people. We witness several medical incidents where none of the staff intervened and the tourists had to provide assistance or support. The beach is nice but very crowded, the food was okay, nothing special. Some of us got sick. For the price, I would not go back to this resort. Or even to  [... read more]Dominican.

Bahia Principe Explore Legend: Not a five-star resort. Two at most

I usually don't do the reviews especially when my review is not going to be a positive one but I do feel a little inclined to share a few words and they're not all positive. On the good note the beach, the sunshine, and the water were amazing. On the negative note I feel that the hotel, by far, is not a five-star hotel so if anyone is looking at the five-star hotel, stay away. I wouldn't give this hotel more than three stars and that's a stretch. From the shower the water temperature would [... read more] not change to cold; it was running burning hot. Just FYI we booked two rooms, one for us and one for our kids. Both rooms were the same, with two bathroom fixtures that were not just outdated but outright broken. Both rooms were very humid even with AC running and our kids' room smelled moldy. Sorry, three stars is a stretch. The other item that I was not at all impressed with and this is going to be a big one is the level of safety and care. Unfortunately we have witnessed a person die at the neighboring resort that is also being sold by air transit. This is where we bought our package and the staff of that resort did nothing to try and rescue the individual. Ironically the following day as I was going at 6:00 in the morning to book a chair, it was impossible to get a chair at the beach. The resort is overbooked and oversold. I saw a lady falling down and when trying to reach the staff of the hotel they cared very little. I literally had to shout at them asking to help an individual in need so I would be very very cautious about going to this chain of hotels. Just for the sake of if anything happens, you are not going to be taken care of by any form of medical system. Ironically I'm thinking that maybe I will put up a short video. I filmed a lot of footage while at the resort and after witnessing such a traumatic event with the person on the sand being resuscitated, his heart being pumped by visitors and the staff of the hotel standing on the side observing yet another gringo dying on the beach. I do feel inclined to share this with the world so I might just post a video on their YouTube on that as well

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: 5 Star

Beautiful, very clean resort. Staff constantly cleaning, landscaping, cleaning pools , great food! Staff very friendly, white sand beach can walk for miles, at least a dozen different restaurants to choose from. Extremely pleased with everything!

Iberostar Selection Bavaro Suites: Good

Our room was great, the bottled water is very inconvenient but not bad. The grounds are beautiful and the birds at the buffet are really nice. For such a nice place the people painting are making a huge mess a the walkways making it very unattrective. The beach is great and the pools are good…kids love the water park.food is good and drinks are tasty. I would go back