Now Garden Punta Cana: Amazing Resort

We upgraded to the Now Larimar when we arrived to be closer to friends a d we were very satisfied with our experience. The room was clean, the staff was wonderful, the beach and pools were great. We have no complaints! Thanks for a wonderful holiday!

Majestic Mirage Punta Cana All Suite Resort: We had a great vacation at Majestic Mirage Club resort!

We had a good receiving team to make us very comfortable where we were introduced to our assistant butler Kelvin. Our room was acceptable but we were 100% deceived with our view and what we had paid for. Therefore we asked for better arrangement. The next day we were assigned a suite room that was appropriate with their viewing on the web site and what we had paid for. Very pleased! The staff is very helpful. The resort is very clean. The choices of restaurant is very adequate. The food is 75% t [... read more]o what I was expecting with different opinions. In general it was definitely the best trip my husband and I ever had and we would recommended. Hopefully we will do it again. The beach is number one!

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Thank you all so Much for an awesome week again !!

I've been to Luxury Ambar Blue 7 times now , it gets better everytime , staff are a amazing, friendly and always helpful , smilies are endless and beautiful . Can't wait for next year with all the new renovations happening this coming summer and to get more enjoyment and relaxition .. Cheers to everyone there . I recommend trying this piece of paradise !

Royalton CHIC Punta Cana: Second time around, still just as good

Really enjoy this resort, small size with everything you need. Great Service, great beach, great food. Good party atmosphere with lots of places to quietly slip away to relax. Most evening entertainment is more of a themed dance party than an actual show. Drinks were tasty and plenty. Didn't have any problems. Go for the diamond club upgrade!

Majestic Mirage Punta Cana All Suite Resort: Amazing Resort

We arrived at this hotel and our room was not ready. We met out Butler and he walked us around the grounds and took us to the Seaside Grill to have lunch and wait for our room. The grounds are beautifully manicured. After lunch our Butler came back to get us and took us to our room. Our room was a corner room on the 4th floor. It was amazing. We had 1-1/2 bathrooms, a living room with a sofa, TV and table and chair set. We had a king size bed and a walk in closet with shelving and a rod.  [... read more] The shower was set up with two rain shower heads and two hand held shower heads. We always had clean towels in our room. There was a turn down service at night and the maid would take the wet towels and replenish with clean ones. The only thing that did not work in our room was our mini fridge. They came to fix it one day and it still did not cool down the beverages. They replaced it but it still did not work when we left. It was not a big deal. The water was cool enough to drink and if we wanted pop we just went to the ice machine to get ice. The Beer was not cold enough to drink but we took it down to our friends room for them to put in their mini bar. The restaurants all had tasty food and a wide variety. You have to keep an open mind that something your order might not be what you get at home but it was still good. The staff in all of the restaurants were amazing and very friendly. 5 star customer service all the way. The entertainment staff were all friendly and did their best to get people up to participate in the activities. They really did a great job. They always got a number of people up to play the fun games or participate in Zumba, etc. The drinks at the bars were good. The mini beers that they make are amazing (don't taste anything like a beer). The beach was kept clean and there were always clean beach towels when you needed them. The night time shows were entertaining. The only issue was that they had big fans in the theater that they would turn on and they would blow on you and would be really cold. We learned to take a sweater with us at nights just for the theater. This was an amazing trip and I would definitely consider going back. Well done Majestic Mirage!!

Catalonia Bavaro Resort: beautiful resort

THE ROOMS WERE CLEAN WITH FRIENDLY SERVICE. THE GROUNDS WERE VERY CLEAN ALL KINDS OF DUCKS DIFFERENT PLACES TO REST. THE BEACH WAS GOOD WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE. VERY NICE POOL.ALL KINDS OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING GOLF. ENTERTAINMENT WAS GREAT AND ENTERTAINMENT PERSONEL WERE GREAT.THE ONLY PROBLEM IS NOT WITH THE HOTEL ITS WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO SPEND THEIR TIME ON THE SMART PHONE INSTEAD OF PARTICIPATING IN ALL THE ACTIVITIES AND ATTENDING THE ENTERTAINMENT THERE IS NO MINGLING LIKE IT USED TO B [... read more]E !!!! I FEEL SORRY FOR ALL THOSE ADDICT !!!!!

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Beautiful resort

We just loved the hotel especially the food and the room by the beach in the Royal Golden area. As we are seniors we really appreciated the proximity to all the action. The beach was great but very busy. Lots of people in one place which we are not used to . The pool area was very nice but very crowded and noisy. The bus service is a must in a resort this size. We would return again but only in the Royal Golden section. We spent one week there but would be going for 10 days next time but o [... read more]nly if Royal Golden is available.

Royalton Bavaro Resort and Spa: Great Resort

Excellent resort. Compares very well with other 5 star resorts that I vacationed at in Mexico, Jamaica and Cuba. Very good food and service. Newly built and opened so that the quality of accomodations is very high. Situated on an excellent beach that goes on for miles in both directions. Allows for very long and secure walks along the beach. Plenty of palapas for shade and good quality beach chairs. As well, the Lazy River complex provides a lot of family oriented activities for the childre [... read more]n and well as adults. Professional entertainment at nightly shows.

Barcelo Bavaro Palace: Amazing Resort

This resort was simply amazing. It was clean, food was great and the employees were wonderful , very friendly. Our room was an upgrade from the Golf side to the beach side and it was a lovely room. The a'la carte restaurants were good, but a little hard to get into. Most of them only had late times available. I would go back to this resort in a heart beat. The pool was clean, and the beach was clean although there was a bit more seaweed then I would like , but at least you could still s [... read more]wim in the ocean.

Iberostar Waves Dominicana: Perfect location.

Our vacation at the Iberostar Dominicana went smoothly from start to finish. The bus ride from the airport was very quick and check in was even quicker. The rooms felt damp, but we did not complain or ask to change location. The beach is stunning and not as busy as the many other resorts located along this strip. The food was way better than we had expected. Steaks were thick, cooked perfectly and were delicious. All the a la Carte restaurants were fabulous and the service was prompt and fri [... read more]endly. We will definitely be back.

Ocean Blue and Sand: Awesome Resort!!!

Amazing resort with 3 swimup bars and huge pools, everything flows perfectly The set up for food and drinks and the pool and beach and the rooms works out really well :) The entertainment is fantastic and so much fun at the pool and beach:) The food is delicious and lots of variety. The privilege group wanting you to upgrade will drive you crazy if you let them.. Mostly all rooms have double beds :(

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Beach Resort: Great Resort

Traveled Feb 2nd to Feb 9th 2018 Great Resort, Great Beaches, Fantastic Service & the Property well maintained, 2nd time at this Resort (1st time was in 2005) and more than likely will return, I would suggest upgrading to Majestic Club for the small extra cost as for us it was well worth it......Private Check in, adult only pool with swim up bar, club only section on the beach with plenty of sun chairs, breakfast at la carte instead of the buffet if you desire, private lounges with drinks /  [... read more]appetizers and Wifi and Butler service, he would find us everyday , either on the Beach / at the Pool or would give us a call in our room to see if all was o.k. and if we needed anything to make our stay more enjoyable, took care of all our a la carte Restaurant Reservations, Great Vacation with Punta Cana Sunshine of 27 degrees Celsius everyday !! If someone finds something to complain about this Resort I suggest they stop Travelling :) :):)

IFA Villas Bavaro Beach Resorts: Mediocre Hotel

Not the best not the worst, you get what you pay for. Entrance to the resort was through a residential area which was different. No drinks upon arrival which is not a big deal but a nice touch at other resorts. Lots of bussed arrived at once which made check in fun. Line up for carte meals was long and hard to get reservations. The one restaurant had crap service. Buffet was generally good. Walk to the beach or taking a trolley cart was not ideal. Entertainment at night could have used some vari [... read more]ety other than the people dancing every night. Room was recently renovated but cleaning could have used an improvement. Bed sheets were not changed once over a week, dresser and counter tops were not wiped. Overall, I would spend the couple extra hundred to go somewhere nicer and closer to a beach.

Grand Palladium Palace: Great time!

Very well maintained .... staff great... nice pools and good food and beautiful beach. The only real negative are the time share people and the vendors ... theyre relentless. Same with the excursion guys too. Definately need to tip well to get good service too.

Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: Beautiful resort

The grounds and beach at this hotel were gorgeous. Despite the rooms being dated, the views and cleanliness made up for what the rooms lacked (who spends much time in their room anyway?). The food was excellent, especially the Seaside Grill, Himitsu and the pizza at the beach. The buffet had more than enough variety and everything was excellent, both the food and the waitstaff. Only downsides: not enough bartenders (sometimes a long wait for a drink - at any bar), sales people on the beach a [... read more]nd on the grounds, and somewhat quiet night life. There could have been a lot of fun had at the music lounge but no one really seemed to make use of it.

Excellence Punta Cana: Excellent Experience at the Excellence

I am a fairly experienced traveller that has stayed at numerous different resorts in the Caribbean and overall I would have to say this was my best experience to date. Overall this resort was quite good, and had above average quality food and resort grounds (compared to like rated resorts) and generally excellent service. There was some areas that could be improved (which I will highlight below), but they are minor in nature. I guess the biggest drawback from the week was the rough waters off [... read more] the beach. The red flag was the common sight with yellow appearing only very infrequently. I don't know if it was because of the time of year but if you walked half a mile on the beach either direction the waters were much quieter. So if you value swimming in the ocean everyday, you may be disappointed with this resort. My opinion on some of the major categories of the feature of this resort are as follows: Restaurants/food In my opinion, this is one of the strongest features of this resort. The food was excellent everywhere, from the buffet restaurant to the myriad of a la carte and specialty places like the sports bar and coffee/bakery/ice-cream shop. I found the food fresh, tasty, and the variety excellent. Although the steaks at the Grill Restaurant had fairly thin cuts, it was always perfectly cooked and seasoned. The buffet restaurant near the beach had a theme everyday, and we enjoyed taco Monday, as well as BBQ Day (the BBQ ribs were delicious). For Club members, the Magna restaurant offered a la carte breakfast (which we enjoyed everyday), that had fantastic variety and quality. The only minor point of improvement would have been to better label some of the food items at the buffet. Although some stations were labelled, some others for example the Asian cuisine portion was unlabelled. It would have been nice to know the types of sushi and the variety of sauces (that all looked alike). The no reservations required at the al la carte restaurant was awesome! The only reservation required was the Japanese Show Cooking which was done on the same day. We never had a problem getting seating at the restaurants between 6-7 pm, however from 7-9 pm, there was often a wait on the more popular restaurants (ie the French and Lobster House). If there was a wait, we would have a drink at the closest bar and they would come and get us (not unlike waiting at a restaurant at home). I however heard from other guest that they had made reservations by asking some of the staff (there was probably a nice tip involved). There was a rather very pricey wine list available at all restaurants ($15 wine bottle at home was listed for about $80... ouch). The premium drinks for Club members was only available at the Magna Restaurant. It would have been very nice to have it accessible to club members at all the restaurants (especially since they checked you off a list before you ate there, so they knew that you were club). The Resort Grounds Another very strong category for this resort was the beautiful and well maintained grounds. The resort was very well laid out, and the grounds were constantly being maintained. There was a very nice walking/running trail on the inside perimeter of the resort which ran through ponds with wildlife like flamingos, parrots (a red one with quite the personality), and other exotic birds. Beach/Pools There are 2 rather large winding and river like pools in the main area and 2 smaller pools in the club area. I had the opportunity to enjoy all the pools and I liked the quieter nature of the club pools. The main pools had all the water activities and the swim up bar. Overall the pools were nice. One of the hot tubs required some maintenance on the handles (unfortunately a women received a rather nasty black eye from a fall from the loose handle bar leading into the tub). The beach was beautiful and well maintained. We took long walks on the beach everyday and you easily go several miles on either side. One of my favourite features was the variety of lounge/seating options at the beach and pool from regular lounge chairs to very comfy beds under huts and some had adjustable screens. We never had problems finding either beds or lounge chairs at the beach or pool although the screen adjustable ones were scarcer. As stated above the ocean waters were rough throughout the time we were there. I waded in a few times but they were not swimmable. The temperature of the water was perfect however. Resort Rooms We stayed in a club room with ocean views. The room was very nice. The room was clean and updated. The bathroom in particular was fantastic with a rather large shower which offered both rain shower on top and a wand. Counter space was plentiful with 2 sinks and closed in toilet area. The TV had a remarkable amount of channels available, and we ended up watching a few movies late at night. We liked the soaker tub in the room itself (I guess some people found it strange), and there was a lot of little extras that enhanced the experience such as a steaming appliance for cloths, and incense sticks. The mini bar was well stocked with a good variety of items and there was premium bottles available (ie vodka, rum, gin and whiskey). Unfortunately, we enjoy red wine and although the quality at the resort isn't the best, the Club Wine which is Fontera from Chile was certainly drinkable (house quality in my opinion). However we could not get it stocked as part of the mini bar and we could not get a bottle of that brand delivered to the room (only available at club bars and magna). Finally the maid service was excellent. We received "petit four" deserts and towel animals nearly everyday and the room was cleaned very well. As well turn down service was also done, and you would receive the activities list for the next day with a few chocolates. Be careful when you reserve a swim up room as well, some of them where located in shade all day and the water was pretty cold (according to some of the guests we talked to). Bars and Service I think there is nearly 10 bars on site, and we never had to wait and travel long to find a drink. The variety and the quality was quite good. At the sports bar, they had a german beer and some other varieties and the martini bar had some pretty tasty concoctions. Club members were only able to get the premium drinks (Frontera wine, Grey Goose Vodka, etc..) at the club bars near the club pools, the magna lounge, and the Club Lobby area. The service overall from the staff was excellent. They were frequently doing the rounds at the beach and around the pools. I never really felt neglected. Tipping certainly does help but I never felt obliged. I certainly got the impression that the staff at the resort are generally happy people and some of them had been working there 6 years + which is telling. The language ability overall of the staff is pretty much on par with other resorts. Some spoke very fluently in English and others had only rudimentary skills although my Spanish also needs a lot of work. We found the service based at the Magna Restaurant however was just a notch above everywhere else. If they could get the waiters to be able to express themselves a little more about the food they are serving, it would definitely improve the overall service but their skills (less the Magna) was pretty basic in taking your order and providing drinks. I would like to express my thanks to Joana and Viktor at the Magna, Jhon at the Club pool bar, and especially Orlando at the Club Lobby for providing outstanding service and improving our experience. Entertainment and Activities The nightly shows were pretty typical and average for this type of resort. We watched a portion of nearly every show and they were pretty average in quality. I can't say any one of them stood out. The theatre (conveniently located beside the lobby) was always packed and you needed to be there an hour before to get the best seats (ie around 830 pm). At about 9 pm, the only seats available were usually in the back or sides of the theatre. There wasn't really any bad seats however. There was the typical activities and games you would find at other resorts ie aqua aerobics, Spanish lessons, dancing lessons, beach volleyball, darts, variety of beach games. The activities crew were pretty subdued and they rarely hounded you to participate. For most of the time, I was unaware that they were occurring, however I did manage to participate in a few by seeking them out. This was also a great feature of the resort, since I have been to a few that constantly hound you to participate in daily activities. There was also a games area at the resort which included tennis courts, a full basketball court, billiards, ping pong, a very small mini put area, and archery. I only visited the area twice and it was deserted but it appeared well maintained. There is a disco on site, and even though I did not go, I heard the music there was pretty loud ie ear ringing range (not a young crowd which would probably appreciate it more). The Spa onsite was amazing as well. We received the included hydra therapy session which was pretty awesome. It was even better then a couples massage we had received at another resort for over 200 USD. The stores that line the front right side of the resort are very, very pricey, which included souvenir, jewelry, and pharmacy. There was some souvenir shops on either side of the resort on the beach. If you choose to go, go to the left facing the ocean, more variety, and better overall. Overall Overall, I was pretty happy with my stay and I would recommend it to my friends and family knowing what they value in a vacation. I felt the Club upgrade was really worth it. Another couple we met regretted not getting Club after their travel agent told them that it was not worth the extra cost. I think it was worth it, and I would definitely do it again. The resort is about 40 mins away from the airport so definitely not the closest but it was nice to be able to walk on the beach on either side of the resort for about a mile on either side before hitting another resort.

Breathless Punta Cana Resort: Resort for Younger Partiers

The resort is nice, clean and well laid out. The xhale club beach front room is amazing. The staff awesome. It is very much a younger persons' "party" atmosphere - lobby is like a night club. So if you are there to relax it's not the place for you (but their sister location next door is). If you aren't - lots going on, especially in the evening (not first class entertainment but definitely a party) and at the "party pool". Food was "okay", not great, not bad - many restaurants to choose fr [... read more]om - seafood/steaks limited. The best thing I can say about this resort (having been to the DR 14 times) is that the staff are top notch and service same.

Barcelo Bavaro Palace: Best resort experience -

We were 2 couples, and the hubby's had one thing on their mind..... GOLF! The boys golfed everyday while the ladies lounged on the fabulous beach or at the beautiful pools. Every room had a hot tub on the balcony and a beautiful view of the ocean. The food, premium liquor and happy attentive staff made this such a fun trip we are already planning to come back next year. Thanks to Angela Koscis at Tripcentral for the excellent recommendation!

Bahia Principe Explore Legend: Fantasia

grate for families with younger children, playground &water parks excellent,restaurant (Italian)waste of time, buffet best for kids .Shows too loud,bad acoustic&should be more focused on children stories not on adults-easy to fix

Barcelo Bavaro Palace: Great resort

Big beautiful rooms , big balcony with tubs, great for all ages will take grand kids there good value long stretch of beach if you like walking close to other entertainment caterman, close to airport friendly staff good food so much variety,