Secrets Tides Punta Cana: Excellent resort!

Really enjoyed Secrets Tides. It’s a beautiful, upscale resort with a huge beach. Breakfasts and lunches were pretty good (though not outstanding), while dinners were phenomenal. Loved the Coco cafe. All the servers there were fantastic: Jenifer, Estrella, Romery, Rosanna, and especially Josefa who went out of her way to make our trip special. Would definitely go back to this resort if we visit the DR again.

VH Gran Ventana Beach Resort: Gran Vantana DR

Overall a OK hotel. Rooms in need of a refresh, however cleaning staff keeps them as clean as possible. The bath/shower area needs the most attention. Pools and beach were very clean and there always appeared to be a few chairs available. Tried two à la carte restaurants, The Italian and the steakhouse both were very good. The buffet was ordinary, and a little more variety would have been better. My spouse did get some food poisoning on the last day. The wine appears to be watered down which May [... read more] or may not contributed to the sickness. The resort was 80% attended by Canadians and many were repeat guest. A mainly 60+ age group which made for a quiet and relaxing time.

Playabachata Hotel: Playabachata offers a great time despite some shortcomings.

We're just back from a week at Playabachata. Here's a quick summary. There was a lot to like. The beach is very large and covered in beautiful palm trees with plenty of loungers. There was always a great ocean breeze to enjoy. The hotel grounds are really beautiful and well kept. The rooms are a bit dated but very clean and functional with huge balconies to enjoy. The buffet offered a good variety of food choices including lots of fresh fruit and good salad bar options. We found the buffet serv [... read more]ice to be a bit hit and miss. It seemed like there weren't enough servers to keep up with cutlery, water and drink service. The buffet restaurant did tend to get hot at times and they frequently didn’t open enough windows to take advantage of the ocean breeze. The a la carte restaurants were great, as was the lunch at the beach restaurant. You should know that WiFi is only available in the lobby and it's pretty spotty. The pool is not large enough and half of the resort is closed, meaning there's only one pool. There aren't irons in the rooms so maybe pack a travel iron if you need one and also a small umbrella. Be sure to take advantage of "Caribbean Street" pizza, shops and coffee house. Very quaint location for your morning coffee. Beautiful hotel, worth what we paid, great vibe and fun was had by all.

HM Alma De Bayahibe Hotel: Ok resort

Beautiful Grounds, Small room, we had partial ocean view room. Front desk staff was nice and activation team was great! All other staff need to up the game! The most unfriendly ive met in the DR, No service in the buffet, its more like a cafeteria help yourself to get drinks of any sort. I guess the good thing is you save on tips! No bottled drinks in your room at all accept water. The cleaning staff were great and attentive. The two ala cartes were ok, For me it was tricky as I have a  [... read more]shell fish allergy. The pools were clean! It looked like a full house last week when we arrived, however there is not enough seating at all for everyone! Have to set an alarm for 530 am to get a lounger anywhere. The seatinng in the lobby bar maybe holds 20 people of a couple hundred there, the pool bar doesnt hold that much more. The music at sunset was great! The sunsets are stunning.

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Great resort

Staff were all pleasant. They need to monitor the loungers at the pool and the beach area for reserved spots that are not used. We observed people reserving loungers at the pool and the beach area for a number of hours and not use them leaving people not being able to take advantage of relaxing at the pool or the beach.

Riu Republica: Great Vacation

We were over the moon about our vacation. Had a great time. The resort has something going on at all hours of the days. Room was always cleaned, food was great, beach was amazing! We had zero complaints the entire trip and were satisfied with our decision to choose this resort.

Bahia Principe Explore Legend: We would never book here again.

****PLEASE NOTE: We stayed at the Bahia Principe Grand Punta Cana, not the Fantasia as is listed here.**** This was my 3rd trip to Punta Cana in less than 2 years, and the 2 previous trips had been absolutely wonderful. This time was a completely different experience. I have been through breast cancer in the last year, and this was to be our "celebration of good health" trip. Our check in, which was well after midnight, took over an hour. The room was small, dated and uncomfortable. The beds wer [... read more]e hard as rocks. Our room flooded on the 3rd day while we were at the beach, with dark, brackish water. We came into our room to see 5 people with mops frantically trying to clear out the water, with our door wide open allowing free access to anyone going by. We went to the front desk to request a new room and were outright refused. I explained that I cannot risk infection due to potential health complications, but this was not considered and we were brought back to the room that had flooded. My partner and I then had severe food poisoning from the buffet, which was most unpleasant. We were sick flying back home and have not felt well since. What was supposed to be a relaxing, rejuvenating experience to celebrate health and healing was actually harmful to us both.

Punta Cana Princess: Beautiful beach!

Staff were lovely and went out of their way to help you. The room was clean upon arrival and cleaned daily. Most things worked (air conditioner was very loud , overhead shower worked , hand held did not). The food and service were both quite good. A issue that definitely needs to be addressed is that there were insufficient lounge chairs for guests (or some guests”saved ‘ more than they needed ?? ie two at beach, two at pool) , this was exceptionally frustrating (& not an issue I have run in [... read more]to for a very long time) ! Also they require additional shade structures (both at beach and by the pool).

Viva Tangerine by Wyndham: Amazing trip!

We had a lovely family vacation to Viva Tangerine. We chose Caberete as our destination because of the awesome kite surfing and beautiful beach. The resort was well maintained. We always had hot water and the air conditioning worked great. We had awesome ocean and pool views from our balcony. The food was good (not great) and none of our family members got sick during our week stay. The front staff were friendly and helpful. We would have loved pickleball as an option but they did have a tennis  [... read more]court. The pool table required $50 deposit and was often being used. We enjoyed the evening shows and that they were not too pushy with their activities around the pool during the day. We spent most of our time on the beach. We would come back.

VH Gran Ventana Beach Resort: Amazing Resort

People were amazing, grounds were well maintained, buffet was very clean, workers were very friendly and helpful. Vintage bar and Ala cartes were great. Great place to relax. Would definitely return again.

Bahia Principe Escape Samana: Peaceful

The campus was small but peaceful if that is what you seek. Not a busy or eventful place. If you seek solitude over a busy resort, this is a great spot. Small beach but decent. Limited to one bar open at a time regardless of time of day. Super friendly staff. Clean and spacious rooms. Beware when booking excursions. The Transat rep let us down more than once.

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Beach Resort: Wonderful resort

The Majestic Mirage is a first class resort. The resort is clean throughout. The food is amazing as there is lots of variety. The staff is wonderful as they are there to see you have great service and look after your needs. They truly want to help you enjoy your vacation.

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Beach Resort: Wonderful resort

The Majestic Mirage is a first class resort. The resort is clean throughout. The food is amazing as there is lots of variety. The staff is wonderful as they are there to see you have great service and look after your needs. They truly want to help you enjoy your vacation.

Melia Caribe Beach Resort: Good Vacation

We stayed at this hotel in 2025 and had loved it so much went again this year. We stayed in the same room style and were Level and stayed in Level Grand Suite room. The hotel grounds were beautiful, rooms are nice and the resort in general is very clean and well kept. We found all staff, except for the Level Lounge, to be friendly and helpful. Check in was an extremely long wait and process as there was just no urgency by any of them and we were the only waiting couple to check in. They  [... read more]made changes to the Level since last year that were not clearly advertised and were disappointing. This may be because we booked in 2025 and they decided to implement changes in 2026…uncertain. But the changes were not communicated to us until check in. The Level Lounge concierge was pretty much non existent. Could no longer make reservations there and had to line up between certain hours at certain spots. The Level restaurants no longer had al la carte and were only buffet. All restaurants have good food, with the exception of the Italian. Both meals there were bad….the last one we couldn’t even eat. It was a mushy pasta ball. Pool chairs at the level pool….we never reserved one with a towel and were able to get one most days, although a few days it was difficult and had to drag from different spots. The main pool by the beach…no way you were getting a chair unless you got up in the middle of the night. The biggest disappointment was the status of glasses at all bars. There was no organization or systems for glasses and they were always scrambling to find a glass for a drink. Sometimes you got a martini in a paper cup or a low ball glass and sometimes you got a beer in an extra large wine glass or a glass mason jar at the pool bar….doesn't matter what room or package you book, you should get a proper glass/cup. They need a better glass system. We went to the beach once, but found that the pool and beach area was too busy, and there was never an opportunity to get a chair so we just ended up walking the beach. Overall, we would go back there and we would go Level, despite the changes, for these reasons..the lobby, the grounds, the room, the Level pool (the big pool at the beach is just packed and a free for all), the Level Buffet, again, so your not in the craziness of the main buffet, and the room service. There’s no fee for Level, so we enjoyed coffee and fruit and pastries every morning on our balcony over looking the garden view. Can’t beat that. If further changes are made to the Level, then for the price we would look elsewhere and probably go adult only.

Senator Puerto Plata Hotel: Great value resort

This is a great resort in many ways , nice mid-size resort with multiple pools to please all and a decent beach . The food was great with lots of options and never to long of a wait time. The bars and staff were great with staff like David at the pool bar and Erica n Christy at sports bar working very hard and quickly so wait times for a drink were reasonable. The entertainment crew like monkey n skinny n crew did a great job getting people playing games who wanted to and miss Blondie got the k [... read more]ids enjoying games. The shows and beach party kept the night time moving along. If intrested in water activities in the ocean take a walk down the beach to the dive hut and talk with Chichi or Felix for a great diving experience or jetski rental or tubing or kayaking. This is a solid 4+ star , has everything you need unless you need huge crystal chandeliers everywhere and extravagant decors and crazy expensive alcohol to make you happy then pay double and go elsewhere . This is a family resort and have been here 2 times now with and without a group and have enjoyed both and looking at returning again.

Majestic Elegance Punta Cana: Majestic Elegance Punta Cana

Majestic Elegance resort is beautiful. Beach is beautiful and there was no or very little seaweed. However, we had a horrible experience when we first arrived to the hotel. We arrived on February 23rd at 21:30 and after initial check in process we were told our room is on the second floor. We booked a ‘swim up’ room. We booked more than 6 months in advance to make sure we get a swim up room. We paid in full. It took us over an hour to persuade two ppl at the reception that we booked a swim up ro [... read more]om. Finally, they saw it in a computer that yes, in fact, we booked a swim up room. They were not professional at all and there was no apology. We spoke to customer service representative the next day and he was apologetic about the behaviour of front desk employees.

Bahia Principe Escape Aquamarine: Beautiful Adults-only Resort!

Aquamarine was a lovely adults-only resort within Bahia Principe Grand. The pool was clean and alive with just the right amount of activity and and Bavaro Beach was stunning and only a 10 minute walk or quick ride on their resort transport. Having 7 à la cartes included was amazing and there were so many options to choose from. None of the restaurants disappointed and had good service and were beautifully decorated. The resort was clean and well maintained, our room was great. We will definitely [... read more] be back.

VH Gran Ventana Beach Resort: Very small and dated but good price

This resort is very dated but clean and the food was ok. The beach was spectacular though. The drinks were all bottom shelf and only wine & beer served at restaurants. Odd that they took the towels out in the morning but didn’t replace until late afternoon. Entertainment was not good, terrible sound system. But for the money it’s not a bad deal.

Ocean El Faro: Ocean El Faro

The resort was very clean and the guest services was particularly helpful. Buffet was great and we enjoyed the Italian, Steakhouse and Mexican restaurants. The beach was difficult to manage so I was unable to go to ocean. Bar staff were great.

Occidental Caribe: Pleasantly surprised!

The facility was very clean. They accommodated my food allergies (gluten). A wonderful choice of food for all three meals. The Japanese à la cart was fabulous! We have been to the DR 15 times-first time beef was not an option on the grill. Only pork, chicken and calamari. Some of the bars had watered down drinks. Our room was not fully stocked-you had to request things. Other patrons did not have that issue. We will definitely return, excellent beach!