Bahia Principe Escape Aquamarine: Awesome.

The staff in the hotel were so friendly and always went above and beyond. You automatically felt like you were old friends. The hotel grounds are clean and beautifully maintained. Rooms were comfortable, well decorated and always clean. We enjoyed having the opportunity to go to several alacarte restaurants which were beautiful and the food was outstanding. The variety of food in each of them as well as in the buffets was served hot and was very pleasing to the eye. The hotel was small eno [... read more]ugh for ease of getting around and it had everything you would want. This was a great hotel were you felt your every wish was their command. Would highly recommend it

IFA Bavaro Village: A three star experience at IFA Bavaro

We did visit IFA Bavaro Village from Dec. 4 to Dec.14'2017 When we came to our room first evening, there was a dirty feminine pad in the sink, doors to washroom and bathroom were not clean. During our stay, the entertainment program wasn't posted anywhere and when someone printed us a schedule of entertainment in the resort, many events did not match the evenings, while daily night shows were only 3 times per week and 45 minutes or shorter. Food was good, serving in the buffet by men was mo [... read more]re professional that by women.

Grand Sirenis Punta Cana Resort: Amazing resort

Sirenis hotel in punta cana was the best. The employees were very friendly and hard workers to make the tourists to feel like home. Very nice weather, excelent food lot of drinks And every knight good show I didn't want to back to Canada

The Reserve at Paradisus Punta Cana: A nice place to relax

People are genuinely friendly, and the grounds are very well taken care of. You feel safe walking the vast grounds no matter what time of day. Suites at the Reserve are spacious if somewhat dated. Pools are beautiful and the Reserve area of the beach is not croweded with ample place to spread out. Food at the resort is average. Of all the a la carte restaurants only Vento stood out as memorable. It’s not as if the food is bad (it’s not), but don’t expect gourmet. Buffets for lunch are les [... read more]s than inspired (buffet at beach is better than buffet at reserve). Reservations for the a la carte restaurants were not hard to secure. Alcohol flows expected and premium brands can be found if you ask nicely. Kids club and activities for adults were a nice surprise.

Sunscape Coco Punta Cana: Amazing resort!

Beautiful place Highly recommended The staff is very nice and the food is pretty good! Only down part is that the resort started started getting over populated by our 5th day. But other then that everything was amazing

Riu Naiboa: Disappointed

Did not Meet expectations in comparison to other Riu Resorts I have stayed at in the past. Minimal amenities and lack of options for food and activities. Staff was pleasant and helpful. Water was not replenished in room, had to request it at front desk everyday.

Royalton Punta Cana Resort: Great resort

Beautiful small resort, food ok, beautiful beach. Hideaway adult only worth it. Clean, good service, great intertainment. Saona trip Is fun however the advertised starfish holding is no longer permitted. All and all great experience.

Tropical Deluxe Princess: Voucher

Hi when I booked with tripcentral there’s was a voucher given to us of 100. Dollars we couldn’t use it because no one there could help us We spoke to the représentant of sunwing and he didn’t know what to do so now we have a voucher no good to us I would like to be compasentated for the trouble I went through wasting à who,e half day trying to sort this out no a happy camper

Grand Sirenis Punta Cana Resort: Good and Bad

The first four days were somewhat rocky. The air conditioning did not work , no hot water and housekeeping was terrible. After complaining, the air conditioning and hot water was fixed but the housekeeping remained terrible. If you needed something, you had to run after the maid and even then she did not have the items (coffee, creamer, towels, etc) The beach and water was fantastic. The buffet was okay but the a la carte restaurants were excellent. Overall we would give this resort  [... read more]a 3 out of 5.

Nickelodeon Hotel Punta Cana: Choose Mexico if your going to think about going to DR and specially this resort

Pricey had bug issues in our hotel room, whole family had the runs, got so bad we were all afraid to eat at one point not all was bad. But if your going to pay these prices go Mexico resorts that's my overall advice

Bahia Principe Grand Bavaro: Average resort

Had some personal property stolen from the room. And major plumbing problem not adequately taken care of. It is too big and too crowded. A thousand chairs and nowhere to sit. Lots of mosquitos and sand fleas or something. The staff can’t possibly cater to the guests as they should. I’ll stick to Cuba where you always get a warm welcome.

Royalton Hideaway Punta Cana: The Good & The Not Great

The food at the hotel was very nice. The grounds and rooms were clean. We were not thrilled by the service. When we got to the hotel it took the bellboy over 2.5 hours to send the luggage to our room and we had to call more than 4 times. Our balcony was the only room without any lounge chairs on it. We had a swim up suite so you can imagine how irritating that was. I informed our butler of this and called the front desk multiple times. They said that they'd " get to it" They didn't. My husb [... read more]and ended up grabbing one himself from by the pool area. Why the staff couldn't do this is beyond me. Service : The staff were not helpful and were to the point of being basically rude. It appeared as though unless you were waving tips at them constantly for doing basic things they couldn't be bothered. Our maid was friendly and pleasant and other than her the bar fridge guy was the only pleasant person to help us. When we ordered room service the first day we asked if there was coffee that could be delivered. The room service guy pointed at the coffee maker on our table and said " You can make it yourself." It turns out guess what? They actually have coffee in room service that they'll deliver. Room Service : This was a great feature because you could order it from your tv which was great and decide when you wanted it. We like to bring insulated water bottles on vacation because then we can get the bartenders to fill them up with our alcohol of choice so as not to have to keep running back and forth to the bar. I noticed that when myself or my husband would do this the bartenders filled them up minimally. My husband remarked that he believed they did this so that we'd have to keep coming back constantly and thus leaving a tip. Please note: My husband and I do tip generously. Butler Service: I really really really do NOT recommend paying extra for this service. Our butler showed up the first day and informed us he was there to " be at our beck and call". We are not people that take unfair advantage of this. Two couples from Canada we met there said that they noticed (they also had a butler) that the butlers kept making the small requests we had seem " impossible" or " really hard to acquire in order to make small requests seem like they'd moved mountains when they hadn't. The one time I called to request the lounge chair the butler said they didn't have enough yet every room in our section did. We asked if we could have wine delivered to our room. Our butler said it was impossible unless we wanted to pay for it. That was interesting because our " neighbours" had bottles of champagne and wine delivered to their door daily . Without any fee. Our bar fridge attendant randomly offered us wine without us asking which was great. And without a fee. We tipped him regardless. Our butler told us the hours he was available to help us which was 7 am - 11 pm. Then he randomly told us that another butler was going to take over and give us service. When we went to meet him (the second butler) he informed us that he had " a gift" for us. Well that's always nice. The second butler gave us one travel mug ( I guess we were sharing ) and then proceeded to try and talk us into a BREAKFAST MEETING the next morning. Please Note This : The BREAKFAST MEETING is a scam to sell you basically a TIME SHARE. Do NOT GO TO THIS. I've known about this from reviews I've read. We did NOT go and will never. The people doing this sit at a desk down the hall from your room and basically hassle you to try and get you to go to this. It's very annoying. If I want to buy a time share I'll approach you. It was aggravating to feel pressured our on vacation to waste time in a breakfast while people try and hard sell you. Whatever claims they make, I know from other people that they are false and these people are trained to pressure you with hard sales tactics. We go on vacation to relax, not to be pestered. Swim Up Suite: We absolutely loved our room. We were on the end of the swim up room section and it was awesome. They use walls and plants to give privacy to guests. We would definitely recommend that. Diamond Club: We were in the Diamond Club but the frustration was that they didn't really explain when we arrived what that meant. When we went to the buffet there was a Diamond Club stand separate but no one was ever there. Many couples we met also had complaints about the service. Excursion: We went on the dune buggy excursion. I have done atv , etc excursions in many countries. It was a fun experience but not what we'd hoped it would be. We just basically followed the leader in a long line up and we stopped at road side stands where very very pushy locals tried to aggressively sell us products. One man in a stand basically had his wife wrap up two wooden goblets that I had been simply looking at that he wanted to charge me $60.. US for. I politely declined and then he kept dropping his price and following me to the point where he tried to stop me leaving and grabbed my arm. My husband had to tell him to back off very firmly. The excursion advertised that we would get to swim in a cave which was enticing. What actually happened is that the cave is down a series of very steep steps where you have to jump into the water with rocks jutting out so you have to avoid while everyone in your tour group watches. The area to " swim in" would not have held many people as it seemed to advertise. Not our cup of tea. We spent about 10 minutes at the cave and many people did not participate in that activity. Probably of our large group only 6 people did this in a group of about roughly 40. It felt like the excursion was basically an excuse to take tourists to people peddling their products. Overall it was a decent trip but they really need to improve on their customer service and staff friendliness.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Wonderful Resort

This was our 11th time at the Ambar blue, have always enjoyed our stay and had a great time, met up with old friends and made new ones. We stayed two weeks and the weather was amazing, the best beach that is kept always clean.

Catalonia Bavaro Resort: Punta Cana Great

Our group of 4 has travelled many times. The Catalonia in Punta Cana, DR is one of the few resorts we will consider returning too. The rooms average... best part were quiet at night. The beach beautiful, the first few days the water was quite clear. The grounds beatifully kept. The food has room for improvement as we find in most Carribean countries.

Secrets Royal Beach: Beautiful, Comfortable but not yet a 5 Star

We have travellled Mexico and the Caribbean extensively over the last 30 years therefore we believe we can give an honest review of Secrets Royal Beach. We enjoy adults only resorts and have now been to six different Secrets resorts. This resort is absolutely beautiful. The grounds are immaculate and very pretty. We arrived on Dec 9th, the drive from the airport was very comfortable, and short. Our room was not ready when we checked in, however, we expected that as it was just after noon (our fl [... read more]ight was very early in the morning) but at 3pm our room was ready. Well worth the short wait. The room was well appointed, spotless and very pleasing not to mention very comfortable. Thank you Ana Rosa for doing a great job (rm 4310). We stayed at the beach the entire week during the day. It was perfect. Soft sand, great palapas for shade and very comfortable loungers. We had read that the vendors on the beach were bothersome, but we didn’t find that at all. A few approached us but we just said “no gracias” and away they went. The water was murky the first few days due to rain the previous week but cleared up half way thru our vacation. The only complaint we would have is that there is only 1 restroom for all the guests on the beach. More are needed. Suggestion: move the photo booth to the lobby and put in more restrooms. The pool was just a very short walk from where we sat on the beach. It was surprisingly cold to get into but after a few minutes felt good. It was clean for the most part, however the lazy river could use some scrubbing. It looked like algae was starting to build up under the water level. The lazy river is great to float around or even walk through. A very big negative for us, around and in the pool was the smoking. Many times we saw people smoking IN the pool. This should be outlawed immediately. Ashes are dropping into the water (gross) and people are waving their cigs around and could poke another guest in the face. We know that the DR allows outdoor smoking but other Secrets resorts have designated smoking areas. There is nothing worse that sitting by the pool and someone nearby lights up a cigar. Not only is that inconsiderate by the other guest, but the hotel should step up and ask these people to refrain around non-smoking guests. Answer: designated smoking area. Keeps the pool area clean, odor free and all guests happy. The foam party was awesome, but again we saw other guests smoking during this fun event. Simply an accident waiting to happen. Moving on. We were extremely happy with the Seaside Grill and The Himitsu restaurants. The food and the service was awesome. Jenrry, Juan Carlos and Edisson made our day. Great service from these gentlemen. The ribeye in the Seaside was to die for. Comparable to The Keg here in Canada. Soooo Good! The hibachi table was fun. We went to The Himitsu our first night and watched the hibachi tables and saw that Edisson was the best so we booked for his table when we went later in the week. He did not disappoint. We had a fun time with him. The buffet, La Riviera was somewhat disappointing. Unless you went to the omelette bar, the eggs sitting out, as well as the French toast and pancakes, bacon etc were cold. You had to get them and take them to the omelette bar to get them heated up. It is a smaller buffet than most of the other Secrets we’ve been to. All in all though, the food was good tasting. We would like to thank Juan Duarte , Rudy and Liliana for their great service. All in all, our vacation was very positive. The weather was simply fantastic. Our only real complaint was the bar. As Canadians, we drink Canadian Club rye whiskey (CC). The Secrets brand advertise top shelf spirits, however this Secrets either didn’t stock it in their bars or kept it hidden. Then they would try to pass off bourbon to us. We even had a server roll his eyes at us when we asked for Cc and sprite. Generally their answer was that they didn’t have it. We had read on TripAdvisor before we came that management ask that you go to see them while you are on your vacation rather than complaining about it after you are home, so we went to a manager, Raquel about half way thru our vacay. For the rest of the week, all of the bars gave us no attitude and always had this liquor, except the pool bar. They actually had some hidden below in a cupboard, told us they didn’t have any, but once we mentioned Raquel’s name, all of a sudden they had a bottle available. This type of practice brings the overall guest experience down. We love the Secrets brand so this type of behaviour is unacceptable. Guests are paying more for this brand than other resorts so please don’t nickel and dime the guests. We would like to thank Raquel for assisting us in getting our Canadian Rye Whiskey. It tastes so much better than bourbon! Our stay was very relaxing and comfortable. We would rate this resort a 4. Im sure if the smoking and the bar service was addressed on a daily basis, it could rise to a true 5 star in no time. It certainly has the foundation to become great. Until the smoking issue is addressed, we will likely continue our journey to other Secrets before returning.

Riu Republica: Very good Report

It was very clean and tidy hotel. entertainment was great and food was good, but the restaurant was okay. Daily program was fun and all the helper and entertainer were fantastic. All together was really very good.

Excellence El Carmen: Second visit this year

I was there in July and again Dec 17-21, the place is amazing. I am an avid traveller, vacationing at least 2 times a year. This is the first resort I have visited twice. The resort is beautiful, very clean and the staff are amazing. Book an excellence club swim out room and you don’t have to leave your room. Pool is right there, fully stocked bar fridge with premium liquor, 24 hour room service and a short walk to the beach. I’ve been to all the restaurants now, my only complaint.. portions [... read more] too big lol fantastic food, service is amazing! Aqua therapy massage was an experience, I regret that I didn’t try it in July. I expected the shows at night the be the same as in July... all completely different. The staff truly make sure you are having a good time. Highly recommended to anyone who wants to be spoiled

Hyatt Vivid Punta Cana: Dreams palm beach

Mediocre overall. 4 stars at most. Limited activities. One staff member was very pushy about upgrading our room to the prederred one. The resort is very small and the food selection and quality was very limited.

Paradisus Punta Cana: Great Time

The hotel grounds were extremely well kept and very clean. There were ample chairs to choose from at the beach, never had a problem finding a spot to enjoy some sun. A recommendation would be to have some palapa’s put on the beach so that if you require some time in the shade it’s available. We did rent a covered sun bed one day for a very reasonable $25 USD. The waiters will serve you all day until your little heart is content. The only complaint we had was our room didn’t get cleaned 3 d [... read more]ays in a row. We don’t spend very much time in our room, so after one little phone call we received fresh towels without any hesitation from the front desk staff and an apology. The food was great, with lots of selections to satisfy even the picky people. Also, unlimited a la Cart reservations was a nice perk. All in all had a great time!

Secrets Cap Cana: Nice resort and great location

Very nice grounds Plenty of room on beach and plenty of lounge chairs and towels Very clean No need for butler in preferred section as there are plenty of lounge chairs (no need to reserve) and no reservations required for dining Unfortunately dress code NOT enforced at restaurants which is disappointing for those of us that pack dress clothes (many guests wearing shorts and t-shirts to dinner) Purchased west jet indulgence package (daily use of water circuits, bottle of spirits on arrival  [... read more]and special turn down service )that was NOT recognized at this resort West jet rep was rarely on location English language barrier Service at restaurants inconsistent Very good entertainment Room service and housekeeping very good Spa services and romantic dining on beach WAY overpriced Excellent WiFi service Resort shopping lacking in variety