Secrets Cap Cana: Fantastic beach!

The beach was outstanding. Amenities and rooms were very good. Food could have been better, as it was hit or miss. The resort was very busy when we went so this impacted the service level, which was still very good.

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Second Time

This resort is one of the better ones that we have visited. This was our second time.It is very clean and the majority of the staff are very friendly. The beach is perfect. The workers make sure if that. Security is often seen and you feel quite safe both on and off the resort. The food in the buffet is exceptional. The ala cartes are hit and miss. The rooms are basic but clean. I would rate this resort a 4. I would definitely return if the price was right.

Sensatori Resort Punta Cana: Amazing Resort

I truly enjoyed my stay at the Sensatori Resort in Punta Cana. The room, food and service were exceptional. I traveled as a family with 2 young kids and the hotel catered to every need I had. They were able to provide all the services we requested for our room (changing table, bottle warmers). My only advice is that this resort is specifically geared towards families with children. I would not want to stay at this resort if I was looking for a couples retreat. The resort is connected to Nickolod [... read more]ean resort and share all of the restaurants and such. As expected the buffet restaurant can be very loud as it is packed with kids. The nightly entertainment is a bit lacking as well. The resort is very quiet afterhours. It was great for us with the kids......We truly enjoyed our stay and would return for a family vacation. The next time I will be sure to get a swim up room.....they are truly amazing.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Amazing resort-!

Beautiful, clean, soft sand beach. Clean, friendly hotel. Yummy food. Outstanding entertainment. Michael Jackson show was unbelievable. The magician was very tricky and the circus show was thrilling. Those guys are strong! Would definitely go back!

Riu Republica: Great Resort!

Very new, clean, big resort with great food and entertainment. A new section opened while we there that included a water slides area and 2 other pools. Lots of pools to choose from and no trouble finding areas to sit with a large group.

Catalonia Bavaro Resort: Beautiflu resort!

We stayed at this resort from Nov 9th to the 16th. Overall experience was great. Here are the particulars: Beach: Very large, nice sand. A lot of seaweed though, which was cleaned up every morning. The water was not very clear, we did not venture in, a lot of weed beds. Pool: Perfect. Tons of chairs, and places for sun or shade. Pool bar is great. The pool is shaped so that you can be close to the action, or away, depending on your preference. Restaurants: We had Priviledge, so [... read more] we tried all of them. No complaints. Steakhouse was preferred, but were great. Grounds: Spectacular. Golf: Did not go. Staff: Perfect, never had issues, very friendly. Lots of entertainment around the pool, but they respected those who did not want to participate. Timeshare presentation: We did do this/ It took an hour, and when we said we were not interested, it was over. Not pushy at all, and did not try to sell to hard. Room: Newly renovated, everything was perfect. Dual rain showers, awesome! Would go back!

Bahia Principe Explore Legend: Fantastic at Fantasia

For families with kids of 3 to 13 it is an excellent resort. Rooms are well designed, with either a King bed or two doubles (not queensize) plus a flip down couch / trundle bed. Rooms are large as is the double sink bathroom with a huge separate shower stall and a large whirlpool tub. White marble floors in the rooms are kept clean and gleaming. The same tile is used extensively through out the resort in public areas and around the pools. I would caution, they are slippery when wet. There are  [... read more]four restaurants on site, plus access to over a dozen more through out the Bahia Complex, with a great variety of food choices. The Fantasia main buffet, Larimar, has both indoor and out door seating with lots of tables to accommodate large families. Food for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner is prepared fresh and with many options, and a rotating daily theme for dinner. They have a section set up for children with popular foods like French Fries and small sandwichs etc at low counters. There is a exclusive Fantasia restaurant at the beach and the end of the line for the trolly, that makes a nice little buffet and has great service. The huge water slide and pool section closest to beach direction are set up for children of all ages, including a very shallow area and lots of lounges chairs over a huge surrounding area. that side of the Castle also has the swim up bar, and the entertainment staff working mostly in that side. The pool side closest to the lobby is divided in two large pools, approximately 3 1/2 feet deep, with many sweeping staircase access's around the free form sides. Staff are circulating all day providing drinks and some times snacks at your lounge chairs and there are sufficient little side tables beside the chairs. Childrens shows start around 8 PM in the lobby theater or the outdoor theater at the front entrance and are very interactive, getting kids of all ages to come up on the stage and dress up etc.

Sunscape Coco Punta Cana: Terrific Resort

We really enjoyed our vacation and look forward to going there again. The grounds were beautiful, the staff was helpful and friendly, the rooms were well cared for and the food was good. We were amazed there were so many pools available that one area never seemed crowded. The beach was beautiful and we enjoyed the activities that were offered.

Riu Republica: Great stay

Pros- New, Clean, Modern, Friendly staff, Great Buffet. Good club. Lots to do. Wicked beach. Cons- Day time entertainment is repetitive and can be too vulgar -Night time entertainment is complete opposite, more suited for old timers. -Overserving— people falling in pool area or having to be wheel chair escorted back to room -Mid way through our trip resort expanded, restaurants closed instead of 7days wk -Intermittant water issues That being said overall great trip and would s [... read more]tay here again!

Bahia Principe Escape Aquamarine: Great Vacation

We were at the Ambar Green section for 2 weeks at the end of October. The weather was really hot so we spent most of our time relaxing around the adults only pool. The pool servers Gloria, Arisleidy, Rossy, Yissel and Nicaurys were excellent and always extremely friendly. We spoke to our excellent butler Claudia, and she booked all our a la carte dinners for us. When we returned to our room later that day, all our reservation slips had been delivered to our room. It was really great not to have [... read more] to stand in line everyday to book dinner reservations. The variety and quality of the a la carte restaurants was excellent.

Grand Bavaro Princess: Bavaro Princess was just ok.....

My wife and I just recently returned from Bavaro Princess (11-12 until 11-19) and we were underwhelmed with the trip. We were Platinum guests in room 743. The room was no different than the others except for the fact that we got our rum and vodka replaced and wasn't even replaced after the first night. The bed was very uncomfortable, we were out of hot water (the whole resort) for 1 night, friends that we made through the week had the exact same room, when we checked in there was no welco [... read more]me drink or cool towel as advertised. The room location was perfect and I recommend being down by the pool area as most of the day you are down there anyway. The downfall there is that the trolley's stop running at midnight so when we went to the lobby bar our time was limited as there was still flooding in the pathways back to the rooms causing us to have to take the transportation. The beach was the best part of this resort, soft sand, no seaweed and very clean. The only downfall are the locals trying to sell you their goods, to get a pic taken with a monkey or iguana or to get cheaper excursions. The excursions themselves are hit and miss as always it depends on the group of people and your host. We opted for the Saona Island tour which where we were guaranteed to see a star fish and we didn't see one. The start fish encounter was one of the reasons we did this particular one so I feel as if we were oversold and the promise was not kept up. The food on the excursion was terrible and we were rushed at certain aspects of it such as snorkling. We were told to don't be too long as it's not fair to those on the boat that are opting our of snortkling. This didn't make sense to me. The food at the resort was not that great. The fries were always cold, the meat was very fatty and therefore I spent more time cutting than eating. The Oriental restaurant was less than appetizing and I ended up just going to McPrincess afterwards. We ordered room service one morning and we were told that it was only a continental breakfast and when it arrived it was just two fruit plates with juice. Later that week we were informed that we had a choice of a complete breakfast meal and when we retried it it still ended up being disappointing as it was 30 minutes late. The people that we met from around the world were great, the resort itself has potential but is just too large for me. There were about 4 staff members that I plan on sending emails to the resort about as they were amazing. The last thing is the time share people. This resort needs to part ways with them as they are WAY too aggressive. I ended up getting very rude with them as the week went on. They try to get you with a special gift from the bottom of their heart but then want you to spend an hour listening to a pitch and they don't care if you buy or not as they get $40 US for each person that attends and you are helping their family out. In the end it's my vacation and if I want to attend a meeting I would sign up, other than that leave me alone. I wouldn't go back to this resort and would try going to Dreams near La Romania if I decided to ever go back to Dominican.

Barcelo Bavaro Palace: beautiful but too big

The location was great-close to the airport. Beach was the best part. Just too big. too long of a walk just to get something to eat. Food was good. A la cartes were good-favourite was the steak house. Shopping too high end on property. Would prefer market style shopping. We had a better time in Cuba for half the price!

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Great resort

Beautiful grounds Excellent beach Great staff Very busy resort Huge but easily navigated with signs and maps everywhere Rooms are spacious but in need of some tlc We got more than our money's worth for sure Highly recommend this resort

Majestic Elegance Punta Cana: Fall Getaway

We arrived late at night to Happy Anniversary Sign on our door great start , we quickly put a few items away and set out looking for food. Most places were closed but we went to the buffet which opened in 20 minutes but were brought out hot fresh chicken and fries . In the morning after a late breakfast we set out looking for a a beach lounge to our shock we found one . With this we knew we had right location the water was amazing some waves n seaweed but not enough to keep us out. There was mi [... read more]nor roof damage from hurricane which was repaired by our second day. Bar staff (Jesuito and Miguel Angel) were great and had your drink waiting for you, Animation team (Snoopy and Fifi and Disiel ) are amazing kept u busy and active,pool was great with a long great foam party. The pool could use some repairs ,tiles falling off. The food was very good with a la carte unlimited was good . The Japanese place was worth going to as was the steak house , the Italian was not what i expected but my dinner was exchanged fast. The beach is so nice as we walked it daily some vendors but politely say no and tip your servers as they do remember your drinks and service is good. I had room service one night and the food came before promised time. Would we come back Yes recommend yes , but if doing club book it with agent not at hotel, swim up to me not worth it after going to the Mirage

Excellence El Carmen: Very nice resort, but issues

This resort is beautiful, its located on the most beautiful beach I have ever seen. Although it's very clean, the grounds are well kept, I found it odd that a resort barely a year old had to have panels replaced in the walk ways but they did it pretty quickly. The staff is friendly and pretty eager to please you. The variety of food (restaurant ala cartes very good) is very good but at that I must leave a warning to all... During a lunch buffet we noticed that the kitchen supervisor/manage [... read more]r came out and was making sure the food was hot. They didn't take temperature but we watched and everything he looked at had steam coming off it. Because of our time difference we usually didn't eat until lunch time but the one day we actually got up early enough to try the buffet breakfast. EVERYTHING that we tried was barley warm (we were there at 9 a.m.). I enjoy eggs Benedict and saw two on the buffet and proceeded to take them back to my table. I took a bit out of the first one and the English muffin was soggy and the egg was cold, I almost spit i on my plate but refrained and swallowed it. I tried the second one, it was not soggy but it was just as cold and nasty as the first. Needless to say I didn't finish those eggs, in fact that ruined my appetite so bad I didn't eat anything else on my plate. A while later I started not feeling very well and later that day the bathroom and I became very close. We are home now and one week after that day I am still sick and have a bacterial infection. My doctor told me that it could have been the eggs but it also could have been from some meat I ate. My warning is this, PLEASE make sure your meat is thoroughly cooked. I think it was the eggs that got me because of the timeline as to when I started feeling ill. Trust me, NOBODY wants to feel how I feel right now. A beautiful vacation shot to hell because of this. All that money we spent and got to enjoy half of it. I feel completely ripped off. I know it wasn't intentional but when you see people working in the buffet area and they are touching their faces (with no gloves) and then touching the food. Someone is going to get sick. On the very last day we were there, I was so sick that I was freezing with the sweats and I was shaking. It felt like an internal earthquake. My wife phoned down to the front desk and asked to speak to a manager. We still don't know who she talked to but she asked if there was any Gatorade in the resort because I was so dehydrated. She was told... " I have to get special permission to provide that" and after an hour we got no call back so my wife when down to the gift store and bought it herself. It's a good thing she found it because if she hadn't there is a good possibility that we weren't going home that day. My wife called down again to complain about no call back. It was as if they didn't care. I guess they would have cared if I got worse. I didn't think I was that sick until that very day, that's why we never sot medical help. We had brought immodium and other things just in case, not that it helped much except for the bloating and gas. We are trying to find out a way to contact their head office so that they can work on fixing this type of thing but there seems to be no direct contact information only resort information. Since the resort didn't care at the time there is no point in contacting them. Perhaps someone reading this can forward this to them. I just don't want anyone else to suffer like I am right now.

Sunscape Bavaro Beach: Wicked resort

Was my first time going to an all Inclusive and I had such a blast. I can not wait to go again. I would highly recommend sunscape to anybody. The pools were clean, the beach and staff were super amazing. I loved the food, lots of places to chose from. The room service was excellent aswell.

Barcelo Bavaro Palace: 12th Time at this Resort!

This is truly an amazing resort to stay at in Punta Cana. It's a mega resort filled with many things to do for everyone. The place comes alive at night so you are never bored. The beach is beautiful and the water is calm making it great for swimming. My husband and I have been to other popular destinations but always come back to the Barcelo Bavaro for an amazing vacation! Thanks Eva - Tripcentral

Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: Wonderful resort

Spent a week at the dreams resort. Beautiful grounds at this resort. Wonderful staff. Rooms are nice but very average and showing their age. Food was top notch. Drinks were always amazing. As usual you need to ask them to back off on the alcohol. The evening entertainment was well done but the shows didn't start till 930 and felt this was late.

Melia Caribe Beach Resort: Malia Caribe Tropical

We enjoyed our stay tremendously, the room , the food, the entertainment,the excursions,the beach etc....it was all great . The only problem we had was the airports, but we managed to get it all straightened out thanks to our representative Rodriguz, he was a great help.And thanks to Tanya Smith at trip central in Bedford who booked the resort for us.

Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: Good and bad

Good: Food was amazing! Resort grounds were beautiful! Pool was nice for the most part. Staff very friendly. The shows were great! The spa was nice but not the best I’ve had for the money. Bad: Front desk staff - Had problems with getting side-by-side rooms with a friend I was travelling with. When we booked, we specifically requested this for safety purposes. Took 2 hours to get my room after arriving at hotel. My room was adjacent to another room separated by a door that was not sealed in a [... read more]ny way so I could hear a pin drop in the next room. Didn’t get any sleep last 3 nights because of rowdy neighbours. Called front desk multiple times and they were difficult to communicate with. They wouldn’t switch rooms for me or compensate me for the horrible experience. Also found the show start times to be late. 9:30pm.