Secrets Royal Beach: Beautiful Resort

We were very pleased with our vacation at the Secrets Royal Beach resort. The resort was beautiful, the staff were friendly, courteous and were always there to ensure that you were enjoying your stay, and the food was very good. The restaurants allowed for a good variety, the quality and presentation was excellent, and the staff were attentive to special dietary needs. The buffet however was of average quality, and as such we recommend dining at the restaurants. Some of the restaurants were  [... read more]located within the Now Larimar section of the property, which although was only a short walk, is not an Adults Only resort. The rooms were very clean, spacious and well decorated. The balcony with the aqua tub was a wonderful feature. Some minor improvements such as wine and snacks in the mini bar and upgraded pillows would be a welcome addition. We must add that our agent, O'Neil, went the extra mile to contact the hotel to advise them that we were celebrating a birthday, and the hotel in turn provided us with a room having a beautiful view in a premium location close to the beach. This extra touch was much appreciated. The beach area was beautiful and well maintained, with excellent service. There were some areas where the seating was quite concentrated, however it was easy enough to find a space somewhat removed, and the beach area was never crowded. The pools were stunning, offering both entertainment/activity areas as well as quiet private areas. One problem was that the seating around the entertainment pool was limited and we would have to go very early to ensure that we had lounge chairs in an area that offered some shade. In many areas the seating was rather close to the pool, resulting in a narrow pathway for walking between the pool and the lounge chairs. There were a couple of days that we found that the pool itself was not very clean. The entertainment team was awesome and very energetic, however compared to other resorts that we have stayed at we found that the activities were somewhat limited. We also found that the night time entertainment was somewhat lacking in quality. Overall, we were very satisfied with our stay at the resort. Some small touches and improvements would help to make this a 5 star quality resort. On a scale of 1 to 10 we would rate the Secrets Royal Beach as an 8.

Breathless Punta Cana Resort: Awesome!!!

This was an amazing hotel from start to finish. The people here are great! Hard workers for sure! Service was fantastic! Best resort I have ever been to! Food was delicious and the drinks keep on coming. Great party atmosphere. Everyone here is here for a good time! Foam pool parties..beach parties...this place has it all! Special shout out to our man Rhomer.....waiter poolside...he took care of us the entire time and made it great week! Room service 24hours was also a plus! I will be going back [... read more] for sure!!

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: Great resort

The location was great. Resort is large with 8 hotels. We stayed at the Esmeralda which is great because it's the closest to the beach if you have kids. The food was very good. The rooms were clean and provided everything we need. There was quite a bit of seaweed on the beach but they were always cleaning it. This depends on the rain and season. There is always cabanas for shade. I would definitely come back to this resort . 5 star for sure! Highly recommend.

Ocean Blue and Sand: An incredible experience for our family

This hotel was really great. The pool is huge with a well stocked swim-up bar, and they have good quality alcohol (brugal extra viejo anyone???). The buffet has excellent choices for all meals, and a la cartes don't require reservations except the japanese one. We ate at the American and Mexican restaurants and both were really good. The American restaurant had a huge menu. The a la cartes also have a kids menu which was handy. My kids went to the kids club a couple times and had fun. The [... read more]y were given free t-t-shirts the first day they went. One night they had dinner with the kids club and they offered supervised kids' activities afterwards giving us a couple hours to ourselves. We saw one show and it was well done. Bowling was fun, and there are pool tables and foosball tables in the bowling alley as well as a bar. The beach was not the greatest I've seen in the DR...lots of seaweed and some weird plastic barrel things in the water. We basically stayed at the pool. We used the resort photographer who was amazing and we got lots of great photos. I highly recommend this hotel and would definitely go back in the future.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Paradise!

This resort was everything we imagined and more. Service was always served with a smile. Rooms were always cleaned and fresh on a daily basis. Food was amazing with endless choices. Well done Bahia Resorts for the world class service. P&A.

Riu Republica: First time all inclusive and had the time of my life!

The Riu Republica was a beautiful resort with great food, amazing entertainment , the rooms where modern and clean. I loved the glass wall in the shower going into The bedroom. I went on this trip by myself and loved every minute. The spa was so relaxing with the steam room and cold and hot plunge pools. I loved the beach and you could walk for miles. Can't wait to go back. Ask for Armstrong at the bar and Isael in the buffet restaurant. Mariel in the spa gave me the best stress cure massage I' [... read more]ve ever had. I'll be going back soon!'

Riu Bambu: Awesome resort

Hotel was very clean and the employees are amazing. Food was good. Pool beach amazing. Water park fantastic. We had a wonderful time. Wish we could go back soon. Night life was great. So much to do with the family.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Repeat customer

Overall it is a great place. Having been there several times and always been satisfied, this time around we were a little disappointed with a couple of the restaurants. Food was below average and service not at par. We had no problem with the buffet and other restaurants we visited. People were friendly as usual and no complaints with anything else.

Royalton CHIC Punta Cana: Amazing, hip resort

We really enjoyed our stay at the Chic Resort. The resort is advertised as great 25-40 years of age, however we saw a lot of 25-60. The resort was extremely clean, floors mopped daily, there is a turn down service as well as 24 hour room service included at no extra charge (we used it more than we thought). The ocean wasn't too rough when we went even thought the beach is known as a rougher beach. The food was okay, it wasn't bad but it also wasn't the best we've had in Punta Cana. The alcohol w [... read more]as extremely watered down, I'm a light weight and it would take more than 10 daiquiri's to get a buzz. If you upgrade to Diamond club at the resort for $80 a day, you do get the premium alcohol that isn't watered down. There was no theatre because its a social resort and they play pool games as well as do something every night in the lobby (dance parties, etc.). The "night club" usually only had 5-10 people in it, the beach party no one showed up and the lobby parties were a little bit better attended. I would give the night life for this resort a solid 0% because no one got involved and the resort definitely tried to get people involved, it sucked. I prefer the theatre at other resorts. The activities during the day were amazing and lots of people participated: kayak races in the pool, a hamster ball in the pool, bull riding, bubble party, etc. Maybe everyone was tired by the end of the day? Our favourite restaurant was Vespa's italian, we went 3 times out of the 7 days and would have loved to go more! The building supervisors were very pushy, trying to push time shares and asking for food or drinks from your room. No other resort I've been to has done this... I dont know if we'll ever go back, but over all it was a good resort to visit once.

Bahia Principe Explore Legend: Great resort, but not a 5 star

Resort: was beautiful, stunning Food: was great, lots of options Kids resort: lots of options, water park was a plus Beach: horrible. Lots of seaweed. They need to find a solution to this. If you are travelling but don't care about the beach, then you can choose this resort. As much as the resort was amazing, I would not return due to the beach. I'm use to cuba beach, not the same at all. Due to the beach, I rate this resort a 4 star. We travelled the week of July 25/17.

Riu Republica: Riu Republica

Beautiful beach, nice pools, nice rooms,terrible food!!!! They say this is a 5 star resort YES all but the "food", the restaurants are all buffet except for one but that didn't matter cause the food there was probably the worst, sushi forget it. What made our day was the beach, gorgeous you cant go wrong, water amazing and most of all relaxing cause its a adults only resort. Rooms are clean and resort is new so there is a lot of construction going on. We booked garden view and got constructi [... read more]on view, when I asked the concierge he said that they were sold out and couldn't move us. One more thing Sunquest needs to stop upselling packages on the plane, then the next days meeting with their rep and then continuously on the resort, come on Im there to relax if I want an excursion Ill ask for it. If you want drinks you'll have to stay by the pool, the service at the beach is non existent. There are no bars on the beach although we were told that one would be built in the future.

Riu Republica: great resort

we really enjoyed the location on the beach the waves were si much fun,clean and intertaining resort,food was hood with lots of selection,the only bummer was service in the morning was really slow and very attentive,but on all I would definitely go back

Majestic Mirage Punta Cana All Suite Resort: Good, Not Great

While our stay was enjoyable and we met a lot of really neat and interesting people, staff included, I wouldn't say that this resort qualifies as a five star, even by Dominican Republic standards. For being such a new resort (i.e. only about seven months old) there were aspects of the site that felt worn out. There are a lot of tiles missing or damaged in the pool and sections of the grounds look like they had either been damaged or not fully completed. The food that we had was good, but not  [... read more]great as you would expect at a five-star, and a couple of the restaurants we didn't get to we heard were subpar. The pools are nice and if you're looking for a quiet getaway this is a great resort from that perspective. If you want a more lively atmosphere, particularly at night, then you should try either one of the other majestic resorts or a different chain altogether. My biggest gripe with this resort is that a majority of the rooms face outward from the resort and are very close to either an adjacent majestic facility or a construction site right next-door. When we arrived there were a lot of people that had been put in construction view rooms that had to request to be moved, and we were one of them, so it might be wise to wait until the new resort being built next door is completed before booking here. One thing I will say is that I wish the travel agent had told us about the construction next-door as we had no idea until just a couple of days before we left for the trip. Most of the other resorts that we've stayed in have had majority of their rooms on the interior of the facility looking at either the pool or gardens and certainly felt a lot more private. One thing I will say about the rooms at this resort is they are quite nice and very large.

Sunscape Bavaro Beach: Excellent resort

I loved it. It was very clean and maintained well. The food was Great, I'm a very picky eater and I ate everything there. The employees were very helpful and friendly. I would go back without a doubt.

Royalton CHIC Punta Cana: Small and Intimate

Nice intimate resort, great to bring your partner to. Food was good, rooms were clean, resort was run really well. Only thing I did not like was the amount of seaweed in the water that washes up on the beach. I like to spend a lot of time in the ocean so this affected me quite a bit. They did a good job cleaning it up every other day but there's nothing they could do about the weeds in the water. Other than that, great place to go.

Breathless Punta Cana Resort: PLEASE READ If anything other than partying is important to you...

Skip Breathless. For a country where over 50% of their GDP comes from tourism you would think that service, consistency and quality would be a priority for a "five star resort" however if you read the number of reviews I have about breathless you will quickly see all the faults of this resort downplayed by how amazing the e-team is (granted the e-team is the heart of this resort; without them this place would be nothing). Review after review you see mentions of terrible food or the food is ok [... read more] and that's the honest truth the food is just that, ok (at best). There is alot of bad and when you find something you like and think ok I'll stick with that because it's tolerable you will quickly find out hey this isn't what I got the last time I ordered it or ate it at the buffet. For anyone who has been to a real five star in their life and paid the amount this place charges your expectations should be higher than all the five star reviews here settle for. I wanted to believe that the critical reviews were just people who couldn't be pleased or who had unrealistic expectations and that's why I booked. My goal is to hopefully shed clarity to those who are on the fence and to tell those that saw what I saw in the reviews not to decide to give this place the benefit of the doubt. It took me coming here to find that out. This resort is a testament of the fatal flaw of aggregate review sites and that's the difference of everyone's priorities and experiences. For priorities if you go to a resort and skip breakfast and lunch, drink all day and party then this place is probably five star to you because that is what you came for. However if you want to eat food that is delicious, have consistency in service and food as well as have that great atmosphere as you should expect from a true five star resort this place won't be for you. Then comes experience, if you don't know anything else then you have nothing to compare Breathless to then it might be great to you, that is until you experience something better. I have paid less than half I did on this trip from a 3.5 star resort in Mexico and received better service and food. This resort throughout your time here will tell you to give shout outs in your reviews on trip advisor to show love to the e-team staff. That's why you see so many five star reviews as they imply that their employees performance is judged on these reviews. This pulls on guests heart strings as they are being asked to do this for the people that give them great service as a means to show their appreciation and it's implied that the employees will be given some sort of reward or as though their pay is somehow based on their shoutouts on these reviews. That's why the majority of the reviews for this hotel are of this nature; overly inflating the overall rating of this hotel. Now that I've at length addressed my perception of the faults of this resort I do want to say the great parts that made this place three stars to me. -the e-team is very engaging and makes sure everyone is always having a good time if they want to participate, if you don't they are quick to allow you your space -the beach is beautiful and well maintained, just the same as the resort which is beautifully manicured -the staff that work hard and take pride in their work are great the issue is its very hit or miss so when you find the good ones it makes you want to shout them out that much more! Christian at the Deep pool bar works tirelessly making drinks and putting on a show! He makes everyone feel like they're his best friend and he is the biggest asset this hotel has outside of the e-team -Rooms are spacious, jacuzzis on all the balconies are wonderful, size of the resort allows people to never feel crowded and if you want to find quiet there is places to avoid or engage the party based on your mood. Rooms are well kept by the maid service and mini bars are constantly stocked. All in all for a place that touts itself as unlimited luxury once you get here you will soon find the plethora of add on things and upsell of things that you can't do without paying extra. (multiple different lounge options, meal options to enhance your stay, exhale club, all wines outside of house, spa, and luxury branded liquor is only available at request from limited places) hopefully you've read all of this and this has helped you save some of your hard earned money or helped you decide that based on what matters to you that this is the right spot for you!

Breathless Punta Cana Resort: Magnificent resort

Great staff. From Check-in to the groundskeepers. Pools,grounds and rooms very immaculate. Rooms service very prompt. Abundant of food in restaurants. Lots of places to eat. Amazing night life for party goers. Access to nearby resort. Close to local transit.

Riu Republica: Beautiful Resort

It is our first time travelling as a couple and all I can is that I am very happy with the service that was provided to us. Our check in was a little rough because of the amount of people that were also checking in but we were taken care of pretty quickly. The room was modern and very comfortable. Everything was just as we expected and more. The resort was beautiful, had about 4 pools and staff always coming around to make sure your needs were attended too. The beach was beautiful, had a couple  [... read more]of vendors that were very kind and not too pushy when looking at things to buy. The staff were amazing as well, they were all so kind and I did not meet one person that worked at the resort that did not smile at you and greet you. The resort was not far from the airport which was a huge plus. Regarding food, we had no issues with food, we are limited when it comes to our diet but there was always something we could eat and left with full stomach. The buffet was amazing, and so was the Japanese restaurant they had on site. We also likes the Italian and the steak house they had! We only had non alcoholic drinks and there was a couple of mix-ups with the drinks that did occur due to the language barrier which was one negative that we had but other then that everything else was amazing. I was nervous when booking this resort at first due to the construction but I am so glad we went and intend to go back once they have finished all the new add ons!

Excellence El Carmen: Awesome Resort

Beautiful and quiet modern resort! If people want to have a quiet resort, this resort is the right place to be at. There were a lot of seaweed at the beach but the workers work hard to have it cleaned.

Riu Naiboa: A big disappointment

Hi was very shocked that the hotel staffing knows no English,at the front desk,it was very hard to communicate with the staff,also the foods suck we stayed 7 days. Hardly any food that makes sense,I was very disappointing with my stay.at this hotel never had a problem with any of the riu before.i would not go back there .