Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Amazing Resort

Beautiful resort, I would've liked it to have elevators for people with disability and no seaweeds at the beach but I would recommend it to my friends and family. The surroundings are impressive like the pool area at the Amber Green, I found it very romantic!

Riu Republica: RIU Replublica

Nice clean and modern resort. The grounds are well maintained the food is excellent and the overall feel is relaxing. Friendly staff and a nice boutique style shop is on the property. The free WIFI is a bonus and there is an excellent selection of modern alcoholic beverages

Sensatori Resort Punta Cana: As expected

After reading multiple reviews on various web sites we had a good idea what to expect. The resort is well laid out, the facilities are new and well done. This property is small compared to most all inclusive places we've been to. Service was good not great as was the food. Resort shares with nicolodeon which didn't have any effect on us, kids were around - so what. We liked that most of the patrons were from the UK, found similar levels of politeness to us Canadians.

Ocean Blue and Sand: Family Vacation

We have 2 families spent 5 days vacation on this resort. The food was great and room was average. Beware of staff wearing yellow shirt and they eating your time to get you H10 membership or timeshare. All ala carte restaurant are priority with H10 members and we waited for 2 hours before getting a table. The toilet flush was broken and keeps promise to send someone to fix, but no one show up. The beach so HORRIBLE so many sea weeds, and smells stinky because of the barrier. The video reviews was [... read more] fake and be sure to check latest youtube videos who recently travel on this resort before you book. My family went in Cuba last year the beach was so beautiful, clean and clear water and I can't compare to this stinky dark ocean. This is our first time to dominican republic, and would not definitely going back to OCEAN BLUE RESORT. I would not recommend this resort to my friends or anyone.

Riu Palace Punta Cana: Good resort

Good hotel for the money. Good beach area great staff. The pool is terrible way to small for the amount of people. Water is never crystal clear in any of the riu ressot pools I have stayed at. Construction was our view from the room. This should have been mentioned.

Grand Bavaro Princess: great resort,

we loved the resort all was good. except when we got there are luggage didn't get to our room till three hours after we did , and that was after calls to desk . when it came it looked like someone riffled thru my bag , shaving kit was emptied in bag and watch missing. then when leaving we brought our bags to front gave bellhop ticket . we get on bus to airport when we arrive no luggage, the sunwing reps got on phone and got them there . she was great . but upon arriving home my shaving kit was m [... read more]issing , along with all jewelery that I purchased there. the resort was nice , the guest were without manners. rude and poorly dressed for dinner at ala carts

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: amazing resort

I found the property is amazing. Really enjoyed the entertainment at the Lobby in the evening. Will go again..... had a great family vacation. The staff/service were great. The resort will need to improve the beach towel service. Not enough towels and the staff kept giving us dirty/used ones. This is my 5th time at Bahia Principe Punta Cana. Found the food quality has declined from my last visit in 2015. My first visit the food at Punta Cana Resort was amazing with a variety of c [... read more]hoices daily. The food at the buffet Amber Blue was always the same, and no live entertainment during dinner.

Occidental Caribe: Not impressed

The beaches were stunning, strong currents so had to be cautious when going in water. The resort it self was certainly disappointing. Had an upgraded room and have no idea what was upgraded. Water trickled out of shower. More pressure in the sink tap. Beach towels and room towels were an issue, never knew if you would get them. Fridge never stocked from day to day. During one of the the rain storm water coming out of ceiling in bathroom. Room cleaning has a hit or miss, some days bette [... read more]r then others. Service in the buffet was poor. I would not recommend this resort.

Riu Republica: Beautiful Resort

This is my second time at this resort. It is so nice and clean. The staff are wonderful and entertainment staff are amazing. Definitely will go back. Overall amazing vacation and friendly people 😉 from all parts of the world

Riu Palace Macao: Amazing Resort

Was a little sceptical about going back to the Dominican republic but really loved this resort the food was amazing and the staff were freindly and helpful. We did have one issue with our room it extremely noisy our room backed on to the Rui bamboo wich is under construction lots noise early morning and late at night ,the second day we complained and with in our third day the up graded us free to a better room excellent customer service made our vacation great!!

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Good resort for adults

Beautiful and clean room but make sure request the room with garden or ocean view ,otherwise you will get construction view!!!! Food is good at the buffer with a lot of variety but not so good a la carte . The people are working hard at the beach to clean up the seaweed.!!! For the evening show you have to go to Barcelo Resort . The drink is good but the bar is closed too early ( 11 pm ).

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Amazing resort!

Our time at Ambar Blue was memorable!! We will be back!! Thanks to the fabulous staff! Everything was taken care of and all our special request were met. Restaurants and beach were the best and service was great!!

Sensatori Resort Punta Cana: Awesome Resort!

My boyfriend & I stayed at Sensatori Punta Cana for one week June 14 - 21st 2017. Honestly, the hotel itself is amazing (as with all Karisma hotels) ! Very clean, modern the grounds are beautiful and well kept. The staff is incredible always happy and helpful and the food was delicious. Food: We ate in the a la carte restaurants for all our dinners and they were all tasteful (you have unlimited a la carte dinning so you don't have to eat in the buffet if you don't want to). The 8 course tast [... read more]ing menu at K23 was very interesting and super fun (all included!). You also have free room service. Beach & Pool: The beach was well kept and cleaned daily. The water was a perfect temperature, but keep in mind it is a little rough and wavy. There were always chairs available at the beach. The chairs by the pool however were all taken by 8:30 - 9 am. We're beach people so we didn't mind. Plus they're so close to each other it was easy to travel between both Entertainment: Pretty good! We caught a couple of shows in the theater which we enjoyed, there is also stuff going on in vino vino bar after the show. Everything closes around 1 am so its not much of a party resort which we knew before booking, we weren't looking for that. If you're into sports, they have soccer, tennis and archery fields at the sports hub by the water park. You can take a golf cart there :) Sports matches are arranged by the entertainment team. All in all we had a great time and would definitely go back! I wish we stayed longer!!

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: génial !

L'hôtel Bahia principe blue est très bien situé, surtout près de la mer. Aussi, il y a plusieurs endroits pour aller manger. très bon lit, piscine agréable, chambre un peu froide - impossible de régler l'air climatisé. personnel très gentil. bon service à la clientèle. problème pour le changement des serviettes de plage.

Catalonia Royal Bavaro: Beautiful Punta Cana

The room smelled mildly and musty The view wasn't what promised The room was spacious and nice but very awkward for storage The worst looking bath robes I'd ever seen old and wrinkly The beach was amazing sand water gorgeous Tons of things to do if you wanted Great entertainment at the attached hotel Buffet not do great but room service food awesome Some staff were so rude and uninterested but several people at the Asian restaurant were amazing The beach bar staff awesome Shopping  [... read more]great Piano bar staff and drinks amazing Cleaning staff great Golf was great and we had the course to ourselves several days Overall awesome vacation in spite of some terrible customer service

Bahia Principe Grand Bavaro: Grand Bahia Principe Bavaro - 3/5

The hotel grounds were very well-kept and clean. The food was okay (nothing too spectacular but there was a good amount of variety). The beach was alright--been to better in other places in the Caribbean (Cuba, Jamaica, etc.). The pools were pretty great though so that helped...The room was clean, housekeeping was extremely professional and nice and really did her job with care. The service, however, that is where 5/5 stars are unfortunately, not present. While there were a few members of the s [... read more]taff that really stood out and did their jobs with care, we had experiences with a few that were outright rude or were unhappy if you didn't tip them the amount they deemed to be correct. We had trouble getting basic service at times (at the buffet especially) such as not having spoons or cutlery or the servers would ignore us to take long to assist--that kind of thing with the exception of a few. Tips: get towels early in the morning (8 am) as they disappear quickly and if you want a comfortable spot at the beach with shade, be prepared to arrive early in the morning as well ---this "conglomerate of resorts within one place" is huge and finding beach chairs is virtually impossible. All in all, while the resort itself was well-kept and had a lot to offer, I'd probably try elsewhere next time.

Sunscape Bavaro Beach: Excelente!

The location was awesome, only a short walk from our room to beach and amenities. Food and drinks were delicious with variety. Staff was really nice and helpful. Night entertainment was very talented.

Vista Sol Punta Cana: Great Vacation!

My wife and I spent 14 days in June 2017 at Vista Sol Punta Cana resort. It was a fantastic vacation. We stayed in building number 3, which is renovated. The room was very clean and pleasant. The resort is well maintained, clean, and there were many spots with shade on the beach. The buffets had a lot of variety and we enjoyed the Italian restaurant. The check-in experience was quick, without any issues. In summary, I recommend this resort. Great value for the service. Irena & Iwan

Bahia Principe Grand Bavaro: Semi inclusive, not all inclusive.

I want to start off saying, for 10 years I have wanted to go to this place. I have dreamed about it and we were finally able to go! Now I wish we didn't. If you are looking for a true all inclusive, then move on. This is not it. They will nickel and dime you to death here. Everything costs more. You want a safe, sure that's another $4 per day. You want internet (not the free one that's only available in limited space within the lobby), sure, that's another $80 for 7 days. Your kids want to go to [... read more] the fun park, sure its only $10 per kid!! They told us there are no upgrades at all to the Bavaro (there is even a forum on here somewhere stating no upgrades for Bavaro) yet on our 3rd last day (11 days total stay) there was a sign on the lobby counter stating upgrades were $35 per person per night!! insane!!! anyway, onto my very long and detailed review. The check in - We arrived before check in time. We went into the side room with our travel person. We chatted for a bit and that was that. She said our rooms are not ready yet, go have lunch, so we did. After lunch, still before check in time, we came back and asked about our rooms. Yup, all done and ready to go!! awesome. We checked in, they gave us a ride to our rooms (2 adjoining rooms on the main floor because of mobility issues). We had the "happy birthday banner on both rooms ( our anniversary and our son's birthday). We also had a bottle of champagne for our anniversary in our room. That was really great. Rooms - the rooms are average. We've been to a lot of all inclusive and they are all about the same. Nothing fantastic, but not terrible. Now, some we have been to include robes and slippers. Now, these are not necessary items, however, once you have had them its hard to go back. We did not have them this time at all (I do believe it was listed as being included). The walls along the floor were actually falling apart. There was pieces of the wall on the floor all the time. I'm sure its because of a flood or something at one time, but they do need to be fixed. There is never enough lights or plug ins in the rooms as well. We had to unplug the lamp and coffee pot to plug in other things we needed. The coffee in the room was great. There are no facecloths!! not sure why this is, since we have young children they are pretty much a necessity. Grounds - the grounds were great. always kept us and clean. There was always someone out there working, always!! It really is a beautiful place. Guest services - well now, where to start. I went to guest services and asked about restaurant reservations and said we have 2 rooms both for 11 days. Then asked about the reservations I had emailed about 2 weeks prior to our arrival, like I was told to do. They only had one room down, and they had only half the people listed on it. We were told, very bluntly, that we are only allowed to have 4 a la carte visits during our 11 days even though we have 2 rooms. Not sure why. I have never been to a resort before where I was limited to the number of a la carte restaurants I was allowed. I was completely shocked, Yes there is a buffet, but I will get into that later. So anyway, they booked us in 4 places, one right after the other, with 2 small children and reservations as late as 7:45. Now, it is June, and the place is at what, 50% capacity at the most! That is horrible. We didn't have a choice though unless we wanted buffet every night. Whatever, reservations done. The following day I went back again to guest services and asked what the number for room service was as there was nothing in our room about it. He looked at me and smirked and said "you don't get room service" again, floored!!! Since when in an all inclusive is room service not a thing?? So, after I got my composure again, asked him what was included in an all inclusive since almost everything we asked about was not included. He said your food drinks (only local, not international) and your room. Oh wow. So we paid almost $7,000 CAD for fights, rooms, food and some local drinks. Great. So then my next question, we have children and a diabetic with us who need to eat often, buffet is closed often so what can we do for food between buffet times. We were told to catch the tram to the beach and go eat at the buffet down there. great!! NOT! Lets pack everyone up from the pool, get a 70 year old with a cane and diabetes and 2 young children back to the room, dump all our stuff and catch a tram down to the restaurant down by the beach to have a snack, then load everyone up on the tram again and back to our room to get our stuff head back to the pool. Sounds like a wonderful time. We did it, very day. Great waste of 2 hours. Trams - there were many trams running all the time. They were simple and easy, once you found outwore everything is and which ones were going to where you wanted to go. We just started asking the driver where he was going and determined if our stop was on the way. Now, if you are wanting the tram to the kids water park, leave a good hour before you want to be there. It is always full and there is only 1 and it hold 12-15 people. People will push in front of you even if they just showed up and you have waited for the tram for 3 rounds. We started walking and would catch the turquesa tram which dropped us off close, but it meant grandma couldn't come because she couldn't walk that far. Kids water park. - It was great. Not nearly enough seating but it was wonderful. Our 7 year old got bored pretty easy though but the 5 yr old loved it. They had some drinks and snacks there. Towel - Never go for towels after 10 am. Not sure what happens but with this place maybe half full, they hardly ever had clean towels!! Not sure if they didn't order more when they opened fantasia and just used the same as the other resorts or what but if you weren't there first thing you didn't get one. Sometimes you could watch and see the drop off of cleans ones in the afternoon then rush up there with everyone else and get one. Chairs - we usually got chairs everywhere we went. people do put their towels on them and reserve though, even though it plainly says you can not. People should have to have some sort of personal item there as well. Like your shoes, you can't swim with your shoes on so leave them on the chairs. (unless of course you reserve your chairs first thing then take off for a few hours leaving only your towel there, as they certainly did). Shows - we didn't do a lot of the shows. The ones outside by the lobby were always full and there was never anywhere to sit so we didn't bother. the ones in the inside theatre area we saw a couple, lion king and one other, were pretty good. kids club - our boys went2 times to the kids club. They enjoyed both times. you need to make sure you go there to get your kids for lunch because they will not feed them. Not sure why but what ever. Ours were only there for 2 hours one day and 3 hours the other day. pool - the poole by our room was nice. It was quite though and a little boring. The big pool was good, hard to find chairs though. More entertainment, geared to younger people. bars - the more often you tipped, the better drink you got. drinks were usually good anyway, but more alcohol with tips. There was actually wait staff at the lobby bar. staff- most of the staff was very good. It did seem like walking through a high school with the amount of staff on their phones. One was actually playing a game on his phone when I went up to ask for something and I had to wait until he died on his game. Yes, I could see his phone and what he was playing. This is the service staff in some areas, not all. The grounds staff and the cleaning staff, were never like that. They always worked so hard, and it really shows. buffet. - we ate there a lot. Not by choice but by lack of other options. I do not like buffets to start with but when it is that or go hungry, you do it. The best part of the buffet for me was the pasta bar. They would make you whatever you wanted. It was fantastic, and my go to. It was rather repetitive otherwise. If you wanted a drink, you usually had to flag someone down or go get your own. More often than not, that's what we did. we were there a few times for breakfast and didn't have a single person come see us. Good thing the coffee in the room was so good. beach - the beach was great. beautiful sand, and people always cleaning. The sand fleas were horrible. When I got home I had to go to the dr and he said i had "a massive infection from insect bites" so that was horrible. So itchy!! Not the resorts fault but something to be aware of. so congrats, you made it to the end of my review. I was so upset when we were here. I have been to may places, including one in punta cana, and have paid less and received so much more. The service here is less than average. The grounds and "behind the scene workers" were top notch. They want more money for everything. If I had known that, I would have paid the small amount more for the other resort I wanted, and have been to there and other places, and received anything and everything I wanted, including room service, wait staff everywhere (beach, pools and all bars), free safe, free wifi everywhere, free kids activities, a la carte every night without reservations, and so much more. Next time I will know where to go. I will not be back to any Bahia Principe resorts anywhere. They are behind the times. Other resorts are including the "extras" in their "basics". Every all inclusive I have been to, has included a la carte restaurants every night. I haven't ever had to go to the buffet for supper. They need to change their policies and get with the times.

Sunscape Bavaro Beach: Amazing resort!!!

It has been a great vacation in Sunscape Bavaro Beach Resort! Entertainment team was one of the best I've ever seen! Willy Wonka has made our vacation unforgettable!!!! I also would like to say many thanks to the kitchen chief. All the restaurants were out of this world delicious!!!!!! I would say French is number one in my list. The resort is average size, but it's beautiful with a lot of palms!!! Rooms are clean. Thank you to all staff members who helped us to remember this vacation for  [... read more]many many years!!!!!