We had a fantastic time. The resort was great and all of the staff were friendly and helpful. The beach is clean and great for swimming. All in all we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and would highly recommend this resort and location.
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Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: Just Dreaming Vacay 2018
Resort grounds were excellently maintained. Really liked the pool setup, lots of areas with pool chairs and somewhat of a feeling of privacy. Beach was nice but could have used more umbrellas. Room was well maintained. Bathroom could use an upgrade. Mattress needs to be improved. Food was far below par. Many of the buffet foods which should be hot were served cold. Japanese hibachi was excellent except for the tough beef. Our initial 24 hours on the island was filled with agressive sales [... read more]agents looking for us to upgrade or purchase additional packages. We came for a vacation and rest and were ready to leave within the first 24 hours, due to the constant harassment and what seemed like trickery. Most of the staff on the grounds were friendly and accomodating. When we booked our holiday our travel agent assured us that we would not encounter Spring Break partiers (College crowd), they landed enmass the day before we left. Taking over the beach, the bar, the pool and making excessive noise all night.
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Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: Great Resort
I would definitely recommend this resort. The staff is extremely friendly. The grounds are immaculate. The rooms are clean, but a bit outdated. The food overall was excellent. The beach was superb.
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Dreams Aventuras Riviera Maya: Fabulous resort and surrounding area!
We loved our family trip to Dreams Puerto Adventuras. The gated community that surrounds the resort felt safe and secure. We took a walk around the marina and market area every morning. We watched the fishing boats get ready for their day trips while numerous pelicans waited nearby. The resort itself has so much to offer. A nice beach area where the snorkelling was great! We saw many types of fish... even a cuttle fish! The staff were super fun, friendly, helpful and very energetic! A shout o[... read more]ut to the amazing Entertainment crew of Alberto, Giovanni, Bernice and Mitzi !!!!! They welcomed us with open arms and treated our 10 year old son as one of their own!!! We enjoyed the food at all the restaurants. Our favourite spot for lunch was the Seaside Grill where Juan, Edgar and Andreas took such great care in serving us with humour and enthusiasm!!! The Dolphin Discovery is right beside the resort. By far the best swim with the dolphins around for a great price!!! The Amstar reps in the main lobby were very knowledgeable about excursions off the resort. Easy to book. We chose a half day trip to Tulum to see the ruins. Lots of great excursion choices in this area. Will definitely choose to do a snorkel and cenote excursion when we return:) Snorkel reef trips leave right from the marina so you do not have to get in a van or bus to get there. This was by far one of our best family vacations ever!!!
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Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: Great resort
Very beautiful property and really enjoyed the long pool.
We were able to do an ala carte every night and only duplicated one night.
The club zone for teens was nice but not as many teens hung out there as we had hoped.
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Dreams Huatulco: One of the best Resorts we have been at.
The Resort had a great layout. It was very clean and bright. The cleaning staff was at it day and night. Rooms were very clean and serviced twice a day. Clean towels and every thing else. Grounds and beach area well laid out. Lots of swimming pools and beach area. Great buffets and restaurants with great quality food. Great service throughout the resort. This will be our next vacation spot.
I had a wonderful time. The staff was all so kind, including the entertainment group. The housekeeping was outstanding at keeping everything clean.
I had such a wonderful week at the resort and will return to visit them all again.
We only had one problem and that was the person who stocked the fridge. We had bought some beer of our own and he saw it in our fridge and he did and would not leave any of what he was supposed to stock our fridge with. that really upset me. I hope you do look into t[... read more]his part of for all the other clients that do stay at Dreams. We were in 543...Lila & Bill
Thank you very much for showing us the hospitality of Mexico for our very first time.
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Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: Good resort but have seen better
The resort was adequate in terms of facilities and food but needs updating. The furniture and decor are dated.
Food variety could be improved. It was she same food day after day.
The pool area is nice and well maintained but if the resort is busy, it seems that they can remove your towels and belongings within 15 minutes of your not being there. There doesn't seem to be a constant policy either: we were told 15 minutes, some others 30 minutes and the fine print you sign without reading says [... read more]45 minutes. We found our belongings removed and someone else in our spot while we went for breakfast. After much arguing (there were plenty others who were equally angry for the same reason) they found us two spots in the sun which we didn't want; we had good spots under the palapa before being removed. Bottom line: our day was ruined. And it makes no sense to piss off 20 people to make 20 others happy. For the rest of the week we were on edge while we went for lunch, or a walk, or even if we were in another side of the pool for more than 15 minutes, in case our belongings were removed. Makes for an unrelaxed vacation.
The other issue here was that they try to upsell you a ridiculous VIP package even before you get to the room. We also got conned into a timeshare style AMResorts (the company that owns Dreams) membership selling gig. We thought we were going to just see another property in case we want to stay there next time. Just a caution for those who are not interested. The gifts are not worth your time, unless you are interested in this membership.
We upgraded to a honeymoon suite as the deluxe room was too small. That cost us much more. And there was a big ceiling leak in the bathroom which was somewhat fixed, but promptly.
The beach had a red flag every day for the 10 days we were there. We realize that can't be helped. But While chatting with someone on the flight back, I was told their resort not far from us had a red flag for only 2 days. Not sure if the sea is wilder at this particular location.
The staff were mostly wonderful and very friendly.
The shows were also quite good.
Food at specialty restaurants was average - we just tried two.
Overall, for us, average holiday for 10 days. Not bad, but could have been better, especially for what we paid.
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Dreams Dominicus La Romana: Good as expected
Dreams Dominicus competes well with other 4-star resorts. We found the staff to be well trained and very helpful. Food was always well prepared, well displayed and consistently good. Having four evening restaurants besides the main restaurant gave plenty of variety at mealtime. Most food service staff are aware of food allergies (e.g., gluten) and make sure no guest suffers. However glitches occurred three times during our two-week stay with the server bringing a delicious salad or soup wit[... read more]h a bread stick or croutons. These dishes were promptly returned and fresh ones brought back.
The buildings look marvelous and clean. Our suite was kept clean and well supplied with towels and beverages.
The beach area is narrow for the number of guests. The cots are comfortable and in good shape. But they were lined up row on row limiting the sea view. Far too much sun for our taste, with more shaded in the Preferred Club area than in the general area. We spent most of our time near a quieter pool that had more shade.
Alcohol beverages were promptly and generously poured with top shelf brands. Coco Cafe is a quiet retreat for coffee lovers. Here also the service was friendly.
Suggestions for guests. Tip modestly but often - not only for good service but also to provide a better income for staff. Men, dress well to complement what your partner and other women are wearing. Engage staff in friendly conversation.
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Dreams Huatulco: Excellent resort.
The hotel is very nice. It is very clean and well staffed. The food is very good and lots of choices. Great service on the beach and pool areas. The room are lovely and very clean. Also room service is great and lots of choices 24 hours a day.
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Dreams Huatulco: Nice resort
The hotel and grounds were kept very nice. The beach and drink service on the beach were fantastic. No having to book restaurants or having to wear wrist bands was also a plus. Only down falls for us where ; we had booked a king size bed and got to doubles. Also the deck off the lobby was under renovation, which would have been a great place at night. Deck was opening same day we were checking out.
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Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: A Great Experience
Overall the Dreams Palm Beach resort was excellent. We found the staff to be very friendly and helpful at all times, especially the personnel taking care of the beach. The facilities were clean and very easy to get around. The food and selection was good and the entertainment was average. The distance from the airport was just right....and we found the airport experience to be fantastic (fast, short lines, quick service).
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Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: A great compact welcoming resort
A well thought out resort. Beautifully landscaped and clean. The restaurants will were very accommodating for seating our party of 12. The entertainment team was very enthusiastic.. We enjoyed aquafit and dancing /music by the fountain. The Western show was poorly planned and executed. Lots of shade protection at the beach and pool. Staff were very friendly and accommodating. Our excursion with "Outback Adventures" to a typical Dominican village and coffee plantation was fun and informati[... read more]ve. Off the resort..lots of garbage++ all around ++ too bad.
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Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: All round great experience
Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana is a beautiful setting. Exquisite grounds exceptionally well kept. The ocean is only a few steps from the other emenities. Everything is well layed out, compact but with the feeling of a larger resort. Buildings are a little older but well maintained. The food was excellent and the alacart restaurants are very good. The entertainment team on staff was very good during the day but imported nightly entertainment would be an improvement. We travelled in a group of 12 fr[... read more]iends, all had a terrific time and accommodation for all of us to dine together was made exceptionally well at all meals and locations. Punta Canada is a place to return to.
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Dreams Huatulco: excellent customer service!!
Great resort, fabulous amenities, excellent customer service, superb location. Older demographic, nice and quiet and relaxing! I would not recommend this resort to a younger crowd. A lot of pools to choose from but hard to get a chair beyond 7am.
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Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: Beautiful resort
The grounds and beach at this hotel were gorgeous. Despite the rooms being dated, the views and cleanliness made up for what the rooms lacked (who spends much time in their room anyway?). The food was excellent, especially the Seaside Grill, Himitsu and the pizza at the beach. The buffet had more than enough variety and everything was excellent, both the food and the waitstaff. Only downsides: not enough bartenders (sometimes a long wait for a drink - at any bar), sales people on the beach a[... read more]nd on the grounds, and somewhat quiet night life. There could have been a lot of fun had at the music lounge but no one really seemed to make use of it.
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Dreams Playa Mujeres Golf and Spa: Beautiful resort but beware of upsells!
We went my husband, 5 year old daughter and I to this absolutely gorgeous and clean resort. It is truly spectacular from the moment you walk in there.
But, the second we walked in, at the check in, I’m informed I have a ground level room which was my only request NOT to have. Then I was offered to upgrade my room for a discounted fee of 90$USD a night and I’m lucky because it normally should be 130$... nice way to start. I accepted and got a decent room with a decent view.
We were there [... read more]for 10 days and the resort was barely at 50% capacity. I could have gotten this room for free but they chose to charge us...
Once that bitter taste faded, I was happy to enjoy the beautiful resort with the most attentive staff. They were very sweet and always had a smile on.
My daughter LOVED going to the kids club. They take such good care of the kids!!!!
But, they are turning this beautiful resort/chain of hotels into a time share. Every time you go to the front desk and/or concierge, you are asked to take the 1.5 hour “tour†to become a member of the time share. I expressed a few time that I wasn’t interested but it got to the point that I couldn’t even get a pricing on an excursion cos all they wanted was to sell me the timeshare.
I finally fell in the trap and listened to the speech. I wasted 1.5 hour and at the end I didn’t even get what was promised to me (150$ in leisure cash and tickets to the paying show at the resort). Needless to say, I was extremely disappointed. Don’t waste your time listening to that and just enjoy the sun.
Other than that, i Can honestly say, GO THERE!!!!! Love it!!!!
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Dreams Riviera Cancun Resort and Spa: Wonderful resort
The resort was well maintained, the grounds were taken care of every morning, plenty of food options. I loved the fact you didn’t need to wear a resort bracelet and there was plenty of lounges around the pool areas and on the beach. The young entertainment staff had so much energy, they kept busy with various activities, volleyball, water aerobics and then helped out with running the evening entertainment as well.
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Hyatt Vivid Punta Cana: Nice Enough but on the Quiet Side
We vacationed at Dreams Palm Beach Feb 22-Mar 2. Myself, my husband, my mom, my cousin and her mom. I will review in sections.
ROOMS – We had 3 rooms in total, Buildings 6 and 7. The rooms had nice decor, were clean and spacious, with sitting chair, table, marble floors, balcony with small table. Bathroom set up is strange, with a partially see through glass door on the way to the private toilet area and facing the front door so that you could not open front door if someone was taking a showe[... read more]r! Odd. It’s fine for a couple but may not work well for family members staying in same room.
GROUNDS – The landscaping is well maintained throughout property. Unfortunately, in this area the beach has murky waters and lots of seaweed, no one really used it unless they walked left for 15 minutes or so. There is a small decent casino. The disco is not used much but can be fun if you get a group of people to go out and join you. The small gym is ok but is up 2 flights of stairs so my elderly mom could not use it.
FOOD – Great but unfortunately if you are feeling sick, you don’t feel like eating much. In spite of taking Dukoral before the trip, 4 out of 5 of us were running to the bathroom far too often. Is it because of personal low immunity system or is the resort doing something wrong as far as food handling? I don’t know. Upon entering restaurants, they always enforced using hand sanitizer. Definitely bring imodium with you to the Dominican and it may help alleviate some symptoms should this happen to you.
The buffet had plenty variety, with various stations, omelettes, pasta, soup, grill, pizza, fruit, Mexican, ice cream, etc.
French restaurant was our least favorite, very long wait, forgot to take our order, they rushed around us, were abrupt to point of rudeness, very unlike the rest of resort. French onion soup was not the Canadian version – missing the toasted bread and cheese. The busboy did apologize at the end of the evening. After speaking with concierge, we were offered perks for my husband’s birthday.
The Italian restaurant was by far our favorite (and we’re Italian!). The food was great, the service was amazing. On my husband’s birthday, they brought out additional dishes for us to sample, a birthday cake and champagne and sang happy birthday. It was awesome.
We went to the Hibachi for the experience, however of the 3 tables offering the “cooking show†hope that you get the showman who can put on an exciting show for you. Ours was rather lackluster but the 2 tables on either side of us had a great show. With a 2/3 chance of getting the right one, give it a try! They offer you rice, chicken, beef and seafood. And sushi to start.
Seaside Grill had great steaks, especially beef tenderloin. However, try to be there for 6:00 as the place fills up fast.
SERVICE – The staff is very friendly and try hard to please you. From the hard working cleaning staff to the friendly hostesses like beautiful Perla at the buffet, adorable Stephanie at the restaurants and so many others. The receptionist staff and concierge will do all they can to make your stay enjoyable and resolve any issues you may have. Food & Beverage Manager resolved our restaurant issue quickly.
ENTERTAINMENT – My favourite topic. Besides good food, if you haven’t got good entertainment, why bother going? My husband and I always make a friend or two on the entertainment team no matter which resort we go to. And this resort was no exception.
Our favourite entertainment team staff member? Hands down, FELIX !!! What an awesome dude. My 83 year old mother and 75 year old aunt have never been to an all inclusive resort in their life, and Felix could not do enough for them to be sure that they felt welcome and that they were having a wonderful time. They cant stop talking about him. Just a wonderful, charming and infectious personality. Always ready to make them laugh or try to get them to dance and have some fun. He encouraged our group to play bocce, beach volleyball, pool volleyball, sing karaoke, Ironman competition, dance at the beach and mardi gras parties, try fruit carving and Spanish lessons. He was always trying to get us involved. If it wasn’t for Felix, I don’t think we would have had much fun.
As far as the night shows, the Magic Show was awesome, the Circus Show very good, the Dominican Show also worth watching. Karaoke Night was fun, Mardi Gras party was fantastic. But please do not attend the Western Show, you will never get back those 2 hours of your life. Find something else to do, anything is better than the Western Show. The Cotton Eye Joe dance was good, the rest was painful. Entertainment Director Kobe is well aware of our opinion – we had a long discussion. Mr Dreams Palm Beach Owner – kindly revamp the Western Show – put in some good country music, lip syncing with country star impersonations, followed by some good line dancing with audience participation and get rid of the ridiculous skits. And if there is any way you can bring the Michael Jackson show to your hotel, I would highly recommend you do so as it is one of the best shows that circulated the Punta Cana resort zone.
On another note, why no silly beach games? Why no foam party? Many of the Punta Cana resorts have them. They’re so much fun. Your resort attracts all age levels. There are guests who would participate in those activities. Just because you are called “Dreams†doesn’t mean you have to put people to sleep. Boring is not fun. For people who want the quiet areas, they can pay for preferred status and go to the quiet pools. The rest of the people can have fun.
OVERALL – It’s a nice resort, rooms are nice, staff is great, food is good. It’s not a party, it’s on the quiet side. It could be improved with a few more daytime activities (Ironman was good.) Would I go again? Likely not, I don’t like to go to the same place twice, it’s a big world out there.
Can I recommend it ? – Depends. If you are an active fun-loving couple, or with a group of energetic friends, I would say probably no. If you are taking your mother and aunt on their “dream†trip (no pun intended) – go for it !
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Dreams Dominicus La Romana: Dreams Dominicus
We had a wonderful time. Hotel was lovely, rooms were spacious and modern and clean.
Lots of Great food. The grounds are beautiful. It's not a loud party place but had some nightly entertainment that was enjoyable.
Very accommodating loved having a Butler service with the privilege package.
Make sure to inquire about what he can offer during your stay.