Substandard by any definition

First of all the food was bland, repetitive and overcooked. Fake orange juice and under ripe fruit was the norm. The rooms were extremely outdated with a septic tank system requiring used TP to be garbaged rather than flushed. The hotel refused to honour its rule to not allow reserving pool lounge chairs in the shade, many being left unattended for hours on end. Entertainment was pitiful- recycled MJ tunes and similar. On the plus side- nice beach with minimal seaweed. Would I go back? Not  [... read more]a chance.

Nice resort but horrible beach

Small and nice resort, friendly staff. The pool and beach are missing a lot of palapas. If you are not up by 7:00am good luck on finding any shade. You are not supposed to reserve any chairs but that is not enforced at all. Some guests reserved both pool and beach which is not fair for other guests. We reserved the Adult only section which we had sunbeds available which was great but by 1:00 the wind on the beach was so strong you couldn’t stay there at all. Because of the wind the waves were [... read more] strong and the sand was moved so much that there could be a step down or up of a foot or more to get in or out of the ocean. You couldn’t see your hand in the water because of the churning of the water. I love the ocean but only went in twice in 7 days. The food was OK but nothing to be mentioned. If you are a beach lover I wouldn’t recommend this resort.

Totally Enjoyed!

Great experience! A special note to my room cleaning personal for room #4118, "OUTSTANDING" Can't say enough about all the staff. Very accomodating in all fields. If there was one downfall that I had to share, (In my opinion.) Would be the lack of daily entertainment! I will be returning!!

Beautiful and dated

The people at the resort are amazing, the rooms leave a little to be desired. Our air conditioner didn't work most of the time and our shower broke several times. The shower curtain is cloth and when you shower you soak the floor so you need to use your bath towels after drying to clean floor. The pool is always clean and beautiful, it was so windy we couldn't enjoy the beach ( not the fault of the resort ). The food is good with the exception of the A'La Carte Milo's, left there with food p [... read more]oisen.

Great Resort

This was our second time to this resort in 8 years. It's always friendly, lots of access to the pool and small enough to feel like you are not going to get lost and can find your group. What I would like to see would have bee some updates over the 8 years although I realize covid played a huge aspect there. We do not like the aggressiveness of the vendors though. We constantly felt harassed by them and then were confronted by them while on a paid for excursion which ruined the day.

Amazing Resort

The rooms were very clean and always fresh water. The staff was amazing. Housekeeping and people that served us. Always a smile and willing to help me any way. I would give them a 10 out of 10. Food was awesome and so much verity. You would never go hungry. Thank you so much for a beautiful week. ♥️♥️♥️

Great Resort

While a bit outdated it was clean and well maintained. Food was ok but I'm not a big meat eater and a lot of meat and meat dishes were served. The only complaint I do have is being swarmed so badly by merchant vendors on my way to dinner that it caused me to have a panic attack. They have stores they can work from that if you want to go into you can so why they would allow them to set up tables by the buffet entrance is beyond me. Other than being clean I never really noticed anything about  [... read more]covid measures which was nice I've had enough covid crap in Canada to last a lifetime. I would recommend this to others as like a ,3+ place .

Amazing fun filled week

This resort is very clean and the gardeners are constantly tending the grounds. Food was great always had a variety of food to pick from. The pool was nice as well as the beach. Windy at times but still amazing . The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Hoping to return.

Truthful details..good and bad

Pros: +Pool is great +Easy to get pool chairs Cons: -Food is horrible -Only Mylos has edible options. I went to Playa Dorado to eat -Old and needs repairs -Much of the staff acts highly entitled I would definitely avoid this place unless is is almost free and your goal is to lose weight!

Great resort

We just got back from a great 10 day stay at this resort from February 26 to March 8, we got awesome weather everyday not one drop of rain our whole time there. The service was great especially Franco "the pasta man" and our maid Felicita (hope I wrote her name correctly) to name a couple, the whole staff was great, excellent service. Food was good but sometimes could have been a bit warmer in the buffet sections but food tasted good just the same. The only thing we were a little disappoin [... read more]ted about was when we entered the water at the beach, there was quite a bit of rocks and weeds we had to be careful where we stepped when entering the sea not to hurt our feet on rocks or sea shells and such as my husband is diabetic he had to be extra careful, we don't blame the resort for this as this is not there fault. The ocean was beautiful and fabulous to walk alongside it. We found the evening entertainment could have been a little earlier in evening for us. Thank you to all the staff for a great stay. Also thank you to Kevin Dupuis from trip central for great service and patience with my many questions, look forward to planning another trip for next year.

Honest reviee

The hotel needs some updating and repairs. The food was delicious. The beach was nice and seaweed cleaned daily. The pool is huge and never seemed too busy. They definitely need more shade by the pool as the tiny amount of palapas didn’t suffice the need. The staff were so very friendly and accommodating. Overall we enjoyed our stay.

Beautiful Resort

We stayed at Be Live in Puerto Plata and had a blast at this resort. The food was good, the staff were great, the resort and beach were clean and the views were amazing. Beach and ocean on one side, mountain on the other. We were there for New Years and the fireworks were incredible.

Price was right

The resort itself was nice the beaches were not very clean there was lots of garbage on the beach, I would rate it 3.0 star, the “ocean view” rooms seemed run down and out dated, the food was not the greatest, the Mexican la cart was the best all week, the staff was super nice, it did get quite busy on the weekends as they let the local residents come and use the facilities and seemed like the vacationers got pushed to the side, I would not recommend this resort

Thank-you!

We enjoyed the resort, great atmosphere and amenities and I thank-you so much for the easy online booking vacation. This was our first time here and we will definitely consider using tripccentral again.

We will be back

An absolutely fun filled vacation. Great value. A ten day stay was well worth it. A friendly staff and always with smiles on their faces. This was our second time staying there and would definitely recommend this resort

BE LIVE - more like stay alive.

The hotel did look like it’s pictures but there were so many inconsistencies. The hotel we were placed in was an extremely old building with a broken shower handle, broken toilet and an awfully looking mirror. The room did have a smell to it as you enter and it did not look as nice as the pictures you would’ve seen. The ac does leak and when asked for support in this, we were told that we cannot turn the ac of even though it was extremely cold in there. We were given a suggestion that we tri [... read more]ed but the ac continued to leak. We were also not accommodated with late check out even though we had gone with other Canadians who got a new room when asked and was given a late check out. They told us that we could not get a late check out as it gets booked in advance but there are about 9 different building with many rooms in it. The customer service was absolutely frustrating to deal with, the food was mediocre , not all of the a la carte restaurant are opened every night so you don’t get to decide which one to eat, the weekends are absolutely chaos with an overflow of people so there is barely any space in the pool or restaurants. The pros are definitely the staff around the resort (everyone other than the front desk) as they always ensure great service. It was a 3/10 for us

Amazing trip

I just wanted to say it was an amazing trip to Puerto plata. It was my 3rd time there and first time for my grandson. He really enjoyed taking the plane for the first time. We did alot of activities like dunebuggy, ziplining and cable cars. We swimmed everyday and the ocean was warm and relaxing. I'm looking forward to go back sometime soon. I thank all the wonderful staff at be live collection marien. Also thank you trip central and especially jaris at trip central

Very nice resort

Very clean. Friendly staff. Good Food. The only issue was the inability to book an a la carte dinner. Always booked up early in the morning and selection was limited. Otherwise a very nice, clean resort.

Great place to celebrate

The BeLive collections Marien in Puerto Plata in my opinion was a great pick for my daughter and myself to relax and celebrate her completion of her university degree this April. The staff were kind and very friendly. The resort is a bit on the smaller side so walking everywhere was quick and easy. It's even wheelchair assessible which is a great feature The Beach's were fairly clean of seaweed. Saw the workers early every am cleaning the seaweed that washed ashore over night away. The securit [... read more]y on the beach kept the vendors from bothering the guests whole they were relaxing . The vendors were only allowed along the waters edge. The location of Puerto Plata is situated on the north eastern aspect of the island so is directly touched by the Atlantic Ocean and because of that the waves are very active and stir up the sand constantly. This made snorkeling from beach almost impossible due to limited visibility. The sand was very fine and soft in most places. There are excursions to go snorkeling but we did not partake on any. I was surprised that even though there was floating seaweed in water near the shore there were very little shell debris or jellyfish floating on our trip. We were in the ocean every day. Water was awesome. There are no umbrellas on the beach but the nearby trees provide ample shade for all. There were always lounge chairs available at the pool and on the beach. At the pool there are umbrella like structures to provide shade but often they were taken fairly early in am on weekend. On week days usually always was able to find shade loungers at the pool. The pool was very clean and well maintained. They even provide small garbage bins around outside perimeter of pool for patrons to dispose of garbage so they aren't littering on the property. Unfortunately some of the bushes would have vomit smell due to guests over indulging and sharing with bushes later at night. This is not the fault of the resort and it should not be penalized for this. The workers were always cleaning and power washing the walkways. On the weekends the local Islanders visit and fill the resort. They were all very respectful and fun to be around. The food was tasty and even though not a great variety we were always satisfied. The a la carte restaurants alternate being open through the week and all 3 were open on the weekend. You need to book the a la carte each am for that night and need to be at the booking desk prior to 9 which was when the worker would arrive. We found this strange as other resorts you would book all at beginning of vacation. We were only able to try one as we often slept in and were too late to book. The food was good. And service great. Our room was in one of the older nonrenovated buildings but suited us fine. The maids kept it tidy daily and all but one day replaced towels. One day they took towels but because we were napping when they came back with new we never had towels for that day until next day. We brought small roll of rope so we could hang out wet clothing on the balcony to dry a bit over night. Most am the clothing and towels were dry. We exchanged our towels daily with no problem. The resort and island no longer require usage of masks everywhere providing all are vacinatef. The workers still all wore masks. But rarely saw a guest wear one. Most people did socially distant from others not in their party and there are reminders and taped markers on floors for people to do so when cueing for bars or buffet. There is hand sanitizer bottles situated all over the resort and signs to remind guests to frequently clean their hands. All in all we did enjoy visiting this resort. There are a couple changes that would make it great. Having a coffee bar for special coffees all throughout the day in lobby or on site . I did read somewhere on another's review that there was but when I asked a worker she said there wasn't. I do plan to return here in the future just not sure when.

Family vacation

Traveled with 3 kids ages under 6 years old and was a fantastic experience. Veronica at the kids club is amazing!! When kids are happy mom is happy :) pool is pristine with roped off shallow ends...a huge help when supervising little people. Food was fresh and flavourful...bring stretchy clothes to accommodate all the deliciousness! Lots meat and variety. Kids loved the chef Franko! Wait staff very attentive and maid top notch. Beach very turbulent due to constant winds. Never made it past kids  [... read more]disco so can't comment on entertainment lol overall fun family get away