Second stay/ wedding week

This was a our second stay at Breathless Punta Cana. Our first stay was April 2015. We chose Breathless as our wedding destination because we loved it so much! The hotel is clean, the staff are friendly, and the food is awesome! We stayed in the ocean front master suite which was stunning. Our guests also had a great time. The only thing we noticed a decline in, from our initial stay, was the entertainment department. When we went two years ago we knew so many staff by name and even befriended o [... read more]ne. We noticed we hardly saw anyone around from the entertainment team. Also, several people ate burgers there and were sick. They were raw in the middle. The wine is also not good so don't stay here if you are a wine enthusiast. Other than that, it is a beautiful resort. I love the décor here! Our wedding was fantastic. I was overly impressed by the buffet dinner at our wedding reception! I highly recommend this resort! You can party if you want or enjoy piece and quiet if you want. upgrading to exhale was worth it to us so we could access the exhale pool and have upgraded beverages.

Breathless resort

we went to Breathless resort on April/07/18 for our daughter’s wedding. Loved the resort, food, cleanliness and staff. Highly recommend this resort. Only thing I did’t like was their wine, but made due, took some down with us.

Beautiful resort

The hotel, grounds, pools, food, beach, restaurants were absolutely amazing. The staff was there to help and ensure your trip was perfect in every aspect. Great nightly entertainment which was well orchestrated and very entertaining. This resort has thought of it all. Beautiful beaches with lots of seats, service and amazing atmosphere.

4 night stay, 4 different rooms

The grounds were beautiful, the beach was amazing, and the staff on the grounds were friendly. In contrast, the front desk staff was terrible. We learned that "we will be there in 5 minutes" translates to: "wait for an hour and then you will have to call again". Malfunctions with the air freshener in our room kept us awake until 2am while staff ineffectually tried to fix it. Unfortunately for us, terrible service from the front desk and substandard hotel rooms resulted in our desire to never re [... read more]turn to this particular resort.

Amazing Resort and destination !

We got here and were greeted by friendly staff , the room was spectacular although the upgraded ocean front view was expensive is worth every penny for first time vacationers to a resort ! Tons to do with events every day and evening , lots of pools wether you want to party or somewhere quiet there is a place for every mood. The food is great and they cater to you so good your never without ! The rooms were well kept and clean and the overall impression is very well maintainted and keep t up  [... read more]! Over all we were very impressed and highly recommend Breathless ! I'm sure we'll be back to this one !

Enjoyed our stay

First of all the above picture is not what our room looked like! Our vacation was over 9 days, at Breathless, Punta Cana. The trip from the airport takes about 50 min to arrive at hotel, check in was quick, a brief attempt to upcharge to a “better” room, starting at $90 a night and then when we said no, he tried again at $60, we still said no and he gave us a “free” upgrade, which was what we were getting anyway. A king bed, 2nd floor room, pool view, or courtyard view. Our room 1236, w [... read more]as directly across from main pool where after day in sun we were able to watch the end of day activities! There are time share salesmen but we managed to avoid them,we were not interested and they left us alone, we did say a few white lies to not have to endure the talk and pitch for the package. The room was clean, worn in areas, bed spread or throw at end of bed had stains on it. One chair to put suitcase on, ample storage and closet space.They provided robes and slippers which we used, nice and soft terry cloth. Air and fan in room worked well. The shower and bathroom could have used some grout work, shower slow to drain, needed to turn water off during your shower to insure it didn’t flood. Toiletries are provided, manly smelling, good for males not females. The towels are thinning, we asked for bed linen to be changed by housekeeping, and she did, left her candy everyday and room was nicely done. We met the daily bar fridge restocker, Willy, who was awesome! He took the time to meet us, we found out about his family, and even when he was not stocking and just in hotel, he smiled and asked if he could get us anything, always smiling. We only had to call for coffee and water on first day, but after we met Willy, never again. Also at al la carte dinners, they have a staff member ask if everything was acceptable in your room, if you needed anything, request turn down service or anything else that you needed for room, and by time you returned from dinner it was done. We went to all al a carte dinners except for Sian, we were fortunate to meet Nicholas at the beach BBQ,on our first day, and he then arranged our first al la carte at the Culinaria, he was our server and he made sure the dinner was outstanding, and for rest of the vacation we went where he recommended, and was working, and we were not disappointed, had great dinners every time. Only the second time at the Italian did I have a meal which I sent the appetizer back, and then also had a terrible entree, could not eat it, the server was rude, not our Nicholas, so it was disappointing. We ate breakfast at the buffet every am, great variety. We ate lunch at the beach BBQ, lots to choose from, great burgers, paninis, fries, pizza, salads, fruits, ice cream, never went hungry. The beach drink servers were fabulous, Ariel and Ricardo need a big raise, as they walk miles on the beach bringing you drinks, water, and smiles. Beach is beautiful, can walk for miles in any direction, “shopping” vendors up off beach, there are areas that are public beach, so need to be careful. The resort is lively, pool entertainment is theme based,nightly entertainment varies and they post a schedule daily. The only complaint or concern we had was that although it is an adult resort, 18+, there were very young students at the evening entertainment, from the sister resort Now, who were there drinking, “watching” show with 2 Mothers of the teens who were not great role models at all, who were also drunk, not interested in anything other than picking up the entertainment staff. The “young” adults were loud, swearing and pretty much behaving like idiots, and security did not really do much to stop them that evening and again the next day on the beach. The self indulgent rich spoiled kids, who have obviously no regard for manners or how to behave in public without their parents. So for that reason I would probably check to make sure that the minimum age for a resort is 21, when I stay somewhere again. Or perhaps the resort should not allow minors to attend adult evening shows, as they were adult theme, and stay off the beach where they could not be served, put bracelets on the underagers is a start. All in all, a great party atmosphere, good restaurants to eat, no reservations required, be prepared to wait a short time, great beach, make friends with the waiters and be pleasant to the staff, they work hard, and in turn they make your stay memorable.

Amazing !!!

To be honest, I’m never a guy to like to review on hotels or staff, however, this hotel is beautiful, staff is amazing, food is good, entertainment vibe is wonderful. Staff on the beach are amazing. Ricardo, Ariel, Anyelo, Samuel, Wilken!!! Great people !

Resort for Younger Partiers

The resort is nice, clean and well laid out. The xhale club beach front room is amazing. The staff awesome. It is very much a younger persons' "party" atmosphere - lobby is like a night club. So if you are there to relax it's not the place for you (but their sister location next door is). If you aren't - lots going on, especially in the evening (not first class entertainment but definitely a party) and at the "party pool". Food was "okay", not great, not bad - many restaurants to choose fr [... read more]om - seafood/steaks limited. The best thing I can say about this resort (having been to the DR 14 times) is that the staff are top notch and service same.

Fun Resort

The hotel, staff, food, grounds were all fantastic. I'm not one to complain about being on vacation. Some restaurants were closed during the evening. So we just ate at Spoon the buffet. There was a party pool and quiet pool. I enjoyed the entertainment. I found the staff to be extremely friendly. I would recommend.

Amazing resort

Everything was excellent. Very courteous staff. Rooms are very clean. The resort to me is a five star plus. This was the best food and entertainment we have ever had in the Dominican. We would certainly go back to this resort again.

This is a beautiful well kept resort

On arrival we were promptly taken care of.Unfortunately when we got to our room it was on the ground floor and I had specifically requested not to be on the ground floor. The front desk promptly took care of this and we were given an upgrade to a third floor room overlooking the beach. The room was well maintained each day. The restaurants that we went to were very good and the food was excellent. Hotel staff were very courteous and friendly and were constantly checking to ensure that everythin [... read more]g was going well and that we were enjoying our stay. My only disappointment was the beach area as the water was rough pretty well every day, so we could not go into the ocean as the "red" flag was up.The beach itself was nice for getting the sun as they had lots of beach chairs and activity. We did make up for it when we went on the day tour to Saona Island and the Blue Lagoon. That made up for not being able to swim at the resort beach...All in all, it was a very enjoyable vacation and I would return to this resort.

Breathless Resort!!!

My husband and I just got back from Breathless Resort and Spa Punta Cana celebrated our 15th year wedding anniversary. When i booked our trip I upgraded it to xhale club with swim up pool the room is beautiful but complained after 2 nights because our room is at the end beside alley way where workers loading and unloading their stuff. We went to the club and spoke to Gilberto he was very helpful and go beyond. We ended up upgrading our room to exhale club master suit ocean view room 2394...one  [... read more]of the best room at the resort paid extra US$500 with Gilberto's help we got a discount yes, for me its worth it..its a luxury room with 2 bathrooms, huge living room and king size bed and 2 jazzucci inside our room and at the balcony. We treated like King and Queen...bed made twice a day with a surprised every night with chocolates, champagne etc...and fridge is fully stocked everyday. We got calls every morning if we needed something and to make sure everything is OK. Gilberto, you are amazing, thank you very much for making our vacation so special. Also, our butler Papa Eudi...thank you very much for everything you did for us....and the surprised you did on our last night was unforgettable..you guys know how to treated your guest so special. I also need to thanks Black Armani for a great pool workout...you rock man. Also to Martina for always giving us a welcoming smile and for cooking my calamari as requested. Its a fun fun place...my husband and I had a great time...from day 1 new years eve to the end of our trip. It was one of our best vacation together...great memories for the two of us. I also like that you can walk in to any restaurants when you are ready to eat and not booking in advance. Food is awesome more than i expected except the Japanese restaurant food was OK. We only eat once at the buffett which they have great selection as well and for lunch since we upgrade it to xhale club we have a choice not to go eat at the buffet for lunch. This resort is a party place day and night but also there's a place for those who choice to be in the quite place. At night if you like boom boom music...you'll love it not my kind of music but again you don't have to be there. All in all this resort I'll give it a five star.

Very nice hotel, Thank you Angela, Sunwing was terrible

The hotel is modern and more hotel than resort, but very pleasant and relaxing. Everything is clean and well maintained, when you need something just ask and they will provide. The restaurants offer a large variety of food and a good service, we were very pleased. We spent an enjoyable week. Only bad memory Sunwing service even upgrading to Elite plus we didn't receive any food, barely a cup of water and the ground transportation in Punta Cana late and disrespectful. In conclusion we love [... read more]d Breathless and we will return anytime but in any case not with Sunwing

Amazing Resort

This was my second stay at Breathless Punta Cana and I will definitely be returning again. Upon arrival we were quickly checked in and given the upgrade that I had requested without hesitation. The atmosphere is upbeat and the E-team is there helping to make your stay as enjoyable as they can. Everyone of them try to make you smile as the pass by. Shaky Shaky and Super Gerald as well as Lady Ana and several others that I am sorry to say I can't remember their names, made a special effort to sto [... read more]p and share conversation even though they always had a busy schedule. The E-team put on excellent shows and considering some of the only started less than a month ago they were very impressive. The shows were great especially the Magic and Circus Acts. The buffet had an excellent variety at every meal and the service was great too. We went to the Steak House, Coquette (French Cuisine) The Dominican and Japanese specialty restaurants each one was excellent. We were not disappointed with any of the meals we had. The pools are huge so you can find a quiet spot if you like or join the party. I highly recommend going to Breathless Punta Cana. I'll be going back, just not soon enough.

Resort was ok

This resort is OK nothing wow. When we got to the hotel we upgraded our room to swim up which cost almost 500 Canadian it rained three out of the seven days we stayed there and could not even use the swim up pool there was so much debris in it. However staff are really nice and food is good. Jose help us with a few hiccups we had at the hotel I give this hotel a 7 out of 10.

Simply perfect

We stayed from Sept 14-21 and chose Los Cabos because we had to cancel out trip 1 week earlier to Punta Cana and it's true what they say about how everything happens for a reason....we LOVED our week at Breathless cabo san lucas. Paulina at check in was beyond amazing and always smiling. The entire staff couldn't do enough for us. Food was great. We loved that our room overlooked the marina and was a mere steps away from the hub of everything. Weekends were crazy fun that by Monday you welcom [... read more]ed the down time. We highly recommend this adults only resort geared more for 20-55 year olds. So so so HOT!!!!!!

Amazing first time there!

My mom and I went to the Dominican for the first time as a mother-daughter weeklong date. We booked with the Travel Agent O'Neil Graham and he was amazing! My mom had specific requests as to where she wanted our room, and he assisted us with all our needs, questions, and anything else we needed. Next time we plan a trip again, we will definitely be reaching out to him! The resort was amazing, it's on the smaller side as opposed to other resorts I've been to, which is perfect because you can m [... read more]eet people, make a lot of new friends and see them all the time. The food was great, the room was perfect, and the staff were so sweet. I enjoyed all the events everyday, and i met a lot great people! Shoutout to the E-TEAM at the resort for making my experience unforgettable, they were great new friends. My mom and i agree that we would definitely return whether with each other, more family members, or a large group of friends!!

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!!

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!

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.