Catalonia Bavaro Resort: Awesome Resort

This resort was awesome. The grounds were clean and beautiful. All the staff was very friendly and helpful. Our room was always clean and well tended. The beach and pool areas were clean and well kept. Our overall experience was excellent and we will be back.

Riu Bambu: Okay resort

The resort was a little "tired" looking. I was surprised to find that we had an actual "key" with our room number on it and a large fob to carry it with. Not very secure if you had lost it! The beach there is one of the best that I have seen. Sand was beautiful and you could walk for miles. The rest of the resort was just okay. They had a lot of activities but I just found that the staff were not very friendly and if you wanted to have alcohol in your drinks you mostly had to ask for i [... read more]t. Sometimes they would put it in, sometimes not. Rooms were a little weird in that the toilet was separate but the sinks and shower were part of the room. If you go make sure whoever you are with you are not shy about undressing in front of them. Beds were okay although my daughter had to sleep on a pull out couch (there was three of us in the room). She said it was not very comfortable. Overall it was not terrible, just for an extra couple of hundred we could have stayed at the Riu down the road which looked from what we saw much nicer. Food was typical all inclusive fare.

Majestic Mirage Punta Cana All Suite Resort: Amazing Resort!!

Still a few bugs to work out as far as , hot water, electricity cutting out and so on, but overall, is a great place! I found the food at Elegance better last year than at the Mirage this year. again, something i'm sure they will get better at. Overall, awesome vacation!

Occidental Punta Cana: Occidental Punta Cana. beautiful resort

The Occidental is a beautiful resort that in undergoing a refit, Air Transat rooms were in the newer part and were large and modern, King sized bed and balcony, bottled water was available throughout the complex and in our room. The beach was amazing and you could walk for miles in either direction. The food is quite good although by the end of the week it was getting repetitive. The evening entertainment was excellent and we looked forward the the live singers in the bar and the show later in [... read more] the evening. There are not enough places to get drinks by the water and there is always a line-up. Service is slow and there never appears to be anyone in charge. Do not pay for express check-in as it does not exist. We paid and after waiting 45 minutes for the 3 people in front of us to check-in it took another 30 minutes once we got to the counter. Service in general at the resort is hit and miss. If you fly Air Transat, be warned the line-up at the airport is atrocious. The 4 hours they say you need to catch a flight is needed and the Air Transat lines were incredibly slow. That being said we enjoyed the holiday, but ended up with travelers diarrhea. If we go back we would likely stay at another resort.

Punta Cana Princess: What a Lovely Place!

This is our sixth consecutive visit to Punta Cana Princess Resort for Adults and we were not disappointed. Something has to be said for returning to a familiar resort where everyone knows who you are immediately & provides such a warm welcome....makes one feel at home. The place is well maintained, the staff always have a friendly greeting and will go out of their way to ensure good service. Their menu choices are large and the food is fresh. We are satisfied clients, again. Our requirements w [... read more]hen looking for a resort are: 1. Small with less than 300 rooms, 2. Within our budget, 3. not more than 1/2 hour from airport, 4. Five hours or less flight time, 5. On the beach, and 6. Good customer service

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Barcelo Bavaro Beach (Feb 2017)

My wife and I had a great time and did a dune buggy trip as well as 4 rounds of golf. The Buggie trip was a lot of fun and we got very muddy but were taken to a beautiful white sand beach to clean up. There was a lot of hard sell of products, trinkets, etc. The golf course was fantastic. Although the check-in staff could be a little more friendly, the starter and staff were very friendly and helpful. The bartender at the course was also very helpful. ;-) My wife and I were surprised by smoking [... read more] being allowed almost everywhere at the resort, but it was airy enough not to be too much of a problem. There was even an ashtray in our room, but we couldn't smell any residual smoke. The bathroom in our room was a little dated and could have used some grout cleaning, but the water pressure and temperature was excellent. The attached Barcelo Bavaro main resort seemed a little nicer (but with kids) with more activities and we had access to that. The food was as good as any resort we've been to. The a la cart restaurants we went to had good service - the buffets were also good.

Grand Palladium Punta Cana: Lovely resort, great staff

Our first experience with the Palladium resort chain last year in Mexico was very positive and based on that first experience we chose the Palladium in the Dominion Republic and were not disappointed. The grounds are lovely, beach great, rooms generous in size and clean. Staff were wonderful. Our overall eating experience was 4 star in terms of the variety of food, preparation and presentation. The overall atmosphere of the facility was relaxed. My one slightly negative comment is th [... read more]at as a family of 9, aged 17-76 who travel once a year to reconnect and enjoy each other's company and have dinner every night together.at a time of our choice isn't possible.. I would like to see groups of this size at least be given some leeway with regard to the timing for meals. We had no choice but to eat each evening at 6 pm. We didn't mind that a couple of nights but we would have preferred to eat later a few nights as well. This was not possible. That said, we did not let that temper our vacation.

IFA Villas Bavaro Beach Resorts: Exceeded expectations

I honestly have nothing bad to say about this resort. They are doing construction, but it didn't ruin my experience at all. It just means that your room is New and gorgeous. They are constantly cleaning, the staff are very very friendly and help you quickly. The food and drinks were excellent, and because you can't drink tap water they always had lots of water available. Would definitely go again.

Grand Sirenis Punta Cana Resort: SERVICE NOT THERE AT ALL NOT A GOOD PLACE TO VISIT.

SERVICE AT FRONT DESK WAS NOT THERE TOOK 5 HOURS TO GET OUR ROOM.THAT WAS FULL OF MOLD[STILL ON MY CLOTHING AFTER 2 WASHS],BATHTUB BLOCKED DOOR HANDLE FELL OFF,MOLD ALL OVER TUB.FOOD NOT TO BAD,GROUNDS NICE.WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR REFUND FOR FIRST ON RESORT.

Grand Palladium Palace Resort Spa and Casino: My review

The hotel and ground were perfect. The staff at the hotel were very nice and so helpful. Diffently go back in the future. The only downfall was it rained one day. All in all it was a perfect holiday.:)

Ancora Private Residence Yacht Club and Marina: Amazing hotel!

My boyfriend and I and another couple travelled there for the last week of February. The resort was beautiful and the rooms were outstanding! We had access to the sister hotel Alsol Tiara and were granted a free day pass to the Alsol Del Mar. The food was pretty decent, the only downfall was the extremely small beach.

Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: Established Paradise

I know, strange title, but there is something to be said of an established resort. While the rooms were dated, how much time do you really spend there. The grounds and scenery were STUNNING! We didn't have a meal we didn't like, and although we were a little concerned that the a la cartes didn't take resos (this was our first experience with this set up) it worked really well. A couple hiccups were quickly and professionally sorted out by staff. All in all, a lovely holiday.

Riu Bambu: Rui Bambu

The beach was large beautiful and clean. The grounds were clean and very well manicured with nice hedges and hundreds of healthy Palm trees. The pool area was very nice and also well maintained. The people who worked there were lovely and worked extremely hard. The entertainment staff were great and also worked long hours. The food was terrible cold and everything cooked in oil the drinks were average with no premium liquor. We were in a deluxe room which was far from deluxe the furniture was f [... read more]alling apart . The white laminated furniture was peeling apart. The mattress hard as a rock and terrible lumpy pillows. The AC you could not adjust and the room was damp and I was sick with a cold by day 3. Was unable to open patio door as we backed on to dirty construction site where they were building a pool. Also there were many cats roaming everywhere on the resort which were literally starving to death which was very upsetting.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Average to Good Resort

In our opinion (myself and my two sisters), we thought the hotel grounds were very clean. The pools seemed very clean. We only swam one late afternoon in the pool next to the ocean because we had returned late from an excursion. The pool was warm and clean. Our room was located next to the ocean which was a plus for us. The transportation at the hotel (shuttle train) was good for us as one sister has a walking disability. The room was clean. The main issue we had in our hotel room was the [... read more] safe as the instructions were not very clear. We had to get someone to come twice to help us out. There were other small issues but we were able to resolve them without too much delays like we had two towels rather than three as we were three in the room, the coffee machine wasn't working but we were given a new one. We kept on asking for an additional coffee cup and saucer for our afternoon coffee but that never happened so we had to take the matter into our own hands and get one from the buffet. When we arrived at the resort on our first day, we were given a photocopy of the resort map which I thought was not very professional considering the amount we paid for this holiday. We were able to get a coloured map half way through our holiday only to find out on our last day that, at the guest's office where you do your flight check-in, there were plenty on the desk. Everyone should be given a coloured map of the resort regardless the resort you are staying at. I found that to be poor judgment on the part of the hotel management. The wine at the buffet was not very good. Its like it was watered down but the wine at the specialty restaurants was good. The drinks at the bars were OK but not exceptional. We would have liked Presidente beer in our fridge in our room instead of Coors Lite. We have Coors Lite at home but not Presidente as it is their local beer. The food at the specialty restaurants (Mexican, Japanese and Mediteranean) was excellent. The food at the buffet for breakfast was very good but the buffet for supper was not very good. We did not like the food all that much for supper. It was average but no more than that. At Italian night at the buffet, there was no more tomato sauce, no more mushrooms and no more tomatoes at 8:00 pm and there were not making any more even though the buffet was opened for another two hours. If you have Italian night, you should have a lot of already prepared platters to choose from. I only find lasagna and that was good. There was not a lot of choices to choose from at the buffet considering it was Italian night. I would have expected more choices. We booked two excursions through our airline representative and that was very good. We would recommend them to anybody (Runners and Marinarium). That was a lot of fun especially swimming with the sharks and visiting the Dominican people in the country. The Dominican people are very nice and courteous people. They spoke our language and we practiced our Spanish with them as we speak French, English and some Spanish. We had great weather and always found chairs at the beach. The beach was a definite 5/5. What was missing at this resort was animals, like Flamingos, peacock, birds, turtles, ponds with fish,etc. including cats. The two cats we saw at this resort did not look all that healthy. I have seen cats at other resorts where they looked much healthier and the hotel staff confirmed they were fed daily. Not sure about these two cats. That really bothered us. All in all, we were glad we went but we would have to think again before booking at a Bahia Principe resort in the future.

Riu Palace Bavaro: Good resort

The food and service was very good, the hotel rooms were clean, the beachfront was spectacular. Not many activities/games took place during the day - other resorts appeared much more lively. Entertainment at night was ok.

Sunscape Coco Punta Cana: Be Live Collection Punta Cana

Upon our arrival our room had been given away. We were put in a building that is not even listed on the hotel map; building 18. We had to have a security guard let us into the room, we were given no keys for the room, there was no phone, the room was freezing and no control for this, there was only a blanket for the bed that was dirty. Managed to get into a proper room the following day.

Sunscape Dominican Beach: Good resort

Very nice And good but the beach is not...Excellent food And staff.....I recommend this resort not for the beach but for the service,staff And food.....And also it s neer the airport. ................

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: Relaxing Resort

Wonderful,resort for a week of R&R, gorgeous grounds, beautiful beach you can walk for miles. Lots of activities if you choose to do so or you can simply read a great book under a palapa on the beach.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: February 14*21 visit

We stayed at the Grand Bahia Principe Punta Cana, Our stay was good. The hotel needs updating as it,s age is showing. Our bar fridge had water soft drinks and Coors light....really....should have been the local beer. The drinks are average as they serve the local liquors unless you stay at the Luxury hotels of the Bahia where they serve the premium liquors. I did not like the fact that in the lobby bar there was an additional fee for premium liquors. The beach is beautiful however it is crowd [... read more]ed. We had seven in our group and in order to get beach chairs together we would go to the beach around 7:30 to get chairs. There were plenty of pools with swim up bars. The buffets were good but the food choices were repetitive. The A la cartès were good/average. We had some issues but they were resolved quickly. Whenever we called for extra towels they brought them right away. We had a few servers in the A la carte restaurants that were average but for the most post the staff was friendly. If I were to go back I would stay at one of the Luxury Bahia resorts.

Vik Hotel Cayena Beach: Great Resort!

I found the bed very comfortable, and the room very well equipped and well kept. The food was very good, especially the healthy food at breakfast which included smoothies. There were many couches and chairs around the pool and beach area. The Transat representative was very helpful in booking a very informative trip to Los Haitisis National Park. Everyone we met were very friendly.