VIK Hotel Arena Blanca: wonderful resort !!

This resort was smaller than we usually go to but loved it because everything was close. There was never big line ups. Not a problem getting a lounge chair.The beach was amazing at this resort. Pool was a little smaller than I like and I missed having a swim up bar but the beach made up for it .

Riu Republica: Would l go back ?

The resort is ok to be honest. I guess my biggest complaint is the music at the pool. I love to party and have fun, but when the speaker YES One speaker is being blasted to the point of distortion and you can't hear what your conversations are with friends. This is no FUN also the entertainment group need to learn how to speak into a microphone. The shows at night also need to be better very boring. Having the same band every night on stage before the show starts gets old fast. As for the  [... read more]rooms good job, lobby nice, restaurants great, servers awesome, management great ( Neills) thanks for all you did for us. THEY need to implement the pool rules, eating in the pool, smoking and flicking the ashes in the pool, spilling drinks, vomiting in the pool, ALL VERY POORLY MANAGED ☹️ The pool workers especially ( Rafael) great pool guy, the bar guys are money hungry if you don't spot the 5 Or 10 bucks they will serve you last very rude when you stand they and they ignore you so beware. WOULD I GO BACK PROBABLY NOT. I have been to other Rui chains far better certainly NOT a 5 Star Resort.

Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: Great resort. Had a wonderful time.

Grounds and pools are wonderful. The food was great at both the restaurants and the buffet. The staff were just wonderful and very helpful. The rooms were clean but the bathrooms could use a facelift. Could also use luggage racks in the rooms. Would definitely go back.

The Level at Melia Caribe: Resort was nice, service was average

We stayed at The Level, adults only area. Hotel was nice, very large. Food was good - the Thai, Steak House and Japanese were our favourites. We were disappointment with the overall service (it was average) and golf. The VIP lounge couldn't get a hold of the golf course to book our tee time the first day we arrived. Our package included unlimited golf, we just needed to pay the mandatory golf cart fee. At $70 USD PER PERSON, per round, we thought the cost was ridiculous. Also unreasonable given  [... read more]the golf course was average. We ended up playing the course only once and spent our money elsewhere, played at other courses, for the rest of our stay.

Majestic Mirage Punta Cana All Suite Resort: JUST AWESOME

This resort although brand new does have some problems but the staff are real quick to get the problems ironed out. My husband and I stayed at this resort from Jan 11-18, 2017 We had a great time although the weather was really lousy. We had the adult suite, highly recommended. Our personal butler was Pablo(short) and he was amazing. There were 2 Pablo's. If you need something...ask Pablo. We were in building 3 on the top floor, facing the pool and the ocean. Hot tub on the balcony. We h [... read more]ad two sliding doors one off the bedroom and then the sitting room. Two bathrooms. One shower but there were two showers. Both a rain shower and hand held one. They both did not work all the time but again one of the little problems. We had maintenance up to our room because the air conditioning started making a horrid noise. Maintenance was there in like 5 minutes. Eddy was great. The housekeeping staff were excellent, the people who filled your fig, replaced towels....my goodness there were so many people in and out and everyone having a different job. Kind of hard to keep track of them all for tipping. The restaurants were very nice again a few problems/ Francesca is the Food Manager. She does a really fabulous job. Patricia is the Manager of the resort. She will try to fix any problem that you have. All in all I think in a few years that this resort will be one of the best got to go to. I say a few years only because the vegetation is really young yet. If the young vegetation does not bother you, this resort is great. The pool was still filling up when we were there but it was full by the time we left. Lots of bars to quench your thirst and the wait staff were really pretty great. I give this resort a 4.5 out of 5

Grand Palladium Punta Cana: Beautiful beaches!

My mom and I really enjoyed this resort, a little too big for our needs but quite impressive grounds and rooms were lovely. We also really liked the food and buffets. The beaches immaculate! Also, we went to the spa, which was a great experience. We came back feeling very refreshed!

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Beautiful Resort

Grand Bahia Principe Punta Cana was recommended to me from a friend. I am so glad I went with her suggestion. The resort is amazing. Very clean, the food is awesome, people are so friendly. I will definitely be going back there for another stay!

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: so so

resort was a bit dated,received calls from someone at 2:30am three times and with no reason,some of the front dest people were rude when asking questions and having to ask again because i couldnt understand them,beaches were very nice,food was pretty good. Had to request more drinking water for the room as well as bath towels. Flight coming home was delayed 8 hrs and no Air Transat reps around to assist as to when we wetre to leave the resort,us and other passengers had to figure it out,pretty [... read more] poor representation of Air Transat,will not fly them again.

Sunscape Coco Punta Cana: Paradise for sure!

Be Live Punta Cana is a true paradise if you go with Adult Club and VIP inclusions. Lots of space at the beach....Balinese beds are amazing. Service at the bars is excellent. Very friendly staff. Good variety of food, snacks, drinks. Great entertainment. Special thanks to Perla at VIP lounge and Juan Carlos at Lobby Bar. Excellent service!

Punta Cana Princess: Excellent Resort

The hotel is beautiful, small and close to the beach, the rooms are stunning and the view in building 4 and 5 are the best! The staff are so special and go out of their way to treat you like family, that is why this was our third time back and this was our first time for two weeks to which we will do again next year. While we were there we were invited to a private dinner for repeaters where we were toasted for coming back and most of the people there have been coming back for more than 10 y [... read more]ears! I was quite impressed by how they treat every guest no matter how many times you have been there. I would like to shout out to a few of the workers there, although I can't remember all names some are; Felix at the beach who will take very good care of you, Tonny one of the entertainment staff who is one of the funniest guys I have met as well as all the girls who work with him, I know there is a guy at the pool who does the entertainment there as well I didn't get his name because we spent our time at the beach but watching him and his crew from my balcony always kept me entertained. The buffet staff will do all they can to make you happy, Raysa and the girls who seat you at the Buffett were truly wonderful, we didn't do a lot of the ala'cartes because the staff at the Buffett were so special and we all became very close to them.

Vista Sol Punta Cana: a little disappointed

I should of stayed home.-Right now im covered with about 50 some sand flea bites-very itchy, big red welts my legs are a mess, not the way I wanted to come home. The 1st 3 days no hot water-they said afterword that this happens on the 4th floor-no facecloths and the same food every day,,,,,,,

Barcelo Bavaro Palace: Awesome resort!

I loved the rooms, cleanliness, swimming pool was big enough, beach was beautiful, only thing it lacked was there was no time schedule of activities throughout the resort. Live entertainment every evening at 10pm in the auditorium we're awesome. I would go back to this resort again.

Grand Sirenis Tropical Suites: Good Family Fun

This resort is situated on a beautiful clean beach, with a 1 hour & 45 minute scenic beach walk. The hotel grounds were well manicured & clean. The hotel rooms were a little dated & moderately cleaned, but okay. The restaurants were okay, but Service needing improving. Buffets were very good, & service; lots of good variety. Casino is small. Water resort was fun & had everything you'd need to relax or play for the day. Pools & all bars were very good. I would rate it a 4 out of 5. Two out of fou [... read more]r came home with a gastro bug, but it happens... We had a fun & relaxing week.

Grand Bavaro Princess: Bavaro Princess All Suites, Punta Cana

The Resort was far more than I had expected! It's huge but doesn't seem that way at all. There is a shuttle train available to take you everywhere. Amazing restaurants and bars. They can't make a margarita to save their lives though! Mojitos totally made up for it! All rooms are suites, as the name implies. They are grouped in bungalows of 8 and you rarely see your neighbours or hear them for that matter. Services were great and any reasonable request was taken care of promptly. The Eco park  [... read more]is wonderful and a great place to sit quietly and enjoy the shade surrounded by the beautiful birds. The only shortcoming I found was the live entertainment in the evenings. The band was great but the shows were bad lip sync failures. It would have been nice to experience Dominican culture and song in the shows not Lion King and Grease. The staff are friendly and helpful and even those with broken English do their utmost to help any way they can. I will definitely return again....hopefully not as a single traveller next time. On that note, being a single lady, never once did I feel in the least nervous walking around the grounds on the paths at night. Security is visible but not in your face. All in all an excellent choice for my 10 days away from winter and snow.

Sunscape Coco Punta Cana: Best vacation!!!

My husband and I just spent the most relaxing and the most enjoyable vacation! The Be Live Collection Punta Cana was amazing! It started with the front desk clerk Henry, then the ladies in the spa, especially Belkie. She was so sweet and professional. The entertainment team were so fun and full of energy. They made everyone feel as though they were special. They were so amazing with people especially the shy ones. The food was fantastic. If you read bad reviews.... DON'T pay attention to them. [... read more] The room was spacious and clean. We did not want to come home! Cannot wait to go back next year! I would also like to take this opportunity to than Diana in customer service, who helped with making this happen! Thank you Trip Central!

Royalton Splash Punta Cana: Wow Wow Wow!!

Memories Splash is amazing in every aspect. The grounds are beautiful and clean, the pools have something for young and old with swim-up bars,fun play or relax in quiet. The social club was are place to dance and make friends. A la carte dining is walk-in (no reservations needed) and no line-ups. A big bonus was the Royalton resort on the beach where most of the amenities are included,theater for shows,disco, casino and shopping.Lets not forget the water park, tried all the slides and must bring [... read more] the grand kids next time.All the staff ad a smile for young and old and spoke many languages.In the 20 years travelling to the south,this place is awesome and most of all the service for everything is the BEST i have experienced. Thanks to the management for an enjoyable week. Can,t wait to go back!

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: nice clean beautiful resort. some staff need language improvement

The main problem was the language barrier. Even the people working the front desk could not speak english. I almost felt as if the workers were having problems with management and therefore the tourists suffered. Our large group are very good tippers and on numerous occasions did not receive and thank you in any language. The resort itself was veery good, food was great. We had one problem with money missing, it was left on the dresser ( not the bed) my bad.

TRS Cap Cana Hotel: Lovely resort, more low key

This hotel is beautiful however it is not a party place. Night life is low key as there is only one bar open til 1am. 24hr room service is a bonus. Rooms not stocked with alcohol, only pop. Food was awesome, something always available to eat. Good service in restaurants. Loved the coffee bar! and nespresso machine in room. Large gorgeous shower in room. Clean minus a few things found from last tenant in room upon check-in. Would recommend to someone over age of 35/40. Wishing we booked a swim ou [... read more]t suite for pool access and hammock. Beach small but well kept and visually appealing. Would return. Friendly staff.

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: Great time

we had an excellent time at the Luxury Bahia Princpe Esmarelda. From our girl Yenny who served us at the pool our drinks she was an amazing little girl. To sexy chocolate and Pedro the dancers who were at the pool getting people upbeat about the exercises they were awesome and funny. Our room was beautiful, The maids were nice. The servers like Hulioi d Pedro and Mathies they were excellent and hardworking kids, The food was excellent. We only wish that there were more workers that were able  [... read more]to speak English Some were fluent in French also and some of the workers could speak English well

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: What a great resort in so many ways but what a disappointment in many others!

We had been to a Bahia San Juan at Puerto Plata 2 years ago and so were familiar with their general layout and operation. We had not been to Punta Cana and so decided to try the Grand Bahia Luxury Esmeralda largely on the recommendation of the travel agent we used 2 years ago. We knew the place was big but had no idea it was SO big. There are 5 hotels on the property and I was told there are over 4000 rooms. First the good parts. 1/ food was outstanding. We ate at several a la cart restau [... read more]rants and always enjoyed our meals. Big problem was in getting a time around 7 pm. Apparently one can book well ahead and for your entire week or two should you wish. This means that late comers are often out of luck. The buffet restaurants were very good and had lots of choice. The Esmeralda offers outside dining at one buffet and that was nice most of the time. We found the indoor dining often to be chilly. 2/ grounds were immaculate both in cleanliness and in landscaping. It was a treat to walk the paths and be surrounded but lovely vegetation always. 3/ building exteriors were lovely and in very good state of repair from what we saw. 4/ Fantasia was a new hotel area which caters to youngsters and it was gorgeous to walk thru at night. Some lighting engineer had done a wonderful job with the buildings being floodlite as well as coordinating lights with the fountains. 5/ pools were immaculate. They always looked and felt lovely. 6/ the help staff were almost always willing to help you with a cheerfulness that was warm and appeared genuine. 7/ the beach was fine sand and felt nice to walk on for as long as you wanted in either direction. So why did we come away disappointed? 1/ SMOKING! No matter where we went, aside from indoor dining areas there were lots of people (largely from Quebec) who smoked. With most generalizations this is not fair but it seemed that every time we turned around the smokers were speaking French. We couldn't escape the smoke on the beach while resting in the chaise loungers nor around the pools. 2/ BUSY. There were so many people who fed on to the beach area from the 5 hotels that one had trouble finding a spot unless you were prepared to go early and "reserve" a chaise by throwing your towel over it. This is a pet peeve of mine because often people will do this and not return to their chair for many hours. The lineups for lunch at the beach buffets were very large and smoking was not controlled in these areas. getting any seating was a problem and woe betide you if the folks nearby decided to light up. 3/ Entertainment....the live music offerings were done by quality singers however the seating for listening to them was limited and once again smokers made the enjoyment less. The acts that followed were done on a small stage area which didn't provide very much seating around the pool unless you were prepared to park yourself very early. The Michael Jackson concert was pretty good but the smoking got to us there too. 4/ We talked to a few other people there who like ourselves found that once you had walked the beach a bit and then lay around the pool a bit you ran out of things to do. The Bahia Village was a bit of a walk and most folk took the shuttle bus to get to it. Once you walked about looking at the typical tourist stuff there was little reason to return. There was no shuffleboard. Bocce was mentioned but we couldn't find it and we aren't really into beach volleyball in the full sun. 5/ NOISE. Our first room was an end unit which happened to be the location of the shuttle bus bringing in tourists at all hours. The first 2 nights we were awakened by these buses at 1:45 am. There were also people who thought they should have loud conversations right outside our door and they didn't take kindly to being shushed even at 2 am! We moved to another building where we encountered the same problems of loud conversations by females who had too much to drink. The noise was so bad that people in an adjoining building came out to find out the source. 6/ VIP Safari...offered by Transat Holidays. A rip off! We had taken a similar trip at P Plata and had a wonderful time. This time we were kept waiting 50 minutes before starting, there were 20 people crammed into a truck-like vehicle with poor suspension and we spent some hours bouncing over rough roads. The guide was good and had no control over the numbers (or so we were led to believe) but the experience of crowding was continued on a boat where we ate lunch. We both flet we spent a lot of time and money for relatively little.