Royalton Bavaro Resort and Spa: Great vacation…..but

We had a wonderful time until the very end when we got a stomach bug and which kind of ruined the last couple days. I cannot specifically blame the hotel, but it is likely we either picked it up from the food/workers/or other guests.

Royalton Bavaro Resort and Spa: Beautiful, Clean & Wonderful Resort

Grounds were super clean. Staff was engaging and friendly. Food was excellent - even the buffet (which many other resorts can't claim). Rooms were clean and spacious. Entertainment was good - very good.

Royalton Splash Punta Cana: Awesome time at The Splash DC

We very much enjoyed our stay here. We are seasoned travelers but not unrealistic in our expectations! I believe the Splash is a 4* but the PC side is closer to a 5* That being said, we (family of 4 in the family suite upgraded to DC) like the splash side but appreciate the PC side. We were in building 25 facing the pool. It was a bit quieter which we liked. Our kids are 9 and 13. There was so much to do even on the splash side! We did the VR room and the Escape room. We explored the wate [... read more]r park one day, then the beach the next then the pool for a day etc. We tried every part! We ate breakfast at the splash buffet everyday. We preferred the DC lounge coffee in the am! We ate lunches on the PC side and could tell the level of food difference in the buffet. However the food was good at either place. Lots of choices. We actually loved the walk from the Splash to the PC side. The nature and atmosphere was peaceful and relaxing! The grounds were well kept and the nature was great. Lots of stores to grab last minute necessities. The beach was fabulous! The DC lounge areas (beach side) were also great. DC has their own area for drinks, but we didn’t use it very much. We LOVED the steak house!! The Japanese was a fun experience. The Mexican was okay. Towel service was also great. I hate HATE being hounded about towels, since we are not the type to travel to a hotel to steal a used towel. They did not hound us at all ever!! Be respectful and put your towel in the bins! Every time. Tons and tons of places to hang out at night, depending on your wants. Quiet, or noisy. Hope this helps! Some service was bad, others were great. We are good tippers to good service and don’t let poor service ruin our fun. We upgraded the family suite to DC upon arrival. I can tell you I was VERY annoyed with my “butler” and his inability to be helpful. They communicate via WhatsApp - but when I asked for him to book an a la cart with another room, he said he couldn’t. BUT I was able to do it myself after he told me he couldn’t. The other room wasn’t Diamond Club, BUT that didn’t stop me. So, it shouldn’t have stopped him. So you can see, I didn’t let that ruin my vacation. He lost tips because of it. None the less, the resort, the stay, the overall experience was awesome. We will be returning and likely staying on the splash side again with the DC upgrade.

Royalton Punta Cana Resort: Lovely resort

We had a great week at the Royalton Punta Cana. We did the diamond club but didn’t think the upgrade was worth it. The Score sports bar needs to work on the quality of its food offerings but the other restaurants were very good. The beach and grounds are beautiful. Service everywhere was fabulous and everyone was very friendly.

Royalton Cayo Santa Maria: Absolutely perfect

The General Manager Alexandro.is there and interacting with guests and there to help when you need it. They also have a 'butler" for each set of rooms..Mine were Liam and Alexis and they were amazing. Their English is great so they can help with anything you need. The rooms are excellent. They're huge, clean, with comfy beds. The bathrooms have a walk in shower with a separate soaker tub and I was staying in the lowest.price room - the garden view room. The food was incredible. I was pleas [... read more]antly surprised given the pandemic and all. They didn't have massive buffets but they did have a la carte with some buffet options. Some highlights was the tuna steak, potatoe soup, tortillas by the beach, caramel icecream, and all the chicken dishes. A girl I met there had severe food allergies and they catered to her every need. The beach is second to none. I've traveled all over the world (Thailand, Greece, throughout the Caribbean, etc) and there is nothing like the beaches in Cuba in my opinion. Finally the atmosphere was just soooo chill. It was like everyone there was on the same wave length. There were party areas and quiet areas so it there was a place for whatever your mood. It's a smaller more intimate resort but not too small by any means There were a lot of solo travelers but it didn't matter if you were solo or not everyone socialized and mixed a mingled and got a long It was all Canadians so it was just a great vibe. As far as covid. There are no entry requirements except to fill out an online form..So super easy to get in. All staff where masks everywhere whether inside or.outside. No one had tested positive on the resort since Dec. They check your to.when you get off the plane and they do.the PCR test.at.the resort for $30 USD. All.and all just what the Dr ordered. Absolutely perfect vacation.

Royalton CHIC Punta Cana: Beautiful Resort

This hotel was amazing. Restaurants, service, staff, grounds, food, drinks, pool and beach. Everything was top notch and perfect!! Kudos to the Entertainment staff for keeping everyone entertained all day. Santiago was the best with all his staff. Only thing I wasn't crazy about, was that the washrooms in the rooms did not have doors. Yes, a door to the toilet but not to the washroom itself. Lacked privacy. Otherwise, everything else was fantastic.

Royalton Splash Punta Cana: Awesome resort , awesome staff!

The resort is super nice and the staff is amazing , especially the vibe team member Junior ! He always made our experience at the pool fun! Food was delicious and fresh. Waterpark is fun for all ages .We paid 15 $ pp for a la carte on the Royalton PC side and was well worth it, Good food and service was amazing. Highly recommend the resort. Always something to do. Only problem we had was TV in one room stopped working and had to contact the front desk several times to fix it.

Royalton Bavaro Resort and Spa: A beautiful resort

Stayed in the diamond club. Our butler, Francisco was amazingly efficient. He booked us at various restsurants for dinner every morning and helped with our every need. The room was well equipped and the service exceptional. The beach is a little weedy but beautiful. Recommend this resort for a grand holiday.

Royalton CHIC Punta Cana: Positives and Negatives

Excellent Staff. The people at this resort were amazing. A couple of small issues with the resort but please stop advertising the "Dreambed". Our bed snapped and cracked every time we moved and the frame was made of cheap plywood. Pulled the sheets back on the final day and mattress was dirty. This resort is showing it's age with hand dryers not working, smelly bathrooms, etc. Food was generally ok but always overcooked at the buffet. Nice touches were: always having room key on your wrist (all  [... read more]resorts should do this), no cards required for towels, entertainment was generally very good and as mentioned all the employees were terrific.

Royalton Cayo Santa Maria: Absolutely Beautiful Resort!!!

This resort was a definite a 5/5! The Staff, beach and food were amazing! Unfortunately getting there and returning was stressful! Sunwing was absolutely horrible! We will definitely be going back to this resort only with a different airline! Ana our chamberlady was so sweet and hard working. Noelvis and Diana, our butlers, went above and beyond the call of duty. Dialys and the kitchen staff were excellent! Bravo Felix for running a top notch resort!

Royalton Hideaway Blue Waters: Terrible

This hotel was a huge disappointment. We have been to Jamaica many times and this place does not live up to Jamaican standards. The food was low grade and tasteless not to mention I got food poisoning on the 4th day. The beach and pool area is nice but they don’t clean the pools properly. My daughter got pink eye and an ear infection from the kiddie pool. The Diamond club is a joke and really means nothing. Not worth the price at all. There are much better places to stay in Jamaica, don’t w [... read more]aste you money here.

Royalton Splash Punta Cana: Very nice property

We loved our stay at the Royalton Splash. Rooms were spacious and clean and the suite with bunk beds for the kids was great. The food was an 8 /10. We upgraded to the diamond club on arrival and I’m glad we did or we would have been stuck with one buffet and two a la carte restaurants the entire week. The only frustrating part was that certain ones could make reservations and others could not which led to lengthy delays. I think this booking system is a bit flawed and many families were frustr [... read more]ated in trying to get seated. Pools were fantastic, water park was great fun and the beach was clean and gorgeous. Overall a great vacation.

Royalton Bavaro Resort and Spa: Didn't meet Expectations

Although this resort was beautiful to look at there were more negatives than there were positives. Upon arrival we were told that pools close at 630pm and that we should upgrade to a swim out suite. The price went from 600- dollars to 430 US dollars. We upgraded however later we learned the pools were open but they weren't monitored by a lifeguard. We would've been okay with this decision regardless however the swimout and every other pool at the hotel were ice cold including the hot tubs. They  [... read more]were not heated. We were then told to rent a cabana buy purchasing an expensive bottle of champagne. We decided why not make our stay better. The cabana came with a server, a private pool and lounge chairs located in the pool area. To our surprise these pools were also ice cold and we were unable to use them and the server was never around. This cost over 250 US dollars. This place seemed like a complete money grab. The food was okay but not enough variety for 7 days. Only one restaurant (Teppanyaki) was by reservation and the others were walk-in however upon walk-in you would then be told to wait up to an hour to eat. Rio, the brazilian was probably the best. The steakhouse was always out of menu choices which makes no sense when you are dining at 7pm. Stay away from the italian restaurant. The buffet has several options, breakfast here was good. Location wise this hotel is approximately 20 minutes from downtown Punta Cana, although there isn't much to see. We did happen to take the 45 minute trek to Juanillo which is a gorgeous area-would rather stay here if I ever do decide to come back to the Dominican Republic. The rooms are very clean and up to date, and the spa was really good with heated pool/ jacuzzi if you choose to spend more money. I would not recommend this hotel, many people we spoke to were disappointed and repeat guests told us it was much better a couple of years ago. For the amount of money we spent and the long flight from YVR it was a very unrelaxing time and a complete waste of money. If you prefer places like Los Cabos- This is not the place for you. The resorts are all located on a long beautiful beach, seaweed included, but that's about it! No culture, just upscale hotels on a beach. No bars/restaurants on the beach- only resorts. If you like to stay situated on resorts with ice cold pools- this is the place for you!

Royalton Antigua Resort and Spa: Run down and falling apart

Rooms are really run down given the hotel is only 2 years old. Buildings are falling apart, looks like a motel rather than a 5 star hotel inside. Beach and grounds are well maintained. Most of the staff are very helpful, however the maintenance of the rooms are terrible. The hotel charges $300 US per person for PCR when at james bay resort charges $100, they also charge u $5 us per person per night for some sort of made up levy which is not mentioned anywhere else

Royalton CHIC Cancun: Great resort!

Overall we gave this an 8/10. The staff were fantastic and customer service was excellent! Our room was beautiful and even though we didn’t overlook the ocean, the city view and view of the lagoon is gorgeous, especially at night. The Covid measurements in place are excellent: temperature testing at each restaurant, sanitizer everywhere, distancing measures in place, and staff wear buttons to let guests know they are vaccinated. The food was good, we have had better, but it was consistently  [... read more]good, and the steak house was excellent! Service at all restaurants was amazing and service at the pool was top notch, and we didn’t upgrade to the Diamond Club as we don’t see the benefit really. We did not visit the 18th floor pool, as there was no need to; the beach was beautiful and pools were great! Never a time we didn’t have a chair and they never tan out of towels like a lot of places do. Overall great stay, only real downside is that it is a high rise and the elevator situation can be slow and painful….otherwise would recommend it!

Royalton CHIC Punta Cana: Bad Ressort

We had a lot of problems in the room and management of the resort did not fix it. 1. Loud noise (metal grinding and knocking) from the room Air Conditioner. Was never fixed. 2. TV did not work four days. After that works only three days and dead again. From two weeks it works only five days. 3. Shower did not work four days. 4. The room phone did not work four days. 5. The room minifridge is empty. Nothing delivered. Not even water. We had to go to the concierge (phone is not workin [... read more]g) to ask for water. Even after that we were getting only thee 350 ml bottles for two for a day! How chip Royalton management! 6. There is no coffee-machine in the room. 7. There is no mini bar in the room.

Royalton Hideaway Blue Waters: Exceptional holiday

Our holiday started off amazing with private check in and introduction to one of our two butlers Shawn then Ardley . I have never met two more respectful and professional gentlemen . Our rooms were clean and were kept clean everyday moving forward . We visited for my daughters birthday so both Ardley and Shawn ensured it was a special celebration . All our dinners were booked by the butlers and if we wanted certain lunches they were brought right to us wherever we were . The private diamond [... read more] beach has comfy chairs but we mostly stayed entertained at the adult pool and were treated like queens by Vinessa , Marvin,Sean and Gabriel bringing us drinks and maxwell , Anthony and Romaine making excellent cocktails . Our friendly friend Tatianna at the towel centre made of day with her genuine friendly smile and stories . On our first morning we went to the Taj for breakfast and were looking so forward to ackee and salt fish but it was not available so we just went with something else but we were pleasantly brought our choice breakfast ackee by Karma , this started our holiday with such a warm welcoming jester . We went to all restaurants so our favourite was Calypso and least Italian . Our last night we received a special gift from Ardley with him singing and playing the guitar for us … such a beautiful ending . COVID protocols all in place with temperature checks and sanitizing of all prior to entering food areas , made us feel at ease . COVID test done without problems but had to search out our results just prior to boarding bus back to airport, this created a bit of stress which in end did not allow us to properly say our goodbyes to all that made our holidays so memorable and perfect . I am actually booked to go to different country first week of Jan but wanted to change and come right back to the Royalton white sands . I should of did change while still there when it was available because on my return I tried snd now hotel is fully booked . I have decided to wait till available to return until then I have cancel other trip . Want to return to bring some special gifts for so many amazing staff . Need to note never did we feel unsafe or annoyed for sakes or tipping . We did tip and it was so appreciated but never expected which was so refreshing . I have been coming to Jamaica for over 20 years and stayed in many resorts and I have to say this was the best one to date now !!! Good, drinks, staff , grounds and rooms exceptional . Entertainment team during day very happy and fun Thanks for the memories … we will be returning as soon as possible

Royalton Bavaro Resort and Spa: Food Poisoning

We had stayed at the Hideaway at the Royalton in Mexico a few years back and loved it. So we hoped for the same experience here. It started out pretty good, we opted for a diamond club junior suite with a swim out. Our little guy loved the swim out. Unfortunately on the third day things started to go pretty bad. Me and my wife got extremely bad food poisoning and they were not helpful at all. They almost make you feel like it was your fault they fed you bad food. They made zero effort to try  [... read more]and resolve the issue, they just kept trying to get us to book again and they would offer a discount on an upgrade. Or they offered medical assistance at an extremely high price. If you do choose this resort, please bring medication for food poisoning.. It was honest awful. Service is extremely slow and you have to ask for things multiple times if you ever want them to bring anything. Definitely the worst resort experience I've ever had.

Royalton Hideaway Riviera Cancun: Big Hotel

It was our special birthdays and some one had mentioned this 5 star hotel Adults Only you pay a little more but you get treated like a King. first of all its a Big Hotel ,They have a section called Diamond Club hideaway for Adults Only to get pampered but you really dont, you get a day shift and a evening shift butler, We seen our Butler the first day and then that was it,we couldn't find him or get a hold of him.In one week we called four times for service to have our in room bar stock with wat [... read more]er,three of the time we decided to get our own water after waiting a long time. All the entertainment being adults or children are all done together that goes for the buffet and everything else,there wasn't that much of a concern there about Covid the hand sanitizer that were on the wall next the the elevator, 3/4 of the containers were empty ,ever though my wife asked numerous times to have them filled The buffet was a free for all,no protection in order everyone use the same tongues to pick up what the wanted. the beaches weren't combed there was weeds all over, it rained for two days the lobby was shoulder to shoulder, My friends went to Cuba at the same time at a adults only with butler service and they said they were treated like royalty (Cuba), in my opinion thanks for the four days of heat Canun you might see me again but not at the hotel 3 1/2 - 4 at best (from other guesses they said it really was a 5 star a few years ago)

Royalton Hicacos Resort and Spa: Beautiful Resort

Beautiful Resort. Plus side, Clean hotel, beautiful beaches, friendly people nightly entertainment was good, Negative, No control for A/C in the room (room very cold). No Butler service (requests unanswered) Food shortages, occasionally ran out of Preserves, Butter .Fries, Canned beer (for the room). Food not 5 star restaurant and a la carte no better than buffet. But overall good value for what we paid.