Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Beautiful resort

Everything was clean, efficient, and very friendly. The food was very good. The beach was excellent. The grounds were landscaped perfectly. The shuttle service to the Bavaro Palace was always available which was especially nice for seniors. The pool, buffet, and bar were centrally located around the rooms so there was not much walking.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Good value

Resort was very clean - staff always cleaning. Lots of pools and beautiful beach. No bugs. Food was good. Room had low lighting and our phone didn’t work but we didn’t spend much time in the room so no matter. Would recommend

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Solid 3 1/2 star

Beach beautiful with a nice bar, lots of shade areas, fresh smoothie station and crepe station. Beach had lots of seaweed first couple of days which didn’t bother us and They were constantly trying to get rid of it. By mid week the seaweed was pretty well gone. Pool fine but we stayed at the beach most of the week. Rooms dated but fine. We requested rooms in same building as we were travelling with friends. Request originally made through trip central and then through the actual hotel on me [... read more]ssenger. We were told we can only do this when we arrive. Requested it on check in when we arrived in the afternoon. Nice gentleman told us to come back in an hour as rooms had to be cleaned. We went for a late lunch and checked back at reception. We were told that they needed another hour so we went exploring the resort and went back after an hour and a half and where given rooms in different buildings. I have a feeling they gave one of our rooms away as they gave us a totally different name for one of the rooms. So we waited 2 1/2 hours to check in and still didn’t get what we requested. First time at a resort that this has happened and we usually travel with friends, A/c worked fine in room. Hot water took about 5 minutes to get hot and we ran the shower, bathtub and sink. Room cleaned fairly well and drinks replenished daily. Mirror in bathroom was smeared and dirty upon arrival and never cleaned but the daily cleaning other than that was fine. Rooms often cleaned later in the day. Specialty restaurants. Steakhouse- service wonderful but steaks terrible. Italian- service good again and food ok. Japanese - food and service very good. Main lobby bar- hit and miss for service at any time. Buffet- lots of selection that changed up. Service good for the most part. We found a wonderful server by the end of the week and stayed in her section when we could. Coffee shop was great! Gym in need of refurbishment. Some free weights missing, one yoga mat and one ball. Treadmills took some figuring out. Nothing to really wipe benches off. Didn’t use bikes but they had them. Wifi terrible. Only in common areas and kept on dropping. Slushy machine pina coladas and drinks like that. Ruins the drink. Shows at night- mostly bad. There daily entertainment staff seemed to do the shows at night and they did not bring entertainment in from what we saw. We enjoyed our week for the most part but would not go back for the price we paid . We have paid less for other resorts and they have been better.

Ocean Blue and Sand: Don’t Bother

The resort is situated in Bavaro. The beach is NOT nice. It has large man made sand banks to prevent weeds from reaching the beach. It is a narrow resort so the beach chairs are squeezed together. You can barely walk between the chairs /rows. The rooms smell very moldy. It it in need of a major renovation. The food is all prepared in advance “a la cafeteria style”. The gym is pathetic. The equipment is old and used. For example, The material on the work bench is all torn out; as are the mat [... read more]s. The treadmill is a cheap home version. In short go somewhere else. You can do better.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Nice place

The hotel was nice and the room was comfortable , the grounds very clean and well maintained. The ground transportation was more than I was comfortable with, arrival and check in was time consuming, there were issues continuously, but we were able to enjoy some quiet time in between. The employees did their best to make us comfortable, but unfortunately it had tendency to cause me more anxiety. It's unlikely I'll be returning, I wouldn't say I'm angry, more disappointed.

Marien Puerto Plata Hotel: Nice 4* Resort

The grounds and beach were well kept. Rooms were clean and staff were very accommodating. Room service was fast and the food was certainly decent. I am a breakfast guy and there was always plenty of bacon and with one grill area for omelettes and one grill for eggs and pancakes, service was quite fast. We did not stay around the pool at all, so I cannot comment on it, except to say that it looked clean with plenty of lounge chairs. Service at any of the bars where I got a beer or drink, was f [... read more]riendly and quick. Overall, I thought our vacation at this resort was quite good and I would definitely recommend it as a good 4* resort.

Sunscape Coco Punta Cana: Dated resort on regular side

Family vacation with 2 young children. Rooms- told was upgraded from a standard rm to a VIP rm ay check in. Thought great amazing....arrive and it's very dated, dirty, air conditioning barely works(called to have it fixed 3 times, each time said would send someone and never did). Bathroom- flooded whole floor EVERY shower. Bath towels are gold and very hard to obtain daily and 4 is asking too much apparently. Food- just fine, had buffet most nights. Celiac and did 1 a la cart at the steak ho [... read more]use after seeing menu had Gluten free options....ordered and talked with waiter and made aware of gf need. Was very sick that night- assuming something listed gf was not or was contaminated... Pools- decent, beach towels are an issue to get often. Seems like they need more on site to keep up with demand. Beach- just okay, very cloudy and A seaweed issue. They did their best though to keep it as nice as possible. The constant sellers on the beach are very annoying and some are VERY persistent. Overall I would not go back due to the many issues listed and would not recommended either. The new adult side looked amazing, but if looking for a family resort like us this is not the place to go in my opinion.

Bahia Principe Escape Bouganville: A little disappointed

This is a hotel complex that has very nice rooms,well kept grounds,nice and well kept pools,but could improve there Buffet .Some of the items provided such as seafood, left some people sick,my wife being one.The service was over supplied and not necessary needed. For example 4 supervisors and a great number of waiters/waitress.A waste of money.The A la Carte restaurants were quite good,however to get tickets was quite time consuming The five restaurants,all but one was on the property of Grand [... read more] Bahia Principie.We were at the beach only once,but it appeared dangerous in some places due to a sudden drop-off. All in all it was OK,but if we went again we would fly to La Romana instead of Punta Cana

Blau Natura Park Resort: Lovely grounds at Blau Nature resort

Really beautiful grounds, I've noticed many details visually on the grounds that are important for the harmony and clam of the place. The animals are adorable. The food is good, restaurant Media Luna and gondola are super. Pearl is not worth it. Employees are smiling and laughning a lot. Room service ok, always surprised when staff is sulking when no tips for them. Do bring 1$ tips for everyone. Reception desk had problems when I was there...Had to change room because no wifi that was needed  [... read more]for exercises. Publicity said they had wifi in ordinary room...140$ american for upgade. Wifi did not work for 3 days. It was repaired twice. Expensive for a 31/2* Secure place.Boom boom is not overwhelming. Beach is mot nice. I went for snorkling, I am disapointed.. Coral is sad sad sadly damaged. Outing to Catalina with Nexus tours,for snorkling: not good, they feed the fish to attract them and very little, but island lovely and beach and boat tour, super. I went left of resort beach to find fish, had to go about 50 meters away from beach but good. I don't use pool.

Marien Puerto Plata Hotel: Great place to relax

this hotel is a great place to spend time, it is nice and cozy, the staff was really good. it is only a few minutes walk to everything, the beach, the bars the pool, the buffet. This is the best resort I have stayed at. Ok the room show some wear and tear but everything worked, well some things didn't but a call to the front desk and Joe fix all was there to take care of the patio door pronto. I think that the only hiccup was that our room was supposed to be ready for 3PM latest but it was [... read more] close to 4PM when we finally got our room....we did complain to the management person and they gave all 4 of us 15 hours of free Wi-Fi. that is a $60 each package if my memory serves me right. Had to pay $ 3.50 every day for the use of the safe!!!! talking about safe, this place felt totally safe everywhere you go, there is a guard on the beach there are people that walk around all day long for security. The food was excellent also, all restaurants, buffet, beach buffet. The beach buffet served pastas, hamburgers, hot dogs, deserts, between 5 and 6 they served pizzas. Thanks for recommending this site. Cheers

VH Gran Ventana Beach Resort: Great vacation!

Had a great time on our stay Jan 16 to Jan 23, 2019. Accommodations, food, all interactions with staff with great. Beach was beautiful too. We enjoyed sitting at the quiet end of the beach where the kiteboarding lessons were being taught and the beach vendors had their meeting place. However, my only complaint is that there was a fair amount of trash in the sand around the palapas and along the tree line. Also a number of broken beach chairs just shoved into the shrubbery and left there.  [... read more] It feels like this little area gets forgotten. Other than that, had a lovely time.

TRS Turquesa: Best Vacation

The TRS Turquesa Palladium in Punta Cana was the best holiday we have ever had. We had room 5245 and it looks onto the main pool. The room was beautiful, with the only problem being some days we had no hot water in the shower. The King bed was very comfortable and housekeeping had the room cleaned before lunch. Service was supper good and the food at Helios was so good. I would definitely go back to this resort.

Caribe Deluxe Princess: Meh!

There is no way that this is a 4 star resort! I spoke to several others there at the same time and all agreed. I would give it a solid 3 star. The grounds are beautiful, the pool where we were which I think is Pool #1 has stains on the floor of it so you can see it so we stayed at the beach. The rooms are ok, but that's it, ok. My toilet leaked, my ceiling leaked, all was fixed but again not the best impression. Seaweed at the beach in the water but it was ok, never a server for drinks so don't  [... read more]even bother with that, which is fine but most places have servers, I didn't see any at the pools either. The food was repetitive but ok, nothing special for sure, all fine to eat, you didn't get sick. The alacart restaurants were good, Brazillian and Italian the best ones. Take it from me, it was ok, just not a 4 star, had my wife been with my son and I, she would have not liked it at all, but for my 7 year old and I, it was a good vacation.

Viva Heavens by Wyndham: Very nice resort

We really enjoyed our vacation. Very clean rooms. Grounds very clean, neat and tidy.Staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was very good in the buffet.Lots of choice. Unlimited access to a la carte restaurants was nice. Entertainment staff worked very hard to make sure everyone enjoyed their time there.

Casa Marina Sosua Trademark by Wyndham All Inclusive: Nice resort. nice vacation experience

Casa Marina Reef resort in sosua is well maintained. The staff were great and friendly and does not entertain you based on tips.the pool were nice. activities were fun. however the beach area was so steep theres no shallow area were kids can safely play and swim. the waves were so strong as well. nevertheless, the pool area compensate it. food were great but missing seafoods, hopefully they have crabs, shrimps , shell fish for those without allergies. because im craving for them and expecting [... read more] some seafoods other than fish. internet price so high.

Grand Palladium Select Bavaro: Grand Palladium Bavaro is excellent

We had a couple issues with the room the first day, but they rectified the issues and all was good after that. The beach was amazing, they bring a tractor and attachment down every morning to clean up any remnants of seaweed. The food was fabulous, especially the Ala Cartes, Steak house, Spanish, Mexican, Asian, Japanese, Italian and so on. Entertainment in the Theater every night, we spent a couple hours at the Sports bar just before each show. Lobby had music entertainment every night, it was  [... read more]wonderful. The grounds are always spotless and well kept. My wife and I had really good time and will definitely go back.

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Third Time's the Charm!

This is the third time for us at this venue. We stayed twice before (2001 and 2003) and were surprised at the many upgrades since those long ago vacations. The grounds were groomed to the nth degree; the guest rooms are roomy and clean; maid service was excellent, and while we normally prefer not to dine at buffets, this one was a surprise because the menu selections were plenty, varied, and interesting, so we found ourselves drawn to the Carib buffet. We dined at two of the reservations-only [... read more] restaurants, especially enjoyed the Chez Gourmet. However, the servers were so accommodating and polite in the Carib that we found ourselves drawn to it. Unfortunately, for some reason, we could never find "snacking" venues at the resort to tide us over between scheduled dining times, and for later in the evenings--we prefer to dine lighter and more often rather than three large meals. Clean large beach towels were always available, pool areas were spotless and pools were temperate and pristine. We particularly enjoyed seeing a beautiful peacock strutting about here and there with his more drab harem of peahens following. All in all, a wonderful venue. My husband enjoyed it as much as I did.

Bahia Principe Explore Legend: Fantasia Bahia Principe Punta Cana

The grounds of the hotel are pretty! Great water park for younge children. Kids club area clean and have friendly staff. Recommend water shoes for kids- marble tiles around pool areas are slippery!! Recommend not staying on main level to try and avoid musty smelling rooms/linen. Some changes to buffet daily- themed nights. We found evening show times of 9pm and 10 pm too late for the kids to enjoy.

Iberostar Waves Costa Dorada: Very happy with Iberostar

My best friend and I recently stayed at Iberostar. We were very happy with the resort. The rooms although slightly dated were very clean and the balcony was very nice. The food was great. Always stuffed and lots of variety. Vegetables and fruit very fresh. The pool was too cold for my liking but was very clean and pool bar was nice. I thought the entertainment was super cheesy but I guess that's just a matter of taste. The beach was our favorite part. Lots of shaded areas with ample chairs. Ther [... read more]e was quite a bit of seaweed but that's not something the resort can control. If you wanted to swim you had to walk to either side but not to far. Overall we had a great time and were super happy with our stay.

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Very impressed with this resort

The grounds were very clean, the people were very helpful. The food was very good. the weather was fantastic. I loved that we could visit the Palace. Lots of variety in the drinks at the bar. Loved that bottled water was available at any bar and you did not have to stand in line for it.Would go back to this resort