Blue Bay Villas Doradas: Fully exceeded all expectations!

We don’t usually go on all inclusive type vacations, but took and chance and it paid off big! This adult only is amazing, fun and relaxing, whichever you choose. You can party one day and be lazy the next without annoying kids running around. The food blew my mind, every meal was surprising and delicious. The a la care was lovely too, other than the steak house we heard from several that wasn’t very good, so we skipped it and stick to the buffet. Great staff, great water sports! If you want  [... read more]to go on excursions, get a better price with Luis on the beach. So much fun! The dancing shows were nice, but got a bit old after a while. Stay away from the VIP presentation people if you’re not interested in paying $5000+ for ridiculous packages and wasting an hour or more or your vacation time. Love this resort!

Royalton CHIC Punta Cana: So impressed.

Everything was absolutely perfect. From accommodation, to food to exceptional service. I can’t stress how amazing all staff were. Such lovely people. The beach (and non stop cocktails) were excellent. Would definitely stay at other Hotels in the chain.

Iberostar Selection Bavaro Suites: Loved it more than the first time

We love this resort/franchise so much! We have stayed at the Punta Cana & Bavaro now and definetly will return to the Bavaro side because of the accommodations. Villas are so key for me because I’m very noise-sensitive and so echoing in hallways when in hotel style always keeps me awake and/or disturbs me. The villas at Bavaro are great. The washrooms could use some TLC & the TV was a little shotty, but who’s watching TV on vacation?! The rooms were great at both locations. We preferred the  [... read more]pool and food on the Punta Cana/Dominicana side of the resort, but you have use of the whole property, so no big deal! The ONLY complaint we have is that they seem to have changed the food from the last time we were there and there is way too much seafood! Like, way too much! Seemed like every night was sushi/fish night...the problem? My husband is highly allergic to all fish (shellfish, seafood)!!! He was relegated to eating pizza and bread because the cross-contamination with people using tongs from fish to touch other non-fish items and also dropping seafood into other dishes was rampant! There was no safe food for him to eat. When we went to the Punta Cana side 2 years ago, he did eat something that obviously fish had touched because he had a severe reaction and was throwing up trying to avoid a hospital visit. SO I do wish the menu wasn’t so fish-heavy, because in 2017 it wasn’t like that. We would go to each of the 3 Buffetts on this recent stay hoping for a different food theme, but fish was everywhere at all 3 buffets every night :( But anyway...the grounds are beautiful, the accommodations, the service, we just love DR and love this franchise. We will be back (hopefully the menu returns to 2017 and they find other foods to feature!)

Majestic Mirage Punta Cana All Suite Resort: Fabulous 50th Birthday!

Once again thank you O’Neil Graham tripcentral for taking care of all our needs pryer to our departure by emailing the resort of my Birthday and a returning guest. The Magestic Mirage is an awesome resort, we expecially loved our suite with a swim up and jacuzzi!! Wow totally awesome!! The resorts food options was great the food was incredible! We loved the steak restaurant and there’s not limit on specialty restaurants. We also enjoyed the night shows and dancing with the activity staff. T [... read more]he resort has a casino and night club away from the resort 5 min walk towards the Elegance resort. The beach is beautiful and you will always find a chair or Bali bed. Staff at Magestic are very professional and always there when you need anything. Our butler Alexander was awesome!! We can’t wait to go back to the Magestic Mirage I would recommend this resort to couples and families.😎

Sunscape Puerto Plata: This resort has it all

Second time at Sunscape Resort -I love it there. They have great staff-very friendly and helpful.There is an Excellent choice of food with numerous places to eat,plus a great coffee shop with cappuccino.Nice clean grounds.Beautiful beach. Would recommend and will go back.

Sunscape Coco Punta Cana: Very good

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Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: Lovely Spot

Rating 1- 10 (high) The hotel, - 8 Cleanliness - 10 Check in ...too long, - 7 staff, - 9 beach and water, - 10 grounds were lovely and so clean. - 9 Food was good, - 7 restaurants even better but we could not get reservations at all of them. - 8 We did request a king bed but got 2 doubles! 😆😕 not good! - 5 We requested a lock off room for easy babysitting with the grandchildren and only got it after much nagging. (2 days later this much more unpacked and more inconvenient. We [... read more] had also asked for a building close to main facilities as we had a special needs child with braces, ended up with building farthest away. -5 Activities - 8 Staff are Amazing - 9 Shows were very good. ( saw only 2) - 9 Over all, nice place but now know how to proceed Maybe a bit better. Check out should be co-ordinated with plane flight times, this would be a huge plus.

Blue Bay Villas Doradas: Great resort

Great staff clean rooms and good food.The beach was nice and we didn’t need water shoes. The only thing was at night there was no shows. They push the time shares but you can avoid it. The people that sell things on the beach asked if you wanted to buy things but “no gracias” worked well. Great bang for your buck!

Marien Puerto Plata Hotel: Nice resort.

Resort was clean, staff friendly, good value for dollars paid. Adult beach area small with only three good beds. Good variety of food. Water was very sandy during our visit and the caution flag was up all week. Pool was awesome.

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: Most disappointing and upsetting holiday,

Although the grounds and setting of the Bahia Principe Esmeralda is beautifully maintained , it is defiantly not a 5 Star Resort. Management has major attitude issues, shows no respect or consideration to their guests , they lie , ignore and are abusive . In all my many travels , I have never had such upsetting experiences as I had during my 10 day stay at this resort. Management and Guest Services are very much aware of what happened I would never recommend this resort . .

Grand Memories Punta Cana: Grand Memories is a beautiful amazing resort, beach and water park spectatular!!!.

I really enjoyed this resort, just returned from a week vacation and had been there in July 2018 also. The hotel had recently undergone some renovations and were done very well. Bathrooms and rooms updated, new glass balconies installed, all in all nicely done. The gal at check-in was amazing and friendly very efficient and had followed through on my request for a certain building that I had previously stayed in. The food was adequate for a buffet, nice selections however food mostly cold when  [... read more]in warming trays and long lines for certain stations. The wine selection included with the all inclusive was very generic and not appealing at all, did have a wine list that one could order off of but very pricey. The food, pools, BBQ, Martini Bar at the Royalton was superb, enjoyed the Grazzi buffet near the beach and the Hunter steak house. Very much liked the access to the Royalton hotel and its amenities with the tram that takes you from one hotel to the other. The grounds at Memories were very clean and always staff cleaning up. However on occasion had to ask for more towels, not enough shower gels/lotions and to have mini bar re-stocked. The on site Mexican and Italian restaurants were disappointing. Would highly recommend this resort, I found it very family friendly and accommodating to young and old.

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Barcelo Bavaro Beach - Adults only

There is two part for this Hotel. The Barcelo Bavaro Beach the adult side and the Barceló Bavaro Palace the family side. After having spent 10 Days on the adult side only "The Bavaro Beach Side" I am convinced that the 5 stars rating is as a result of the family side. The most updated infrastructure and the most available amenities are on the family side. The Adults side infrastructure, accommodations and décor is dated. Reminded me of a Cuba resort. This should not be deemed a complimen [... read more]t. The cleaning staff do their best to maintain the area clean. The Casino, the bar lounges, cigar lounge the Disco and swim up bars, amenities of normally found on a Adults resort, were all located on the family side. 8 of the 11 Restaurants are on the family side and the majority and although a so called all-inclusive resort, most of them required additional cost. Either $15.00US per person or $30.00 US person. WIFI is not inclusive and cost $55.00 US per device for a 10 Day stay. In 2019, WIFI should be inclusive. So from my perspective, there are money grabs for the restaurants and WIFI. The grounds are very tidy, the pool to beach geography is great. The Beach is very clean. The pool bars and serving staff were very polite and courteous and would not shy on the preparation of drinks. Expect to be served in plastic cups. For us there were too many amenities and activities missing on the adult side that I would rate it a 3 Star vice a 5 star. last year we went to the Valentin Imperial in Mexico and we are realizing that we got spoiled and our expectations of 5 star resorts has increased exponentially. If I would go back, I would stay on the Family side and further explored/enjoyed the amenities it had to offer, that is, if you can deal with having lots of children around you and an over populated beach side.

VH Gran Ventana Beach Resort: Perfect For Us

My wife and I were looking for a relaxing one week vacation. We had never been to the Dominican Republic. We chose the VH Gran Ventanna, from a few options supplied by our travel agent, Monique. This resort was perfect for what we wanted. The beach, pools, food, service and size of the resort made for an excellent experience. We will be returning next year!

Riu Republica: Good time at the Riu Republica

Amazing time there. You will find everything you need. Want to party? You can! Want to be quiet? You can! The animation is very good! The food is also good. It is very clean. We wNt to go back for sure!!!

Grand Bavaro Princess: A bit run down

We had to upgrade when we got there due to the rooms booked being about a 15/20 min walk to the beach(not ideal with a baby). They have a tram that will take you around the resort however does not come consistently. Also a negative it runs by all day and all night. The grounds were well kept the pools were both dirty and old. The food was good however dinners at restaurants started at 6 Buffett was at 6:30: found this to late with a young child to actually enjoy any dinner. The beach was nice w [... read more]ith lots of shade.

Royalton CHIC Punta Cana: An excellent time

We went with a big group for a destination wedding and had an excellent time. The pools and beach were beautiful and the staff were incredible and friendly. The rooms left something to be desired, especially the bathrooms, but were OK. The restaurants were quite good as were the snacks, but the buffet was simply OK. My wife and I had a great time, even if those few things weren't up to snuff.

Royalton CHIC Punta Cana: Not as great as advertised

I was under the impression that it was a 5 Star hotel, but I didn’t feel it was. Pros: 24 hour room service, grounds were beautifully manicured, bracelet key entry, aqua fitness classes were fun, Marisol and Yulia were amazing pool servers, Italian restaurant was really good, gift shop had almost anything you needed (even though it was pricey), lots of booze options, private cabanas were great and beach was beautiful. Fire show was really cool, as well as the acrobat show. Cons: Male s [... read more]taff members were kind of sleazy and asked too much about my marital status when I wasn’t with my partner and tried to sell us on perks too much. The vendors were pushy and made it uncomfortable, central bar staff in lounge area were distracted and gave poor service, buffet and room service food wasn’t that good, not many fruit options, room smelled musty, rain shower barely worked, bed was hard and lumpy, room looked a little grimey and needing of repairs, pool area staff were relentless to recruit people to play games (even when you just wanted to relax). We tried to use the oxygen bar, but no one could work it, and said no to us after trying to find someone to work it. The lineups to get into the country and out were absolutely absurd and chaotic. Was almost impossible to get more money, and stores rarely had change for purchased items (bring LOTS of 1$ bills). There is no ginger ale. The trip was amazing and we had an absolute blast, but once was enough. I don’t feel the need to return.

Casa Marina Sosua Trademark by Wyndham All Inclusive: Nice Place, Great Scenery

Good resort. Food a bit average. Other than that services are good. Double standard when it comes to men wearing tank tops when going to drink or eat in some areas. Bring hot sauce if you like your food spicy. Rooms Average but solid and clean. Great Cleaning Services.

Casa Marina Sosua Trademark by Wyndham All Inclusive: Nice for the Price

The staff was very helpful and accommodating. The rooms where adequate for the price point. The food in my estimation was average; however it all depends on your palate and how well you can discern flavor. Bring some hot sauce with you if you like your food hot. Try to go for the pasta meals. I found it more tasty. Cleaning staff great and prompt. Overall I recommend it.

Cofresi Palm Beach and Spa Resort: CONFRESSI a “NO GO”

This resort is is suffering. The rooms are dirty, leaky toilets and a smell of rotting sewage is in the air .Customer service is very poor...they just don’t care or listen. Several of us had to be moved to different rooms more than once. Old,worn and dirty . DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ,,,