Lost in Paradise

This resort is truly paradise, on an island surrounded by lush flora and fauna. The staff were wonderful very attentive. The beach and pools were very clean and we had no problem getting loungers. The food and drinks are excellent, with top shelf liquor. From our arrival to the departure our trip was first class.

Great Resort!!!

Outstanding service, exceptional rooms and attentive hotel staff. Beach was rather windy most days but water was very warm. The only suggestion I would make to the hotel management would be to keep the main bar open beyond 11pm and full room service(wine or beer) was not available but for an extra cost so it's not fully all inclusive. But the overall experience was "Excellente"

It was nice - but lots could be improved too

The hotel is lovely. Immaculate grounds and great staff. The buffet food was excellent, however the A La Carte food was poor. We couldn't even get an a la carte restaurant reservation until the 4th night of our stay - that's pretty shameful. When we did get into one of the restaurants, the ambience and service were both great but the food was not. Overdone beef and fish - no taste to it. VERY disappointing. The beverages were beyond terrible. We've gone to several all inclusive's - the bar h [... read more]ere was so watered down there was no point in even ordering drinks. We should not have had to pay for wine that was palatable - not when you're spending $6K on a 7 day vacation - yet we had to buy wine in order to have a nice drink. That increased the cost of the vacation and should not have been necessary. Even the Presidente beer was so watered down it had no taste. The rooms are nice, but the bathroom has no privacy - it has a large window looking into it from the bedroom. There needs to be a blind! The bed was as hard as a rock. I had sore hips every morning - and I like a firm bed - so it wasn't me..it was the bed. The free Wifi did not work most of the time. I ended up being stung with a large bill from my internet service provider for using 3G. That really should not be the case. It sounds like a lot of complaints - the resort is gorgeous but I would not say it is truly 5 star. Not when the food and beverage are substandard. We wish we'd not wasted the money. It was a pile and we were really disappointed.

Closest to Perfection yet!

Let me first start by saying that there are no true 100% perfect experiences. But this resort and its staff have come as close as we think is possible. It's how they handled the unavoidable little problems that happened during our vacation. Nothing remotely serious enough to even list. From the moment we arrived and were greeted to the time we left we were treated like close family members. Our Butler, Gabriel and his team of well trained staff looked after anything that we needed. The [... read more]ir regular question was “is everything perfect?” A special shout out to some of the staff that took great care of us: The Butlers – Gabriel (Head Butler) & Francisco – can't say enough about the service. Main Bar staff – Walki (our main Barman!!) and “Sony” the Bar Manager (but it's Walki's bar.... LOL), and of course Virginia is the “elegant ballerina” who served us when we were not seated at the bar itself. Beach Bar – Abel is the MAN!!! and Jose his faithful sidekick! Restaurants... Diego (Head Chef), Miguel (Food Service Manager) and Alphonso (Maitre D' ) – every night was special because of everyone that was working in the restaurants, but these three people need some accolades for their relentless work at making the eating experiences unforgettable. My friend who was travelling with us is a big fan of lamb... and he was rendered speechless one night (which is really hard to do) by the plate that he was served by Chef William in the Rodizio. Amazing. The Security Team is there ... but usually invisible – just the way I like it – thank you Alphonso! The Animation team as a whole was always ready to make our stay more fun with activities and shows. There are far too many of the staff that I have missed, so I will say “thank you” to them all and a special thanks to the management who have hired such fantastic people – Carlos, Frantz & Lizairi – you are all awesome! The entire staff always smiled while we were there... I think it's because they really enjoy what they are doing. Thank you from Lousha and j

Very Nice Resort!

Beach setting was just amazing with ample chairs everyday as well as shade if desired. Arguably the prettiest beach we've been to but not overly large. Resort itself is what you would expect with a 4-5 star resort. No complaints there. Restaurants were a little difficult to get into at reasonable times. Dining was superb! Staff was amazing. Would definitely go back again. Happy Traveler!

Really really great

Everything was wonderful we enjoyed our stay we were well looked after and the staff people took great care and were great. The food was excellent the rooms are very very nice the beaches and pools are beautiful and clean with many lounges and seating

Perfect for an utterly relaxing vacation

This resort is a one hour ride from the small Samana airport. We were delivered by bus to a check in building on the mainland and after the quick, pleasant check in, we were escorted to a small ferry which took us to the resort in approximately 10 minutes. Our room, which had two double beds as requested, was in one of the larger buildings and came with a massive balcony with a distant view of the water between the trees. The bathroom had a separate shower and jet tub and there was a minibar in  [... read more]the bedroom. The beach was great, with plenty of shade, but because it is on a point, it is really windy on one side and still fairly breezy on the other. The three pools are nice, none are particularly noisy which is great. The average guest age seemed to be 55+ and the resort is set up for handicapped people with elevator service down to the beach and some wheelchair accessible units. The service overall was good, spotty in places...I was constantly in bathrooms without toilet paper and getting coffee in the morning was a hassle. The food at the buffet was ok. There were a few meals where it was difficult to find food that we wanted to eat, so I stuck to fruit, salads and plain chicken when that occurred. I tried a few drinks, but found that I just couldnt get them made the way I like them, so I stuck to soda water with lime. I found that the majority of staff simply couldnt speak English beyond the basics and that made it difficult to communicate any issues. There were the usual problems with people reserving seats around the pool and beach early in the morning and then not showing up all day. There were complaints made by other couples to management and although lip service was given, there was nothing done. We didn't go to any of the restaurants nor did we watch any of the night shows, so I cannot comment on any of those things. Overall, we foun the resort pleasant and relaxing.

Fantastic, peaceful, beautiful ahhhh love this resort

This resort is simply lovely right from the moment you pull up on the ferry. Think Fantasy Island. It is located on its own island and away from all the noise and hub other resorts have. The entire resort is beautiful and so well maintained. There are small touches all over the resort from flowers, to landscaping, to romantic Jacuzzi tubs they set up with rose petals and candles, to the greeters in all the restaurants where they always have greeting drinks and somebody giving you a squir [... read more]t of hand sanitizer. The food is fantastic. They mix it up well at the buffet. I enjoyed the ala carte restaurants. Also although this resort is spread out, it is very much wheelchair accessible. they have a shuttle that runs all day - very convenient . But if you like to walk as I do, I enjoyed walking all over the resort. They even have this awesome water chair that allows an individual with mobility issues to enjoy the beach and ocean. Speaking of the beach, this is also wonderful. You actually can enjoy both sunrise and sun set the way the land naturally is. There is ample space everywhere and you feel like you are on your own little resort on your own little island. Chairs are always available. Well done. I can't say enough great things about this resort

Almost perfect

Beautiful place. Great attention to detail. Scrupulously clean and well-stocked. Friendly, attentive staff. Very good food: fresh, abundant, beautifully presented, excellent variety. Gorgeous beaches.

Beautiful setting and great service

This was our first trip to the hotel, and the location was great and facility had lovely manicured gardens. Our room package came with a butler and she looked after us with great attention to detail. (this was over Valentine's Day which she made extra special) The food was good both at the buffets and a la carte restaurants. The only "issues" we had was that as non-smokers it was difficult to eat outdoors in the daytime or evening without having someone smoke near us as there were no designa [... read more]ted smoking sections and the other was that some guests took it upon themselves to reserve beach chairs first thing in the morning and did not show up until early afternoon - which was not fair to other guests. Both of these small issues were discussed with the manager and he advised they are working on a plan to address both concerns. Overall it was a great holiday and a place that we would highly recommend for a more secluded getaway that is not the big hotel experience. Glad we went with our travel agent's suggestion and will be going again someday!

Cayo Leventado: Samana's Vacation Gem

Cayo Leventado Don Pablo by Bahia is one of the best vacation properties we have visited. From the most excellent staff who gave the property a fun and friendly vibe, to the high quality food and drink - a la carte or buffet resto's, we found quality service and a wide variety of excellent freshly prepared foods. The accomodations were fantastic in the Villa's with beautiful views and large spaciouse and comfortable rooms. The oversized balconies with full wicker seating and a cieling fan to boo [... read more]t were awesome! Several beaches and a bunch of pools always offered variety. Loved the fact that the main beach and main pool were only steps away from each other. From beach volleyball and body surfing and snorkiling to just chilling this property had it all.

Cayo Levantado is a wonderful island resort

The Luxury Bahia Principe Cayo Levantado is a beautiful island resort. Both the public and private beaches are wonderful, with much more shade options on the resort private beach. For an Xmas week, the temperature averaged 28deg. C... and it rained at least once each day for approx. 1-2 min. of about 10mm, mostly in the evening or overnight... while daytime there was blue sky with fluffy clouds. There are a variety of accommodations which the website doesn't do a good job of giving you vi [... read more]sual or verbal comparisons, nor do they tell you where on the island those various accommodations are. Tripcentral needs to do a better job of finding those specifics out so they can better cater to their clients needs. We asked for a 'superior' room, with 2 beds, with an ocean view, and we had a picture from the website that showed what that was like (or so we thought). The room initially assigned to us when we got to the resort was in the Superior category, inland with no ocean view, and very visually different than the photo online. We complained to the resort management and for an additional reduced price, they upgraded us to a Junior room in a tower... which compared to what we saw originally in the photo. The resort's naming conventions for their rooms is very confusing.... and Tripcentral needs to get that clarified properly. The rooms with 2 double beds was ok for one person sleeping in a bed, but lousy for 2 adult people on one double bed... the mattress sagged in the middle and was uncomfortable. The resort needs to rethink its 2 double bed policy and convert at least one of those beds to a queen size. The meals were great... the buffets had lots of variety, and very tasty! We tried out 3 of the 4 a-la-carte restaurants (french, brazilian and mediteranean) and each was amazing... with excellent service and very scrumptious food. We also tried out room service... the food arrived in a timely basis, hot foods were hot and also very tasty. I'm not a sun-lover so I spent much of my time at the beach pool where the waiters were very attentive and there was a controllable amount of shade and sun. I spent some time on the beach and in the ocean, but the sun is strong.... so I continually sought out shelter. We were appreciative that this was an adults only resort, so no kids to distract us. We all had massages at the beach spa... and the masseuse's hands were great at relaxation... they don't offer deep massage, and that was fine. As an aside, the travel time from the airport by bus, and then by boat to the resort took approx. 2 hours... in each case, we stopped at another Bahia resort on the mainland in Samana to either drop off or pick up other guests. We had good Air Canada Vacations' reps meeting and guiding us at the airport, and again at the resort, so everything went smoothly. We would definitely go back again.

Paradise Island

I visited this beautiful island resort with my boyfriend the first week of December. 2016 and it exceeded our expectations on many accounts. The service was superior to any resort we've visited in the Caribbean, including, Mexico, Bahamas, Cuba and St. Lucia....the staff could not do enough for you wherever you were on the island. A la carte restaurants and the buffet were all excellent and upscale. Although the swimming was very good at the beach, it was on the smaller side and somewhat mur [... read more]ky as the prior week had been stormy. We did do an excursion to Rincon Beach which was one of the world's top virgin beaches and stunning with gorgeous aqua waters. Overall, I would definitely recommend this adults only resort and would love to return one day.

Tranquil resort with a lot to offer

An exceptionally, well-groomed property with amazing, thoughtful staff. There are many secluded places to bask in the sun or places to socialize. There is something for everyone. We were impressed by the bartenders blending drinks behind a closed door to reduce noise so other guests relaxing didn't have to hear the blender noise all day long. Food and service were on par with a Sandals or Couples resort. Will definitely return to this property

5-star resort, 5-star staff

We had an amazing time at this beautiful resort, even with some rain a number of days. I have never been to a resort that has umbrellas in every room. Nice touch. We were part of a group of 28 Canadian friends (50+) celebrating some anniversaries, and we had lots of laughs. When it rained, we just jumped into the pool so we wouldn't get wet. The restaurants, including the buffet were very good. Don't skip seafood night at the buffet. The wine and other drinks were . . . you know. And the staff [... read more] was amazing, all of them.My wife was in a wheelchair due to a recent injury. They took care of her everywhere. Sadly she couldn't go shopping!!! We will be back.

Save yourself $. Go Anywhere but here!

Trip to Grand Bahia Principe Cayo Leventado in Dominican Republic Via AirTransat Vacation First let me say that I am 38 years old and consider myself a seasoned and veteran traveller. I have gone on at least one vacation a year since I was 19 years old, and I have been all over the world, from Costa Rica, to Spain, to Indonesia. I have done it all from cruises, to all inclusive, to condo rentals. I will say this… It is the first time I have never written a review on anywhere that I have e [... read more]ver been, and I’ve never been compelled to share my experiences as much as I am now after my trip to the Grand Bahia Principe Cayo Leventado in the Dominican Republic via AirTransat Vacations. I guess Looking back on most of my experiences you could say I’ve been really lucky to have gone this far without having issues like I had during my week at the Cayo Leventado. Cayo Leventado was rated a 5-star all-inclusive resort that was located on one of the most breathtakingly beautiful landscapes I’ve ever visited. Its very own private island! The price of the one week stay was $1735.00 CAN, which seems pretty high when I hear about people travelling to the Dominican for as little as $600….But this is a FIVE-STAR so it must be worth the extra $1000.00?.... Well I didn’t think so, based on my experiences. Many of the experiences I had were incredible including our dinner at the don Pablo restaurant, our Jacuzzi night, and breakfast in bed on our last day, and the wonderful server who made sure my girlfriend, had nothing to do but sip on her coffee, and reach for her grapes, and yogurt. They hit the mark on a few things, but missed it by a mile on some really important stuff. Probably only a couple of the bad things that I had to endure, would have ruined some peoples weeks completely. Because I am so easy going, I still managed to really enjoy myself, but I will never pay the money to go back to Cayo Leventado, and here is why. When we first got there my intentions were to talk to the front desk to upgrade our room to the junior deluxe room, since our travel agent was unable to upgrade us she suggested we try when we got there. I was told there were know deluxe rooms, or beach villas available, but my room had been upgraded free of charge to the junior suite superior. Well immediately I told her that I did not want the superior room, because I had checked out all the rooms online and felt that the junior suite was nicer. I was assured that this was a better room because people pay more for this room….Sorry, but that doesn’t make it nicer. Any who…we went with our butler up to the room and it was nice enough, but not what I was looking for, the view was ok. It looked over the garden and there was a small window through the trees where you could see the ocean. We decided it wasn’t what we were expecting but we would make the most of it. It gets much worse. The Butler explained a few things, I tipped him $3.00 US, and that was the last time I ever saw him again. After unpacking and getting settled in, I started wondering when our air conditioning was going to start cooling the room down, so I decided to go have a shower since I was tired and sweaty from travelling all day, and unpacking all my stuff in a hot stuffy room. When I went to open the shower, I was excited since it had a big huge shower head that is a luxury I don’t have at home. I was instantly disappointed when I went to go turn my shower on, and the water started spraying out of the shower head in about 50 different directions, none of them towards my head or body. Luckily there was a detachable sprayer, and I was able to bathe myself. After drying myself, I called down the front desk to ask them if they could send a maintenance person up to the room since my shower, and my air conditioning was not working. Someone came fairly quickly. The language barrier was great, and communication was non-existent, but he felt the air coming out of vent with his hand, and said it was ok. I work as a refrigeration mechanic and told him that “no, it is not working!” It was 35 degrees in my room and the system has been running for at least 3 hours now. Air was blowing out of the vents, but it wasn’t cold air. He took my shower head and returned half hour later and the shower worked great. My AC was still not fixed. I called back down to the front desk to ask if there was someone else that they could send to fix my AC knowing that I would not be able to sleep if we couldn’t get that AC fixed tonight. They said they would send somebody else. I asked them if they could also bring a couple more beers, since I had already long finished the two beers that were in my room fridge when we got there, and also asked if they could send a bottle of wine for my girlfriend. I was told that my bar fridge had already been stocked for the day so if I wanted more beer they would be $3.00 US per can, and would be $24.00 for the bottle of wine. Well... I was appalled! This was supposed to be an all-inclusive, and I wasn’t about to pay 3 bucks for a 50 cent can of Presidente beer, which by the way, is your only beer option on this island, and I certainly wasn’t going to pay 24 bucks for a 5 dollar bottle of wine. I expressed my dislike for this rule with the person on the phone and said surely with all the troubles we’ve had now with no air conditioning in the room this could maybe be the least that they could do for us, so I was told they would have to get a hold of a manager to find out if this could be possible. They called me back a few moments later and said that they would bring up a complimentary bottle of wine and a couple beers. Thank You! Or not… When my beer arrived it was warmer then my room. I asked the man who delivered it if he ever drinks warm beer…He said “Of course not sir!” I asked him why on earth he would bring me two warm beers. He agreed that it was ridiculous. I called back down to the office this time quite perturbed about the level of service I was receiving at this 5-star resort and reminded them that I paid and extra $2000.00 to get a 5-star experience and that this really wasn’t cutting it. I asked that I be moved. I told them I would be more than happy to pay for an upgrade to the junior deluxe, or a beach villa, or would be happy just to go back to the junior suite, that I had originally booked. I was told there was no other rooms avail. Except one junior suite but the view was terrible. I asked if the AC worked, they said yes, I said I’ll take it! I was then told to wait they would see if they had any other availability, so me and my girlfriend decided to try and get some sleep. We both struggled to sleep due to the temperature of the room, but about an hour later just as my eyes were ready to finally close. We were awoken to a knock at the door. I quickly got changed, and it was a staff member telling me he had a room to show me. It was in the same building just upstairs, and he would like to show it to me. I asked him if the AC worked and he replied “yes”. Well we got up to the room it was an identical room just one floor up. I immediately asked if we could go to the thermostat to make sure the AC worked. The employee turned the AC on and turned the temperature down low and the AC would not even kick on. It wouldn’t even blow hot air around the room like my current room. After trying a few things the staff member got frustrated with the fact that he could not get it running so he started punching the wall. I just walked away and went back to bed. The next day after an awful night of tossing and turning and sweating, we went straight to front desk and asked that somebody please fix our AC, or please move us to a room that has working AC. I was assured that this would be done. My and my girlfriend spent the entire day enjoying the beautiful beach and pools. By about 5:00 we were anxious to find out whether they managed to fix the AC in our room, at this point we were kind of hoping we wouldn’t have to move all of our stuff again. When we got back to the room I was very disappointed that my room had only cooled down to about 30 degrees C. Still very hot! I called front desk and talked to somebody different. This time Anna and she at least seemed like she wanted to help. I went down to talk to her, and she told me that the maintenance staff had been saying that the AC is fine, and that it was my fault, because I was leaving the door open. I explained to her that the door had been closed all day with the air running and still made no difference. I also informed her that I was a refrigeration mechanic, and was quite capable of determining that we were not getting proper cooling in my room. She gave me a couple of options. One room was a superior like the one we were in, and the other a junior sweet like the one that I had booked originally. She asked me to go take a look at both with a guy named Augustin who was great, although I ended up getting the island tour because they also had 4 other fares for Augustin to tend to, and he left his keys in one of the other villas. After looking at both rooms, I decided to take the junior suite. Because I like the layout of the room much better, and it was in the main building, so was closer to the bars, buffet, and any of the action. We were running extremely late for our reservations at the Mediterranean restaurant so we quickly packed our stuff, and Augustin waited patiently to move it for us into our new room. As he stood there he admittedly said it was really hot in the room, and that our AC was not working. Thanks Augustin! Our dinner was mediocre at best. The restaurant was extremely loud with some rowdy guest, and I really didn’t like the au gratin sauce they ruined my lobster with. While chocolate mousse, was more like marshmallow with some berry jam drizzled over it. After returning to our new room we were very happy to find out that the air conditioning was working, and a bubble bath had been set up with candles, and rose pedals for my girlfriend, upon my request to Anna, when I was settling up the changes it was delightful, and relaxing. The view was a disgraceful, we over looked the laundry room and employee area, and had zero view of a garden or the ocean so that was disappointing, but at least the room was nice and cool. We were there with a group of 28 people so I was able to see the spectacular views that some of our friends, had that actually paid less money to go there then we did, so that was a major disappointment. The next day we had dinner at Don Pablo’s. It was an amazing dining experience. My only complaint is that our waiter took everyone else’s order, and forgot about me and left the table. He later apologised, and no big deal right, just one more story to add to the trip. At this point in the trip some of the housekeeping habits were starting to arise, and we started to question why garbage, and dirty dishes weren’t being collected, we started a collection of wet towels under the bathroom sink. After about day four the towels were finally picked up off the floor from under the sink and folded, and placed folded beside our Jacuzzi. Thank you! Never know when I might need a wet towel from two days ago. Service around the pool and beach was slow, but I expected that. Once I asked the same server for a shot of tequila 3 times before it finally came on his tray. I was tipping these guys every time. And it seemed much more then then the people around me who still seemed to be getting better service then me. I called butler service one night to have a couple pillows from their pillow menu, and a scent from the scent menu delivered to the room, and the person on the phone gave me a bad attitude. I got “Sigh ….fine!...What time?” I said 10:00 they said “Fine….” I asked if this was ok I got more attitudes and told that he would be there. I said thank you and left a $5.00 tip on the bed. Came back and my pillows were tied tight in a bag at the end of my bed. We had booked a snorkelling excursion on a catamaran for the Friday but we were unsure about the weather. The rain had been relentless, and the Dominican had received historically high amounts of flooding during the week were there. I’m not blaming anyone for that. Nor did I even mind so much. But conditions were unfavourable for snorkelling as we could barely see 5 feet in front us because of all the bad weather. In most places I’ve been to they would have cancelled the trip but not in the Dominican. We went regardless, and cancelling, and getting money back was not optional. Snorkelling was awful. The catamaran ride was nice, and so was lunch, but I paid to go snorkelling not for the pleasure cruise. The tour guides were unhelpful not once did anyone give us any direction of what may have been a good spot to snorkel in or give us any information on the area, or even give us some safety reminders. The one girl who spoke English from the beach hut where we paid for the excursion was on the boat, and all she did was flirt with the other male staff. Not one word was spoken to any of the guest on that boat, unless it was to order a rum and coke. Our last night we had dinner at the Portofino restaurant and by chance two of our friends from our group also had reservations at the same time. We asked the girl seating us if we could put our two tables together to share dinner together, and she responded but shaking her head at us and saying “aye aye aye!’ I couldn’t believe it so we put our table together on our own…They hated that, and made it very clear. We learned at the table that our friends had also been having some pretty terrible experiences with the staff and the hotel also. In fact they had decided to forfeit their second week. They paid the extra money to get on a flight a week early and go home. I’m not sure exactly what all their issues were but I know there room was a major factor. At the end of dinner, a young waiter by the name of Pedro came to our table to ask if we wanted desert. We had already discussed that some of were interested in two desert, and since we were in an all-inclusive what the hay?! Well Pedro ask my girlfriend first what she would like and when she told him she also wanted a second dessert Pedro looked at her and shook his head and said “Really?... You’re going to eat to desserts! ... Aye Aye Aye!” Well I don’t know if he thought he was being funny but I can tell you nobody at the table thought it was funny especially Amy. She was mortified and so was I. The nightly entertainment wasn’t all that great except for the night of the beach party, and the night they did the Michael Jackson nigh. Otherwise it was just their local band that played I think in the lobby about three night. The one night I think was the Tuesday they bored everybody to death with BINGO. If you filled an entire card, you won an airplane sized bottle of wine. YIPPEE! (Sarcasm) One more small complaint about the hotel, it seems old and run down. Lots of things don’t work. Even in our new room the toilet didn’t flush properly. Every time you flush the toilet you had to take the top off and put the flapper down, or it would just keep running none stop. The water in the toilet, and out of the taps, and showers, was brown. There were various leaks in the ceiling of the lobby, and sections of it were caution taped off due to water on the floors. Water was a big concern all week because of the amount of rain we got. The outdoor dining rooms were sitting in two inches of water and staff had a hard time getting rid of the water. What can you do? That‘s nobody’s fault. When we arrived and the Samana Airport to go home we found ourselves at the very end, of a very large line. We found out from someone else in our group that did some investigating, that the airports computers were down and they were writing out boarding passes by hand. It took us 3 hours just to get our boarding passes, and almost missed our flights. People that paid extra to part of Air Transat’s preferred customer program, were not give their rights to be able to by-pass the long line up. If I had only paid to go to a 3-Star hotel, I would say that Cayo Leventado was great. How this place ever got a 5-Star rating will always be a mystery to me. I have been to 4-Star resorts that put this place to shame. Save yourself $2000.00 and go somewhere other than here. Sincerely

Would definitely go back!

The resort was beautiful. The grounds were immaculate.The staff was outstanding. We were so impressed with how much fun they were, their positive attitude and their work ethic. I had to travel in a wheelchair because of an injury and they made sure that I was given assistance and transportation so that I could do everything the rest of the guests were doing. The food was very good. Our favourite was the Don Pablo restaurant. The service, presentation and menu made dining there a special event. W [... read more]e had some leaks in the ceiling of our room so that is one area that needed improvement.

Wonderful Vacation

There is no doubt that this is a luxury resort!! From the moment you step off the boat you are served with a smile and receive extra attention!! The food here is fabulous, unlike other Dominican resorts, everything at every restaurant is great. Don Pablo was absolutely delicious, the service was exceptional, the ambience was luxurious!! The Animation team that do all the activities are wonderful, full of energy and again, lots of smiles, eager to make your vacation fun. Loved loved this [... read more] resort and the people!!

Wonderful time for all our group

This Hotel is a small piece of Paradise. Our time there was wonderful. When we visited it was the "Rainy Season" and so that meant that some evenings the outdoor entertainment came inside. The down side of this was the volume was still the same as outside and way to loud for us to enjoy. Other than that all was good. The staff are an amazing group of young men and women who are always there for you.

Awesome resort

Just enjoy the bartenders and wait staff. do not waste your time with the people at reception or people offering to give you free gifts for being there. the island is beautiful and excursions aren't really necessary but can be done by taking the 10 minute boat ride back to samana