Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata: Very Nice Resort

This resort is a nice quaint resort on the smaller size, which I like. The beach is huge and beautiful. I really liked all of the restaurants. A lot of different options. Loved the grouper that was offered almost every night at the buffet. The drinks were amazing!!!! Def not watered down like others have said. Just like at any other resort, there are people reserving loungers at the beach and pool for sometimes more than 6 hours. That can be rather annoying. We were in one of the adult buildin [... read more]gs which was great because it had it's own pool and bar, plus it was a very quiet area all the time. The room was nice and always had hot water. The rooms were cleaned daily and the fridge stocked daily as well. The people trying to sell stuff on the beach weren't rude at all. You say no thank you and they move on. Very respectful. I'm not a big fan of the "VIP" staff trying to get you to upgrade but I get it. It's their job. A couple no thank you's and it's all good. Overall, I would def come back.

Playabachata Hotel: Amazing Resort!!

Very clean, friendly staff, entertainment is great, very funny, grounds are well maintained and extremely happy overall! Kids had a great time, lots of.activies to do every day, the shows are kid friendly. Absolutely returning again!

Select Sosua Adults Only, Trademark by Wyndham All Inclusive: 9 days of sunshine

We travelled with a group of 6. Our friends enjoyed the swim up room, while the rest of us had pool view rooms. The rooms were clean, only complaint would be water pressure and water temperature. But it did the job. We stayed mostly on select side unless we were eating at an a la carte. The international (select only) was wonderful, elegant dining experience. I also really enjoyed the Mexican and Italian, personally wasn't enjoying the seafood restaurant. Unsure if it was just due to a very late [... read more] reservation. Select gets unlimited a la carte, and can book today and tomorrow dinners. I suggest booking right at 9am! The buffet had a wide range of options, and was tasty. NOT alot of shade at this resort. Umbrellas are limited. But you can rig your room umbrella to some of the pool chairs.

Blue Bay Villas Doradas: Dated Resort

The rooms are very dated. Our window did not lock and the deadbolt on the door was broken when we arrived. We called and they did come to fix the same day. The first night we arrived, we did not realize we didn't have a bed spread and froze when sleeping. Many of the lounge chairs are ripped or broken. Not enough shade at the beach or pool. Need to get up before 5 am in order to get a spot with shade. The VIP section on the beach was empty every day. This should be opened up for others t [... read more]o use if empty and people could move if any VIP's showed up. Food was not great. Although you could get a fresh omelette every morning and pasta in the evening. Drinks were good - not watered down.

VH Gran Ventana Beach Resort: Resort in Puerto Plata

The rooms in buildings 1 and 2 are closer to the beach and the main pool. Building 3 is not so convenient. The resort needs a refresh. The lobby is too close to theatre (too noisy). The entertainment is poor.

Senator Puerto Plata Hotel: Senator Puerto Plata

Love this resort. Everything is so clean: the rooms, the grounds,the pool and dining area. There is a good variety of food and lovely presentation. Can't comment on entertainment as I was in bed by 9. Enjoyed my meal at the Japanese restaurant. Didn't go to the other ones. Only complaint was 1 hour wait for lunch at snack bar.

Playabachata Hotel: Perfect cheap and cheerful resort

Hotel was nice, showing its age but its well maintained and they do there best to bring a solid experience. Food was decent, fresh eggs and donuts every morning. Beach was large and had lots of mature palm trees. Rooms could use some updates, hard to get a spot at the pool and lines can get long for food. Good mix for young or older people. Overall it was a great stay, minor issues, but you have to go in there with lower expectations. Its not a 5 star, but one of the best value for money resorts [... read more].

Blue Bay Villas Doradas: Nice little resort

Nice spot. Small resort, everything within a short walk. GREAT food at every meal, including the fried chicken at the beach bar. Rooms are adequate. Pool and beach loungers were scarce and some broken.

VH Gran Ventana Beach Resort: Amazing resort!

We stayed in this resort for seven days! It was an amazing experience, and we will be back to this resort for sure. Rooms were clean, and the buffet and restaurants served great food. The staff are friendly and nice. The beach is clean, water is warm. Highly recommended!!!

Casa Marina Sosua Trademark by Wyndham All Inclusive: Great resort!

My family had a great time at Casa Marina. This was a great resort. It was very clean, had great staff, lots of activities each day, and was great for families. I would definitely recommend Casa Marina to anyone looking to visit the DR.

Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata: Great Resort

The Hotel Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata has well manicured grounds. All the staff were very friendly and helpful. There was always a large selection of food choices at the buffet. The food at the buffet and Al a cart restaurants were delicious and well presented. The rooms were clean and comfortable. Overall the resort was amazing. The only feedback with regards to improvements is that the app to book the al a cart restaurants needs to be improved as it was difficult to book or the site was [... read more] down

Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata: Emotions

Overall this was a very nice resort with very friendly staff. We had great weather and enjoyed relaxing by the pool or the beach. Booking for the 3 restaurants is a challenge as the wifi is very weak so made it difficult but the on-site buffet was a good alternative with lots of variety. Hotel rooms are very basic but are clean.

Cofresi Palm Beach and Spa Resort: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly at Cofresi Palm Beach Resort

The Good: The staff, the two main buffets and some of the ala carte restaurants were alright (not all of the ala carte restaurants were open or available). The small gym was clean and available. We had requested a ground floor room and that's what we got. Our room was cleaned daily. The Bad: There are 160 stairs between the beach and the lobby. We managed, but if you have mobility issues you'll be in trouble. Some of the buildings and walkways are in poor repair. The reception desk staff did no [... read more]t provided any useful assistance even when asked several times. There was a frequent sewage smell. The pools were gross dirty with hair and plastic cups. The only way to get service was to tip the cleaning and maintenance people. The Ugly: Our room was in very poor repair. The furniture was old (armchair was broken, beds were almost unusable, the closet doors were falling apart). The towels and linen were old but clean. The bedsheets were so thin that there were holes in some places (we use stuff like that for rags at the cottage). The pillows were lumpy (I know that sounds like a dumb complaint, but there were really bad). There was no roller in the toilet paper holder, so toilet paper sat stacked on the back of the toilet all the time. The toilet didn't flush properly. The bathtub wouldn't drain for hours after a shower. The shower hose and wand leaked. The sliding door was impossible to open and close. The main door wouldn't close without slamming it (I'm sure our neighbours hated us for it). There was no TV for the first four days and then not one English channel. The room phone was hit and miss. The clock radio didn't work and there was no control for the air conditioner.

Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata: Great smaller resort!

Loved the size of the resort! Everything was in close proximity. Close to the beach, pool and restaurants. Loved the restraunt sizes. Room could have been better, bathroom door didn't close all the way as well as the shower door, poor lighting in the bathrooms and the sink wouldn't drain. Friendly staff, and great service.

VH Gran Ventana Beach Resort: Great resort, especially with Royal package!

Stayed at the Gran Ventana March 24-31 in the Sanoa building room 1342. We upgraded to the Royal package and would definitely recommend. The Vintage Lounge is amazing, the best part of the beach is reserved for those with Premium and Royal upgrades and we enjoy going to à la cartes every night. The beach was extremely clean, some coral in places but you could still get in the water easily. The rooms are basic but clean, food was good, service was good everywhere except at peak times at the buffe [... read more]t was slow as resort was full. The resort is small but this means everything is close. The Beata building feels outside the resort as it is on the other side of the lobby, some people prefer this quieter area but we preferred the Sanoa or Catalina buildings which are closer to the beach and were also quiet unless facing the pool in the daytime. Daily yoga was a bonus, didn’t try other activities. We found most travellers were from Canada, the staff seemed happy to be working there and were always helpful, tips or not. We don’t generally return to resorts but we can see why GV has so many repeat customers and we would consider it for the a future trip!

Playabachata Hotel: Amazing resort

Everything was nicely kept. Very picturesque. All the staff are wonderful. The beach was always cleaned and raked in the morning. We have nothing bad to say about this resort. And the buffet had so many options for food. All the staff work so hard.

VH Gran Ventana Beach Resort: Great resort

This resort is a smaller size in comparison to previous ones I have visited! This is not a negative for me as it was less chaotic and more relaxing despite being fully booked! Food was great with lots of options. Resort was clean, well organized and had all amenities needed for a great vacation including a friendly, helpful staff!

VH Gran Ventana Beach Resort: Perfect Resort

I now know why this resort has so many good reviews.The resort is small which makes it easy to get oriented and everything a short walking distance. The resort is very clean always staff sweeping mopping and cleaning .The Buffet is one of the best I have experienced in an all inclusive lots of choices and flavourful. The service for the most part was good but it was very busy no long lineups anywhere but sometimes coffee and water at breakfast was slow but we were on vacation so no biggie.Smoke [... read more]rs could be disrespectful at times but that is no fault of the resort The pool was nice and clean the beach was beautiful great for walking. Rooms were large dated but very clean AC worked well. I would certainly recommend this resort and would definitely stay again Because of the wonderful kind staff

VH Gran Ventana Beach Resort: Perfect Resort

I now know why this resort has so many good reviews.The resort is small which makes it easy to get oriented and everything a short walking distance. The resort is very clean always staff sweeping mopping and cleaning .The Buffet is one of the best I have experienced in an all inclusive lots of choices and flavourful. The service for the most part was good but it was very busy no long lineups anywhere but sometimes coffee and water at breakfast was slow but we were on vacation so no biggie.Smoke [... read more]rs could be disrespectful at times but that is no fault of the resort The pool was nice and clean the beach was beautiful great for walking. Rooms were large dated but very clean AC worked well. I would certainly recommend this resort and would definitely stay again Because of the wonderful kind staff

VH Gran Ventana Beach Resort: Awesome Vacation

Gran Ventana was Awesome!! My third time visiting this resort. The staff are so friendly and kind. The food was awesome…..we did the buffet most nights but did an a la carte one night…the food at both was great. Lots of variety and delicious….so clean…Nothing but great to say about this resort…10/10….Can’t wait to go back!