Viva Heavens by Wyndham: Unsure

it was a nice hotel, the food was decent but not a lot of selections. no grill station for fish, meat, shrimps, only pasta day after day. We went to the Italian by the beach it was disgusting the fish was raw and chicken had a bad taste to it, very disappointed after reading the reviews. the people were nice but some were very touchy and some actions were not acceptable slapping girld on their ass and splashing peole rudly at the foam party wasnt necessary alot of people got pissed off and we  [... read more]had to tell them to stop. small resort with no kids was a bonus but would not retutn.

Grand Bavaro Princess: Pretty good resort

I sure wish you would ask about the flights and the actual travelling experience. The resort was beautiful. We loved the trails and the spectacular scenery. The food, however, was a real disappointment.

Melia Caribe Beach Resort: Beautiful

I have been to many resorts in the Caribbean and the Melia caribe tropical in punta cana absolutely took the cake for the best resort i have ever been too. Our room was ready when we got there and it was clean, fridge stocked and AC working well. location was close to the beach, pool and grill. resort was always clean and well kept. staff friendly and available. music always playing and overall very good vibes. I cannot recommend this resort enough, will be returning very soon!!

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Great Layout & Options

Really enjoyed our week (end of April 17) at this resort. Was our 2nd trip, had visited back in 2011, when the new section had just reopened & felt they've had an opportunity to improve the service & restaurant reservation system, all went a lot smoother. The food was a highlight for us - definitely good value. I don't usually like Buffets, but the selection, amount of cook stations & variety was great. Didn't feel crowded, with other guest, very pleasant experience. a La Carts were good, a [... read more] little more time consuming, but were a nice change a pace, since both BF & Lunch were buffets. Best part of this hotel is the layout - I really enjoy a resort that is situated along the beach - you can see the ocean from both buffets & the front part of the pool. Views were stunning. Entertainment crew were great, creative and enthusiastic. Nice to have the extra options, at the Palace (family side), but most important, great to go back to the relaxation an Adults only can provide. Lots of chairs - had to place towels around the pool, to ensure you had a shady spot, but there were empty chairs, most of the day. Staff were very friendly - language is an issue, but try to learn the phrases that are important to you, they appreciate it. Only complaints - would like to be able to get "good brewed coffee & cream", house wine was pretty bad - just a little upgrade here would be great - would have enjoyed local brews in our bar fridge, over Coors light (since you can't get them at home).

Marien Puerto Plata Hotel: Great resort!!!

It was a smaller resort but still had plenty of chairs by the pool or the beach. The rooms were clean, the pool was very clean and the food was very good. The beach was nice and you could walk a long way to the right. My only complaint would be arriving at the resort at 10:30am and not having a room until the check-in time of 3pm. It is not really convenient and I'm not sure if it is this way at every resort, I know this is the rule at hotels, but it would definitely be better to have a room  [... read more]ready upon arrival. We still made the best of our time, left our luggage at the entrance (at own risk) and went to the pool area, which is closer to the hotel lobby. Besides that...good times. We were 8 and we all ate very well, no one was sick and we all had fun.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Best Vacation Ever!

Choosing the Bahia Principe Ambar Blue for a week's vacation was the best decision we ever made. We were treated like someone special right from the beginning. It's a huge resort, but don't let that scare you - the staff knows how to get you to where you need to be (we think the adult-only Ambar Blue is the best section - close to pool, beach, and restaurants - love building 46) and there are shuttles that take you across the entire resort for additional activities, restaurants, night club, sho [... read more]pping, etc. The local staff made our stay so enjoyable - from housekeeping filling up our refrigerator with our preferred beverages to the beautiful friendly people on the beach taking drink orders - they are just such happy people with a great vibe and they want you to have a wonderful experience. WiFi was a little spotty, but the more I thought about it, the more I wondered if it's intentional to help you disconnect from the real world and just take the time to relax.

Ocean Blue and Sand: Fantastic resort

We went to this resort on the advise of our Trip Central advisor and we were not disappointed. Everything went well from the flight to the transfer to the check in. The resort is not to big but big enough to be by yourself if you want. There are two enormous pools which both have a swim up bar and the servers were fantastic. The al a cart restaurants were all great and the Japanese is worth the trip with all the entertainment going on. The resort is well maintained and clean. We would go back in [... read more] a heartbeat as everything was great.

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Beach Resort: Amazing resort

my fiancé and I loved it here. It was a great place to go I would go back no questions asked. we had the VIP there what made our stay even better than we could imagine. we even had a personal butler. his name is Freddy. he made my fiancé and I trip interesting and comfortable. but over all I would rate the trip 10/10. great experience and had a wonderful time at the Majestic Colonial resort in Punta Cana.

Paradise Playa Dorada: great way to spend my week

the trip started great with the flight and easy airport pickup, the staff was friendly and supportive in every way, the food was much better than i expected, the hotel grounds was easy to navigate and was very clean the only things i was disappointed with was had to pay for safe in the room, $4 a day $28 us funds a week no coffee maker in room and rooms were small. The beach was nice with lots of water sports the pool was big and clean and the bar drinks were plentyful

Bahia Principe Escape Aquamarine: Last Time - Never Going Back

This was our 3rd time at the Ambar resort (once Ambar blue, 2 Ambar green). We emailed out room request 6 weeks in advance. Arrived around 12 noon. Check in was a nightmare. Our rooms where not ready until approximately 3:30 p.m. and we were given rooms in the 8400 facing construction on the first floor. Next day, Daniella at the Ambar Green gave us what we had originally requested which was pool side view on second floor. Thank you Daniella. The fridge was never restocked properly even  [... read more]after leaving a note. Towels were not replaced and we were missing something almost every day (coffee, sugar, cream). Asked for 3 wake up calls. Never got them. Thank god I had brought my own alarm clock. Food at the buffet is good but after six days, repetitious. Will not be returning.

TRS Cap Cana Hotel: Great vacation

We stayed at the Also Tierra Cap Cana, this was our first trip to the Dominican Republic as we had always gone to Jamaica for holidays. The resort was very well kept, we had the swim out oceanview room and loved it. The rooms were clean, the food was ok. I loved the small beach and the fact that we could go to the larger beach if we chose to only a 10 minute drive which the resort provided free.

Riu Merengue: Nice Resort poor service.

It was fair. The food was better than when we visited in 2012. We thought the service was lacking this time. Also we found a huge cockroach in our room our third night as well in the public washrooms I saw them running around.

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: Beautiful Resort!

The grounds are perfectly manicured, the public areas are cozy, clean, and peppered throughout, the rooms are a decent size with all the amenities necessary. The food was amazing at all the a la carts. (We went to 7 of them) The beach at the Esmerelda is a bit crowded but we swam at the Ambar which was lovely.

Essentia by Emotions: Good Resort

I was staying on the VIP side with a swimout room. I loved the swimout room. Was very quiet and relaxing which is what I needed. The staff are awesome. I loved the essentia pool. The beach was also great but too many vendors. The food was just okay. Too repetitive. I did try the spa. Was so amazing.

VH Gran Ventana Beach Resort: Overall Good Experience

My boyfriend and I went to the VH Gran Ventana Beach Resort from April 21-28, 2017. We had a great time, but not all turned out as we had expected. The hotel itself is beautiful, the staff was on top of everything and very friendly and they keep every location around the resort clean. Our room had a King sized bed (Premium Suite), was cleaned daily by the maids and water and towels restocked. We also got a thrid floor room by the quite pool which was nice due to the loud entertainment in the oth [... read more]er section of the resort at later hours. The only issues with our room was the bathroom sink leaked around it when you turned the water on for any length of time and would drip onto the floor. This was annoying. We also had a day where a pipe had broke in the building and caused us not to have water in the shower. The front desk gave us a key to another room to go shower in and it was back on by that evening.The balcony view looked out to a field with a beautiful mountainous background. The safe cost an extra $16 which was a bit annoying, as they should just include it in the cost of the vacation. The theater area of the resort offers free wifi, but is very slow and does not always want to connect. I ended up purchasing the wifi for around $45 Canadian for the week, which made it so I could connect anywhere on the resort. The only annoying thing with that was when you "lock" your phone and then go back in, sometimes the wifi disconnects and you have to go through your web browser and put the password credentials back in. They do a good job with daily activities and entertainment! I did the water Zumba class with Amber and she is fantastic and energetic at it. She really gets you moving with a smile! The pool entertainment throughout the day was always funny, entertaining and engaging with people. The staff do a good job at rounding people up to participate! You can also do daily Bingo, dance lessons and watch a nightly show. In our case, we ended up doing Karaoke, that was fun! The food was of a wide variety, but this is where I (and my boyfriend), but mostly I had many issues. I have many food allergies (mainly milk) and so not knowing what was in things was a struggle. I went for foods that were seemingly safe, but ended up with a lot of upset stomach issues throughout the trip. We found it better to eat almost more unhealthy while there (fries, burgers, bread, fruits, fajitas) versus the vegetables and salads, as they seemed to upset us the most. We both had one full day wrote off due to our stomach and felt off the remainder of the days! We also found this caused us unable to drink, which was half the excitement of doing an all exclusive trip, so this was very frustrating and disappointing. The beach is nice, theres quite a bit of sea weeds that floats by if the wind picks up but it wasn't too much of an issue! The beach was also very busy and windy so we mainly lounged by the pool. The pool area fills up very quickly in the mornings so you want to make sure you get out and put your towels on a chair so that spot is claimed! The weather was weird while we were here, we picked the wrong time to go I guess. The first 4 days we had nothing but over cast and off and on light rain everyday. The remaining 3 full days we had left we got sun, so at least we got some.... Overall, when discussing this trip with my boyfriend on the way home, we decided other than our issues with the food, this was a fabulous place to stay. There were some flaws with the bathroom and such, but you get what you pay for for $1,200! The staff was really responsive, very polite, very friendly and very quick to get you what you need. They had staff cleaning up empty cups, sweeping anything up off the ground and tidying chairs to make sure it was clean. For the price we paid for this trip, we feel it was worth it!

Melia Caribe Beach Resort: Enjoyable

Check in was extremely slow. Food was wonderful. Staff was friendly. Kids had a blast & we would happily return for another holiday. The grounds were very well kept and clean beach. It would have been nice to have a bank machine that gave US funds, not just pesos.

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: Excellent family vacation

This was mine and my wife's 3rd stay at the Bahia Principe at 3 different section . Once at the Bavaro Golden, once at the Ambar green and this time at the Esmeralda. As with the other two stays the entire resort is beautiful and we'll maintained.Thid trip we traveled with our Daughter who has been here once before, as well as our niece , nephew and his girl friend all on there first time to down south. The buffets for breakfast and lunch and supper had a variety of food for everyone to enjoy.  [... read more]During this Visit we ate at 4 A la Carte resteruants all were excellent , and all the staff were a pleasure to deal ....with a special thanks to Johnny who accommodated all 6 off us with the in pool scuba lesson and Louis with setting up our buggy excursion that took us through the back roads and a refreshing dip in a cenote.....in short we had a great trip well organized for us by Tanya Smith at Trip Central and would recommend both the hotel and will be dealing with Tanya and Trip Central for our next vacation.....PS as with many resorts the only issue was the sand fleas

Casa Marina Reef Resort: Wonderful time at Casa Reef

This was my first time to Casa Marina Reef Resort. We loved it! Food was good, pools were beautiful and cleaned everyday. Our room was cleaned by 1pm everyday and no problems with hot water or air conditioning.

Bahia Principe Escape Aquamarine: Relaxing place

It was a nice place and very clean. Very busy resort and at the time there was a lot of construction next door. The bedrooms were beautiful. Wish there was a place to go dancing nighttime. The food was decent. The garden grill was the best place.

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Beach Resort: Beautiful !!

The majestic colonial is a beautiful hotel. Me and my fiancé have traveled before and this was one of the more classier places we have been. The staff were friendly and warm and always tried to get the crowed engaged. My fiancé and I upgraded the adults only section of the resort and the perks it gave us were very nice. We got an amazing butler (thank you Freddy!), access to 2 other pools with swim up bars, fancy towels and more. The resort was always so clean and the staff always seemed to be [... read more] working hard in order to keep it that way. If I had to rate this hotel I would give it a 5 star rating and we will defiantly be going back as we were so impressed.