Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Great place to marry

I got married at this resort. They set it up very nicely and on time. Great place to stay. Do note, they will not rush to get things done. Took a while to get my room on the first day. Also cleaning times for the room is never consistent. 9:30am one day, 5:00pm the next.

Iberostar Selection Bavaro Suites: Reliable Resort

This was my second time at the Iberostar Bavaro Resort. The resort is older but well maintained. Grounds are very clean, every day there are gardeners taking care of all the plants and flowers including orchids. Food is good and there is lots to choose from. Beach is fabulous best location in Punta Cana. Staff is very attentive and eager to please their guests. Will return again

Riu Merengue: my husband and i were at the riu bachata not riu merengue

very friendly and helpful staff the grounds were well groomed ,my husband is in a wheelchair and was able to access all areas of the resort .our room was a disabled room which made our vacation stress free .when we arrived at the resort due to miscommunication we had no disabled room available but the sunwing representative looked after us and in no time there was a room available.we enjoyed ourselves met a lot of nice people if our health continues we are booking for next year.

Royalton Punta Cana Resort: Beautiful beaches!

This resort is very clean and the beaches are the best we've ever seen. They are serviced daily to remove seaweed and coral/rocks so it is easy and safe to access the ocean. The staff is very friendly and helpful. One week is almost not long enough to enjoy everything there is to offer.

Iberostar Selection Bavaro Suites: Great resort

Good food, beautiful beaches, lots of palapas, nice rooms in villas with gorgeous grounds. Would rate buffets 5 star. A la cartes 4 star pool 4 1/2 star beaches 5 star entertainment 3 1/2 star. Rooms 4 1/2 star

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Beautiful Resort - showing its age

This has been my third time visiting this resort and it still amazes me how beautiful it is. The resort has now grown to 7 in total. They have put in so much work into the new sections (Fantasia, Turquoise) that they are not putting any efforts into the original resort (Punta Cana). We were there from March 31 to April 7th for a wedding. In total there were 18 people and there seem to be an issue with all of the rooms. Being there for a wedding we would think that all of the rooms would [... read more] be together but instead were scattered all over the resort. For our room a special email request was sent to help us celebrate our honeymoon and my birthday and nothing was done to acknowledge the celebration. Our fridge in our room did not work properly at all and once it was documented it was fixed right away. Unfortunately for my brother his fridge also did not work and it took 5 days to get his fixed. In previous years if you were a returning guess you received a different color bracelet and you had the option of eating breakfast at the Santa Fe restaurant instead of going up to the lobby to go to the main Buffet. They are no longer doing this and had to go to the main lobby everyday. One night during the week they have a carribean night in the main court yard. In order to participate in this you have to pay an extra $15.00 per person. We were not happy with this and turned around and went back to the lobby. The resort is starting to show its age and things were constantly breaking. we weren't able to use the whirlpool tub as the stopper wouldn't work. Wall fixture beside the bed was broken in half and did not work.

Emotions by Hodelpa Juan Dolio: Amazing week!

Just got back from a 1 week vacation at the Emotions by Hodelpa and I had a great time! I love how the resort is smaller in size which allows you to get to where you want to be in 2 minutes or less. I have no complaints about the food at this resort but I would say to try to get into the a la cartes for dinner (we didn't go to the buffet for dinner but I did hear it was good). The Domincan restaurant was my favorite (I ate here 3 times). Be sure to try the coffee house. The frapps and cappu [... read more]ccinos are amazing! The beach was nice but other people are right in saying the vendors get annoying. I just ignored them after day 1 and they leave you alone. The road you have to cross to get to the beach buffet and beach is a non issue...don't listen to people saying its a huge deal because it isn't. Hardly any cars drive by it so I don't understand the complaints. We lucked out on the weather all week. Super sunny, hot with a nice breeze and no rain! We did a catamaran excursion to Saona Island which I definitely recommend. It was gorgeous and a high-light of the trip. Overall I loved this resort and would go back if the price was right. I have already recommended this place to people I know.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Fabulous

The resort was very clean the staff very happy and lots of fun Our rooms were very clean and beautiful The food was awesome The drinks were delicious The shuttle service was an excellent commodity The staff were polite friendly well groomed and clean We loved everything about the resort

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Beautiful resort

I really enjoyed my stay at the Grand Bahia Principe resort in Punta Cana. Our room was clean and we were close to the pool, beach and main lobby for meals. Shuttle service was also handy :) I would definitely recommend this resort.

Hyatt Vivid Punta Cana: Excellent trip!!!

Amazing time at this resort! I loved how clean the restaurants, the lobby and the washrooms were. Clean washrooms are very important and I am very satisfied! I would go back to this resort again and have already started planning my next trip. Everything was awesome down to the amazing friendly staffs and service and of course the tasty food! Thank you dreams for making my anniversary voyage memorable!

Viva Heavens by Wyndham: Great resort!

I have recently returned from the Viva Wyndham V Heavens and had a great time. The resort is small ans is ideal for solo traveller like me. The resort is well laid out and best of all is the free wi-fi, even on the beach. I have met many travellers and even made some friends. The animation crew were great - did Zuma, dancing lesson, water aerobics, etc. Although the resort has 4 à-la-carte restaurants, not all were opened. Contrary to the Sunwing brochure, the buffet was opened during supper  [... read more]time. I had no issues with the the food, although I found the Blend to be the best - especialy the salmon. I had the Bliss room, located on block #2, and does not have a balcony. It is a small room and is ideal for a solo traveller or a couple. I usually travel with my sister and I would not have seen the both of us in the same room. I did miss not having a balcony but it was not a major issue, I still enjoyed my room. The maid cleaned my room every day and I had left her a tip and small gifts. I was surprised on how nice the beach was. There were a lot of waves but we were still able to go in the water . You can have a long walk on either side of the beach. There were vendors but they did not bother me, probably because I was alone. There is a shopping mall 5 minutes from the resort. The price were better than the shop at the resort and at the airport. I would define try return to this resort.

Bahia Principe Escape Bouganville: Luxury Bahia Principe Bouganville

The grounds of this hotel is 5 star. The grounds are immaculate. The rooms are a great size. If your not getting an ocean view ask for building 57 facing the pool with a balcony we were in 57122. Even numbers face pool. This is a new building facing the new quiet pool. It's close to everything the buffet the a la cartes and lobby and la Romana le gourmet. A la carte a can only be booked by the Bahia app which I recommend to install. The only restaurant that must be done by the staff is d [... read more]on Pablo gourmet restaurant. In your check in envelope is your keys luggage baggage a slip so bellman bring your bags to your room and a mso. What is a missing is the Dress code for the a cartes are shirts with sleeves belted shorts or pants with closed toe shoes. Don Pablo and le gourmet you must wear pants. How to set up free Wifi. The hours of the restaurants especially the buffets. These are most important if you arrive after 6 pm. Check in will be done on the bus in. So ask your Butler or bell man or front desk when you get there. Note reservation number or reservsa number is different than confirmation number. If you are lucky they might give you both before your trip so you can book your a la carte a before you arrive two or three days before. Upgrade to option plus on return you get to buy ok your seats ahead of time first on a plane seperate line for booking at airport. Most important access to privekedge lounge. It's 54 each well worth it. Your at the airport 3.5 hours before flight. Book your movies in advance on cineb app. You are permitted 3 shows total. The movies are date specific if you set them up for your departure it wouldn't be available on your return. You watch it on your cell or lap top that you downloaded it to. The bar is all premium names of brands you have heard of before. Bacardi gordens crown riyal baileys Chivas etc. The only additional charges are some single malt scotch cognac and bottles of wine. The gourmet restaurants is fine dining leave your diet at the door. The grill is for people that love meat have a early seating for this as the meat sometimes is kept warm and gets overcooked for late bookings. Stay away from fish house. The Asian is great ask for jose he will take care of you. Make use of your Butler they put scents in your room. Get you special pillows with or without scents help you with packing and unpacking etc. Two dollars goes a long way. The restaurants are limited to wine and shots for coffee or after-dinner drinks. Lobby bar is fully stocked. Enjoy your stay. We will return 5 stars. It's is great for a relaxing holiday it starts at 8 am and gets really quiet at 11pm unless you go to la Romana side.

Sunscape Coco Punta Cana: Okay for the Price

Our room was clean but it smelled very musty - even running the bathroom fan 24/7 didn't help. Friends staying down the hall didn't have this problem. One of our closet doors was missing and the door in the bathroom was coming off the hinges. The minibar was included but 3 out of 7 days it was not restocked. Grounds and public areas were fairly well maintained, except for the pools, which had a scummy layer floating on top. The beach was the best part - only steps away from the resort a [... read more]nd powdery white sand. There was a lot of seaweed on some days but if you swim out far enough you don't really notice. Food was good but service at the buffet restaurant was not - it took 45 minutes to get a morning coffee. VIP areas and service seemed much better but the upgrade costs an extra $50 per person per day.

Now Garden Punta Cana: Now garden

We booked Now Garden with Victoria from Trip central. When we booked we asked that our hotel be beach front. She pointed us out to Now Garden and when asked if it was beach front she said yes its on the beach. To our surprise once we got there, the hotel was not on the beach it was behind another hotel called Now Larimar, it was a 5min golf cart ride to the beach. This was very disappointing as we were traveling with a toddler. We ended up having to pay another $400 to upgrade to the other hot [... read more]el that was on the beach. I normally always book directly via online. And after this experience i can say i will continue to book directly online. I will no longer book with trip central. I felt this was bad customer service, she told us what we wanted to hear. So she could sell the tickets. She didn't care one bit about what we voiced. It's there lost as we normally travel 2-3times a year. Another think was our tickets came with the names all wrong. Evrn after asking for it to get fixed they forgot to fully change my husbands which created abit of an issue at the airport. We didnt notice as when we saw mine and my daughters fixed we thought all was good. Now Larimar was a bigger hotel they are both owbed by same company. Food was not the best, and we found alot of dirty cups and plates. Pp that worked there lacked enjoyment in their work. The hotel had different areas for prestige people which they keep trying to sell it to you at all cost. They olny had 1 pool for everyone and then 2 pools and and a beach restaurant for prestige. Didn't really like this concept. It made it hard to enjoy as everything u wanted to do you needed to pay extra for.

Sunscape Coco Punta Cana: Great week in the sun!

Enjoyed my week in the resort. It was a bit larger than I would prefer, but there were lots of pools outside the main area (noisy and crowded) where we spent most of our time. Stayed in building 12 close to a pool and a bar. Christian was our server and was awesome. So friendly and cheerful all the time - so good at his job. Other servers in the buffet were very good as well. My favourite was Carmen who worked in the smaller buffet. Also had the best omelettes with everything! Beach was nice bu [... read more]t almost impossible to find a chair to sit on. Had an awesome week all in all - would go again if I could.

Riu Merengue: Good times at Riu Merengue

Little ways from Puerto Plata makes this place nice and quiet. The food is good but I would add some day to day variety. The eastern part of the beach is more swiming friendly, although not a spot for snorkeling. The staff is awesome and really friendly everywhere on the resort. As far as the activities outside the resort, I suggest to use the packages sold at the resort; if you're trying to do it on your own, you will most likely ending paying more to get less. Bring some tip money!!!

Bahia Principe Grand San Juan: DISSAPOINTING RESORT.BAD MANAGEMENT

After being at this hotel 5 times now and my traveling companion 3 ,I can say this was the first time I have been very disappointed. in the room mostly. the first room we were given was not the cleaniness,i had grown to expect from this resort, .we only had one electrical plug and that was in the bathroom. one side of the double bed had an extension cord coming from behind the headboard to plug in a charger .that was all except the tv in Spanish. behind the headboards WERE A MASS of electri [... read more]cal wires with no mar connectors on the end. since this is where the extension cord was coming out off it. we assumed they were live. we went to desk to complain and ask for another room said we couldn't get moved till next day. I asked for an upgrade to a vip room which was what we requested ,even if I had to pay more and we were not even taken seriously. the room we were given was a downgrade not upgrade .there were Robes and Towels in the first room. when we asked for them back for the second room we were told that they were for VIP only. After returning to this resort many times .I expected better service than this. They gave us Silver bracelets instead of green BIG DEAL. they didn't mean anything except advertising for the resort that we were returning clients .after two days of our vacation being ruined trying to get what we requested. we realized they were catering to the first timers. hoping they would come back. not us after many times we were there .very disappointing vacation..we have recommended this resort to many friends since I started going there 10 years ago. but will not recommend it again to anyone..............

Barcelo Bavaro Palace: Great vacation

We had a great vacation at this resort. There is something for eveyone. My husband loved the golf and the jacuzzi on the balcony. I enjoyed the one minute walk to the beach. It is a big resort but nothing is too far. Especially if you take the train. Lots of cute babies but there is also an adult section( The Beach) that is quieter and everything is close together but you can use all of the amenities in the Palace. The weather was perfect and if we have to complain about anything would say the f [... read more]ood was so-so. But the a la cartes were very good at La Brisa and Hoya. I aslo wish there were some places for snacks along the beach or pools so we didn't have to always go to the buffet or Sportsbar. All in all we had a wonderful time and I may visit this resort again!

Iberostar Selection Bavaro Suites: Iberostar Bavaro Punta Cana

We are repeated guests at this resort. What draws us back again and again are great gardens and trees, guests leaning towards mature people and families..The accomoditation in villas is quiet and very nice. The food is good and the beach is fantastic. Service - fast, efficient and always with the smile. We liked it as well because it is an older, established and relaxed resort.

Casa Marina Reef Resort: Casa Marina Reef Resort - Sousa Dominican Republic

My 79 year old father and I spent a week at the resort from March 30 to April 6. The food was good, the staff were excellent and the resort was in good condition. I thought we received very good service at all times.