Occidental Caribe: Beautiful resort/bad timing

Everything about occidental caribe was amazing. People were so welcoming and nice. The food was to die for, the room was gorgeous, the excursions were fun! The only bad thing I would have to complain about that it was spring break. So there was tons of unappreciative/disrespectful kids running around. Made for sleepless nights due to noise, knocking on our door and running and loud music all night. To get drinks took forever because they were understaffed because of the amount of people. Other t [... read more]hen that it was an amazing experience and I would love to go back.

Occidental Punta Cana: Occidental Punta Cana DR

The grounds are absolutely beautiful. Well maintained and very clean. At night the lights on the pool and buildings cast a lovely ambiance on the property. The staff are very nice although English is a bit of a challenge for most of them. The nightly entertainment was very good from the trapeze acrobat show, Las Vegas show, Michael Jackson show (which was excellent), with lots of crowd participation. The Entertainment MC's were both awesome. The a la carte restaurants were just average. F [... read more]ood was never too hot and all the courses seemed to arrive at the same time. We were disappointed that there was no premium liquors at the bar. The dinner house wines were never consistent - different at every meal. The new renovated rooms are updated with nice touches like magnifying mirrors in the bathroom, hairdryers and all the shampoo/conditioner and body wash you needed. Always had to ask for maids to replenish beer in the room fridge and never had more than 2 beers at once. Lobby was beautiful and clean and enjoyed all the singers that performed. The outside couches were comfy and a nice touch. Overall, a very nice property.

Sunscape Bavaro Beach: Family Vacation

We enjoyed our vacation to Sunscape Bavaro Beach & Dominican Beach. Fast and friendly check-in. Wish the Lobby had real furniture instead of bean bag chairs. The food was great. We recommend Chopsticks, French Restaurant & Steak House (no reservations required). The buffets were also great (hot, fresh, lots of variety). Really liked the coffee shop in the Lobby. Room service was slow but good. We had to request Mini bar service daily (taking a note to the front desk helps). The resort ha [... read more]d lots of staff during the day. Lots of lounge chairs and towels were plentiful. Always lots to do with the entertainment crew. The resort was clean resort but the beach needs work.

Bahia Principe Grand San Juan: Nice vacation

I would like to say the resort was an old report but well kept. The staff were friendly but they were very pushy abiut selling their time share foe all the countries they are set up in. Booking through air Canada gave us a couple extras, like free safe for the week (would have been $29 US) and 4 a la care dinners instead of 3. We had our own rep Mr. H or Hipilito, that helped with everything from getting extra towels to helping get us a great deal on a family day trip. I was not pleased that the [... read more] hotel was hosting a high school trip and put the kids though out the park in with the families. They really should have set them up all together in one arena so they wouldn't bug the other guests. But having said that one the complaints came in from the other guests they posted security outside the rooms of the students. All in all it was a nice vacation but because of the time share people I don't think I would go back. Dominican is a very nice country to visit perhaps a different city and resort.

Tropical Deluxe Princess: Average Resort

Just returned from a week stay here. Rooms definitely need updating and a really good cleaning. Wouldn't be a place I would stay at again. A/C didn't work. Being hassled by Royal Holidays everyday and could be 10 times during the day was very annoying. Couldn't even go for breakfast or lunch as they stand right at the entrance. We were basically pushed to their building for a 60 mins info session for something we had no interest in purchasing. There are people on the beach also selling things bu [... read more]t were not pushy. Beach was okay, nice sand, its quite wavy there. Food was fine you always found something to eat. We loved Cristion and Luis who are waiters in the buffet. Very friendly! The lobby is a distance from everything, but the tram runs constantly. If you need WiFi it is only in the lobby but can be very hard to get on to, just something to know for people who can't live without it. Ridizzio is a must try restaurant, delicious and staff was awesome. We went for the warmth and relaxation and we got that, but we personally would not choose this resort again.

Essentia by Emotions: Nice Resort

The resort is nice, the beach is huge. The service is excellent. The food is okay, you could always find something to eat but it was the same thing everyday. Juan Dolio is very remote so it was hard to find any half day tours. There are many abandoned buildings, resorts and condos in the area. No shopping at all unless you wanted to travel to Santa Domingo.

Weare Cadaques Bayahibe: Property is great... staff and service is very poor.

Property is in a great location. However, the staff service were very poor. In the beginning nobody smiled... later on we got a couple staff to smile. The drinks were watered down no-name brands... any common brands were not included. No mix, other than soda pop... very cheap draft blonde beer. Line up and wait for service with a single bar tender. Usually overwhelmed. With a little attention to detail, this place could be amazing... but, as it is it's a two star at best!

Bahia Principe Escape Bouganville: Fantastic Resort!! Great Service!!

There is lots of chairs/lounges around both pools and the beach. You never need to reserve a spot. The food was great at both the buffet and the newly opened gourmet restaurant. Service in all the dining areas is spectacular. The entertainment staff are very friendly and engaging with all the guests.

Viva Heavens by Wyndham: Great resort, fantastic food, great location but a few of the entert staff are very inappropriate.

I did really enjoy the resort itself and the food is the one of the best I've ever had in an all inclusive.( we have been going on these vacations for the last 8 years and have been to Mexico x2 Jamaica, Cuba x2 and the Dominican x3). The food is one of the best. The bartenders ,front desk staff, your cleaning staff, everyone were helpful polite respectful, it was the entertainment staff ( not all of them but a few) that are overly aggressive and very inappropriate..... there wasn't a day I did [... read more]n't see Goofy dry hump a female guests, a pole for the volleyball net while people were playing, a speaker,the stage floor. The only day I didn't see it was the day we went in the paradise excursion. ( amazing excursion the staff was fantastic. Actually the entertainment staff at the resort could learn a thing or too on interacting with people that doesn't include trying to touch or *bang* someone to be funny) One of the female entertainers jump one of the male entertainers in the pool during the foam party and things just seemed to progress from there. One of the male guests was licking a female entertainers thigh It was as if you had booked a hedonism resort. If that's what you're into great but that's not what I paid for. You could visit the strip club,pay for your dances and it would be a lot cheaper then an all inclusive. 2 of them spent a morning covered with towels getting drinks from 4 female guests while the were rubbing their backs. It's a great resort have and like I said the food is amazing. Location is great but the management really need to get a grip on some of their entertainment staff. Sherry Sent from my iPad

Casa Marina Reef Resort: Great Resort

While our stay at the Casa Marina Reef Resort, we had a very wonderful time. The resort took good care of us and our room was very clean and staff was always there to help if there was an issue. During our stay we were hoping for more activities and entertainment, the disco/club was nice but during the day there was really nothing to do. The shows during the night weren't the greatest. The food was very similar every night and not the greatest. Not the greatest location but the beach was nic [... read more]e and overall not that bad of a resort to stay at.

Grand Bavaro Princess: Nice place!

The grounds and the resort itself were beautiful, however, a few things to look out for: -there are many stairs and ramps so one must be watchful when in the lobby or in the main buffet. - in general, floors indoors and out were slippery when wet so it didn't make walking easy. - resort was quite big, but we found that we could walk back and forth to the beach area with 10 mins to 15 mins - having a trolley coming by every 7 to 10 mins was convenient. - entertainment in the evening wa [... read more]s a bit loud and made socializing in the lobby a bit difficult Other than that, food at buffets was good, a la carte selections were good, the staff was very friendly, entertainment was good and the spa/gym were great.

Viva Heavens by Wyndham: Sunny destination

The hotel and grounds are amazing ...the food was top notch and variety was wonderful! I think I gained weight on this one. The older gentleman at the beach bar was sensational (can't remember his name cause the drinks were amazing! Starts with an A) the only bad thing was that there were 2 members of the "entertainment" crew who were more interested in themselves then their jobs...drinking and being somewhat obnoxious. The rooms were spacious and very clean. I would go back for sure....and avoi [... read more]d the entertainment crew at all costs!

Blue Bay Villas Doradas: great resort

I had a great time at this resort as I always do two years in a row and already planning next year. would have to start by saying that the entertainment crew are very friendly and fun to be around they make even a rainy day fun..special thank you to the entire entertainment crew..other great things would be clean and safe pool area all bars are friendly and happy to serve what ever drink you would like..the rooms are clean and well taken care off. only one issue with the drain, called front desk [... read more] and was fixed asap.the food and restaurants are great the servers are very well mannered and would gladly get you what ever you need to make your life easier during meals..this resort is one of my favorite resorts as I will be returning and look foreward to seeing all my new and old Dominican friends..

Dreams Royal Beach Punta Cana: Great getaway on Bavaro Beach

Smaller, comfortable resort for Punta Cana. Shuttle is 30 mins from airport, check in/out no issues. Direct on a very wide and long stretch of Bavaro which makes those who enjoy long walks a pleasure. Rooms were nice, beds are very comfortable (our room had 1 king), fridge is restocked each day. Hotel staff are some of the most pleasant we have encountered; always smiling and willing to assist. Grounds are well kept and clean. A la carte restaurants offered something for everyone's tastes and do [... read more] not require a reservation which is a big bonus (only need to reserve the Japanese Tepanyaki at Spice. Our only issues were the house wine which is not very good (premium brands offered from $30-100US) and beach towels had to be out in a cabana by 7:30 am or you are out of luck for shade. Didn't use the pool areas often, we're beach bums.

Weare Cadaques Bayahibe: Picturesque resort with miles of beaches to walk

This resort is perfect if you are not a big fan of over sized commercial resorts. Never had to worry about beach or pool chairs, beach area never felt overcrowded and their was a beautiful pier to lounge on / enter the water from if you preferred. The view from the beach was peaceful and picturesque and water was crystal clear. Your could walk for miles in both direction along the beach, (one direction leads you to a locals market area) Our room appeared to be updated, was very clean and [... read more] nicely laid out and the water pressure in our room was amazing (as good as home) The grounds were nicely kept, continually saw workers sweeping, cleaning them and the sandy beach activity area was raked every morning 1 swim up bar (which I wish I spent more time at) is very nice, the bartender we had Vicana (we called her Vicki) was very nice, smiled and joked and took pictures for us, pool was a great temperature and had varying depth making it easy to both swim and walk through the pool Here is a short list of what this hotel needs to do to take it to another level There is only 1 buffet & 1 Al la cart restaurant - there were no signs to advise what the meals were but meals appeared to be basically the same daily. Although the hotel has a massive water park that would be awesome for families there was very little "kid friendly food" (i.e french fries, chicken fingers hot dogs etc). it would be nice if they mixed it up a bit just so the food didn't appear to be the same day in and day out. The Al la cart restaurant is small and quaint but only has 3 meal plans (Mexican, Italian and Gourmet) and the menu does not change just repeats. Our servers were great, as soon as they saw us walk in they had our wine poured and brought to the table without a word being said. There is 1 main bar (by the buffet / beach) service varied a tonne depended on the bartender and only 1 or 2 actually smiled unfortunately. most struggled or didn't speak English. Cocktail variety appeared minimal probably because of the language barrier of being able to ask for it. Watched a guest get upset because he wanted Dark rum on ice but he kept saying "not white" so they dumped the white rum on ice they made and then poured white rum in a glass without ice and tried to give it to him...... If they had a "featured drink list" of some specialties in the different languages/ with pics probably would have helped the bartenders and the guests Service got much better over the course of the week (probably because we tipped so they became very helpful to us) - if you expect to be able to communicate only in English you will be disappointed as most the staff just don't speak anything but Spanish, most frustrating was asking for butter and no one understood what we were looking for.... I'm not one that needs to be waited on a tonne to be happy so I would defiantly go back but I hope they read the reviews and take to heart the little things because that would tip it from "nice" to an amazing resort.... .

Paradise Playa Dorada: Grand Paradise Playa Dorada - Great Resort

We stayed at the Grand Paradise Playa Dorada for 7 days in March. The resort facilities were great, the standard room we had a large bathroom and a good bed, TV, mini fridge and working air conditioning. The resort was clean and well kept and the staff were very friendly, always saying hello as they passed by. There was one main pool which was pretty big with a swim up bar. The activity crew were always around doing water aerobics or other games. There were 2 main bars, a disco that's open ev [... read more]ery night and the food in the main restaurant was always great. The quality of the food is much better than cuba and there was always a variety and fresh fruit and vegetables. There were 2 a la carte restaurants which were pretty good as well, one (Edens) which has a beach view. The beach itself was nice, and the water wasn't rough, however, there could have been more chairs. There were people selling souvenirs on the beach however they weren't pushy. The resort is in a nice beach area and you can walk quite far along the beach passed the other resorts. There is a little mall with a movie theatre, tourist shops and a few restaurants and bars within the resort complex - a 2 min walk. The resort is about 20 minutes or just under from the airport. The weather wasn't great at the time we went - It was overcast and rainy for 3 days. It rained one full day and there wasn't a whole lot to do. The crowd was mixed - quote a few elderly people, middle-aged and some young people (20-30). Not a party resort. Overall, it was a great experience :)

Bahia Principe Escape Aquamarine: Third time a charm!!

this was our third visit to Luxury Bahia Ambar Green and we will be back. Everything about this resort is great ... food, service, staff, cleanliness. We can't wait to book our next trip to the Luxury Bahia Ambar Green.

Bahia Principe Grand San Juan: So, so.

After being at Bahia hotels many many times in Punta Cana, Puerto Plata Bahia was not a good experience. Atlantic side is NOT good. Hotel it self 3.5 star. ( 21 years old). Sea is not like Caribbean Sea. Windy all the times. Dark sand not pleasant. Hotel employees are very nice, polite, hard working people. They try to fix many of your problems. Food is good, bars are awful. (Not the servers). Hour and a half from airport. For us, never again.

Occidental Punta Cana: AmaZing resort!

Staff was very friendly , the hotel and grounds were very well maintained , big room, lots of food options which were all great , especially the a la cartes, would recommend this resort to anyone and can't wait to go back!

Bahia Principe Escape Samana: Beautiful resort

Wonderful resort, great services and facilities. Hotel small and great, staff great and helpful. It is a great place to relax in beautiful surroundings right on cliff side with all facilities on edge of water. Beautiful views everywhere. Very clean hotel. Will be returning next year for sure.