Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Perfect Resort

There is nothing I would change in the resort. Rooms, beautiful, large and with everything one would need. Clean and fresh with an east facing balcony to allow the morning sun. The food was perfect and plentiful. The staff is friendly and efficient.

Barcelo Bavaro Palace: Lacking in many areas

If you are looking for a cheaper resort and not picky about food or service, you might be OK. here is the good and the bad... PROS clean rooms beautiful beach and pool areas great outdoor activities and staff excellent massage and spa lots to do CONS 1/ We were told we could not make dinner reservations before we arrived. After checking in, we went straight to the concierge only to find out that we couldn't get in to most of the restaurants, as they were fully booked. Well, unless of  [... read more]course you wanted a 10:45pm reservation!! 2/ We tried to show up at the Italian restaurant one night just to see if there were any tables available or any no shows. The hostess just kept walking by us and didn't acknowledge us at all. There were a few empty tables. 3/ Staff at all the restaurants and buffet were not interested in serving anyone! It took 30 min for us to get coffee one morning at breakfast in the buffet area after asking several times. And this was the case everyday for breakfast and lunch. no napkins or cutlery, waited for water fill ups etc. Many of the staff did not speak English and even though we had someone in our group who spoke Spanish, they ignored us. 4/ Food was mostly cold; not just in the buffet but also the nice restaurants we were able to get into and not just once, but EVERYTIME. The quality of the food was OK, not great! You would think at the specialty restaurants, it would be better but it wasn't. 5/ When you check in, they give you a coupon for 25% off services such as early check out, spa etc. We made massage appointments but then went to have our coupon applied, we were told the 25% was included in the price. Uh NO! there was nothing on the coupon or the spa menu that stated this. False advertising for sure. 6/ The nightly entertainment was bad. I mean really bad. The sound system was awful and you couldn't really hear the singers; maybe a good thing as they were out of tune. The dance numbers were not well choreographed and dancers were out of sync. There was one woman’s dance number that was AMAZING, but that was all. It was not entertaining! Overall, like I mentioned above, if food and service are not important, you will be OK here. This resort is marketed as a 4 star, so that is what we are expecting. (and yes I realize 4 star in Dominican is not like the 4 star we have at home) I would say it is a 3 at best.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Very BIG but AMAZING RESORT!!

We loved the Grand Bahia Principe "Punta Cana". it takes a couple days to familiarize yourself with the grounds as they are HUGE! but tons to do. The property is extremely clean, staff are very polite. Drinks are abundant. Beach is one of the nicest we have visited. Food was just incredible (at the buffet), each night features a different theme. If you would like to reserve a specialty restaurant, try doing so the week prior to your visit as they book up fast. Nothing negative to say other  [... read more]than it is a big resort!

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Great resort for relaxing

The staff are always smiling and very quick to help. The grounds are very well kept and there always maintaining the pool as well. The team ask if you wanted to join in the games everyday but did not push. The food was hot in the a la carts with good service. The beach buffet was good, pizza, but always ran out, not replenish a lot. Thanks, we had a great week.

Paradisus Palma Real Golf and Spa Resort: Beach very beautiful

The food was great,beach was marvellous except for some locals approaching the tourist to sell something but they don't force you.shows and activities wonderful...room was clean but supplies sometimes not there so we always phone the service for supplies,mini bar not fill with water,pops and beer and we. Did not get a welcome bottle of alcohol nor the birthday presentation on our room for my wife..definitely coming back in punta cana,but I will make sure that I will do my research and look  [... read more]for good reviews on the resorts...

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Disappointed

Rooms very dated. The sister resort which allowed children was much more updated in terms of the room etc. First time I have Been to a resort and paid for adults only and the people who did not pay for adults only could come over to our see of the resort ? The main thing that stuck out for me s EVERYONE on staff was very unhappy. I have travelled extensively and I have never experienced such an uncaring,unresponsive staff ..... Management issue????

Essentia by Emotions: Frendly plus

This resort was clean, and the food was excellent. There was a huge variety in the buffet restaurants. The staff was more then friendly, and although they were short staffed some of the time, there was very little waiting time. The rooms were nicely kept, and clean. The beach was kept clean of seaweed, and went on forever.

Punta Cana Princess: Amazing resort

We really enjoyed that resort the beach is beautiful . The food very good, lost of good fish and the restorants are very good.If you want lost of intertaning its not a good resort. They have good shows for the evenings but for us it was perfect because we went to that resort to rest and thats what we got.

Bahia Principe Grand San Juan: Average resort

I thought this resort was pretty average. The food was good when it was hot. It could use some updating in the rooms. The service was hit or miss but there were a couple of times it was really good. I liked the layout because it made the large resort seem small, all the amenities were in close proximity. The beach was ok but nothing spectacular.

Cayo Levantado Resort: 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

Cayo Levantado Resort: 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.

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Beautiful Beach, Unhappy Staff

Bavaro beach is beautiful in every way. The property is very nice. Not much in the way of entertainment or night life. The biggest downfall was found in the staff. Overall seemed disengaged and not very happy. Rare that they would say holas as they passed by. It's safe to say that 1 in 20 were happy and service minded. Barceló needs to assess the employment engagement level. So if I had lower expectation of the staff my rating for the resort would have been higher.

Riu Republica: Beautiful and Great Entertainment

For such a new resort it was a great vacation. Few little flaws as in there could have been more bathroom facilities especially around the pool areas. But really no other complaints. We had a fantastic time. The entertainment staff was great. Would defiantly recommend this resort to others

Viva Heavens by Wyndham: resort was great

we stay at this resort for a week in February everything about this resort was great.It is a small resort which I love no waiting in line for anything.Food was delicious and good variety .Very nice beach and lots of chairs .Also super friendly staff.We will go back for sure

Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata: Very poor resort

The hotel was overbooked, we had to stay at another hotel the first night along with other couples who was supposed to stay as well. The rooms were very poor, dirty, and smelled moldy. The Wi-Fi promised was only in the lobby, as they promised we would have it in our rooms. We had hydro blackouts all week at this resort, and the management wasn't able to fix the problem, no air conditioning all week. The food was very good, and the drinks. I will go back to Puerto Plata, but will stay  [... read more]at the Blue Bay next time.

Occidental Punta Cana: Occidental Punta Cana

The hotel was was ok but we had no TV for 3 days. We had a problem with the door for one day my husband had to stay in the hot heat to wait for the repair man to fix our door handle. No huts on the beach as it showed on picture and my husband and I had no shade and husband has lupus of the skin!! The front desk was not helpful at all. The advisors were more helpful then staff not organized at all just empty promises!!!The rep for Air Trans were not helpful at all!!! No wifi always problems. Food [... read more] was always the same at the buffet.The restaurant were excellent!!!

Tropical Deluxe Princess: Great Place

Very happy ,good choice I made ; I liked the whole set up, the room are far away from the lobby so you can relax when you wanted, you can be driven to your room or you can walk through ponds .The rooms , swimming pools ,the beach,etc. are kept clean.The food is so good and no shortage at all ,loved the entertainment; very good shows every night .What I liked the most was how friendly most of the staff is ;specially Johanna at the front desk,Rene and everybody at the buffet ,too may nice people  [... read more]to name.I complained about a small detail ,next day the problem was fixed.

Bahia Principe Escape Bouganville: wonderful week

We stayed for 1 week. The Resort checked all the boxes for us...clean, modern, excellent pool area, pool bars, entertainment, excellent service, great food at the a la cartes and buffets. We would definitely return.

Royalton CHIC Punta Cana: As advertised

Great service, clean facility, great food. Spent lots of time on the beach with drink service. Lots of neighborinng beaches for nice walks. Would definitely go back. Ignore the sales pitch for the loyalty club.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Bahia Principe Punta Cana

Resort is beautiful and well maintained , Lots of pools and large wide beach, TOO MANY BEACH CHAIRS TOO CLOSE TOGETHER !!! Could hardy get out of chair without falling on person beside you. The place was infested with tiny flies that bite like crazy, My legs are still red, swollen and itchy, Not the resorts fault but inconvenience still exists. Food, shopping on resort, entertainment, included facilities (mini golf, water park) excellent. Would I recommend this resort to anyone else? No, not fr [... read more]om my experience.