Viva Heavens by Wyndham: Amazing Resort

First trip solo and this resort is exactly what I was looking for. I felt very comfortable and safe all the time. It's a smaller resort. Close to market and shopping mall. The beach was a short walk and beautiful! Lots of chairs shade or sun! Resturant and bar right there too. Security guard on beach and resort at all times. Vendors were at the resorts and very respectful. My only disappointment were the women that were offering pedicures. Very aggressive and asking for ridiculous cost and t [... read more]oo persistent. Beware!! Food always a great selection and very good. Room was clean. Entertainment staff were so much fun. Definitely my go to place again!!

Viva Dominicus Palace by Wyndham: Disappointing 4-Star Experience

The resort falls far short of 4-star standards. Our "Superior Ocean View" room was starkly minimalist: no coffee maker, an empty mini-fridge, and a pay-per-use safe (watch the final bill—they tried to charge us double). The shower had almost no pressure, with water swinging wildly from scalding to icy. Noise from nearby activities blared past midnight every night, despite the room's prime location steps from the beach and its stunning balcony views. Dining and Bars: A Letdown The buffet was c [... read more]onsistently poor, missing items, zero variety, and low-quality food. À la carte restaurants were a step up with attentive service (unlike the nonexistent help at the buffet). Bars were chaotic: endless lines, subpar or unavailable drinks, and exhausted bartenders doing their best under pressure. Beach and Extras The white-sand beach was pleasant overall, mostly seaweed-free but dotted with hidden rocks. Weather was perfect (31°C+ sunshine), but skip the kayak/boat rental; they're rude. The pool was unappealing and poorly maintained. No visible cleaning efforts during the day, and the water appeared cloudy. In summary, beautiful setting marred by subpar facilities, food, and service. Not worth the 4-star price.

Bahia Principe Escape Aquamarine: Amazing Resort

Clean Resort, hospitality was amazing! Food was plentiful and delicious. Entertainment was great. Rooms were clean and spacious.Juan our pool boy waiter was attentive, friendly, enthusiastic and a pleasure to talk to. Beaches were awesome! Definitely a 5 star Resort. Look forward to going back!

Punta Cana Princess: Relaxing resort

We have been to this resort many times. It is a great place to go to relax and enjoy the beach and pool. The staff are great and there was always a variety of dishes to choose from. A visit to the sister resort is a must for dinner or just to stroll the grounds.

Zel Punta Cana - All Suites: Nice resort

Good healthy food that is flavourful and delicious. Steakhouse restaurant has good salmon, chicken and ribs. The room is very comfortable but there is a construction going on. It can be noisy. Massage at spa was absolutely wonderful thanks John.

Dreams Playa Esmeralda Resort and Spa: Great resort, terrible service

The resort is new and beautiful - great rooms, clean and awesome pools, lots of loungers and long beautiful beach. The service however ruined it all first we thought it was because resort is new but soon became apparent they just don't care - can never get drinks at the buffet, wait for hours for room service only to get 1/2 order, people forgetting your order, brining you food you did not order or asking repeatedly for water and having to go get it yourself. Took 3 days to get a laundry bag an [... read more]d then another 2 days to have it picked up for actual washing. No one seems to care about customers or service. First four days food was so limited at the buffet I felt like I was at a mediocre 3 star in Cuba. It improves for the weekend when more Latin American guests arrived. Note it's over an hour and a half drive from airport. If you want a beautiful place where you'll just have to serve yourself and eat same food every day then this is it.

Iberostar Waves Punta Cana: Amazing resort

Everything was as expected or exceeding our expectations. Hotel clean, wide room, Hot water and a lot of pressure in the shower, nice beach, a lot of activities and animations, exceptionnal gym, great food variety and quality, hotel crew members very nice.

Melia Punta Cana Beach Wellness Resort Adults: Amazing Resort with Amazing Staff

We absolutely loved our stay at the Melia! The resort atmosphere, the staff — everything was just fantastic. Not one complaint from start to finish. The food was great, the entertainment was fun, and the weather couldn’t have been better. We went as a family and stayed in the Adults Only section — totally worth it. This trip truly set the bar for all our future vacations. Can’t wait to go back! Rating: ????? (5/5)

Dreams Cap Cana Resort and Spa: Fantastic resort

We booked preferred service at hotel, we had a private car service from airport to hotel we were dropped off at the preferred lobby, it was a nice touch. After check-in our butler showed us to our room. The food and drinks were good, it was nice not needing to make reservations for dinner. We had a food allergy and the majority of time this was adhered to, except one meal we were served this food. They didn't seem to take the situation seriously which was disheartening. The towel service was gr [... read more]eat, you were not restricted to only 1 towel, didn't have to ensure you have a towel to return at end of stay or be charged. There are lots of pools to choose from which includes multiple swim up bars. The beach is disappointing, there is a rock shelf on this resorts beach front which makes it very difficult to swim, we were at this resort for a week and barely saw anyone in the water. It would have been nice to have beach access to the other sister hotels up the beach as you can swim in these areas. The washroom is too far from beach. The ladies at the cafe were friendly and attentive, by mid-week they new our order, great service by Oscari & Rosemary.

Viva Wyndham Dominicus Beach: Beautiful Sunsets

This resort is beautiful. It has amazing sunsets, fun activities, and a wonderful beach. However, the staff is not very friendly nor is the clientele. It is Italian, French and Spanish speaking only. The guests are very rude and the staff is not very friendly. The entertainment staff was the best and seems to work all day until 12:30 am. We rented an Oceanfront bungalow, room 1152 the sand flees were everywhere including all over the room. We are covered in bites! The food was not great, buffet  [... read more]food is covered in flies and the tables were always dirty. We usually had to find utensils and napkins and clean off our own table. All though the grounds were really nicely kept and the pools were warm and clean, no sea weed at the ocean, the lack of friendliness and rude guests we would not return to this resort.

Viva Miches by Wyndham: Beautiful Resort

Very nice staff. There is a language barrier for those who do not speak Spanish. Speaking to servers at restaurants was something hard as an English speaker, but customer service representatives understood and spoke English. There is a family of cats including Kittens and they are very friendly and playful. Only thing is that the hotel room mini fridge only had 2 diet cokes and 2 tonic waters in the fridge and it is not restocked during the stay. Overall I would visit again.

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Decent resort for reasonable price

Everything was good - beach, ocean, food, bars, room, but one nuisance should be mentioned. For some reason they organise the live performances with the local entertainers every evening right at the central plaza next to the main restaurant between the buildings ((though there is a special theatre next to the beach remotely from the room buildings) and such performances usually do not end till 10pm or even later. My first priorities at the resort are always the beach and the ocean and I go to be [... read more]d rather early moreover in November it is dark after 6pm. And I go to the beach before 8am. So, with the loud music from the performances there is no chance to get asleep before 10pm. I really cannot understand why they do not begin the shows earlier and do not wrap up before 9pm. Only the guests at the buildings 5 and 6 can sleep relatively well, those buildings are protected by the buildings 2 and 3.

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: Great week getaway !!

Just returned from a relaxing week in paradise. Bahia Principe El Portillo did not disappoint. Beautiful beach, good food, great staff and beautiful grounds. We did have some issues arranging AlaCarte dinners but managed to get 4 booked for a group of 10 people. Rooms were spacious but a little tired. Could use some spicing up. 4th time at this resort and will go back.

Casa Marina Sosua Trademark by Wyndham All Inclusive: Another great time at Casa

This was my 15th time to Casa. Loved every minute. This trip I seen alot of upgrades.. New 50in tvs in rooms. Not sure of how many rooms had been done. Now there is free wifi throughout the resort. The grounds people were busy daily cutting grass.. 2 of the 3 cool pools were being sanded and repainted. Unfortunately my favorite one was one of them. Everywhere you went workers were busy doing something either on the grounds or in buildings. Another bonus I had was a 3 drawer dresser in  [... read more]my room. Such a plus not having to live out of a suitcase. Food as always was good. I'll be back!!!!

Secrets Playa Esmeralda Resort and Spa: Beautiful Resort but Needs Improvement

The resort is new, and it’s understandable that things are still being worked out, but there are definitely areas that need improvement. Dinners took nearly two hours from start to finish, and some guests had to wait hours just to get into a restaurant. While the staff are generally friendly and trying their best, it’s clear that many of them still lack proper training. We ran into a serious issue with glass on the pool deck—unfortunately, I found it by stepping on it and cutting my foot. Mos [... read more]t of the staff didn’t seem too concerned, except for Mildred, the pool bartender, who was excellent and genuinely cared. The onsite doctor was also great and helped clean the wound, but over the next few days, we continued to notice glass around the pool area with no one cleaning it up. Our room also flooded on the second day due to a shower drain problem that maintenance had supposedly fixed. To their credit, the staff and concierge were quick and helpful in moving us to a new room. Despite the issues, the resort itself is beautiful, and you can tell they’re working hard to improve. The beach is amazing—a bit wavy, which I actually enjoyed, and if you prefer calmer water, you can just walk a few meters down the beach. Overall, it’s a gorgeous property with potential, but the service, maintenance, and safety standards need attention before it truly lives up to the Secrets brand.

Iberostar Waves Costa Dorada: Very good resort

Pool: 8/10 Facilities: 8/10 Buffet: 8/10 Beach: 7/10 Rooms: 7.5/10 Bars: 10/10 Excursions: 4/10 Concierge: 2/10 Staff: 10/10 Please drop the pressure time-share sales. Rooms are good but the views are poor. Excellent service from the staff.

Secrets Royal Beach: Our new favorite!

We have been to Punta Cana many times and Secrets Royal Beach is now our favorite! The service is outstanding along with the pools, Beach and food. We did not stay in the preferred section and definitely didn't feel like we were missing out. We were spoiled by the staff and enjoyed having access to the neighboring Dreams Resort. This resort has set the standards high!

Secrets Tides Punta Cana: Fabulous Resort!

The hotel and grounds were very clean. Food was great and overall wonderful experience! I would definitely go back! We went to celebrate our birthdays and we had a very relaxing trip. I recommend the following activities: painting on the beach, bracelet making, aqua fitness The drinks were great and the coffee at coco cafe was really good. Go see bartender Richard at the beach bar!!! He knows how to make good Margueritas!

Dreams Royal Beach Punta Cana: Outstanding Resort

Just returned from an excellent sister vacation. The resort foliage is outstanding so beautiful and very well kept. The staff are amazing from all bars, restaurants and entertainment. All are very friendly, always smiling and will go out of their way to ensure you are having the best time. Rooms were always cleaned daily with no issues. Food was outstanding, not one complaint. Everyone made our vacation so awesome and we will be returning next year. Only complaint is the patio doors d [... read more]o not have handles outside to open the door and are very heavy to slide across to get back in the room.

Bahia Principe Escape Aquamarine: Not a five star

The rooms were very dated and the customer service was not the greatest. I had to go back multiple times to have my room switched to one that was ground level and even though we had booked double beds, we did not get double beds and each time we went back, it was all you have to come back to confirm. Oh, you’ve come back to confirm it seems like there was some kind of language barrier or they just didn’t wanna give us a room on the ground level we had to ask for housekeeping multiple times, but  [... read more]once we started leaving a few dollars tip, then everybody was showing interest in servicing us so really it’s I would say The the bars in the restaurant were OK. I honestly would say that the food at the buffet was better at the à la cart. The à la cart had extremely poor service. Nobody comes to check to say hey is everything OK? One day I had a choking episode and even at that they were not very attentive just different things like that. The fun part was the pool too bad that that there is no evening or night swim that would’ve made it better. The beds were very comfortable and once we had a tipped the housekeeper and the person that fills the bar fridge thing stuck to get a little bit better overall not bad would’ve appreciated a little better customer service and maybe a less outdated room.