Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Big resort

Beautiful hotel. Very large even though we spent 99% of our time in the Ambar section. Food selection was great! Staff were always tending to our needs and were very friendly. Beach was stunning,water was crystal clear, woke up early and always found lounge chairs and hut right by the water. Lots of older people, 50+ on the Ambar side. I've been to another adults only and have found it to be quieter than the other if you're still looking to have a fun time.

Riu Republica: Nice resort

Very modern, clean resort. Enjoyed the daily entertainment. Food was good but not great. The hotel staff was very accommodating and provided good service. Enjoyed the pool and bars. Sammy was great for booking day excursions.

Riu Republica: Riu Republica

Not a 5 star resort but a great place to enjoy! Beautiful beach, decent food and accommodations. Only a few small complaints. No room service and you had to pay $3.00 US for a game of pool in the sports bar. Overall, we had a great time!

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Beautiful Resort

We had a lovely vacation at the Luxury Bahia Principe Ambar. Staff were very friendly, attentive, always had a smile for you. Anything you needed, they were there. Property well kept, decor classy, very welcoming and comfortable. Rooms lovely. Thank you to all Bahia Principe Ambar staff for making our stay a memorable one. A pleasure to be your guest! Thank you Travel Agent Wendy Van Zandwyk for booking our holiday and always available to handle any questions we had.

Royalton CHIC Punta Cana: Highs and lows

Overall I would give the resort a four star. Beach was good but my preference is Bavaro Beach. (Just prefer the whiter sand). The day and night entertainment was very very good. Francisco & company were very funny guys ( Sorry I forgot a name there, but he looks like Marcus Stroman who pitches for the Blue Jays) Rooms were excellent. Food was a mix of very good and very bad ( The Moroccan Restaurant). ALCOHOL.....For those of you who are wine drinkers you WILL BE very disappointed. The only wa [... read more]y to get a decent Glass of wine is to buy a bottle. We have been to many many resorts and don't always get the best wine but this doesn't even qualify to be wine. I am also very confident in saying that the alcohol was cheap brands, and the recognizable ones were watered down. The premium brands that they mention in their advertising can only be obtained by purchasing separately or in an upgrade package. As far as the staff goes, they were very good overall. Special mention for Carlo, Eduaro (looks like Edwin Encarnacion/Blue Jays) and Raphael in the buffet area and who also work in the specialty restaurants. They work long hard days and always manage to keep smiling and are always checking on us to see if everything is OK. Also Basillio who works the pool bar and lobby bar. And a very special mention to Yordelena who served us drinks in several of the areas. And also to Rosanna who waitresses the pool area in the daytime.

Hyatt Vivid Punta Cana: Good vacation not excellent

We arrived on Wednesday afternoon, and this is our 4th trip to DR and 3rd to a Dreams chain. The grounds are very clean, front desk staff not exceptional. The resort layout was a bit odd with kids club quite a walk from lobby and main theatre / casino outside as well. A couple days into the trip, my parents made arrangements to visit from dreams PC and were made to wait over 30min at security gate before allowed in. (The drive from PC to Palm Beach is only 30min.) I complained to concierge a [... read more]s they were sitting there, and he told me he needed confirmation. I said get your confirmation while they sit in the lobby not in a cab in 38c heat. ( Really, what are they going to do, run and jump in the pool and get to stay for free for the day? A bit ridiculous) When my folks were allowed in to the resort, the staff had an issue with the "Dreams Dollars" issued by Dreams Punta Cana to my parents to cover the day pass cost. They asked for paperwork to verify the Dreams Bucks? Thankfully it was taken care of rather quickly by a management team member. The food was great at all the a la cartes. The pasta station and omelette station were the best part of the buffet. Abby at kids club is AMAZING, and kept the kids busy for a couple hours a day. The sunquest rep Cristian, booked us a pirate adventure and we asked for a golf outing that he said he would take care of. He never called us back about the golf so we figured it out ourselves and the pirate/shark adventure was cancelled once due to weather. On the rescheduled day we waited most of the morning and finally had concierge call him. He said it was cancelled again due to weather but what was frustrating was we wasted the entire morning packed up, sitting in the lobby waiting for the bus to show. Off the resort is very safe and a short walk to get souvenirs. Overall, it's time for something new for us, but clean, descent pools and good food.

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Beach Resort: Nice resort

Had a short vacation at this hotel for 3 days, enjoyed and had a lot of fun, like to play volleyball in the pool and watch the show. Only thing I regret is hard to find a coconut fruit, ask a bartender and he said it is $20 each, too expensive for a country of coconut.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Amazing resort

we have great time at the resort - that was first time that we have visit LuxurtyBahia Principe Ambar resort and we for sure will visit again - we have already recommend to so many of our family members and our friends.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: 5th Time and still amazing!

This was our 5th time going to the same resort; reason is that the grounds are great; room very good; staff very pleasant; beach (28km) of potential walking; pure white sand and absolutely in front of the hotel. The beach front for this hotel is one of the nicest on the coast. Although renovations were underway we had issues with noise.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Great Resort !

The adults only resort was the way to go! We stayed and relaxed on the beach everyday we never had a problem finding chairs and the service was excellent ! We tried the pool once but it was like bath water If not hotter and murky.The beaches were constantly being kept tidy of seaweed. We took a walk down the beach and you could tell when you were off the Bahia Principle as a wall of seaweed was along every other resort. We the resort is huge we stayed for the most part in the Ambar area and vent [... read more]ured to the casino and shows at night. The fridge in the room was stocked every day and there was even a turn down service at night with chocolates left on the pillows. Rooms were clean and very comfortable! We never went hungry either the beach restaurant was amazing ate there every day for lunch. We tried the Italian and Brazilian al la cart restaurants these were also great. Each night at the buffet there was a new theme as well therefore wasn't the same food every day. I would definitely go back! We had an amazing time. The one thing I do recommend is be prepared to barter, they start their prices extremely high and have to be prepared to just walk away.

Secrets Royal Beach: Wonder resort !

I thought everything about it was well done, staff were wonderful, lovely rooms, great layout, food was great, wish I had had more time there to try all the restaurants ! Everybody was very friendly, and the restaurants weren't overly crowded either.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: AMAZING VACATION RESORT*****

We vacationed at the Luxury Bahia Principe Ambar Don Pablo. What an amazing vacation resort. One of the most beautifully well kept grounds, very clean resort I have visited. It did not matter what time of day it was, every area of the resort was continuously kept clean from the lobby to the restaurants, from the beach bar area to the bathrooms. Absolutely all areas of the resort including the adjoining resorts we were able to shuttle to were always being attended to. The beach area always had  [... read more]someone cleaning all areas. If you needed a chair there was always a worker there to get you a beach chair. The people working at this resort gave the most amazing customer service. They did not miss a beat. Your beverage was always full and they bent over backwards to make you happy. We travelled with a group of 10 and the a la carte restaurants catered to our every wish. I cannot say enough about the beautiful people that work at this resort. If you needed a shuttle they were available right away. The only suggestion I may have is that being such a big resort if they could perhaps just call out the stop as it can be confusing where to get off especially at night. The nightly shows were very entertaining and a lot of fun to see. Again the service at theses shows was amazing. There was always someone to get you a drink. We visited the Casino and again this was a lot of fun. Part of our group visited the disco and had a great time there. If you are truly looking for an amazing vacation whether it be a quiet romantic or for a group looking to have lots of entertainment, this is definitely the place to be. I am hoping to visit again in the New Year.

Hyatt Vivid Punta Cana: Wonderful Staff and resort

The staff, such as Robin Hood at the Coco Cafe, Emilio our never enough server, Georgie,(Sammy Soussa) always checking on us at the buffet. The always polite and ever accommodating staff ,for everything, you name it they acquired it! The rooms were lovely and spacious, my daughter emailed the hotel and a awesome chocolate dessert appeared one evening during our stay...amazing! Numerous pools, great beach, never ending drinks most attentive service!

Grand Sirenis Punta Cana Resort: Don't waste your money

First of all we got to the resort.. took a while to get checked in as they had me booked wrong! They had us booked under my middle name. When we finally got everything sorted out we were only given 1 room key. After we searched for our room no map or assistance to find it in the dark! Finally found it just to get stuck in the elevator:( Definitely not off to a great start. Finally got in our room as it was a total travel day.. we wanted to freshen up we had no face cloths just 2 bath [... read more] towels 1 bath mat. Room smelt musty and visibly run down. Things off the walls things not working we had bare wires exposed. As well as mold. Went for dinner main buffet.. it looked okay... first piece of chicken we had was raw in the middle. Advised them of this all they said was okay. We had a early night that night. Woke up with bites. Saturday we met with jerry our air Canada rep- booked some excursions. Went to the pool had some drinks all booze was watered down.. asked for name brand was told no that was for the high rollers and VIP!!! (I guess their is a pink bracelet that intitles you to get name brand - never found this out until after we returned to Canada!!) did the shows and then bed was not impressed woke up with hives our room was infested with fleas and possible bed bugs. Sunday was my birthday! They gave me a bottle of sparkling.. we had a great day did the buggy tour and came back and did our first elecarts Italian- was good. But they were running out of items. Another sleepless night! And more bites advised Jose of our issues and concerns.. he made a few calls and tried to get us another room none were available. They came and changed our sheets Monday- we did a catamaran tour very good. We had to meet at 710 and early breakfast all the tables were dirty and was given a headache for sitting in the spot that was clean in the restaurant and we sat in the dark and all the food had been sitting the hot was cold and the cold food was warm at all times no air flow in here either 6:30 am and sweating Came back and did the 40's dinner good but not overly impressed with finger foods a waste of a al ecart . Tuesday- did a scuba diving with padi (Jennifer) she's very good!! Body full of bites! Didn't even want to wear shorts let alone a bathing suit! Asked for a change of room front desk told no!! They said we would have to wait until morning and come see the front desk. By this point we slept in lawn chairs at the pool! Our room was not an option!! Wednesday we Took a bunch of pictures! Showed our concierge Josè in the am he made a call and said he would get back us found us at the pool and advised us that the room would be cleaned top to bottom.. We had Mexican restaurant booked.. 8:30pm was awful the food wasn't edible. We went to the shows. And checked out the market people that were in the resort so pushy and aggressive! No way around them unless you took the service roads. Even tho our room was cleaned the sheets were not... and again had more issues this was totally ruined our vacation!eatting at the buffet at 41+ sweating with hives not enjoyable!! We ate at the buffet most mornings and lunch very disappointed with amount of people budding and eatting off the buffet. The hotel was out and about smoking the grounds so I am confident they were aware they had issues with sand fleas. People I spoke with who stayed on the Tropicana side were having the same issues however their rooms were in better condition. All the bars if you didn't have money in your hand you definitely didn't get services! Tricked into 90min session that was 3.5 hours!!! Only plus was alcohol that wasn't watered down!!! Waterpark- kids area looked good.. watersides didn't have enough water so there was a dry stop disappointed in this. Thursday night they came and changed our bedding again refusing to changing our room thank goodness we're going home Friday is all we could think the last 3 days!!! This is the worst place ive ever been to! And we are seasoned travelers!! I wish my travel agent advised us against this hotel it was a total waste of time and money!

Blau Natura Park Resort: 2nd time around

This is the 2nd time I have been to this resort. Still as amazing as ever. Staff are fantastic, beach is beautiful and food is very tasty!! I would return for a 3rd time as had a wonderful vacation. The staff arrange for great entertainment and fun times for all. This resort rates 4 stars+. I'll be back soon.................... Sheila

Hyatt Vivid Punta Cana: AWSOME week

My husband and I along with my brother in law and sister in law stayed here the week of September 25 to October 2/2016. The resort is only 20 mins away. We stayed in the Preffered section building 2 which was great. We had our own private check in, own adults only pool section which was very relaxing. The water was warm, we had endless drinks and a small buffet of food to enjoy while you were there. The room was nice, clean and the shower was the biggest I've ever seen! Ask for the mini bar upgr [... read more]ade. You get 2 mini bottles of rum and vodka, a snickers chocolate bar, M&M and Pringles chips every night. We took them on the plane with us to snack on. The private beach was nice too. The resort was not full so you felt like you had the beach all to yourself. There was quite a bit of seaweed that week but the guys were cleaning it up constantly and our resort beach was the cleanest if you were walking. The water was warm for swimming. The only issue we had were the vendors walking by and calling out to you to lookie lookie and it got annoying! We love the beach because of the nice constant breeze but after a while we move to the big pool where there is great music and it's more lively. The grounds are beautifully kept. The pools were clean. There is a coffee shop we enjoyed with yummy treats and great cappuccinos, lattes and iced drinks. All the ala cart restaurants were good and the buffet was excellent. I have to say all the people there are really friendly, always trying to please you. George and Emillio....we miss you already. Concidering some work 12 days on and 3 days off and others 24 days on and 6 days off....they are always happy to see you. Great staff! We went to Don Lucas Cigars for a couple of hours. Please don't buy cigars from the beach vendors! They are terrible. Go to Don Lucas. They pick you up and drop you off for free. We've been there 5 times now and will keep going back every time we're in Punta Cana. There's a rum bar, chocolate factory, coffee tasting etc. We love it. Nice to get off the property too for a bit. The entertainment was a surprise. It was actually pretty good. We've seen some really bad shows but here was good. The weather was great but can't say that for this week as hurricane Matthew blows by. We were lucky to have left just before the rains came. Anyways, we all loved this resort and we wouldn't hesitate to return here. We loved the size, the people, the food was excellent and all in all we had an AWSOME week!

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Amazing Place!

Luxury Bahia Principe Ambar is so big and beautiful resort.Great people, great food and great service ...I have a great vacation here, so relaxing. Ambar resort is surrounding by other Bahia Principe resort, so that you can enjoy different buffer restaurants...

Riu Republica: Excellent resort

The resort was great. I was expecting a few glitches since it's fairly new but can't say I can complain on anything that wasn't dealt with immediately. Our first room was a king bed and I was there on a girl's trip and required two beds. No problems ... fixed and upgraded to Ocean View. All the staff - cleaning, reception, restaurant, bar, beach waiters, animators were so friendly and quick to serve and help you. Tip or no tip the service was phenomenal. The beach is beautiful, quiet  [... read more]and although there's no beach bar close by, there is a waiter that comes by and takes your order (if you're in a hurry you may need to get your own or have a large bubba). :) Rooms, cleaned daily, fridge always filled with beer, pop and lots of water. Food - no complaints. I actually gained a few pounds and that might be a combo of the food and the beverages. lol Activities - it was windy so we didn't take advantage of any of the water sports, but the nightly entertainement was good. Daily fun was had at the pool (bar). I'd go back. CD

The Eurostars Grand Cayacoa: The Resort that makes you feel like going back

The resort was great...very clean and beautiful grounds. This was the 3rd time we were there. The staff are so friendly. Alex from the animation team reminds me a young Jerry Lewis. Some of the staff work both the buffet and the A La Carte's. They go out of their way to give you excellent service. koodo's to Alba from the Gourmet Restaurant she made sure that the next time we were going there for supper there would be Sambuca for us as our after dinner drink.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Excellent Review for returning couple

The grounds are beautiful, clean and the staff is very accommodating and helpful. This is the second time visiting this resort and once again we were just as happy as we were the first time. We would definitely like to re-visit.