Breathless Punta Cana Resort: This was a Breathtaking resort!

The pools were nice and clean, the service and people were great, the beach was amazing, the overall resort was beautiful. The food was ok, but could have been better. I would recommend this resort to anyone!

Bahia Principe Grand Bavaro: Relaxing vacation

Great place, awesome staff, clean pools, very nice food and drinks. Rooms can use some update, especially the bathrooms but not a deal breaker. Italian and Japanese restaurants were great. Resort is pushing hard on getting vacationers to sign up for Privledge Club membership and offers free massages, helicopter rides etc., so may be value to some as they are only asking for 1 hour of your time. For me, I want to be left alone and prefer reading material and if I like to attend I will approach th [... read more]e desk. Overall please know, great resort and won't mind going back if the price is right. We did not spend anytime at the beach so no comments. Sea weed was an issue dye to under current as per some people we met in the pool.

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: Wonderful resort super kid friendly

We had an excellent time at Esmerelda. Great food great drinks and nice rooms. The Japanese restaurant and the garden grill were amazing. The Italian was a little lack lustre. Overall we had an amazing time.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Beautiful amazing resort

First of all the grounds are incredible, well kept and mature. Rooms are nice if a little dark, could use a lighting upgrade. Food in a la cartes real good, buffet good. Beach and pool, at least at the Ambar, are as good as you get. My only complaint was with the pool bar service, I'll politely call it slow.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Worst service we've ever experienced.

This is the worst vacation resort we've ever visited. The experience started with us being ushered into a small room for a speech about the resort. This was followed by arriving to a dirty room which was not ready. When they said it was ready, the room was still dirty. Every night we were eaten by bugs and woke up with marks all over us and our faces which was extremely embarrassing. The service was the worst I've ever seen. We'd arrive at breakfast without any offer of coffee or water most mor [... read more]nings. The buffets were terrible. Most days we struggled to find something to eat. i could continue to complain but I'd rather just warn you never to visit.

The Eurostars Grand Cayacoa: Beautiful resort

Nice size rooms, clean and updated. Food was good, service was A+. Only thing I didn't like was smoking was permitted anywhere outside. Would also have liked to see the entertainment be done outside rather than indoors.

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: A WEEK IN PARADISE

WE STAYED THE WEEK OF MAY 13TH, 2016. WE HAD VISITED SEVERAL BAHIA RESORTS IN THE SOUTH, BUT THIS WAS THE VERY BEST. FOOD AND DRINKS WERE GREAT. ROOM LOCATION IN BUILDING 90 WAS WHAT WE ASKED FOR. .WE HAD DINNER IN 5 SPECIALTY RESTAURANTS ALL WERE EXCELLENT. TRANSPORTATION AROUND THE RESORT, IS VERY EFFICIENT AND CONVENIENT.WE INTEND TO COME BACK TO THIS RESORT ANOTHER TIME.

Bahia Principe Grand Bavaro: Nice Resort

Good food, especially at the the A la carte restaurants. House wines are terrible. If you don't tip the maid for the day, you won't get your room clean. Overall rating, fair to Average. The owner needs to do some updating on bathtubs. I love the fresh coconuts. I will probably go back if they do some renovations on their tubs.

Riu Palace Bavaro: Fantastic Resort!

Had a great vacation at the RIU Palace Bavaro! The food was amazing, the resort was very clean and the rooms were modern and big. We travelled with 3 teenage children and they also had a great time. We will return to this hotel.

The Eurostars Grand Cayacoa: Great Resort, wonderful service!

Enjoyed our stay overall, despite number of flaws that are created by the management for whatever reason. The food, the people who served us (especially in the restaurant and entertaining team were just great. The place is gorges and I like that you need to walk up and down all the time (unless you are lazy and taking shuttle). One BIG think: limited internet!!! Come on. we are in 21st century. Internet is most important component in our life, even in vacation. We are not slaves or prisoners. It [... read more] is source of information and entertainment for most of us.

Sunscape Puerto Plata: Beautiful resort

The resort was impeccable, nice and clean, small buildings with spacious rooms with balcony. The food was great with a lot of variety, fresh fruits, beautiful meat and interesting dishes to try. The staff was always polite and friendly. We would definitely go back with our children. We enjoyed long walks on the beach everyday.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: It was Big and Beautiful

It was my first time in a resort that large my travel agent Agela reassured me it was great an well laid out. I loved loved loved it. The grounds the pools the resturants and the beach were top notch. We will be back.

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: DR - PC

Grounds were bigger than we had expected. Our hotel (luxury bahia principe esmeralda) was small which was very nice. The food was food but certainly not great. The beach-like pool was fantastic for children and if you're willing to make the trek up to the kids water park it's definitely worth it for an afternoon or morning. The entire staff were incredibly friendly and extremely nice to the kids, we were impressed with their attention to kids.

Grand Palladium Punta Cana: Great beach, okay food/service

We travelled to the Palladium Punta Cana the week of May17. Overall it was a good experience- the buffets were typical mass produced buffet breakfasts but we really enjoyed the fresh shakes and the crepe/waffle/pancake station. We never used the omelette station because we don't eat meat and there wasn't really a veggie pan and meat pan but those who did seemed to really enjoy it. There were also lots of meat options like sausage in all forms. We found that lines for the a la cartel stations nea [... read more]r the Punta Cana side were much longer than the Bavaro side. We tried the Japanese and Brazilian and all the buffets- all were okay- you can always find something you like. We LOVED the Tapas and Mexican on the Bavaro side. We also showed up around 7 and could get seated right away on the three nights we went. We noticed long line when we were leaving though. There are so many bars throughout we didn't get a chance to visit them all but they all looked really great. We recommend taking the train around the resort on the first day- it will show you all the resort has to offer. Our biggest complaint was that no one introduces you to anything about the resort. You are given a map, taken to your room and you just have to figure the rest out for yourself. For example there is a huge sports area where you can rent bikes, play tennis or soccer/football, or even archery! Also, we really didn't enjoy the nightly entertainment. Overall we didn't get worked up about the little things, we locked up our stuff (twice saw ppl writing reports about their rooms being broken in to), and tried to soak up the sun as much as possible.

Wyndham Alltra Punta Cana: Beautiful Resort

Staff were extremely friendly and always willing to please you. The grounds/gardens were beautiful. Plenty of shade by the pool and at the beach. There were never enough bartenders ...at the beach barandlobby bar. The sports/disco bar only had 1 bartender who worked extremely fast. We were there as a large group who all paid the same but got different sizes of rooms. Rooms were cleaned regularly but no consistency with who received snacks, bed turn downs etc.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Great time

Awesome resort just a little larger than we are use to. Three large beautiful pools. Nice beach. Pristine grounds. Staff was a little less attentive than our stay at smaller resorts but overall great value for the price.

Iberostar Waves Costa Dorada: Our favourite resort so far!!!

My husband and I recently returned from a one week stay at the Iberostar and we already can't wait to go back! The pool was huge and had deep and shallow areas which was nice. The food was excellent with a lot of variety, we only did the Mexican a la carte which wasn't bad but we preferred the buffet. The staff always had a smile on their face and did what they could to look after their guests. Our room was spotless and super close to the pool which we loved (7004). The gym was surprisingly well [... read more] equipped, spacious and played great music. We didn't go to every show at night but the ones we saw were really well done. If you are a beach lover/ocean swimmer this might not be the resort for you as the water is pretty rough but there was still people swimming and the beach was nice to walk along. On the afternoon of our wedding anniversary we came back to our room to find a bottle of champagne which was very thoughtful! This was the first resort we stayed at with free wifi and it was great to have when it was rainy- no issues with connection. My only complaint (which is not really directed to the resort) is the local vendor night. We couldn't even look at the items they were selling because they were so pushy and would not accept "I'm just looking" as an answer. I would have really liked to buy a ring or bracelet but didn't because I felt so overwhelmed. Aside from that, I have nothing to complain about! I would 100% recommend this resort to my friends and family and we will most definitely be back :)

Bahia Principe Grand San Juan: Relaxing Vacation

Spent a week with my daughter and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The weather was amazing, sun was hot, pool refreshing and the AC cold. The food was good and there were was a lot of variety. As others have noted there are sand fleas and other bugs but don't let this deter, you just be prepared as some seem to be bothered more than others. Plenty of activities and you do as little or as much as you want and we went to relax.

Riu Naiboa: Too Laid Back Resort

It was a nice resort but not enough to do there and the excitement wasn't there . Bingo was boring every night, needed something else to keep our interest til the shows started. The shows started way too late by time it came we were ready to leave. The food was ok but still ended up sick , with fever and diarrhea. Three out four got sick. Not Happy.

VH Gran Ventana Beach Resort: Extra clean, beautiful and excellent staff.

My family and I visited Gran Ventana in mid May. The weather was amazing, always hot (over 30 C), but humidity was quite high. I think, we had only one time that it rained and last for 10 min. The food was excellent. Many dishes to choose from. Always fresh! Staff was amazing. Very helpful and accommodating. We spent the mornings at the beach because it wasn't too windy, and after the lunch we usually stayed at the swimming pool. Since May is off season the hotel wasn't fully occupied. I [... read more]t was actually a good thing because you don't need to worry about finding spot on the beach or by the pool. Also, less noise! We had our rooms in the Saona building, close to the main buffet and the pool. No mosquito bites!