Grand Sirenis Tropical Suites: Good vacation

Was a little nervous about going after reading many bad reviews. Wasn't near as bad as some people say. Great beach, nice grounds, excellent staff but dated buildings. Renovations apparently starting soon. Good resort can be a great resort with some much needed renovations.

Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata: great well organized place

The resort is nice, well organized, one bar closer to pool, one on the beach. Clean rooms, and all area. They took towels in the morning and bring clean one afternoon, it was a little bit inconvenience, specially on the beginning. Variety food for each meal, more in the resort. On a beach restaurant, less variety but still were some options. Great entertainment every nights. A lots of activity during the day, like dance lesson in a resort and on the beach, basic Spanish class, activities for chi [... read more]ldren, sports, fun activities on a beach. Well organized trip around the Puerto Plata. Very bad agent from Air Canada, he arranged to meet with us few times , but he did not come. He appeared only to pick us from airport.

Bahia Principe Grand San Juan: Great resort

Very friendly staff at all levels well kept grounds and facilities fantastic food at all restaurants rooms nice safe and always cleaned on time no issues with water no problems with beach towels or finding space at the beach or pool Transat rep very friendly and provided a fantastic welcome brief

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Really nice vacation

Clean room, good food, friendly staff, amazing beach, nice pools, great music and show all around. Very much enjoyed my time there. A few things that could use improvements: Not enough beach chairs with shades so we went early in the morning to reserve them with towels everyday. There is a construction next door, our room was overlooking the construction site which was annoying at first since I requested "quiet room". We didn't bother changing room since we rarely spent time in the room during t [... read more]he day. We were on vacation with family and their room amenities had some issues (fridge and safe didn't work). You can request to have your room moved, it takes some time so that's not ideal. Our room had the shower head fall off so we had to get that fixed. Excursions: we booked horseback riding which was fantastic. But, the transportation there and back was not fun time. Open back of a diesel truck so you're breathing the smell the whole time. yuk Our resort was the first pick up spot and last drop off. Ask the travel agent about transportation if you're sensitive about air/smell. Make sure to make al la carte reservations ASAP, they fill up quick. Go to evening shows in theatre which were very entertaining. They also have kids shows.

Senator Puerto Plata Hotel: Restful Week!!

I got back yesterday from Riu Bachata. We had a great time! We never left the resort - we ate, slept, swam, drank, beached and sunbathed - then did the whole thing again the next day. The food was good. The steakhouse is not great, and we did not like the menu so did not try the caribbean a la carte. But we DID eat at the Italian restaurant 3 times - it was by far the best! Their steak was better than the steakhouse. We thoroughly enjoyed our breakfasts at the Bachata, always ate on the patio an [... read more]d the coffee was excellent! Lunches can be had at any of the 3 resorts, but breaky and dinner only at your own property. Mambo had the best lunches. The beach is beautiful, but the swimming is only so-so as the only posted swimable beach is at the far end of the 3 hotels (in front of the Riu Village or what was before known as the Mambo. The ocean floor is quite uneven and weedy even in the posted area. There are also a couple of quite visible rip-tides which are not well signed and we felt were quite dangerous. There is NO lifeguard on this beach, and it's more than a kilometer long. Winds were very high all week, redflagged. And there is no catamaran to borrow, only windsurfing, paddleboats and kayaks. They only let those into the water Sunday afternoon. We tried to go diving, but the weather was not in our favour. One of the nicest things is that there are no palapas on the beach - all of the shade is natural from the existing trees. And there is PLENTY of shade, even very close to the water. It made for a very beautiful landscape. The trees and gardens all over the resort are mature and impeccably maintained. Only a couple of glitchy bits - in order to book an ala carte, you had to be at the desk by 7 am or it would fill up before you got a chance to reserve. Reservations were almost always done before 8am for both sittings in all restaurants. Makes for a very early morning while on holiday. The other glitch was that there was no available porter service for the morning we left as the porters didn't start till after we had to be checked out of the room. Safes and rooms were both key-locked, not coded or carded. Meant we had to carry both with us always. We had room 1219 - on the 2nd of 3 floors, facing the beach and Cruiseship port next door to the Bachata. The view was great and private and quiet. We also had a nice real kingsized bed (not two doubles pushed together). Rooms also come with a fully functional self-dispensing bar which they keep filled, as well as water well stocked in the bar fridge. We would return, though I think we'd prefer a more swim-friendly beach next time. If swimming isn't a priority, we would highly recommend this property.

Paradisus Palma Real Golf and Spa Resort: an Amazing Resort

This is the resort you want to go to for fun, food and relaxation. The service was incredible. The food was to die for. Juan that work in the buffet restaurant was fantastic. Overall no complaints what so ever. We will defiantly go back. Teresa from Trip Central was an amazing agent to deal with. ***Sorry.........1 complaint..........the Representative from Air Transat was very unreliable and had terrible service from him.

TRS Turquesa: Spoiled rotten

We upgraded to a Cabana and it was awesome. The staff at the hotel are dedicated and friendly. The food is great, entertainment a bit samey though. Really clean place, gorgeous gardens, lovely beach. We really enjoyed the a la carte restaurants - the Spanish and French especially.

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Beach Resort: Amazing Resort

I would recommend the Majestic Colonial, the food, the grounds, staff are impeccable. It was a great week. The colonial club is worth the extra expense. Our butler David went the extra mile and so compassionate. The beach is beautiful and the setting. There is something for all ages.

Ancora Private Residence Yacht Club and Marina: Very Good Resort

Quiet, Clean, Small Beach, Very relaxing atmosphere, good food and drink. I would recommend to all. Staff was very friendly, polite and courteous. Punta Cana Airport was very clean and efficient. Short drive from Airport to Resort (10 minutes or less)

Marien Puerto Plata Hotel: Nice resort

Nice pool, clean resort, friendly people, food was decent, liked all three a la carte restaurants, had to asks for towels to be brought to room on arrival, only received one washcloth the entire week, room was cleaned daily, poor communication to guests if any transfer information has changed. Very poor wifi in lobby. Lots of vendors/time shares trying to sell you things ALL the time, hard to walk down the beach in peace due to salespeople wanting to try to sell you something.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Loved it!

We had a fabulous vacation at Ambar from March 7-13. Rooms and grounds were immaculate. Beautiful scenery. Excellent service and delicious food! Only complaint is lack of lounge chairs at pool and beach unless you get up at 5 am to go "reserve" one by putting a towel on it.

Majestic Colonial Punta Cana Beach Resort: Beautiful clean, good sized resort.

Really enjoyed this resort, very clean, great service, excellent beach and pools. Go colonial if you don't have kids. Food so so but always something to eat, premium booze. I would return to the Majestic. Weather was great Feb 29-Mar7.

Bahia Principe Escape Samana: Perfect Vacation!!

Small, quiet and relaxing!! It was exactly what we were looking for. Great food, excellent service and spacious rooms overlooking the ocean. A la carte restaurants and buffet offered delicious food!! Entertainment was limited but good enough for us.

Cofresi Palm Beach and Spa Resort: Staff were very friendly

Grounds were beautiful, food was good, many stairs to climb and a lot of walking, pools were beautiful and clean, beach was just fair...always windy especially in the evening, rooms were nice...had hot water most of the time, were clean and had nice balconies

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: Fantastic, Clean, Friendly Resort

Everything was great, just hope there were more pool organized activities for kids and adults alike. Otherwise it was perfect. Very clean beach, lots of sitting areas. Did not like the forced sales pitch at the resort.

Cofresi Palm Beach and Spa Resort: Beautiful Resort

The resort was beautiful, well maintained. The pools were great, lots of variety to choose from. Activities throughout the day. The restaurants and the food was great. The guest welcome part was amazing

IFA Bavaro Village: Needs some upgrades

The Beach was so beautiful!! The rooms were very dated and are in need of some major upgrades. 2 out of 3 couples had issues with their air conditioning. One couple might have had 4 days out of 14 which they had air conditioning in their room. The pool was always really dirty with garbage. One day the pool fountain shot out black stuff that smelled like sewage.

Bahia Principe Grand San Juan: Grand Bahia Principe San Juan - beautiful resort

grounds beautifully maintained buffet delicious. Some food lukewarm but microwave available if you wanted it hotter staff friendly loved that there was lots of covered, comfortable sitting areas other than the lobby. premium alcohol if you asked

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Excellent resort

This was our second trip to this resort, that in itself says a lot. Fantastic food and drink service. Grounds, rooms and building were spotless. No signs of mosquitos :) Probably due to how clean the place is kept. People extremely friendly and helpful. Management available and helpful. Pool large and clean, lots of chairs and areas where you could stay at the pool but out of the sun, if you wanted to. Other activities, pool, tennis, golf, ping pong all close by . Great nightly and daytime enter [... read more]tainment.

Bahia Principe Grand San Juan: Great Resort

The resort is beautiful, the food is great...al la cartes great... cleaning all the time, public bathrooms spotless. The beach was red flagged every day so didnt spend much time there but it was beautiful. Pool was amazing though. Had a great time :-)