Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Excellent Resort!

Big resort with lots of activities and things to do. Service was excellent. We had the Golden Package. It does not give you a lot of extras but we checked in and out quickly and anything we asked for was taken care of asap because we could go to the special area for those who upgraded to Golden. Food was great. Always available and always something good to eat. A la Cartes were good as well. Disco fun most nights. 30 minutes from airport. Beach was always clean and we always found chairs to use  [... read more]even when we came down late. Ocean was rough but that made it fun. Pools are clean and there are lots of them to use. By the beach for activities or further up for quiet.

Marien Puerto Plata Hotel: Amazing Resort

Excellent food, clean water, good drinks, amazing staff. Most beautiful beaches and long shore line, almost 3 KM walks along the beaches. Great prompt fast room service. Excellent a la crate restaurants.

Catalonia Bavaro Resort: Beautiful Resort

This is a beautiful resort. Not too big, it was easy to walk around the well-groomed property. Travelling with another couple, we booked into the Privileged section, but on arrival we were upgraded to the adults-only section (Catalonia Royal Bavaro), with full access to all facilities. The resort staff were all very friendly and eager to please the guests. The food was good, with lots of variety. One word of caution, be sure you get all the details from the local tour representatives before you  [... read more]sign up for any excursions.

Be Live Experience Hamaca Suites: Enjoyable Trip!

Clean room, friendly staff, refrigerator filled daily with beer and soft drinks, bottled water every day. Good AC. Beautiful view of ocean and garden. Food was ok. Alcoholic beverages were good. We loved the specialty restaurants especially the Gourmet Restaurant and Mexican Restaurant. Entertainment was lively (Michael Jackson Show, Brazilian and Dominican Shows, etc...) minor renovations throughout resort but mostly unnoticeable. Could get more lawn chairs both, in the Beach area and the Pool  [... read more]areas. One area which I believe could be dealt with is when tourists complain to staff, staff should avoid explaining or providing answers in the lobby. Tourists with complaints were somewhat loud and aggressive thus creating a stressful atmosphere to all of us present. Overall, my wife and I enjoyed this trip.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Always Enjoyable

The grounds and rooms are always meticulously clean and in good shape. Staff for the most part are very friendly, the check-in staff could use a little customer service training, but the rest are fantastic. One thing we noticed this time after being at this resort for the 5th time was some of the food at the buffet wasn't hot enough.

VH Gran Ventana Beach Resort: Small and personal

The VH Gran is a small resort, the smallest I have stayed on but it was nice and convenient with not far to walk to get to anything. We had a renovated room but it faced the stage area and the noise from the nightly entertainment was very loud and amplified. The staff were amazing and tended to our every need with a smile. We had the Royal package and it was well worth the extra money. The Vintage club was a great getaway to cool off and relax woith a nice drink. The private area of the beach wa [... read more]s also great and we always had a fresh drink brought to us. The buffet was small but the food was good there.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Beautiful Resort!

Room was very clean, with a well stocked fridge. Maid and room service great. Beautiful pools with plenty of loungers but not much shade. Beach was well maintained. Food and servers was very good. Grounds were very lush.

TRS Turquesa: typical, all inclusive Caribbean resort

As is typical with southern hotel ratings, this is not a 4.5 or 5 star as is generally accepted in NA, however it is an extensive and well situated property. The hotel we stayed in on the Palladium resort was advertised as adults only and although indeed children are not permitted to stay in the rooms, or use the pool, all but one of the restaurants are family friendly and the beach is public, so it is not in practice a true adults only hotel. However, because the hotel is part of a large prop [... read more]erty, the resort offers every activity imaginable, multiple restaurants and bars, and a pool for every mood and requirement. The beach is very nice. The food selection is very, very good and the quality while again, not 5 star is good. The rooms would benefit from greater maintenance to maintain the illusion of a 5 star resort, and the proximity to an adjacent commercial district was one evening a distracting liability with extremely loud club music play until precisely midnight, as is permitted there by law. All in all, a very typical, all inclusive Caribbean resort.

Hyatt Vivid Punta Cana: Dreams palm beach punta cana

Amazing resort great food fantastic pools beach and amazing staff. Luis Power and Gasolina were great people very funny and if you needed anything they were ready to help in any way. Great foam pool party and great saxophonist player.

Bahia Principe Grand San Juan: Friendly Resort, Good Service, Spanish, Ok Beach

I was travelling alone & met a few nice people at Grand Bahia Principe in Rio San Juan, Dominican. The resort is pretty far removed & you can't rent a car there so make travel arrangements beforehand if you want to take a private road trip. Cabs are expensive ~ somewhere around $100 US for a ride & back to Cabarete (which you definitely want to visit if you're in Rio San Juan). Food at the resort is quite good. Typical Dominican buffet style but some high-quality items as the week goes on. Look  [... read more]for the fresh Prosciutto, Chorizo and make sure the bread isn't hard before you put it on your plate. Add a bit of Gouda cheese and some olives & you've got a nice Antipasto! Fresh fruit is always really good in The Dominican. The A-La-Carte restaurants were quite good (although I heard the "Chinese" wasn't so good).. Try the Duck at The Mediterranean and the Lasagna at the Italian a-la-cartes. The desserts at the Mediterranean were good. Other than that, I only recommend the desserts at the buffet. On the last day I was there they had fresh doughnuts which were good! Very friendly staff & I never had any issue with trust. Make sure to leave a couple dollars on the bed each day you want the room cleaned and your fridge will get stocked, as well. Tipping, in general, greatly improved already good service! Plus, you are helping people a lot less fortunate than us Canadians etc.. Grounds were kept quite well. The beach I'd give a 2 1/2 out of 5. Very murky water on rougher days and only 1 day out of 7 the eastern shore was clear. I'm usually in the ocean everyday on vacation but I kept to the pools for the most part. I could only bring myself to swim in the ocean the first day I was there. There are man-made barricades but they don't help to keep the beach debris-free. I'm not sure the cure to this but the water was very murky first week of January. Pools were kept pretty clean and if you couldn't find a beach chair at the main pool there are 2 other smaller pools to choose from. At the main pool, there is actually a lot of seating though as long as you don't mind not having a lay down beach chair. Careful, the sun is very hot and can burn quickly. Wear your 30 sunblock and have lipgloss or protect... And jump in the pool often! For the most part, a pretty good stay and the nightly shows were good. Be sure to ask for the dark rum if you're drinking Pina Colada's! Much fuller taste... And the Presidente beer is always good to quench thirst.. But be sure to also drink your fair share of filtered or bottled water to take the edge of the super sweet heat. I recommend this resort if you are looking for a real "get-away" but if you want the city life of Sosua or Cabarete make sure you make rental car arrangements before you go. Everyone around the resort you encounter will probably be quick to try say hello & to help you! Just be weary of the vendors on the beach trying to sell you stuff for higher than in the Gift Shop (front lobby across from Check-In). Visit the Gift Store first than you can barter with them from there! Enjoy your trip!

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: Nice Beach, Don't go for the Entertainment!

Hotel, Food, Grounds were beautiful and well kept! Staff were friendly and very helpful! But if you are looking for a resort with upbeat evening entertainment I would suggest looking elsewhere. We wanted to have a few drinks after dinner and unless you are French and looking for a totally mellow bar with entertainment that makes you fall asleep, you won't find what you are looking for here! We loved the resort and everything overall just were very disappointed with the lack of quality entertainm [... read more]ent. I would compare it to cheap karaoke most evenings to be honest. Other than that, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay!!

Royalton Punta Cana Resort: Topnotch Hotel

Well maintained hotel, rooms were airy and clean, food was great, beach superb and the pools good. Room beverage fridge could have been stocked more efficiently but it worked out. I would definitely consider this hotel again.

Riu Merengue: beautiful resort

We had a wonderful time! The staff is exemplary in their efforts to please you and outstanding in making you feel welcome. They definitely deserve to be well paid. The only negative aspect were the beds. They are quite uncomfortable. Never went in any of the pools; ocean all the way! Staff on excursion were wonderful as well!

Grand Palladium Select Bavaro: Have Had Better Vacations

The weather was great for the most part (1 full day of rain and a couple evening showers in the 10 days we were there). The room was exactly what we requested (King bed, second floor, central location). The staff was generally friendly but language was an issue in a few cases (some only spoke Spanish and barely understood English). The beach was nice but very crowded (tons of foot traffic) but the area where the loungers were was adequately spaced out (as we weren’t right on top of each other) [... read more]. We would have liked a less busy beach with less vendors trying to sell us stuff. Our two main complaints were the food and the amount of kids. In retrospect we should have booked an adults only resort. The food was generally tasty but it made our stomach’s upset for multiple days on and off the last 4 days we were there. Two of the days were really bad as we had to be close to a washroom or stay in our room altogether. We have never gotten upset stomachs in Jamaica the past 4 years so we were really disappointed…and we eat VERY clean (no junk or sweets). Overall we would give the trip a 6.5 out of 10. The stomach issue, screaming kids and cheesy shows really put a damper on things. The resorts decent but not exceptional...we've definitely stayed at better. For families this is a 'good resort'...big kids play section and tons of activities. For couples without kids or single people, I would avoid this place.

Ocean Blue and Sand: Wonderful resort

The hotel grounds were clean, staff were friendly and there were a lot of activities to participate in. The food was very good, lots of variety and well presented. I felt safe and well taken care of. The pool and beaches were lovely. The sand was lovely and the sea very warm for swimming!

TRS Turquesa: Relaxing Trip

THE PROS... The resort grounds and buildings were maintained well. The beach was beautiful and was perfect for long walks. The rooms in the Royal Suites were very spacious (Junior Suite Deluxe) and we loved the room service feature using it every morning for breakfast. The Zentropia Palladium Spa was fantastic, and provided an excellent hot tub, massage, and exfoliation treatment for a reasonable package price. Lobby bar and nightly entertainment was very good and the sax player was excellent.  [... read more]THE CONS... Not any fault of the hotel, but the seaweed was problematic (as it has been through the Caribbean recently) and there were big piles lining the beach all the way along. The cleaning of the rooms was generally good, but should include a regular cleaning of the hot tub jets since when we tried using it and turned on the jets the smell of the water was horrible, likely due to not being used and the water inside the jets was stagnant without being cleaned. Not sure what it was, but the smell needed 3 tubs of water and running the jets to get the smell of the nasty water out. All of the a la carte restaurants were generally good with one exception - the Chef Raffaele Italian restaurant was absolutely terrible. The service was brutal as we sat for almost 1 hour before the first order came, wait staff did not seem concerned about the abnormal delays. Salad bar had 1 utensil to use for serving all of the items, and despite asking for more utensils the wait staff went away and never came back. Once the main course arrived it looked like it had been used on display for the past few hours, was plastic looking, and was cold. In fact the chicken dish that my wife ordered was pink looking, outside and in, and it smelled terrible. At that point we immediately got up and left as quickly as we could move and we headed to the buffet.

Grand Palladium Select Bavaro: great resort,great staff

Special thanks to Savarino for making our stay at the Palladium Bavaro Resort avery memorable vacation. I would recomend this place to everyone, the grounds are very well taken care of and its a joy waking up each morning and enjoying all the greenery, its like being in paradise on earth. Another thank you to Oneal at trip central for recommending this resort to us.

Punta Cana Princess: disappointing

The reason we picked this resort is because of the direct flight. Very disappointed in the additional pick-up on our way back. Not the way to end a great holiday sitting in plane for 12 hours. Will be finding something different next time. Food poisoning for the 2 people in our group that ate sea food.

Senator Puerto Plata Hotel: Great resort

Loved it... very clean I had beautiful ocen view room. The food was great fresh salads and fruits every day wish was more fish but had different meats and chicken lots of variety...the intertainment is the best so far from other resorts they never stop lots of games the shows was ok but still very intertaining, music every evening for dancing had a great time I would go back the price was great for the value of the resort...

The Eurostars Grand Cayacoa: Beautiful resort!

The staff at Cayacoa were so friendly, there was lots to do, the rooms were spacious and clean. We thought the food was excellent, best Piña Coladas I have ever had! The resort was beautiful and scenic sitting atop the cliff. The elevator down to the beach was a nice feature. Neither the beach nor the pools were ever super crowded. Great resort!