Ocean Blue and Sand: Yes, a great place

We were 10 of us just came back. Very nice place with no shortage for anything. Plenty of food, drinks , right size crowd while there , clean rooms , no lineups and ample and friendly staff to cater. Restaurants were wonderful, snack bar was awesome, nothing to beat the coffee shop and Ice cream parlour. Beach and poolside events were well hosted by talented staff with prizes for every game. MJ show was better than the one in Vegas! Nightclub was fantastic. DJ was a blast. we were there every  [... read more]single night. Good beach and taken good care to clean out the weeds. Overall we were very pleased with the resort and how it is managed. Special mention Hilary and Ariel for superb customer experience!

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: Great family vacation.

The beach was was clean and no waves. There were plenty of bedchairs on the beach. It was for the first time going to a resort south and we didn't have to go early in the morning to leave a towel on a chair. Amenities were nicely maintained. The buffet was great, good food selection. The check in was a bit longer, otherwise it was a great vacation.

Catalonia Royal Bavaro: Nice vacation!

We came here to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary. The Catalonia Royal side is compact and thus has everything within short distance. Although the grounds were well maintained, the pools clean and the beach beautiful (efforts were made every morning to clean out the sargassum), the restaurants were great as well as the food and drinks, the rooms were below average for being called ‘privilege rooms’; old dates and with damage clearly visible in some of the furniture. Staff were amazing, f [... read more]riendly especially on dining areas but not so much at the beach bar. Many thanks to Nisia for arranging us a better room and also for planning our dinner on our anniversary day.

Sunscape Coco Punta Cana: Nothing to rave about

Well, this resort has potential but it doesn't live up to expectations. In my opinion, the construction itself was shoddy, may ceilings and walls have faults, and the bathroom didn't even have a shelf to put your toiletries. Many common areas are open only to club members and the one buffet restaurant is oppressively hot with no fans and no A/C. The rooms too did not have efficient A/C. Finally, some staff members are careless, so much so that on our third night there, the front desk actually re [... read more]assigned our room and we had a guest accidentally enter our room (gasp!). While we had an okay time there otherwise, we will not be returning, nor would we recommend. The only upside was the location and the beach- wonderful sandy beach not too far from the airport.

Melia Punta Cana Beach Wellness Resort Adults: Beautiful resort

The grounds are pristine, the food and the service great! There are plenty of activities for everyone, the entertaintment varied each night, we really enjoyed a relaxing week in a luxury hotel, real 5 stars. Love it.

Riu Republica: Party Resort

Lovely looking, great buffet, AMAZING STAFF Nice room, beds are very firm! Wasn’t impressed with the 2 specialty restaurants we tried; steak house and Italian. The BEST was JERK CHICKEN! Beach was perfect and quieter place to relax during the day! Enjoyed the entertainment and once again the staff! LOUD, if you want a place to party with a lot of noise everywhere, including the hallways, this is for you! Suits the 20/30 ish crowd for sure!

Majestic Mirage Punta Cana All Suite Resort: Fantastic week

We had a swim out room with a suite. We have gone to about a dozen all inclusive resorts and this is the nicest room we have had. Good water pressure in the shower. Beach area was beautiful and clean. For those that want it (like me) there is ample shade at the beach and around the pools. Lots of variety at the buffet and great presentation. Snack bar by the beach was great. A la carte restaurants were good especially the steak house. In saying this we didn't go to the French or Italian as they  [... read more]have a strict pants required policy. Entertainment was about the same as anywhere else. Service was excellent as a whole but could have been a little better at the pool side. Overall, it was the nicest resort we have been to.

Dreams Flora Resort and Spa: Amazing Resort

Deams Flora Resort and Spa is a beautiful clean property. The resort staff are exceptional and strive to make each guest have a great vacation. Not only do they provide great service but some feel like family during your stay. I would highly recommend this resort to friends and family.

Barcelo Bavaro Beach: 10 Day Vacay

The hotel was excellent in layout, upkeep and service. The pool and beach facilities are top notch and well maintained. A couple things that need improvement are the evening entertainment….need more variety and 11pm ending is much too early for an adults only vacation resort….it seems like that is planned so that most will continue over to the Palace. The food was generally good but could have more spice and flavour added but overall was good.

Grand Palladium Punta Cana: Grand Palladium Punta Cana Stya

The people at the hotel were lovely. Great guest service we personally experienced. Our rooms were clean, I would say a lot of food options. Although the a la cartes book up pretty fast. All in all a great stay.

Secrets Tides Punta Cana: PERFECTION

You truly get what you pay for here. Some may find the price expensive but I promise you it’s worth it. If you find “ a deal”, it’s because there’s a problem with the report, PERIOD. Secrets Tides is brand new, luxurious, clean and incredibly beautiful. ALL staff are absolutely genuine in every single interaction. I will return here because nothing else could compare. HIGHLY recommend a swim up suite.

Serenade All Suites Adults Only Resort: 10 pleasant days at a nice resort July 13 -23 - travelled as a couple

Genuinely friendly staff throughout this new resort which is located approx 30 minutes from the airport . Weather was hot and steamy with maybe 10 minutes of rain for our entire stay . Rooms were comfortable with plenty of storage space and ac worked fine .No towel game here , plenty of palapas and padded loungers on the beach and poolside with towels always available and an attentive wait staff who ensured we remained properly hydrated through the day. Food in the restaurants and buffet was ge [... read more]neric all inclusive hotel food - satisfying but nothing to write home about. Entertainment on the adult side was sporadic and you were obliged to move to the family side for regular shows. Would I return - yes , any hotel where a bottle of rum in the gift shop is cheaper than the sunscreen is ok by me. Not related to the hotel stay but curiously no one in arrivals or departures from the DR showed the slightest interest in the scannable qr label which we were asked to provide when entering or leaving the country

Lopesan Costa Bavaro Resort: Amazing resort

I had an amazing time the facilities were well kept and clean. AC in the room was very good. Poole were very clean. Food was okay definitely not the best but good for what it is. Breakfast and the Italian restaurant was my favourite. Beach was well kept and staff was very nice. If you do not speak Spanish there will obviously be a but of language barrier but overall great stay. Would definitely go back

Hyatt Vivid Punta Cana: Beautiful Location, Great Service.... Food Mediocre.

I will start out by saying the resort is Beautiful and the grounds are spotless! Staff are extremely hard working and go above and beyond to make sure you are happy. Could not be happier with the way we were treated here. I will break down everything below in categories. Rooms : Rooms are pretty typical for a Caribbean room. Beautiful and clean. However they may be ageing and starting to have some issues. We had troubles with our first room. The AC didn't work, sink was clogged, toilet pa [... read more]per wall hanger was constantly falling off the wall, Phone didn't work and the front door wouldn't latch closed (security issue). After a couple days of dealing with these things we requested a room change. They promptly switched us over and the second room was much better...Also the resort seems to have a master control over the temperature you set in your room. We wanted to be 21-22 degrees. The room never got cooler then 25.5 degrees. Sometimes it would go as high as 28 degrees! This was the same in Both rooms we stayed (different buildings). So we were disappointed with this and the more we read into things it does seem the resort restricts the temperature. Also we were unaware that they do not flush toilet paper here. It is placed into a can beside the toilet... Should have been some kind of warning or notice in advance. Did not enjoy this. All that said, the rooms were nice and beds were comfortable. The cleaning staff were great. 4/5 for the rooms. Service : Excellent Service. We felt like we were being specially cared for the entire stay. Staff were attentive and Happy! 5/5 Stars for sure on Service. Food : Food was mediocre. They present the food well... But if you are a Foodie (like Me) you may be underwhelmed. The Buffet is what you would expect but has very little meat. You can go to a station and they will cook some for you but it is low quality and not plentiful. Meal portions when you dine in the restaurants are Very Small. Appetizers are literally 1-2 bites... no joke, 1-2 bites. Main course was actually tasty but also very small portions. Most resorts I have been to are better laid out and have more locations for you to grab a burger or finger foods... there was 1 hut on the beach that nobody noticed. it was hidden behind bushes. Apart from that you were waiting for the main dining halls to open. Also i have a 5 year old son... they had almost no "North American" style kids meals on the menu. Burgers, hot tugs, french fries and chicken nuggets had to be asked for as they were not on the menu anywhere. Also would have been nice to have an Ice Cream station accessible for the Kids. Never found one outside of the single machine in the buffet. 2.5/5 Stars Shopping : As always on the resort shopping is TOO EXPENSIVE. Do not buy Cigars here as you can buy 5x the amount just outside for the same price. High pressure as expected. The staff would always say "Im not here tomorrow, you have to buy today from me"... But you would stop by the next day and magically they were still at work. As a Retail Store owner i do not like this behavior. Off site shopping.. We took the shuttles provided as we wanted to do some "authentic shopping" as we were searching for souvenirs. We explained several times what we wanted and were told to take the provided shuttle at "such and such a time". They took us to a large modern mall... many of the stored were what you would see in Canada or the USA... was not worth it. There is a market a short walk up the road... but they are also jacking prices sky high and are difficult to negotiate with. It is however located beside a police station so is quite safe. Lots of clothes and trinkets available but be prepared to negotiate HARD. They tried to sell me a cheap Ball Hat for $50 usd. This would be $10-12 at most markets. Eventually he starts lowering his prices and following me around. ends up at $20 as im leaving and i still declined because i didn't like the tactics. Bought nothing here because all the shops were the same. 2.5/5 stars Fishing... We took a charter. They seem to all use a central booking service. the resort offered a package at 50-60% higher then you could get elsewhere. We paid $450 for a 4 hour tour. depending on boat expect $500-$600 if you want to troll for sport fish (marlin, Tuna, Sailfish, mahi mahi etc). Fishing was excellent however water is quite rough. The location of punta cana makes it so water will never be calm. if you ever get sea sick avoid this. 4.5/5 stars Overall experience was 3.5/5 . Pros - Staff was Excellent, Beautiful Grounds, Decent Kids program. Cons - Food was mediocre at best, Shopping is too commercialized and expensive. Should have been warned about washrooms.

Ocean El Faro: Beautiful plao

The hotel is almost clean, the attitude of the staff is very good, the hospitality is very good, the food is very repetitive and the variety of food is low, the drinks and cocktails are excellent, the water in the pool is not clean and the water is dark most of the days and there is a lot of hair inside, good Wi-Fi. The goods in the store inside the hotel were expensive, the restaurants inside the hotel were extremely poor, and the hotel programs were very poor. The handling of bowling reservati [... read more]on was very bad

Ocean El Faro: Beautiful plao

The hotel is almost clean, the staff's attitude is very good, the hospitality is very good, the food was very repetitive, the drinks and cocktails are excellent, the pool water is not very clean, good Wi-Fi, the store items inside the hotel are expensive, the restaurants inside the hotel are extremely poor.

JOIA Bavaro by Iberostar: Perfect from Start to finish.

The resort was well maintained, the room was nice and clean.The food and drinks were fantastic. The service from the staff was friendly, fast and easy going. Would highly recommend staying at this adult only resort.

Sunscape Coco Punta Cana: Sunscape Coco

Hotel grounds clean. Plenty of places to eat at, but there are line ups. Also the gift shop and the Airport only accepts American currency. Not Canadian.There is a private part to this Hotel for Sunscape members only, and pool area as well. We were told after we went in. There isn’t any gate or fence preventing you from entering from your room.

Serenade Punta Cana Beach and Spa Resort: Amazing resort

Food was excellent which was not expected but was very well received. The entire resort is clean and the staff all are nice. First time travelling and this has set my expectations high. Most staff knew how to speak English. The resort had great facilities and things to do up until late night. Rooms (luxury master suite) was fantastic.

Melia Punta Cana Beach Wellness Resort Adults: Beautiful resort!

My stay at Meliá Punta Cana Beach Wellness Inclusive Resort was absolutely fantastic! From the moment I stepped in, the serene and luxurious atmosphere made me feel instantly relaxed and ready for a perfect vacation. The focus on wellness was evident everywhere. My suite was top-notch, offering stunning garden views. I loved spending time on my private balcony, soaking in the Caribbean breeze. The dining options were a phenomenal, with a variety of gourmet dishes that I looked forward to ever [... read more]y day. The adults-only environment added to the peaceful and relaxing vibe, making it the perfect escape. The lush tropical gardens and direct access to the beautiful Bávaro Beach provided a picturesque setting for my entire stay. A special shoutout to the incredible concierge team, Jorge and Maxwell, who went above and beyond to ensure I had the most amazing stay. Their professionalism, dedication, and attention to detail were truly exceptional. Everyone at The Level was wonderful, providing amazing service and hospitality. Cruz and Leida at the spa gave the best massages, contributing significantly to my relaxation and wellness experience. Thank you, Meliá Punta Cana Beach Wellness Inclusive Resort, for an unforgettable stay. I can't wait to return!