Grand Bavaro Princess: Beautiful resort

Larger resort split by a mangrove into platinum and regular suites (3 floors of 4 suites). Platinum section is close to beach. Must use a golf cart train to move around from beach to main lobby areas. Many top notch restaurants but best for us was Italian and East Indian. Many peacocks wandering around, who can be loud. Platinum plan is worth it!

Blue Bay Villas Doradas: Good resort

This resort was good. The food , the pools, the beach, the cleanliness of the grounds and the entertainment was all very nice. The only disappointment was the room. It was so underpar. If the room was representative of the resort you would be very afraid. Good thing we had great weather so really only showered and slept in the room. I won't go back because of the room and it too bad because the rest of our vacation was really good. One other small complaint was twice a day you have to get out of [... read more] the main pool for them to play volleyball unless your playing.

Grand Palladium Punta Cana: Too many problems

I can live with a few issues which you can get anywhere you go. This time I got food poisoning the day before we left. I was travelling with my sisters and they called the front desk to ask for a doctor. No doctor ever came and no one even bothered to follow up, not even a phone call. I had to spend the day in airports extremely sick, laying down on the floor in the Punta Cana airport. The front desk was nonresponsive on any call, from getting bugs from the vaulted ceiling to needing bottle [... read more]s of water, which neither ever came.

Sunscape Coco Punta Cana: Sun, beach and family time!

This resort is located not far from the airport. I would recommend this resort but the issue with the smell in the rooms need to be addressed. We first had a stale smell which was overpowered by a sewer smell. Once we turned off the AC it wasn’t as prominent (or we became use to it). Overall it’s a nice resort with lots of options for children— water slides, playground and water park area. Lots of pools to swim in and hardly any seaweed on the beach. The beach was cleaned by staff every morn [... read more]ing. The loungers with shade was an issue if you aren’t a morning person. For those of us who are, obtaining loungers and shade wasn’t an issue unless you had someone who felt they were more entitled and took your lounger. To those who reserve the loungers but decided not to use them, shame on you! There were too many people sitting out in the full sun, sometimes on towels. Come remove your towel! Let someone else use it. Food was good. No shortage of food or drink. Didn’t have long waits for restaurants. Staff were friendly and helpful. Grounds were kept clean and well groomed. Entertainment every night Lots of vendors on the beach. They are trying to make a living. If you’re not interested politely let them know. We were nervous about going because of the bad reviews. It wasn’t as bad as we thought. We enjoyed the beach, sun and family time. Exactly what we went to do!

Margaritaville Island Reserve Cap Cana Hammock: Transition to Dreams Cap cana

We were promised a seamless transition from Margaritaville to Dreams and did not get it. We did not get Preferred service such as, Butler, pool, restaurant, and late check out. We had a print out of agreement and the service staff spent over an hour trying to convince us that we got what was promised.

Viva Heavens by Wyndham: Amazing!! 10/10

Very clean resort! Everyone was so friendly and welcoming. Food options were good, with lots of restaurants available for reservation. The rooms are clean and spacious. We highly recommend doing the excursions that they offer as well. The desk representatives are very informative about everything offered. Overall, highly recommend this resort for your next quiet and relaxing vacation!

Playabachata Hotel: Nice resort, terrible staff

The resort was beautiful, the beach was beautiful...food was good...we had issues with the 8 of us being split up and no staff would help us...sunwing rep was useless, i had no a/c for the week in my room, no fridge for 3 days and the phone didnt work...the pool was so overcrowded that i couldnt use it...they allow Senator guests to come use the facilities at Playabachata but we could not use theirs. I could not get the alacarte restaurants booked, you could only book one restaurant per day. d [... read more]esk opened at 830am but lineup must have started way earlier...our group of 8 that was split up all over never got to eat at the alacarte, line cut off once right in front of me...how frustrating...it was a horrendous experience and i travel alot....worst experience yet and i am not picky...do not go here!!

Royalton Bavaro Resort and Spa: Amazing Resort

Overall in general from all the bad reviews I have read, I would definitely do this resort again. Never believe what you read till you experience them yourself. This resort was actually amazing. The beach and pools were amazing, food was delicious

Viva Tangerine by Wyndham: Beautiful Setting

The grounds and setting were very pretty - lots of beautiful vegetation and flowers. The resort is quite compact, with all the rooms a short walk to the pool, restaurants and beach. The pool was very nice, the beach gorgeous (but the waves made it difficult for me to swim.) The food was quite good, though I'm not a big fan of buffets. I enjoyed the dinner at the Mexican restaurant - great service and my food was delicious. A couple of negatives - I had to ask to move my room as I was ori [... read more]ginally on the third floor, up a large set of winding stairs.This is ok for many, I suppose, but quite a hike for an older woman with bad knees. My second room on the ground floor room was perfect. I found the service in the restaurant uneven. It was often difficult to find someone to get a place setting, or a cup of tea/coffee in the morning. The hardworking bartenders were great, however.

Grand Bavaro Princess: Lovely Resort But Very Big!

With more than a thousand rooms/suites this is a very larger resort, however it's not a cause for concern as we were well-served by everyone. Our deluxe king bungalow suite was clean, pleasant and spacious; not very far from the large pool and the beach. (unit 0923) The nicest room we have ever had!! The beach was large and was well situated but could use more lounge chairs as they were hard to come by. The pool could be a little cleaner as it was packed with children and babies (some with  [... read more]no diapers). Lounge chairs were available if you got there early. The buffet near the beach (breakfast and lunch) was quite good and plentiful. It became an a la cart steakhouse at dinner (ate there twice and it wasn't very good). We tried the Mexican one night and it was fair so we stuck with the buffet. The beer served was Presidente on tap and isn't the best but was drinkable. The cleaning staff attended to our room and the mini bar was stocked with water, Coke and a couple cans of Presidente beer. The bar/lounge in the main building was a great place to have a drink and listen to some live music and to play cards in. The grounds are immaculate and the shuttle train made the large grounds less of an issue. There's some evening entertainment in the theatre and we took in a Michael Jackson tribute show which was quite good. The wait staff everywhere was excellent as was the bell staff. There was always plenty of hot water to take a shower and lots of clean towels in our suite. All in all we were very pleased with the resort, but wouldn't return as we prefer adult only resorts. If you have kids give this one some thought.

Viva Tangerine by Wyndham: Enjoyable resort

The grounds were well kept. I liked that there was a small size pool in a quieter area. It was a busy week when we attended. I would suggest a quiet indoor room library style where guests can go rest or read. Our room was spacious and clean. The hot water was not always available. The dining staff were very helpful and attentive. There was a wide variety of choices offered during the week.

Playabachata Hotel: Clean resort

The resort is clean is all I can say I read all the reviews and thought that the bad ones was just human nature that you can’t please everyone,but now I can say is it was the worst place to look after the customers no a/c complained many times and nothing was done got taxi to city through the hotel only to find out from taxi driver not to book through them as they get a cut he said if you call taxi yourself he would have charged half what we paid .ITS the same gross food ,drinks and the shows we [... read more]re not worth going to we-will never go back we went with a party of 8 bad knees bad hips and the put us the farthest away from everything and none us us where even close to one another

Sunscape Dominicus La Romana: Beautiful resort

The resort was very clean, food and beverages were very good. The staff was very friendly and were not pushy. House keeping was great especially Moraima. She always made sure you got what you asked for.

Bahia Principe Escape Samana: Wonderful quiet resort

The resort was very peaceful to start with. The rooms were large and spacious. To bad that the outdoor bar by the front lobby was closed it would have been a great place for an evening drink in the cool of the night. The food was really good, could have used more than two reservations for the week. All in all it was a good experience in Samana at the Bahia Principe Grand Samana

Playabachata Hotel: Terrific resort!

Upgrades to the electrical were appreciated. The food was the best yet. They catered to their international visitors'preferences. Staff very friendly and obliging. Entertainment and pool activities were great.I love the layout of the resort and it's beautiful landscape. Will keep returning every year.

Melia Caribe Beach Resort: Relaxing

It was good, not great, but good. Pros: The staff were excellent and courteous. The rooms were comfortable. Scenery was beautiful. Food was great. Cons: Too much exclusive items that required membership or executive suite package (exclusive pool, seating areas, bar, services) made me felt like titanic lower class citizen. Various stagnant water creeks that gave off a bad smell around our hotel room. Constant harassment from locals at beach with hustling (put bird on wife’s head without  [... read more]asking, grabbed her phone and took pictures of us, then proceeded to demand $40 USD, not a chance). Overall, would still recommend. Good for family. Bringing the kids next time as they have a park and water park.

Sunscape Coco Punta Cana: Very good resort

We really enjoyed this resort. I would definitely recommend upgrade to Sun Club, worth the benefits of updated room, check in and Sun club buffet. We ate at at resturants for dinner. If you go at 5:30 to get in line you get first seating at 6 pm and no longer waits. The beach was nice but did lack lounge chairs. All of the staff were wonderful and very helpful. Don't worry about bad reviews this hotel exceeded our expectations. The food was really good and so was room service. We did no [... read more]t get sick and ate everything. This is a solid 4 star resort. The shows at night were done very well.

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Great resort, small, adults only!!

Liked the small more intimate resort. Good music, and shows but nit overly loud and noisy. Very nice room. We did get sick, likely due to food or drinks, as did many other guests. We were very disappointed by this!

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Amazing resort

We really enjoyed the food. It was always very fresh and tasty. The resort staff were very friendly and helpful. They kept the ground very clean all the time. The entertainment crew were fabulous. They did an amazing job entertaining everyone

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Great trip

We had a great trip and happy that we did not listen to all the negative comments. The Pros: Nice beach and great food. Golf cart were handy to get from lobby to beach. Nice room close to 2 pools with swim up bars. Our Catamaran and Dune Buggy excursion were awesome. The A la cartes were great. The Japanese was the best. The Cons: Too many people on the beach. Could not get a lounge chair unless you went early to reserve one. Mosquitos in the lobby and one of the restaurants smelled like  [... read more]sewage. All in all if you stayed away from lobby and that one smelly restaurant, then you would have a great experience. Unfortunately if you did not put a towel on a lounge chair like everyone else, you would never get to sit in one.