Latest Holiday Reviews for Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic on Holiday Critic

"My Pre-Xmas Vacation" - 4 Stars for Grand Paradise Bavaro in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:21:25 +0000

May Robertson wrote, "

Holiday Review

The staff at this resort are amazing, in particular the animation staff and Jose who is in charge of the Beach Bar - he is always smiling and helpful. I took my grandson there on a quick pre-xmas vacation and he had a ball - he played volleyball, swam in the ocean, snorkeled and took part in the nightly shows, which were very entertaining. The pools were also ver..."

"This Is Paradise" - 5 Stars for Grand Paradise Bavaro in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:51:40 +0000

Frank Gayle Engelhart wrote, "

Holiday Review

Everyone was friendly, the service was great. The food was good and the beach was great. Hotel was clean overall. Excellent holiday, will go back next year.

Quality

Excellent.

Service

Great service, a couple of dollars go a long way.

Location

Great.

Food

Food was great, something for everyone. Don't be p..."

"Bug Infested!" - 1 Star for Riu Palace Punta Cana in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:30:38 +0100

Michael wrote, "

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Do not stay here! It is bug infested! On the second day staying at the Riu Palace, we noticed bugs in the room. When we asked to switch rooms, the next room on the other side of the hotel was infested with bugs as well. Then the manager at the front desk accused us of lying just to get an upgraded room, we have never been so insulted! We noticed bugs in the sport..."

"Vacation" - 2 Stars for VIK Hotel Arena in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:28:08 +0100

Reuben wrote, "

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I booked this hotel online for three people (my mother, my girlfriend and myself), and upon arrival we only had a king size bed in the room. The reservation was made for 3 adults.

Quality

The hotel claims to be a 4 star property but I have stayed at 3 stars and had a better experience.

Service

I had to call the front desk for this..."

"Very Disgusting Appearance Right When You Get In" - 1 Star for Tropical Princess in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:48:23 +0100

Anonymous wrote, "

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Not a great holiday, bad experience.

Quality

We were in a group of around 150 people from the United States, around 75 from the same family. When we got there I didn't like the appearance, the area where there is a water fountain was so dirty, with mold that already gave me a bad feeling. From the lobby to the rooms was about a 10 minute walk and e..."

"Waiters at All-Inclusive" - 4 Stars for Melia Caribe Tropical in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:33:31 +0100

Carol Mitchell wrote, "

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The overall resort was very good. The only problem we had was getting washcloths and someone understanding what I was saying. The room was clean, the people were very friendly. I wish with the resort there would have been more to do. We had a 13 and 17 year old boy with us and basically there was nothing at the resort for them except swimming. I also wish the cas..."

"A clean room would have been nice.." - 3 Stars for Grand Paradise Bavaro in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:21:58 +0100

Darlene Young wrote, "

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I got to tell you the beach is the best!!! So Beautiful!!!!! My Holiday over all was good. My boyfriend and I stayed for 14 days. The first room we stayed in had a family next door with 3 small children that screamed from 5:30 in the morning on. I went to the reception desk to see if we could change rooms,I was told this was a family resort,I said I am aware of thi..."

"Disappointment" - 2 Stars for Hotel Bavaro Princess in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:47:42 +0100

L. Aldridge wrote, "

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Returned from Hotel Bavaro Princess 3 days ago - April 17/09. Things went reasonably well until last day. Only real concern up to then was the mosquitoes - in the evenings outdoors and on occasion at night in the room. On the last day, check-out was noon and as our flight was not leaving until 6.00 P.M., we were in the position of leaving our luggage in the supposedly locked, secure luggage room. Bell hop took us through two locked doors; however, when we went to retrieve our carry-on bags and back pack, someone had gone through my back pack and relieved me of $130 Cdn and $20 U.S. - Spoke individually to Reception, Guest Sevices, Bell Services and Signature Rep. within ten minutes and they all gave me the same line "it could have been another guest," in spite of the fact that no guest is allowed in the luggage room without a bell hop with a key. Sounded like an often used 'party line.' No recourse. The money is not my main concern. Tourism is 20 to 30% of the country's economy. Theft will not help this industry. Signature needs to negotiate around these issues.

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"Rats in La Bamba Bar at Riu Taino" - 2 Stars for Riu Taino in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:15:28 +0000

Anonymous wrote, "

Holiday Review

The holiday itself was good. We travelled with my eight year old daughter and my parents. It was good family time. However, with respect to the Riu Taino I would say you get what you pay for.

Quality

The rooms are quite outdated. We had a regular room and my parents had a suite. The sofa in the suite was quite filthy. Our double bed was small for..."

"Relaxing" - 4 Stars for Excellence Punta Cana in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 23:53:42 +0000

Anonymous wrote, "This is a great place if you want to relax. Getting there however will take you quite a while over some very bumpy narrow roads. We have no complaints about the staff or the environment we had a great time. Lots of relaxing by the great pool and beautiful ocean. The only thing we wish would have been better was the food. We do not consider ourselves "foodies" by any means, but don't..."

"EXCELLENCE PUNTA CANA: WARNING FOR EVERYONE!" - 1 Star for Excellence Punta Cana in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 09:45:22 +0000

Dmitry wrote, "This year in February Excellence Punta Cana has proven its inability to provide any decent level of security and service. Everyone has really to keep an eye on personal belongings, because the personnel, including the waiters and room maids would not hesitate to steal things from the guests. In addition, the young newcomer general manager from Spain is completely lost in managing his staff..."

"Loved it here!" - 4 Stars for Excellence Punta Cana in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:45:16 +0000

Anonymous wrote, "Overall, we enjoyed our vacation at this resort very much... The resort is a long ride from the airport over very rough roads. (We were told the governement is working on paving roads into the area so the transfer from the hotel might be improved in the future.) Some tour providers are now offering private transfers to and from the airport. It might worthwhile to consider this option as..."

"I expected more" - 2 Stars for Caribe Club Princess in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:29:06 +0100

Anonymous wrote, "

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I went on vacations to Caribe Club Princess thinking in an excellent place to stay as it is advertized, but I did not liked. 1- The hotel is advertised as it has a disco but it does not have one on premises, to go to the discotheque you are told to go to Areito Discoteck which is a public admittance and is not safe since drug dealing and prostitution advances are..."

"wonderful holiday" - 5 Stars for Riu Palace Macao in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:45:50 +0100

anne welsh wrote, "just com back from the riu palace macao what can i say not one complaint probably our best holiday ever apart from putting 10lbs on as the food was excellent.room was immaculate staff couldnt do enough for you. the only sad thing was coming home. loved the pina coladas"

"Holiday Nightmare!" - 3 Stars for Tropical Princess in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:44:46 +0100

Zoe wrote, "

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I will start with the good stuff because it won't take long! The hotel was lovely, the beach was beautiful, the staff were very friendly. Now for the bad stuff! The food, it was awful. It was always cold. I tried but couldn't eat for the week I was there. Everyone we spoke to had someone in their party who had suffered from food poisoning. We saw one lad taken awa..."

"All your expectations and more!!" - 5 Stars for Gran Bahia Principe Ambar in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:00:39 +0100

lyndsey wrote, "Me and my partner went on a 2week all-inclusive on 29th march 2008. We arrived at the hotel and was greeted in a warm and friendly way and was directed to check in and put a label with our room number on our luggage so they could deliver it for us so we didn't have to pull it. When we arrived at the room our luggage came 2mins later. The room was a good size with a huge bed,nice bathroom w..."

"It's also the Caribe Club Princess" - 2 Stars for Tropical Princess in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:58:26 +0100

Bill Rowlands wrote, "Firstly, the Tropical Princess and the Caribe Club Princess are the same, the only difference is that one offers you 3 extra visits to the Al-la-carte restaurants, the main food hall, swimming areas, clubs for kids etc are all the same. Off to a very bad start from the moment we arrived at the hotel, the room upgrade we'd paid for wasn't available. Hotel receptionist refused to believe us..."

"Definetly not a 5 star resort" - 2 Stars for Hotel Bavaro Princess in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:36:08 +0100

Anonymous wrote, "The best part of our week there was the beautiful grounds and the beach. The rooms (we had two) smelled musty. The smell is now in our clothes eventhough we washed them as soon as we got home. The food was just o.k. The drinks were just o.k. too. The stuff you read on trip advisor like mold in the rooms was true. There was a sewage treatment plant that smelled bad when you went past it. We..."

"thought it would be better" - 1 Star for Hotel Bavaro Princess in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:03:22 +0000

Anonymous wrote, "bavaro princess was rated a 5 star .The service if not spanish was very bad. Rooms mold on ceiling. Food was"nt the greatest. The only thing i could reaaly say that the actual gardening was beautiful but were not spending money on vacation on gardening RIGHT. Over all I personally would not go back to bavaro princess not woth the money.."

"Best Holiday Ever" - 5 Stars for Excellence Punta Cana in Punta Cana Region, Dominican Republic

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:05:07 +0000

Anonymous wrote, "What a great holiday! We went to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary and my birthday. Because of this we could book a romantic meal in one of the restaurants. We chose Chez Isabella (French) and the food and service were superb. In fact, there is a large selection of restaurants to choose from - all excellent! Our room was very clean and spacious with a double jacuzzi (which was filled..."