Little piece of paradise

Written: 30 march 2013
Travel time: 20 february — 1 march 2012
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 7.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 9.0
The hotel is very decent: clean and beautiful on the territory. Several peacocks roam freely, various types of ducks and pink flamingos swim in the pond. The area is small but cozy. Every evening musical programs and musicals (very good staging and costumes). Everything is in English, because the main tourists are from America. There are practically no Russians, but the Russian language is often heard, most Americans are former immigrants from the Soviet Union. There are several La Carte restaurants with good cuisine and service, where you can book in advance and visit in the evening.

We took the junior room (slightly larger than the standard one), because it was necessary to install an additional room. beds (in the standard it will be exactly cramped). Rooms are decent with good cleaning. The front desk staff leaves a lot to be desired. They immediately settled in the “standard” and with an honest face assured that this was a “junior”, add. the bed was carried all day and after the hundred and first reminder they brought it.

I had to go and spoil their nerves and myself in the end ...They apologized and sent a present to the room in the form of a bottle of rum and fruit. In general, they are all very leisurely and cheerful there, they dance and sing everywhere.

ALL food, food and drinks at a high level: variety, a large selection of meat and fish, delicious, everything is fresh, freshly prepared natural juices, a lot of fruits and desserts. Alcohol is also a good choice. And with such an abundance, she didn’t get better at all, because you can always choose a low-calorie diet.

The beach is excellent: fine clean sand, the entry into the sea is excellent, there is no wave, the depth is good for both swimming and just splashing around, the water is blue and clean, there are no living creatures. There is animation on the beach and by the pool. But not for children, they will be bored. We talked with tourists from Punta Cana, no one said about the excellent entry into the sea at the hotel.
Sunbeds should be occupied from early morning if you want closer to the water and under an umbrella, otherwise you can find a place.

For a change, we took a couple of excursions from the host "blue". I must say right away that by choosing the La Romana area, you will be a little limited in the choice of excursions, because it is located two hours from the airport and Punta Cana, where most holidaymakers are concentrated.
1. Caribbean adventures - on a catamaran in the Caribbean, transfer to a speedboat and sail to the shallows with exotic clams and shells, starfish (you yourself are looking for them), change to a boat and sail along the Chawong River (lunch on the open deck). I liked it very much.
2. Catalina and Altos de Chavon - on a catamaran to about. Catalina (landed, you rest there), you visit the city of artists Altos de Chavon (excursion), then by boat along the Chavon River. I liked the tour of the city, but Fr.
You can definitely not visit Catalina - entry into the sea is bad and there is nowhere to lie down because of tourists.
3. Santo Domingo - worth a trip for a general idea of ​ ​ the country and its history, we also visited three cave lakes. Interesting trip.

4. For those who are interested, you can take a "siquarium" at the hotel - this is a trip in special helmets along the seabed (you leave a week from the hotel). We took interesting. Although the bottom is not very picturesque. All excursions are not cheap. Yes, and in local shops and shops, everyone is trying to cheat you and take the maximum from you. Maybe because the country is not rich, there are many very poor people. But in this country, the desire to deceive is especially conspicuous.
Have a pleasant and memorable holiday for everyone in the Dominican Republic, visit this place by all means!
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