"+": + Excellent beach, with white sand, and dotted with tropical palm trees. + Varied and tasty food. 7 restaurants on site. + Spacious rooms from 33 sq. m. + There is a climbing wall and a circus arena. + Water slides for children.
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+ Excellent beach, with white sand, and dotted with tropical palm trees.
+ Varied and tasty food. 7 restaurants on site.
+ Spacious rooms from 33 sq. m.
+ There is a climbing wall and a circus arena.
+ Water slides for children.
+ Excellent beach, with white sand, and dotted with tropical palm trees.
+ Varied and tasty food. 7 restaurants on site.
+ Spacious rooms from 33 sq. m.
+ There is a climbing wall and a circus arena.
+ Water slides for children.
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I would recommend this hotel for both relaxing and active couples. Of course, you can also consider it with children because of the presence of a mini water park, but the wave is decent and the children are not very comfortable there. For the newlyweds, they provide an improved room and various additional buns.
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I would recommend this hotel for both relaxing and active couples. Of course, you can also consider it with children because of the presence of a mini water park, but the wave is decent and the children are not very comfortable there. For the newlyweds, they provide an improved room and various additional buns. Tired rooms will not interfere with renovation. There are worse and better rooms. Some may even leak the ceiling and you should not take rooms on the ground floor where it is very damp. Furniture is not new but generally in good condition. Bed is normal. Bedding is also in good condition. Not torn or stained. For a surcharge of 100-200 dollars they offer better rooms, but you shouldn’t take it, you can ask to change it if you don’t like the room at first. The plumbing in the bathroom is also in good condition. For the bathroom there is a gel, shampoo, soap. Everyone fills up. Change of towels daily. Free mini bar with water and beer. They also replenish every day. The staff speaks English but some speak Russian a little. Service is slow. No one is in a hurry, many dance and sing. All friendly people always say hello and smile. In the main restaurant, the service is slow, they may forget to replenish the mini bar or change bed linen. Everything changes for the better if you leave a small tip everywhere. We are very lucky with the tour agent. He’s just great if it weren’t for his advice on the country, where to buy what, what problems we might encounter, we would have spoiled our vacation or even overpaid for a more expensive hotel and would have gotten the same thing. He told and advised everything. I recommend to everyone, his name is Dmitry Kukin, you will find him by name in the VKontakte social network. The beach is good. In whatever room you live, the beach is literally within reach. If it brings algae, then they are removed promptly because they are not taken out, but buried in the sand. There are no umbrellas on the beach, but the shade from the palm trees is generally enough. There are plenty of sunbeds for everyone. There are no frills in nutrition, but the variety is large enough and no one will remain hungry. Plus, a la carte restaurants can be visited and this will also be a good addition to the choice of food. Internet in the hotel is paid and expensive. Buy a local sim card. You can buy from a guide or in a shop at the hotel, but it's expensive, it's better to take it in a gift shop where they carry it for free. Animation active. There are also foam parties and competitions. In the evening, good shows, I especially recommend the Michael Jackson show. In general, a good inexpensive hotel at a very affordable price.
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Experiencing uniform jitters from the expectation of seeing snow-white beaches strewn with algae, on our next trip to the Dominican Republic we aimed to get, if not to the Caribbean Sea, then exclusively to hotels located last in the line of Punta Cana resorts, to the coast of which, due to their favorable geographical location, Sargasso vegetation does not float.
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Experiencing uniform jitters from the expectation of seeing snow-white beaches strewn with algae, on our next trip to the Dominican Republic we aimed to get, if not to the Caribbean Sea, then exclusively to hotels located last in the line of Punta Cana resorts, to the coast of which, due to their favorable geographical location, Sargasso vegetation does not float. But we went to another hotel, and the answer to the question is Which one? and why? find in my review at the link https://www.turpravda.com/do/punta_kana/Riu_Palace_Punta_Cana_Hotel-h20539-r398712.html
The flight to the motherland was postponed twice. The first time the good news came in the midst of a holiday, we fly away not at 13-30 after breakfast, but at 20-30, and we will also have time to have lunch. Then, through the online scoreboard, it completely turned out that our plane would take off from Moscow only in the evening and arrive in La-Romana in the morning of the next day indicated in the ticket. Therefore, they took us and 420 other people after dinner from their homes and took us to two hotels.
My friends and I ended up in Occidental Caribe 4 *, located in the province of La Altagracia, which we originally wanted to get into.
At Occidental, we were given a room with an ocean view, put on another bracelet and managed to earn for free the right to write a second review for the vacation.
The room is decent, has everything you need, a bit gloomy, but there was no time to study where to turn on the weight of the light right away. We spent all the time walking and swimming in the ocean. The ocean here is completely transparent, there is not even a hint of algae along the coast, the waves are rolling - a classic surf, the beach naturally flows into the territory of the hotel with an oasis of palm trees and then there are paths, a mowed lawn, which has a relief landscape to tenderness, I want to be photographed both from the left and from the right, and at the fountain, and against the backdrop of a jacuzzi, and of course to wallow.
Walking like this, we also saw a wonderful marvel that we had not seen for a long time and did not think to see in the Dominican Republic. QUEUE.
For a hamburger, for a drink, even to hand over a towel and then there is a queue. There is not enough staff, why are people hungry? it turned out when we went to dinner, ASS, there is nowhere to sit, tables full of dirty dishes, people tend to queue up to get a portioned dish because they will take it out once and there will be no more, we foolishly drank soup of the taste of swamp mud and there is no chance to bring a first-aid kit home touched melted with the first urge to the white porcelain brother.
Food in budget hotels can be scarce, but tasty and without stomach cramps, choose hotels with a rating close to or higher than 4.5 and be sure to have no stomach problems. Therefore, I cannot recommend the Occidental Caribe 4 * hotel.
The flight to the motherland was postponed twice. The first time the good news came in the midst of a holiday, we fly away not at 13-30 after breakfast, but at 20-30, and we will also have time to have lunch. Then, through the online scoreboard, it completely turned out that our plane would take off from Moscow only in the evening and arrive in La-Romana in the morning of the next day indicated in the ticket. Therefore, they took us and 420 other people after dinner from their homes and took us to two hotels.
My friends and I ended up in Occidental Caribe 4 *, located in the province of La Altagracia, which we originally wanted to get into.
At Occidental, we were given a room with an ocean view, put on another bracelet and managed to earn for free the right to write a second review for the vacation.
The room is decent, has everything you need, a bit gloomy, but there was no time to study where to turn on the weight of the light right away. We spent all the time walking and swimming in the ocean. The ocean here is completely transparent, there is not even a hint of algae along the coast, the waves are rolling - a classic surf, the beach naturally flows into the territory of the hotel with an oasis of palm trees and then there are paths, a mowed lawn, which has a relief landscape to tenderness, I want to be photographed both from the left and from the right, and at the fountain, and against the backdrop of a jacuzzi, and of course to wallow.
Walking like this, we also saw a wonderful marvel that we had not seen for a long time and did not think to see in the Dominican Republic. QUEUE.
For a hamburger, for a drink, even to hand over a towel and then there is a queue. There is not enough staff, why are people hungry? it turned out when we went to dinner, ASS, there is nowhere to sit, tables full of dirty dishes, people tend to queue up to get a portioned dish because they will take it out once and there will be no more, we foolishly drank soup of the taste of swamp mud and there is no chance to bring a first-aid kit home touched melted with the first urge to the white porcelain brother.
Food in budget hotels can be scarce, but tasty and without stomach cramps, choose hotels with a rating close to or higher than 4.5 and be sure to have no stomach problems. Therefore, I cannot recommend the Occidental Caribe 4 * hotel.
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We rested at the Occidental Caribe hotel with a child. I can safely say that the hotel is simply a miracle, in every way. There are some shortcomings in terms of the novelty of the rooms, but this is far from the main thing. I'll start in order, namely with the number. We originally booked a hotel according to the Premium Level VIP concept, it turned out to be 20 tons more expensive.
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We rested at the Occidental Caribe hotel with a child. I can safely say that the hotel is simply a miracle, in every way. There are some shortcomings in terms of the novelty of the rooms, but this is far from the main thing. I'll start in order, namely with the number. We originally booked a hotel according to the Premium Level VIP concept, it turned out to be 20 tons more expensive. , but it was clearly worth it, rested in comfort. Our room was in building 6, overlooking the pool and partly the ocean itself. Two-room suite, more precisely with a living room and a bedroom. The child has his own room. The room is spacious, the furniture is relatively good, and free internet, it was important for us, as we had to work on vacation along the way. The room itself is on the third floor, there is a table and chairs on the balcony, a spacious bathroom directly with a bathtub and a shower. Excellent cosmetics for the shower, the mini-bar was constantly replenished, there is a coffee maker in the room. Also very spacious and spacious closets for things. The only drawback of the room is the toilet without a door. That is, if someone is in the shower, then you can no longer go to the toilet, as for me this is a big flaw. Cleaning is good, we had no complaints. There were also bathrobes and slippers in the room, and a pillow menu was provided, which is especially important for my neck. Also, this category has its own privileges. Late check-out, and we had it exactly late, and the room was extended to us without any problems. We always had a free seat in a la carte restaurants, and we didn’t have to book much in advance. Also imported excellent quality alcohol in the Premium Level lounge. Plus, we were pleased with a 10% discount on spa treatments. So there were quite a few pleasant moments, it even turned out thanks to this to save a little on everything, so that's what happened. Our biggest delight was the beach from the hotel. The staff from the very early morning removed all the algae, cleaned the beach itself, so in this part, and we walked along the coastline in one direction and the other, a piece of our hotel looked the cleanest, and this is no exaggeration. We met places where algae lay almost in heaps, that's where we definitely would not want to go. The coastline of the hotel beach is long, there is where to roam. Sunbeds stand both in the sun and in the shade of palm trees, umbrellas are not required at all. Anywhere on the beach always found free at any time. There was enough entertainment in the hotel, everything, perhaps, I don’t even remember what is there. There is a climbing wall, basketball, volleyball, billiards, darts, bocce, petanque, trapeze, table tennis, golf fields, tennis courts. A huge amount of water entertainment, its own casino, and so on and so forth. For children, a mini-club, children's animation, a swimming pool with slides almost on the beach itself, a trampoline. The entire territory of the hotel with entertainment is located in front of the buildings, there is almost nothing behind the hotel. Food and drinks are excellent. We did not suffer from a lack of food and its diversity. A lot of delicious meat, there were seafood, and fish, and sweets for every taste and a large selection of fruits. Again, 6 completely different a la cartes, every day we had dinner in a different place, 7 different bars throughout the territory, and all awesome cocktails. Animation and evening performances are on top, and it did not work out to be bored. We will recommend the hotel to all our friends, we really liked it here.
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For those who do not delve into the reviews, I’ll say right away that the hotel can safely be called an excellent 4, and even closer to 5. I’ll start with one of the most important aspects of a great holiday - restaurants. There are a lot of them and the lava restaurant is also very good. From the service to the excellent quality of the food and drinks.
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For those who do not delve into the reviews, I’ll say right away that the hotel can safely be called an excellent 4, and even closer to 5. I’ll start with one of the most important aspects of a great holiday - restaurants. There are a lot of them and the lava restaurant is also very good. From the service to the excellent quality of the food and drinks. There is an excellent pizzeria, which repeatedly replaced lunch for us, when we just wanted to have a bite and not go to the restaurant itself. An interesting chef show in Japanese, excellent Italian, but we didn't really like French. The snack bar is open around the clock and everything is always fresh, an excellent choice of products, fish and seafood every day, and this is not counting different types of meat for every taste. Lots of fruits, especially awesome pineapple and papaya, mango, great fresh pastries and ice cream. Cocktails anywhere in the hotel and always delicious, good quality alcohol and an amazing mamahuana drink, I advise you to try it in person. Good rum is added to cocktails, but this should be forgiven. And of course, the cheerful disposition of the animation team and just a crazy foam party! All day entertainment on the beach and by the pool, incendiary and colorful evening performances. Plus a lot of water sports, a water park and even a casino, for those who like to have a fun night out. And of course the staff itself, who always and in everything laid out to the fullest to make our holiday unique. Our room overlooked the main pool and the beach. It was a bit noisy in the evenings, but with the door closed it was almost inaudible. Yes, and we had so much fun and sunbathed on the beach that in the evening we fell to sleep without hind legs)). The room is almost new, everything is clean, there is a lot of space for things. Cleaning quality, no complaints. Everything is brought to the room every day, water, drinks, shampoos and other things for the shower. There is a free safe, and even an ironing board and iron. The only thing we could not get along with was very cold air from the air conditioner, sometimes we just slept with an open balcony. I didn’t catch WI-FI in the room, only in the lobby, and the speed is weak, but we are even glad, we spent more time in harmony with nature )). And our biggest delight from the beach - it's gorgeous. There are a lot of places, there are no algae either in the water or on the shore, there are always plenty of sunbeds. There are several other pools, they look clean, but we only swam in the ocean. There is a lot of greenery on the territory and around, a good gym, where there is always an employee who will help and tell you. We certainly liked it, and I hope we will be frequent guests here.
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We stayed in March 2018. HORRIBLE hotel! Old rooms, everything breaks in the rooms - doors, furniture, plumbing, you constantly have to ask for something to be repaired. The terrible attitude of the staff towards the Russians, it is impossible to interrogate the waiters, when we nevertheless managed to catch the waitress and ask for tea, her indignation knew no bounds - she did not put cups and saucers on the table, but practically threw them.
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We stayed in March 2018. HORRIBLE hotel! Old rooms, everything breaks in the rooms - doors, furniture, plumbing, you constantly have to ask for something to be repaired.
The terrible attitude of the staff towards the Russians, it is impossible to interrogate the waiters, when we nevertheless managed to catch the waitress and ask for tea, her indignation knew no bounds - she did not put cups and saucers on the table, but practically threw them. Bartenders serve with such unfriendly faces that you can choke on their cocktails from such negativity.
But the MOST TERRIBLE is the arrivals of an unrealistic amount of inadequate American youth, which will turn your vacation into hell. THEIR CROWD!! ! These youngsters get drunk and behave like pigs, yelling, running around the hotel, it is impossible to sleep at night. Apparently, the hotel management is so greedy that it does not care about the interests and comfort of its guests, populating the hotel to the eyeballs with crowds of American youth who came for one purpose - to get drunk. CHOOSE ANOTHER HOTEL, OTHERWISE YOUR HOLIDAY WILL BE DISAPPEARED!
The terrible attitude of the staff towards the Russians, it is impossible to interrogate the waiters, when we nevertheless managed to catch the waitress and ask for tea, her indignation knew no bounds - she did not put cups and saucers on the table, but practically threw them. Bartenders serve with such unfriendly faces that you can choke on their cocktails from such negativity.
But the MOST TERRIBLE is the arrivals of an unrealistic amount of inadequate American youth, which will turn your vacation into hell. THEIR CROWD!! ! These youngsters get drunk and behave like pigs, yelling, running around the hotel, it is impossible to sleep at night. Apparently, the hotel management is so greedy that it does not care about the interests and comfort of its guests, populating the hotel to the eyeballs with crowds of American youth who came for one purpose - to get drunk. CHOOSE ANOTHER HOTEL, OTHERWISE YOUR HOLIDAY WILL BE DISAPPEARED!
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This year, we were late to buy by early booking and had to take it at an inflated price (But I still wanted to get a quality vacation. Usually we go in fives and there was no question of fours. We chose a hotel based on reviews for a very long time and eventually found this miracle. The hotel is full-fledged of course not a VIP and here you will not be served lobsters for lunch but still the level of food is very good.
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This year, we were late to buy by early booking and had to take it at an inflated price (But I still wanted to get a quality vacation. Usually we go in fives and there was no question of fours. We chose a hotel based on reviews for a very long time and eventually found this miracle. The hotel is full-fledged of course not a VIP and here you will not be served lobsters for lunch but still the level of food is very good. The main restaurant offers a very diverse choice and plus 6 a la carte restaurants, although you need to sign up for them, but I don’t see a problem about alcohol. to say that the choice is not too big but the cocktails make good beer is normal and there is some choice of imported drinks but in general alcohol is local although of good quality but here someone is already used to something) I really liked the animation quite fun before resting in hotels in a calmer and somehow animation was unimportant but here we liked it. Next time we'll go to Barcelo Bavaro, they say the animation there is generally awesome. Previously, I didn’t write reviews at all, I just usually looked at the price and that’s it, but this time I had to get confused for inexpensive hotels. Territory well-groomed though not huge but large enough to relax. Both couples and families with children have a rest, and everyone will find activities here. Moreover, there is a zone where it is calmer and a zone where all the main movement and children's entertainment. In the area for a relaxing holiday, calm and quiet, there is a jacuzzi, in general, it will be where to relax and not hang out in a kindergarten. Well, I think it will be important for those who are looking for a relaxing holiday. The room is quite decent with a good repair, the furniture is of course quite unpretentious and everything else, but everything is modern and in working order. In general, if there is no request for chic, then a decent number. The Internet is smart and paid) Well, this is, however, in many hotels, so it's okay. Safe for free. They clean very well for such a star rating of the hotel, and in general the staff works well and quickly. The beach is clean with no algae, they are cleaned daily. We were in the top five where they were almost never removed at all, justifying this by the fact that they say nature and that’s all) I really liked the beach here. We were very satisfied with the hotel and for such a modest price)
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Rested in March with the whole family. This is our second trip to the Dominican Republic, for the first time we rested in the Caribbean, and this time we really wanted to be closer to the ocean. Occidental is one of the few fours that is located right on the ocean. Check-in, as in all hotels, is from 15.00.
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Rested in March with the whole family. This is our second trip to the Dominican Republic, for the first time we rested in the Caribbean, and this time we really wanted to be closer to the ocean. Occidental is one of the few fours that is located right on the ocean. Check-in, as in all hotels, is from 15.00. This is not very convenient when you arrive on an early flight (and the flight is not the easiest, frankly), so I recommend renting a separate transfer in advance (at any tour agency, for example, us they meet 2Banana for the second time) and get to the hotel for a small cost, bypassing the delivery of tourists to 100.500 neighboring hotels, you will also learn good advice about the country from them and not a standard retelling of the culture of the Dominican Republic and an offer to buy a local SIM card at an exorbitant price (as is customary with tour operators), leave a tip at the reception (usually 20-25 dollars is enough) for early check-in and you can even choose the building in which you will live. Of course, if the hotel is not crowded, and this happens during the holidays. We, fortunately, did not find a Canadian vacation and chose a room in the western part of the hotel, in 1 block overlooking the ocean. There was also a children's and adult pools, very convenient. If you are staying in buildings 4-7, be prepared for the fact that they are located next to the main pool and the epicenter of entertainment for young people. Here it's a matter of taste. It was more comfortable for us to live next to children's entertainment. In general, navigation in the hotel is extremely simple and understandable, because the hotel itself is a monolith opposite the ocean line and all restaurants, gym, spa, lobby areas are nearby. In the morning we had breakfast, went to the beach, spent some time playing and jumping on the waves, in the afternoon, as a rule, they intensified and we returned to our pool combined with a children's pool and the whole family spent time there until lunch. And after lunch, we often took seats by the main pool, because interesting master classes and dance programs were held there. The beach is located at an equal distance from all buildings, and quite spacious, however, there was practically no calm. We didn't take this into account. Locals say that the ocean is much calmer in summer, in March the waves are quite strong, so it was not possible to stay on the beach for a long time. But it is very pleasant to walk along the coast with the whole family in the afternoon, and there are many beautiful places for photos, which is important. You don't have to travel anywhere for a photo session. What I would like to note in the food of the hotel: you can have a bite to eat almost around the clock, because you can find snacks and snacks at any time, plus meals in restaurants. It was somewhat difficult for me to make a choice, because I adhere to proper nutrition even on vacation (I almost always had to eat the same thing), but it was easier for my husband and son - for people who can afford to relax on vacation, there is a fairly large selection of meat , seafood, and bakery products (high-calorie and delicious food). I would also like to note very good and high-quality (for a four) alcohol, President beer, good whiskey and rum, and good wine in restaurants. The hotel has a very friendly and reverent attitude towards children, waiters in restaurants always offer comfortable seats, animation entertains children from morning to evening and teaches them to dance to local music. There was not even a special need to go outside the hotel, well, with the exception of excursions and visiting souvenir shops. Were very satisfied!
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This hotel, although it goes like a four, is definitely a good five, everything is at a very high level. When we were advised this option, we were embarrassed that it was 4 stars, but in fact we got a very good five. We are resting in the Dominican Republic is not the first time and have something to compare.
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This hotel, although it goes like a four, is definitely a good five, everything is at a very high level. When we were advised this option, we were embarrassed that it was 4 stars, but in fact we got a very good five. We are resting in the Dominican Republic is not the first time and have something to compare. And I can safely say that the hotel surpasses many fives. Therefore, I decided to write my review, although I am not a fan of doing this) The territory is large and at the same time cozy and thoughtful two zones, one for entertainment, the other for relaxation. Each area has a large pool with sections for the kids. For children, there is generally a paradise here. There is a good kids club. Animation program. Even a Russian-speaking nanny is not a problem to find. There are children's slides. Plus, the beach is awesome, great for both kids and adults. We didn’t see grass at all, although at other hotels we walked along the shore, there was plenty of it. Adult animation is also at a high level, evening shows have never been repeated during the day, too, everything is very well organized, you won’t be bored here) The food is excellent with a large selection, plus a la car that you can visit several times for free perfectly diversified our table) Although the main restaurant was more than enough. In general, everything turned out and not expensive and just like in a good five. The number of rooms in the hotel is very good, the whole hotel was renovated in 2015, so we were told) But everything is really fresh. All rooms with balconies. Free safe good furniture. The only thing but so in almost all hotels is paid internet. Well, in fact, you eat to rest and why you need it there) We were very pleased with the hotel, it deserves a second visit, which we will do)
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I can't understand the completely unfair reviews about this hotel. I decided to leave my opinion, especially after reading the last negative reviews. The beach was beautiful, the staff was polite, the food was excellent, but the fact that you just had no luck with the weather will not complain to the heavenly office))).
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I can't understand the completely unfair reviews about this hotel. I decided to leave my opinion, especially after reading the last negative reviews. The beach was beautiful, the staff was polite, the food was excellent, but the fact that you just had no luck with the weather will not complain to the heavenly office))). Now in more detail about every aspect of our holiday. We rested at the hotel in early November, we did not find the repair of the pool and showers, so the rest turned out to be just wonderful. I want to start with a description of the beach. First of all, it is the ocean, and the presence of waves is quite natural, and I can’t understand how this relates to the hotel. The beach is gorgeous, the sunbeds are in the shade of palm trees, and it was easy to find a free one at any time. The sand is white and pleasant for walking barefoot)). Yes, the waves were big, it's still the ocean, but it even gave some special excitement and sometimes even took your breath away. When there were very big waves, we spent time in the pool with great pleasure, in the shallower one there is a jacuzzi area, and in the deep one we swam a couple of times. This is exactly what we wanted from the trip, and the cost of the hotel was not great for such gorgeous views. The territory is not very big, but very green, well-groomed. Picturesque paths, islands with palm trees in the pool, decorative wooden bridges, fountains, very nice, especially with evening illumination. The food is excellent, in addition to the main restaurant, several A la carte restaurants by appointment. We liked the fish and Japanese, the dishes in them were different from the main restaurant. We went to everything, just for the sake of interest, especially since the main restaurant was more than enough, it’s just not realistic to try everything. Seafood every day, excellent grilled shrimp on weekends, a large selection of fruits and especially delicious pineapples. Several types of fresh juices, a large selection of meats and several types of poultry, just a huge number of vegetables with different dressings, they made different mixes for themselves every day, but you just can’t count everything. I can’t even imagine how you can say that there was nothing to eat. Folks, you have a chef from a Michelin restaurant living in your house, then what are you doing in a 4 star hotel? : ) There are just too many bars, and drinks of excellent quality in any of them. Animation is in English and Spanish, but we've only been to merengue and bachata masterclasses a few times. Most of the time spent sunbathing and swimming. We got a room in the first building overlooking the pool and a piece of the ocean. Cleaning is good, and what else do you need. The furniture, although not the first freshness, is comfortable. And then in the room we only slept and took a shower. Upset by the lack of WI-FI, and at the reception it is very weak. If you buy, it turns out to be very expensive, we decided that this is a sign and you just need to relax)). Service is slow, but in the Dominican Republic you should not expect anything else. So just enjoy nature and delicious food and everything will be great!! !
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