I have been in this hotel more than once. The hotel is not new. The usual service for the Dominican Republic, but better than in Turkey and Egypt. I think the price does not match the quality. There is a similar hotel, many times cheaper. There is a good beach, good nature. Great place. Lots of greenery. Flamingo.
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I have been in this hotel more than once. The hotel is not new. The usual service for the Dominican Republic, but better than in Turkey and Egypt. I think the price does not match the quality. There is a similar hotel, many times cheaper. There is a good beach, good nature. Great place. Lots of greenery. Flamingo. It's a wonderful holiday I advise you to go there and relax.
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A good not too active hotel last time we wanted the hotel to be more active, but after visiting Barcelo we decided that we need to look for a quieter hotel and this time we chose this hotel. Animation is quite calm during the day, good water aerobics in general, all the standard good evening shows. A large territory in general, well-groomed ponds with fish and turtles, a lot of greenery, but there are places that can be called jungles.
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A good not too active hotel last time we wanted the hotel to be more active, but after visiting Barcelo we decided that we need to look for a quieter hotel and this time we chose this hotel. Animation is quite calm during the day, good water aerobics in general, all the standard good evening shows. A large territory in general, well-groomed ponds with fish and turtles, a lot of greenery, but there are places that can be called jungles. Just perfect for walking. On the territory of 5 pools, the pools are clean. There are many birds on the territory, including practically tame flamingos. If you don’t want to walk around the territory, trailers are constantly plying, although they are diesel, this can be attributed to the minuses, it’s high time to change to electric ones, especially since the hotel seems to position itself as eco) Well, in other respects, this is a mere trifle. The beach is just gorgeous and huge as a territory. The length of the beach is something up to a kilometer. A big minus is that in the common area on the beach, it would be time to replace the outdated sunbeds with modern ones. There is a separate VIP area. But there are also beach beds on them, and we rested on the beach. Entering the water at a comfortable depth begins gradually. The food is very good, although there is not a crazy variety. But all the food is perfectly cooked, everything is very tasty. There is no such thing that you need to try ten dishes to find something edible. Alla car is excellent. The rooms are a minus of this hotel, we knew about it and we were not particularly embarrassed, especially if you really need a fresh room, this will be immediately applied at the hotel. We didn’t change the room, so what if there are a couple of scratches on the table, the bed is good modern technology, well, the design is morally obsolete, although if you really find fault, yes, the hotel is a VIP level and it’s time to fix these small joints. But again, the price-quality of a hotel in which everything is perfect and costs an order of magnitude more. Let me summarize. In general, the hotel is worth the money and is suitable for lovers of a relaxing holiday.
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Our holiday was in this hotel in February. I will try to describe the emotions and impressions that we received. Definitely the hotel is luxurious and worth the money, although it is in the high segment. When we booked the tour, we were very lucky with the air tickets, a convenient arrival in the morning (because we didn’t want to lose one day) and the departure in the afternoon (but we cheated and ordered a private transfer from the company where we took excursions) thereby increasing our vacation.
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Our holiday was in this hotel in February. I will try to describe the emotions and impressions that we received. Definitely the hotel is luxurious and worth the money, although it is in the high segment. When we booked the tour, we were very lucky with the air tickets, a convenient arrival in the morning (because we didn’t want to lose one day) and the departure in the afternoon (but we cheated and ordered a private transfer from the company where we took excursions) thereby increasing our vacation. So, upon check-in, we paid for the Royal Service with Jennifer Alvarez, and did not regret it: a wider selection of restaurants and bars is offered, a visit to a private beach, specials. service and high-class rooms, namely, the room resembles a huge apartment with everything you need (very high-quality hygiene items, good dishes, expensive linens, bathrobes, in a word, chic in all nuances. You don’t need to sign up for restaurants, you just need to ask a butler. Very good. There are very comfortable couches for relaxing on the beach, located at an impressive distance from each other, so that couples feel themselves in an atmosphere of solitude: very quiet, calm, the only thing, of course, is that the waves are quite high, there was practically no calm. If you get bored, you can visit the common beach, or one of the five pools (where animation works). She is here for every taste, but in English. Of the Russian words, the staff knows only "Hello, bye, for happiness, for health. " I liked how the hotel management organized the work of waiters, despite the national slowness, the guys are very prompt, polite and friendly. This also applied to bars, eateries and restaurants - they will always bring everything quickly, discreetly clean the dishes so that the tables are neat! The food is more than varied, which is what Paradisus is famous for. Of the seafood, salmon, lobsters, mussels, king prawns were constantly present, always several types of meat, fruits, all, as for selection, never encountered being immature or wrinkled. Very good quality alcohol, both local and imported. I especially liked the wine from the Passion restaurant. By the way, the bar in the room was replenished twice a day, if something was taken in the room in the morning, then by the evening it was already replenished. Among the vacationers, Canadians and French mostly rested, there were surprisingly few Russian tourists. And the vast majority of young (and not so) couples, or with adult children. Regarding the choice of excursion tours, we had enough days to not only enjoy the rest on the beach, we wanted to see the country. My husband dreamed of fishing, I dreamed of a photo shoot, because my husband, unfortunately, has a unique ability to spoil shots. And fortunately, they found their people in the country, 2Banana. With them, and agreed on a transfer to the airport.
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Good hotel. Wonderful country and a great holiday! Everything we got from this tour and were very satisfied. I must say right away that there is no super entertainment here. During the day, not bad in the evenings, good shows, and in general, everything. The room is of course dimly lit but cozy. Clean everything is not new but not dead.
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Good hotel. Wonderful country and a great holiday! Everything we got from this tour and were very satisfied. I must say right away that there is no super entertainment here. During the day, not bad in the evenings, good shows, and in general, everything. The room is of course dimly lit but cozy. Clean everything is not new but not dead. They offered a better room, of course, for a surcharge, but we didn’t change, so it suited us and planned to only spend the night in the room. Cleaning good bed comfortable bathroom clean no rust and mold. Yes, and what you really need. The territory is large, there are three swimming pools if the beach is not enough) A beautiful garden, there is a lot of greenery everywhere. It's nice to take a walk, and if you get tired of walking, trains drive you where you need to go. And in some cases this is very important. The food is excellent. I really liked how they prepared grilled dishes with us. They even washed the lobsters. A lot of fruits. There are no queues. Ala carte by appointment very good service and presentation. And the price of the tour is quite reasonable. The quality matches. The beach is large with lots of sun loungers and soft beds. The sunbeds are outdated but not dead. Plenty of space for everyone. The beach itself is clean and beautiful. The holiday was 100% successful, we will definitely come to rest here again!
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The hotel is simply amazing only positive emotions. Everything is done for a comfortable stay, it is worth going here with the family. The beach is a fairy tale, in fact we went to soak up the ocean but did not expect to see such beauty. Chaise lounges, big beds-canapé s. Purely. Service at will will bring drinks to the general paradise) The beach is guarded from strangers.
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The hotel is simply amazing only positive emotions. Everything is done for a comfortable stay, it is worth going here with the family. The beach is a fairy tale, in fact we went to soak up the ocean but did not expect to see such beauty. Chaise lounges, big beds-canapé s. Purely. Service at will will bring drinks to the general paradise) The beach is guarded from strangers. The territory of the hotel is not worse than the beach. Everything is immersed in various greenery. She's just huge. We took bicycles and rode all over it and did not go around) Everywhere is clean as soon as the staff has time. Lots of flamingos. Jacuzzi pool. Several cigar shops took on the beach. Excellent SPA with a full range of services. Fitness Centre. Tennis courts. On the territory you can change money so as not to run anywhere. There is also a diving school. And also good internet via skype and viber communicated with relatives without any problems. Catch almost everywhere. For kids. Disco in the evenings, kids club and playground. Babysitting services if you are going somewhere and you need to leave the child, but this is already paid. Two pools for children. Generally very good conditions. . As for food, too, everything is beyond praise. A bunch of restaurants everywhere are very good at preparing a lot of meat and seafood. Lots of vegetables and fruits. Drinks, both free and paid quality, we took a few drinks for a fee, we didn’t feel much difference, so we drank what was free. I liked the main restaurant most of all, although we went to several others. I liked the fish restaurant on the beach. Well, accommodation. The bed is huge. The cleaning was very thorough, not a speck of dust anywhere. The furniture is not the latest, but good quality. In general, we can safely say that everything is excellent!
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Vacation fell on the first days of December. We flew via Frankfurt. . Heavy 10 hour flight during the day. . Very hard!! ! First impressions - high humidity, wind . . No one met - because it turns out that we were not included in the lists (we waited about an hour until they figure it out and pick us up). There were no Russian-speaking managers at the reception, so there was no one to explain where and how we could eat.
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Vacation fell on the first days of December. We flew via Frankfurt. . Heavy 10 hour flight during the day. . Very hard!! ! First impressions - high humidity, wind . . No one met - because it turns out that we were not included in the lists (we waited about an hour until they figure it out and pick us up). There were no Russian-speaking managers at the reception, so there was no one to explain where and how we could eat. - waiting for half an hour was a disaster. . . The next disappointment was the weather. . . The rains "pleased" every day. . it also rained at night. . . in the morning the paths did not always have time to dry. . The cleaning of the rooms left much to be desired. . The food is monotonous - they expected to eat seafood - but apart from mussels in sauce and occasionally with shrimp - they didn’t find anything else . . The ocean was stormy - it was uncomfortable to swim (after swimming, you have to go to wash because sand is everywhere both in a swimsuit and in your head)... Very hard to bear time difference of 6 hours - we never went to dinner (physiologically, the body could not quickly adjust to a new dinner time)... the problem was the adaptation of equipment (phones, cameras) to a voltage of 110 V. We found 1 points for issuing towels - near the ocean, and they give towels - 1 per person... If you put it on a sunbed - there is nothing to wipe yourself with (dry in the wind) . . Another negative thing was that for the first time my husband was not congratulated on the day birthday (also an anniversary)... All the hotels - where we rested earlier - at least something (cake, fruit, postcard) indicated their attention and respect. The area behind the hotel is dirty - no infrastructure . . if you need to buy something - it's problematic (our manager said - that if they need to make purchases - they go to the capital of Santa Domingo (3 hours from Punta Cana)
On the positive side - the territory is green, although the hotel is large - but all the main places (pool, restaurants, beach) are nearby. the first floor is damp, and the gazebo on the lawn does not have time to dry out after the rains. I liked the excursion to the island of Saona (Caribbean Sea) and the helicopter flight. I was pleased with the bartender by the pool - he prepared delicious cocktails, he never refused us anything, he served us quickly. It’s not worth counting on purchases - apart from rum and cigars, there’s really nothing else to take (well, except for fridge magnets : )) At the same time, you must definitely calculate the weight of luggage - 20 kg and not a gram more... For each extra kg, they will bill 35 dollars . . that's why the rum you bought will be golden for you. . . I think that once is enough for such a trip!
On the positive side - the territory is green, although the hotel is large - but all the main places (pool, restaurants, beach) are nearby. the first floor is damp, and the gazebo on the lawn does not have time to dry out after the rains. I liked the excursion to the island of Saona (Caribbean Sea) and the helicopter flight. I was pleased with the bartender by the pool - he prepared delicious cocktails, he never refused us anything, he served us quickly. It’s not worth counting on purchases - apart from rum and cigars, there’s really nothing else to take (well, except for fridge magnets : )) At the same time, you must definitely calculate the weight of luggage - 20 kg and not a gram more... For each extra kg, they will bill 35 dollars . . that's why the rum you bought will be golden for you. . . I think that once is enough for such a trip!
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Hello. Stayed here with my husband this year. month of April. too lazy to write a lot, so briefly about the main thing. everything is super, the food is excellent, the territory....no words, for two weeks of stay they could not get around it) it would not hurt to cheat on the rooms (this is the only thing you can find fault with.
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Hello. Stayed here with my husband this year. month of April. too lazy to write a lot, so briefly about the main thing. everything is super, the food is excellent, the territory....no words, for two weeks of stay they could not get around it) it would not hurt to cheat on the rooms (this is the only thing you can find fault with... ), although they are large with a very good bed , excellent furniture, cleaning every day. the bar is always full. we were told in confidence that in September they will be doing repairs. the animation is super, discos every day, the music is just a waste (you wake up in the morning, and your legs are already dancing). well done staff. everyone is positive, everyone sings and dances and is ready to help you. By the way, there is no Russian-speaking staff at the reception, but the guy Miguel (Misha) works for them, he sells excursions from them, so he will help with communication without problems. every day show programs are different and sooo exciting spectacle. the beach is really BOUNTY! there are enough sunbeds for everyone). In general, we returned on a positive note and we are going again, only now for three weeks!! !
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Exactly, this is what paradise looks like !! ! We were together with my family and relatives in 2004. Then it was a miracle. Amazing hotel - great service! Food - mmmmm. And still dreaming. All Dominicans are very friendly. It is a pity that not everything was in time for those 11 days. Traveling less is a waste of time.
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Exactly, this is what paradise looks like !! ! We were together with my family and relatives in 2004. Then it was a miracle. Amazing hotel - great service! Food - mmmmm. And still dreaming. All Dominicans are very friendly. It is a pity that not everything was in time for those 11 days. Traveling less is a waste of time.
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The hotel is a good five, but it positions itself as a luxury (what this suite is not clear about, probably only in price). I say this with complete confidence, because exactly 9 months ago I was at the Melia hotel, where the quality of food and infrastructure we liked it much more, and the hotel is the usual five.
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The hotel is a good five, but it positions itself as a luxury (what this suite is not clear about, probably only in price). I say this with complete confidence, because exactly 9 months ago I was at the Melia hotel, where the quality of food and infrastructure we liked it much more, and the hotel is the usual five. And now, in order:
Flight
Transaero surprised - delicious food. Probably, due to numerous complaints, the green omelet and it is not clear what the ravioli are made of have gone into oblivion. There - premium economy - well, slept well, flew almost a cucumber. There were only economy tickets back - it's just tin! (considering that a new modification of 777 -200 ep arrived with very decent economy seats). After the flight back, I broke my own sleep record - I slept 18 (!!!!! ) hours in a row, I was so exhausted. Do not save on your health, if possible - take a premium or business!
Hotel (I will compare with Melia along the way):
Arrival - they waited until they took us to the room and took the luggage for about 40 minutes (mind you - this is a luxury hotel?! ). Then they spat and went to look for the room with the bags themselves.
The food is a meager and monotonous buffet, a lot of salty food. (In Melia it was delicious, varied and surprised with interesting dishes every day). Soups - only in the evening, a choice of 2, absolutely oversalted soups (in Melia, there were 3 soups to choose from for breakfast, lunch, dinner). After visiting the restaurant, I wanted to run to Melia to have a delicious meal. Perhaps such a lack of diversity of the buffet is due to savings, because a la carte restaurants are open for dinner, which are visited daily for free, without an appointment and without hindrance (it was not a season, so the system "one visit for free, the rest for a fee" did not work). Be sure to check this point so that you don’t have to pay later on repeated visits! (when there is a "season")
The territory is magnificent, without pretensions.
The beach is a large strip, cleanliness, beauty, there are always free sunbeds. Newans - the ocean is not for children - always waves. (In Melia, the Pacific Ocean and absolutely clear water, which is especially important for children and people like me who do not swim well)
Swimming pools - don't believe it if you read "4" in the brochure. Really - 1 pool for all. Small pool at Spa. The remaining 2 are not allowed into the Royal Service, where ordinary Luxovites are not allowed.
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We lived at the Lux Hotel for a week without soap and shampoos (it’s good that we had them with us). Then, they were honored, they brought it. In a double room, one bathrobe hangs and one umbrella costs (moreover, there were unending tropical showers for 5 days; well, that they took an umbrella with them). There is an ashtray in the room - there are no matches - go look where you want. You will say that I find fault with trifles, but I must pay attention to this, because the price for a hotel tour is high. In Melia, the room was fully equipped, did not encounter any domestic problems. It’s even somehow inconvenient at the Lux Hotel to go to the reception and beg - give a bar of soap, give a shower gel to wash, give an umbrella, give matches.......
Three days in the "Lux Hotel" could not change dirty beach towels. They came at 11 in the morning - there was nothing, "come tomorrow, they tell us, 9 in the morning. " Maybe in the "luxury hotel" I can get in line for a towel at 7 am, no, better at 6 am? So, even on my vacation I don’t have the right to sleep until 10 o’clock? I haven’t met such a person in any, even naked, Turkish five in the last 7 years.
Excursions-
Saona - my husband went all day on the road and 3 hours on the beach. tired as a dog. He said that the water in Saona is the same as in Melia.
Eco-tour - can be for fun, but most of the tour takes place in a truck ride. ATTENTION!!! ! YOU WILL BE OFFERED TO BUY A HOME-MADE MAMAKHUANA, OF COURSE THE "BEST". BOUGHT IT, IT turned out to be rotten! THERE THERE WE BUY "THE BEST COCOA IN THE WHOLE DOMINICAN" __- such crap, I'm sorry, I'm thinking of throwing it away.
MANATHI PARK - everything seems to be nothing, but as soon as you enter the territory, you are occupied by merchants, they do not give you rest at all. They don't let you walk! Tired of them terribly. The show with parrots and horses is a sweet little thing.
Helicopter tour 10 minutes - I liked it, very beautiful.
SOUTHERN CROSS GUIDES TATIANA AND ALEXANDER
It's just a "song". When problems arose, they told us "We can't help you with anything, because we don't have much to do with the southern cross - we just hold signs and sell excursions. " What is it like to hear in a foreign country, speaking only Russian and a minimum of English, from your guides? Tried to only vtyuhat excursions and then disappeared forever. It's good that the hotel has a representative of the capital tour Alexander from 9 to 17. He dealt with our problems, although we had nothing to do with him. The point, of course, is not the operator - in Melia we were very pleased with the guide Natalia from the southern cross - she helped in everything. Just the human factor.
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I am very picky in choosing a hotel, I have been traveling for 7 years in different countries. Well, there is nothing luxurious! In the Dominican Republic, you can relax for less money and no worse. Really sorry for the money! Paid for nothing! If money is not a pity - forward! The only plus point of the hotel is that there are not too many people.
Flight
Transaero surprised - delicious food. Probably, due to numerous complaints, the green omelet and it is not clear what the ravioli are made of have gone into oblivion. There - premium economy - well, slept well, flew almost a cucumber. There were only economy tickets back - it's just tin! (considering that a new modification of 777 -200 ep arrived with very decent economy seats). After the flight back, I broke my own sleep record - I slept 18 (!!!!! ) hours in a row, I was so exhausted. Do not save on your health, if possible - take a premium or business!
Hotel (I will compare with Melia along the way):
Arrival - they waited until they took us to the room and took the luggage for about 40 minutes (mind you - this is a luxury hotel?! ). Then they spat and went to look for the room with the bags themselves.
The food is a meager and monotonous buffet, a lot of salty food. (In Melia it was delicious, varied and surprised with interesting dishes every day). Soups - only in the evening, a choice of 2, absolutely oversalted soups (in Melia, there were 3 soups to choose from for breakfast, lunch, dinner). After visiting the restaurant, I wanted to run to Melia to have a delicious meal. Perhaps such a lack of diversity of the buffet is due to savings, because a la carte restaurants are open for dinner, which are visited daily for free, without an appointment and without hindrance (it was not a season, so the system "one visit for free, the rest for a fee" did not work). Be sure to check this point so that you don’t have to pay later on repeated visits! (when there is a "season")
The territory is magnificent, without pretensions.
The beach is a large strip, cleanliness, beauty, there are always free sunbeds. Newans - the ocean is not for children - always waves. (In Melia, the Pacific Ocean and absolutely clear water, which is especially important for children and people like me who do not swim well)
Swimming pools - don't believe it if you read "4" in the brochure. Really - 1 pool for all. Small pool at Spa. The remaining 2 are not allowed into the Royal Service, where ordinary Luxovites are not allowed.
Service
We lived at the Lux Hotel for a week without soap and shampoos (it’s good that we had them with us). Then, they were honored, they brought it. In a double room, one bathrobe hangs and one umbrella costs (moreover, there were unending tropical showers for 5 days; well, that they took an umbrella with them). There is an ashtray in the room - there are no matches - go look where you want. You will say that I find fault with trifles, but I must pay attention to this, because the price for a hotel tour is high. In Melia, the room was fully equipped, did not encounter any domestic problems. It’s even somehow inconvenient at the Lux Hotel to go to the reception and beg - give a bar of soap, give a shower gel to wash, give an umbrella, give matches.......
Three days in the "Lux Hotel" could not change dirty beach towels. They came at 11 in the morning - there was nothing, "come tomorrow, they tell us, 9 in the morning. " Maybe in the "luxury hotel" I can get in line for a towel at 7 am, no, better at 6 am? So, even on my vacation I don’t have the right to sleep until 10 o’clock? I haven’t met such a person in any, even naked, Turkish five in the last 7 years.
Excursions-
Saona - my husband went all day on the road and 3 hours on the beach. tired as a dog. He said that the water in Saona is the same as in Melia.
Eco-tour - can be for fun, but most of the tour takes place in a truck ride. ATTENTION!!! ! YOU WILL BE OFFERED TO BUY A HOME-MADE MAMAKHUANA, OF COURSE THE "BEST". BOUGHT IT, IT turned out to be rotten! THERE THERE WE BUY "THE BEST COCOA IN THE WHOLE DOMINICAN" __- such crap, I'm sorry, I'm thinking of throwing it away.
MANATHI PARK - everything seems to be nothing, but as soon as you enter the territory, you are occupied by merchants, they do not give you rest at all. They don't let you walk! Tired of them terribly. The show with parrots and horses is a sweet little thing.
Helicopter tour 10 minutes - I liked it, very beautiful.
SOUTHERN CROSS GUIDES TATIANA AND ALEXANDER
It's just a "song". When problems arose, they told us "We can't help you with anything, because we don't have much to do with the southern cross - we just hold signs and sell excursions. " What is it like to hear in a foreign country, speaking only Russian and a minimum of English, from your guides? Tried to only vtyuhat excursions and then disappeared forever. It's good that the hotel has a representative of the capital tour Alexander from 9 to 17. He dealt with our problems, although we had nothing to do with him. The point, of course, is not the operator - in Melia we were very pleased with the guide Natalia from the southern cross - she helped in everything. Just the human factor.
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I am very picky in choosing a hotel, I have been traveling for 7 years in different countries. Well, there is nothing luxurious! In the Dominican Republic, you can relax for less money and no worse. Really sorry for the money! Paid for nothing! If money is not a pity - forward! The only plus point of the hotel is that there are not too many people.
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It was really like in paradise : ) Everything is 5+, service, vila, restaurants. The ocean is generally something unforgettable! I recommend to everyone!!!! ! You will remember this holiday for the rest of your life!
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It was really like in paradise : ) Everything is 5+, service, vila, restaurants. The ocean is generally something unforgettable! I recommend to everyone!!!! ! You will remember this holiday for the rest of your life!
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