+ Active animation throughout the day.
+ Delicious and varied food. On the territory of the complex: 11 restaurants and 7 bars.
+ The beach is protected by a coral reef from strong waves.
+ Green and beautiful area surrounded by a tropical garden.
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- Not all rooms have been reconstructed, we recommend giving preference to superior deluxe category and above.
Briefly to the point:
IMPORTANT!! ! The country is unsafe therefore:
- it makes no sense to take expensive things, jewelry, laptops with you without special need, as they steal in the hotel and outside the hotel they can be attacked, during my stay there was a case on a wild beach, although after that police posts were set up there every day;
- be sure to take a paid safe, 3 c. u. per day, this is not a 100% guarantee, but it helps 99%;
- take the main cash and additionally a card if you plan to go to a supermarket or large stores, but not in every store the devices read modern chips on cards. Cash take small 5.10, 20, change is given, but very few places have it;
- buy adapters for a euro plug or buy there for 1-2 dollars, if you go to the left of the entrance and after 50 meters there will be a lot of shops, you really need to bargain, they evaluate your clothes and beat the price -30-50% can be easily removed, otherwise all 60;
- those who fly to lie on the shore on the beach in the hotel and don’t like to go, then you don’t go to this hotel, it’s not water but a swamp, the hotel is in a hollow, plus boats, ships, or currents, or other reasons are placed near it , but when you go into the water knee-deep you don’t see your legs, it’s a brown-blue swamp, only they have sand in the photo there)) But if you go to the left along the beach, then immediately the water gradually changes its color, we went up to 2 km and fell to paradise, jungle, clear water, coconuts, we were wildly delighted and if we didn’t go anywhere, we always sat there, and it was nice to walk through warm water and clean sand, after the incident with the attack on tourists who were taken 35 dollars and an iPhone, they put a policeman there, we always took drinks for him from the hotel and treated him with what we could, he was very grateful, because it’s sad in the heat without water, a local seller of coconuts wanders there - Manuel, sells them from 1.2- 2 at. e. for a coconut, very cheerful and positive, do not offend him, this is his income, he always walks and sings, knows English. Thanks to these places, we forgave the hotel a swamp;
- do not buy rum and cocoa in local shops, everything is much cheaper in other stores, I will write below.
The hotel is large, very pleasant, although a lot of things did not work.
The rooms are tired, but spacious and comfortable, we were lucky everything worked except for the TV set, it was not tuned to the channels, but since we didn’t need it, we didn’t apply.
Food: we expected it to be worse, but everything is very tasty, there was always fish, seafood was often, red wine struck me the most - it was the best wine from all countries on the all-inclusive, not swill from powder, but from a bottle, pleasant table wine, worthy beer , everything else is like everywhere else, but we brought strong drinks with us, namely rum, that's what you should drink there in the evenings)) very tasty sweet table, a lot of local fruits, dishes with bananas struck, they fry them, soar so they don’t distinguished from potatoes, very tasty, and semolina porridge with bananas and cinnamon is fantastic, the child had something to choose from.
Service: smile and you will be smiled, ask politely and everything will be fine with you, and if you are not greedy and give 5-10 dollars, then you will not regret))
We rented a car from a local, near the hotel in a shop, where you can also arrange to be taken to the supermarket and back, if necessary, I will throw off my contacts.
All tours were bought much cheaper from local VIP TUR because the prices were twice cheaper, ignore all the scarecrows from tour operators, I saved $ 360 for my family 2 + 1 on two excursions, boys in special T-shirts walk along the beach, you can give an advance payment of 20 USD. and the rest can be paid before the excursion itself, the prices of adobe 2 + 1 are 245, on this excursion they have a horseback ride to the waterfall, ours didn’t have it, I generally think that with ours to go to adobe for 2 + 1 - 380 dollars there is no point in the program being meager, saona - 2 + 1 - 150.
You only need to buy rum and other drinks in the Licormart Punta Cana store, where you can find the price three times cheaper on the map yourself, we went there twice on a rental car and asked the local to take us to the Jumbo supermarket and then to Licormart Punta Cana is nearby. In the supermarket, buy cheap cocoa and stuff.
Have a good rest everyone. I'll be glad if it helps.
The food is also flawless. Cooked +/- the same thing every day. But due to the wide variety of dishes, this moment did not bother. The staff and hotel managers are all polite and friendly. You are really welcome there! And no matter how much your number costs, you feel like a welcome guest here.
By the way, I recommend visiting the souvenir shop "At Ilya", it's a two-minute walk from the small reception. There are really great souvenirs and, no less important, nice sellers. The prices are normal, they do not break and a large selection of everything. Of course, I bought rum and cosmetos)) And so, all sorts of magnets for souvenirs to my relatives. And they gave me coconut oil as a gift. It was very nice! ) And in general, the attitude of people there is very positive.
If you walk a little to the left of this store, there will be an office where we bought excursions. A very cool dude named Konstantin is sitting there, you definitely can’t pass by this)) He advised me to go to Saona Island, go on a jeep safari, and also spend time at discos on a catamaran. It was great! The first two excursions were super-clearly organized, funny guides traveled with us, convenient transport. Well, the places themselves, of course, are amazing! ) And we annealed at the discos) It's true, you are unlikely to feel this anywhere else. Dancing on a ship in the ocean is something! So we didn’t regret at all that we trusted the cool Konstantin)
Delicious food (probably lucky with the change), although the general assortment remained practically unchanged from day to day. There are several restaurants that are included in the price.
In general, the territory is quite large, there have never been any problems with sun loungers, towels and places during meals.
The location is also very good. The hotel is located on the first line, right on the ocean. At the same time, it is surrounded by greenery from the city and it seems that you live somewhere in a tropical forest. Although if you leave the hotel and walk literally 5 minutes, then you will already find yourself "in civilization" : ) For example, there is a cool souvenir shop "At Ilya's" nearby. In addition to directly souvenirs, there are many useful things. You can buy a local SIM card with the Internet and get an adapter for local sockets absolutely FREE. It helped us a lot, to be honest) And you can also try rum and cocoa balls there.
Worth going to the bar, cafe and restaurant! This is where you can relax! However, after 3-4 days of evening gatherings, exotic cuisine no longer seems so attractive. The body either craves rest, or something less piquant, and there is not much of that, everything is very diverse, but not ours.
Mosquitoes in the Dominican Republic are like in the movie The Mist, so if you let one into your home, prepare a flamethrower or a normal fumigator. The rooms are a little old, but we only slept in them, they are not needed for more. In the morning you need to take sunbeds on the beach, as there are a lot of people, but breakfast was never missed. They feed well.
The Dominican Republic breaks the prices for everything related to excursions. A photo with a "monkey" on their old camera - 100.500 money, this is what you need to immediately take into account. Excursions cheaper smack of senile trips in the morning to the clinic. Therefore, find out where the Russian guides are and take them. As far as I remember, their point is somewhere in the 20-minute walk along the beach. In general, if you want to have a cultural rest in a sea country, this is what you need, even with your family, even with friends.
The beach is clean, one might even say perfectly clean. There are always sun loungers, which is very pleasing. The water is warm from the very morning, as the depth is very insignificant. Just for kids. Food according to five stars. Especially in the evening, when it's time for friendly and romantic get-togethers.
Firstly, a huge minus for this hotel for the settlement. Despite check-in at 15.00, the room was not ready until 17.00. It's terrible - you flew 12 hours and have been waiting in the heat since 10 in the morning, when you can take a shower, change clothes and finally start enjoying your vacation, and every 20 minutes they tell you, wait another 20 minutes. At the same time, Valentin, who works at the Russian reception, is an absolutely incompetent employee, if you suddenly don’t like something, he can be rude and raise his voice.
I don’t know why they took so long to clean the room, because when I checked in, I found that the cleaning here was rather mediocre. The bathroom is dirty, the mirrors are stained, dusty. In general, for the entire stay, they were "cleaned" almost every day (if you make the bed and take out the trash, you can consider cleaning).
In general, the number itself is a different story. Old peeling furniture, a toilet bowl that worked once, a TV that didn't work. And initially, many people were given simply terrible numbers, guests came, cursed and changed them for better ones.
The territory is clean, well-groomed, in some parts it is being renovated, but personally it didn’t bother me in any way. Several pools, a bunch of sun loungers, it was not difficult to find a place for yourself.
The beach is clean, except for some algae, but they were removed from time to time. Walking along the coast, you can see that in other hotels this is much worse.
The food is quite tasty and varied (freshly squeezed juices for breakfast, and 3-4 types of fruits during all meals), the service in the restaurant is excellent. The waiters did everything quickly and even after a few days they remembered what exactly I take to drink for lunch and dinner and brought it (the bartenders in the bars on the beach and near the theater also did this), which is insanely nice.
Separate huge plus of this hotel for animation. The guys from morning till night entertained the guests and it was possible to pick up something to your taste. There are a bunch of different competitions and games, and dance lessons, aqua aerobics, step, zumba, mini-golf, mini-bowling, Spanish lessons. Show program and disco in the evenings. I would like to express my deep gratitude to Eddy, Candy, Lauris, Kerlly, Francisco, for their work and powerful energy, without them this vacation would not have been so colorful.
The territory is huge and well-groomed, the hotel resembles a small town. Lots of pools.
The beach is white and pink sand and palm trees, a sufficient number of sunbeds. There is algae, they are regularly cleaned. The territory in the sea is fenced with a net so that algae does not carry. Swimming is quite comfortable. There are no waves, the reef protects. The water is always warm, with a strong desire, you can swim at night.
The food is above all praise. And cooked, and decorated, and a huge selection. Fruits, fresh juices, meat, milk in the morning, delicious pizza and pasta, fabulous desserts. I liked the reservation restaurants, you can go for a change. In addition to the main burger, there is a burger from 11 to 5 in the morning, there is fast food, pizza, ice cream and fruit cuts. Bars with cocktails on the beach and by the pools.
The room is normal, my husband did not like that the shower and toilet are separated by glass opaque partitions, but this did not bother me and my daughter. Cleaning, change of towels and bed linen daily, no complaints. Minibar beer, pepsi, sprite, drinking water + coffee for coffee maker, replenished daily. Another plus is the large ceiling fan. We turned on the air conditioner when we left the room.
TV - one Russian channel, Wi-Fi is normal throughout the territory, upon registration, indicating the hotel number and your e-mail.
What did not like. There was not enough dryer for clothes, the humidity is high - nothing dries. There is a large and well-equipped fitness center, but admission is only from 16 years old. The 14-year-old daughter was not allowed even with her father.
But first things first. Settlement did not have to wait long. In the room - nothing remarkable either in a positive or negative way. Everything that allows you to relax comfortably. The furniture is quite decent, air conditioning, fan, coffee machine, mini-bar, a full set of hygiene items in the bathroom. Everything changed regularly: towels, linen, everything was replenished as needed, cleaning was done at an acceptable level. The dampness was a little annoying, but the air conditioner coped with this.
Separately, I would like to note the food. There was a lot, everything was delicious. Particularly pleased with the abundance of desserts, juices and fruits. In addition to the main restaurant, the hotel has several themed ones. They are by appointment, and it’s worth going there at least for the sake of interest, to try. Good cocktails, quality alcohol in its purest form. I liked everything. There are also bars by the pools, you can not go far.
In the ocean, for which, in general, everything was started, there is a lot of algae. They are removed, but those that wash ashore quickly begin to decompose under the hot sun and smell, to put it mildly, unpleasantly.
The animators were very pleased. They try from the bottom of their hearts, constantly on the positive, jumping, shouting, singing, wherever the energy comes from. I wouldn't be able to do that.