Отель хорош The hotel is good

We postponed our first visit to the Dominican Republic more than once, then it didn’t grow together with the vacation, then we got into the peak of the crisis, then the family had a replenishment, and only at the end of 2017, from the gray Russian winter, we went to the sunny, picturesque Dominican Republic. The flight, of course, is the most tiring and it is important to prepare for it. I already had the experience of long flights, for example, they flew to Thailand and it seemed that where 9 hours, 12 would pass there, but no. Still, saving on air travel with such a flight range is not worth it. Or fly with transfers so that you do not have to sit permanently. Well, let's just say experience. We flew to Punta Cana airport in the afternoon, and literally already at the exit of the plane we felt the scorching sun and hot, humid air, so I advise you to change into light, light and preferably non-tight clothing on the plane. Upon arrival, the driver was already waiting for us, because.
we decided the question "how to get from the airport to the hotel" in advance, when we booked excursions and found out about the rental of transport, and from all the offers we chose 2 Bananas, they inspired the most confidence and we were not mistaken). In addition, it is much more convenient, upon arrival you want to get to the end point as soon as possible and you do not need to waste time on arrivals at other hotels. Literally twenty minutes later we were already at the Natura Park Beach - EcoResort & Spa. According to the general rules, check-in at the hotel starts at 15:00, we had about forty minutes left, we left our things at the reception and went to have lunch at a local buffet, so the time flew by very quickly. The room that we were given was very nice and comfortable: The furniture there, of course, is no longer brand new, but there are plenty of towels, water, and hygiene items, everything.
During the entire stay, there was not a single complaint about the cleaning work, because the cleaning was carried out efficiently, on time and regularly: towels were changed every day, the contents of the mini-bar were also replenished daily. Of course, when you are on vacation in the Caribbean, you essentially use the room only as an overnight stay, so I am sincerely surprised by the reviews nitpicking about some little things in the room. The most interesting and most important thing in this ECO-hotel is its territory, which is a luxurious garden with rich flora and fauna, where you can easily see how black ducks or flamingos walk in the shade of palm trees, and they are very well-groomed and satisfied with life, they are not at all alike on those poor fellows that we saw in the Moscow zoo. in addition to them, there are geese, and turtles that rest in man-made reservoirs-lakes. You can also feed the fish there if you wish.

I strongly advise you to come judging by the children and acquaint them with this amazing fauna, better than any petting zoo. But, of course, you can not abuse the trust of animals, the Dominicans are very careful about this. And they do it right. There was enough space for relaxing on the wide beach, but beach towels run out pretty quickly, so it's better to take them right in the morning. Algae in the sea, if encountered, were promptly removed. If we talk about food, it seemed to me that it is more focused on Europeans and did not indulge too much with dishes of national cuisine, although if we take the work of the restaurant as a whole, then everything is quite tasty and varied, but in a certain style. Unfortunately, I have never met seafood, I would advise them to be included in the menu. Well, at least some.
You can’t just get into restaurants by appointment, as a rule, you need to sign up in advance and for some reason we completely forgot about them, we remembered only by the end of the vacation. And so there are several good bars that offer rum-based cocktails and other alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. Regarding the Internet, be sure to take it into service so as not to become a victim of lies and provocations. Free wi-fi in the hotel was 15 minutes a day (and the speed is low), and then you need to buy a card: 1 day - $ 10 per device, while if you buy a Claro SIM card with an unlimited Internet package for 5 days, then get it for $10. The benefit is obvious. Well, as for the animation, it is present here, but the bias towards a more relaxing holiday, and, accordingly, is extremely unobtrusive.
If you want, take part in the dances, or not, no one will pull by the arms and legs.
In the evenings it can be boring, if you want to have fun, you can go to a disco or a casino in neighboring hotels. Or take a taxi to the city, feel the local flavor.