Punta Cana

We stayed for 7 nights at Dreams Macao and it was one of the best resorts we ever visited in Punta Cana, we had the preferred package Ocean view room "Stunning view from our balcony". The service was outstanding from the staff, the restaurants are ok the food is decent for an All-inclusive package down south. Now the important stuff; the Beach is one of the nicest and cleanest beach in Punta Cana No "Seaweeds". Strong WIFI 6 connection in the lobby, rooms, and pool... weak to no signal near the beach but that's fine with us we need to disconnect :). The entertainment staff are friendly and they try their best to make your stay as lovely as possible. Our Room was cleaned twice daily, once we leave for breakfast we come back to a clean room with, refilled bar and snacks, also when we leave for supper the bed is made and the room is cleaned again. Food, we had many specialty restaurants to pick from, no reservations were required you just walk in "we loved that" but we went to the buffet most of the time or the BAR GRILL near the pool many food choices at the buffet. We will come again for sure after the great service we had, highly recommended for couples and families.

My overall experience with this resort was very good I was very pleased with the food the staff and the grounds the only Issue that I have is that there is a lot of seaweed on the beach

The hotel was by far the nicest and cleanest hotel I have stayed at during an all inclusive vacation. With the preferred club upgrade, it was so worth the extra money. There were many options for the a la carte's and we had our own person to request our dinner reservations with no issues. The junior swim up suite was the perfect room and was so nice to have an area to swim and access the preferred club bar within walking distance instead of using the common pool areas. Staff were superb and very welcoming! Will highly recommend to others.

Giving the resort a 3/5 rating. Absolutely no concerns with the property. We had a swim up suite which we loved. The food was a big disappointment. Many of the foods were not labelled. The foods that were labelled often had a faded label so still could not make out what the item was. The resort needs to focus on quality versus quantity. The sushi was good but everything else was average or below average. Why the resort serves shrimps with the skin, head, eyeballs, antlers still on is beyond me. Have to go dig them out of your meal to clean them, just so you can eat them. The chicken is always always over cooked. There were a few meals that were inedible. Struggled to find something to eat some days. The main buffet was the same thing for breakfast and lunch for the entire week. Foods not rotated. Did not see any theme days. The bartenders need a refresher on how to make drinks as never had a drink made the same way twice. Will not be returning or recommending the resort to anyone.

Not the greatest. Not the worst.

Hotel was 5 star. Very friendly staff and helpful. Clean hotel and lobby .Can be difficult to get loungers by the pool as people go out early in the morning lay their towels for the entire day and may only show up for 2 hours. Same issue at the beach. This should not be allowed in my opinion.

The physical resort itself was beautiful. The grounds were well kept and the greenery well laid out. I'm a pool person and for me the pool was perfect - cool, clean, lounge chairs lining the contours of the pool, with a bar in the middle and at end of the long and winding pool. Pure bliss! Although they say premium spirits, this is not the case for all the mixed drinks. You better specify the brand of spirit you want otherwise you will be drinking many cocktails without getting any buzz. The exception is the upstairs lobby bar - you can get a good drink there. Also, in order to have beer in your fridge every day, you have to dial 0 and advise the person that you want the beer replenished every day. If you are expecting better than average food, then forget it, the food is very, very average. Tried to get into the Japanese restaurant, but was never successful. Don't be fooled by the 6 restaurants advertised, the are only 3 available for supper on any one day and one of the three is the buffet. But for pure relaxation in a beautiful setting, the resort delivered. Oh, and of course the 3 resident flamingos!

Reviews du Barcelo Bavaro Palace Overall it was very good! The resort is HUGE, the grounds were beautifully kept, one bigger pool split in two in the main section, where the restaurants are located, shops, casino, a bowling alley too. The adult section is to the left of the resort. There is a family areas around building 7 with a kids pool. There is a pirate ship and wave pool too, that I believe you get access to for 1 day if you have kids. The mini-putt is free until 6pm. There is a golf course and club house near building 8. Room: We had a junior suite in building 3, on the top floor, with a jacuzzi on the terrace. We ended up with an ocean view which was a bonus! We had asked for a king bed but got two separate beds. We were offered to switch on day 2 but we would loose our ocean view so we said no. They filled the mini fridge with pop, water and beer on the daily. Changed the towels and the sheets every 3 days. Downsides: the tv didn't have many options on channels, and no guide option, the walk in shower didn't have a door to close, so water would splatter on the floor, there seems to never be a fan in the bathrooms down south which is annoying, and the safe had numbers that didn't work. Food: there are two buffets, but both are next to each other which is odd to me, and they overlap on time so they open a door in between them and you can walk through, however both offer the same options. The hours were a little odd.. sometimes they were both closed so the only option open was the sports bar which was limited. The food was overall pretty decent. Service was slow, as in bringing water or drinks, and flipping tables between guests. We had reservations to the Steakhouse, the Seafood, Mediterranean, Mexican and Japanese restaurant. Japanese was the best! With the teppanyaki tables, the service and food was great. Seafood was disappointing. The Mediterranean restaurant is in the adult section and it was delicious. For lunch you can go there too, but if they catch you they will ask you for 5$ extra per person since it should be guests if the adults only. Bars: not as many as we would have expected for such a big resort and the pool ones would close at 6. Service was a little slow. There is an adult pool/bar which had better service. It's smaller and they were quicker. Beach was amazing! They section off where you can swim but it's not at all crowded given the size of the resort. Not too many weeds either. Some of our group did windsurfing and loved it. Others would walked for hours on either side of the resort. But when you get off the resort people will try and sell you things. There weren't any on the resort. We didn't really have to worry to get chairs… but the later you get to the beach the busier it gets. Shows: The shows were at 10pm. They were fun, the circus one was the best. There was a Fantasy/Disney show one night, which was super cute for kids but also a 10pm showing. They should offer it during the day or earlier for the kids. You get cards for towels that you trade in for towels and can exchange them. We would leave them on our chairs with our sunscreen and hats when went for a walk or to eat, and didn't have problems all week. However someone took our towels on the last day. We ended up having to go to reception and explain the situation because we didn't want to get charged 20$ per towel. They ended up giving us more cards but were adamant they would charge us if we lost those ones. We rented cabanas for 15$ a day at the adult pool, highly recommended! Quiet and in the shade. And there are chairs too if you don't rent the cabana. Right next to the pool and bar. I went to the spa and got a relaxation massage. If you book a spa appointment within your first 48h you get 40% off. So it was 84$ instead of 140$ for 50 mins. And you get access to their saunas and pool specifically for the spa for 1 hour before or after. Totally worth it! We did the escape room as a group on site. It was 30$ per person which I found expensive. But we had a good time. Some of the group took a taxi into town to buy wine and chips. Some went on excursions and said it went well and it was fun. Some downsides… no room service included, except for coffee, or it was for a fee. We found that very odd. No snacks left in the rooms either or available elsewhere on the resort. Checkout was at 12 but we didn't leave until 6pm… which was fine, they kept our luggage in a locked room, but the facilities room they offered didn't have a hair dryer or plugs for a hair dryer, only 3 showers too and the lockers didn't work. Again… just odd. It's a very very big resorts, so lots of people and far to walk between buildings and restaurants. There is a little train service which was useful as our group was scattered between all the buildings. For a group we were expecting to be put closer together.

Dreams Royal Beach Resort is idealy situated in Punta Cana on a white sand beach and is an all inclusive resort. It is located approximately 20 minutes away form Punta Canta airport. Unfortunately while we were there the beach was covered in seaweed which as I understand is a seasonal problem encountered. We stayed in the Preferred Club area which provides private access to certain amenities including a privare pool, private beach access area, private restaurant, butler service and a private lounge for members only.The extra price is worth it. The hotel staff were all very attentive and provided good service and our butler which came with the Preferred Club was ouitstanding. All of the public areas were kept very clean and well looked after and were attended to on a dialy basis. This resort is very family oriented and provides several activities for children.If you are a couple looking for more of an adult oriented stay then I would recommend Secrets Royal Beach located right next door which forms part of the AMR Group of hotels. There are parts of Secrets that can be used by Dreams patrons including a casino, spa and entertainment in the evenings.

This is the second time we are at a Bahia hotel in Punta Cana, we were in Bahia Ambar in 2017. This time we liked it better, mainly because of the beach, more accessible, in Ambar we had to reserve chairs at 6 am. The beach is a little overcrowded but there is enough space. One or two days some algae were brought by the sea but only 50 meters away the water is clean. The hotel starts getting old, needs some renovation but it is no problem for us. Usually the renovation leads to a price increase….The site is very big but there is a regular train system and there is no problem moving around. The room is clean, room service is impeccable, regular change of towels and constant supply of water and beverages in the fridge. Food in the buffet is very good, I think there is food for any taste. A lot of seafood, fish. There is a theme every day, Mexican Dominican, Spanish, American, Asian, Gala…There are 11 restaurants à la carte. We liked a lot the Indian, Mediterranean El Olivo, Brazilian, Garden Grill, Japanese and Greek. The Indian was probably the biggest surprise, great food! The only thing is that there are two almost identical Japanese restaurants in the two lobbies of the hotel with similar names, Mikado and Maiko and a lot of people missed their reservation because they went to the wrong restaurant, information you should get at the welcome meetings… The tour operator representative Ernesto was trying so hard to sell excursions that he didn't give any information unless asked. Like where do you get the beach towels, there is only one place in the complex. This is the reason many people don't go to these meetings which, like everywhere, are a place to sell activities. … The animation has its ups and downs, the more traditional programs at the theatre were better but the disco at the lobby was probably the highlight. We stayed two weeks and had a great time. We have stayed in more expensive hotels in Punta Cana but we liked this hotel the most.