Dominican Republic Hotels

Advantages: Food, clean, beach, reception with WiFi
Disadvantages: big stones in the sea, to much alkohol

...and we stay at the Sunscape The Beach all inclusive. I will try to give you some informations concerning the hotel. It's located in a place where there are not others hotels. Close at it you can find only a small village. Domenican Republic's street are not good, in this way is better not to rend a car, but if you prefer, you can rent it at hotel's desk. It hasin the main block: - a cigar shop - a disco - an internet point - a pharmacy - a shop ...
...the night shows - two pubs - 3 restaurants ( a Japanese, a Mexican, and the World Cafè at buffet, the only where is possible to do breakfast) - the reception area at the 1° floor has the wifi connection - elevators You can find 3 more restaurants at the beach and other 3 or 4 pubs/bars. The rooms and the suites are large. For the rooms you can choose between a king size bed or two double beds. All the rooms have a terrace if you want, paying ... Read review

Advantages: Friendly staff, clean hotel, good choice of food and fantastic weather
Disadvantages: Locals take over the place at the weekend

...all inclusive holiday at the Riu Bachata was perfect. The place was very clean, lots of choices of food, and plenty sports and entertainment facilities (if you're the energetic sort!) The staff are very friendly, the rooms are spacious, clean and come with optics containing vodka, rum, gin, and whisky, and a drinks fridge for mixers. All around the complex is drinks dispensers and bars ready to top up your pint pot or wine glass. The hotel is part ...
...into the complex and completely takeover the place, and if you're the adventurous sort, theres not much to do offsite locally. For me, I really enjoyed my 2 weeks at the Riu Bachata, myself and family enjoyed many relaxing days and enjoyable evenings, would definately recommend it! ... Read review

Advantages: The weather was nice. That's all I can say.
Disadvantages: The only holiday I have ever had where I was tears most of the time...

...and its sister property Fun Tropicale. All facilities are shared by both hotels, which offer a wide range of activities and entertainment to our guests and just 500 meters from the golden beaches of Playa Dorada. The complex is just a 20 minute ride from International Airport General Gregorio Luperón, and 5 minutes from the charming town of Puerto Plata. Fun Royale boasts 168 superior rooms featuring one king size or two queen size beds. All rooms ...
...two week holiday at the Fun Royale Hotel via our timeshare club in May-June 2000. We had never travelled to the Caribbean before, but had been advised by the lady who took our booking that it was a beautiful island, albeit very poor. After a very long journey we arrived at the hotel just before midnight. The reception area was quite presentable, it was 'open air' and looked much as we had expected - marble floors, freshly painted walls and lots ... Read review

Advantages: Near the beach, friendly staff
Disadvantages: Poor management, insects in food, items stolen from rooms.

We stayed here in July 2008. The staff are lovely, friendly people who are over worked and underpaid. The bar and waiting staff are actually very clever people who speak many languages. They make most of their earnings from tips, so be generous (if you still want to go after reading this). I must stress that the entertainment, bar and waiting staff are fantastic, before I make my next point. We had a mobile phone stolen from our room and numerous ...
...from their rooms during our stay. Management will not accept or investigate these complaints. Management, do not know the meaning of customer sevice and can be abrupt & rude to both employees and staff. The all inclusive wrist bands are very flimsy and if (or when rather) they fall off, there is a $20 USD replacement charge. The rooms, toilets, pool and hotel itself are very clean however there are issues with the kitchen. On 2 occasions, there were ... Read review

Advantages: Good service in the restaurants.
Disadvantages: No entertainment.

Over all our family holiday we had in the Dominican Republic was excellent and we really enjoyed it. The service in the restaurants was fantastic and the food at the hotel was good. However if you have got teenagers then there is nothing for them to do there during the day or at night. At night time the entertainment isn't very good, unless u enjoy drinking. Also the swim-up bar is adults only so children and teenagers can't get served. We had a ...
...and the bar man wouldn't serve them, I then asked for two soft drinks for them and he gave the drinks straight to the girls. Another thing is that when the hotel is busy then you can strugle to find a free sunbed. Overall though the holiday and the hotel was good, and we really had a good time. ... Read review