It was a good stay. My first time to the Dominican Republic and booked on a whim, so wasnt sure what to expect, but the country is beautiful, the people are great. Resort was good.
Pros: staff was friendly and accomodating. Naeomi, & Tomas really took good care of us. Staff went above and beyond with our requests. Breakfast buffet was good. Ate at Skybar everynight, and it was okay (dont rec. Burger). Bartender Tomas was just so amazing. Pool was great and very private. Views are amazing- thoroughly enjoyed staring at the ocean most days.
Cons: very noisy. Loud slamming doors, all night & even staff talking loudly outside in the halls at night. Skybar had a loud music night (it was Sat). the tourist boats parked out front blasting music on the beach (if you have an oceanview suite, its a problem). The boat music conflicted with the resort music & the restaurant next door, so it became so noisy, we had to go inside a lot. Beach was pretty dirty, trash all over on the private beach but they were very strict about children/people not staying at the childfree section (security was very, very, very good).did have roaches invade my room (they came out of the wall outlets) & there were lots of drain flies, which we remedied w. a little peppermint oil. staff addressed roaches. Lots of smokers! Area around does not have great infrastructure (sewer water in the streets, crumbling sidewalks), but there are some good little restaurants and grocery stores a few blocks away.