Punta Cana, DR

I'm interested in this as well. Seems to
Me that a shitload of resorts have opened there over the last five years. They must be offering some nice incentives and such to get so many companies interested in building there.

We stayed at the Paradisus Palma Real a few years ago in June. It is an amazing resort, everything was very nice, and very well taken care of. The resorts were nice, the actual city is sketchy. Being off the property was a little uncomfortable, and we are well traveled. So...make sure you pick a nice resort.

The resort was about 20% occupied when we went in June. The staff explained that most of the visitors to the DR are Canadian, and they return home for the Summer. I loved it, but it was not an action packed, exciting vacation. There were a lot of times that our family was the ONLY people in the enormous pool, or we were always far enough away from other people on the beach that we could not hear them talking. Only letting you know what to expect.

Not sure if this is a joke or not but I will bite


I have been there many many times over the past 15 years.


Lots of very good resorts for good pricing. Punta Cana is a great place to go and unwind if you want to relax and just take it easy. If you are looking to travel around and "see the sights, go somewhere else.

The best resort we have stayed at is The Grand Bavaro. It is a Iberostar resort and it adult only. One of the highest rated resorts on the island. Very nice, good food, top shelf drinks, a little more middle aged crowd. Not crowded. Been there 5 times and will be going back next year. The service at this resort is the best of any resort I have ever been to. These people made us feel like we were home everytime we have been there. Some of our trips here have been for 14 days and we never got tired of it.

Excellence would be my second choice. Very nice and very compatible to The Grand Bavaro but it is on the north west end of Punta Cana and the surf is pretty strong there. If you want to get in the ocean and have some calm water, forget about it. Everything else is very nice. The resort has good food, drinks and entertainment. Plus they have fantastic recreational stuff. Gym, outdoor clay tennis courts, etc.

The Bavaro. This is also a Iberostar resort but its a little cheaper an not adult only. Lots of kids but plenty of younger people. Low cost would be its biggest benefit.

Hard Rock - Nice place, younger crowd, lots of partying. Food not as good as the top two on my list but the booze was good. Just too crowded for me.

Secrets Royal Beach - Nice place. Rooms were excellent but the service was lacking when we were there. We typically go in August, fits our schedule better, and the resort was about half full. They really cut down on the service when its not full. Not cool...

We have visited a few smaller resorts but those are the best we have used. We also visited the Paradisus and it was fun. Just very crowded.

Let me now if you have any more questions. Be glad to answer.

Just looked on one of their fb pages...looks like they had stayed at Barceló Bavaro Palace Deluxe.

They post everywhere to "not drink the water" ,"don't open eyes or mouth in shower" " " "don't brush teeth with water" . Friend came back with Ameba anyway lost sight in her eye. Fuk That

Thanks for the post man. We are actually going to be staying at The Level(Adults only) Melia Caribe Tropical in Bavaro.

My sister's at the Excellence all inclusive now and her snapchats make the resort look really nice. There's a lazy river that goes around and her room is right off of it, outdoor tub for the room, 15 min massage, $200 resort credit and mimosas were included in her package (want to say $1600 for 5 nights)

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What's average airfare to fly from MSY out there? $500 - $650 ish sound abut right?

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It's $298-$400 roundtrip on Copa, Delta, American, etc all the way through November

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Google flights is showing $298 round trip for the last week in August on Copa.

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Doesn't that flight have like an overnight layover? I was thinking something with less than 7 hours travel time.

Thanks..I'm actually not looking t go until next September/October. They just announced a half ironman there on October 1 so starting to see what the total cost would be....a week at Excellence is right about $2000, plus say $1000 in airfare (for two) and thats not bad at all

I'm heading down there at the end of July. I hope to do some fishing a couple of the days that I'm there. Can anyone recommend a charter? It will be just me.