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Excellence Resorts - Dominican Republic
Posted on 8/4/16 at 1:44 pm
Posted on 8/4/16 at 1:44 pm
Planning a trip for April of '17 and looking at the 2 Excellence resorts on Dominican Republic... Anybody been to both (Punta Cana and El Carmen) and if so, which do you prefer?
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Posted on 8/4/16 at 2:06 pm to gmrkr5
El Carmen doesn't open till next month. I will be there 1st week in October. It looks more modern and no lazy river
This post was edited on 8/4/16 at 2:07 pm
Posted on 8/4/16 at 2:21 pm to skuter
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El Carmen doesn't open till next month. I will be there 1st week in October. It looks more modern and no lazy river
I just realized that it wasnt open yet... Have you been to the Excellence resort in Punta Cana?
Posted on 8/4/16 at 2:26 pm to gmrkr5
No but will be there for two day then on to El Carmen in October. I have been to one in Playa Mujeres. It was really nice and the reason we chose Excellence El Carmen
This post was edited on 8/4/16 at 2:27 pm
Posted on 8/4/16 at 2:29 pm to skuter
we were originally planning on Sandals in the exumas but my fiance found Excellence and we're seriously considering doing this instead. I dont really wanna do Sandals....
Posted on 8/4/16 at 2:48 pm to skuter
FWIW, I have only heard and read good reviews.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 3:01 pm to TheWiz
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FWIW, I have only heard and read good reviews.
same here... i'm having a hard time settling with Sandals over this place. The fiancée wants to see those damn pigs...
Posted on 8/4/16 at 3:08 pm to gmrkr5
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The fiancée wants to see those damn pigs...
My wife wants to see those G'damn pigs too. I think they are in the Abacos too. Probably some other islands as well.
Posted on 8/4/16 at 3:14 pm to TheWiz
We thoroughly enjoyed Playa. Only thing I wish the new place had was the lazy river. There will be plenty of Don Julio consumed in October. There's about 20 couples from BR area in the group that are going
This post was edited on 8/4/16 at 3:16 pm
Posted on 8/5/16 at 9:46 am to skuter
is the DR really that much worse with water and mosquito born crap? i've heard you have a better chance of getting sick there than in other places
Posted on 8/5/16 at 10:16 am to gmrkr5
Yeah I've heard that. I'm definitely gonna find out. Will have ample supply of mosquito spray
Posted on 8/5/16 at 10:54 am to gmrkr5
Wife and I went to Excellenece Punta Cana for honeymoon few months ago. We loved it. We didn't have any problems with mosquitos, but we sprayed every day. Water was crystal clear and beach was beautiful. Only thing we were disappointed with, was the food. There were only a couple of restaurants that we enjoyed. The rest were mediocre.
We would definitely go back.
ETA: if you go, take lots of mosquito spray and sunscreen. We ran out our last day and the resort wanted at least $30/can
We would definitely go back.
ETA: if you go, take lots of mosquito spray and sunscreen. We ran out our last day and the resort wanted at least $30/can
This post was edited on 8/5/16 at 10:57 am
Posted on 8/5/16 at 1:18 pm to suga pudin
good to know.. we're trying to decide between Exumas and Punta Cana. Exumas seems to have less of those types of issues.
This post was edited on 8/5/16 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 8/5/16 at 2:16 pm to gmrkr5
Check out Zoetry Augua Punta Cana. Wife and I just got back, it is a smaller resort (96 rooms) and is right past the excellence resort. Not a lot of people and was much quieter than other all inclusive resorts. The beach was awesome and the food was the best we had ever had from an all inclusive. (we have stayed at excellence, sandals and secrets before) The service and meals were really a step above all the other all inclusive's we had been to
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