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Punta Cana Resorts


There are over 60 Punta Cana resorts at the moment with more going up as we speak. This is becoming the most popular tourist destination worldwide, mainly because it’s on the most beautiful beach in the world. The majority of hotels are Punta Cana all inclusives, but there are some pay your way options available.

Before we start, we should tell you a little about us and how our traveling has changed over the years. We've been going to Punta Cana for a decade now, first as honeymooners and now as parents. We used to go to adults-only resorts in Punta Cana sometimes, but we haven't done that in awhile. The first time we brought our daughters to the beach and saw the looks of unparalleled happiness - we knew that we could never go without them again. So keep in mind that we are family travelers now, the reviews of adults-only resorts are based on trips made over a year ago (before our daughters, Michaela & Zoe, fell in love with the most beautiful beach in the world.)

punta-cana-kidsThe goal of this page is to give you an overview of all the Punta Cana resorts and what you should expect when you get there. Hopefully this information will help you choose what hotels in Punta Cana are worth investigating (or avoiding).

On each Punta Cana Resorts page we’ve tried to provide: the focus of the hotel (food, activities, couples, adults only, kid friendly); pros and cons of the Punta Cana all inclusives; tips for making the best of the resort; dining and activity details.

Punta Cana resort rankings

All Dominican hotel star ratings are based on criteria such as comfort, food, cleanliness, atmosphere, activities, grounds & location. They are decided almost wholly by the resorts themselves and the Dominican Tourist Board. One thing to keep in mind is that these Dominican hotel rankings are compared only to other Dominican hotels, they are not compared to hotels internationally. Don’t think that a 4 star rating in New York is comparable to a 4 star rating in Punta Cana – they’re not.

However, we have found that they tend to be a little nicer than Cuban and Mexican hotels with equivalent rankings. As a general rule: 4 star resorts are very comfortable, offer a good range of activities and have decent dining options. Five star Punta Cana resorts will charge you a little more, but pamper you a little bit extra in each of the categories listed above. Three star resorts tend to be a little older and have a somewhat decreased comfort level, but if that doesn’t bother you – you’ll save a bundle and the ocean is the same!

If you find something that we’ve slipped up on (resorts do change their ways quite frequently) or something that you found particularly useful please let us know by visiting our Contact Us page. We try our best to keep this site’s info current and accurate, we appreciate your help in doing so!

Punta Cana Resorts listings


We are working away on this page and there will soon be listings for every one of the resorts. Don’t think that we only suggest the Punta Cana resorts that are listed here, they’ll all be up shortly. We have visited most of the hotels in Punta Cana and you’ll be seeing our reviews of those. As for the ones we haven’t been to yet, our Compadre Armando who owns a travel business in Punta Cana will be writing the reviews. Armando has visited every one of the hotels in Punta Cana with his family and provides very detailed and candid assessments.

These reviews are completely subjective, they are a reflection of what our stay was like at each of the resorts - what we enjoyed and didn't enjoy. We are not trying to sell you on any of them in particular, only letting you know how good of a time we had.

Click on the link of the Punta Cana hotel you’re interested in to see more information about the resort. We are listing the hotels in order of location from North to South instead of alphabetically - at least you'll know where your hotel is.

Punta Cana Resorts

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Column

What we're rating

what type of scale

1
is it an all inclusive resort yes or no
2
is it an adults only resort yes or no (or NA)
3
is it a couples friendly resort yes or no (or NA)
4
is it a kid friendly resort (ie: a lot for them to do) yes or no (or NA)
5
are supervised daily kids programs available yes or no (or NA)
6
is there a babysitting service available at the resort yes or no (or NA)
7
what are the sports & activities like scale of 1-10
8
how is the quality of the beach (for walking, swimming, tanning, etc. scale of 1-10
9
how is the quality of the pool (mix of size, coolness and fun factor) scale of 1-10
10
quality of the Rooms (are they clean, comfy, AC works, laid out well) scale of 1-10
11
Overall service by everyone we met at the resort scale of 1-10
12
Star ranking of hotel (# of stars given by the Dominican Tourist Board) scale of 1-5

 
Resort 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Secrets Excellence Punta Cana yes yes yes No NA NA 5 6 7 8 9 5
Sirenis Tropical/Cocotal Punta Cana yes no yes yes yes yes 8 6 8 7 7 4/5
Sunscape Beach Punta Cana yes no yes yes yes yes 8 6 10 8 8 5
Breezes Resort Punta Cana yes no yes yes yes no 7 9 8 6 8 4
Grand Paradise Bavaro Punta Cana yes no yes yes yes no 5 9 8 7 9 4
Majestic Colonial Punta Cana yes no yes yes yes yes 5 9 9 8 9 4/5
Bahia Principe Punta Cana yes no no yes yes yes 7 9 9 9 8 5
Riu Palace Macao Punta Cana yes no yes no no yes 3 10 3 8 10 5
Riu Naiboa Punta Cana yes no yes yes yes yes 7 10 5 7 8 4
Riu Bambu Punta Cana yes no NA yes yes yes 7 9 7 6 7 4
Iberostar Punta Cana yes no yes yes yes yes 7 9 8 8 8 5
Ocean Blue Punta Cana yes no yes yes yes yes 10 10 9 9 10 4.5
LTI Resort Punta Cana yes no yes yes yes yes 8 9 9 7 8 4

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