Hello,
We stayed at this hotel in March/April of this year for two weeks and had a wonderful stay. The food was very good - something for everyone. They had theme nights for the food, German, Italian, Dominican, etc., and it was always fun to see what was on the menu from one night to the next.
Our beautiful room had two balconies and overlooked the Action Pool which abutted the beach. What a marvellous view and fabulous way to wake up each day...to the sound of the waves. Now the Action Pool is loud for a couple hours in the afternoon and until about 10:30 at night, but we didn't mind. The view and the spacious room made up for any noise that might have bothered us.
The staff were friendly and very accommodating. The cleaning staff kept the room immaculate. The front desk staff acted quickly to get me medical care when I came down with an ear infection two days before we were to come home.
There were plenty of activities for people, if they chose to be active. The recreation staff were a hoot and we sure enjoyed them a lot. They organized dance lessons and gave shows each evening to entertain us. There is also a children's program where they entertain the kids. We don't have any young children so I don't know all the info on that, but the kids would perform each evening in front of the adults on the terrace. They taught the kids songs in English, French, Spanish and German. That was fun to hear.
My husband and I were amazed when we had servers putting bottles of Presidente beer on our table out on the terrace, even though we hadn't ordered them! Did the plane go down? Are we in heaven? The drinks were amazing...and we just enjoyed ourselves a whole lot. Now for four days it rained, but there were ample areas inside where people could sit and relax...without having to be cooped up in their rooms all day.
We had such a wonderful time that we plan to return to the same AI next year. But don't limit yourself to staying on the resort all the time. Puerto Plata and Sosua are worth the cab fare to visit. We went to Sosua twice and POP four times. My husband speaks Spanish, but most of the cabbies understand English. There are also tours that can be purchased either in the hotel from the various tour guides, or take the 5-minute walk down the street to the Playa Dorada shopping plaza and check out the tour prices there.
I hope this helps and I am sure you will have a wonderful time.
Here are the links to our DR photo albums:
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