February 18, 2004
My wife and I stayed at the Dominicana from 2/6-2/13. It was great! We traveled on a charter through Apple Vacations...therefore there were NO worries with the flights or transfers...everything was handled. After our short 1/2 hr bus trip to the resort we were greeted at the reception desk by the smiling reception manager that spoke great
English. (though I rather enjoy trying to communicate using my very limited
Spanish vocabulary). Within 10 minutes we were whisked away on a golf cart by the bellboy to deliver us and our luggage to our room. The room was on the 4th floor and faced into the garden--but we could see the ocean from where we were at. The room itself was very
accommodating, clean and pleasant--mini bar, large bed, and marble bathroom. The food was good at the buffet --there was quite
a bit of variety due to the fact they are catering to many different cultures
(European, Canadian, US, Central American etc.) The service was terrific! There was always someone there to get you something to drink or clear your plate. The Al a
Cortes were acceptable with some better than others (My comparison is that of several Sandals resorts that we have stayed in Jamaica). But overall the food was better than average. The Beach was awesome...we spent 90% of time there. We would walk down around 7-8 and throw our towels on some chairs and then head back around 9-10am to lay out all day. The sand is nice and fine and not too hot. The beach itself is cleaned every morning and there is always someone picking up cups and/or garbage all day. I really enjoyed the fact that as Americans we were the minority. It is refreshing to go somewhere and be surrounded by so many different cultures-- though there were some Americans there that gave the rest of a bad name (loud, demanding, asking why everything is the same as in the US),
kind of annoying....but easily ignored. There were many other pluses to the resort that I do not have time to mention here...but if you are interested I will give my opinion by e-mail. My wife and I are thinking about going back in November, but this time bringing our 10 yr old daughter along so she experience the great atmosphere, different cultures, and friendly people (resort goers and staff alike) The only reason I can think of not to recommend this resort to others was so we could keep all to ourselves!!
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