Dreams Dominicus La Romana

This is a great resort with wonderful staff but is sadly let down by the restaurants. First the good points: The resort is well laid out, clean and the staff really helpful and friendly. We upgraded to the Preference Club which was well worth it. My only issue with the Preference lounge was the seating was not practical and at times no seats were available. The staff in the lounge were excellent, a special mention for the guys behind the bar. Our room was in block 1 and was clean and spacious with ample storage for our 2 week stay, There is a coffee machine but NO facilities for making tea - we took a kettle and got fresh milk from the coffee bar each day - there is a fridge. As a 73 year old big kid I had great fun in the water park, the lazy river and slides were brilliant, it is well laid out with plenty of space and loungers 10/10. The swimming pools in the resort are clean and the water warm, you need to get up early if you want a particular lounger but it is the same most everywhere you go. We spent most of the time in the adults preference pool and the staff were superb with full waiter service, towels and even sun tan cream 10/10 again. The resort is let down by the food offer....... The first night we went in the buffet, not a good experience as most of the food is behind screens and you have to wait in a queue for each item, by the time you have found what you want it is cold. The choices were poor compared to other hotels we have stayed in in the Dom Rep. The table we sat at was so poorly lit I had to use the torch on my phone to see. We orderd wine but by the time it arrived we were on dessert. The hard chairs are very uncomfortable - we did not go back there. The other restaurants are a la carte and you dont need to book but be prepared to wait and wait and wait..... in the coastal restaurant it took one and a half hours from ordering to get our food. We sat down just after 7 15pm and it was nearly 9 before we got our mains. The hard chairs are the most uncomfortable which makes the wait even worse. We ate in every restaurant and the wait varied from night to night. The food was mostly good when it arrived but the same dish varies each time we had it. Our favourite was Mare for breakfast and supper. The waiting staff were great but let down by the systems and uncomfortable chairs.

Was mid at best. Great beach. Might get sick, as many others did. Check out the Facebook groups for more information. Definitely don't use the spa was not worth the price.

You will not regret booking a stay at this fantastic hotel. We were in preferred Club. Lovely preferred Club pool with bar. Lots of sunbeds. Beach is quite 'small' but water is crystal clear. Want to see lots of fish? There's pier/jetty to the right. Plenty under there! FOOD Everywhere is secrets side is bloody good! From buffet to al la carte. The only BIG disappointment was Coastal Grill on Dreams side. Many agree! Avoid. Special call out to the rest on Secrets side. Noor, Mare and Chinola. All fantastic in their own way. ROOM. Great size. Everything you expect from 5* . No complaints. STAFF. Absolutely brilliant. Everyone wants to help with a big smile. I'll say it again. You won't regret spending your hard earned money here. Enjoy

I recommend this place, nice beach, rather small hotel area so everything is close without need for a long walk. Well maintained.

For the third time in 13 months we stayed at this truly wonderful resort. The grounds, the gardens are well kept and relaxed. The people just can not do enough for you and are a real team that has fun doing their job. The new Italian restaurant is a great improvement with more atmosphere and do not get me started on the Sports bar 'Scores": perfect cocktails (the Dominican Julep has to be tasted). The rebranding of Noor to Indo Mediterranean is very good and adds to the variety in choice and variation of restaurants. . We had no opportunity to taste the upcoming menu, as it was not yet introduced. (but the menu is on the information page of the restaurant on your room). We would like to mention the following staff: Yohan de Jesus: who assisted in getting the rooms we wanted and this time was even present when we arrived. The Secrets Preferred Pool team: Olga, Diomimy Jose and the others. They made us relax to the max, not an easy task! Elisabeth at the coffee bar: she even rembered us from earlier visits! The room tea who clean, fill mini bars and change the towels. I am afraid we will have to visit again... It feels like home away from home to us.