Dreams Dominicus La Romana

Hotel is amazing really can't fault my stay. Rooms are big, always clean well. Food is the best. They have loads to choose from buffet, different restaurants italian, mexican, steak, sushi, Japanese. In the day around the pool/ sea there there are pizzas, fries, burgers, hot dogs and loads more. Service has been brilliant. Definitely recommend this hotel. Everyone is always friendly and will do everything for you. Nothing is too much trouble for them. Entertainment team are amazing. They are friendly, always happy. Big shout out to maria reyes , rene the rock , yuliana, freddy , esteban , picasso. miguel amazing people. celsa - maintenance is so friendly and always helpful. carlos - management couldn't do enough for us and when he saw us always asking if we needed anything. Drinks are really good, the stock up mini fridge aswell. Over all amazing hotel and can't wait to book for next year.

Best holiday ever with all the entertainment team- Esteban, Freddy, Marcos, Maria, Rene, Yuliana & Picasso all entertained us and were extremely friendly. Cesar in the Beach cleaning team is incredibly helpful too! such a lovely bunch… Carlos King couldn’t be any more helpful ensuring our rooms were all close together… so amazing… already booking for March 27!

It was a bit of a drive (1hr) from the Punta Cana airport, but the transportation through our travel agency was seamless. They did not offer drinks or snacks on the bus, so I would recommend stopping somewhere in the airport if you need anything after your flight. The resort is fairly private, although access to a public beach and local vendors is available at the far end of the resort. Security monitors everyone who leaves (asks for your names and room numbers) and checks your room number when you return. Very lush green tropical grounds and several different beaches with access to the water. Unfortunately, to have that lush greenery, you may get some rain while you are there. We averaged about 3 hours over 7 days. We paid extra for premium (well worth it) as well as upgraded to RIF bracelets, so we didn't have to worry about carrying around our room key (very convenient). We paid extra for swim-out rooms, and it was a waste of money. The pools are not heated (found them very cold), and the pool off the rooms does not connect to any other pools. We admired the balconies with the view of the ocean and wished we had spent money on that instead. If you don't like climbing stairs, you will want a main-floor room, which was a benefit of having a swim-out room. We didn't get a butler, but we did see lots of people who had them. They brought coolers with drinks and seemed very attentive. Drink service at the pool was a little slow, even after tipping, so if drinking is important to you, you might want to consider a butler. The entire resort was spotless. The maid service was great, and the floors were always mopped. The showers were fantastic (great rain head as well as hand-held shower) and very clean - no mould anywhere. They scrub down the deck chairs at night, and they check the chemicals in the pools multiple times throughout the day. They have people use hand sanitizer before entering the restaurants and buffets (great when you are all using the same tongs to pick up food). Our favourite restaurant was NOOR as they had lots of vegetarian options. We didn't try Chinola as we found the mosquitoes were annoying at dusk. They do provide you with bug spray in your room. They have lotion, shampoo, conditioner and body wash in the bathrooms so you can save room in your suitcase if you are not picky about your products. They also have 50 spf sunscreen at the premium pools, which was really convenient. The hot tub was also actually hot and a nice change from the extra-cold pools. The hallways do echo, so in the morning expect to hear some noise. We had someone whistling at 7:30 am while walking down the hall and it was very loud. We stayed mostly on the Secrets side, but if you don't mind some noise you can also go to any of the restaurants or pools on the family side (Dreams). Or you can even go to the waterpark with a lazy river. The Italian restaurant was lovely, although loud with children. The evening shows were on the family side and mostly catered to kids, but the fire dancing was amazing. They also have live music in the lobby, so if you like violins ... My only complaint about the resort is the chairs in the lobby. I think the designer must be under 5 feet tall, as my husband and I both felt like we were sitting on children-sized chairs with our knees up around our chests. The only spot with normal-height chairs was in the sports bar and casino. In all the other public areas, expect to sit really low and be uncomfortably deep. I said it was like visiting the kindergarten teacher to talk about your childrens' grades and sitting in the kids chairs and tables. My partner is over 6 feet, and it was hard on his back even after a short time sitting in the lobby. If you go, take a look at everyone sitting in the lobby, and you will see everyone's knees bent at an awkward angle. We managed for the week, but if you are staying longer and you are tall, you might not want to sit in the lobby. Or at least book yourself a massage after a long time sitting :). The spa was fantastic. The service was professional, and the products were good for sensitive skin. If you have the time or money, I would say it is worth a visit. Overall, I would highly recommend this resort, and overheard several other guests saying that they would come back.

We stayed in this beautiful resort for 2 weeks from February 4 through February 18. It is a large and beautiful resort and normally we are staying in a RIU but now we wanted to try something different and in generally we are not disappointed. We find the Hyatt to be of a higher standard than RIU. Below is an extensive review per component so you can choose what you want to read. Overall we found our stay very good but there were just a few things we would like to see improved and/or adjusted. To get the negative points out of the way, I'll mention them here first. - Te Preferred club lounge is quite small and the outdoor area is far too small and located in a boring part of the resort, so there is nothing to see or do on the terrace. The lobby bar is much more cozy to sit and warmer. - At times, the resort is too focused on making extra money from their guests. They try to sell way too expensive wine at every dinner and what we really found bad was the terrace in front of the Maravento and El camino where you can only sit if you buy a bottle of wine. So you can't sit on this terrace if you don't drink wine like me, it's scandalous. The resort constantly forgets that we're all-inclusive and have already paid for food and drinks, and the wine prices are therefore disproportionately high. You can buy this bottles everywhere for much lower prices so why doesn't this just cost 10 bucks or something since you already paid a part of it. - The same goes for Valentine's Day. We could buy an overpriced dinner, but we already paid for a part these services, so the prices of these extras can and should be much lower. - The cabins in the swimming pools are also an example of too much focus on making extra money. These cabins are almost never occupied (only on Valentine's Day) and are practically in the way of other people. At the infinity pool, many of the lounge chairs around the pool are simply placed behind these cabins, completely blocking the view for the people using this lounge chairs. For example, why don't they remove two cabins (closest to the bar) from the preferred pool and create a seating area on this place in the pool? Then people can sit comfortably here in the water, since most of the pool bar seating area is out of the sun, and almost everyone wants to sit in the sun. - We would have loved to have a massage, but they were so incredibly expensive that we decided to skip it. The prices were much higher than we were used to. Room: The room is large enough, but not overly large, and could use a renovation. Apparently, this is also planned for next summer. We had some issues in the room such as the lights were not working a few times and a toilet roll holder that was loose and sometimes even fell off the wall. Cleaning was okay but could do better, we once had a dirty sheet and on the first day a very dirty pillowcase. The bathroom is big enough with a large shower but a cramped toilet but with enough shampoo, shower gel, body lotion and hair conditioner. Every day you get several bottles of water in your room for brushing your teeth and drinking, as well as chips and M&Ms, we think this is a great service. There are also several drinks in the minibar. You get al lot of towels eacht day and the are of a very good quality. The turn down service is a great extra. Preferred club We stayed at this resort as preferred club guests and we thought this was a pretty good addition. As mentioned before, the Preferred Club Lounge was small but the service here is great and so are the drinks and bartenders, they are truly amazing. In the preferred club lounge you can also grab something to eat for a small buffet, it changes for breakfast, lunch and dinner, this is a great addition. The preferred pool is very nice and the lounge chairs around the pool are extremely comfortable. What is really great is that you can use and change towels unlimitedly and the towels are also of very good quality. You get better drinks in the preferred section, and certainly better glasses. What we also love is that there is free sunscreen at the preferred pool (SPF 50 even), great service again. The reception in the preferred club is also very friendly and helpful, they also exchanged our larger dollar bills in bills of a for smaller amount. Restaurants In general all the restaurants were good, our favorites for dinner were Mare and El Camino, but we also found Ausengate (Peruvian), Noor and Maravento very good. The service is the American way, so very fast, you never have to wait long for your food. For us Europeans it could be a bit slower, but we didn't mind. What we found strange was the check-in system in every restaurant, which is very slow and in our opinion could be much faster. Why does the same question about allergies have to be asked 3 times a day (at every meal)? Ask about allergies at the hotel check-in and enter them on a computer. Give each restaurant a laptop/IPAD at check-in. Enter the room number, and you'll see all the information. And you're done. The staff is generally friendly everywhere but sometimes language is a problem. They don't always understand English well, and if they don't, they still say yes, and you can already see things going wrong. This is sometimes a bit annoying so please don't say yes if you don’t understand and ask what we want. -Mare Grill Great restaurant especially for lunch and dinner but breakfast is also good and relaxed here, but at one day breakfast service was a bit chaotic. The restaurant is in a beautiful location and offers a wonderful view of the beach and if you dine early you can also enjoy a beautiful sunset. -El Camino (former Moustache and just recently opened) The food here is southwest-style and truly delicious. The restaurant is beautifully decorated and the seating is nice and quiet. The staff is fantastic and super friendly. We don't understand why this restaurant isn't busier, but we think that's probably because it's brand new and everyone is still finding their way. -Maravento (Italian) Great food especially pastas but it is a very noisy restaurant and sometimes service a little bit chaotic. -Noor You can also enjoy a great meal here. You sit outside, but it's covered, and you can enjoy a peaceful meal. Good food in a beautiful setting. -Ausengate (Peruvian), We had a fantastic meal here. Every course was truly delicious, and the staff was also wonderful. The only downside is that it doesn't look very inviting inside (a little bit as a canteen) and it is a bit noisy. If it had been more inviting inside, this would probably have been one of our favorites. -Sakura We only had sushi here twice, and it was pretty good. The rolls are fantastic, but the sashimi was cold and came straight from the freezer. We're not sure if sitting at the bar in a row with 6 people (4 of whom you don't know) is really our thing. -Chinola If you love BBQ, this is your place. I love it, but my girlfriend doesn't, so we didn't go back. The terrace on the beach is nice, and the staff (we had Hector) is very friendly. -Coastal Grill Great restaurant for lunch and dinner is also quite good. We found the staff here not so great. The first time was fine, but the other times they forgot us several times, and when we asked for water, for example, the table next to us got it and we didn't. Service very chaotic overhere. -Caoba (buffet secrets side) It's only open for breakfast and lunch. Both are great, but breakfast is especially fantastic. Yes, sometimes it might be a shame that you can't serve a lot yourself, but it didn't bother us that much. There is enough to choose from en staff is very friendly. They make omelettes and other dishes for you just the way you want them and that's really great. -Spice Market (buffet dreams side) We went here once for dinner and didn't like it at all. The restaurant lacked any atmosphere. The food is not what we expect from a large buffet at a large resort, not that it is bad but it was certainly not our thing and for us by far the least restaurant at the resort. Caoba has no buffet in the evening which is a bit of a disappointment for us because Caoba looks more inviting and has a lot more atmosphere. -Others You have 2 coffee corners, I don't drink coffee but my girlfriend does and she liked the coffee corner at the Dreams better. But both are good and you can also get all kinds of desserts and cookies here. There are also several food stalls (beach grill, BBQ stall, pizzeria etc.) shattered over the property, we didn't use them but they look good and it's often busy there so we suspect these are good too. Property The resort is large and well maintained, you see people constantly keeping everything tidy. There are a lot of people at the resort but you never get the feeling that it is crowded. There are four large swimming pools (two on the Secrets side and two on the Dreams side). We think the infinity pool at the Secrets side is the nicest, and it offers a stunning view of the beach, but this pool has not enough lounge chairs surrounding the pool and they are taken/served early. The Preferred pool at the Secrets is the one with the least view as it doesn't have a great view, but otherwise, the service here is excellent and we had a few cocktails every day at the pool bar with the great service of Olga and the man whose name we forgot (sorry). We're not beach people, but the beach looks fantastic. The beach lounge chairs look old and worn, but they look better in the preferred section. There is also a sports bar for about 2 months now and it looks great with very good staff who make delicious cocktails. We didn't use the water park but walked around it and it looks great with beach chairs. Overall we can highly recommend this resort to everybody but we especially would like if the management stopped trying to sell over expensive extra stuff as wine and providing a terrace for only people who purchased extra wine.

Had a great experience here with my family. The beach was beautiful and the staff were so kind and welcoming. Special thank you to Yuliana (mini), Maria R., and Yulieta.