Dreams Dominicus La Romana

We came for my husband’s birthday and with friends that are members. We were really excited. It’s a beautiful resort and the beach is spectacular, but there is lots of room for improvement. The employees didn’t seem particularly friendly or helpful. Drink service at the pool and beach was pretty much terrible and it often took 45+ minutes to get drinks after we ordered them. It was really frustrating and annoying. The only excellent waitress was Angelica, but after 2 days with her she disappeared for the rest of our vacation. She found us on our last day to say hello and they have moved her over to the Dreams side pool. Restaurants were hit or miss. Secrets breakfast buffet was good. Mare Preffered Club breakfast was very limited and not our favorite. Did not enjoy beach grill or snack bar at all. Dreams buffet at lunch was good. Secrets side buffet is too hot at lunch, no a/c. Coastal Grill on the Dreams side had the best and most normal food at the resort. Kids there didn’t really bother us any. Italian restaurant was our worst meal of the week. Everything was just off and we were there 2 hours and still hadn’t gotten to dessert, so we left. Chinola was outstanding in every way. The menu seemed weird, but it was all excellent and we got the giant platter with all the meats for the table and it was excellent. You don’t need to choose the dips and breads from the menu, they bring them ALL out on a platter to try. WiFi was pretty terrible at the pools and beach but worked well in the room. Our rooms were wonderful. We got upgraded to swim out suites in building 1, and they were fantastic. Rooms aren’t huge but they are extremely comfortable and the shower is fantastic. We mostly slept great and noise wasn’t much of an issue. Coffee was our biggest issue. Aroma Cafe doesn’t open until 7. Breakfast restaurants also open at 7. Room service breakfast opens at 6, but they don’t deliver until almost 7, so you can’t get coffee before 7, and that doesn’t work for us. Coffee shop needs to open at 4 or 5 am. Or be 24 hours. The fancy pod espresso machine in the room only has miniature cups, so that didn’t work either. My husband was grumpy and irritated every morning because we had been up for hours waiting on coffee to be available. The water park was absolutely amazing and we loved it. It’s a real lazy river and the slides were very fun. It was never crowded and there were plenty of shaded seats. We loved it over there, and the food truck had many good options. The spa was only okay. We went for the special that was a 50 minute massage plus water circuit. Massage was great as were changing rooms and lockers, but after the massage we sort of got forgotten and then finally asked someone where to go next. Water circuit is only a sauna by the locker rooms, a jacuzzi, and a small plunge pool. We opted to skip all that and go back to the main pool. It’s not as nice as newer Secrets and Dreams spas we’ve been to. I liked the resort. I didn’t love it. The grounds are beautiful and everything is very clean. The main pool is nicer than the Preferred Club pool and far less crowded. The main pool on the Dreams side is wonderful and I wish that side was the adult side because the beach is nicer on Dreams side too. One day we set up at Dreams Preferred Club beach and spent 3 hours there and never got a single drink, so that’s totally unacceptable. Secrets Preferred Club beach is nicer but very packed in chairs, and you can only access the water from the far left corner. The Secrets main beach is all rocks and you have to go to Dreams side to get in the ocean, but on that side it’s smooth and no drop off. Beautiful beach and the color of the water is stunning. I probably wouldn’t come again, but it was nice and it was relaxing. If you want shade all day, the main Secrets pool on the side across from the bar, along the wall, is under trees and has shade from 9:15 through the rest of the day. Great spot.

Hotel site is on a large scale and is very well appointed and very clean, Everything seems to be in good order. The rooms were tidy and well appointed if on the smaller side. There is plenty of space to walk around the complex - multiple pools / gardens / waterpark and beachfront (all looks lovely) There's multiple Restaurant's that by name sound inviting. We found service and food quality to be erratic. One evening experience I'm sure made me ill for a couple days. A lovely place, but there is defiantly room for improvement based on experience elsewhere.

Muy bien evandy wander liammy

Beach is fantastic, even with brutal seaweed season, there was practically none. Service was very good. Food was disappointing. If you are expecting dinner to be of mid level quality each night which for us is an Olive Garden or average burger/PJs type place, this was less then that. Best meal was a Sakura. The butler service was fantastic and everyone was very helpful, just wish the food was better. Entertainment on the Dreams side was great each night.

Olga, Wendi and Raul are incredible … wonderful service and friendly