Paradisus Palma Real Golf & Spa Resort

My husband and I went to Paradisus Palma Real for a week from November 8-15. It couldn't have been better or more beautirful! We stayed in the Reserve with a walk out from our room to the beach. Our butler, Gustavo, was amazing! He did an excellent job making sure everything was perfect for our 40th wedding anniversary. He even left us flowers and champagne in our room! Rafael and Martin took great care of us on the beach. The food was delicious. Truly, this resort is our favorite so far out of our Caribean vacations. Highly recommend!

Seeing Golf in the Name of the Resort kind of expected more Golf activities maybe free lessons or free driving range access or very discounted tee times none of that was mentioned other wise excellent

Overall, I had a fun and enjoyable stay. The room was comfortable, the resort was quiet and relaxing, offered different activities such as yoga, paddle fitness, and workshops. The customer service was beyond excellent and everyone was very helpful, especially Carlos Alberto, who communicated with us every day, gave a great tour and made us feel very welcome. I’ll start with all the pros: We went during off season, so the resort was not too crowded, extremely quiet with few children, wait times were minimal and service staff was excellent. The resort is beautiful and massive, with several pools and direct beach access. There were several things to do, although I had many external excursions planned, I wish i had more time to enjoy resort events. I experienced the paddle fitness class which was so much fun-the instructor was funny and it was a nice group experience. The coffee making taller was another quick but enjoyable experience. The room was clean and comfortable, and met all my needs. All the restaurants and the lobby were located in the central plaza so it was easy to navigate around the resort. Next, the excursions offered were all very fun and transportation was included. Now for the cons: The major issue being the food. There was breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffet, several gourmet restaurant options but I would rate the quality and taste of the food as less than ideal. The taste of the various meats-chicken, salmon, steak mainly - were very bland. If they wanted to keep food bland its fine, but then they should offer different local condiments for guests who want more flavor. I have had authentic Dominican food and I was disappointed that there wasn’t anything tasty or authentic at the restaurant. Even the salmon lacked something as basic as salt. The restaurants were disappointing as well, there wasn’t any flavor or authenticity and the desserts tasted very cheap. There were only 3 options for ice cream-lemon, vanilla, coconut-and they all tasted the same. The cafe near the lobby had great drink options, but the pastries left on display had bugs flying around and made the food appear less than appealing. The best food I ate was outside the resort at a nearby restaurant, Citrus. Next, the check in process took a little longer than expected, and after they activated my bracelet, it didnt work to open my room. Also, there was live music every single day, but no singer. Only on Friday there was a live band which was the most enjoyable performance. On our final day, we went for breakfast and it was completely packed. The service was understaffed and we had to ask for every thing like utensils, cups for coffee etc.

Very good daycare center for kids and the Kidsdom staff are friendly. Shout out to Sugeidy who was very helpful. Nanny services available as well. Shout out to concierge Yadeilis Sims and restaurant waiters Edison and Rosanna who were wonderful. Chef Leudy at the omelette station. Wonderful swimming pool and abundant pool and beach chairs; good quality. Food was disappointing and subpar in quality and taste. Flora restaurant was lovely though. Everything else was mediocre and tasteless. No one attends to you by the pool or beach. Hard to find anyone offering drinks or anything. You can go through the whole day at the beach or pool with no one attending to you. Staff really not that friendly; only those trying to sell something like a trip or picture package. Room was a good size. Environment is very clean.

My daughter and I traveled to the DR to Punta Cana and Bávaro Beach. This was my 5th trip to the DR and we had a blast! Both of our Birthdays fall in the month of November. This trip decided on Paradisus Palma Real Resort. This Resort sits on the Sugar White Sands of one of the World’s Best Beach! It was so soft and did not stick like some sand! Paradisus Palma Real was beautiful. Our room was spotless and very nice as well as comfortable! We averaged 9 hours of sleep each night! From Check In to Check Out 5 days was the perfect vacation! We meet wonderful people from the US and Canada! The staff was incredible and made us feel like part of the family! We had a wonderful young man named Christopher as our Concierge the whole time we were there! He took care of like family, fulfilling every wish we had! He made reservations for us for every dinner, gave us tour of the whole resort and explained the different levels of reservations! We swam at one of the many Adults Only Pools. It was the closest one to Building 5 where our Room was. We loved our bartenders Alberto and Leticia! They were fun as well as taking good care of us! Every Morning started of fabulous with Frank in the buffet taking excellent care of us. He filled my Yeti and my Daughter’s Yeti water bottle with fresh water and ice to help keep us hydrated all day (even though we were drinking Pina Coladas and Mamajuana too)! On the beach we got excellent service from Yuderi and at the Ginger Bar with Luis! The Food was great at the all of the restaurants and found my favorites each! I recommend Paradisus Palma Real and all of my friends (family)! Be sure to ask for Christopher. If he’s not available, it might be because I adopted him as a son! We had a blast!❤️💙