The Westin Puntacana Resort & Club

It was our first time in DR & this place was just the perfect place to stay. It's not all inclusive, you have to pay extra for breakfast buffet & pay all your meals. But we had the best time. It's isolated from all the party scene so it was perfect for us travelling with a baby. Though its isolated, they offer free shuttle that goes out of the hotel almost every hour, going to Punta Cana Village and tourist spot restaurants. They also have private ride, that you have to set up with them, to bring you to the resort from the airport & vice versa for $20 a car/van. The experience was so smooth ever since we got off the plane, to riding back to the US. Every personnel is very accommodating & pleasant. They have a kiddie area/playground for little kids, little shop for souvenirs & daily needs, restaurants inside the resort, a big pool & jacuzzi. It's like your one stop resort if you don't feel like going around DR. Will definitely come back for memories.

We had originally booked one of the big all inclusives in PC - which we left early because it was so awful. We found this place and were able to use SPG points for the room. My wife and I were traveling with our two kids (12 and 10). Had a room with 2 queens, and a big balcony (327). Everything about the Westin was wonderful. The room was great. Every employee we interacted with was excellent. Professional and competent. The restaurants were good - breakfast buffet was a great deal for the kids, and not outrageously expensive for adults. A la carte breakfast choices were plentiful. Lunch by the pool either brought directly to your lounger, or a buffet. Or you could get lunch at the lovely beach-side restaurant. Dinner at the same beach-side restaurant, or the breakfast place. Terrific selection of cocktails - both alcoholic and not - and at very resonable prices. There is a desk in the lobby where you can book excursions. Very friendly, knowledgeable guy who obviously takes pride in his business. The pool was wonderful - and virtually empty for most of our time there. The beach was gorgeous. They were having some issue with the tides throwing a lot of seaweed on their beach the first few days we were there. They were working hard to combat it, but it was so much that there was really no way to contain it. But, it's seaweed, not nuclear waste. Wade through it, and within 50 feet or so you were in the incredible turquoise water of the caribbean. It's shallow there for a couple hundred yards out. No need to let the seaweed bother you. Workout facility was good. It's part of the massive, sprawling Punta Cana resort. There is a shuttle service running throughout the day and early evening to other areas of the resort. Very convenient. The Westin saved our vacation just by being there and being avalable. But then they went the extra mile and made it truly wonderful. I would heartily recommend the Westin.

The place somehow manages to keep a serene low key atmosphere throughout the facility, and you can walk by the sea for a few kilometers hardly seeing anyone. Rooms are very spacious and up to date, the balcony added to the room allows for some exterior space, always with a seaview. The beach is very nice, with some algaes to be ckeaned everyday, which is done, probably another effect of ckimate change. The staff is well trained and attentive, breakfast very splendid, overall a great place to have a restful weekend or longer stay.

The journey from LA to the hotel was long and tiresome, arriving after 9pm, the smile and attentive service provided by Juan Martinez compensated the long long day to the hotel. Airport door to door service was only $20 pre-arranged. Also enjoyed the breakfast buffet in the morning.

I had a brief but very relaxing stay at the Westin Puntacana as an end to a volunteer mission to the DR, since I was flying out of the Punta Cana airport. I was very impressed with the facilities and especially the service! The hotel is located inside a resort development that has many amenities but is not crowded at all. My upgraded room was large and very nice... with a first floor patio that went right out to the pool. It would have been comfortable for a much longer stay for sure. The service here is wonderful - the people are extremely nice and accommodating. In my experience, the service in the DR is wonderful and the Westin took it to a very high level. Tomas, in particular, was very hospitable. The pool is large and very nice; not crowded; and has a great happy hour. The beach is beautiful and great for swimming around - there a nice sandbar offshore a little ways. The waves are calm but there is a decent side-current. It would still be safe for kids though. I love the hammocks on the property! You can walk down the beach to Playa Blanca next door where there are activities and another restaurant. There is good shuttle service and/or drivers offered by the hotel to local restaurants and shopping also. I will plan to come back with my family for a longer stay!