Paradisus Palma Real Golf & Spa Resort

My friend and I were really impressed with this resort. Our junior sweet with garden view was a 5-minute walk to the pool, beach and all the restaurants, so convenient! It was nice to have to take a cart to either get from our room to the restaurants and lobby or vice-versa. The junior suite was absolutely amazing, especially the unique and modern bath and separate shower. The room resort was spotless and our concierge, Leandro, was a 5-star concierge ! He checked in with us every single day, made sure we had everything we needed requested, and had reserved our first two days of restaurants for our convenience. He would respond to our requests within minutes! He really made us feel special!

We just came home from our trip yesterday and already want to go back. We have been to this resort many times but this experience was the best. My mom and I took our trip to celebrate her 79th birthday. Emmanuel was our “butler” (not sure what to call someone who is at your service 24/7). He greeted us as soon as we arrived and assisted us daily with whatever we needed. Although the resort store was not in business at this time (for whatever the reason) Emmanuel went above and beyond to make sure I had some personal items I forgot at home. He did so on his own time and it was much appreciated. On the day we celebrated my mom’s birthday we returned from the pool to see that the room was decorated with balloons, chocolate covered strawberrie and champagne , and rose petals. At dinner the servers surprised my mom with a beautiful, delicious cake and sang to her. She was so happy. This was the perfect time to visit Punta Cana. I already had a great base tan from summer and the sun intensified it perfectly. The ocean water and pools were like bath water. I walked right in which I’m normally not able to do. The service on the beach was also top notch. Every morning the beach crew helped us secure a spot in the front row so we had no obstruction to the ocean. We were delivered a light snack and as many drinks as we wanted. Our swim out room in the all adults Reserve section was a perfect location to the beach and restaurants. The food was good. Although the shows at night we not as elaborate as what we are used to to at other resorts, it was a nice way to end the night. Overall I give our experience a 10. I give Emmanuel an 10+. I wish I remembered all the names of everyone who helped make our vacation wonderful. We are sad to be home and would go back tomorrow if we could.

Just came back from a week at the Palma Real - 4 couples in our group. We had such an amazing time at this resort. I have been going to Melia resorts for the past 8 or so years and the experience has been consistent. The Palma Real is a beautiful resort on the Bavaro beach in Punta Cana. The grounds are maintained so beautifully by the staff who work tirelessly to make sure everything is perfect each day. Our group had some folks with dietary restrictions and there were always options for all of us. And all of the food was just amazing - especially all the fish options (raw an cooked)!! But the big difference was the staff. Our concierge, Alam, over at the Reserve was always there to help with our daily requests. Be it reservations, drinks or other items for our rooms, Alam took care of things right away. And a huge shout out to the Reserve Beach staff ... Pedro, Gilberto, Martin and Yudery. This crew was on point every day. Pedro especially!! Each day, our chairs, beds and palapas were setup early in the am with a bucket of ice cold water and soda. And, the drinks in our hands when we needed them. For something different, try some fresh squeezed orange with vodka. Not too sweet and so yummy! One other point about the beach. Many beaches in the Caribbean suffer from too much seaweed. At this resort, they maintain a net a good distance from the shore that keep most of it away which was so nice!! Melia has never disappointed me and the Reserve option has always been worth it.

Everything was great. We were at the Adults Only section (Reserve) and Alam Molina was our concierge. He was fantastic, attentive, and addressed all our requests. The resort has been updated since our last visit many years ago. The gardens and pathways were spectacular. Beach was super clean (of seaweed, etc.) and the staff at the beach (Martin and Pedro) were always ahead of us with beds, chairs, towels, drinks, etc. Really felt like a VIP. Rooms were nicely done, only complaints are that we were on a 3rd floor unit with no elevators (and bad knees), and shower in room did not have any place to put things down on. A/C worked great and bed was super comfortable. Dining (service and food) was either good or great, depending on the restaurant. I do prefer the Melia resorts in Cancun and Play del Carmen for dining service and food choices, but this was pretty good. Shout out to Luis in the Asian restaurant as the best waiter this week.

Excellent resort. Very peaceful, delicious food, very well maintained, beautiful scenery, swim up bar, clean rooms, could not be more happy for a honeymoon with my wife.