great good price friends decided travel christmas university break, booked online chose resort 4 star rating orbitz cheap, paid 162 usd day 7-day vacation including flights seattle wa, booked negative reviews tripadvisor, needless say worried, arrived december 14th stayed 22nd, reviewers problem getting hotel, really easy just hire taxi, cost 30 usd trip resort know, does n't matter people cram taxi quick direct.upon arrival morning checked, no line noticed check-in counter ridiculously busy late afternoons, person helping friendly hard understand kept making fun, think trying friendly n't professional, got free drink check-in counter.we placed block 3. originally requested suite blocks 9 10 11 filled, block 3 renovated portion resort overlooks ocean pool, walking preferred block 3 else.we floor, high ceilings queen-sized beds, room large clean bathroom shower water rarely hot not cold just medium hot irritating cold pool, grounds nice, pool big spent time beach, beach n't nicest atlantic dominican republic windier, lots seaweed men clean gets washed ashore, lots chairs huts shade problem, walk coast nicer beaches, strongly suggest getting tour saona island best daytrip pristine white beaches clear green-blue water think think caribbean.the food good, restaurants free japanese restaurant ate, ate tex-mex restaurant times seafood restaurant italian restaurant twice, lunch ate snack bar fries burgers fried chicken random main dishes, breakfast eat windows, ate windows dinner, restaurants clean food good, liked italian restaurant, hotel gives reservation tickets tells eat restaurant, went times, asked ticket did n't, just leave used tickets desk grabbed extras.there like bars, drinks ok time n't know mix stuff know exactly want, n't expect fancy, want drunk easy, just lot tequila shots.the people rude pushy nice, sales people come grounds sell tourist trinkets annoying just firm tell not interested.i strongly suggest going resort excursions, did saona island trip day atv ride 4 hours, totally worth it.this resort excellent getting good price,  
great good price friends decided travel christmas university break, booked online chose resort 4 star rating orbitz cheap, paid 162 usd day 7-day vacation including flights seattle wa, booked negative reviews tripadvisor, needless say worried, arrived december 14th stayed 22nd, reviewers problem getting hotel, really easy just hire taxi, cost 30 usd trip resort know, does n't matter people cram taxi quick direct.upon arrival morning checked, no line noticed check-in counter ridiculously busy late afternoons, person helping friendly hard understand kept making fun, think trying friendly n't professional, got free drink check-in counter.we placed block 3. originally requested suite blocks 9 10 11 filled, block 3 renovated portion resort overlooks ocean pool, walking preferred block 3 else.we floor, high ceilings queen-sized beds, room large clean bathroom shower water rarely hot not cold just medium hot irritating cold pool, grounds nice, pool big spent time beach, beach n't nicest atlantic dominican republic windier, lots seaweed men clean gets washed ashore, lots chairs huts shade problem, walk coast nicer beaches, strongly suggest getting tour saona island best daytrip pristine white beaches clear green-blue water think think caribbean.the food good, restaurants free japanese restaurant ate, ate tex-mex restaurant times seafood restaurant italian restaurant twice, lunch ate snack bar fries burgers fried chicken random main dishes, breakfast eat windows, ate windows dinner, restaurants clean food good, liked italian restaurant, hotel gives reservation tickets tells eat restaurant, went times, asked ticket did n't, just leave used tickets desk grabbed extras.there like bars, drinks ok time n't know mix stuff know exactly want, n't expect fancy, want drunk easy, just lot tequila shots.the people rude pushy nice, sales people come grounds sell tourist trinkets annoying just firm tell not interested.i strongly suggest going resort excursions, did saona island trip day atv ride 4 hours, totally worth it.this resort excellent getting good price,  