wanted know afraid ask just 10 short days ago nervously anticipating long-planned trip dreams punta cana, spring-break trip booked october, left lot time read tripadvisor reviews worry things heard, start saying n't afraid read, balance above-average resort punta cana plenty opportunity fun relaxing vacation, not perfect think expect pay lot perfect, details expect, arrival airport, having punta cana ready gauntlet porters people hit waves arrive, expect exit plane stairs shepherded tarmac queue picture taken, lovely young lady colorful outfit pose travel group, officially sanctioned thing access reservation pictures available buy leave, 8, important note bathroom plane arrive, especially female, bathrooms just baggage claim small over-utilized, visits punta cana ladies line door, mens room no hand towels attendant unroll hand ball toilet paper, class, gauntlet baggage carousel, depending flights coming cadre porters looking carry bags, aggressive reach suitcase right hand, firm no chase away n't want attention, challenge pass customs area, people looking sell ride yelling attention, needed exit customs right small hall desks set different ride companies, reserved trip travelocity partner prieto tours, desk importantly big cushy tour bus, ride companies small minibuses vans, read people taking taxis, long ride dreams think big tour bus way, ride resort really drives home fact third-world country, people lead sheltered existences unbelievable poverty, realistially bus fields houses small towns, houses cinderblock tin roofs, gated-community stucco townhouses red-tile roofs, apparently new road construction looks like 10 year plan, road gets progressively pot-holed end ride, drive motorcoach managed swerve big potholes soft suspension cushioned, prone motion-sickness sit fine, daughter frequently gotten ill car rides seat fine, interminable ride arrived discharged passengers resort called grand bahia principe minutes later arrived dreams, maybe dropped resort looked nicer, case suitably grand entrance dreams, benefit taking arranged ride like did lobby staff expecting, cold towels champagne fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies waiting, week saw group greeted musicians dancers, friends meeting got none just walked, figure, note dreams management want figure consistent welcome process guard security gate sound alarm like, check-in process not smooth, travel lot world places gone paperless, major city itinerary printout, desk staff flustered fact did not, told pc access internet glad print, minutes later reservation 5 minutes keys map, having read trip-advisor reviews tipped-off n't send bags room straight-off, went checked room, good thing did rooms not expected, family 5 kids range from10 12. wife corresponded dreams management email advance requested adjoining rooms, meant wanted rooms door opens, world dreams connecting rooms, adjoining rooms just means, shame missing fine point not hotel business, hold dreams, clarified request, confound things rooms bed, worse rooms smelled like smoking lounge, side-note smoking thing major hotel chains like marriott figured day age really prevent smoking non-smoking rooms, means signs door room threatened fine patron violates rules, room smoked takes effort clear smell, went desk answers hotel no connecting rooms, glad send stinky room air freshener definition adjoining, persisted reached following arrangment rooms separated room in-between, end-up right number beds came day 2pm connecting rooms, sounded like good solution went, keeping track reviews rooms building 4 second building, final adjoining connecting rooms building 5 fine no smells clean functional, garden view view building 3. reviews learned gradually remodeling going rooms upgraded n't, friends building 7 wife saw rooms said looked upgraded none, think differences subtle n't tell difference, bathroom fixtures decor, night rooms ok slight odor bug-spray ants like 3 no big deal, fine, ant room connecting room noisy people, unlike places double-door connecting rooms single hollow-core door connecting rooms, noise-dampening effect tissue paper, noise-makers kids no problem, night, note dreams management end family slept 4 rooms, working tv remote control, batteries probably just dead things cleaning staff check pretty easily, goes telephones static ca n't hear person end time change cord, important note cleaning staff fantastic, ladies really nice job work, things 4 star hotel prevent slipping 3. scrub rooms twice day, make towel sculptures refill fridges drinks leave little chocolates night, short work butts really nice job, scoop restaurants, primary restaurant world cafe, buffet-style servers bring drinks, read no tipping neccessary, 2 plave order help wine-glasses, staff authentically friendly try really hard, translation issues inexperience issues generally high scores restaurant staff, restaurant upstairs near check-in desk japanese chinese restaurant, tried japanese kind end knew knew knew benihana tried recreate, fun staff nice, watchouts no reevervations taken show-up open 6:30, hibachi rooms seat 12 people, present wine list prices 3 digits, just unlimited house wine free ask, language barrier tough make accommodations kids wo n't eat served no kids menu, end food japanese place lot went waste, 7 restaurants alltogether clusters share infrastructure like restrooms, building includes japanese/chinese upstairs mexican/world cafe/italian downstairs, mexican entrance adjacent world cafe separated wall french doors, tried mexican night, mariachi band going table table playing requests, food ok theme mexican restaurant portions comically small especially kids dishes, good news just pop world cafe cheese fruit, tried italian kids just walked got pizza dinner world cafe, nothing separating, really separate restaurant, just different station buffett, not sure, rear restaurant cluster beachside, oceana floor right beach, seafood restaurant, adjacent oceana separate entrance caricature steak house, upstairs elite adults bordeaux, oceana, food ok. high point flaming after-dinner drinks, guys pyros fun, steakhouse menu steak ribs surf turf, really hungry ordered, salad bar just items basically lettuce tomato, dinner came st consisted half-size skewers double size toothpick, one-inch cubes steak toothpick piece fish, nice appetizer dinner, trip world cafe needed, best restaurants bordeaux, big bar plenty room great bartender fernando, remember pictures, just like n't reservations key wait bar upstairs, dreams definition french restaurant clearly dim lighting, food good, mix-up order swapped fixed quickly, manager melvin really good, swimming pool rocks, biggest swimming pool free world, maybe not definitely signature feature place, maintained clean chlorine balance fine, bar mid-pool waitress service party happening swim-up beachside bar, beach just read, great place cocoon palapa read book waitress brings hourly pina coladas, review comments fact not swim 75 beach 75 right facing ocean, coral visible inches water loony swim, reviews guess people regularly walk cut feet, swimming left fine, blast floating trampoline, sign-out ocean kayaks hobie cat free, hobie cats did n't, motor boat cost 15 person towed hair-raising ride, tour spa really nice, did n't use pricey got occupied doing things, 1-hour massage 110, expected pay 60 gone high 75 hour, place like punta cana resort like 110 high, functional gym upstairs, games area used lot, run julio main man, tennis courts basketball court pool tables ping pong tables foosball super-sized chess set wii game flat screen bar archery favorite target practice pellet gun twice day, bicycles did n't try, played tennis clay courts equipment provided, small race-course rc cars said cars n't working batteries shot, note dreams management walmart.com stock rc cars, track looked cool wanted try, staff entertainers try happy, run sports area hold aerobic classes conduct silly games resort day, ones remember julio 50-cent mickey mouse balloons stuck baseball cap, end day people perform, work long day forced choreographer perform drag, tip games pool games hand dreams play-money redeemed auctions held monday wednesday friday, right auction winner day events awarded certificate suitable framing small 350cc bottle rum, collect 5 certificates qualify drawing free trip resort 2 people, manager not worked play money auction thing really, auction said held 3 times week, generally 3 4 caches prizes auctioned e.g, bottle rum tee-shirt hat, prize caches end going 15,000 25,000 play money, 200 participating pool game, winner game 500 2500 maybe zero, means 95 people audience absolutely no hope getting prize, contest winners hand rewarded twice, leads culture houndish families spend days playing game game hoarding play money winning prizes, note dreams management need rework, not going details screwed-up people reserve chairs beach pool, result 100 chairs taken given moment 15 used, pick spot 8:30 stay place till just 9:00 hold decent spot, note staff resets 8:30 9:00 collecting personal items towels left, need hold spot, really need fix, screwed-up place, odds ends, tiny little casino did n't, disco, teens 10 adults, did n't, plenty bars brand-name alcohol flowing, no complaints, internet cafe room pc connected internet, saw, note dreams management want lower price, thing concerned getting sick, told water ice restaurants safe drank no ill effects, rooms used bottled water drinking brushing teeth rinsing toothbrushes, told recommended, group 10 people 10 year old son got traveller diarrhea night left, nausea generally miserable way home, better day wants dreams, tip sure pack adult children immodium just case, resort illness thing worked-out heard no getting sick, check entertainment staff say goodbye interesting hand cards referring people tripadvisor, actually good hardworking people try hard happy, check went smoothly soon left missed place, lot fun lot relaxation, lot high-living, maybe, see.would week, yea would.good luck stay, open-minded not picky blast,  
wanted know afraid ask just 10 short days ago nervously anticipating long-planned trip dreams punta cana, spring-break trip booked october, left lot time read tripadvisor reviews worry things heard, start saying n't afraid read, balance above-average resort punta cana plenty opportunity fun relaxing vacation, not perfect think expect pay lot perfect, details expect, arrival airport, having punta cana ready gauntlet porters people hit waves arrive, expect exit plane stairs shepherded tarmac queue picture taken, lovely young lady colorful outfit pose travel group, officially sanctioned thing access reservation pictures available buy leave, 8, important note bathroom plane arrive, especially female, bathrooms just baggage claim small over-utilized, visits punta cana ladies line door, mens room no hand towels attendant unroll hand ball toilet paper, class, gauntlet baggage carousel, depending flights coming cadre porters looking carry bags, aggressive reach suitcase right hand, firm no chase away n't want attention, challenge pass customs area, people looking sell ride yelling attention, needed exit customs right small hall desks set different ride companies, reserved trip travelocity partner prieto tours, desk importantly big cushy tour bus, ride companies small minibuses vans, read people taking taxis, long ride dreams think big tour bus way, ride resort really drives home fact third-world country, people lead sheltered existences unbelievable poverty, realistially bus fields houses small towns, houses cinderblock tin roofs, gated-community stucco townhouses red-tile roofs, apparently new road construction looks like 10 year plan, road gets progressively pot-holed end ride, drive motorcoach managed swerve big potholes soft suspension cushioned, prone motion-sickness sit fine, daughter frequently gotten ill car rides seat fine, interminable ride arrived discharged passengers resort called grand bahia principe minutes later arrived dreams, maybe dropped resort looked nicer, case suitably grand entrance dreams, benefit taking arranged ride like did lobby staff expecting, cold towels champagne fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies waiting, week saw group greeted musicians dancers, friends meeting got none just walked, figure, note dreams management want figure consistent welcome process guard security gate sound alarm like, check-in process not smooth, travel lot world places gone paperless, major city itinerary printout, desk staff flustered fact did not, told pc access internet glad print, minutes later reservation 5 minutes keys map, having read trip-advisor reviews tipped-off n't send bags room straight-off, went checked room, good thing did rooms not expected, family 5 kids range from10 12. wife corresponded dreams management email advance requested adjoining rooms, meant wanted rooms door opens, world dreams connecting rooms, adjoining rooms just means, shame missing fine point not hotel business, hold dreams, clarified request, confound things rooms bed, worse rooms smelled like smoking lounge, side-note smoking thing major hotel chains like marriott figured day age really prevent smoking non-smoking rooms, means signs door room threatened fine patron violates rules, room smoked takes effort clear smell, went desk answers hotel no connecting rooms, glad send stinky room air freshener definition adjoining, persisted reached following arrangment rooms separated room in-between, end-up right number beds came day 2pm connecting rooms, sounded like good solution went, keeping track reviews rooms building 4 second building, final adjoining connecting rooms building 5 fine no smells clean functional, garden view view building 3. reviews learned gradually remodeling going rooms upgraded n't, friends building 7 wife saw rooms said looked upgraded none, think differences subtle n't tell difference, bathroom fixtures decor, night rooms ok slight odor bug-spray ants like 3 no big deal, fine, ant room connecting room noisy people, unlike places double-door connecting rooms single hollow-core door connecting rooms, noise-dampening effect tissue paper, noise-makers kids no problem, night, note dreams management end family slept 4 rooms, working tv remote control, batteries probably just dead things cleaning staff check pretty easily, goes telephones static ca n't hear person end time change cord, important note cleaning staff fantastic, ladies really nice job work, things 4 star hotel prevent slipping 3. scrub rooms twice day, make towel sculptures refill fridges drinks leave little chocolates night, short work butts really nice job, scoop restaurants, primary restaurant world cafe, buffet-style servers bring drinks, read no tipping neccessary, 2 plave order help wine-glasses, staff authentically friendly try really hard, translation issues inexperience issues generally high scores restaurant staff, restaurant upstairs near check-in desk japanese chinese restaurant, tried japanese kind end knew knew knew benihana tried recreate, fun staff nice, watchouts no reevervations taken show-up open 6:30, hibachi rooms seat 12 people, present wine list prices 3 digits, just unlimited house wine free ask, language barrier tough make accommodations kids wo n't eat served no kids menu, end food japanese place lot went waste, 7 restaurants alltogether clusters share infrastructure like restrooms, building includes japanese/chinese upstairs mexican/world cafe/italian downstairs, mexican entrance adjacent world cafe separated wall french doors, tried mexican night, mariachi band going table table playing requests, food ok theme mexican restaurant portions comically small especially kids dishes, good news just pop world cafe cheese fruit, tried italian kids just walked got pizza dinner world cafe, nothing separating, really separate restaurant, just different station buffett, not sure, rear restaurant cluster beachside, oceana floor right beach, seafood restaurant, adjacent oceana separate entrance caricature steak house, upstairs elite adults bordeaux, oceana, food ok. high point flaming after-dinner drinks, guys pyros fun, steakhouse menu steak ribs surf turf, really hungry ordered, salad bar just items basically lettuce tomato, dinner came st consisted half-size skewers double size toothpick, one-inch cubes steak toothpick piece fish, nice appetizer dinner, trip world cafe needed, best restaurants bordeaux, big bar plenty room great bartender fernando, remember pictures, just like n't reservations key wait bar upstairs, dreams definition french restaurant clearly dim lighting, food good, mix-up order swapped fixed quickly, manager melvin really good, swimming pool rocks, biggest swimming pool free world, maybe not definitely signature feature place, maintained clean chlorine balance fine, bar mid-pool waitress service party happening swim-up beachside bar, beach just read, great place cocoon palapa read book waitress brings hourly pina coladas, review comments fact not swim 75 beach 75 right facing ocean, coral visible inches water loony swim, reviews guess people regularly walk cut feet, swimming left fine, blast floating trampoline, sign-out ocean kayaks hobie cat free, hobie cats did n't, motor boat cost 15 person towed hair-raising ride, tour spa really nice, did n't use pricey got occupied doing things, 1-hour massage 110, expected pay 60 gone high 75 hour, place like punta cana resort like 110 high, functional gym upstairs, games area used lot, run julio main man, tennis courts basketball court pool tables ping pong tables foosball super-sized chess set wii game flat screen bar archery favorite target practice pellet gun twice day, bicycles did n't try, played tennis clay courts equipment provided, small race-course rc cars said cars n't working batteries shot, note dreams management walmart.com stock rc cars, track looked cool wanted try, staff entertainers try happy, run sports area hold aerobic classes conduct silly games resort day, ones remember julio 50-cent mickey mouse balloons stuck baseball cap, end day people perform, work long day forced choreographer perform drag, tip games pool games hand dreams play-money redeemed auctions held monday wednesday friday, right auction winner day events awarded certificate suitable framing small 350cc bottle rum, collect 5 certificates qualify drawing free trip resort 2 people, manager not worked play money auction thing really, auction said held 3 times week, generally 3 4 caches prizes auctioned e.g, bottle rum tee-shirt hat, prize caches end going 15,000 25,000 play money, 200 participating pool game, winner game 500 2500 maybe zero, means 95 people audience absolutely no hope getting prize, contest winners hand rewarded twice, leads culture houndish families spend days playing game game hoarding play money winning prizes, note dreams management need rework, not going details screwed-up people reserve chairs beach pool, result 100 chairs taken given moment 15 used, pick spot 8:30 stay place till just 9:00 hold decent spot, note staff resets 8:30 9:00 collecting personal items towels left, need hold spot, really need fix, screwed-up place, odds ends, tiny little casino did n't, disco, teens 10 adults, did n't, plenty bars brand-name alcohol flowing, no complaints, internet cafe room pc connected internet, saw, note dreams management want lower price, thing concerned getting sick, told water ice restaurants safe drank no ill effects, rooms used bottled water drinking brushing teeth rinsing toothbrushes, told recommended, group 10 people 10 year old son got traveller diarrhea night left, nausea generally miserable way home, better day wants dreams, tip sure pack adult children immodium just case, resort illness thing worked-out heard no getting sick, check entertainment staff say goodbye interesting hand cards referring people tripadvisor, actually good hardworking people try hard happy, check went smoothly soon left missed place, lot fun lot relaxation, lot high-living, maybe, see.would week, yea would.good luck stay, open-minded not picky blast,  