Punta Cana Vacation Recommendations

peeler_feeler

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I'm rarely travel, and the last "major" trip was to Cancun in the early 90's pre children. This time around I am planning on a family vacation in Punta Cana and wondering about:

1) any vacation experiences hobby related or not that you may want to comment on
2) the hobby activities available in case I am able to get away for a few hours
3) resorts that you have stayed at that are recommended or to stay away from

I checked tripadvisor.ca and there are mixed reviews and opinions for a couple of the resorts I was planning on - Occidental or the Allegra - on Bavaro beach.
 
Great beach, I was there last year. Dont stay at the Grand paradise as I had to take few cold showers and the beach towels were all gone by 10:00AM.

Not much to do outside the resort though. Make sure you stay at a 5 star resort.
 
I was there in 89.

Fantastic beach.

Lots of topless Italian and Europeans in General. Very very nice.

Can't say about the hobby however...
 
smiley27 said:
Barcello Bavaro Palace

That's where I was and I thought the beach was AMAZING.

Want to have a laugh, read the reviews of some of the Americans on this site. "The mashed potatos didn't taste like mashed potatos"

Why do I picture a 300 pound heffer who thinks that the world should march to the beat of an American drum....

http://www.debbiesdominicantravel.com/barcelopalace.html
 
While I truly admire your decision making process, I think one of the warning signals that you might have an addiction is picking the family vacation destination based on having:

2) hobby activities available in case I am able to get away for a few hours.

No one can ever say you dont take your hobbying seriously! :p
 
The best new resort is The MAJESTIC COLONIAL.... http://www.majesticcolonial.com/ ... beautiful resort for couples or families... not recommended for singles... beautiful beach... AMAZING resort... top notch rooms... Dominican 5*****star all day.
Look at the photo gallery, all pics are 100% accurate. Best pool I have ever been in.
 
MuffinMuncher said:
While I truly admire your decision making process, I think one of the warning signals that you might have an addiction is picking the family vacation destination based on having:

2) hobby activities available in case I am able to get away for a few hours.

No one can ever say you dont take your hobbying seriously! :p
Well, actually, in peelerfeeler's defense, he isn't picking his family vacation destination based on hobby activities. He may well have a sex addiction, but it sounded to me like he made the decision to go to Punta Cana without any knowledge of hobbying activities available. Having decided to go there, he was inquiring about resort quality and vacation experiences whether hobby-related or not. So it would probably be more fair to say he is looking to maximize his holiday experience through hobbying, if he gets the chance. I guess your comment was meant as a light hearted quip, as you commented on admiring his decision-making process. That would be quite sad if he was really basing his destination decision on that. Sad, even for an escort review board.