my husband and I visited DR for the first time last year and we stayed at Barcelo (which was known as Occidental Gran Flamenco) in Puerto Plata. We loved everything about the resort, from the food to the staff. It felt very safe all the time and the maids were esp trustworthy. If we left them tips they would not... more

We stayed at the Barcelo June 7 – 20th. I would have to say that the highlight for us was the excellent support that the resort gave us during the time of a medical emergency. The day before we were to leave, my son was experiencing abdominal pain and ultimately had his appendix removed. The hotel provided us with a... more

It was our first time in Dominican and we loved it! Beautiful convenient location. Awesome beach. Clean rooms. Good food. Staff was friendly and helpful. Nice entertainment. We would highly recommend it and would definitely stay there again. more

This hotel isn`t a 4 star but more like a 5 star. The atmosphere, food, drinks, entertainment and staff treat you like your a king or queen. I stayed there with my wife for 1 week and for sure we will go next time (possibly in Jan 2009 for 2 weeks) i recommend it to everybody. We booked our trio... more

Five of us, two parents and three teenage sons, stayed at Barcelo April 9, 2008 to April 16, 2008 flying out of Halifax with Air Transat. The flight times were great in that you get a bonus day at the resort. We left Halifax at 6:00 AM and were on the resort around 10:00 AM. The flight home did not... more

Bathroom leaked first two days, fridge didn't work first two days. Saturday(3rd day)ROBBED!! Hotel tried to blame us because safe key was hidden in dirty underwear and socks and not on our body. Stole almost $2000.00 in cash as well as visa's, social insurance card, military id's,....airline tickets and passport pictures were found in another room. Hotel would not ante... more

Well...I read about 100 reviews on this resort after i had already booked, and let me tell you...I was terrified.I thought i was going to find bloody sheets, moldy bathrooms, terrible food, a garbage filled beach....I found none of that. I have travelled to Hedonism II which was supposedly a 5 star super all inclusive, as well as Gran Ventana... more

Date We Stayed: April 16, 2008 - April 23, 2008 Reviewer: This resort was excellent, our room was was OK there were 2 double beds, air conditioning worked quite fine there are 2 temperatures for that Freezing or warm we didnt use the air conditioning at all . The 2 pools was great except there's no deep end, the whole... more

This resort was excellent, our room was beautiful, had vaulted ceilings, king size bed, great shower, strong and quiet air conditioning. The pool was great except there's no deep end, the whole pool is about 5 feet deep. But great for wading around with a drink from the swim up bar, which unfortunately closes at only 7pm :( . The... more