Occidental Grand Punta Cana All-inclusive
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Loved it I'm Going Back in 4 days
08/31/2009I loved grand flamingo. the best week of my life? i can't wait to go back. two years ago my friend invited me to tag along to punta cana. ...
I loved Grand Flamingo. The best week of my life? I can't wait to go back. Two years ago my friend invited me to tag along to Punta Cana. It was his Sixth time staying at The Occidental Grand resort. <that alone sold me. I'm going on my second vacation of my life and I'm going back!!! I loved everything about the hotel, the staff and food and the beaches. I couldn't have asked for more. LOVED IT!
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What you really need to know...
08/16/2009I have travelled quite a bit and have stayed in many resorts and this was definitely not on the top of my list, but we just had to make the ...
I have travelled quite a bit and have stayed in many resorts and this was definitely not on the top of my list, but we just had to make the best of it. This was my 3rd time in Punta Cana and this was definitely not the best time. I have stayed at the Barcelo Bavaro Palace before and it was amazing.I feel like who ever is reading reviews to book their trips needs to know everything. Firstly, when this website and others say all-inclusive, a person expects ALL-INCLUSIVE. This hotel isnt all-inclusive. The club on the resort is free to get in but you have to pay for anything you drink. Its a good club ;definitely not for an older crowd;. Not only that but it is open to everyone-even people that live outside of the resort not safe if you ask me;. Also, there is a restaurant that you would have to pay for which is the Lobster house. This resort also has time shares so there are a lot of places and things to do that are off limits and only for VIP; and they are sooo annoying bugging you about showing you and giving you that ;90 min; presentation to buy one. Some of the rooms on the resort were renovated so make sure you get buildings that were renovated. You have to make reservations to eat at the restuarants, but cant eat at a place no more than once. The restaurants arent all that great anyways. The people and service is really good! Entertainment is not so good either. Dont even waste your time with the night shows. You are paying for what you get but my opinion I would pay a little extra to have better quality.
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Nice Resort
04/07/2009I enjoyed my stay. the hotel was nice and the beach was wonderful. lots of things to do and see without leaving the resort. there were plenty of food options ...
I enjoyed my stay. The hotel was nice and the beach was wonderful. Lots of things to do and see without leaving the resort. There were plenty of food options and great night club.
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Great Trip but a few Annoyances
03/19/2009I have to say this resort was absolutely beautiful. the grounds were beautifully maintained and the beach was breathtaking, although water was cold. the only thing i had a problem ...
I have to say this resort was absolutely beautiful. The grounds were beautifully maintained and the beach was breathtaking, although water was cold. The only thing I had a problem with was that our concierge was so pushy about the timeshare tour even after we said no, so was someone else who worked for the hotel. Me and my husband actually would sneak in and out through the side of the building every day just to avoid him. Pretty pathetic. Also, the vendors at the hotel are beyond pushy and some of them were downright rude. We booked everything with Prieto Tours and they were great. Very helpful and gave us good tips regarding money, safety, etc. The flea market right outside the resort is great but they harass you to go in all of their stores. My husband is spanish and spoke spanish to everyone the whole trip. The Buffet was the only real good restaurant, besides the pizza place. I would definitely go back. I must say though, if you don't speak spanish, it is hard to communicate with all of the staff.
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Would Return
03/15/2009Many of the problems listed here were not problems for us at all! the rooms were gorgeous, as was the beach. the lobby bar was great (though a little tipping ...
Many of the problems listed here were not problems for us at all! The rooms were gorgeous, as was the beach. The lobby bar was great (though a little tipping definitely goes a long way). The Oriental restaurant is truly terrible - but the main dining room is fantastic (considering that Dominican cuisine is not really anywhere close to American - fresh vegetables do not exist in their food!). Their fresh fruit selection is great, the drinks were not top shelf but definitely good. My only compaint was that it was slightly too crowded, but then again we knew they were overbooked. We got a free seven day stay by agreeing to move to their ""sister hotel"", the Tropical Princess, after the first night (do not ever go to the Tropical Princess!!!), and we spent all our daytime hours at Occidental. We will be glad to return!
