Occidental Allegro Playa Dorada Hotel

, Puerto Plata
4 star
Playa Dorado Complex PO Box 609, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
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I have just got back from the...
10 / 10
Sep 2005, Miss N Kennard

I have just got back from the Dominican, after staying at the Occidental Allegro and having the best and most relaxing holiday to date.
The hotel staff are very friendly and nothing was too much hassle for them. The bar staff to the cleaners always said hello and remembered your name. The hotel itself was very clean. The rooms are basic but then again how much time do you spend in your hotel room when the weather is 85 degrees plus and there is 2 pools and a beautiful beach to go to?? If you just want to sit around the pool and relax, go the second pool as the first has volleyball, aerobics etc all day...
Food was lovely, good choice at the buffet and the a la cartes were good. Had lobster on the last night at the buffet which was delicious.
The excursions were a little pricey ($85-145 each) but very good all the same. I would recommend the white water rafting, it was excellent! Be careful of the people selling the excisions on the beach, best to book them through your rep.
If you are taking cash, it is best to change it to pesos at the Plaza bank as the US $ exchange rate is rubbish in the hotels and you will end up paying a lot more for things in US than in pesos.
Overall, an excellent holiday and one I would recommend to anyone.

  • Board Basis:All Inclusive
  • Tour Operator:Thomson

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Flight o.k. but no head phones...
4 / 10
May 2005, peter barfield

Flight o.k. but no head phones (Airtours run out) so played film over sound system on night flight, Hotel room in brochure not what they use i.e. new, ours 30 years old clean but needs refurb, hotel leaks in rain either through window/patio doors, cannot take heavy rain or roof, rooms smell and damp told to open windows by rep to let air in not a real problem, had a mice visit us at approx 4 p.m. in morning was moved to another room on higher floor, our old room large gap under door.
Airtours 2 days before we left cancelled what they say in brochure that you can visit other hotel in group have meal and watch a show done by phone! when we arrived we also got letters to say that the hotel had been downgraded on health and safety so no rooms with balconies would be allocated no safe?
Management at hotel very poor staff good but needed guidance ran very much on crisis basis when it runs out we get some more (food and Glasses) Sun shade short and goes very fast either by us (English) up 5.30 to put towel out or pay hotel staff and they had towels also. We complained to Airtours some two weeks ago to date no reply?

  • Board Basis:All Inclusive
  • Tour Operator:Airtours

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I would definitely recommend anyone...
8 / 10
Jul 2004, Not Specified

I would definitely recommend anyone going to this hotel... The people are very friendly and made everybody feel welcome...There was a wide variety of food which was a bit dodgy but if you like pasta and salad, you’ll be sorted!!
The rooms were basic, but were very clean and spacious! There’s plenty of entertainment within the hotel and there’s a fun club for children... for all the party animals, if you get bored in the hotel, id recommend you check out Hemmingway’s at the plaza or there’s a few clubs e.g.: crazy moon..
id def recommend this hotel as the people were unbelievably friendly, the hotel was beautiful, the weather was great and the beach was very relaxing!! The plane journey however is a different story!

  • Board Basis:All Inclusive
  • Tour Operator:MyTravel

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Food plentiful but lukewarm and...
3 / 10
Apr 2004, debbie.hulme@ntlworld.com

Food plentiful but lukewarm and sometimes slightly odd, such as fried vegetables e.g. cabbage and pumpkin for breakfast, not for non-salad lovers. Burger bar gave my husband food poisoning.
Accommodation fine; simple and adequate but with major faults such as shower that didn’t work, TV ditto, plug sockets falling off the wall, huge stagnant puddle outside room hence mosquitoes, and lots of bites (NB no mosquito nets), and profusion of ants nests on lawn directly below patio doors. Airtours rep and hotel staff unsympathetic, did not solve some problems at all, others after several days of complaining.
Had 4 reps in 2 weeks; where they all went I don’t know, some reps very rude and unhelpful - none were familiar with Dom Rep. Tours overpriced and poor value. Not exactly what you expect on your honeymoon!!
Other staff excellent and very polite
Resort cheap and pleasant
Locals were incredibly friendly. Very safe despite warnings from reps.
Very very windy and plenty of torrential rain, but hot and sunny too most of the time.
Complaint sent to Airtours on 6th May 2004, as yet unacknowledged let alone apology. Occidental have not responded to complaint either.

  • Board Basis:All Inclusive
  • Tour Operator:Airtours

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