Occidental Allegro Playa Dorada Hotel

Occidental always live up to the name, fantastic holiday provided evrything we needed. Great staff, facilities etc.

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I travelled to the Occidental Allegro on 17th November for a 10 day holiday with my friend (both single girls aged 28 & 29). Our first impression of the hotel was extremely positive, check in was very quick and our bags were delivered to our room within 10 minutes. Our room was spacious, clean and had more that enough storage for all our clothes, bags and shoes etc. Our room was cleaned everyday and we were given fresh towels each day.
The staff at the hotel were all friendly and eager to help with any requests or queries. Throughout our stay we found all staff (Reception, Catering, Cleaning, Pool, Bar etc) all friendly. The entertainment staff made a huge effort to keep everyone of all ages entertained day and night and a special mention needs to go to Camouflage and Teddy!!
The food was of a really good standard and my friend and I felt there was a wide variety of choices. As well as the main buffet there are three restaurants (Mexican, Italian & Bar and Grill) and you can reserve each of them once a week. We tried all three and they were all a lovely change from the buffet. Our personal favourite was the Italian.
The hotel is directly on the beach and there were always enough sun beds available and the beach was swept every morning for any debris that might have washed up. The only negative of the holiday was the people constantly trying to sell jewellery or excursions. But to be fair once you tell them no they tend not to hassle you.
On the resort there is a Plaza with shops and payable bars, we would recommend Coco Bongos where we had a brilliant nights of dancing and mixing with people from the other hotels.
After reading previous reviews I was a bit worried, but my experience of the hotel and resort was amazing and I would not only recommend this hotel but would go back again.

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I travelled to the Occidental Allegro on 17th November for a 10 day holiday with my friend (both single girls aged 28 & 29). Our first impression of the hotel was extremely positive, check in was very quick and our bags were delivered to our room within 10 minutes. Our room was spacious, clean and had more that enough storage for all our clothes, bags and shoes etc. Our room was cleaned everyday and we were given fresh towels each day.
The staff at the hotel were all friendly and eager to help with any requests or queries. Throughout our stay we found all staff (Reception, Catering, Cleaning, Pool, Bar etc) all friendly. The entertainment staff made a huge effort to keep everyone of all ages entertained day and night and a special mention needs to go to Camouflage and Teddy!!
The food was of a really good standard and my friend and I felt there was a wide variety of choices. As well as the main buffet there are three restaurants (Mexican, Italian & Bar and Grill) and you can reserve each of them once a week. We tried all three and they were all a lovely change from the buffet. Our personal favourite was the Italian.
The hotel is directly on the beach and there were always enough sun beds available and the beach was swept every morning for any debris that might have washed up. The only negative of the holiday was the people constantly trying to sell jewellery or excursions. But to be fair once you tell them no they tend not to hassle you.
On the resort there is a Plaza with shops and payable bars, we would recommend Coco Bongos where we had a brilliant nights of dancing and mixing with people from the other hotels.
After reading previous reviews I was a bit worried, but my experience of the hotel and resort was amazing and I would not only recommend this hotel but would go back again.

My boyfriend and I are just back from a holiday here. We had a good time and would reccommend Dominican Republic. Only thing I can say about the hotel is that you get what you pay for! Entertainment staff were very nice, although I can't say the same for the reception staff, who weren't very helpful. Myself and other people we met got flea bites and we were all certain they came from the beds. There are guys that are trying to sell time shares, if your not interested just ignore them as they offer a "free gift" which is you signing up for a $650 fee for time share.

I cant think where the previous commentator stayed. As far as I am concerned this was the best holiday my wife and I have ever had. The rooms were clean and the linen changed every day, The food was varied and a theme e.g.Spanish, Mexican etc was arranged every day. As for the entertainment I agree with the comments of the previous but one commentator they are not the Royal Variety but they tried and were friendly and enthusiastic. As indeed were all the staff. They were friendly, helpful and no reasonable request was too much for them. This was our second visit to the DR and I can guarentee it will not be our last.

Myself, my partner and our friends with two children went to the Occidental last September and I can't fault it. If you are expecting 'english' food when you arrive here then more fool you. You need to remember that you are thousands of miles away from the nearest tin of Heinz baked beans! There is plenty of selection and we even got birthday cakes on our birthdays.
Overall our room was cleanly but I do warn you that things can go on the missing list (as in every hotel) if you don't get a safe which works out much cheaper than having money go missing. You need to remember that the cleaners are extriemly poor and are working for next to nothing so we left a tip of a couple of dollars on our pillows.
The trips were fantastic and we booked them with Louis on the beach who you will be able to haggle with. The only problem I found was that there was no regard to the fact that I was pregnant and there was even a girl who could not swim on our trip to the waterfalls so be aware that they are only interested in sell sell sell. I had to wait at the bottom while my boyfriend went leaping off 30ft waterfalls and I was told it would be ok for me to go.
If you do go on a trip the dolphin encounter and paradise island was fantastic. Paradise Island is a long journey though.The buggies are excellent and we had great fun driving through the puddles in the sugar cane fields but don't buy sweets for the children. This may sound harsh but we were accosted by about 30 children who surrounded our buggy and were grabbing, scratching and pinching to get to the sweets and we only just got away!
The entertainment in the hotel is a bit like butlins but the entertainment team (Teddy, Coca-Cola and Stanley) are brilliant at getting everyone to join in and have fun. If you can't have a laugh here with free beer there is something wrong with you!
We enjoyed our holiday so much we have already booked to go back next year with our friends again and my baby, nephew and cousin as I feel it is a safe place for children. There is loads for them to do and loads for the adults to join in with as well like beach olympics, golf and archery and they even present the winners with certificates. They had to stop awardng my boyfriend certificates because he joined in everything so I hardly saw him for 2 weeks (Bliss!)
The local people do come into the hotel at weekends but we never had any problem The hotel just seems busier but make sure you get a sun lounger on the beach. To ensure this you can tip the man $1 and he'll save you the spot you want every day.
Overall we had a brilliant time. For what you pay for in the Dominican you would get a lot less in somewhere like Spain and I would recommend anyone to go here and try it. For those people who moan............let your bloody hair down! Who cares if your pillow smells a bit iffy? You are spending far too much time in bed!

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if your looking for fun stay away from this place,i have just come back today after staying for 2 weeks and couldnt wait to get home. The place is filthy,the food is disgusting and the entertainment is tripe. The peddlers on the beach are painful. Our kids caught impetigo from the pool area and all group of 14 had the runs. Worst holiday ever !!! watch out for invites to the vip lounge as this is time share and book excursions at the weekends as the locals come in there droves and use all the facilities and you WILL get treated as 3rd class guest. Would never recomend it to anyone apart from locals

Just came back from our 2 week holiday at this hotel and book up again for next year, as have our friends who had been last year as well.
The place is spotless and the staff friendly.The food in the buffet is okay and there is always lots of it, If you dont fancy anything or just for a change there are the a la carte, restuarants as well as a pizza place to choose from.
The only downside we felt was that due to the law out there the hotel does get busy at weekends with locals with weekend passes although that lasts from Friday night to Sunday lunchtime.
Yes the entertainment isnt the Royal variety show, but a couple of rum punches and good company make it "spot on " Get booked up.

We went to Allegro last year i couldnt really give it a rating.
we went for two weeks and in that two weeks one of the weekends was their fathers day. On the weekends the Hotel let the locals in for $20 and that included everything! we hated the weekends you'd always be fighting to get your food but dont let this put you off. if you dont mind eating your breakfast and lunch late you'll be fine. after the reastraunt is closed in the morning and afternoon they open a snack bar by the big pool which is for people who get up late or just dont want to go in to the reastruant! which is quite good ther snack bar has all the breakfast esentails! overall the food was alright and theres nothing to complain about! but as i was saying about the locals on that weekend the whole village come in it was a nightmare! but its okay they are only there from friday night to sunday morning! also there are three restruants but you have to book them in advanced and can only go to they once a week but you dont have to pay! theres a mexican, Italian and a grill. the pools are okay not the cleanest but they'll do. their are two a big main pool and a smaller one which they do arobics in on the mornings. everyone is welcome to join in with this! the pool bar comes in handy too. but the main bar is alful to get surved at during the night. but thats only if your small. you can also help yourself to drinks on the drinks machine. im rely not trying to put you off but the rooms are alwful if your a family there are two smallish double beds. so theres not much room. on the night there will be amature entertainment and a kids disco which i myself enjoyed! I will warn you now thought by the end of the holiday my dad was covered in bites! so be carful because he did cover himself in alot of spray but we are also not sure if it was the bugs in the room because he had them in the morning even when we had the air con on so it also coundnt have been mosqutos!!!!! so take some tablets or somthing before you go but im sure you'll be fine. I would really advise you to go to ocene word to do a dolphin swim it really is worth it and if you do go youve got to buy the dvd its fantastic if you do the dolphin encounter like my mom and sister did it may be a while before your on the screen but its still worth it! i also like the tiger grotto there the tigers are lovely a white one and a normall tiger. (so adorable) i wont tell you all about it beacause i might ruin it for you but please go on that trip then come back and tell me all about it please! i think thats all i have to say about allegro im not really complaing beacause i think we all thought the same its good really you will enjoy yourself please dont let me put you off enjoy your holiday then come back to tell me about it!!!!!!!! H Browne ps sorry to go on

Great Place to Get Sun
Great Place to Get Away
Beach disappointed me. a few blocks of walking to other hotels beach was much beautiful than allegro's.
Food was okay as you have to take in consideration how nutral the food has to be in order to cater world wide tourists.
If your European guest then you will get more special treatment than any north american guests.
Friendly staff all around the resort, they treat you the way you treat them, so be friendly and say ola.
Over all this is my first trip to the south and I give it a 7/10 my friends who have been to cuba rated this trip as a 5/10.
If you love the white sand and the turquise beaches please this is not for you. but you do get what you pay for so enjoy.