Just got back from the fantastic Jack Tar complex and I'm straight back on the internet looking to book again...

We booked with first choice as they advertised the "extra" legroom on flights. It was a very comfortable flight and the hours flew by-only complaint was on the way back they hadn't changed the films so we had to watch the same ones over again (but they were decent films so we didn’t really mind!)

As we were going in January I didn’t really expect the best weather, however it was glorious sunshine for the majority of the holiday and a perfect temperature... read more

Having read the previous reviews, I wonder if I stayed in the same hotel!! Every one is entitled to their own opinions of course and this is mine on the Jack tar Village.
Arrived to blazing sunshine and a speedy check in then whisked away to our rooms by golf cart... read more

The hotel is of a reasonable standard and well laid out. It was relatively quiet when we visited and therefore we had no problems with sun beds, towels etc.

The main pool has lots of activities going on and you are encouraged to join in! The other pool is much quieter and more relaxing... read more

Stayed at the Jack Tar resort for our honeymoon in October 05. The hotel is very dated & you can see it is one of the older resorts on the island. Air conditioning in the room was very noisy & couldn't be left on over night, bathroom door didn't close & as this was a honeymoon it was an upgrade room! As part of the package you could have breakfast bought to your room, this was requested on 3 separate occasions without success... read more

Firstly, full marks to the entertainment staff who tried their best and did make us laugh as we certainly needed to.

Accommodation - one working socket, electrical wiring hanging out of sockets, leaking bidet, dribble of a shower and worst of all, bed mites which caused many bites which blistered and kept us awake scratching (but chambermaid did her best and was always polite and helpful)... read more

Yes I agree with the cabin crew they were some there while we were there.

People were put on drips. They were so ill. They scraped the pool clean while we were swimming in it. The adult pool had tiles missing one man had his foot cut. The waiters while cleaning the tables were putting buts of the ciggies into the cups and glasses... read more

We have just got back from jack tar my advice to anybody that is thinking of going is don’t the rooms are dark as shutters on all but one window.

They it is 4 star but they take into account the grounds not just the food and rooms .you have been warned... read more

The hotel was amazing! After booking the holiday I read some of the reviews and was a little worried, but what we found when we got there was great.

The resort and hotel was lovely, well kept and always clean. The beach was clean and spacious and we weren’t bothered as reviews had made us expect... read more

Before booking with this hotel my boyfriend and I considered a few other nearby hotels and, after looking at reviews, decided to try the Jack Tar and decide for ourselves and this is what we found...

The bad points were; the mini fridge was never stocked for us and hardly seemed to work, though in fairness when we complained someone changed it for us immediately (however the replacement was not much better), we had read about the empty fridges in other reviews and so were expecting it and did not let it get us down... read more

hi all,
we are steve and sharon, we stayed here at jack tar village about 5 years ago, we met loads of different people from all around the world , who we hit it of well with,

but we and all of the people we got to know there were ILL for the whole of the time ,
up to the point that my wife was almost hospitalised... read more

Firstly, I would like to say that overall, the majority of the staff were very friendly and helpful. Unfortunately, the accommodation was not so pleasing. We are a family of 4. When booking this holiday, it was stated that the rooms only accommodated 2, so we had to pay extra for 2 rooms... read more

This was the holiday from hell!! Both myself and my 13 year old son had accidents at this resort and ended up in hospital.

We spent 12 days of the holiday in a dirty dinghy room. Alive with mosquitoes in the bed covers and ants everywhere! The food was disgusting and made us all VERY ill, including a 6 year old!

The pool was always dirty and not at all what it looked like or was described as in pictures on the net or in brochures... read more

I am cabin crew, and we have to stay in the Jack Tar when we come down to the Dominican Republic. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone; their cleanliness is extremely poor as at least two of the crew that I know have caught scabies from the beds. It is very over priced in the shops on site and in the complex... read more

I don't normally write reviews but feel it is my duty to warn people:

(1) not to book the Jack Tar & (2) if you decide to chance your luck here, don't chance it with First Choice!

I went to the Jack Tar with a friend and received treatment by the hotel and our first choice representative that can only be described as criminal!

We spent the first night in a flooded room and were kindly given a room change the following day only to later find out that they had moved the previous guests out of that room due to a broken air con machine which resulted in a freezing, damp and flooded room... read more

We booked this holiday as our honeymoon, at first we chose this hotel as it was advertised as an adults only property, however after booking we then received a letter advising it was no longer only available to adults. As we were going out of school holidays we decided to stick with it... read more