Paradisus Palma Real

We came to the resort w/out reservations and got a room for 3 nights. The resort was breathtaking. They wanted $450/person for "Royal Service" (which is all they claimed they had available). We were told everything was included - golf, watersports, gym and that we did not need reservations for their restaurants. It took over an hour and a half to check in our royal selves and the girl told us we would each have 3 free rounds of golf per person. My friend asked if that included the cart and a guy there said yes. When we got to our room... more

This place was amazingly beautiful. We planned a 4 night/5 day vacation here but due to snow in NY, we ended up there for 7 nights, 8 days! Honestly, I cannot imagine a nicer resort, however can a big all inclusive ever be truly 5 star? PROS & CONS: Food was delicious! No reservations needed at any restaurants and staff was great. However, the hotel was not full by any means, so I'm sure the reservation thing will change. The staff everywhere was EXTREMELY friendly, and language wasn't a huge barrier (despite my fears) HOWEVER, they... more

Recently stayed at the Paradisus Palma Real. It's a beautiful hotel and the staff is very friendly But this place charges 5 Star rates and has a long long way to go in terms of 5 Star service. Sometimes I felt like the staff really could care less if the guests were happy. Be sure to bring everything regarding your stay in writing- we got a rate through our travel agent of $536 per night double occupancy and they tried to charge us that per person per night because the reservation was only under one of the names. We stayed an extra night at... more

We just got back from a fantastic week at Paradisus Palma Real (PPR). Here's some information that I put into a couple of post on the forum that I thought I would put into a review: POOL The main pool is huge with lots of interesting additions such as built in lounge chairs and in-pool Jacuzzi jets. Surrounding the pool there is lots of seating for sun or shade. My suggestion is to get up early and throw a couple of towels on one of the "cabana huts" that are basically a covered bed. Our favourite was directly behind the... more

I attended a beautiful wedding at this resort. I must say it was one of the best resorts that my husband and I experienced. We have traveled to most of the carribbean resorts and this surpasses them all. The resort is just simply beautiful. The rooms are elegantly decorated with no costs spared. The Royal Service is a must if you want to have that extra pampering. The food was good and we truly experienced fine dining. The buffets served at breakfast and dinner had a wide variety of choices, something for everyone. We could go back... more

Stayed at a garden view room from February 5th-February 10th... --Room- Was VERY nice. We had a 2 person Jaccuzzi, Flat screen TV, Nice bed, Nice shower and a fully stocked mini-bar daily... --Beach- I have been to a lot of beaches throughout the world...Not the best beach but still a very nice beach..Water is clear but on some days there were seaweed. Cant blame anyone for that though...My favorite beaches are in Greece and in Aruba. Also, there were always plenty of towels and plenty of beach chairs and huts to sit in....<br... more

The hotel is really nice. We had the Royal Service with an ocean front room. It was great. The main problem with the hotel is the dinning, there is plenty of staff but most of them do not know what to do. With a little training it will be a great place to stay.

This hotel is the newest of the Sol Melia group of Hotels in Punta Cana. We were booked into the Melia Caribe Tropical and 9 hours before we flew we were called by our agent to say "This is you lucky day, you have been bumped to a luxury 5 star, The Paradisus Palma Real!". It was hardly our lucky day. The resort has only been open for 6 weeks. Therefore they have a lot of bugs to work out before considering themselves in the 5 Star category. Every guest we met had also been bumped from their originally booked resort. The Bad:<br... more

This hotel is quite different to other resorts in Punta Cana,wether you will like it or not depends of what you are looking for.This hotel is big,elegant with modern furnishure "less is more " posh with discrete colours,soft background music like new age or chill out.Activities like yoga,thai chi and meditation.You do not get the feeling that you are in the Dominican Republic at all,this is more like an american hotel in a big metropolis and all this gives the resort a cold atmosphere. I missed the bright colours,the cozyness,the joy... more

I was at Paradisus Palma Real from Jan 19th-26th with my 2 kids, aged 8 and 11. The sol melia website says this resort is for families and couples. What we found was much different, though. For kids, there were minimal activities and they were very bored. I heard some of the other resorts in the area were better for people with kids. The food was alright, but again, kids didn't have much selection. My wife and I would have enjoyed the trip if we went as a couple and not with our kids but how could we!!! We had the family concierge... more