26 of us, ranging from 3 to 83, traveled from New England to Villa Flor de Cabrera for a week for a 50th birthday party. We spent two years planning this trip and could not have been happier with the villa, the staff, the location, the food and the attentive service. There were many factors on the website that led us to choose this location, and every one of them was surpassed by the reality. The villa and grounds were lovely; the pool was amazing and was the favorite spot and activity of most of the guests. The staff were uniformly friendly, helpful, and fun.

We had several guests with severe food allergies and the chefs and kitchen staff did an excellent job making sure that their food was both safe and delicious. One of these guests commented to me that he never gets to have dessert except at home, but at Flor de Cabrera he had a specially prepared three course meal every night. There were even alternative snacks every day to ensure everybody's enjoyment.

Wilvia was a joy to work with both during the preparation period and during our stay. She is engaging, knowledgeable, fun, and very accommodating. It was also a pleasure to see how she interacts with the staff members at the villa - it was very clear that every member of the staff is valued and respected, they all seem to genuinely enjoy working at the villa, which is important for its own sake but also makes for a better guest experience.

Wilvia helped us organize several excellent excursions, but honestly, the villa itself was so excellent that we cancelled one excursion to spend the whole day lounging. We took advantage of babysitters close to 15 hours a day and my children loved them. If there are children in your group both you and they will be happier if you hire these amazing young ladies. Be sure to treat yourself to massages on the balcony. Treat yourself to the beach banquet as well. Also be sure to hire the guitar player to play for you during dinner. All of the adult guests agreed that the highlight of the entire trip was eating (delicious, amazing) dinners all of us together in the large foyer with Amaury playing in the background.

For external excursions, we particularly enjoyed Dudu lake - the Domincan food they serve for lunch was terrific and the cenotes were great for swimming. Monkey Jungle was also an amazing experience, though you have to be prepared for a long and bumpy bus ride.

We did not want our stay to end and we all can't wait to go back someday.