We stayed from Thu to Sun for 3 nights.
If you want to get break the monotonous routine and make a quick getaway to heaven, this is it. The warm Dominican Republic sun will recharge, revitalize and reform you to your days when you were in your teens.
Ricardo offers reasonable rates. The spacious suite is only a fraction of what it would cost to stay at a five star luxury hotel.
The resort is new and filled with tons of attentive and resourceful staff members.
The unit is on the 4th floor, the top floor, with a sweeping view of the Cap Cana waterway to see the boats go bustling by. Viewing the sunset while sipping wine on the deck made me forget all the New York office related worries.
The resort is about a 10 minute drive from the airport. You're by the poolside sipping rum & coke within 1 hour after landing at the airport (we asked our taxi driver to stop by the grocery store before arrival so it was 1 hour 15 minutes).
Nice gym to work out. Golf at La Cana for 140 dollar/round, is only 10 minutes away by taxi - be sure to book via golfpuntacana.com to avoid the 70 dollar taxi ride (both ways). The beach was closed but the big pool 200 yards from the unit was great.
We didn't need to convert dollars into DR's local currency. Dollars were well accepted everywhere we went.
The room is modern, new and well decorated. It's practical with a kitchen with all cooking utensils and silverware. Great for a family.
We ate out at the resort's restaurants. Cielo's food was bland but great staff.
Electrical plugs used the same plugs as in the US - no need for a socket converter.
I guess the small setback was the small TV with poor resolution. I had difficulty watching my football games. But connection to many channels was great.
Also, the wifi connection was poor and I had to pay 12 dollars for one day connection twice at the reception separately.
The small shop within the resort sells souvenir, basic food, beer, chocolate and potato chips, more than enough if staying only for a few days.
Have a great time!
Regards,
Jun