Secrets Excellence Punta Cana All Inclusive

By Bill Andrson from New York • Honeymoon Paradise

Overall Rating: 10   Location [10] • Room [10] • Service [10] • Value [10]

Service (not digging for tips although they never hurt), and amenities

Very romantic, romantic, romantic!

The service is excellent, the food is very good (but better if you ask for what you want specifically, they will go all out for you), the views are beautiful. Although the "been there done that" look of the Caribbean resorts is present, special touches such as flowers and aromatic candles in the room make a difference.

Well worth... [more] the money, full relax, fun, and romantic, romantic, romantic! [less]
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By All-Caribbean User from Philadelphia, PA • Excellente!

Overall Rating: 10   Location [10] • Room [10] • Service [10] • Value [10]

We spent eight days at Secrets from 12/24/05 to 01/01/06 for our honeymoon and it was absolutely perfect. We loved spending Christmas there -- they put on a huge show -- the entertainment is great -- and New Year's was even more spectacular. The weather was incredible, the people and employees are wonderful and friendly (if you can speak only a little Spanish they are very receptive!) We also ... [more]used the spa a lot which was very reasonably priced and of superior quality. The massages were wonderful -- better than we've ever had in here in Philadelphia. The beach was incredible, food was great, we can't say enough good things. It was expensive but well worth the money. The only thing that I would definetly suggest NOT doing would be going "shopping" in Altos de Chavon, a faux Tuscan village made for tourists. It's across the island, and they take you in a small bus, through HORRIBLE roads (way worse than we've encountered in Jamaica). It's overpriced and not worth the carsickness. Anyway, just be wary of the trips the tour operators try to sell you, you may be happier staying at the resort! [less]
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By All-Caribbean User from Centerville OH • Good Value-Good Trip

Overall Rating: 8   Location [8] • Room [10] • Service [10] • Value [10]

We stayed at Secrets from 6/28-7/5. We went with 2 other couples and had a blast. A few negatives/advice. My husband and I booked an oceanfront which ended up being an ocean view (more Apple vac. fault, I think) We looked over the swim up pool bar and though were upset at first, it proved to be nice since we spent most of our time there. Next time I would probably save money and stay in a 1st or 2... [more]nd pool view room. Book the horseback-riding asap- it fills up! Some of us do still have some GI problems. Though the food was great in the restaurants (Seafood was good) and we drank only water from bottles, perhaps they wash the lettuce/fruit with tap water. The rooms are great (bed a bit firm though), plenty of activities all day. The staff really goes out of there way- We loved Dionel (at swim up bar), Martin (mainly beach bar), Sandra and Luciano (he does some of the activites). We relearned a lot of Spanish from them. Though it says you don't need to tip we still found ourselves tipping our favorite ones (especially after some drinks) They don't make much there- you'll see the poverty on the drive in. And they appreciate it so much! We took the Con Tiki tour- not really worth it. The Apple rep said it was a 45 min drive- but was 1 hr. 10 mins. We hated to drink too much on the boat knowing we had an hour+ bumpy drive back. Overall we had a great week and would recommend Secrets!! We have stayed at Sandals and while we loved it- Secrets is a great value! [less]
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