Sunscape The Beach Punta Cana

By All-Caribbean User from Ottawa, Canada • great resort

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

nov 26th - dec 03rd / 2005
we arrived at the resort saturday night for a late check-in. They greated us with a welcome non-alcoholic drink, and the front desk agent was very helpful on explaining the main areas at the resort. after changing into our resort beach clothing, we proceeded to the beach bar, which is open 24 hours a day, and had a few cocktails and a bite to eat,(burgers should b... [more]e avoided).
The next day, sunday morning, i openned my curtains in the room to see a beautiful ocean view.
the rooms were very clean, and they restocked the bar every day.they turned down your room at night and gave you an schedule for the next days activities.
the resort itself, was very well kept. You always saw people cleaning everywhere.
the pool was excellent, and the beach was always clean. i never say any ocean debrie the whole time i was there.
the service from the waiters, whether you were on the beach, restaurants, bars was always friendly and effecient. The only complaint i have is the water mattresses in the pool were very hard to get. people were bringing them to their room, or swimming around with 2 or 3 of them.
the plantation around and in the resort was very well kept and something to see.
food was great except for the night when they had the big BBQ. The food that night was not cooked very weel or dry. they close all restaurants and everyone eats outside in front of the lobby.
nightly entertainment was very nice..the best show was Micheal Jackson..dont miss that one. [less]
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By All-Caribbean User from Willard, OH • We really enjoyed our stay!!

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

My husband and I really enjoyed our week's stay at Sunscape the Beach. Our stay was at the end of September until October 3rd.

We didn't mind the hour long bus ride from the airport to the resort. I thought it was interesting to see the countryside and how the people live in the Dominican Republic.

Our Deluxe Partial Ocean View Room was a very, very nice roo... [more]m. Our view of the ocean was beautiful. In fact my pictures of the resort were far better than the post cards sold in the gift shop.

We always had good service from the employees at the bars and restaurants and the ladies who walked around the pool getting your drink order. Housekeeping was excellent, she would bring in clean towels at least twice a day and kept our refrigerator stocked.

We ate at just about every restaurant...enjoyed the Oceana and Japanese restaurants the most. All the waiters tried to please you.

Our most favorite night was "Beach Party Night". It was awesome to be sitting on the beach, listening to the waves and enjoying a delicious meal and entertainment.

We participated in some of the games by the pool, as well as water arobics, and enjoyed the entertainment staff.

My husband and I also enjoyed a massage on the beach which included time in the spa. That was worth the money.

I would say our only negative comment would be that the Kontiki Party Boat trip wasn't worth the money. It was a fun time and we enjoyed the music and dancing on the boat (as well as the beverages) but the only food served was potato chips and cheese curls. I was expecting sandwichs and a little extra.

Our Apple reps were very good and helped us out on a couple occasions.

All in all, we came home very relaxed and enjoyed our stay. We would go back to Sunscape the Beach again. [less]
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By All-Caribbean User from Bakersfield, CA • Perfect Honeymoon

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

I went to Sunscape The Beach for my honeymoon. We where there from August 2-7. It was more than I could have asked for of a honeymoon.

I will admit that the drive to and from the hotel are terrifying. There are no road signs and they drive all over the road.

Although neither of us speak spanish, we got around just fine. You will always find somebody who spea... [more]ks at least some english. So, don't worry if you don't speak spanish!

When we arrived at the hotel there were drinks and cookies waiting on us. The checkin time was very short, about 5 minutes.

The pool is absolutely amazing. The rafts can be hard to come by because people like to take them to their room or put them under their chairs. But, there was never a time when we couldn't get one...it just took a little patience and some looking. The pool gets hazy later in the day because so many people have drinks in the pool and they get spilt. The pool is cleaned every night.

The beach is ok. There is a lot of coral and seaweed. It is nice to go out on the beach and tan.

Our room was very nice. We had a swim up room in building 1. Our fridge was restock every night. Make sure if you are looking at a beach view room that the buildings are not real close to the beach. You might have a view but it isn't like you are going to walk out of your room right onto the beach.

Make sure you bring nice, light clothes. Most places require you to dress up, and some will turn you away if you are not dress properly. It is also very hot and humid, so make sure you bring very light clothes.

The food can go either way, depending on where you go. My advice for dinner is to stay away from the restaurants by the beach, except for the one upstairs for couples only. The food there is good but it takes forever to get your food...be prepared to wait. The asian restaurant was our favorite. The sweet and sour mahi mahi is excellent. We didn't eat at the japanese restaurant (located inside the asian restaurant), but we could see it as we were eating and it looks like it is a lot of fun. The beach party was fun. The beauty of an all inclusive vacation is that if you don't like any of the food offered at one restaurant, you can always go to another.

At night we went to the shows. Some were better than others, but I enjoyed them all.

My husband and I went on the Outback Safari. It was absolutely amazing. If you wanna see how the people live in the Dominican, I highly recommend this.

The only truly negative thing I can say has absolutely nothing to do with the resort. When the resort had the parties outside they allowed vendors to come in. If you don't want to be hassled, walk around.

There are so many things to do at this resort. If you go to the lobby they have a huge board telling what times different thing are offered throughout the day, such as water aerobice, water volleyball, dance lessons, bike adventures, etc. They also offer several water based things, such as kayacks, paddle boats, snorkeling, etc. They also offer off resort excursions. (When you arrive you will get a pamplet to go to a meeting the next morning, where you will get all this information) I advise going to the meeting.

I know I have written a lot, but I hope it helps. My husband and I read so many views when looking for someplace to go. We are both extremely glad we chose to go to Sunscape The Beach, and we can't wait to go back!

Just remember when reading other people's opinions that they are only opinons. Some people have high expectations and expect it to be like America. High expectations will be met...it being like America won't. [less]
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