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Upon our late arrival, after four in the morning, I was told that my room was not available because the resort was overbooked. I was given a smaller room for myself, my nine year old, and 72 year old mother. I was instructed to speak with another staff member the following day, at 2:30 pm, so that we could be moved to another room. Additionally, said staff member Yoan, asked that I provide a substantial tip in order to receive an upgraded room. We waited for a family of four to be checked in before being taken to our room. We were not given information about restaurant locations, meal times, the coffee shop, or other amenities. The bed room was located on the 7th floor, reachable via a set of extremely narrow flight of stairs. The closet door was broken, the air conditioner barely worked, and the slanted ceiling provided enough space for one window. We all slept on the king sized bed. The next morning, while at the pool, I saw the family of four that was checked in after us. They were given an upgraded room. At 11:30, I went to the reception desk and asked about swapping rooms. When I recounted the instructions that I had been given, the staff member made a knowing sound and asked that I come back at 2:30. I returned to the reception desk and spoke with several people. A staff member made a few phone calls and met with an additional member in a separate room. After close to 20 minutes, a third staff member disclosed the number of our new room.

Beautifully located with fantastic beach and view of the mountains. Easy walk into the ocean. Unfortunately, communication with the staff is very limited (no English) and there is always a wait time to get your drinks. Staff is notoriously late serving up the food. Room service is not good , barely warm food and over hour and a half wait time. Private pools by bungalows are cold. Very nice semi private bar and seating area between bungalows. An OK resort experience, but far cry from Secrets level.

Close to the beach, beautiful vegetation and quiet location. Unfortunately I was not able to sleep. The air conditioning was set so cold and there were no blankets. Additionally there was no access to internet.

The property is postcard beautiful but we didn’t like our room. The sofa was damp, as if it had been shampooed and not dried (they put a nice blanket on it which made it fine) but the room also smelled like smoke which was quite unpleasant. The a/c was very loud and created an intense vibration in the kitchen, one bathroom and part of the bedroom. Two of the sitting chairs were the most uncomfortable chairs we’ve ever sat on but the bed, sofa and dining chairs were very comfortable. Sleep wasn’t good because of the a/c noise (louder than any of the other 4 hotels we stayed at on our visit to the Dominican Republic and louder than any hotel I’ve ever stayed at anywhere). So while the hotel is stunningly beautiful outside, it was our least favorite on our trip and we won’t return.