Punta Cana Dominican Republic

We had an amazing stay at Club Med Punta Cana, returning for the second year in a row. Amazing ambiance, great food and a wonderful kids club!

Special shout out to Banana, Jeffson, Davidson, Ralph, Clement, Leo, Karla, Vero, Faye, Laurie, Monica, you made our trip amazing!!!!!

The location is beautiful with great beaches and we loved our bungalow in the Zen Oasis. We have enjoyed the Club Med experience in several locations and this is our second time coming to Punta Cana. It’s an easy direct flight for us from PHL or EWR and when you arrive in PUJ it’s a 10 minute taxi ride to the resort. All the staff is super friendly and helpful from the Chef du Village (Romain) all the way down to the the hostess at the Indigo restaurant (Leidy) or the bar tender who serves your drink.

We particularly enjoyed all the attention from the staff in the Zen Oasis (adults only section). These include: Yves Junior, Sebastianie, Gaétan, and Lauranne (manager of the Zen). The entertainers were also very special because they were not only very talented singers and musicians, but they were fun to socialize with and spent time with us even after they were done performing. Sophie and Daniel were particularly friendly and excellent performers.

We had a great time at Club Med Punta Cana.
Kids club was fantastic for our three kids. Big thank you to Vero who made sure our kids enjoyed the Kids Club. She has a lot of energy, a good spirit and she is very funny. So nice to have her there !!

I recommend the abs & glutes classes. Big thank you to Melanie and Cynthia for their energy. My husband and I enjoyed their classes !
"No pain, No Champaign" ;-)

The Zen pool area was very nice and calm.
I always feel rested there.

Loved the white night on Thursday night. The show was amazing.

Food was good, a lot of variety.

Thank you to all of the staff too, always polite and very friendly!!

We can't wait to come back soon !

EPIC vacation. My husband, myself, and our three YOUNG daughters ages 7 yo, 5.5 yo, and 11 months stayed in a suite (just redone - forget the name). My MIL and FIL stayed in a separate room. All rooms were spacious.

We want to go back. Already planning our next trip. In truth, it was one of our favorite vacations EVER.

CONS first bc there are always cons even when the vacation is incredible.

• Nowhere to get food from 5:30-6:30pm Our young kids eat early so we were either stuck with a small menu at Indigo ("snack" menu") or waiting until 6:30 when everyone was way over hungry
• they make all kids under 6 wear floaties in the kids club. This was a HUGE issue for my almost 6 yo (will be 6 in 3 weeks!). She is a competitive swimmer and she lost her mind having to wear floaties. THey wouldn't budge on allowing her.
• Baby club (<2 yo) workers were as nice as could be but I don't think there is any type of required ratio of babies:workers.
• My kids go to bed early so for me, the 8:15/9:30pm show times were way too late.
  We pushed through and had a blast but it was tough for us to stay up so late. I realize this is probably not the case for most families.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• There is ALWAYS something to do. You are never bored. I have never been on a vacation with so many included activities. Literally something ALWAYS happened - exercise classes, foam parties, bounce castles, beach parties... you name it. It was unreal!!
• The people. EVERYONE was upbeat and wanting to make your experience great. THe energy of the staff was HIGH. EVeryone always pepping you up!
• THE FITNESS CLASSES. I did 2-3 a day. MELANIE IS INCREDIBLE. Best exercise instructor I have EVER done a class with. I wanted to pack her in my bags. High energy, asks everyones name and remembers you. She was honestly one of my favorite things about our trip!
• Matieu (Matthew?) - he was from Canada. He would walk around and talk to everyone. My in laws really enjoyed the fact the he came and conversed with us and wanted me to include him in this review. I found him charming as well!
• TONS of food. Food mostly was great!
• Ambiance was incredible - views breathtaking. Beach spotless and clear blue.
• We went Easter week and it was NOT CROWDED AT ALL. Enough people to have fun but not enough where I worried I had to reserve a seat at the pool/beach.
• Kids club had good hours. Your kid is always entertained.
• brand new waterpark. Slides with ZERO wait. THey are fast!
• Pretty much everything is thought of
• The most baby friendly place I have ever been. THey have a baby room with bottle sanitizers, a baby station at the big restaurant, a baby package with a bottle warmer, etc. They even have formula!

TIPS:

• BOOK IT NOW :) :)
• download the app before you go.
• ask for extra bath towels. THey don't replenish unless you ask
• keep your blue beach/pool towels. They run out daily