Catalonia Punta Cana -All Inclusive

Took a vacation here dec 2012. Had a wonderful time. The staff was excellent. I don't speak Spanish, but the had just enough people that spoke English there on staff. My American tummy was not use to the type of food they serve there. But there was plenty of food to choose from. The actual hotel is gorgeous. For the price, i was not expecting what we actually got. It was really worth more. There was always something to do on the resort. The beds are not as comfy as American beds, but it was not terrible. Once i got a few extra pillows, everything was jus fine. Would visit this resort again.

The first night was a real nightmare. At registration we asked for the room assigned to be clean. Upon arriving at the room, the quilt was stained and some of the furniture dusty. The bed was two twin beds put together (I understand that the description was 2 twin beds or a king size bed, but we are a couple). The balcony was overlooking a dirty roof top. We had to purchase an upgrade for an additional $500.00. The new room was a honeymoon suite by the beach, and it was much better. The staff was accommodating and friendly, with the exception of the front desk staff including a supervisor. The food/drinks were good. Activities were limited. Shopping was limited and over priced.

Had a ton of fun at this resort!! Cocktails were great and they even had the Patriots football game on TV on thanksgiving night!! Can you say Pina Coladas with a Pats rout of the NY Jets!! Couldn’t ask for a better time, amazing beach , pool bar and weather. If you can, definitely go with the privileged honeymoon suite. We had views of both the ocean and the pool from our balcony. The resort is large so be ready to do some walking but it’s very marginable and the grounds are gorgeous so we really didn’t have a problem with it. Party on!!!

I would like to start with the staff, they were great. Honest very attentive and not always looking for tips. The layout of the resort is a little awkward were one has to decide it one wants to be close to the beach or the main lobby and main cafe. The walk from where we stayed in building 2200 was about 5 mins. away no really much to complain about. The food was not that great. Our biggest complaint was about the food believe it or not the best food items that we ate for the 4 days we were their were the fresh fruits pizza and french fries sad but true. I understand that some places opt to cook bland flavorless food as a precaution for those that might have food allergies but this was pretty bad. Pizza and french fries come on.. The casino was a joke not any action going on. To go alone to this resort is to be miserable one must have a partner. Although, price was very good for what we got in my opinion, 15 dollars USD more a day might not have been such a bad thing in retrospect.for exclusive status I'm not sure I would stay here again with all the other competition out there.

This was our second visit to this resort. The weather could have been better this time around.But the staff in every department made a difference. Food and drink was great. The pool is a lot of fun. I fell ill the last day and the cook made me chicken soup and had it dilivered to my room. Thank you to the on-call doctor, the pharmastist and the cook. I love this place!!!

Air conditioning wasn't working in both of our rooms, after several calls to front desk at midnight we moved to new rooms. New room #1 the TV didn't work at all and the fan hummed so loud you couldn't sleep. New room #2 the stool ran all the time. There is a real language barrior. Food was ok, would be great if we were from europe. 3 out of 4 got travelers diaherra, tried to go to doctor on site but the language barrior was too great, so bought drugs from pharmacy that was also there, surprisely the pharmist knew exactly what I needed. Will never go to Punta Cuna again, this vacation was a disaster.

First off let me start off by saying that Americans and Canadians are spoiled by what they see on TV and perceive to be 5 stars. 5 star in the US/Canada is not the same as 5 star in Mexico or Dominican. Our "5 stars" would be the lap of luxury to those people. So with that being said, remember you are going to a third world country to be provided what they feel are 5 star accomodations. I see people saying that had a wonderful time, but giving the resort 2 stars because there were ants.. or mosquitos.. or their kid fell down. Seriously?

my husband and I spent 3 nights here for our 20th wedding anniversary. Check-in was smooth and we got "upgraded" to "privileged". Now, we thought that was great but the only real perk was that we were close to the beach and pool. However we were about a 10 minute walk to the front desk. Not too much of a bad thing because you can take the scenic route which is very beautiful. The other option was walking under the shaded walkway, non scenic, which ran parallel to the scenic route but on the other side of the villas. The room was, uh, not so good. The bed was made but the tub was dirty and the shower was very cheap looking with a cloth curtain that kept flowing into the shower while you showered. The shower and tub were in a separate room from the tub. The stocked fridge had an open, already used, soda in it. The convenience of the buffet restaurant by the beach and pool was great but the food was not. The pool bar was great. On a whole the experience was a good one. We ate at the buffets (the one by the front desk was better) and took everything in stride. The grounds were beautiful but we'd definitely pay a little more money to stay in a more upscale all-inclusive next time.

The ride from the airport to the hotel was great. Very short (20 minutes maybe) and coco tours were wonderful. however upon arriving we were taken to a room that looked like someone else was still staying in it with the bed sheets on floor/towels laying all over/and dirty dishes everywhere. the bell boy told us to wait there and he left. we waited at least half hour before we used the phone to call front desk and they finally sent someone else down and switched rooms for us. the new room was really nice and the pool and beach were wonderful. a lot of sea weed but staff cleaned it up each morning best they could. the food was best we have eaten yet. the grounds are beautiful and well taken care of. so much wildlife. stores and shops right in resort so no need to leave for anything you need. Those are all our positives. negatives included very rude staff (with exception of few and far between), terrible drinks at the bar (no alcohol in them unless specify you want it and bartenders are very rude at the pool bar). we even bought a bottle of rum at the store to add in our drinks after we got them and we think it was still watered down. the resort and beach had so many kids that it became a bit distracting and took away for the romantic aspect of the trip completely. also, beware there were a lot of topless women of all ages and children. we went to the excellence the previous year for our honeymoon and def got spoiled there so I think we just expected way more for what we payed..

Hotel and grounds were beautiful, food was much less than great, beach was nice but not pristine for a Caribbean location! Foot note: I believe is a ridiculous fact, Men are require to wear long pants at dinner! Its a tropical location not a 5 star resort...