Club Med Punta Cana Reviews

[Travel Guru]

Taking a look at some Club Med Punta Cana reviews is a really good idea before vacationing at the tropical all-inclusive resort. At least this was our thinking before we considered booking a vacation at Club Med's Punta Cana resort. Of course some of the reviews we uncovered were very negative, but most we positive. It seems that most of Club Med's customers are happy ones, and that's always a good sign. Here are some of the reviews that we bookmarked:

1- Travel: we flew Club Med's travel arrangements - Air France via Paris. Their plane was shabby, the cabin service indifferent, the seats uncomfortable. Next time we go somewhere like this we fly a decent airline to Florida, and get a connecting flight down from there. Airport: The airport is pretty, but chaotic. Don't forget your $10 per head tourist tax on arrival (fortunately we didn't). One long queue to pay for it, another queue so someone can take the ticket off you - doh - I just don't get these kind of arrangements! Also try to get a tourist entry document on the plane and pre-fill it, otherwise you join the hundred other people trying to fill it in. Again Air France failed us in this regard. The bored passport guy just stamped everything and I doubt he read anything. Try filling it in with "Mickey Mouse" or "George W Bush", see if they notice. Biggest problems: jet lag with a 3 and 4 year old, waking early and half-asleep in the evenings. We missed all the evening entertainments as a result - if we went again we'd fly via Florida and stop there two days to get over the jetlag. Resort was great - the rooms are a little dated but ours was okay. We were lucky and got a block near reception and kids club, so we didn't have the lots-of-walking issues, but I can understand why others found it an issue - bring a buggy or use a club med one if you have very small kids. Mozzies: despite what others have said here, mozzies were a a big and annoying problem for us. Perhaps they went at better time of year. We were badly bitten on the first two nights despite applying sprays and having a plug-in insect repellant. TAKE MOSQUITO NETS! Also AVOID the toilets behind the main bar at the pool - this is mozzie central 24x7 - even at midday you'll have five or six little friends immediately attack you when you go there for your relief. Club Med needs to install a bug zapper or those curtains. We also found that the landward-side loungers next to the pool were mosquito plagued at about 4pm onward - we always picked the ones on the far side or on the beach. All in all, we would highly recommend Club Med Punta Cana.

2- We stayed at Club Med Punta Cana with our boys, ages 9, 13, and 15. They didn't really hang out at the Ramp, but had a great time. We went during spring break. There were lots of children younger than ours. Our 15 year old didn't feel there were many kids his age there. The Variety Show and the Circus Show were pretty good. The others were ok. There is plenty to do--water sports including kayaking, snorkeling, windsurfing, and sailing. Other sports are beach volleyball, beach tennis, bocce ball, archery, tennis, soccer, basketball, roller blading, and circus school. The resort was booked, but never felt crowded. We didn't have to wait to do anything. The beach and pool are beautiful. There were no problems finding a lounge chair on the beach. However, at the pool, many people put their towels on the chairs, but never used them. The people were very nice and the service was good. The only thing we weren't crazy about was buffets for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It got kind of old after the first few days. We would have preferred a place that had a sit down restaurant, at least for dinner. However, the food was pretty good. We really enjoyed Club Med Punta Cana as a family vacation all-inclusive resort.