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Girls Trip from Boston, Massachusetts
"room was very old, but clean: tiny old TV from the 80s. Bathtub looked like the paint peeled off and was painted over. very
cheap decor. But clean.
The power went out at least 5 times a night. usually for 5-10 minutes, a few times for 30 minutes to an hour. There was no
back up generator, so no emergency lighting or exit signs or any illumination at all. It was pitch black in the room and
throughout the resort. When the sky was cloudy and the stars and moon could not shine through, you literally felt like you
were in a cave or completely blind when standing out in the open, could not tell where to go.
The food was awful. Worse than any cheap buffet I've ever tried in the states. Very poor selection, almost no veriety at
all.
The buffet:
- for salad bar only dehydrated iceburg latice, tastless unrippened tomatoes, cucumbers, only 1 kind of dressing at lunch
and dinner and no dressing at all in the morning.
- the meat had a rubber texture and was impossible to bite into
- the same food every day, no verity
- rice, boiled potatoes, heavily overcooked vegetables, canned overcooked beans, pizza and pasta.
one day we had to navigate through very thick cloud of smoke in the buffet to get food because their exaust fans broke in
the kitchen.
The restaurants:
we went to Italian, Mexican and Seafood and every entree we ordered was exactly the same. All salads came from the buffet
and always consisted of dehydrated iceburg latice, tastless unrippened tomatoes, cucumbers. All the vegetables were cut the
same way. Sometimes they would throw a piece of avacado on it an call it an avacado salad.
Every time we ordered fish no matter what it said on the menu: salmon, sea bass, mahi-mahi or anything else, it actually was just the local fish (called dorado i think) with a different sauce on top! In every restaurant.
When we ordered calamari they brought out shrimp using an excuse that calamari was not good, but one of us was allergic to shrimp, so they gave her canned mushrooms instead!
All the pastries had a strong smell and taste of baking soda. The cake we ordered was stale and dry, at least 2 weeks old.
the beach:
was dirty, seaweed, wood debris and garbage wash up on the shore. The sand was rock hard and very dark color.
One of our rooms got flooded during the rain.
One day there were no clean/dry beach towels because the laundry was not working -- due to power outage.
We paid for wi-fi and could never get it to work. The signal was either not there or very weak, kept logging you out.
the shows:
very very much on a budget in terms of props and costumes. The dancers tried their best.
Highlights:
cheap
close to airport 20 min
staff, especially the animation crew were very nice, entertaining and accomodating.
Honestly, if it was not for the animation/show guys our vacation would probably be ruined. They saved the day by always making us laugh, recommending things to do and providing information on the local attractions if you are a seasoned traveler looking for a good deal it is better to get a nice non-all inclusive hotel near the beach in Cabarete. great beach, lots of restaurants on the beach with bars, DJs, rooftop and beach front dining, cheap massage on the beach. I think that's what we'll do if we ever go back to DR.
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Posted: Thu, Nov 15, 2012
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