The resort was amazing. Beautifully decorated, very lush and tropical. It was exactly what my husband and I expected from a 5 star all inclusive adult only resort. There were no armbands necessary, no reservations for restaurants and oh the pool bar. Its a swim up bar under a canopy of trees that keep the water a few degrees cooler than the rest of the winding pool. There were 4 bar tenders on a Friday at 12:00 just servicing that area. The service was perfect Pedro and Juan at the beach area were great. They would bring us ice cold rum coconuts to our hammocks on the beach, and be back with more before we asked. There was always someone around to get what we needed. The food at the restaurants was not very good unless your talk to the chef at the Grill. Ricky and the chef Valentine will hook you up.

BTW, we showed our gratitude for the service by tipping them as we would here in Miami at a bar for some drinks or breakfast/dinner at a restaurant, its only fair.

You can also stick to the buffet or the burgers and hotdogs by the outdoor bar around 6:30.

We also took the inclusive 30min horseback ride on the beach which took more like an hour. It was very scenic. They may even let you trot on the beach if you ask the handler.

Dont go on the ATV ride. It was 2hrs through the same dirt road you travelled on, then through a very poor town and twice through a shop trying to sell Mamajuana (wormwood drink) and ATV riding CD's. The ride cost $80 so dont go.

Also keep in mind it takes an hour to get to this resort and half of it is on very badly pot holed-never had asphault streets. BUT IT IS WORTH IT! It is a very romantic, well kept and friendly resort.

The resort was more then I expected. Staff was friendly and more then willing to help out in anyway. (atleast the excellence club staff). I recommend taking the Sonoa Island excursion. A long day but easily enjoyable. Only problems I encountered were getting beach towels and getting cash. ATM was broken, so make sure you bring enough cash as there is no where else to get cash unless you go to the casino and that is only to get credit to play. As for towels, the racks are always empty, but finally on the 4th day I figured out to go to the clubhouse on the beach for more towels. The food was excellent. Not very big portions, but tasted great. Make sure you watch the shows every evening. They are entertaining. Gym and spa also rated excellent, (hot jacuzzi then jump in the cold bath... WOW!!!). Overall it was a relaxing week. I highly recommend for couples!

The Excellence Club was absolutely amazing! Robert Puello is the excellence club manager and did everything possible to make our honeymoon unforgrttable. We had the best time, the resort was clean, food was great, and the service was excellent. We will definetly be revisiting this resort in the future and would recomend it to all my friends and family.

Save all your money and get to this resort! We found the other couples at the resort to be laid-back and easy-going.
The service is the best!
The following people on the staff made our second visit even more wonderful than our first visit: Elvira Gil, Luciano Romero, Rafael Puello, Berthold Dettweitler, Gregoria Castillo.
Thank you, too, to: Hector at the Front Desk, Domingo on the saxophone, The crew at Martini, Cristian, Jenny, Jennifer, Santa, Senter, Inez, AltaGracia (Alta), AltaGracia (Pequeña), Ramona of the lovely voice, and Franklin.
The entire staff is heavenly, so do not miss the experience of The Excellente at Punta Cana!
Carolina and Frank