My husband and I stayed at this hotel from April 26-May1st 2008.
This was our second trip to Punta Cana and definitely not the last. Ocean Blue is a 3 star hotel for sure. Not a 4. If you go expecting to get what you pay for, you'll be okay. (it's a very reasonable hotel!)

The hotel has beautiful well-kept grounds and gorgeous, clean beach with lots of entertainments going on. The pools need some maintenance. Faded paint and lots of tiles missing indicated that they don't keep they resort very well.

The food was good. We enjoyed the food in the buffet more than in the specialty restaurants. Mike's Cafe was also great, we went there every night after dinner for coffee and dessert.
The drinks were really good, we liked the lobby bar drinks the most.

The room.....that's where I think it "screams" 3 star. The furniture has stains, drawers don't close, it's really not in good shape. To me it looks like they bought used furniture to furnished the rooms. The drain stopper on our sink was stuck and even though we called "maintenance" they never came. The maid ended up just taking it out somehow.

We have stayed at the Gran Bahia Principe before which was a great, nice 4 star hotel, so I find Ocean Blue to be a nice 3 star. It's not bad, but definitely not a 4 star. Go if you want to have a great time at a very reasonable price.

As any reader of the forums knows i have spent a lot of time reading and writing about this trip and now finally a review.
First of all the resort is beautiful and the weather and people we met wer beyond great. The ONLY problem we had was with check in to the elite club. The first room was not ready (an understatement) and the second one was in a great location, three doors from the beach and pools. Our luggage caught up with us from the resort about three hours late which pretty much made day 1 a waste of time except for my 7 year old who went in the pool with her clothes on not willing to wait (cant blame her). So after that rocky start I was a little worried. Day two all was forgotten as we hit the beach and pools all day (a few bars too) I met Vonnie from TA forums and her lovely daughter and we all had a great week together. The food was very well diverse and good. The only resturant we did not like was the Mexican and I wish we had tried the Italian as other guests were raving about it. The staff could not have been any more friendly, they work really hard and wear many hats during the day, breakfast server to barman, and dinner server then do a show at night! Beware that the courtyards carry sound very well so if you are a late nighter be considerate. I only used the massage from the package i got as i was having a good time with everything else I never used the boats or anything else. Yes there are tiles missing from the pool and no it does not affect the use of them in any way. I was suprised that being only two years old it had this problem though. I played $20 at a $5 blackjack table as my wife and kids went to the washroom before dinner for 10 mins. and walked out with $150.00 not bad at all! Yes there are topless bathers (not a ton) and I thank them all! LOL The rest i will leave for the forums if You have questions PM and I will try to answer them all.

We just returned from Ocean Blue beach resort and have a mixed review. We stayed for four nights with our two chilren (ages 7/9). We all enjoyed the pool and the beach. Both pools were large enough to swim freely without bumping into people. Although the pool was missing a lot of tiles and had some questionable black things floating in it (mold???) .

The beach was clean with beautiful water. We booked a snorkling excursion at the resort...not wonderful. It seemed like a lot of money for a one hour snorkling excursion (plus 30 minute boat ride each way) ($136/4 people) We did see a lot of fish, so the kids enjoyed it.

The rooms were clean and the service was good. The rooms were a little beaten up, but generally comfortable and clean.

Our major complaint was the food. The buffet was not good. We never got sick, but the food was not very good at all. We ate at the Mexican restaurant( fair...don't order the fish...ugh!), Italian (poor) and Route 66 (average at best). Mike's coffee was excellent and the drinks were all good. We have never been to an all-inclusive resort before and are not sure if our expectations were just too high. At least we did not gain any weight!!!

The low point of the trip was dealing with Delta. Our return flight was cancelled and Delta put all of the passengers up in a disgusting resort called the Carbela..DO NOT GO THERE!!!!!!!! Many passengers got sick from the food (inedible), the rooms were filthy (cockroaches, ants, spiders, mold, dirty linens, the list goes on) We are thoroughly disappointed with Delta for stranding us in sucha hell-hole. Some how the Carabella received a four star rating...NOT REMOTELY TRUE!!!!!!! The Ocean Blue resort has earned its stars and does not belong in the same class as the Carabela. If food is not of major importance to you, the Ocean Blue is a fantastic choice. The Carabela should be condemned.

My wife and I vacationed April 28- May 5. We have Stayed at Iberostar, Grand Palladium and Grad Bahia Principe. This resort was the smallest with alot of possitive ideas. The grounds we beautiful and clean. Our room a/c worked great, good water pressure and Gloria gave us plenty of towels .

The Beach = This is our 7th trip to DR. The reason is THE BEACH. Plenty of loungers,always a place in the shade.

Restaurants= Italian, Well they have no idea what Italian food is. The Mexican was our favorite , we ate there twice.The bufffet was one of the best. Every night there was fresh fish, plenty of other choices and a stir fry station made to order. This is the first resort where in the buffet a worker had a thermometer checking food tempture. Mikes coffee house, try the cheese cake. They dont show it in the case, so ask for it. The Dominican restaurants was a enjoyable experience and good food.

Beach Buffet= Plenty to choose from, great chicken, pizza, salads and pasta. The fresh fruit is to die for. Remember , this is only lunch. Something nice was the plates to go. Later in the day get some fruit and take it back to the beach

Pools= Two nice size pools with bars. Never crowded, with plenty of loungers.

Overall= For the price the resort was impressive. The lobby and bar is not as big or plush as others. Evening music in the lobby could use some help. Drinks, well , they will make anything you ask for. I wish they would have a drink list like all the other
resorts. The employees are very easy to communicate with if you us a little body language. BUT THE BEACH IS THE GREATEST>