Catalonia Punta Cana - All Inclusive

booked 2 suites, didn't get them, got 2 rooms, had to put 2 adult sons in a king size bed when I booked 2 doubles. day 1, complained that shower would not drain, nobody came, day 3, I borrowed plunger from maintenance and fixed clog myself. Towels hard to get. Drinks, extremely weak. Buffet, very good, Japanese restaurant, very good. Beach crowded, and too many stray vendors. Wi-Fi very weak.

The property is huge as we expected. The hotel pool is nice and was crowded, so get there early and reserve your spot. The bartenders are all great, but the drinks are weak, even with a good tip. The food was pretty awful. Maybe we're spoiled coming from a big city, but we didn't even enjoy the pizza and fries when we resorted to that. We left after a few days, got a hotel and ate in town and enjoyed our experience but better.

Hotel grounds are very nice. The checkin is slow and the WIFI totally unreliable... the food is good. They had a great New Years party!!!

This resort was amazing. Always activities near the pool, restaurants were great and the rooms were nice! I'd do it again!

Overall this resort has an excellent value proposition - I looked at many hotels in the Punta Cana area and would definitely stay here again over similar hotels that are more expensive. As with any all-inclusive resort, the food was not the most amazing food I've ever had in my life but it was more than fine. You learn what you like or dislike at the buffet quickly and look to eat at the different restaurants for dinner, where the food was better than the buffet. The dinner locations do not take reservations, so go early if you don't want to wait or be willing to put your name down and have a few cocktails in the meantime. Drinks were very easy to come by and service overall was great. The property was beautiful and very well kept, room was comfortable and the beach/pool area were perfect. The property is very large as they offer a wide range of amenities and have a considerable number of rooms, so keep in mind that although the resort is in fact on the beach, you may have to walk 10 minutes from one place to another. The only negative feedback I can offer for everyone else living with first-world problems is that the wifi was very unreliable. However, it did work consistently in the larger areas, such as in the lobby.