Dreams La Romana All-Inclusive Resort, La Romana

The best part of my trip were my friends. If it weren't for my friends I would of hated it with a passion. First off, my room had a woodpecker that constantly woke us up at 7 am. This wasn't the resorts fault however, when I changed rooms they downgraded me. I paid for a deluxe suite and got a regular suite instead. They told me that they had NO rooms available at ALL? This is complete bullshit because the resort is huge and they could of upgraded me instead of downgrading. Not only did I not receive a refund but, they didn't care. The food was HORRIBLE especially with all the bugs flying around. My friend even had a bug inside his cake. In addition, I had to wait an hour to eat at their restaurants and they served decent food. Don't waste your time here I dont know why the reviews were good. Spend 900 bucks when the place was really worth 200.

Traveled June 4-9 with my husband to celebrate my 31st birthday. Overall the hotel was nice, but it was not exactly what I expected. I hope this review helps to shed more light on the area for prospective travelers. Dreams Resort: First things first—the food is NOT great. The French and Italian restaurants are fine—average, but in the World café and especially the Mexican restaurant the food is barely edible. I say this of the World café because it is an open air buffet, and unless the food is cooked in front of you, I wouldn’t trust it. Especially the fruit that is cut and open to flies, insects, birds, etc. That and some of it just did not taste good at all. I just thank God for the French and Italian places because otherwise the whole week would have been ruined by the crappy food. The liquor is fine, all tropical drinks are excellent and the bartenders know their stuff. Of course the house red/white wine is not great but you can pay for an upgrade if you wish. Accommodations—we booked a regular room and I hated it. It smelled funny, the ceiling leaked and it was on the ground floor with a big palm tree in front of the one window so there was no view, oh and the other window was boarded up. Since it was my birthday I decided to upgrade to the honeymoon suite in the preferred club. I’m glad I did and would only recommend staying here if you’re getting the suite. It is clean, spacious, beautifully decorated and really makes you feel like you’re in a tropical setting. All guests in the preferred club get access to a separate pool and free internet during the stay. But it is annoying that you have to get a new internet password every day. I would also recommend having a separate restaurant for preferred guests (with better food!!). Service—service is above average. So many of the Dreams employees are nice, friendly and willing to go above and beyond with a smile. Of course everyone is not like that, but a lot are! A few names I can remember are Bernardo—time share; Delightful—hostess/waitress; Jason—entertainment area and Belkus @ the preferred club. They were all so kind to us and really exemplify outstanding service w/a smile. Beach—the beach is SMALL. You will not go and walk around the beach for miles. I’m not even sure if the entire beach area is a whole mile. The water is blue—not very clear during my stay. They could do better in cleaning the beach. And yes, there are sand crabs and fleas so watch for them. Also bug spray is a must if you’re prone to mosquito bites like me. Entertainment—not much. They have a lounge they is mostly empty at night. A casino that is small and mostly frequented by older guests. The night shows are a bit dated/lame. I did think that the ocean aerobics and step classes at the pool were cute. The instructor had lots of energy! Overall—I would recommend this place for couples/families and anyone that just wants to relax, but not for a girls/guys trip because there is not much to do. The scenery is beautiful, service is great, food is not and some rooms are excellent, others are not. I will probably not return to this resort because of the location and the food, but I would definitely return to DR. Location: This area of DR is not developed for tourism and there is very little outside of the resorts. I liked to see the natural beauty of the countryside, rivers, valleys and tropical surroundings. For anyone not used to traveling to a developing country, it is a culture shock to see the level of poverty in some of the undeveloped areas. It is a stark contrast to even the poorest cities in the US.

It's an all-inclusive resort, but food quality was mostly poor. Meat and fish were poor quality and they misrepresented often times what they were serving. They called most of the fish 'grouper' but it was not grouper. Caprese salad should not include processed cheese slices from your deli. Best part of menu was fresh fruit and juices at breakfast and on the beach. Drinks were watered down (even straight out of the bottle). Pools were nice. Beach was not. Beach was mostly poured cement with sand on top to control erosion. It did not strike me as a natural beach. As others have commented, the staff in the lobby solicited us to buy extra days and excursions. One member of the staff even admitted they have quota of people they have to solicit each day. They were outright annoying and needed to hear 'no' for an answer at least 3 times before they stopped. When I go to a resort's lobby or pretty much anywhere on the grounds, I don't want to feel like I am in a bazar. This above all tarnished the experience to the point we will never go back. Rooms were clean, but bed was uncomfortable. House cleaning did an excellent job. Having traveled to many resorts, I can say this is no dump, but not worth the money. Spend your precious vacation time elsewhere.

This is a beautiful place, the rooms were fine, food was abundant but average, drinks were watered down, but we would have had a much better time if it weren't for the people constantly hounding us to buy into the vacation package that we were not at all interested in. Every single day, several times a day, we were there we were approached by super friendly men trying to get us to submit to a meeting, "supposedly" to tell us about the hotel but we knew what they were up to. We just wanted to be left alone and they were relentless. I've read from other recent reviews from people who were there the same time we were that they were harassed as well. It is strictly for this reason that I will not return.

FABULOUS vacation!! Our rooms were great and the staff were out of this world!! Darwin, Clara, Domingo, Jorge P, Jorge and Evelyn (at the pool) are waiting for you to arrive so that they can treat you like you are the most important guest on the property!! I've stayed at other properties in the Caribbean and have endured terrible food.... The food at LaRomana is delicious...wonderful/fresh seafood in 8 great restaurants. Every meal was a treat!! No waiting or frustration w/ reservation.... first come first served -- GREAT!! The swimming pools are beautiful w/ fab sunset views -- downside of this place -- it is ~ hour and a half airport to hotel -- but you are in a nice bus so no problem.... only other downside is not a lot of beach to walk... but don't let that hold you back!

The resort is in a beautiful location. The beach and pools are very nice. We tried all the restaurants except for the Jungle. Most of the food was OK with the exception of the Mexican restaurant which was awful. We though the French restaurant was the best. Many times it was difficult to get a drink..not because it was crowded but because many bartenders would simply ignore the guests. Some were downright rude. The same goes for in the restaurants. We continually had to ask for drinks. There were birds flying in and out of the World Cafe buffett. They would mostly land in the bread and then fly away with food in their mouths. Pretty disgusting. The rooms are fine, but you can year EVERYTHING through the walls. The worst part about our trip was that over half of our group got very sick. The resort did not want to address the problem. We sent many emails after getting back home and they did not respond. Finally after putting them on the spot via a forum they wrote back. Unfortunately they blamed our sickness on perhaps "eating rich food, drinking too much alcohol". Hmmmm is that how you get a parasite? Being treated for a a parasite due to the water.... Don't think we'll be going back!

JUST CAME BACK.REALLY NICE PLACE (IF YOU DO NOT EXPECT MUCH). FOOD WAS PRETTY GOOD,BARS,RE OK(IF YOU TELL EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT IN YOUR DRINK). SAUNA JUST TERRIBLE,HOT TUB WITH COLD ,DIRTY WATER, AND DO NOT EXPECT DECENT MASSAGE (WE GOT OURS ONLY AFTER COMPLAINING TO THE MANAGER). PLEASE HAVE SOME A-BIOTICS WITH YOU,BECAUSE WHEN I GOT SOME STOMACH VIRUS AND ASKED FOR MEDICINE,I WAS TOLD" SURE,BUT YOU,LL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT". YEA,BUT I CAUGHT IT HERE,ON YOUR TERRITORY(OR VIRUS,S A PART OF "ALL INCLUSIVE"SERVICE?).WE,LL NEVER COME BACK!!!!!!!!

Does anyone knnow what the rate is for the 'all inclusive' if purchasing it separately? Going to Dreams in January and plan on using our time share exchange. Thanks,

This was my first time going to this resort. Upon arrival I had to wait for a room to be ready for approximately one hour. Once in the room it was very hot. I understand that its a beach resort, but sometimes you need to get away from the heat. The staff is friendly and does there best to help you. Mostly everyone spoke enough English that they could understand what was being said. The rooms are not the best. The bed had stained linen, the in room safe had no lock, the bathroom would get soaked when I would use the shower, and the air conditioning barely cooled the room. The majority of this resort is open and there is no air conditioning, which becomes annoying when you just want to relax and enjoy some cool air. The food in World Cafe and the Dominican Restaurant was good, but the rest of the restaurants were mediocre. The food in some of the restaurants took approximately 40 minutes to come out and was not very good. All except two restaurants in the resort have air conditioning so expect to be hot and sometimes bitten my mosquitos while you wait. Some of the shows that they but on at night were funny, but others were all about dancing. The staff is friendly but a lot of them expect a tip even when they do the most minor thing. Room service is unpredictable sometimes you will find that they do a good job and even leave towel art for you, but other times it appeared that they mopped up some of the floor and piled all the dirt in a corner of the room. Most bartenders make every drink differently so sometimes you might get a good drink and other times it might test like melting ice. Overall the hotel is not the great with the exception of the beautiful beach and pool. There are three pools but one is only for guest that pay for an upgraded room. The beach is absolutely beautiful but it is not easy to find a lounge chair after 9:00 a.m. and there is no one taking drink orders at the beach. The pool is very relaxing and refreshing but also very hard to find a lounge chair. During certain nights they have vendors that set up around the main pool area. They sell jewelery, art work, cigars, and other souvenirs. The merchandise is expensive and the sale's men are extremely pushy and don't take no for an answer. The sale's men will approach and almost block your path so that you will go and look at the merchandise they are selling. Some of the sale's men would attempt to place an article of jewelery on you and say that it is free, once they do this it will be really hard to get away from them because they will keep pushing to make a sale. The spa use of the jacuzzi and sauna is not free there is a charge to use it and the jacuzzi is not very clean. There is an internet cafe but there is a charge of $4.00 to use the internet for 15 minutes, which goes by really fast since the internet connection is very slow. If you don't want to walk up 3 floors then I recommend that you get a room in the bottom floor. There are no elevators in the resort. The walls are thin and you will hear people talking, yelling, arguing, or doing other things. There are several activities to do at the beach like snorkeling and kayaking, but there is a short time restriction on the use of the equipment. Overall my experience here was good mostly because I spent the day at the beach or in the pool, but if you want to relax or have children I would not recommend this resort because of the lack of some amenities.

Dreams La Romana is the best! The beautiful beaches with white sand and turquoise water were absolutely breathtaking. The people are the friendlies people I have ever seen. Everyone always has a beautiful smile, and took time to say hello. The people at Dreams La Romana go out of their way to make sure you are comfortable and have everything you need. The waiters, maids, and cooks are excellent! After we arrived, we were greeted in our room by a welcome letter, along with a large platter of fruit and a bottle of rum. The room service was excellent! The bus ride from Punta Cana to La Romana was a little long, but well worth it. You got to see first hand how the people live and about their culture. I will definitely go back and I would recommend this place to anyone.