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Punta Cana Lake Family Christmas

A trip from November 17, 2006 to November 26, 2006, travelling to Punta Cana, Saona Island

The Lakes are getting together again for a week in the … More

The Lakes are getting together again for a week in the sun to celebrate Robin's 65th. We found a place where kids and adults alike can go crazy doing outdoor activities and relaxing, and where those with work obligations can pop in when it pleases them!

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Fri 11/17/06 (day 1)

Lake Family at Punta Cana Resort and Club

Well, it was another extremely successful trip with the entire Lake family, and we all congregated on the happy, quiet expanse of the Punta Cana Resort and Club, which we'd happily recommend to other travellers looking for a great spot for the whole family. The occassion was Grandma Robin's 65th birthday, and we took advantage of the 4 day Thanksgiving weekend in the US to help stretch those vacation days. It was a week full of sunshine, good food, fruitie drinks and activities, although some were able to

squeeze in the occasional nap or Cuban cigar.

The resort was perfect for our group, with nice quiet villas for us to relax in and lots of great food to choose from. We had 2 and 3 bedroom villas right beside each other on the beach. Such a great set up! Each had a living area for multi-purpose use - including toy storage, "cap-on" beer drinkage, and adhoc yoga sessions.

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Judie (View Judie's trips)

I feel the stairs in the resort are unsafe. The railing stops as you make the turn to finish the final 3 steps. On these three steps is decorative knots. So when you step down and hit the knots onthe stairs, it throws you off into the tiled living room floors. I fractured my hip and had to have surgery in Punta Cana. I had a rod and 8 pins put in. It was very painful. I feel the resort is somewhat responsible for this. They don't think so and haven't responded to any of this. I would never stay there again.

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Rosemarie (View Rosemarie's trips)

I wiil like to go to punta cana with my kinds and have a good vacation.

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Ronald (View Ronald's trips)

My wife and I stayed at the Palladium Resort and Spa. We had a unit with a loft. My wife fell down the stairs on the first morning. Unsafe stairway as it was. We didn't enjoy our stay at all. The resort shares no responsibility in the accident. My advice is to inspect the unit you are staying in very closely.

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Keener (View Keener's trips)

i would like to go to the Punta cana maybe next february when it's gets very cool on winter in newyork city. I have my daughter godfather who live in the Punta cana that tells me a lot about the goodness over there. hope see it myself next february.

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A Yahoo! Contributor

I'v been to the Punta Cana and just about all the places on there East coast and all I can say is that it was so nasty drity and there was so much trash the locals dont know how to drive the only Place that was nice was Cayo Levanatado

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Going to stay at Dreams all inclusive resort in punta cana in august- is this a safe place to eat and drink? I have heard that the bottled water is not safe either- I certainly don't want to be scared tp death to enjoy my vacation because of food. What about taking medicine for malaria?

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Laura Ba Dora (View Laura Ba Dora's trips)

Man... I always wanted to go to this place but now that there's all kinds of topless beaches... no way!

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MeganP (View MeganP's trips)

I'm planning on going to Punta Cana and staying at the Gran Bahia Principe Ambar, All inclusive 6, Adults only 6 star hotel for our honeymoon at the beginning of July. I was wondering if it is worth going, and if anyone could give us any advice or any types of tips. Also, Do you recommend going anywhere in particular? Thanks for everyone's advice!

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Brian (View Brian's trips)

WHEN IS THE RAINY SEASON? I WANT TO GO IN APRILL, IS THAT A GOOD TIME?

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A Yahoo! Contributor

how was the weather - temp and sun? and the beach? haven't been to DR since 1986 so it'll be interesting. thanks.

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