Punta Cana, located on the Dominican Republic's east coast and including the Cap Cana, Macao, and Bavaro Beach hotel districts, is the most popular (and developed) tourist destination in the country. Not coincidentally, it also is home to the greatest concentration of all-inclusive hotels in the Dominican Republic, including the large Barcelo and Riu hotel complexes. Busy Punta Cana International Airport (Check Flights) provides convenient access to these resorts for travelers from North America and beyond.
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Located on Playa Bavaro in Punta Cana, the Barcelo Bavaro Palace is a five-star all-inclusive with 558 luxury rooms and suites. A Dominican restaurant is among the dozen inclusive dining options, and there also are two non-inclusive upscale restaurants, Chez Palace and La Fuente. Resort highlights include the Tropicalissimo show, two night clubs, a 24-hour casino, shopping center, and a large convention center that attracts meeting groups looking for an all-inclusive experience.
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A new casino is among the highlights of this 731-room Punta Cana resort, which includes 54 spa junior suites and 13 deluxe suites. The Barcelo Dominican Beach Resort has six a la carte restaurants, three buffets, three pools with a pair of outdoor jacuzzis, and a new conference center.
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The large (792-room) Mediterranean-style resort on Playa Arena Gorda has a lagoon-style pool, kids club, land and water sports, and a choice of five room and suite classes. Restaurants feature Dominican, Mexican, Continental, French, Italian, and Japanese cuisine.
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The mid-priced, all-inclusive Bavaro Princess Resort in Punta Cana featured freshly renovated suites, a theater with nightly entertainment, an Asian eatery and six other restaurants, a disco, tennis, fitness center, two pools, and a mini zoo.
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Located on a reef-protected beach with a neighboring lagoon, the Club Med Punta Cana has 519 brightly decorated and family friendly rooms, poolside and beachfront restaurants, 14 hard-court tennis courts (nine lit for night play), a Circus School for kids and adults, and a variety of fitness and wellness programs.
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Located near the Nautical Club in the village of Cabeza de Toro -- home to international fishing competitions -- the Dreams Palm Beach Punta Cana boasts a free-form pool, extensive gardens, and 528 rooms in three-story buildings, some with ocean views.
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This recent addition to the Dreams resort chain -- and its first in the Dominican Republic -- has a huge free-form swimming pool, spa with spa garden, and seven restaurants, including an adults-only French dining room. Unlike many all-inclusives, Dreams Punta Cana includes premium drinks in its "Unlimited Luxury" room rate; other amenities include a fitness center, broad variety of water sports, kids club, and nightly entertainment. The Preferred Club adds private check-in, free internet access, and other premium services.
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This luxury all-inclusive resort and spa offers no-reservation dining at a choice of 7 restaurants, 24-hour room service, two pools and outdoor jacuzzis, a jogging course, lighted tennis courts and a squash court, and a casino. Unlike most all-inclusives, horseback riding is included in the price, although scuba diving and spa services (but not yoga and other classes) are extra.
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This 467-room hotel on the Punta Cana beachfront (formerly Grand Oasis Punta Cana) has piano, cigar, theater and sports bars, a trio of a la carte restaurants, nightly family films, and is located just minutes from the area's golf courses (not included, but discounts offered). All meals, drinks, and motorless sports are included.
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This 504-room Punta Cana resort (formerly Grand Paradise Bavaro) promises four-star accommodations and service; it has the usual array of land and water sports included but also free bicycle rentals and horseback riding (nonmotorized water sports limited to one hour per day; motorized water sports and dive tours extra). In addition to the main buffet restaurant, the Grand Paradise Bavaro has Chinese and Italian eateries. The resort also boasts an 18-hole championship golf course.
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Hard Rock International and Palace Resorts opened the Hard Rock chain’s first all-inclusive resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, a 121-acre property that debuted in November 2010 and includes 1,800 rooms and a massive, 4,800-square-foot casino, the largest in the Dominican. The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana also has 12 swimming pools, 13 restaurants, seven watering holes and a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course. If you’ve the money, indulge by booking the Rock Star Suite, with some 7,700-square-feet of luxury space.
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Opened in 2005, the Majestic Colonial in Punta Cana is part of the new wave of luxury all-inclusive resorts in the Dominican Republic. The resort includes a spa, multiple restaurants, meeting and wedding facilities, lagoon-style pool, and a broad, sandy beach.
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The sister resort to the Majestic Colonial resort, the Majestic Elegance Punta Cana has 600 rooms on the Bavaro beachfront and boasts an adults-only Elegance Club resort-within-a-resort.
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With a dozen restaurants to choose from, you'll never get hungry or bored at this huge resort on Bavaro beach. Accommodations include 1,144 junior suites, 72 deluxe suites, and 72 deluxe master suites with kitchenettes -- a unique amenity among Dominican Republic all-inclusives; the Royal Suites include butler service and a private lounge and club. The emphasis is on families, with a Flintstone-themed kids program, but there's also a championship golf course and casino.
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The Occidental Grand Punta Cana has 865 stylish guest rooms surrounding a trio of lagoon-style swimming pool, with a palm-fringed beach dotted with thatch-roof palapas. There are nine restaurants and seven bars. Elite-level services and amenities are available at The Club Royal, including private check-in, luxury rooms with jetted tubs, and preferred seating at restaurants.
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Sol Melia's luxury all-inclusive is located on Bavaro Beach in Punta Cana, and the elegant grounds of the resort -- full of courtyards and columns -- are home to 554 suites, three pools (including private pools for Royal Service and Family Concierge level guests), gardens, terraces, tennis and paddle-tennis courts, a large spa/health club, casino, and 12,000 square feet of meeting space. Guests also enjoy unlimited greens fees at the Cocotal Golf Course, a variety of cooking and lifestyle classes, sports instruction, horseback and bike excursions, and much more.
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Like its nearby sister resort, the Paradisus Punta Cana is a large (534 suites) but welcoming luxury all-inclusive offering a broad range of activities and inclusive benefits, as well as several premium service levels, including the five-star Royal Service (complete with private butler) and Family Concierge suites equipped with kids' robes and snacks, walkie-talkies for all-day communication, and more. The new Palma Real Shopping Village is located nearby.
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This adults-only all-inclusive has 270 simply furnished suites, a palapa-filled beach, spa, and disco. Guests have four dining options -- the main buffet plus Italian, Mediterranean, and Tex-Mex restaurants -- and wine is included with lunch and dinner. Guests get free admission and local drinks at the Areito Disco, and there's a free shuttle to the casino at the Bavaro Princess resort.
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Part of the Riu resort complex in Punta Cana, the Riu Naiboa has 362 rooms in a garden setting near the Caribbean Street promenade (full of shops and restaurants, as well as the Eternal Spa and Pacha night club. Note: this property is not beachfront, but shares the beach with the nearby Riu Taino resort and also shares amenities with the other Riu resorts in the complex.
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Located on a 16-mile stretch of Arena Gorda beach and part of the Riu Punta Cana resort complex, the upscale Riu Palace offers 356 deluxe rooms in Colonial-style buildings. The hotel has a casino, Japanese restaurant and other dining choices, and entertainment at the Copacabana ampitheater. On the upscale end of the Riu resorts.
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The upscale Riu Palace Punta Cana has 612 junior suites in four-story buildings, each with jetted tubs and 24-hour room service. The hotel is home to some of the best restaurants in the Riu complex, including Brazilian, Japanese, and Italian dining, and guests also have access to the facilities at the four other Riu hotels.
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Riu Taino
This beachfront resort in the Riu Punta Cana complex has 620 rooms in one-story bungalows. The Riu Taino has three pools and is home to the La Yolo steakhouse, and also shares amenities with the other Riu resorts nearby.
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The Sanctuary Cap Cana has an array of dining options, premium international and domestic liquor, 24-hour room and concierge service, pool and beach wait service and a myriad of activities, including two Jack Nicklaus signature golf courses (one of which is the acclaimed Punta Espada). The Spanish-Colonial design and ocean views afforded by the resort’s 176 suites and villas are simply superb.