E Edw Review of Now Larimar Punta Cana Resorts...
About 2 hour wait behind one person in line to get...
About 2 hour wait behind one person in line to get checked in.
They allow people to cut the line.
Room types you requested months in advance they say they don't have. While you're waiting in line they are giving away your room types.
In our first room the shower did not drain. We were able to get a different room with functioning shower the next day.
Some rooms have a Jacuzzi tub on the terrace, which was nice. They take a long time to fill up, but worth the wait.
The resort itself was clean and our room was clean.
The food selections were decent. There was a buffet and four restaurants at this resort plus another restaurant next door. The four restaurants were not all open everyday. Some days only 2 restaurants were open, but the buffet was open every day.
No swim attire in the restaurants, but there was a grill by the beach where you can get you burgers, hot dogs, chicken, pasta and it doesn't matter what you wear. There was also 24hr room service with limited menu.
My favorite restaurant was the Mexican restaurant. Good, flavorful food.
The pools were clean.
One thing I didn't know until I got there was they treat the pools with chemicals around 6pm to clean them.
The pools closed at 6pm, which is early. They said the beach was 24hrs, but don't let security catch you out there in the evening. What sense does that make?
I found they did general cleanup of the beach around 6pm and people left the beach and pools around this time.
My trip was during September. It rained almost every day, but the showers were quick, maybe 15 minutes once a day and then the sun was out and everything was back to normal. The weather was perfect and we were able to lounge by the beach and pool each day without issue.
There are servers to bring drinks while you're by the beach, pool, and lobby.
My experience was that the servers would visit others around me and not come to take my drink order. It's hit or miss whether you will get good, attentive service.
The darker your skin, the poorer your service will be.
The resort was nice, a good value for the money.
The service was very poor...For me at least. The poor service put a damper on my overall experience and this will be my last trip to the DR.
The highlight for me was watching the sunrise from the beach.
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