Trina R.

Review of Now Larimar Punta cana & Secre...

Seven days in heaven! It was the perfect honeymoon...

Seven days in heaven! It was the perfect honeymoon destination. It surpassed our expectations, and we couldn't have been happier! We booked our honeymoon with Apple Vacations. We wanted a place neither of us had ever been. He wanted a vacation of pure relaxation while I wanted at least one adventure day and one spa day. We ended having 2 amazing "adventure days" and 2 perfect spa and total relaxation days. I highly reccomned booking the ZipLine and Hoya Azul excursion, and the Outback Adventures excursion! We booked a couples massage and did the fish on your feet thing. Ha! Had to try it! Bring plenty of singles for drink tipping. Yes, its all inclusive but they all go above and beyond to make everyone feel special, so go ahead and tip them for that yummy frozen drink they just handed you in your beach chair. They even have a entertainment crew doing fun things throughout the day and night. The synchronized pool swimmers was a fun bonus! The workers seem to enjoy adding to the fun, even getting a game of beach volleyball with strangers from several diff counties was a blast! Try all the resturants you can, remember to pack a couple pair of long summer pants & sleeved summer shirts.One or two restaurants have a dress code for dinner. The gift shop sells some if needed. Every resturant has hand sanitizer and bug spray for you to use if you forgot you pack some. We had one disappointing snag at the seafood restaurant. We told the front desk agent what happened, and the Secrets team went above and beyond to make up for it and made sure the reminder of our stay was magical. *Pro tip, remember the name of your fav staff person, they will ask you at check out.* Also, a HUGE thumbs up to the 24 hour room service staff! Wow, they were life savers a couple nights for us. (Coco Bungo gets you home at 4am!) They even brought me a selection of ice cream, even though it wasn't on the menu! I was thrilled!
My only suggestion to the resort, maybe have a coin laundry facility for guests to use. That sand really does get everywhere. The hotel offeres a laundry service, but it's expensive. If you stay at Secrets, plan on visiting the Now Resort on the property for a dinner, the Night Club or the Casino. Theres a little bowling alley in the Sports club (bring socks). *Pro tip #2, you can bring your own pool float thingie, if you want. Perfect for the hotel pool lazy river! Loooooved the lazy river. And yes, they will bring you a drink while floating on the lazy river! They even make sure your shuttle to and from the airport is all arranged and you know where to be and when. We we're pampered from the moment they greeted us with a glass of champagne on day one. It was the best vacation I've even been on, and we can't wait to try their other locations!