We just arrived home after our 4th stay at Occidental Allegro Playa Dorada and we had another great vacation in our second home, as we say, back to our Island family. We have been going to Puerto Plata since 1993 and have always enjoyed. The Occidental Allegro Playa Dorada staff are the greatest. All of the people that work there,... more

A friend and I decided to have a relaxing vacation after a hard yerar of school. We decided to book at the Occidental Allegro Playa Dorada in Peurto Plata, because the rates were relatively inexpensive, and we knew that it would definately be a "party zone!" When we first arrived, our room was not acceptable (air conditioning was broken, shower... more

We returned from 2 weeks @ the Occidental Allegro Playa Dorada on the 16th of April 2008. The rooms are ok . No bar fridge - 2 super single beds (that's as big as they get !!) -bring kleenex if you prefer tissues to blow your nose or toilet paper's it !!!There are blowdryers- such as they are. BEWARE THE... more

We booked through a travel agent who told us the resort was a 4 star and it was nice. Well this was our honeymoon and we wanted nothing less than a 4 star of course. The travel agent put in requests for us to stay in the newer building and a king size bed and off course for the honeymoon... more

Although it's been over six months, I can't say enough about this resort. We have been visiting Playa Dorado for the past ten years and just love it!!! I can't say enough about Friedrich Stieb, Guest Services - He is totally customer focused and aims to please. Whenever any type of issue surfaced - he resolved it to our satisfaction.... more

All the bad reviews of this place are true. The food is AWFUL. Desserts from the buffet get circulated on carts in the restaurants. The Grill restaurant is just plain insulting. So much so that the soggy and lumpy pasta in the Italian restaurant actually feels like gourmet food! The place is rundown, and quite dirty. Linens and furniture have... more

This is our second time to the Dominican Republic but first time for Rachel (7). The hotel is lovely clean & welcoming. Staff are all very friendly & will do anything to make sure that your stay is brill. Rachel says this is the best holiday & hotel ever!! She still plays the MEREN HITS 2007 CD & does the... more

I don't want to be one of those travelers that have nothing good to say but this is not what I expected. My husband & I have stayed at the Occidental in Punta Cana and loved it so booking this resort seemed like a no-brainer. But this resort is a much older and not quite as fantasy as Punta Cana.... more

Now back from my holiday so thought i would give a report. First the flight going out for the Brits my flight was from Bristol you have to then go to Manchester to take on fuel to take you across to pound but we was there for about 1 ½ hours + the 9 hr flight so this made it... more