This review is overdue, but I stayed at this hotel with my brothers and my father. First, it took us more than 2 hours to get a room when we arrived at the hotel. The rooms were clean and the air conditioner worked, but we found that the water was faulty- water was never hot enough for showers and the toilet didn't always flush. When we complained to management, they told us they would check it out, but never did.

The location is fine and the beach is clean, but you really are getting a bargain with the food and drinks. Food was terrible in both the restaurants and the buffet.

Non motorized sports were offered and it was best to spend time outside of the room.

I wouldn't return- its worth it to spend more and eat and drink and sleep in a better place.

Want to start by saying that this review will soon be outdated. The resort is closing from May 08 – October 08 to be renovated. However, I decided to still review the resort because I am not sure how much of a face lift the resort is getting.
First I will start out with the good:
• The beaches are magnificent that surround the resort.
• The resort is close to the airport.
• The layout of the resort is very pretty. Guest can stretch out without stumbling over one another.
• The resort is very kid friendly. They have a playground a kid’s pool, special events for children including movie night 3 times a week; which they have popcorn and soda out.
• The staff is helpful and friendly.
• The resort is a 5 minute walk from shopping and is in a gated complex. There are security guards onsite.

Now the bad:
• The resort is in desperate need of the scheduled renovation. The paint is chipping, much of the furniture including the beds are stained and dirty. Everything is worn, for example the comforter and shower curtains had holes in them. The twin sized bed in my room was broken.
• The water is not potable. The resort had big orange coolers out in designated areas for water. Many people bought water bottles and filled out up the water to take to their room.
• -The resort turns off the air conditioning everyday from 7-11 am. By 10:00 is really warm in the rooms.
• There are signs on the back of the toilets asking that you do not flush your the toilet paper instead the request that you throw it in the trashcan. The toilets were constantly backing up.
• The mattresses are as hard as a rock.
• There are not many adult activities at the resort and the activities they do have are done day after the day i.e. trivia at the pool each day at 5:00.
• The food is the same day after day, even though the resort, has theme says i.e. American, French, etc. Only two dishes change on the menu. After a week of this I gave up on the buffet. People were leaving the resort to go out and eat. This is not good at an all-inclusive resort; I would rate the food a c- to a d+, at best.
• The resort boasts 3 restaurants but there are only two restaurants open at a time. The food in the a la carte restaurants is the same food that is at the buffets. Major let down.
• Vendors are in the common area by where you get your towels, trying to sell you tour packages. After you get past this barrage of vendors that walk up and down the beach all day selling all kinds of goods from food to back rubs. The resort even hosts a vendor night so that you are not only harassed by the day but by night also.
• The resort is close to the airport, but unfortunate is also in the flight path and right beside a helipad and this can be very loud at times.

I had a great time!

My advice to those who want to go to a 5 star, don't stay here and, if you do, don't compare Paradise Beach Club & Casino to a 5 Star!

The beach was big, (bigger than the one at the Melia Carib at Punta Cana). All the staff there were helpful and happy to make me happy! The resort was kept clean as well as my room.

I'm a fussy eater but every meal I found several things to my liking. I especially enjoyed the fish, which I had every day at least once.

Be careful with the fruit, - althought the pineapple was absolutely delicious, 3 pieces of pineapple had me running to the bathroom for an afternoon so I cut it back to 1 piece.

The resort is a little old but it has character. I hope that the renovations don't ruin that. I stayed in an attic and it was fine, a great breeze blew in almost all the time because it was high up. I could also see the ocean from my window.

Yes, I am returning after it is renovated.

The hotel is all inclusive, so for the money you pay (about $45 a day) you get a great deal. The buffet food is average, but there is a wide selection. For a nice meal you should go outside of the hotel (but stay in the holiday 'village') we ate in a lovely place called 'Al Fresco' near the shopping mall, with a nice terrace. These restuarants are relatively expensive though.

The beach is beautiful. I'd recommend doing a couple of trips - we went on a catamaran trip (run by a company called 'Freestyle') that was great. We also did a Jeep Safari, that was exhausting, but worth it. Local children chase the jeeps for sweets - so buy som e to give them or you'll feel very mean. If you go to the waterfalls, be ready to trek 30 mins each way through the jungle, and take shoes that you can wear in the water (not flip-flops) as you're climbing up waterfalls. It's an amazing adventure and definately worth doing, but we weren't prepared for how physical it was.

We had a great room - a suite, but many of the other rooms we saw that were on the top floor were attic-like and tiny. It's worth specifying if you need more space. There is 'entertainment' on in the pool area every night that is quite loud, so if you have young kids that you'd want to be asleep before 10pm you should ask for a room away from the pool. The pool area also has loud muic during the day.

The locals were very friendly and all in all we had a great time. Although this is an all inclusive hotel remember that it's only 3 stars so is not luxurious. However you can still have a great time there.