Myself and my cousin visited the Dom Rep for the second time in March and were pleasantly surprised when we arrived at the Hotetur Hotel. The room we where assigned was great and not what we expected at all, with a separate bedroom and sitting room area. The cleaners we had where really good and would clean round us if we happened to be staying in, which wasn't often. ;-)
As for the entertainment staff, myself and my cousin where bitterly disappointed as they completely ignored us the whole time we where there. If I hadn't approached one of the staff (Will Smith) and asked why they had never talked to us, we would have gone the whole holiday without a word from them. Also some of the reception staff we found where quite rude when we wanted to make calls back to the UK, we where cut of or told a call couldn't be made at that time etc.
The bar staff and restaurant staff where fantastic, and always made us feel welcome. The food was ok, got a bit repetitive after a while but good wholesome food. The restaurant on site (Mangu) was great, make sure you book and have your meal there.
Would I stay here again, it wouldn't be my first choice but if your looking for something basic and value for money that you will find that here.

I have been to the DR in the past, but this was my first time in puerta plata. In the past, i've heared that the beaches were more of a brown colour, and that the water was not that nice, but WHAT A SUPRISE when i arrived. The beach had almost white sand (not like cancun but very nice) and the water great. The beach was very clean, and just a 3 minute walk from the hotel. The hotel had a lot of entertainement (day and night) and the food was prety good for the DR. It is a nice place for the kids, but i went there with a friend, and we had a great time. There are two bars at walking distance, one is right across the street (coco bongo). since the trip was so cheep 849 tx inn, it was the best trip for the $ that i have been to. I'm planing to go back next year with the kids. If you are thinking about going, don't hesitate, GO.

Me and my parents stayed at Hotetur Dorado club for 2 weeks and w e loved avery minute of it, the beach hut barman, Felix is great we played cards alot, Domingo the hotel barman is great too, i played volleyball alot in the pool i loved the weather but unfortunatly, we went in the rainy sason it rained nearly everynight but it cooled you down alot. the average night time in the dominican is about 10oC above the hotest day here in england. the good thing about thisplace is the british bar around the corner in the plaza, one word of good advice, Try Mamajuana it is lovely! too many though and you'll need carried back to the room, its got kick! both other than that its great value for money... try it.

I stayed 2 nights here as part of my 3 week Dominican backpack trip. I really liked it. The staff was great. The service excellent. The food was fairly basic but good. Good value for the money.

Tony from Alberta, Canada