This hotel is in a gated community and is safe to walk around and talk to the people on site. The beach is beautiful and there is a shopping plaza where you can buy clothes and gifts. The hotel was very clean and the rooms are big and specious... the best part for me was the entertainment crew, they were very friendly and active... they entertain you the whole day by playing games, water volleyball, water aerobics and then there is nightly entertainment. Once a week they hold a beach party where the disco is held afterwards. They teach you how to dance and they will also take you on tours through the Village and to Pluerto Plata... thank you Rafy, Jimmy, Picachu, Joe, Jonathan, Blaky, Amanda, Jhohanna and the rest of the crew. There is a variety of foods in the restaurant and there are two other restaurants on site... an Italian and a Brazillian. There is also a disco on site and two others on the community. We went on a few trips, one was horseback riding in the mountains... beautiful, we also went to Santo Domingo (which is the capital of Dominican) on the way we got a flat tyre so we had the opportunity to stop at a little village called Villas Altagracia where the locals bought us water and ice cream... we got see how they lived. We also took in the Bravissimo Show at Ocean World, it was great... the food was excellent and you are treated like kings and queens. I would recommend this village and I would really love to go back.

My husband and I just returned from the Carribean Village Playa Dorada last weekend. We booked last minute through Red Tag.ca and got a good deal. We had searched the reviews on various sites and knew what to ex pect at this resort. It is listed as a 3-star and it is definitely no more than that. We knew to ask for an updated room and were thankful we had. If our room had been updated I would have hated to see one that hadn't been. The bathroom was nice though, all new and very functional. The suite was quite large with a big balcony overlooking the golf course. It was very dark in the room - only 1 bedside lamp and 1 wall sconce - no good to read at anytime of the day. The entry doors could have been broken into very easily - no proper locking mechanisms except a key into the doorknob. Maid service was questionable on a daily basis - we had to ask for towels 3 times during our stay, found our own new soap/toilet tissue on a cleaning cart nearby. However the bathroom was cleaned daily. There were no screens on any of the windows or sliding doors, the air conditioning did not work but the ceiling fan was a lifesaver at night since we had to close the windows to keep out mosquitoes. Minimum mosquitoes though . The food was very good and plentiful, fresh and good variety. Service in the dining room ranged from good to horrible. We started tipping the staff but gave up because it did not improve the serv ice. We had to sometimes ask for cutlerly, napkins, water and the tablecloths seemed never to be changed. Coffee was terrible , from a self-serve pushbutton machine. The a la carte restaurantes were very good and well served. The beach was great, bartenders were great and outside staff very good. Shuttle to beach was wonderful, however, we could also walk quite easily the distance. Beach bar and buffet was really good and a fun place to pass the day. The beach vendors are plentiful but a nice bunch of fellows who know what "no" means. We loved the location in Playa Dorada and walked everywhere daily, checked out the Casino, "great", the mall - Lonely Planet Cafe for , finally, a good cup of coffee and very reasonable shopping for everything you could need. We will not be back to this hotel, we would rather pay a bit more for a better place, but for the buck we paid we had a blast for a week away from the snow of Ontario.

long flight coming from B.C. arrived late at night, didn't get use to the time change. the resort and people all in all were very helpful and friendly the rooms were very big and clean fresh towels everyday the only problem was the food,we're not pasta eaters. and no variety, same thing every day. beach was excellent, hot and clean. could have the shudle service to the beach go more often. we are cruise people, but will try it again soon.

My friend was turning 40 and wanted to go somewhere sunny to remember her big birthday by, so we went searching for a cheap girls trip away.
Our travel agent recommended to caribbean village,so we booked it. After we booked I went on trip advisor and became very nervous about where we booked from the reviews I had seen. But let me tell you, although the rooms were "tired" they were clean and everything worked well- hot showers, air conditioning and ceiling fan all in great working order.
Food was great! No one got sick and there was something for everyone. The staff were friendly and anyone who had problems with their room they either fixed it or gave another room.
They are obviously are trying to fix things up, to possibly bring their ratings up, because rooms were being renovated and building were being painted.
We had a great time. Just remember your at a 3 star!!