We stayed at the caribbean villiage, it was a good hotel for the money we paid, it could use some renovations especially to the bathroom, some of the food was average while others were awesome. Even thought he hotel is not located on the beach it is only a short distance on the tractor.
We especially enjoyed the a la carte resturants.
The entertainment was great very happy people, the workers strive to please the guests.
We met some awesome people also from Newfoundland.
We enjoyed meeting the locals.
This was our first trip to puerto Plata and we cannot wait to return we plan to make this a yearly thing and would not hesitate to stay at this hotel again if we could get it for the same price as this year.

For everyone that thinks it's hard to get a good price vs value deal, this one is goanna prove you wrong!!!

We are a couple in our early 40's and travel a lot (4-5 times a year), we usualy book cheaper accomodation because the money we save on the hotels anables us to spend more outside the resort (we are generaly content with a 3-3 1/2 star resort). It's our 3rd time in that area of Puerto Plata. Previously we went to Victoria Resort on the Golf and Occidental Playa Dorada Beach and Casino Resort. This one is by far the best of the 3

The C.V is a 3 stars resort that holds the largest rooms we've seen for that category. We had a junior suite in building 14 witch is close to the exit gate and a 5 min walk to everything the resort had to offer. The room, bathroom and the huge balcony were cleaned every day to our satisfaction. The food was great and plentiful. The brezillian restaurant was the best out of the 2 (Italian was just OK). All the staff was ''FABULOUS'' and a special mention to ONY the barman at the pool's main bar for is devotion and quickness.

We rented a scooter for the week for (150$) and went to Puerto Plata 4 times, The mountains 3 times (with a local friend we made a couple years back when we were at the Victoria) and Sosua 2 times. We also were able to circulate in the Playa Dorada area with ease and security. We were able to go to the beach and back to the hotel every day without having to wait for the shuttle tractor to bring us.

Think about it...You get the whole deal for the price of the airline tickets.

For us, it was more than what we were expecting with the experiences we have. The people that leave negative reviews for this resort are not regular travelers and are expecting more than what they pay for. Keep in mind, they advertise it as a 3 star complex...and its more than that!!!

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.