Vista Sol Punta Cana Beach Resort & Spa

Adriano R

Let’s start with the positives, the beach was stunning and could walk for miles in either direction, water perfect blue. The gardens at the hotel were nice. They did a coconut party one day which was nice, fresh coconuts to drink for free. The location is great, on the beach there are lots of beautiful nature spots and also a few cool bars etc. Now, onto the negatives. The food was quite simply abysmal. Easily the worst food I’ve ever experienced. The buffet: All meat overcooked to oblivion, so dry it hurt the mouth to chew. Everything else bland and flavourless. Breakfast was the only time you could eat okay, the omelette station was our salvation. Scrambled eggs, and boiled, forget it. The ‘a la carte’ restaurants, where do I begin? Service was shocking. Rude, miserable and lack of attention. Food was even worse (please see photo of beef carpaccio in Italian restaurant, as an Italian, this was borderline offensive) and slimy, I thought I’d get sick if I ate it. The food from all restaurants is just the same as the buffet food, but put on a plate for you. The staff, sadly were all very miserable. I wonder if their working conditions were poor or bad management made it this way, but no smiles, no greetings, and it seemed like they were doing you a massive favour every time you order a drink, some I would go as far as saying they were rude. Peacocks were quite cool to see around, but they shouldn’t be allowed in food areas, I once saw one on a table eating off a temporarily unattended plate, and pooing on the table. The room: Dated, old, and lacking love, no well thought out decor. We also had to battle to get our room made up every day, even going 3 days without despite asking reception several times. The shower, I could dribble harder than the pressure that came out of it. Wasn’t so clean in general either, mould and deep grime in some places. If you’re looking for a stunning beach, budget friendly, this might be okay, but you’ll definitely want to eat out every night, and avoid interactions with staff, then you may find a slice of paradise 😊

Vishal

We stayed at Vista Sol Resort Punta Cana as a family of four with two children and had a good overall experience. We mainly used the buffet, which offered a nice variety of food. Drink service there was sometimes inconsistent, and at times we had to get our own water or drinks from the vending machines, as well as coffee during breakfast. However, staff were quick to clear plates and keep tables clean. We also dined at the Mexican and Italian à la carte restaurants, where both the food and service were very good. Our room was modern, clean, and comfortable overall; however, the thermostat did not allow us to properly control the temperature, and the room became quite cold at night. The front desk advised us to open the balcony door to turn off the air conditioning, which did work, though it felt unusual not being able to adjust the thermostat directly. Room service met expectations. The pool was clean and well maintained, although some guests reserved sunbeds despite resort rules. The beach was nice, though there was some sargassum. Staff at the bars and restaurants were attentive, and the local drinks were standard for an all-inclusive resort. Overall, we enjoyed our stay and would recommend this resort.

Srdjan Marinkovic

One of the rare hotels where you can see nature, too. Ducks, peacocks, and geese roam freely. Rooms are spacious and clean. Service is good. All-inclusive drinks are ok; the food is varied and very good. Theme nights are fantastic as well. The beach is great, with a lot of sunbeds. Some seaweed, but they clean it daily.

Traveling man

Great experience.Definitely a true all inclusive strip great food drinks entertainment pretty cool, watching the peacocks go around. The resort very stunning beach white sand some people complain about seaweed.When I was there, there was definitely no seaweed to be seen they have a variety of different restaurants.If you're not feeling like having the buffet every night restaurants are nice chill vibe convenient for families where there is a small daycare. So you can escape your little ones for a couple hours they are building a new casino there. That should be exciting to check out. There is also shops like cigar shop. Clothing shop and then the actual store for you can buy tricket souvenirs

Melissa Schlotfelt

The resort is very beautiful, beach amazing! Always fresh towels and multiple pools. One pool was very quite and great for little kids, one had music and activities and another one that was a bit louder then the quite pool but not as loud as the music pool. Food was not great. Meat was often dried out and not much variety. If food is important might want to look somewhere else. We had the two story loft family room and the stairs to get to the bed are very tricky to get up and down. Our air conditioning was not working for 3 nights and we didn’t have hot water for a day. Over all it is we expected other than the air and hot water issues. Most staff speaks Spanish. The staff checking in and doing activities mostly speak Spanish and English and a few spoke French as well.