Our trip was booked as a large group (26 people) to attend a wedding of a friend (who was marrying a local, wedding was not at the resort). We were told via Air Transat that it was a 4 star hotel. While we thought the grounds were well kept, the rooms were not very nice (cracked tiles, ceilings blackened by... more

Tom and Linda Philadelphia Pa My husband and I had a wonderful relaxing vacation. We were celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary. The people were all so friendly! Don't let reviews scare you.Yes the food was different, but we were in a different country, so you have to expect that. We had dinner in the Italian resturant on our anniversary and... more

We've just visited the Occidental Allegro Playa Dorada, our third time. (We've been to other Playa Dorada resorts three additional times.) The Occidental has been upgraded with a new First Club with a private club room, pool, and nicely re-designed rooms. For the rest of the hotel, the grounds and pools have been spiffied up. We thought the staff was... more

What can I say? What a complete disappointment! Where to begin with the litany of problems/constructive feedback: Food: diabolical - if it were not for fresh fruit at every sitting in the main restaurant I would have starved. The A la carte restaurants are no better. Forget it if you are a vegetarian. The birds get at the food in... more

Just returned from a 7 day stay at the Allegro, it was better than i was expecting. After reading the reviews I was skeptical, but when i arrived what a pleasant surprise! We arrived saturday afternoon to a wonderful welcome from the front desk and got a ride on the cart to our room. When we entered i was pleased,... more

Hi everyone We stayed in playa dorada at the occidental alegro This is a good hotel if your only paying 6-7 hundred pounds for 2 week As we did ( great value) Beware of people selling trips on the beach or in the plaza ,if you cancel you will never get your money back ,in fact you will never get... more

We have just returned from a 2 week stay in this hotel and i can honestly say it was wonderful. we also read bad reviews and went there feeling a little negative and all i can say is that for those who are complaining you really need a reality check! we were a party of 5 adults and 6 children... more

This is the 8th time we've visited Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic; and the 3rd time we've stayed at this resort. I cannot, I repeat, cannot say how much we absolutely love it!! This year, we had eight family members in our group - Ranging in age from 22 to 77. A very broad range - and all had a wonderful... more

We just returned from a week at Occidental Allegro Playa Dorada. This is the 8th time we've visited Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic; and the 3rd time we've stayed at this resort. We love this resort!!! There were 8 family members in our group ... ranging in age from 22 to 77 ... and we all had a wonderful time and... more