Punta Cana Dominican Republic

Club Med Punta Cana is our favourite all-inclusive resort in the Caribbean. My favourite activity is exercising at the beach under the palapa. The instructors are fantastic. Cynthia, Ricardo, and Melanie lead the workouts and make the week enjoyable. Mabel is a great dance teacher. The servers, including Reco are very attentive. Youyou and Romain make everyone feel welcome. I was happy to see Gisela in the restaurant again this year. Overall, I love this resort. The food, beach, activities/sports, and accommodations are excellent.

The only reason I’m giving 5 stars is because of the fantastic kids club team — Vero, Ralph, Banana, Jeffson, Ronaldo, and Kiky — who made the trip amazing for our children.
And thank you to Youness, Elisa, Carolyn, Sergio, Gimelda, and Yomaira for your kindness and great service!

We had a good time at the resort after adjusting to its “do-it-yourself” style. Our room was older, with poor AC and low water pressure, and contacting guest services was frustrating due to limited call access. The property is large and beautiful, but lacks conveniences like towel stations at every pool, room service, and easy transportation across the resort — a buggy service would be a huge help, especially for families and older guests. The Zen Oasis adults-only area was a highlight, and the food at Indigo was quite good once we figured out the reservation system. And the new waterpark for the kids was awesome!

If you’re independent and flexible, you can have a great time here — but if you want a more pampered, high-touch experience, this might not be the best fit.

Two things of note: 1) there was a fire in fall of 2024, and as a result there is construction at the center of the resort anticipated to run through fall 2025. 2) there is a relatively new water park on site. This was a big hit with the kids, but be aware that it is not near food nor a bar.

Our family of four stayed in two different rooms whilst we were at Club Med Punta Cana: a Family Suite Room (unrenovated) and a Family Suite Room Renovated. The un-renovated rooms have a curtain separating the children’s alcove from the main portion of the suite, whereas the renovated suites have real doors on the rooms (locking for the main room - this is why we requested the room switch).

The resort is very large, so if walking is an issue, be sure to request a building near the center of the resort. On the other hand, if noise is a worry (ie. From beachfront parties that go to 11pm), then a room further away would be a better choice.

The food ranged from fair to very good (as I think it often does at all inclusive resorts).

As always, there was plenty to do for both children and adults (archery was a big hit for my family).

All in all we had a great time and look forward to our next trip!

Our family just got home from our six-night stay at Club Med Punta Cana and we literally cannot stop talking about how much fun we all had. It was the perfect trip, no exaggeration. The G.O. Team at this resort is top-tier, they truly treated us like family and made us feel so valued. I want to give some special shoutouts…Meaghan (Meeting & Events Manager) for being so incredibly sweet to our daughters and always taking the time to chat with them and make them feel special, they absolutely could not get enough of her and delighted in talking to her every day, they even insisted upon making her farewell cards because they were going to miss her :) Leo and the rest of the Mini Club team were phenomenal, the dance performance they put on with the kids on our last night there was so adorable and well-done that it made me cry proud/happy tears! You can tell everyone in Mini Club really cares about the kids, they took the time to get to know my daughters by name and were always full of positive energy. I wish I could name them all but just know they’re all great!! My kids had a blast doing all the different activities on the resort (sailing, tennis, water park, trapeze, etc.) with all their new vacation buddies. Brundo and the circus GO team were awesome, they had a great sense of humor and helped my kids overcome their nervousness about trying the trapeze and by the end of our trip they were fearless! Jean-Baptiste and the bartenders at Indigo were so upbeat and churned out delicious cocktails. The roaming photographers took beautiful pictures of our family that we’ll treasure forever, I had to buy the whole photo package because I loved them all. My Ayurvedic massage with Delia at the spa was fantastic. Yoga and Aqua Yoga with Sophie and Julie was so peaceful and a great way to stay active on vacation. The ladies at the boutique who spent hours braiding and beading my daughters’ hair were so friendly and patient and the braids turned out beautifully!

As for the resort itself, we loved how there was always something to do, or you could make the choice to just relax by the beach or pools. Our room setup was great, we stayed in Ovando and the kids had their own entire separate bedroom, and there was TONS of closet space. Everything was really clean and the maintenance staff was always keeping things looking orderly around the property. It was a very peaceful, safe atmosphere, but with an upbeat/energetic/family-friendly party vibe. Lots of all-ages dance parties and fun activities, such as pool parties, cookouts, bounce houses, games/tournaments, theme nights, shows, etc. You could participate as much or as little as you wanted, no cliques or judgement here! If you need quiet adult time, the zen pool and spa areas are perfect for that. The food was delicious every day, and so much variety. Everyone on the dining team was super friendly and very accommodating to my child and husband with allergies. There is construction and renovation going on but it honestly didn’t disturb our stay at all, we didn’t hear any noise from it and I can’t wait to come back to see it when it’s all complete!

Thank you again Club Med Punta Cana for SUCH an amazing time, we were thrilled and will sing this resort’s praises to anyone who will listen!

Every staff member was AMAZING! There is EVERYTHING to do! The Village is beautiful even though it’s still under renovation/construction.
We came as a family - 3 generations, 7 people and each of us had a wonderful time.
The Chief de Village even took a photo with us on our celebratory evening and left us a special print as a gift!
I recommend this Club Med for everyone to enjoy.
Also we were there on a packed school vacation week and the club never seemed crowded.
Amore, amore, amore!🥰