Senator Puerto Plata Spa Resort
Puerto Plata 4.5
Overview
At the foot of a coral beach, with stunning mountain views and surrounded by a tropical lush garden, this property is the ideal place to enjoy a premium all-inclusive vacation experience in-style! The entire family will enjoy this hotel, where children and adults coexist in a sophisticated environment.
Access to all facilities at Playabachata Resort
Check in
3:00 p.m.
Check out
12:00 p.m.
Rooms
567
Inclusions
- Daily activities
- Round-trip airport transfers
- All taxes
Rooms

- 2 queen beds, or 1 king bed
- No more than 4 guests in the room
- Minimum 2 adults, maximum 3 adults
- 2 queen beds, or 1 king bed
- Minimum 2 adults, maximum 3 adults
- Maximum 2 children
- No more than 4 guests in the room
- Balcony
- Ceiling fan
- A/C
- Alarm clock
- Coffee maker
- Hair dryer
- Iron/Ironing board
- Mini-bar stocked daily
- Phone
- Safe
- TV
King bedded rooms have a minimum 1 adult max 2 adults and total maximum of 3 occupants.
Minimum occupancy for the 2 Queen room is 3.

- 1 king bed, or 2 double beds
- Ocean view
- No more than 4 guests in the room
- 1 king bed, or 2 double beds
- Ocean view
- Minimum 2 adults, maximum 3 adults
- Maximum 2 children
- No more than 4 guests in the room
- Balcony
- Ceiling fan
- A/C
- Alarm clock
- Coffee maker
- Hair dryer
- Iron/Ironing board
- Mini-bar stocked daily
- Phone
- Safe
- TV
King bedded rooms have a minimum 1 adult max 2 adults and total maximum of 3 occupants.
Minimum occupancy for the 2 Queen room is 3.

- 1 king bed, and 1 sofa bed
- No more than 3 guests in the room
- Minimum 1 adult, maximum 2 adults
- 1 king bed, and 1 sofa bed
- Minimum 1 adult, maximum 2 adults
- Maximum 1 child
- No more than 3 guests in the room
- Balcony
- Ceiling fan
- A/C
- Alarm clock
- Coffee maker
- Hair dryer
- Iron/Ironing board
- Mini-bar stocked daily
- Phone
- Safe
- TV

- 1 king bed, and 1 sofa bed
- Ocean view
- No more than 3 guests in the room
- 1 king bed, and 1 sofa bed
- Ocean view
- Minimum 1 adult, maximum 2 adults
- Maximum 1 child
- No more than 3 guests in the room
- Balcony
- Ceiling fan
- A/C
- Alarm clock
- Coffee maker
- Hair dryer
- Iron/Ironing board
- Mini-bar stocked daily
- Phone
- Safe
- TV
- 1 king bed
- No more than 3 guests in the room
- Minimum 1 adult, maximum 2 adults
- 1 king bed
- Minimum 1 adult, maximum 2 adults
- Maximum 1 child
- No more than 3 guests in the room
- A/C
- Alarm clock
- Coffee maker
- Hair dryer
- Iron/Ironing board
- Mini-bar stocked daily
- Phone
- Safe
- TV





Amenities
- Child care services available ($)
Kids Club (located at sister hotel Playabachata resort)
- Children ages: 2 to 12
Type | Amenities | |
---|---|---|
Pool Bar | Bar, Pool bar | |
Sports Bar | Bar, Sports bar | |
Rum & Cigar Bar ($) | Bar, Cigar lounge | |
Ocean Beach Club | Bar | Food options available |
Pool Bar | ||
Type | Bar, Pool bar | |
Amenities | ||
Sports Bar | ||
Type | Bar, Sports bar | |
Amenities | ||
Rum & Cigar Bar ($) | ||
Type | Bar, Cigar lounge | |
Amenities | ||
Ocean Beach Club | ||
Type | Bar | |
Amenities | Food options available |
Check-out time: 12:00 p.m.
Wi-Fi
- Room
- Throughout the property
Type of restaurant | Type of cuisine | Open for | Additional Information | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Larimar | Buffet | International | Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch | |
Embers | À la carte | Grill/steak house | Dinner | Dress code, Reservations required |
La Grappa | À la carte | Italian | Dinner | Dress code, Reservations required |
Zao | À la carte | Sushi | Dinner | Dress code, Reservations required |
P'Up Pizza | Snack bar | Pizzaria | ||
Mokka | Café | Coffee and Pastries | ||
Larimar | ||||
Type of restaurant | Buffet | |||
Type of cuisine | International | |||
Open for | Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch | |||
Additional Information | ||||
Embers | ||||
Type of restaurant | À la carte | |||
Type of cuisine | Grill/steak house | |||
Open for | Dinner | |||
Additional Information | Dress code, Reservations required | |||
La Grappa | ||||
Type of restaurant | À la carte | |||
Type of cuisine | Italian | |||
Open for | Dinner | |||
Additional Information | Dress code, Reservations required | |||
Zao | ||||
Type of restaurant | À la carte | |||
Type of cuisine | Sushi | |||
Open for | Dinner | |||
Additional Information | Dress code, Reservations required | |||
P'Up Pizza | ||||
Type of restaurant | Snack bar | |||
Type of cuisine | Pizzaria | |||
Open for | ||||
Additional Information | ||||
Mokka | ||||
Type of restaurant | Café | |||
Type of cuisine | Coffee and Pastries | |||
Open for | ||||
Additional Information |
- Rooms: 567
- Built in: 1996
- Renovated in: 2018
- Fitness centre: on site
- Salon: on site ($)
- Sauna steam room: on site ($)
- Spa: on site ($)
- Spa treatments available ($)
- Water circuit available ($)
- Senzia Spa and Wellness. Spa treatments, water ritual circuit and a variety of different pools and Jacuzzis are available ($)
- Beach front
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All-inclusive: Included
- All meals plus snacks
- Unlimited international and domestic drinks
Pools
- Jetted pools: 4
- Kids pools: 1
- Outdoor pools: 2
Water sports
- Motorized watersports: on site ($)
- Non-motorized watersports: on site
Other sports
- Tennis courts
Other activities
- Beach activities: on site
- Games room available ($)
- 24 hour front desk
- Giftshop available ($)
- Laundry facilities available ($)
- Laundry services available ($)
- Medical services available ($)
- Parking
- Photo shop available ($)
- Shopping onsite available ($)
- Tour desk available ($)

Overview

Pool

Beach

Entrance

Pool

Lobby

Interior

Jacuzzi

Swim Up Bar

Buffet

Restaurant

Snack Bar

Sports Bar

Gym

Tennis Court
Location

Reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
4.5 Excellent
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Cleanliness 4.3
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Location 4.2
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Rooms 3.7
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Service 3.9
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Value 3.8
In Our Top Five
Tanya H (Halifax, Canada) on Apr 18, 2025
We stayed at the Senator from April 8th to April 15th. Check in was very easy, but we were supposed to be in a room close to our travel companions and we ended up in completely different buildings. Not a ...deal breaker but not ideal either. The first room we were put in was in building 7 and so musty smelling it made my eyes water. Since we request the lower floor, (due to a set of old/bad knees that don't do stairs anymore) we are prepared for rooms that are a bit damper. this one, however was the worst I had ever been in. We asked to have the a/c turned on and the porter told us "it was blowing good".... ehhh, no. We thought that maybe opening the patio doors to air it out might help, but the locking mechanism fell right off the door. Being on the first floor, for me, it is a must to have a lockable patio door. I went back to the desk and asked them to move us, which they did with very little fuss. We were put in building 10 and the room smelled fresh, compared to the first one and the door lock and a/c worked perfectly. The resort is beautiful, well laid out and for those of us that prefer smaller resorts (mostly due to the bad knees, aforementioned), this one fit the bill perfectly. Everything was within a 5 minute walk. Although we had access to Playa Bachata, next door, we did not venture over there, as everything we desired was within our immediate resort area. The food on the resort was very good. Better than a lot of resorts we have stayed at, over the past 25 years. There was a good variety daily and the choice of fresh fruit was very good. Breakfast was great because there were two "freshly made" omelet/fried egg stations and a range of pancakes, crepes, donuts, breads, rolls, croissants, cereals, yogurts and a range of hot dishes. Bacon was a commodity, but only because people often felt the need to pile their plates high, leaving little for the people coming behind them. Lunch always had the hot choices, a cold antipasto offering, salads, two soups, breads and a variety of fruits. Dinner was much the same but always had a carving station as well. We ate at the Japanese restaurant (Zao) and the Steak House (Embers). Both were delicious, but the steak was amazing. The tenderloin could be cut with a butter knife. The ONLY issue I had was that they wanted to limit you to one side, so steak and potato only or steak and vegetable only...sorry, but I am a steak and potato/veggie kind of girl. Thankfully, our waiter was accommodating. ;-) We also ate at the Pizza shop, on Market Avenue. The pizza was fabulous. We followed that up with an ice cream from the gelato shoppe, but it is really the same ice cream the buffet serves, just without all the extra toppings. Definitely no weight was lost on this trip! The pool is large and "clover" shaped, with several shallower pools off to the sides. The activity section of the pool seems to be the deepest and is where the Entertainment team do their water activities, such as water aerobics. We found the beach to be very rocky to walk into the water and not a lot of area for swimming that didn't contain sea grass or coral. We didn't spend much time on the beach. There is a 24 hour sports bar, called Legends, which made some great drinks and served ok snacks. We ordered wings (got 3) onion rings (got 4), mozza sticks (got 4) and nachos (got a whole plate of chips, but not many toppings). People complained that the service was slower in this bar...it was, but not beyond waiting for food orders here at home. You can also eat at the grill, located to the left of the pool area. They have a fine little menu and the food was good. Shout out to Julissa, who keeps the ladies' room, at this grill, spotless and the friendship flowing. It is interesting to watch the cruise ships come in and back into the dock at Amber Cove. We had a massage on the beach. It was offered a bit cheaper than the menu from the actual spa. It was very nice. The spa itself offered a far more extensive and specialized treatments. We were just interested in a massage and we prefer a beach massage. The entertainment team was great. We enjoyed the antics of Monkey Back, Speedy, Shampoo and Skinny. They kept us laughing all the time. The overall service was OK. There were a few staff that didn't seem happy to be there, but mostly we encountered cheerful, happy staff, who were efficient and energetic. We were not bothered by the timeshare or membership pushers, so I can't complain about them. Haha! There were a couple things I do take issue with but could be easily corrected. One thing is the lack of garbage cans around the property. I realize they use reusable (not disposable) cups, but there are other things that require garbage cans. The other thing is the lack of designated smoking areas. For the majority of the guests, who appear now to be non-smoking, it is very off-putting to be in a pool where people are smoking and dropping ashes and butts in the pool and walking through a cloud of smoke to get into the sports bar or the areas around the entertainment and general public areas. All in all, the Senator is a great little resort and we would put it on the list of "would return".
Great week at this resort
Lisa_bonaparte (Oshawa, Canada) on Apr 18, 2025
We had a great week at this resort. I will list the pros and cons Pros: Lots of food options between the main buffet, sports bar, snack bar, a la cartes and the pizza, ice cream and coffee shops on Tropic...al avenue Beautiful location and resort is kept very clean We very much enjoyed the foam party The staff were all very pleasant and hard working. We really enjoyed Juan that works at the buffet. He was always so pleasant Great value for your money Cons: Rooms were quite warm. Air conditioning was almost non existent. Thank god for the ceiling fan It took a long time to get food at the snack bar. Food at the sports bar was often cold but it was good Room was dated but always kept clean so not a big deal for us We would absolutely return to this resort
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