Overview
Dreams Dominicus Las Romana offers a family-friendly vacation experience in a unique beachfront setting. This luxurious resort boasts elegantly appointed rooms and suites, allowing guests a place of comfort and relaxation.
Check in
3 p.m.
Check out
12 p.m.
Rooms
488
Inclusions
- Daily activities
- Round-trip airport transfers
- Unlimited-Luxury®
- Nightly entertainment
- All taxes
Rooms
Amenities
Location
Reviews
Go here for the beach!
132yvettef (London, United Kingdom) on Nov 16, 2024
Honest review ahead… We chose this resort because of the great reviews of the beach at La Romana, which did not disappoint. We have visited many resorts in the Caribbean and more recently spent lots of time in Mexico but have been disappointed by the beaches. The beach at La Romana is stunning, beautiful white sand, calm, clear blue sea, and NO SEAWEED. This is the biggest selling point of the whole resort. We have stayed at both Secrets and Dreams resorts in Mexico so knew what to expect from the resort. Check in was no issue - we came from the UK and were the only people from our transfer staying here. One thing to note is that if you are in a shared transfer from Punta Cana with TUI (and likely other providers) this property is the LAST drop off in La Romana. We were also the 1st pick up on the return. Book a private transfer as this added at least an hour each way onto the journey. We were given an “upgraded” room in the Privilege Building - this is the family building at the back of the resort, furthest away from the beach, main restaurants and pools. We accepted the room as we were told it was an upgrade, but without the Privilege upgrades/add ons. So not really an upgrade was it?! It was also furthest away from where we would’ve liked to have been located…which we didn’t clock onto until the following day when we got our bearings. Hotel shouldn’t tell guests “you’ve been upgraded” when you haven’t. We are fit and healthy so walking 10 mins to the pools and beach wasn’t an issue but just fair warning to avoid the family building if you don’t want to do the walk. There are golf cart transfers but we rarely saw them and it wasn’t worth waiting around for them. Room itself was spacious, nice decor with big balcony, comfy beds, big TV with lots of variety on the channels and good air con. Fridge stocked with a few beers, soft drinks and water which was a plus. We spent most of our time between the main (infinity) pool where there was a good vibe, good pool bar and the beach. Beds always available. We didn’t have an issue finding umbrellas/shade either, and the hotel was quite busy. Restaurants and food was so-so. First time in DR and we’d heard the food offerings weren’t great - which is true compared to other Caribbean Dreams/Secrets resorts. Don’t expect fine/gourmet dining. Breakfast buffet was a bit hit and miss. Omelette station was always good. We always tip but drink service at the buffet wasn’t great. You’d wait ages for coffee. Get your own soft drinks rather than wait for staff to bring them otherwise you’ll be waiting for ages. Same for the evening restaurants - service nowhere near Mexico standards. We never had to wait more than about 30 mins for a table but would often get forgotten about once seated, and often parts of our order were missed. Once you get used to that notion though, the dining experience was fine. We enjoyed all the drinks, especially the DR rum! Just ask for the top shelf liquors by name. I don’t like highlighting negatives - the food, service and room were small niggles that we got over quickly, we were on vacation after all. However one thing I do need to warn other guests about is that my husband mistakenly left his wallet in his backpack in the room (note NOT in the safe, but NOT on show either) on the first full day we were in resort. By that evening, I had an alert on my phone from my online banking app that someone had tried to use our Visa card on TEMU to the tune of $300!! This was NOT us. My bank blocked the charge as a) we had never shipped on TEMU before and b) the IP address was in DR which flagged as suspicious activity. As soon as we saw the alert, we searched our bags and my husband saw someone had gone through his wallet. The cards were put back in the wrong places. As we had not used the cards at all since we had left the UK, it had to be someone who entered our room, searched the backpack and found the wallet. The card was not taken, but obviously a photo or note of the card details was made and a transaction was attempted later that evening. Our room would have only been attended by the cleaner (1st service of the stay) and the mini bar attendant. Obviously this was incredibly alarming - you do not expect to have an attempted theft from your room in a resort of this standard. We went straight to Front Desk to report it. As it was at night, no management on duty (supposedly) and the following day, it took quite a few visits to concierge desk to get this resolved. As you can expect, we were promised action with the staff in question and a follow up, but nothing was done. We were offered 2 x massages as an apology - which just about evened out the call charges I made to my bank to block my card. This event did leave a horrible taste in our mouths but we didn’t let it ruin the rest of our trip. Just letting other potential guests know not to let their guard down and use the safe or hide your valuables in your case. We would return to La Romana because of the beach but unlikely to this hotel unless there was a great offer available.
Friendly, and gorgeous
Fearless20123603143 on Nov 15, 2024
A great resort on the smaller side, with all the amenitirs of a bigger one. Beautiful beach and infinity pool with a swim-up bar. If you're looking for more of a quieter poolside fay the relax pool is perfect. The resort staff are very kind, especially our maid Yaneri. She made our stay all the better with what can only be described as her mother's love. The resort is LGBT friendly.
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