PUNTACANA Resort
Hotel Information: The Puntacana Hotel opened in the mid-1970s as part of the 15,000-acre Punta Cana resort, residential, golf, and marina development. The development runs 8 km (5 mi) along the Caribbean Sea, owns and operates Punta Cana International Airport, and includes a residential area where celebrities like singer Julio Iglesias and designer Oscar de la Renta have homes.
The forested resort's 105-acre portion of the vast development includes an ecological reserve, with a biodiversity/sustainability research center across the road. Families and couples come here for tranquil holidays. The beaches, pools, and open spaces never feel crowded, even during high seasons.
Insider tip: On request, the resort's activities staff shows videos of local birds, including parrots and woodpeckers, to educate bird-watchers.
This Puntacana Hotel offers 202 guestrooms and 38 villas (casitas). Full breakfasts, including taxes and gratuities, are included in room, suite, and villa rates. (For more information, see Dining section.)
Two-bedroom villas have open-air living rooms with ceiling fans facing private garden-courtyards and, on courtyards' opposite sides, individual (unconnected) air-conditioned bedrooms, each with a bathroom and a locked door.
Three-bedroom villas also have open-air living rooms with ceiling fans facing private garden-courtyards and individual (unconnected) air-conditioned bedrooms, each with a locked door and bathroom. Some three-bedroom villas have all three bedrooms on their courtyards. Others have one bedroom on their courtyards and two bedrooms on second floors above living rooms.
Decor and furnishings for all rooms, suites, and villas include mahogany and rattan furniture, marble floors, and marble bathrooms with freestanding marble/wood vanities and shower/tub combinations.
