Great resort!

The grounds were beautiful and clean. The only thing I could complain about is it's not at all like pictures on the web page. The staff was incredible and friendly, the food was great. I would go back!

Perfect location

We loved this resort! The resort is in a gated community of Playa Dorado (felt very safe). The beach is beautiful. We loved the open feeling of the buffet and Eden restaurants. A la carte restaurant Michaelangelo's was wonderful. The food is great at buffet as well. Our trip was well put together through Trip Central, they even shared hotel park and fly information from Toronto that was perfect. Hats off to Lawrence Solomon!

Good Resort ,Getting Better

This was our 6 time to this resort. This was an Air Transat package. We arrived at the airport they had us on one bus to transport us to the hotel and then told us they had us on the wrong bus. So they took our luggage off and then put us on another bus . Then because the bus had mostly all the S-trip kids going to Grand Paradise[only one other couple] they told us we should get a taxi. I told them I was staying on the bus if this bus is going to Grand Paradise and that is what we did. We loved  [... lire plus]our ocean view room [ we paid an upgrade fee ]We had lobster one night at the buffet . It was very Good. We loved the tacos at the snack bar at lunch time. The ala carte were nice. It was nice to get served a meal. We had a problem on the beach one day in which a hotel guest took our towel off our chair and took our chair. I think they need more beach chair and more shade. It would be nice to have cabanas. It was a nice getaway and we look forward in returning again .

Great resort!

My partner and I recently stayed at the Grand Paradise Playa Dorada for a week. We travelled with one other couple. We had the ocean front view rooms and they were great! Lovely view waking up to the beach every morning. Rooms were always kept nice and clean and staff were super friendly. The food was very good for buffet. Lots of different options each night. To be honest we enjoyed the buffet over the a la cart dinners. The beach was great! We always managed to get enough chairs and enjoy the  [... lire plus]beach the entire day. The only thing that was annoying were all the vendors who kept approaching asking us to purchase things. A polite no usually worked but it did become irritating having to repeat yourself over and over. We booked two excursions- atv and the waterfall excursion through Elvis. He was fantastic and very friendly so I definitely recommend booking any excursions through him. Overall we had a great trip and would recommend visiting.

Grand Paradise Playa Dorada Resort Review

The food was amazing. Service was ok could have been better. Rooms were always cleaned and restocked with pop and water. Pool was always busy have to get up early to reserve chairs especially if you want an umbrella. Overall the resort was excellent and it's only a short 15-20 minute drive from the airport. Would definitely go back and would recommend this resort to individuals who like smaller resorts.

Horrible Vacation

This is the worst vacation that I have ever had. Have been to Puerto Plata 6 times, and never experienced anything like this before. From the flight delays, to the hotel, to the service, the rooms, and the overall resort, it was a disaster.

Great Experience,Great Resort!!!

Great resort, great food with plenty of variety for everyone ,friendly staff ,towards the end of the week they were different but overall nive people. I didnt like that you had to rent yourvsafe for $28. I also didnt like that one day i didnt put up my clean room sign and they went in abd cleaned it anyways . The public washrooms could have been a little cleaner ,the smell was disgusting but overall great experience!

A very lively fun loving resort....great for all

beautiful beach ... great ocean to swim in ... grounds kept immaculate... food very tasty....staff very accommodating and the Entertainment staff was one of the very best that we have ever seen... Their energy overwhelmed us

Fantastic Vacation

The hotel is in need of a little TLC as do many of the hotels, they have been around for quite a few years and you have to remember this. The hotel staff are very friendly, the food was great, one of the best buffets we have had in the Dominican always hot, lots of it and a fair amount of variety. We enjoyed both the A-La-Carte Restaurants especially The Eden we ate there twice delicious. The beach is lovely I would have to say the best beach I have seen in Puerto Plata so far, you could take a  [... lire plus]long walk in both directions from the hotel. We were in a two bedroom loft which was huge. A lot of stairs and no balcony but we didn't mind we were hardly in our room at all. We were in a very quiet building too which was nice. If you can get a good price on this hotel you will be pleasantly surprised. We would definitely go back.

Solid 3.5 stars

We had booked two garden view rooms and asked for connecting rooms for our family of five. On arrival, our rooms were not close to each other so front desk staff gave us what they called an apartment - king size bed in a separate bedroom and a queen or double in the sitting area and the sofa made up into a bed. Room was great, technically probably an ocean view but not a great view which was fine with us. No charge for the upgrade. Would not have wanted a room around the pool and disco - would b [... lire plus]e very loud. Beach is quite nice but need to get there early to get beach chairs. I would say it was the best of the beaches at Playa Dorada. Surf was little rough our first day or two and the last couple of days but was very calm during the middle of our stay. Had perfect hot, sunny weather for first five days but wet for the last couple. Lots of beach vendors and people pushing excursions as others have mentioned. We found the food good. Did not eat at the alacarte restaurants but heard some good comments about them. There was some repetition at the buffet but always something different too. Service at the buffet was either really good or nonexistent. Sometimes hard to find a table, other times tables were available but couldn't get someone to bring cutlery. Snack bar was awesome. We hung out at the beach every day. Didn't see the entertainment guys there much so cant comment on them. I think they did most of their activities by the pool. Evening shows that we saw were OK, not great. 2 evenings were rained out. Not much to do in the evening other than the show which doesn't start until 9:30ish and not much to do on rainy days. WiFi way overpriced at the resort but is available at the nearby mall. We enjoyed happy hour at Barrels to Bottles liquor store while the teenagers caught up with their buddies on social media. All in all, good value for what we paid

Grand Paradise Playa Dorada - we'd go again!

The resort is beautiful, the grounds are kept very clean and the staff is very friendly. The only problem we had was we had 3 days of rain which brought up a lot of seaweed on the beach - but eventhough the beach was cleaned daily the rain made the seaweed impossible to keep up with - but of course this was not the resorts fault.

Very friendly staff,good food and entertainment.

Clean and well kept grounds.Dining was always good and hot food.Lots of drinks and friendly bartenders.Jose was a great help with our luggage.Near by shopping plaza and bars.Beach was clean .Pool was a little cool and swim up bar was not always open.

Awesome stay!!

We had a Superior Ovean View which was just awesome!, food was great and liked the fact that there was food 24-7! Beach was clean & beautiful, staff was overly friendly & helpful. We are planning on going back in April.

An amazing resort

i would defenitely be making Grand Paridise my stay again in May.The grounds where kept very clean,food amazing and so much to from.The public bathrooms where so clean and beautifuly kept clean.I was very much amazed at how clean they were.Every one was always so helpful in everyway posible.This will be my resort every stay

Good Resort. Good Food.

Clean. Good food. The Italian restaurant we visited was overbooked. We waited for nearly 2 hours before being served. Check in process was very slow. There are many vendors on the beach. The resort also tries hard to sell you upgrade to VIP. Something like time share.

Nice Amenities and Well maintained

First room assigned was a loft where AC did not work and was a bit of sewer odour; shower was broken repaired early next day. They allowed us to switch to standard room with poolside view. Nightly entertainment by main dining room near beachfront was a bit loud and went till after 11pm every night

Great resort!

This is a resort with great food and a beautiful beach. The kids club is very well run as well. Lots of vegetarian options everyday at the buffet and the a la carte Italian restaurant was outstanding.

Nice Resort

I was at this resort the beginning of November. I went solo so my opinion may differ from couples or families. It was not too busy so for the most part fairly quiet. The food was fantastic. Plenty of choice and tasty. The servers were polite and the entertainment staff were happy go lucky and made me laugh everyday. When the local families started checking in for the weekend, it became crowded and noisy but entertaining at the same time. Nice to see local children and their parents having such a [... lire plus] good time. One COMPLAINT: during the day on the beach you would be asked quite often to buy jewelry or clothes; have braids done or have a massage. Also to take tours or to talk about time share possibilities etc. For this reason I found it more pleasant to stay around the pool during the day and go to the beach after 5p.m. The water (ocean) was warmer than the pool and very relaxing.

Great Value for $

Overall enjoyed this resort. The staff in general were outstanding and room spacious and clean. Reception services needs some work as it was difficult to exchange money and book a la carte. Recommend.

Great staff, a little dated, some good and bad!

Staff was amazing... we were there in low season so there was plenty of staff to tend on your every need. Beware the time share people as they are also there for the hard sell... not even a free massage to entice you to listen to their pitch. Front desk staff were a little disappointing, never any cash to exchange of monies, and long wait to check in, 4 hours... other than that a good resort.. They say all inclusive but there are some premiums even with room upgrades, we were in an ocean view su [... lire plus]ite... 4 dollars a day for in room safe... also the First time I had seen an a la carte with a cash option for the good food......