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You can still have fun on a budget.

Reviewed Apr 4, 2022via mobile
It’s the old you get what you pay for. This is a very low budget resort, part of a larger property. There are 4 total properties I believe. This review is specific to the Tropical.

Very basic resort, the food is nothing special but there’s food. The rooms are dated and you will find the beds and pillows to be less than comfy but there’s a bed to sleep on but there’s hot water, a shower, a toiled and it was all clean. The outdoor common areas are kept pretty clean and overall the resort felt safe. If you’re looking for something luxurious and impressive this is not it. However, if you’re just looking for something super affordable to get away into the sun for a few days, this will do just fine.

Pool view rooms are loud as that’s where the nightly entertainment is hosted. Yes, there are people there who’s job it is to sell you something; be polite but be firm. They will take no for answer. A lot of locals come to the resort for the weekends. You’ll notice the whole vibe change on a Friday into Saturday. Make of that what you will, it didn’t bother me.

Highly recommend the snorkeling excursion to Cayo Arena, gorgeous island, totally worth seeing.
Date of stay: April 2022
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Reviewed April 1, 2022

Excellent service, delicious food, I loved my stay in this place, I hope to return soon since my whole family felt comfortable with everything, the shows, the dances, the VIP areas, but I did not like the behavior of one of the ballet dancers because she was very drunk and still she continued to ask my husband for a drink while she flirts with him, the people in charge should do something because things like that make the excellent work of her classmates look bad this girl called Yelitza with red hair from the ballet team should not be part of that wonderful ballet I will communicate directly with the management of this hotel because I got very angry with it.

Date of stay: March 2022
Trip type: Travelled with family
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The Management Team, General Manager at The Tropical at Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Resort, responded to this reviewResponded April 5, 2022

Dear guest,

Thank you for your comments regarding our services and food. It was our pleasure to host you at The Tropical Hotel in Puerto Plata.

It is of great importance to know our guest's experience in order to improve our services.

We thank also you for bringing your concerns and observations to our attention.

We would like to apologize for any inconvenience encountered during your stay with us.

Please be assured that we will take corrective measures in order that these inconveniences do not happen again.
We really appreciate your review and it would be a pleasure to host you again in the near future.

Warm regards,
The Management

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Reviewed March 28, 2022

While advertised as a family resort, we seemed to be in the minority. The food in the all-inclusive was basic at best. The dining at night was better when you did not go to buffet but some of the options were the same. Italian was great, Tex-Mex was good. The resort staff could receive a mixed review, some were over the top fantastic while others seemed to not quite understand our questions even at the front desk. Some sewage problems seemed to be happening in different areas of the resort and depending on the direction of the wind or the location of your lounge chair, you would smell them. Additionally, we were taken to a time share meeting we did not schedule, dressed in bathing suits and driven from different area to different area even after repeatedly telling them that we did not have any interest in changing. Total of 3 hours wasted. While the accommodations met basic needs, the shower leaked into the room, the toilet clogged repeatedly, and the bed was basically an old mattress that was hard as a brick. We did book an excursion and found that the company basically took us to a bunch of tourist shops, a rum distillery and the cable car cost extra but was worth it. If you want to stay here, be in college and looking for a vacation that is just about the party or be ok with commission driven sales at every turn.

Date of stay: March 2022
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The Management Team, General Manager at The Tropical at Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Resort, responded to this reviewResponded April 1, 2022

Dear guest,

Thank you so much for taking some time to express your impressions during your stay at The Tropical.

Your review and comments are very appreciated by us in order to improve our operation.

Thank you so much for your opinion.
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Reviewed March 23, 2022

When we first arrive, they gave us a room with 1 Bed. I showed them my reservation that had 4 people on it, and they crammed an extra bed in a tiny room. The shower leaked water everywhere. They did, however, move us to another room the next day. But, the shower leaked as well. Overall, not a bad place, but i wouldn't pay for the all inclusive package. Is just not worth it.

Date of stay: March 2022
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The Management Team, General Manager at The Tropical at Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Resort, responded to this reviewResponded March 23, 2022

Dear guest,

Thank you so much for taking some time to express your impressions during your stay at The Tropical.

Your review and comments are very appreciated by us in order to improve our operation.

Thank you so much for your opinion.

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Reviewed March 17, 2022

From start to finish this was a disaster. The transportation never showed up to the airport (even though we schedule it ahead of time) and we had to wait 2 hours for someone to come. Then they checked us in and brought us to the WRONG room. Then the returned and brought us the correct room but forgot to give us our towel cards. They then told us we had to pay for new cards even though it was THEIR mistake. They blamed us. To make matters worse, we could barely make dinner reservations and when we finally did, we showed up to the restaurant who didn't have the reservation. To top it all off, they never told us the procedure for the COVID testing to leave the country - blamed us for not knowing their procedures even though it was they were supposed to inform us, and then we had no choice but to pay for Covid tests instead of getting the free ones that they offered on the website. This place is run by people who don't know what they are doing and have never heard of the words 'customer service'. Horrible experience here. The resort is beautiful but it is run terribly - DO NOT go to this resort !

Room tip: DO NOT go to this resort
Date of stay: March 2022
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Reviewed March 14, 2022

1 - way too pushy with asking for tips at the front door
2- rooms givien to people booking outside of members of LHVC were inadequate, dated, and next to noise. gave LHVC the perfect opportunity to sell time shares. seemed too convenient to give outside time share owners the substandard to force an upgrade.
3- beds were awful, even after finally receiving an upgrade to a different room the mattresses are thin and offer little support.
4- walls are paper thin.
5- the hovering of the sales people was a lot on the first day.

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1- restaurants offered good variety and each experience was good- availability was decent
2 beach staff is amazing
3- restaurant staff (older staff) are phenomenal special mention to Oscar.

Room tip: not building 4. building 1 was ok.
Date of stay: March 2022
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The Management Team, General Manager at The Tropical at Lifestyle Holidays Vacation Resort, responded to this reviewResponded March 15, 2022

Dear guest,

Thank you so much for taking some time to express your impressions during your stay at The Tropical.

Your review and comments are very appreciated by us in order to improve our operation.

Thank you so much for your opinion and detailed review!

Best Regards
The Management

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