Buffet small and the quality and choices of food terrible. Rooms need to be upgraded. Beds comfortable thank god. Pool is cramped and small. Beach good. A lot of palapas but you have to get out there by 6am to reserve one. Thank god lots of palm trees if you need a little shade. Room service actually not bad which was surprising for you are served cold cheese with your nachos. Who does that? Room service choices limited but breakfast was better then the buffet if you can believe that. First time I can actually say 100% to people to not book here and waste your money. Dinners at night in the restaurants satisfactory. Thank god. Went to stay at the Secrets Royal Beach next door for a few nights. We tried to move there sooner but there was no availability. When we got there we felt like we went from hell to heaven. I must admit I have stayed at some better secrets but this was way better than staying at the dreams Royal Beach.

We stayed at Dreams Royal Punta Cana for 2 weeks in Feb 2022 and had a lovely vacation. The staff and service was excellent, friendly and always helpful. Didn’t see many people tipping and I encourage you to think ahead, bring lots of small bills so you can properly tip the hardworking staff (wherever you end up staying).

Dreams is connected to Secrets next door which is adults only and much more modern (renovated in 2020). If you don’t have kids and you can afford it, stay there but honestly I think Dreams was better value for money. You can use the same spa (for fee$), same gym for free, and it’s the same nightly entertainment on rotation. We didn’t even do “preferred” and were happy with our garden view room with king bed at Dreams. I would recommend requesting top floor if noise bothers you, you can hear people walking above you easily. The decor is a bit dated and it’s not as “luxurious” as a top 5-star hotel but for half the price of secrets it’s a great deal! Everything is very clean and we felt COVID safe with all the staff wearing masks and because most places were outdoors/ open air. The pools and gardens are beautiful and well maintained.

The buffet was a bit small and food was a bit repetitive but we could always find something we liked. We enjoyed the restaurants more than the buffet so we rotated between those and it was really nice not having to make reservations. For lunches we loved the beach bbq chicken & fries and the pizzeria! (A recommendation for the resort would be to have at least 2 people working the food beach hut as there are always line ups and the poor guy is working non stop in the heat for hours.)

Overall I would highly recommend this resort for couples/ family/ friends! I would only be disappointed if I had paid a high premium for a modern luxury hotel. If that’s what you want go to secrets, but be prepared to pay double the price.

Ps the beach is quite windy and the water is pretty churned up with sand so it’s not clear and has some seaweed. If you’re looking for crystal clear calm waters try another side of the island. But if you’re a fish like me it doesn’t matter because it’s still a beautiful beach with warm water!