Does Anyone Recommend The Dominican Republic?

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Permalink Reply by paul on May 20, 2009 at 1:26pm

I've never been to the Dominican Republic, but I know that Punta Cana is a large tourist area with losts of all inclusive resorts. There also is La Romana which is a urban area on the southern coast with a few resorts nearby and Puerto Plata which is a beach area on the north coast with a Trent Jones golf course in the area.

I'm not sure if Punta Cana is just big resorts or if there are local bars and restaurants you could visit. The best beach in the Punta Cana area is Bavaro beach which is on the north end of the Punta Cana area.

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Permalink Reply by Willie on May 24, 2009 at 9:28am

Punta Cana is primarily a string of huge all inclusive resorts. If you are looking for local bars and restaurants on a nice beach, try Playa del Carmen or Negril.

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Permalink Reply by James Scott on August 22, 2009 at 11:42pm

Hi Carl

Did you stay in Punta Cana?

Were the restaurants you tried inside the all inclusive resort? Are there good restaurants available outside of the resorts?

I'm thinking about renting a place in Punta Cana, but I'm trying to find out if there will be grocery stores, restaurants, and bars available that are not within the all inclusive resorts.

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Permalink Reply by Nathan Andover on May 15, 2010 at 2:03pm

The local bars, restaurants, and grocery stores are few and far between in Punta Cana. Punta Cana is more of a long streatch of beach with not much of a main urban center.

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