i spent christmas day there one year when we did a cruise
there is an absolutely beautiful colonial hotel right on the beach, well worth a cocktail if you're over that way.

I realise this would be a lot more useful if I could remember the name. all I can say is, think proper Spanish style beautiful building and Caribbean beach.

#wants
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 21 May 2015, 11:50, 2 replies, latest was 11 years ago)

We're in Punta Cana, which is in the north east corner I think.
I know at least 2 people who have stayed in the same hotel who both say it's excellent, so it should be good.
(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Thu 21 May 2015, 11:54, Reply)

Are you sure it's safe?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 21 May 2015, 11:55, Reply)

dodgy food there
and the locals will behead you if you are not careful
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Thu 21 May 2015, 11:59, Reply)

Well hopefully they'll just get the beheading over and done with while I'm bent over retching into the thunderbox.

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Thu 21 May 2015, 12:01, Reply)

i only spent a few hours there
but it certainly looks beautiful. i suspect it's like anywhere else in the Caribbean - lovely on the surface, chilled out, gorgeous, but just common sense off the resort as there can be one or two pricks. my dickhead ex got a lot of abuse in barbados for being asian, and my friend sam and i got shoved into the road by a gang of girls in grenada (local girls don't like the tourists much because the local men try to shag them). but ignoring the very occasional common sense thing, it's AMAZING.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 21 May 2015, 12:13, Reply)

Yeah, don't really intend venturing too far from the pool anyway - maybe the odd day trip here and there.

(Reverend Fister "a disciplined fuckwit", Thu 21 May 2015, 14:53, Reply)

I did all-inclusive in Dominican a few years ago
All good, except for the guys with sawn-off pump-action shotguns patrolling at the beach to keep the locals out of the resort. Kinda sobering
(Captain Placid 24/7 ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn, Thu 21 May 2015, 12:17, Reply)