Grand Palladium Punta Cana Resort & Spa

Excelente estadía., buena comida., excelente persona

The place is beautiful, the weather was great even if it did rain some afternoons or nights. The bed was fantastic and I got a room with a jacuzzi, used the bath not the jacuzzi. Toiletries were good. Big, comfy towels. People, in general, were really nice. Never had a problem with getting a shadow at the pool or a place, and yes some people will reserve places with towels - there was even a fight once. I never did reserve a place with a towel, its just not good manners. I simply was there before midday. The beach had a steep incline (probably the time of year and the sea tides). Clean, nice sand. Plenty of buffets and a la carte restaurants to choose from. Overall it was good for what we went for, some sun and relaxation and spending time with my parents.

I understand they have to cater to all nationalities, but the food was quite bland. The servers would take quite a while to come and see if you wanted a drink, some days it worked perfectly, most did not. Some chipped cups, some dirty glasses and no cuttlery at the tables some days Need to update the rooms, there were quite some issue with water infiltration on the wall from the bathroom to the room, and water on the sides of the tub when showering, so much so that the cleaning lady placed towels there. Pushy sellers all over the place. Inside the hotel was a disappointment, they would be where you go get the towels for the pool and on the corridors going anywhere around the hotel. I understand there being on the beach, but inside the hotel was annoying. Don't go to the Palladium Travel Club unless you want to spend 3 hours + and get rid of 60.000 grand USD. For my type of traveling it is not worth it. And they do lie promising if you just go you will have a VIP breakfast (it was much better at the buffet) and gifts (like beach bag, mamajuana, Palladium cap, t-shirt etc. We got an upset seller, because we did not close the deal and a beach bag with a t-shirt. So if you are not delivering, don't make promises.