I just started looking into a honeymoon in the Dominican Republic--Secrets Excellence, Punta Cana. I am seeing a lot of reviews online from people who said that they were not able to go in the ocean the whole time they were there.
For people who've been, what was your experience? How was the water?
One other thing--can you drink the water at the resorts in the DR?
Thanks!
nferrandi
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Re: HM question--Punta Cana/Dominican Republic
We stayed at the RIU Naiboa a couple of years agon in Punta Cana and we had NO problems swimming in the ocean. The water was very warm and calm, absolutely perfect for swimming. Most big hotels should have filtered water and we had bottles of water stocked in our friedge every day. We drank frozen drinks at the pool without any problems. Try posting this on NWR to get some more feedback. Good luck!
stevejamnik
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My Fh and I went to Dominican Republic on the Puerta Plata side. We stayed at the Marien Coral by Hilton and absoulutley loved it. I would love to go back there soon. As far as the beach was concerned there was no problems with the water, but on the side I was on it did tend to get very windy in the afternoon and would kick up alot of sand so we stayed by the amazing pool most of the time. The resort water was filtered and the fridge we had in our room always had stocked water bottles. The food was amazing too especially the mexican resturant and the resort help all spoke english. If you are looking into DR I think that you have nothing to worry about. I am definitley thinking about going back to Punta Cana side.
Dama88
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My FH and I went to Occidental Gran Flamenco in Punta Cana last year, and we had a great time. Drinking water was not an issue. Even though they supplied us with bottled water we still used ice in our beverages and it didn't affect us in any way. The beach was great as well as the water temperature. We spend days at the beach. I don't think you will have a problem.
