Dreams Macao Punta Cana / BEST TIPS + TOUR for Families
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2024
- My complete REVIEW + EXPERIENCE at Dreams Macao Punta Cana all-inclusive family resort - including a TOUR & my BEST TIPS for making your family's visit enjoyable!
If you want to stay at the best beach in Punta Cana, look no further than the Dreams Macao Beach resort. In March 2022, my family visited 3 of the top all-inclusive family resorts in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic - Dreams Macao Beach was our first stop of the 3, where we attended a destination wedding.
We stayed at the Dreams Macao Preferred Club in the 2-bedroom villas (OMG the villas!), and this is our full review of this gorgeous Dreams hotel in the Dominican Republic. We especially loved the surf lessons at Macao Beach, the virtual reality arcade & the spa!
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WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THE OTHER PUNTA CANA FAMILY RESORTS WE VISITED? Here are links to my reviews of other all-inclusive Punta Cana family resorts:
HYATT ZIVA CAP CANA: • What our family REALLY...
FINEST PUNTA CANA: • Finest Resort Punta Ca...
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DREAMS MACAO BEACH RESORT: www.amrcollect...
MACAO BEACH SURF LESSONS (these are the lessons my daughter took - you can see her surfing in the video): epicmomstravel...
NEED A PRIVATE TRANSFER TO/FROM THE RESORT? This is the one we used & we had a great experience: epicmomstravel...
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:22 Tips for working with your butler
3:52 Preferred Club 2-bedroom villa with plunge pool
5:09 Virtual reality arcade
6:40 Spa
7:20 Swimming pools & pool bars
8:35 My favorite drinks to order
10:33 Surf lessons
13:25 Entertainment
16:23 Dining & reservation tips
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Are you thinking of booking a stay at Dreams Macao Punta Cana? I'm happy to answer any questions :)
do they offer connecting rooms?
is gay friendly?
Great video! I appreciate the time and effort you took to make this video.
Other than the Hibachi restaurant, what do you recommend?
Thank you so much :)
Great review with great tips!
Thank you! 😀
You did so amazing in this resort review! Thank you this was very helpful ☺️☺️🙏🏼
Aww I really appreciate you letting me know! I’m glad you found it useful 😊
This is so helpful. I really loved seeing the resort and hearing your thoughts. Were there any special areas or things for younger kids (under two years old)?
Oh I'm so glad! Let me think....There is a nice small waterpark just for the younger kids - that seemed to be popular with families with little ones. Also, there is a Kids Club of course, so I would imagine they have activities for the very small kids. And every evening there is a different themed activity - and they always seem to incorporate some kids' activities for all ages into those. For example, there was a Circus Night with circus performers -and the very little kids seemed enjoy that. I hope this helps :)
NEW DISCO OPENING UP AUGUST 2023 STREET SIDE FROM THE 365 BAR PRESIDENTIAL SUITES NEXT TO VISTA SOL IN PLAZA GLOBALIA. . EL CORTECITO BAVARO BEACH. NICE DANCE CLUB WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY A COCKTAIL AND DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY. IT'S CALLED FIRE & ICE NIGHT CLUB AND DESSERT BAR. DESSERT BAR OPENING SOON AFTER.
Thanks for the heads up!
Thank you for posting such a great informative video. My family is planning a trip back to DR and we wanted are considering this resort and Finest Punta Cana as or right now. Did they compare? Is it anything that stood out to you with either one?
Thank you for the kind words! As for the differences, we definitely enjoyed both resorts. If you're into surfing &/or arcades, then Dreams came out on top for those. If you're more into food & entertainment, I would go with Finest. I actually did another video about Finest Punta Cana - you can find it on my channel - so if you haven't seen that yet, you might want to check that out & that may give you some additional insight. Have fun!
@@epicmomstravel I will definitely go find your other video.
As far as the suites/rooms did you prefer one over the other?
This may be a hard choice so many nice amenities at both. We went to Royalton Bavaro first time in Dominican Republic and absolutely loved it. We wanted to experience a different resort next time.
@@lakeishafaulks6680 Well, we stayed in the Preferred Club 2-Bedroom Villa at Dreams Macao....so it wasn't really an equal comparison. That was probably the nicest room I've ever stayed at anywhere. It had a private plunge pool & everything - just outstanding. We booked Finest much later, and so the room selection was largely picked over & the bigger rooms were already gone - we ended up staying in a Family Suite, which was quite nice as well - but it only had 1 bathroom vs. 2. Because we have a teenager, we prefer having more space & bathrooms vs. less, but I can see that the Finest family suites would work very well for a family with young children. So - for my money the Dreams villas were top-notch.
I know this video is a year old…… we are booked here based on your video. Thank you 😊. They only had a preferred king swim out. Traveling with two boys - do you know if the sofa is a pull out. My 14 year old is 6’2 and he needs a proper bed.
So glad the video was helpful to you! I'm sorry, I don't know about the couch for that one - we stayed in a different type room - but I'm sure if you call the front desk they can tell you - have a great time!
Do you know if the king swim out pull out to a sofa bed?
Hello while there and in the area was there any iguana sitings?
There were some guys walking around on the beach, holding iguanas, birds & other animals
Thanks for your videos! If you were to choose, would you pick Dreams Macao or Hyatt Ziva in Punta Cana?
Thank you! We definitely enjoyed both resorts. If you're into surfing &/or arcades, then Dreams came out on top for those. If you're more into food & entertainment, I would go with Hyatt. I actually did another video about Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana - you can find it on my channel - so if you haven't seen that yet, you might want to check that out & that may give you some additional insight. Have fun!
Hello, great video. I am getting married here next year in June! How was the food and restaurants
Congrats! We were there attending a wedding & the wedding was GORGEOUS! As for the food, I would say the quality varied a lot from restaurant to restaurant - the Preferred Club restaurants seemed to be better, in my opinion - we enjoyed the Habachi especially
Hello thank you for all your videos, the they are all full with a lot of information, I really appreciate it. I am playing a vacation this June and I seen your others vidoes about Hyatt Ziva. Which one is better the Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana or the Dreams Macao. Which one have the better food, pools beach, drinks, rooms, cleanliness and entertainment. Thank you and I have learned a lot with your videos
Oh thank you for your kind words - I'm so glad the videos have been helpful! All the resorts were lovely - but personally if I had to pick between the 2 you mentioned, I would pick Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana. Have fun on your vacation!
Slightly worried about the pool and beach beds situation. We always say when booking 5 star hotels/resorts we should always be able to wake up around 9AM and head to the pool at 10AM. Will this not be possible here? We are going september 2023
Will you have a butler? If so, they can reserve chairs for you - I never got up early to do it myself
@@epicmomstravel Sounds like if you are willing to throw a ton of money at the problem, it can be resolved. lol
Question - deciding between Hard Rock and Dreams Macao - which one for a family with two kids 12/10.
sorry I just now saw this - I haven't been to Hard Rock yet, so I can't really compare the two - but if your kids are 12 & 10, I would definitely look into it, as I believe it's geared more toward teens - Dreams Macao is good if your kids are interested in surfing & arcades
Thank you for making this video! it was extremely helpful! I had a question....the Butler...do you get one automatically? Do you need to request one? This sounds very helpful!
Im sorry I just read down further in the comments and see you think it comes with the Preferred Club rooms. Thank you! We will check with the resort.
Thanks for the kind words 😊 I believe you get a butler if you are staying in a Preferred Club room - for us, it was totally worth it
Thank you for this video. Do you only get a butler if you have a villa?
Hi! I am pretty sure you get a butler if you stay in a Preferred Club room, but I would double-check that with the resort
@@suitcasesandmimosas Thank you. I’ll be going at the end of August for a wedding 9/1/23. I’ll keep your tips in mind.
@@sherrymaya Awesome! We were there for a wedding too :) If you think of any other questions, don't hesitate to let me know -
Everyone I talk to says you dont need to make reservations for the a la carte, just show up when they open and you should be OK. Is this true now?
We were there in March 2022, so I can only comment on what was happening when we were there - but yes, at that time we didn't need reservations for a la carte restaurants, like the buffet. It was really only the dinner restaurants that we made reservations for - and I do think that was a good idea to just make them all the first day you get there, so you don't have to worry about it.
Hi We are thinking off booking this for our honeymoon, with regards to the preferred club do you have to book this before arriving or can you book this on arrival. What is the additional cost for this.
Congrats! :) For us, the Preferred Club was built into our room cost - so based on the fact that we booked a Preferred Club villa, that just came as part of the room - so when you book a room, if you want Preferred Club, I would select that during the booking.
So wait. If I don't pay extra for the "butler", I'm screwed because you guys are getting your butler to get you into every restaurant, take all the chairs and towels etc? I think I will pass on this place if that is the case.
I never used the Butler. You don't need to get a reservation for any restaurant. If you want to eat around 730 pm you may have to wait awhile so sit down and get a drink. They will beep you. There are lots of towels.
Not a good idea to reserve chairs the night before...Then not get to the pool until lunchtime..Really?
I always got up at 7Am grabbed a coffee and went diwn to the pool and threw some towels on a chair.
What is seaweed situation there please
When we were there, there wasn't a seaweed issue that I noticed - if you look at about 13:20 in the video, you can see my daughter surfing in the background & the shoreline
I was there last week in May 2023. NEVER saw any seaweed. Very nice beach.
Do you recall the closing hours of the beach and pool?
6pm pool closed
Do you need to be a preferred memeber in order to have a butler?
I'm not sure about the Preferred membership - but we booked a Club-level suite & that's why we had a butler
I paid $50 for the Arcade for the whole week. Negotiate
That’s a great tip - thanks for sharing!
I always ate snacks at the pool I dont know what this lady is talking about.
That’s interesting…Which pool were you at? We were at the Club pool & they definitely didn’t allow us to have food by the pool when we were there (drinks, yes) - but there was a snack bar nearby with seats though - they told us we had to keep the food there
I’m headed there this summer and this was very informative! Thank you! Any other activities you saw available there?
Oh thank you! I’m sure you’ll have a great time - one activity that we really enjoyed was going on a 1/2 day snorkel excursion. They had this available at Dreams, but we actually just booked ours separately thru a private company - if you look at my Finest Punta Cana video at 18:56, you can see what we did - it was one of our favorite things & you could do this thru any Punta Cana resort - have fun!