We were there for new year's eve 2022 and we really enjoyed our stay. Your reviews were very helpful in our resort picking process and I wanted to thank you guys! I'm back at it right now, trying to find a good place for january 2025 and your videos are again very helpful! 👏
Hey Paul 🙂 no, the disco was closed during our stay; they mounted the sound system outside the disco. From what I’ve heard the disco space was being used for Covid testing.
We’re not sure until what time it’s open but it was open at night during our stay. I would imagine it’s open as long as the pool is open since the idea is to make this an adults area…
Going here this summer. We’ve never been at this resort but have been at other palladium’s. I see people complain about the food. Well maybe it’s not the top of the top of the top of top ( you get the point) but it’s still very good. Some people just are snobs or need something to complain about. Can’t wait to go and now worries bout the food. Besides you’re not there for the food but the beach and water.
What to expect: severe and dangerous food poisoning. DO NOT GO HERE!!! A friend of mine was in hospital there for 4 days, got extreme food poisoning so badly he almost died. A miracle he did not die. I also got ill with food poisoning.
Hi! What would be the advantage of staying at the Palace vs Punta Cana vs Bavaro section if you could eat at any of the restaurants throughout the resort?
Everything is accessible from everywhere. Each hotel has a slightly different vibe and is closer to different things. The Palace is somewhat quieter, it's close to two of the buffets (Poseidon & Las Torres), Bhogali & a couple more restaurants, the spa, gym, and to the ocean. Each hotel has its pools. Punta Cana is in the middle of the complex, area wise bigger than the Palace, huge pool, center of all the pool action, family friendly, the Behique buffet, Portofino & El Dorado, close to the athletic fields. Bavaro is the largest in area is also close to the athletic fields, has the sports bar, one more buffet, Adelta/Lola/Bamboo restaurants, the Sunset theater, etc.
Great answer! Thanks for your detailed response, Ray 😀. Adding to your answer, the Bavaro resort is the oldest of the three so you can expect older looking rooms.
Hey...we want to go to punta cana this July, but we are not sure because of the weather condintions and Hurrican season. Any experiences you can share???
Yes, our overall experience was positive and we would visit again 🙂 The biggest tip I would give you is to make dinner reservations for your desired a la carte restaurant as early as possible each day since they seem to run out of space fairly quickly. Including on your arrival day, right after check-in inquire if you can make a reservation (we didn't find room on our first night!)
@@sleepwalker2112 resort was great. Everyone is right you need to make reservations for the special restaurants. I'd call ahead and try to book some before you arrive sometimes they'll allow it. Also it's important to ask for a room near one of the three hotel hubs.
Hola! We've stayed in ten resorts so far, so we can't choose the BEST yet, but here's our ranking so far: nittygrittytravelers.com/all-inclusive-punta-cana-resorts-ranking/ 😀
Hola Tamara! All of them seem are in the same complex so they all have the same amenities. The Palladium Punta Cana is in the middle but the Palace seems to be in better condition. We’ve only been in the Palladium Punta Cana so far. Hope it helps! 🙂
After reading multiple reviews online about the food being subpar, I was worried we made a mistake by booking this resort. You seem to have had a good experience on this aspect, right?
We only experienced the buffets; they had a good variety and good flavor, so yes, our experience with the food was good 🙂 In our experience (from other resorts), the a la carte restaurants can be hit or miss; you just have to find your favorites
Hey, there! Thank you for this video! My husband and I stayed at Royalton Punta Cana and also Royalton Bavaro for our honeymoon at the end of 2020. (Sidenote: Royalton PC was my favorite-love the Diamond Club luxury and the smaller, community feel.) We’re considering staying at Palladium Palace for vacay this summer. Not quite as much of a budget as we had for our honeymoon. I’m keeping that in mind 😬, but seeing this video made me feel like I might be continually disappointed in Palladium. I noticed you also stayed at Royalton Bavaro and gave it an 8 over Palladium’s 7.5. Thoughts on how the two compare? Or what strongly influenced your ranking on these two? Also, I live for being in the ocean, but CAN’T stand the seaweed! The smell nearly ruined our vacation in Cancun a couple years ago. Is it ubiquitous at Palladium?
Thank you for watching! 😀 Let me first address the seaweed; unfortunately, you're coming in the summer, and those are the highest seaweed months for the Caribbean/Mexico. It can vary from day to day, but I'm afraid you should expect seaweed during your visit. The Palladium complex does an excellent job at picking it up, but it can be overwhelming some days. Please note that the hotel we reviewed was the Palladium Punta Cana, not the Palladium Palace. They are part of the same complex, but the room buildings are different. The room was part of our overall score, so that can vary from the Palace to the Punta Cana; in fact, we are under the impression that the Palace's rooms are better than the Punta Cana's. The Royalton Bavaro is newer and more modern. The Palladium complex is older and has more of a tropical feel to it. It's beautiful, don't get me wrong, but it's not modern. The great thing about the Palladiums is its many amenities, sports facilities, restaurants... it's hard to get bored. The food at the Palladiums was also better than the Royalton's. We are discussing changing our scoring system; instead of giving a score, we're thinking of saying if we would come back or not and what impacted our decision. We would keep the rankings, so you know which we liked better than others, but we feel a number score can be tricky, especially with decimal points. Would you say this is a good idea? We would return to both the Royalton Bavaro and the Palladium Punta Cana. Royalton Bavaro scored higher because it's newer, and the room was better. Food and amenities are better at the Palladium, and both have good service. I hope this helps! :) -Ari.
If I stay at one of these hotels, can I use the pools, bars and restaurants in all the hotels or am I limited to the restaurants, bars and pools of my hote onlyl?? Thanks for any info
If you stay at any of these hotels you may use all the amenities in the other hotels except the TRS Turquesa (in the Palladium complex but not featured in this video)
Hola, Gianina 🙂 we were there for one night only and on top of that we couldn’t find any open seats at any of the restaurants. We only tried the food from the buffets during our stay
Would you recommend staying at the Palace or Bavaro or Punta Cana? - looking for good food, night life, close to beach and amenities, newer rooms with private bathrooms - would we have access to all 3 hotels amenities including restaurants? Our first time going we want to make sure we have a good time - there are 6 of us going (18 plus)
Hi, Flora :) Regardless of which one you pick, you'll have access to the entire complex. We stayed in the Punta Cana, and it was more in the thick of the amenities, so it was easier to get around. The Bavaro Hotel is the oldest of the three and the Palace the newest, so I would pick the Palace if I were you. The three hotels are side to side horizontally, so they're all beachfront 🙂 I hope this helps! -Ari
hello, very informative, question for you all. tennis, we bring our rackets and will play everyday, are the courts decent? are they clay, paved or other?. any feedback is epic
Hola, Ken :) The tennis courts are nothing too fancy, but they are decent. The paint peeled here and there, but from what we saw, the surface was in good condition. You also have a few courts to choose from. The surface is painted cement. Hope this helps! 😀
My wife and I are honeymooning at the Grand Paladium Palace at the beginning of 2023. This video has us so excited!
How was it?it looks loverly we're thinking of goin there too,was all restaurants all inclusive?would love too here some feed back many thanks
We were there for new year's eve 2022 and we really enjoyed our stay. Your reviews were very helpful in our resort picking process and I wanted to thank you guys! I'm back at it right now, trying to find a good place for january 2025 and your videos are again very helpful! 👏
Glad it was helpful! Thank you so much for your feedback 🙂🙂
Nice video, was the disco open when you were there?
Hey Paul 🙂 no, the disco was closed during our stay; they mounted the sound system outside the disco. From what I’ve heard the disco space was being used for Covid testing.
14:02 Does the secret pool's bar also open late? Do you happen to know what time or maybe just an approximation?
We’re not sure until what time it’s open but it was open at night during our stay. I would imagine it’s open as long as the pool is open since the idea is to make this an adults area…
@@NittyGrittyTravelers Great,t thanks for answering my many questions! 😀
Love them, keep them coming!
Going here this summer. We’ve never been at this resort but have been at other palladium’s. I see people complain about the food. Well maybe it’s not the top of the top of the top of top ( you get the point) but it’s still very good. Some people just are snobs or need something to complain about. Can’t wait to go and now worries bout the food. Besides you’re not there for the food but the beach and water.
We've been to 15 resorts so far, and the food at the Palladium complex in Bavaro is still among the best we've had 🙂 Have fun!
Thank u, but which one is better, tks
We’ve only stayed at the Punta cana so far 🙂
What to expect: severe and dangerous food poisoning. DO NOT GO HERE!!!
A friend of mine was in hospital there for 4 days, got extreme food poisoning so badly he almost died. A miracle he did not die. I also got ill with food poisoning.
Did he get hepatitis vaccines?
Great video. Thanks for making it.
Thank you for the nice words!
How do you feel about wheelchair and 4wheelscooter accessible.?
Hi! What would be the advantage of staying at the Palace vs Punta Cana vs Bavaro section if you could eat at any of the restaurants throughout the resort?
Everything is accessible from everywhere. Each hotel has a slightly different vibe and is closer to different things. The Palace is somewhat quieter, it's close to two of the buffets (Poseidon & Las Torres), Bhogali & a couple more restaurants, the spa, gym, and to the ocean. Each hotel has its pools. Punta Cana is in the middle of the complex, area wise bigger than the Palace, huge pool, center of all the pool action, family friendly, the Behique buffet, Portofino & El Dorado, close to the athletic fields. Bavaro is the largest in area is also close to the athletic fields, has the sports bar, one more buffet, Adelta/Lola/Bamboo restaurants, the Sunset theater, etc.
Great answer! Thanks for your detailed response, Ray 😀. Adding to your answer, the Bavaro resort is the oldest of the three so you can expect older looking rooms.
Well shot and informative video. Thanks for sharing it.
If one stays at the TRS Turquesa it is allowed to use the Palladium's sports facilities?
Thank you for the support! Yes, TRS guests have access to all the rest of the complex. Think of the TRS as the top tier of the Palladium complex 🙂
Hi... Yes you can....
How do you rate the level of service around the pool? Great informative video my friends!!
Thanks! 🙂 We don't recall wait people around the pool so you'd have to get your drinks at the pool bar.
Hey...we want to go to punta cana this July, but we are not sure because of the weather condintions and Hurrican season. Any experiences you can share???
Sorry for the late reply! I would come without a worry. July is a good month weather-wise and the hurricane season hasn't fully started yet.
Great video!
Any tips for my stay going to be visiting the resort in a few days.
Also overall you had a great experience with this resort?
Yes, our overall experience was positive and we would visit again 🙂 The biggest tip I would give you is to make dinner reservations for your desired a la carte restaurant as early as possible each day since they seem to run out of space fairly quickly. Including on your arrival day, right after check-in inquire if you can make a reservation (we didn't find room on our first night!)
@@NittyGrittyTravelers thank you very much
@@michaelg6808 I'm going there for christmas holidays. How did you like the resort?
@@sleepwalker2112 resort was great. Everyone is right you need to make reservations for the special restaurants. I'd call ahead and try to book some before you arrive sometimes they'll allow it. Also it's important to ask for a room near one of the three hotel hubs.
@@michaelg6808 Great, thank you! :)
Hello, which resort in Punta Cana is the best in your opinion? 😊
Hola! We've stayed in ten resorts so far, so we can't choose the BEST yet, but here's our ranking so far: nittygrittytravelers.com/all-inclusive-punta-cana-resorts-ranking/ 😀
Can you eat in any of the buffets?
Yes 🙂
Which is geared more towards family?
Hola Tamara! All of them seem are in the same complex so they all have the same amenities. The Palladium Punta Cana is in the middle but the Palace seems to be in better condition. We’ve only been in the Palladium Punta Cana so far.
Hope it helps! 🙂
Hello are all the food all inclusive
Yes 🙂
Which one of these are adults only?
It’s not shown in this video but it’s part of the Palladium complex, the TRS Turquesa is adults only 🙂
Where is the “secret pool”? Which complex?
Same complex, next to the TRS Turquesa
After reading multiple reviews online about the food being subpar, I was worried we made a mistake by booking this resort. You seem to have had a good experience on this aspect, right?
We only experienced the buffets; they had a good variety and good flavor, so yes, our experience with the food was good 🙂 In our experience (from other resorts), the a la carte restaurants can be hit or miss; you just have to find your favorites
I’m planning to go to punta cana in November. Any idea if this a good time for the right weather conditions and seaweed-free beaches?
Hey, there! Thank you for this video!
My husband and I stayed at Royalton Punta Cana and also Royalton Bavaro for our honeymoon at the end of 2020. (Sidenote: Royalton PC was my favorite-love the Diamond Club luxury and the smaller, community feel.)
We’re considering staying at Palladium Palace for vacay this summer. Not quite as much of a budget as we had for our honeymoon. I’m keeping that in mind 😬, but seeing this video made me feel like I might be continually disappointed in Palladium. I noticed you also stayed at Royalton Bavaro and gave it an 8 over Palladium’s 7.5. Thoughts on how the two compare? Or what strongly influenced your ranking on these two?
Also, I live for being in the ocean, but CAN’T stand the seaweed! The smell nearly ruined our vacation in Cancun a couple years ago. Is it ubiquitous at Palladium?
Thank you for watching! 😀 Let me first address the seaweed; unfortunately, you're coming in the summer, and those are the highest seaweed months for the Caribbean/Mexico. It can vary from day to day, but I'm afraid you should expect seaweed during your visit. The Palladium complex does an excellent job at picking it up, but it can be overwhelming some days.
Please note that the hotel we reviewed was the Palladium Punta Cana, not the Palladium Palace. They are part of the same complex, but the room buildings are different. The room was part of our overall score, so that can vary from the Palace to the Punta Cana; in fact, we are under the impression that the Palace's rooms are better than the Punta Cana's.
The Royalton Bavaro is newer and more modern. The Palladium complex is older and has more of a tropical feel to it. It's beautiful, don't get me wrong, but it's not modern.
The great thing about the Palladiums is its many amenities, sports facilities, restaurants... it's hard to get bored. The food at the Palladiums was also better than the Royalton's.
We are discussing changing our scoring system; instead of giving a score, we're thinking of saying if we would come back or not and what impacted our decision. We would keep the rankings, so you know which we liked better than others, but we feel a number score can be tricky, especially with decimal points. Would you say this is a good idea?
We would return to both the Royalton Bavaro and the Palladium Punta Cana. Royalton Bavaro scored higher because it's newer, and the room was better. Food and amenities are better at the Palladium, and both have good service.
I hope this helps! :)
-Ari.
I love your reviews, thanks
If I stay at one of these hotels, can I use the pools, bars and restaurants in all the hotels or am I limited to the restaurants, bars and pools of my hote onlyl??
Thanks for any info
If you stay at any of these hotels you may use all the amenities in the other hotels except the TRS Turquesa (in the Palladium complex but not featured in this video)
@@NittyGrittyTravelers Thanks for clearing that up, Great Vid
Which were your favorite restaurants?
Hola, Gianina 🙂 we were there for one night only and on top of that we couldn’t find any open seats at any of the restaurants. We only tried the food from the buffets during our stay
I love this properties...l🏆🏅
We had a nice time during our stay 🙂 looking forward to trying the TRS
Would you recommend staying at the Palace or Bavaro or Punta Cana? - looking for good food, night life, close to beach and amenities, newer rooms with private bathrooms - would we have access to all 3 hotels amenities including restaurants? Our first time going we want to make sure we have a good time - there are 6 of us going (18 plus)
Hi, Flora :) Regardless of which one you pick, you'll have access to the entire complex. We stayed in the Punta Cana, and it was more in the thick of the amenities, so it was easier to get around. The Bavaro Hotel is the oldest of the three and the Palace the newest, so I would pick the Palace if I were you. The three hotels are side to side horizontally, so they're all beachfront 🙂 I hope this helps!
-Ari
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Most of our audience is from the US so we’ve adapted the name to soccer 🙂
hello, very informative, question for you all. tennis, we bring our rackets and will play everyday, are the courts decent? are they clay, paved or other?. any feedback is epic
Hola, Ken :) The tennis courts are nothing too fancy, but they are decent. The paint peeled here and there, but from what we saw, the surface was in good condition. You also have a few courts to choose from. The surface is painted cement. Hope this helps! 😀