I just want to say that this review is 100% correct. I am currently here in Ocean El Faro with my boyfriend and this is our 3rd day. We’re hungry. The only time can eat is during breakfast. We’re not picky people but we will not eat raw, food that has been touched by flies in the buffet or birds at the snack bar. Spoke to a manager and two supervisors but nothing will be done. Employees serve Spanish speaking guests first so you will not get your food or drinks within 30-4minutes and have to wait longer. Never again. Thank you for this honest review!
Thank you for verifying and keeping us updated hopefully something changes soon. We went months ago and for people to still be going through this same thing is terrible. We hope the rest of your trip is better than what it has been. Nobody wants to spend money and go through those things.
I was there in April 2023 with my two young adult ,everything was amazing , honestly food was great ,sooooo much options, i don't underdtand your guys ! we will go back again for sure
I disagree with this.. I have been here even when it just opened and it's a great resort. It is a new resort as it's only about 3 years old now. I never had problems there at all. I am a H10 Premium member and have been to many H10 resorts. If you want a room on the main strip you will need to deal with more noise. I recommend that you go Privilege as you also have access to the private beach, privilage lounge and the upscale drinks as well as a private concierge who will make all your reservations for you. In the 7 years I have been going to H10 resorts including this resort I've never had a problem getting a reservation. There is an adult only pool with swim up bar and there is also an adults only section of the resort called el beso. So you can avoid the families during the day if you want. In this video they evidently didn't pay for privilage (typically $200 per person per week). The minibar would be stocked with beer and liquor as well as soda and water. Also you get 24 hour room service with a full menu. As far as the food is concerned I would say it's pretty good. Don't do the American BBQ as it's just not up to snuff but the italian, mexican and steak house are all VERY good. Never did blue moon as it's french and I'm not a french fan. The hibachi restaurant is hit or miss, El Faro I would say was good but in Mexico's Ocean Paradise is better. The buffet has some standards but the features change every night and it opens early for breakfast and then closes around 10AM for two hours then opens again for lunch. So not being able to get food is just not true. Once again if you go privilaged the Privilage lounge/restaurant is 5 star. The pools close earlier in the winter than in the summer as they typically close when the sun goes down. If they closed at 6PM in the summer then that is new but then again I'm also ok with that as typically this when I'm getting ready to head for dinner and drinks we with my family and friends. As far as things to do.. There are kayaks and sailboats which are free and jet skis as well as parasailing all from the beach for a fee. There are games and other activities throughout the day. I'm guessing that these reviewers didn't know about them or bothered to find out. Sports wise you have the gyms (I've been to better but I've been to worse), Tennis, Pickleball, basketball and aerobics. Every night is themed and there are shows both in the theater as well as outside. They also have a sports bar with free pool as well as a free bowling alley. All with bars as well. for the kids there is a daisy club and teens club that offers full day care at no cost. The teens club has table games (pool, table tennis and foosball) as well as all the latest consoles and games XBOX Series X, PS5. The lazy river is great for both kids and adults as starts and stops at a swim up bar. By far my favorite thing to do. Shot, Iceberg drink, rinse.. repeat. The spa is really nice and also offer hydrotherapy along with a full menu of spa treatments.
That’s nice that you have had great experiences by paying additional money for things that should already be provided to guests who paid over $2,000 for a room, but we shared our opinion from our experiences compared to many other places we have traveled and reviewed in the past. All views and opinions won’t be the same and that’s perfectly okay. 🫶🏿 Thanks for watching and Happy Year to you
I was just here in June 2024 and had the time of my life. The food was great with the exception of a few restaurants' but nothing to write a bad review about.
We are glad to hear you had a great time. Hopefully others do the same. That wasn’t our experience as with many other people in the comments. Thanks for tuning in 💙
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Resort was massive and still nothing to do???? Are you sure you were staying at EL FARO??!!!!!! Your review is so misleading IT HURTS!!!!!! It has to be a click bite !!!!!!!!
Our review was based on our experience that we had. Everything was closed early, the food wasn’t good and the entertainment was lackluster. Everybody experiences may not be the same we even stated that in the video. Thank you for watching 💜
I'm also staying here was booked for adult side and they try to make me pay a up charge to change from the kid side,that's the first problem.also I will never book with apple vacation or fun jet or Expedia cruises.because once you book the will not help you if they make a mistake or ask them to help you with there mess up.now back to the hotel I checked in at 2pm and never got to bed till 12am the next day,1st room was nasty,fridge didn't work stains in bed and on the loveseat, it took 3 hours to be put in a new room so the 2nd room had no wash towels or face towels and no patio furniture smelled of mold had a humidifier in the room and I started getting sick so I waited waited for them to come and check the room took 4 hrs to accommodate me and the only reason is because I had to walk up to the front desk and talk to the manager. 3rd room ceiling fan is lose making loud noise while it turns I never been to a all exclusive with this many problem in my life, the want to help you by not helping you I will never come to this old run down resort again or I would never use the company's service to reserve a trip ever in this life. Horrible......
So sorry for your experience didn’t expect this many people to have this type of experience with them just sharing ours but the truth always comes out. Hopefully they compensated you in some way for the trouble Thanks for watching 💜
We are not too familiar with the rooftop room We just got a standard king size room with balcony may have been a suite. The room accommodations weren’t an issue as much as the feel and vibes around the entire resort. It’s been a couple years now since we have been so hopefully everything is much better and upgraded. Please come back and let us know about your experience 🙏🏾
I disagree with both you. We just just came back and we had a great time. The food was good and most of the staff is friendly. The problem is that most guests come in to the resort with a sense of entitlement and demanding attitude, therefore, the resort staff will be cranky. A simple thank you and take you a long way.
This video isn’t something to agree or disagree with just us sharing our experiences of a vacation we took more than a year ago. We are glad you enjoyed yourself but please don’t make assumptions about our experience. Thanks for watching ❤️
Because of your video i was worry to go there ! but when i was there everyday i rememberd your video and feel sorry for you guys that how come you were not happy ! everything was just great ,for me and my 20 and 21 years old kids was 5pont may be more hope you guys be more positive about things ❤
6 of us went there in Nov. 2023 and we had a great time, meals were good , entertainment was great pools, lazy river. resort employees were accommodating. We will be going back and recommend you try for yourselves. Sorry, you had a bad experience..
That’s interesting someone just commented they were there yesterday and experienced the same things we were experiencing. Don’t think we will be going back there one bad experience is more than enough. Glad you and your group had a pleasant experience though. You are one of the lucky few Thanks for watching 💜
Whats selfish about our personal opinions? Glad to hear you and your kids had a great time together but that doesn’t change our views from our experience. Thanks for watching 💜
Wow thanks for sharing your experience sorry you went through that. These places cost too much money for these type of issues and nobody should have to stay with mold & mildew 🤢
They actually made us sign a statement basically that we wouldn't sue them in order to get the third room. We tried leaving but no flight out that day. It was like extortion. If you want healthy are to breathe you have to sign and keep your mouth shut.
Hi thanks for tuning in to our channel we aren’t to sure if it’s wheelchair accessible or not i would suggest you reach out to them directly for the most up to date information
Thanks for the review tho. I'll get back to u guys after I get back to say if they got any better reflecting on this and if they changed or not I'm going in April 22-26
A few. The best food is the specialty restaurants so make your reservations early. The hibachi spot was really good. Also see if they can give you an event schedule so you can see what’s going on around the resort. Save your feet use the train when you can and enjoy yourself 😎
We certainly hope things have improved since our last visit. Hopefully someone who has visited recently can comment and provide more insight on the current state of the resort. Thanks for watching 💜
Win some lose some. We were Premium guests and the food they served at the privilege areas were good. I do agree room service is terrible but that’s about true with the other resorts we went to.
We have never been to an all inclusive resort where you have to pay for a special package to get better food that’s ridiculous. The standard prices were more than we paid for a lot of great resorts. We just have higher expectations for our money
Wow we were definitely hoping things would have gotten better by now. That’s sad to hear. Hopefully things get better before your vacation ends Thanks for watching 💜
That decision is solely up to you guys we just wanted to share our experience from our perspective. We hear that other people enjoy the resort and amenities that they offer. We just weren’t impressed by our standard. Definitely feel like you should check it out and see if you like it from you and your bf perspective.
Sad to hear things still haven’t changed this video was done over a year ago. Hope they take this constructive criticism and make some changes. Thanks for watching 🫶🏿
Y'all are killing me! We are going at the end of June and now I am wondering if we made the right choice, especially regarding the food because we like to eat! 😅
Don’t let our experience deter you from trying it out. They may have had an off week or something when we were there 😂. Either way enjoy your vacation just be prepared to make reservations at the restaurants that’s the best advice we can give 😇💜
Lol to be real this resort price is Cheap compared to others i do a lot of Excursions so almost everyday when i travel so I’m tired when I get back but your reviews on the food did it for me , thats one thing i will pay extra for but how were the drink quality and i will probably pay for a privilege room i think you have access to better drinks with that.
Yeah punta cana was on the expensive side as a whole so we figured we would have a better all around experience. We heard the privilege was better alcohol but everything was still closed super early and barely events even when we went over to the adults only side so it didn’t seem beneficial to spend anymore money for us. Hopefully we just caught them during a slow time or something and the experience changes. We hope you have a great trip 💜
@@teammatetv721 I’m going to another island if I find out they have bad seaweed 🤦🏾♂️ lucky I have my timeshare in Aruba booked seaweed on the beach is a deal breaker for me I’ve watched a couple videos they all say the beach is kinda wack
This was painful to watch. Absolutely horrible grammar...ain't, ain't, They was... JHC enroll in some English classes. Disregard this video. This couple may have had some hiccups but I'm guessing they are exaggerating the severity of the issues. With their condescending attitudes I bet the staff did not want to go above and beyond for these two.
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I just want to say that this review is 100% correct. I am
currently here in Ocean El Faro with my boyfriend and this is our 3rd day. We’re hungry. The only time can eat is during breakfast. We’re not picky people but we will
not eat raw, food that has been touched by flies in the buffet or birds at the snack bar. Spoke to a manager and two supervisors but nothing will
be done. Employees serve Spanish speaking guests first so you will
not get your food or drinks within 30-4minutes and have to wait longer. Never again. Thank you for this honest review!
Thank you for verifying and keeping us updated hopefully something changes soon. We went months ago and for people to still be going through this same thing is terrible. We hope the rest of your trip is better than what it has been. Nobody wants to spend money and go through those things.
I was there in April 2023 with my two young adult ,everything was amazing , honestly food was great ,sooooo much options, i don't underdtand your guys !
we will go back again for sure
I disagree with this.. I have been here even when it just opened and it's a great resort. It is a new resort as it's only about 3 years old now. I never had problems there at all. I am a H10 Premium member and have been to many H10 resorts. If you want a room on the main strip you will need to deal with more noise. I recommend that you go Privilege as you also have access to the private beach, privilage lounge and the upscale drinks as well as a private concierge who will make all your reservations for you. In the 7 years I have been going to H10 resorts including this resort I've never had a problem getting a reservation.
There is an adult only pool with swim up bar and there is also an adults only section of the resort called el beso. So you can avoid the families during the day if you want. In this video they evidently didn't pay for privilage (typically $200 per person per week). The minibar would be stocked with beer and liquor as well as soda and water. Also you get 24 hour room service with a full menu.
As far as the food is concerned I would say it's pretty good. Don't do the American BBQ as it's just not up to snuff but the italian, mexican and steak house are all VERY good. Never did blue moon as it's french and I'm not a french fan. The hibachi restaurant is hit or miss, El Faro I would say was good but in Mexico's Ocean Paradise is better. The buffet has some standards but the features change every night and it opens early for breakfast and then closes around 10AM for two hours then opens again for lunch. So not being able to get food is just not true. Once again if you go privilaged the Privilage lounge/restaurant is 5 star.
The pools close earlier in the winter than in the summer as they typically close when the sun goes down. If they closed at 6PM in the summer then that is new but then again I'm also ok with that as typically this when I'm getting ready to head for dinner and drinks we with my family and friends.
As far as things to do.. There are kayaks and sailboats which are free and jet skis as well as parasailing all from the beach for a fee. There are games and other activities throughout the day. I'm guessing that these reviewers didn't know about them or bothered to find out. Sports wise you have the gyms (I've been to better but I've been to worse), Tennis, Pickleball, basketball and aerobics. Every night is themed and there are shows both in the theater as well as outside. They also have a sports bar with free pool as well as a free bowling alley. All with bars as well.
for the kids there is a daisy club and teens club that offers full day care at no cost. The teens club has table games (pool, table tennis and foosball) as well as all the latest consoles and games XBOX Series X, PS5. The lazy river is great for both kids and adults as starts and stops at a swim up bar. By far my favorite thing to do. Shot, Iceberg drink, rinse.. repeat.
The spa is really nice and also offer hydrotherapy along with a full menu of spa treatments.
That’s nice that you have had great experiences by paying additional money for things that should already be provided to guests who paid over $2,000 for a room, but we shared our opinion from our experiences compared to many other places we have traveled and reviewed in the past. All views and opinions won’t be the same and that’s perfectly okay. 🫶🏿
Thanks for watching and Happy Year to you
I was just here in June 2024 and had the time of my life. The food was great with the exception of a few restaurants' but nothing to write a bad review about.
We are glad to hear you had a great time. Hopefully others do the same. That wasn’t our experience as with many other people in the comments.
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Thanks for sharing your experiences. This does give others something to ponder as they consider doing.
We love to experience new things and provide a transparent perspective from our experience so people can get a feel for a place they may have not considered going before.
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Resort was massive and still nothing to do???? Are you sure you were staying at EL FARO??!!!!!! Your review is so misleading IT HURTS!!!!!! It has to be a click bite !!!!!!!!
Our review was based on our experience that we had. Everything was closed early, the food wasn’t good and the entertainment was lackluster. Everybody experiences may not be the same we even stated that in the video.
Thank you for watching 💜
Bad service
I'm also staying here was booked for adult side and they try to make me pay a up charge to change from the kid side,that's the first problem.also I will never book with apple vacation or fun jet or Expedia cruises.because once you book the will not help you if they make a mistake or ask them to help you with there mess up.now back to the hotel I checked in at 2pm and never got to bed till 12am the next day,1st room was nasty,fridge didn't work stains in bed and on the loveseat, it took 3 hours to be put in a new room so the 2nd room had no wash towels or face towels and no patio furniture smelled of mold had a humidifier in the room and I started getting sick so I waited waited for them to come and check the room took 4 hrs to accommodate me and the only reason is because I had to walk up to the front desk and talk to the manager. 3rd room ceiling fan is lose making loud noise while it turns I never been to a all exclusive with this many problem in my life, the want to help you by not helping you I will never come to this old run down resort again or I would never use the company's service to reserve a trip ever in this life. Horrible......
So sorry for your experience didn’t expect this many people to have this type of experience with them just sharing ours but the truth always comes out. Hopefully they compensated you in some way for the trouble
Thanks for watching 💜
Thanks for the honest review, I won't be going there now. I appreciate your time
Thanks for watching we just wanted to share our experiences ❤️
Hello
I’m going there on Thursday, is the rooftop room worth it?
We are not too familiar with the rooftop room
We just got a standard king size room with balcony may have been a suite. The room accommodations weren’t an issue as much as the feel and vibes around the entire resort.
It’s been a couple years now since we have been so hopefully everything is much better and upgraded. Please come back and let us know about your experience 🙏🏾
I disagree with both you. We just just came back and we had a great time. The food was good and most of the staff is friendly.
The problem is that most guests come in to the resort with a sense of entitlement and demanding attitude, therefore, the resort staff will be cranky. A simple thank you and take you a long way.
This video isn’t something to agree or disagree with just us sharing our experiences of a vacation we took more than a year ago.
We are glad you enjoyed yourself but please don’t make assumptions about our experience. Thanks for watching ❤️
Because of your video i was worry to go there ! but when i was there everyday i rememberd your video and feel sorry for you guys that how come you were not happy ! everything was just great ,for me and my 20 and 21 years old kids was 5pont may be more
hope you guys be more positive about things ❤
Glad to hear you and your family enjoyed. We just like to share our experiences with full transparency. Thanks for watching 💜
What year did you guys go ?
I believe it was 2022
@@teammatetv721 thank you
Awesome video. Going in may 4. Cant wait ..
Definitely hope you enjoy yourself don’t let our experience detour you from having the best Time!
Cant now already paid.
@@akashseedhar7792 just saying all experiences aren’t created equally we just wanted to share one perspective.
6 of us went there in Nov. 2023 and we had a great time, meals were good , entertainment was great pools, lazy river. resort employees were accommodating. We will be going back and recommend you try for yourselves. Sorry, you had a bad experience..
That’s interesting someone just commented they were there yesterday and experienced the same things we were experiencing. Don’t think we will be going back there one bad experience is more than enough.
Glad you and your group had a pleasant experience though. You are one of the lucky few
Thanks for watching 💜
Thx guys, Me and my wife won’t be going here. Pool closing at 6pm! NOPE! I was just about to book.
It’s definitely not for everyone glad our opinion was able to help you decide. Hope you and your wife enjoy your time where ever you end up staying 🥳💜
I went to the Rui in Montego Bay and their pools also close at 6PM. I don't know if this is common for all resorts or just these two.
every all-inclusive I've gone to in the past 5 years (10+) has a pool that closes at 6PM. It sucks but it is what it is
you guys are selfish
i was there with my two yound adult kids and we loved it and will go back hundered times again
Whats selfish about our personal opinions? Glad to hear you and your kids had a great time together but that doesn’t change our views from our experience.
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Omg! So right. Only we had mold and mildew issues. Sickening. Literally. Got a new room. Same. Third room a tad better
Wow thanks for sharing your experience sorry you went through that. These places cost too much money for these type of issues and nobody should have to stay with mold & mildew 🤢
They actually made us sign a statement basically that we wouldn't sue them in order to get the third room. We tried leaving but no flight out that day. It was like extortion. If you want healthy are to breathe you have to sign and keep your mouth shut.
@@tonilevy-z7r wow 😯 never heard anything like that before. Yes that resort really needs to fix their issues this is sad.
is this resort adults only? it's advertised as adults only but they have a waterslide are where i saw children so im confused!
No it’s not adults only they have an adults only section of the resort though.
I wouldn’t want to participate in any activities, but it’s kind of weird that they don’t have anything going on. The atmosphere would be so different.
Yeah we were not use to that at all guess it’s different for different folks
Is this just a junior suite?
Yes it is
Hi from Niagara falls Ontario canada is it wheelchair friendly.. Please I really want to go away
Hi thanks for tuning in to our channel we aren’t to sure if it’s wheelchair accessible or not i would suggest you reach out to them directly for the most up to date information
20 seconds in and I'm already annoyed
seeing this on my recommended right after i bought it😭
Well we hope things have changed and you have a great experience 😊
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Thanks for the review tho. I'll get back to u guys after I get back to say if they got any better reflecting on this and if they changed or not I'm going in April 22-26
@@teammatetv721 Ya its been almost a year since this video i hope at least half of this got better
Thank you we would greatly appreciated and I’m sure other future viewers will appreciate it as well. Have a great trip
@@teammatetv721 Thank You🙏🏾 and yes, I am happy to help
I’m going here Saturday. Got any tips?
A few. The best food is the specialty restaurants so make your reservations early. The hibachi spot was really good. Also see if they can give you an event schedule so you can see what’s going on around the resort. Save your feet use the train when you can and enjoy yourself 😎
How was it?
How was it for you?
Wow… thank you so much for the heads up! We are NOT going there
We certainly hope things have improved since our last visit. Hopefully someone who has visited recently can comment and provide more insight on the current state of the resort.
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Do they have a casino ?
We don’t remember there being any casino on the property at all unfortunately
The casino was open last week but no one in there. Only one table (blackjack) and a few machines
Win some lose some. We were Premium guests and the food they served at the privilege areas were good. I do agree room service is terrible but that’s about true with the other resorts we went to.
We have never been to an all inclusive resort where you have to pay for a special package to get better food that’s ridiculous. The standard prices were more than we paid for a lot of great resorts. We just have higher expectations for our money
I totally agree...here now😢
Wow we were definitely hoping things would have gotten better by now. That’s sad to hear. Hopefully things get better before your vacation ends
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I already booked. Heading next week
@@nostalgiaholic4874 please let us know the current conditions of the resort and if things have gotten better.
How was it ?
Hi im thinking of booking with my bf(26) myself 25 im may 17th. Should we go elsewhere?
That decision is solely up to you guys we just wanted to share our experience from our perspective. We hear that other people enjoy the resort and amenities that they offer. We just weren’t impressed by our standard. Definitely feel like you should check it out and see if you like it from you and your bf perspective.
If your vegetarian it’s probably not the best place to go and also the activity there arnt to good
Sad to hear things still haven’t changed this video was done over a year ago. Hope they take this constructive criticism and make some changes.
Thanks for watching 🫶🏿
Y'all are killing me! We are going at the end of June and now I am wondering if we made the right choice, especially regarding the food because we like to eat! 😅
Don’t let our experience deter you from trying it out. They may have had an off week or something when we were there 😂. Either way enjoy your vacation just be prepared to make reservations at the restaurants that’s the best advice we can give 😇💜
You two are so cute and thank you for taking the time to give us this review!
@@hnygirl979 thank you 😊 we appreciate you watching ! It’s means a lot 🥹
You will be just fine!!! 😊
How was your experience?
Lol to be real this resort price is Cheap compared to others i do a lot of Excursions so almost everyday when i travel so I’m tired when I get back but your reviews on the food did it for me , thats one thing i will pay extra for but how were the drink quality and i will probably pay for a privilege room i think you have access to better drinks with that.
Yeah punta cana was on the expensive side as a whole so we figured we would have a better all around experience. We heard the privilege was better alcohol but everything was still closed super early and barely events even when we went over to the adults only side so it didn’t seem beneficial to spend anymore money for us. Hopefully we just caught them during a slow time or something and the experience changes. We hope you have a great trip 💜
@@teammatetv721 I’m going to another island if I find out they have bad seaweed 🤦🏾♂️ lucky I have my timeshare in Aruba booked seaweed on the beach is a deal breaker for me I’ve watched a couple videos they all say the beach is kinda wack
Yeah that seaweed is terrible especially if it has the smell to it will make the whole vacation bad.
How was the a la cart
We only went to the hibachi place sukura i believe is the name but the food was much better than the buffet and all the other options.
Really bad service they argue with eachother foods bad rooms dirty with mold leaking air conditioning toilets don't flush
Wow so sorry that you experienced that we were hoping things have gotten better since our last visit 😔.
No , am going next week I’ve been saving for two years to take my family 🤦♂️
How was the trip ?
Burned up some TP
😅
Food is the worst
Workers are not friendly
I’m sorry to hear that about your experience. We were hoping after this video things would have changed.
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This was painful to watch. Absolutely horrible grammar...ain't, ain't, They was...
JHC enroll in some English classes.
Disregard this video. This couple may have had some hiccups but I'm guessing they are exaggerating the severity of the issues.
With their condescending attitudes I bet the staff did not want to go above and beyond for these two.
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Love how honest yalls reviews are
We don’t have no choice but to be honest too many people telling lies and we have to give y’all our authentic transparent truth !
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