Dreams Macao Beach Punta Cana - All Inclusive

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  Family Fun

  We had a wonderful family vacation with 17 of us ranging in age from 3 to 72. The highlights include the incredible water park and slides, kid's arcade, zip line, climbing wall, pickle ball court, pools, and beach. The food was very good, especially the outdoor grill by the pool and the French restaurant. The staff were helpful, but apparently not trained to be universally friendly as I've experienced elsewhere. (Often they would silently pass without a smile or an "Hola".) The lowlights include allowing vendors on the grounds to hawk their cheap wares and cigars. One huckster convinced my special needs and deaf son to purchase a 9 inch cheap wooden cat for $147.94! (Really, see photo). My bank fortunately flagged it as fraud, and I had to spend time on the phone with my bank and then confronting the dufus who tried to rip off my son. Keep these jokers off the resort! Also, their stated policy of not reserving beach or pool chairs is utterly unenforced, leading to hundreds of unaccompanied chairs while folks walked around looking for a seat. The pool chairs were all taken with towels and such by 7:30am, even though the pools are not open until 9:00! While the ocean was warm and inviting, the surf and rocks off shore make it a dangerous place to swim. We covered these issues with our positive attitudes and overall we had a fabulous time!

  Jan 01, 2026
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  Christmas Paradise Getaway

  Resort is beautiful, family friendly, with great options for everyone. I would stay here again. The asian cuisine is the best spot. Make your reservation a head of time.

  Dec 30, 2025
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  INCREDIBLE Family trip!!

  Dreams Macao Beach is Incredible! The staff are absolutely amazing and truly make you feel like family from the moment you arrive. The property is the perfect size for a family resort—easy to get around, very clean, and extremely well maintained. You can tell the team takes great pride in the resort. We stayed for 10 days and just returned, and hands down this was one of our best family vacations ever. We can’t wait to come back to Dreams Macao Beach!

  Dec 30, 2025
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  Great Family Christmas Vacation

  Stayed here with the family for Christmas Vacation. Everything about the resort was top notch. Shout out to Diana and LeBron as two of the outstanding staff members which made our stay a memorable experience. The entire family said we must return next year.

  Dec 30, 2025
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  An amazing resort in an awesome country

  Dreams Macao Beach December 2025 • Overall o Dreams Macao Beach was pretty amazing. Our family of 5 loves an all inclusive and Dreams delivered. This was our 2nd time in Punta Cana and we highly recommend it. Weather was 82 and sunny almost every day. It rained almost once a day but usually at night or before we woke up. o The food is average o The drinks are above average o The service from staff is well above average o Spanish is the preferred language here. You don’t need to speak it but its nice to speak in the native language o Overall this resort met our expectations and is about a 9 out of 10 • Preferred Club o One annoying thing about this resort is that a lot of the resort is for Preferred club guests only. We had preferred club access but I don’t think I would like the resort without it.  There is a restaurant near the pool (Oceana) for preferred guests only during the day  There is a preferred club pool near the main buffet that we used 3 times that is much quieter than the main pool  There is a preferred club adults only pool that had the only hot tub and no kids  There is a preferred club area near the beach that we used multiple days • Pools o The main pool is vibrant with loud music. They also have a food station set up for lunch from 11-noon each day  They offer many activities like water aerobics at noon every day and they have a volleyball court set up in the pool o The resort says the pools open at 9 and you can’t reserve chairs before then but that is not correct  As early as 7:15, half of the pool chairs were covered  On our first day, we were able to snag some chairs around 8:45 but after that we got chairs at 7:30 every day • I would usually drink my coffee at the pool to save the chairs o As the week went by and we got closer to Christmas, the resort got busier and it was harder to find chairs • Beach o This beach is amazing. We previously stayed at Hard rock and there was seaweed on the beach, not in Macao Beach o We spent two days jumping over waves in the ocean, I hope you get a windy wave day on your vacation because it was so much fun • Water slides o The resort has 7 water slides and a lazy river  Of the 7, 4 are exactly the same and fun for racing  I sent my mother down multiple slides meaning there are two slides for multiple ages o The lazy river is quite nice and the whole family can chill in it  90% in the sun • Room/Villa o With 5 of us, we decided to get a villa for our room. There are 20 villas on property and you get what you pay for. A two bedroom suite with living room and a backyard with private pool  My son and I wanted to watch football and this came in very handy when everyone else went to sleep and we hung out in the living room  Fridge and freezer that is restocked every day with water, soda and beer  My daughter spent a lot of time in the backyard on the phone, its basically an extra room • There are bugs back there and both kids got some mosquito bites • Butler o The villa comes with a butler and it’s a very nice feature o The butler made us dinner reservations and that made dinners much easier o We didn’t bring a football for the pool and our butler showed up with one in less than an hour o He found us on property every day and was waiting for us at dinner almost every night o We communicated via whatsapp • Food o If you are from an affluent area of the states, the food is here is just not as good as some of the amazing food we are used to o We didn’t have any bad meals o The food met our expactations and we were usually full from appetizers before the main course came o As the week went by and we got closer to Christmas, the wait time for food got longer  1 hour for food at the Mexican restaurant on 12/25  90 minute wait for food at the Japanese restaurant on 12/26 o The kids ordered pizza and chicken fingers to the room multiple times • Alcohol o I had a banana mama blended drink without alcohol at the pool every day o The resort specializes in blended drinks and fruity drinks  My daughter had a dirty monkey without alcohol almost every day  My son has a pina colada every day o They offer some top shelf items if you can find it  Absolut vodka is at most bars  Multiple whiskies are at most bars • The resort staff could use a whiskey training (which I would be happy to offer) o I asked for a list of whiskies on night one and they couldn’t provide one o I asked for Scotch at the Italian restaurant and first got tequila…and then rum…before I went and got scotch myself o I asked for scotch at the Seaside grill and got bourbon, which I drank o They carry Johnnie Walker, Ballentine’s, Jim Beam, Jack, Jameson  Fortunately, you are never more than 200 feet from a bar so you can just grab whatever you want, whenever you want • Service o Outside of the wait time for food two nights, the service is off the charts amazing o Dreams must have told their staff to acknowledge guests and 99% of staff said hello when you passed by them o The staff is also exceptional when it comes to telling you their names. Here are a few:  Miguel, our butler  Anderson at the preferred pool  Ricobert at the preferred pool  Moises at the Adults only pool  Princess Diana in entertainment runs the resort. Find her, you won’t be disappointed  There is another entertainer who is amazing, life of the party. I didn’t catch his name but he wore a santa suit in the hot sun on Christmas. He was great! • Shows o I like a show after dinner but the shows were below average o They had a magician one night and it was the same act we had seen 4 years ago. Still pretty good o Every other show was just dancing with music, no words o Some of the shows incorporate acrobatics • Sports Bar o By far this was the worst part of the resort o We were watching our hometown team and they asked us to leave  The Sports bar becomes a nightclub around 10ish • You must be 18 in the night club • They kicked us out even though the only people in the bar/nightclub were watching sports (us and one more table, it was basically empty)  The sports bar is never staffed until it becomes a nightclub • This is a liability • We saw people pouring their own beer in the sports bar  The sports bar never has game sound on, its always playing club music, even at noon • Gym o The Gym has one peloton machine and I used it every day o There are a few other stationary bikes and I did have to wait multiple days for the peloton • Zip Line o My son did the Zip line one day  $15 for two rides and includes a trip up the climbing wall  We had some confusion earlier in the week because you can also sign up for a $35 pass that includes zip line, pool and video games in the arcade • Misc: o Tips  Most all inclusives are tip free and that’s sort of the case here  However, all guests bring money for tips and most staff are looking for tips • One staff member held money in his hand when a woman asked for an umbrella • One cleaning lady explained to me that she makes her money from tips • We knew ahead of time that you are supposed to tip the butler and we did • In general, I tipped $1 for every 2 or 3 drinks • We tipped the bellman going in and leaving • Its not a tip-free resort o Selling Jewelry  Next to the sports bar, this was the most annoying part of the resort  For some reason, they allow an outside company to set up several tables and hock crappy jewelry on multiple nights • The employees are very pushy and try to sell $3 bracelets for $65 • They also have fake Rolexes • They give you a $0.50 necklace for free to try and get you to come to their table We loved it! But we are not going back. This resort was perfect for relaxing. Next year we are going back to a resort with more excursions.

  Dec 30, 2025