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Breathless or Meliá Punta Cana Beach?

  • The beach at Breathless Punta Cana at first light, empty.
  • The Allure Junior Suite at Breathless, bed and terrace door.
  • The Xcelerate party pool at Breathless at four in the afternoon.
  • The terrace jacuzzi of a Breathless suite.
  • The Relax pool at Breathless at night.
  • The Spoon buffet at Breathless.
  • The main pool at Meliá Punta Cana Beach, empty at eight in the morning.
  • A pool at Meliá Punta Cana Beach.
  • A quiet corner of the gardens at Meliá Punta Cana Beach.
  • A day bed on the beach at Meliá Punta Cana Beach.
  • The grounds at Meliá Punta Cana Beach.
  • The beach at Meliá Punta Cana Beach.
9.0Breathless Punta Cana Resort & SpaUvero Alto · 40 min$3,508 all-in · Nov 12–17
8.8Meliá Punta Cana Beach Wellness InclusiveBávaro · 25 min$2,100 all-in · Nov 12–17

Our verdict, for whom

Party and quiet are two separate pools, five minutes apart. Come for the beach and the breakfast.

The quietest adults-only we have slept in, and the best food. Come to read.

Price · exact dates beside each total · 2 adults · 5 nights

$3,508all-in, taxes inside · Nov 12–17

$2,100all-in, taxes inside · Nov 12–17

Zone · from PUJ

Uvero Alto · 40 minMinutes we drove ourselves.

Bávaro · 25 minMinutes we drove ourselves.

Adults

Adults-onlywhole resortAdults-onlywhole resort

Beach and seaweed

  1. January: low risk
  2. February: low risk
  3. March: low risk
  4. April: medium risk
  5. May: high risk
  6. June: high risk
  7. July: high risk
  8. August: high risk
  9. September: high risk
  10. October: medium risk
  11. November: low risk
  12. December: low risk
  • low
  • medium
  • high

No note on sargassum for this beach yet.

No sargassum on this beach during our stay.

Sargassum is a season on this coast, not a resort's fault. The strip is the coast; the line under it is what we found on the beach we walked.

14 scores, category by category

  • Cleanliness
    9.59.5
  • Bed
    9.0—Not scored: no number for it on the rating sheet from our stay
  • Bathroom
    9.5—Not scored: no number for it on the rating sheet from our stay
  • Room size
    —Not scored: no number for it on the rating sheet from our stay—Not scored: no number for it on the rating sheet from our stay
  • Breakfast
    9.59.0
  • Buffet
    —Not scored: no number for it on the rating sheet from our stay—Not scored: no number for it on the rating sheet from our stay
  • Lunch à la carte
    8.58.5
  • Dinner à la carte
    8.58.5
  • All-inclusive, really
    8.5—Not scored: no number for it on the rating sheet from our stay
  • Pools
    9.0—Not scored: no number for it on the rating sheet from our stay
  • Adult facilities
    9.5—Not scored: no number for it on the rating sheet from our stay
  • Kids facilities
    —Not scored: the resort is adults-only, so there is nothing to score—Not scored: the resort is adults-only, so there is nothing to score
  • Staff
    8.5—Not scored: no number for it on the rating sheet from our stay
  • Beach
    9.08.0

A dash is a category we could not judge on that stay, not a bad score. Value for money is never a number — it is the verdict.

Room to ask for

Ground floor on the Relax side, for the semi-private pool. You have to ask for it.

No room note from this stay yet.

The one thing that decides it

Breathless Punta Cana Resort & SpaDo you want a party you can walk away from, or no party at all?

Meliá Punta Cana Beach Wellness InclusiveSilence. It is the exact opposite of Breathless, and it is meant to be.

Book Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa — $3,508 · Nov 12–17Free cancellation: see the rate's terms. Refunded to your card.
Book Meliá Punta Cana Beach Wellness Inclusive — $2,100 · Nov 12–17Free cancellation: see the rate's terms. Refunded to your card.

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