14 Punta Cana resorts, one trip14 resorts, one trip · filmed by usFilmed by us, on our own staysSpanish, subtitles availableChapters go in once we read the timings off the published cut.
Our videos, by resort
Every minute filmed by us, and we paid for 20 of our 21 stays. 3 published so far; the rest are shot on the October trip.
Every resort
- 17:59ZEL Punta Cana by Meliá & Rafa NadalBávaro · our score 8.8Filmed on our stay, July 2026Spanish, subtitles available
- 0:00Is ZEL Punta Cana worth it?
- 1:05First impression and the boutique-hotel concept
- 2:08One of the best rooms we've tried
- 3:26The room's flaws
- 4:18Room service included: what you can order
- 4:51Why we pay for our stays
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- 5:30The buffet: not much variety, but high quality
- 6:16Breakfast
- 6:52Lunch and dinner at the buffet
- 7:29À la carte restaurant by the pool
- 7:47Neguri: the beach restaurant
- 8:40Steakhouse and Japanese restaurant
- 9:28Pools, Balinese beds and the swim-up bar
- 10:24Yoga, activities and workshops
- 11:21Gym and the Rafa Nadal Tennis Center
- 11:48Spa and thermal circuit
- 12:14Is it a good hotel for kids?
- 13:23The beach
- 13:42Evening atmosphere and activities
- 14:11The staff
- 14:52Our scores, point by point
- 16:45Final verdict: do we recommend ZEL Punta Cana?
- Not filmed yetHyatt Zilara Cap CanaCap Cana · our score 9.4Filmed on the October 2026 tripFilmed on the October 2026 trip.
- Not filmed yet
Breathless Punta CanaUvero Alto · our score 9.0Filmed on the October 2026 tripFilmed on the October 2026 trip. - Not filmed yet
Dreams Royal Beach Punta CanaBávaro · our score 8.8Filmed on the October 2026 tripFilmed on the October 2026 trip. - Not filmed yet
Meliá Punta Cana BeachBávaro · our score 8.8Filmed on the October 2026 tripFilmed on the October 2026 trip. - Not filmed yet
Nickelodeon Punta CanaUvero Alto · our score 8.7Filmed on the October 2026 tripFilmed on the October 2026 trip. 
Riu Palace BávaroArena Gorda · our score 8.7Filmed on our stay, October 2025Spanish, subtitles available- Not filmed yet
Dreams Cap CanaCap Cana · our score 8.6Filmed on the October 2026 tripFilmed on the October 2026 trip. - Not filmed yet
Hideaway at Royalton Punta CanaBávaro · our score 8.7Filmed on the October 2026 tripFilmed on the October 2026 trip. - Not filmed yet
Wyndham Alltra Punta CanaUvero Alto · our score 8.5Filmed on the October 2026 tripFilmed on the October 2026 trip. - Not filmed yetMeliá Caribe Beach ResortBávaro · our score 8.4Filmed on the October 2026 tripFilmed on the October 2026 trip.
- Not filmed yetCatalonia Royal BávaroCabeza de Toro · our score 8.3Filmed on the October 2026 tripFilmed on the October 2026 trip.
- Not filmed yet
Royalton CHIC Punta CanaUvero Alto · our score 8.3Filmed on the October 2026 tripFilmed on the October 2026 trip. - Not filmed yet
Grand Sirenis Punta CanaUvero Alto · our score 7.8Filmed on the October 2026 tripFilmed on the October 2026 trip. - Not filmed yet
Lopesan Costa BávaroBávaro · our score 7.8Filmed on the October 2026 tripFilmed on the October 2026 trip. - Not filmed yet
Sunscape Dominicus La RomanaLa Romana · Bayahibe · our score 7.8Filmed on the October 2026 tripFilmed on the October 2026 trip. - Not filmed yetRiu BambuArena Gorda · our score 7.7Filmed on the October 2026 tripFilmed on the October 2026 trip.
- Not filmed yetImpressive Premium Punta CanaArena Gorda · our score 7.5Filmed on the October 2026 tripFilmed on the October 2026 trip.
- Not filmed yet
Occidental Punta CanaBávaro · our score 6.9Filmed on the October 2026 tripFilmed on the October 2026 trip. - Not filmed yet
whala!bávaroBávaro · our score 6.9Filmed on the October 2026 tripFilmed on the October 2026 trip. - Not filmed yetSunscape Coco Punta CanaCabeza de Toro · our score 6.7Filmed on the October 2026 tripFilmed on the October 2026 trip.
No film with that name yet.
We only put a resort on this site after we have slept in it — and we paid for 20 of our 21 stays. Here is what we have so far.
Looking for one that is not here? Email us — it may be on the October trip list.
How we film
- No drone shots from the resort. What you see is what a guest sees.
- No filming spas where it isn't allowed. Those get no score.
- We show the Saturday-afternoon pool, not the empty 7 am one.
Nothing on this page is stock footage, a press reel or a hotel's own film. Where we have not filmed a resort yet, the card says so instead of borrowing someone else's frame.