Punta Cana Dominican Republic

The Club Med Punta Cana is a perfect choice for a family with young children. We traveled as a family of 5 - my husband and I and our 3 boys, ages 8, 5, and 6 months. The transport to and from the airport was as easy, comfortable, and fast as can be. We did not even need to bring a car seat for the baby.

The resort is on a beautiful spot on the beach and well maintained. The tiara suites were perfect - the big boys had their own room which they loved. We woke up to a gorgeous view of the ocean. Being poolside and 10s to the bar was also helpful for when kid naps needed to happen. Admittedly, I thought we may be able to hang on the beach right outside our room, but that section is rocky, so it still made sense to walk over to the main beach (5 min walk!) for beach time. The room was already stocked with everything we would need for the baby - pack and play, changing station, baby soap etc. There were adorable welcome gifts for the older boys - personalized notebooks to document their stay!

The Exclusive Collection experience at Tiara was a great choice. The Tiara team was always available and responsive to anything that would make our time better, either in person or over WhatsApp. There were little surprises there just for the Tiara section throughout the day, like cocktail hours, tea time, a fantastic bbq.

While some spaces are still under construction after the fire, it really did not affect our experience much at all. The main pool may have been less attractive because of it, but we still had the Tiara pool and the kids pool and the water park.

The food was plentiful. As in all “all-inclusive” situations, some dishes will be better than others, but overall high quality. There were 2 restaurant options while we were there, Hispaniola and Indigo. Hispaniola was a buffet, but lunch and dinner options did change daily, and I liked nearly everything I tried. Plenty of kids options. indigo has a stable menu to order from for dinner that is excellent, and also has options for the kids. The steaks there were especially notable. Both have perfect locations on the water. We spent 4 nights there and did 2 dinners at each. All meals the service was excellent and the wine kept coming.

Breakfast we did 2 days at the Hispaniola buffet - beloved by the kids with everything - pancakes, fresh fruit, bacon, omelettes, cereal. One day we went to sit down breakfast at Indigo, and once did room service which was exciting for the kids, and included.

Our favorite lunches were the events on the beach - the most giant paella I had ever seen filled with grilled seafood, a bbq of ribs, fish etc. they were fun and never too crowded.

The constant supply of Oreos in our room also helped to never have hunger complaints between meals.

Other activities! The older boys went to Mini Club for 3 mornings we were there, although they can do the whole day, we just did 9-12. My 8 year old loved sailing lessons. 5 year old had a slightly harder time in the 4-5 group, it’s hot and they keep them moving. Apparently he asked to go home a bunch the first day and I wish they had contacted me, but then after skipping a day and playing with us at the beach he really wanted to go back. Circus was not as much of a success as I had been anticipating, but they both were obsessed with the water park and we went back as a family even after mini club time.

There are games everywhere easily accessible - mini golf, bocce, volleyball.

The kids shows at night were on the beach and kept the 5yo very entertained. A bit too young for our 8yo but he stuck it out as long as he had a mango smoothie in his hand (the mango all week was perfection and they could have lived on just that).

We walked the length of the resort back and forth many times (15m walk at most), but there was a buggy for when our 5yo gave up.

All in all a great trip.
Favorite things by family member:
dad - service
Mom - the view
8yo - “making friends from other countries”
5yo - water park
6month old - the mango

If you do plan to go, I definitely recommend the extra cost for EC/tiara - it was more than worth it for the view, the extra pool and bar, and the fantastic service/team.

We had never been to a Club Med before, and I didn’t know what to expect, but we will definitely be checking out another one in our future.

The sailing team was fantastic!! Sherif , Jojo, Wilson were great at taking us kayaking the other day and we had a great time! They are very careful with the guests out on the water.
I also took gold lesson from Sherif 3 times. That was wonderful!! Learned a lot from him and he is a great asset to your resort.

Just got back from 10 days at this resort. It's our new favorite destination. My wife and I along with our 3 littles took full advantage of the Circus training, sailing, archery, misc activities and food every day! My wife and I finally learned how to play pickle ball, and did a little yoga. My wife also made sure to go on a 3 mile run and also enjoyed other stretching and workout classes offered with a beach view.
All the GOs and the club staff were absolutely amazing! Our kids 9,9, and 11 had a blast every day at the kid club with a variety of activities including trapeze, acro-bungee and wall walk lessons, sailing, archery, water slide park, bounce house, slip n slide... they were never bored, even when just playing board games with their new friends :)
My wife and I got to start scuba diving again after a 10 year break and also got to introduce our 10 year old to this incredible activity. We all went in the resort pool for some retraining and then got to do a fun dive at the aquaria dive site. My daughter is looking forward to getting PADI certified next time and my wife got caught up to me by getting her advanced open water certification and even did a ship wreck dive.
We all had a blast!
Thanks for all the great energy, memories and fun Club Med!

I had a great time here, lots of fun and had a well organized and fun events for the Teen Club run by Florian and Potyra. Overall a great experience!

Been here several times and it just gets better and better!! Shout out to Duda, Miguel, Waly, YouYou, Vero ma coco, Pepito, and Guy — best GOs!! We were celebrating a big accomplishment, and they made sure we celebrated correctly!