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Punta Cana & the Southeast


Opened in 2015 and designed to appeal to millennials interested in unironically enjoying all that all-inclusives can offer, including a craft-beer bar, a wine and cheese bar, and a gourmet coffeehouse – to name but a few standout amenities. Rooms are awash in muted greys and blues. Like many resorts in this price range, service is uneven, wi-fi spotty and the buffet food average.

Add in four pools, a spa, a discotheque, three restaurants (Italian, Dominican, Mexican), a state-of-the-art Precor fitness center and an adults-only pool and leisure area and it all makes for quite an enticing package, if you can get a room at a package deal price.


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4. Isla Catalina

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5. El Obelisco

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6. Los Tres Ojos

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