El Cabarete Spa Resort All-Inclusive

The resort was disappointing. It looks nothing like it does online. It really needs a deep clean. Pool needs to be cleaned and fixed. Cabanas were non existent. They had a few beach chairs that have seen better days. Food was hit or miss, chef needs to use seasoning and realize that parsley does not need to go in every dish! They have a brochure with different dinner theme nights but out of a week stay they only did the theme one night which was disappointing. I met a vendor at the bar, I told him that I would come back down to look at his merchandise in a few hours but fell asleep. They gave this man my room number! Its bad enough that they give you a wristband with your key and room number visible to others (that I had to hide) but that definitely didn't make me feel safe especially as a solo female traveler. The upside were the bartenders Isiah and Lenny. They were amazing and did what they could to make this a pleasant stay. They kept the drinks, food and music flowing! They were the only reason that I didn't check out earlier. This isn't to say that the staff was rude because they tried but the language barrier was hard. I only ran into two employees that spoke english and they were the guy at the front desk and the bartender Isiah during my stay which caused me to have to track them down when I needed something because no one else understood. Although Lenny didn't speak english I love that she went out her way to try to communicate with me to make sure that I was taken care of.

Rough start but staff fixed problems and it was safe pleasant place to stay. Breakfast is all we had and it was the same everyday but good. Not on beach so it is a fair walk or quick car ride

This is the 8th time we’ve stayed. It feels like our Caribbean home! We enjoy the freedom we have to either cook in our kitchen, eat at the bar/restaurant or go into Cabarete for a meal. The staff here work hard and always greet everyone with “Buenos Dias” We appreciate the option to pay weekly for the shuttle service into Cabarete and have never had to wait long, especially when we give a heads up via WhatsApp. In Cabarete we’ve eaten great food at very reasonable prices! Cabarete Coffee Company for lunch, Bliss (wow!) and Mesa Taina at Kite Beach (LOVE the Godzilla) From El Cabarete Hotel, this time we went to Ocean World in Puerto Plata and Laguna Gri Gri in Rio San Juan for a 1.5-2 h boat ride through the lagoon to Cueva de Las Collondrinas. We will be back to further explore & enjoy the beautiful, friendly Dominican Republic. Thank you to our family at the El Cabarete for a beautiful vacation!!