Playa Dorada, Golden Beach Holiday Village Review

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Guest's Review of Playa Dorada, Golden Beach Holiday Village Dominican Republic

20th Jan 2009

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
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Good Points

For a family holiday you really can't go wrong here. There's plenty to keep the kids occupied with, the facilities on site are great and the beach fantastic. The first choice staff were first class and the entertainment surprisingly professional. We spent most of our time on the beach mucking about in the shore break.


Bad Points

The watersports equipment is shockingly poor - so if you're a windsurfer for example take you're own gear. I wouldn't recommend this resort for couples. Watch out for the currency conversion - I'd take US dollar travelers cheques next time, not sterling.


General Comments

Playa Dorada, Golden Beach Holiday Village. we hired a car for a couple of days and I'd recommend that. It would be easy to remain on site for the whole holiday, but it's worth getting out there and seeing what the island is about. (check out Encuentro - a surf beach between Sosua and Cabarete). We went on one organised trip, the Outback Safari which was good but expensive ( £200 for all of us when you work out the double exchange rate ). our guide was very good, but we felt the trip was a bit salesy, leaning on profits going to the local community - it was difficult to totally buy into that one and slightly annoying to be asked in front of everyone what t-shirt we'd like to order. We politely declined - but it is embarrassing.

The beach was where we spent most of our time (I have no idea why anyone would prefer the pool areas but they do!?) - best to do the old towel on the deckchairs before breakfast routine if you want a place under the palm shades.

Food - nothing special and expect to get a table unlaid - but it was varied and perfectly edible.

In2active and entertainment staff - very good. There's a couple of real stars on the team and they all make a huge effort to make sure everyone has a good time. Our kids did a few of the activities, raft building, top rope challenge and canoeing - it's as low key as you want it to be - no pressure.

Value - we paid £3500 for the four of us for 2 weeks all inclusive and I'd have to say that was very good value.

Summary - no hesitation in recommending this holiday destination to families looking for sun, beach and plenty to keep the kids occupied on site.


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