the Travel Enthusiast
- 06 Nov
All-inclusive family vacations under $600 pp
Good news for the kids as well! Our deal hunters have found some amazing Dominican Republic vacations for families, couples or solo travelers or those who come with a group of friends. Choose this exotic country for a vacation spot in 2015.
The country has beautiful beaches and resorts all over its coastline, but note that the most popular places with the largest resorts are Punta Cana, Puerto Plata, as Terrenas and Santo Domingo but there are a lot more places with amazing beaches and great hotels of all brands and types.
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travel search by Travelgrove (get this widget)When to travel to the Dominican Republic
The country has got two different periods of high travel season through the year, one includes the summer months of July and August. The other is between December and late February, when summer heat had cooled down a little but the climate is still very pleasant. During these months all resorts and beaches are filled with tourists coming mostly from the United States and Canada.
If you are willing to date your vacation to spring or fall months, you will be able to book much easier and for less as only a few people choose low travel season to travel. Beaches and resorts are a lot less crowded and you will not have to stay in lines for an ice cream or cocktail.If you are planning to visit the Dominican Republic, you have to keep in mind that the country is located in the heart of the hurricane belt of the Caribbean. Hurricane season is peaking in August and September, but storms can appear in the previous or following months as well. If you visit during hurricane season, you should follow weather forecasts while there.
Top family friendly resorts in the Dominican Republic
We have gathered you some of the most popular family friendly resorts in the Dominican Republic, note that virtually all of them are all-inclusive and have great activities for your kids.
The Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa has got one of the largest outdoor pools in the Dominican Republic. If this is not enough reason for you to go and see it, the resort offers great activities for children and teenagers alike. They have an Explorer’s club for younger kids operating from 9 AM to 6:30 PM with activities like snail and shell searching on the beach or exploring the surrounding nature. They offer childcare as well and kids can choose to play on the indoor or outdoor play areas. They have sports events during the day and teen disco in the evenings for your older kids.
The large kids’ pool is not the only thing that makes The Majestic Elegance Punta Cana – Luxury All-inclusive a family friendly hotel. They have nanny services for a fee and activities even for toddlers under 3 at the Babyland. Note that a parent or nanny has to accompany each toddler in Babyland. Your children will also love the water slides and the mini-castle as well as the game area where they can watch movies, play on Nintendos or spend their time playing foosball and billiard. In the evenings they are entertained with magic shows and other highlights.
A lot of the focus is on the kids at Grand Bahia Principe La Romana. Apart from the hotel’s Junior Suites that have a separate with a bead for kids, the resort has got kids menus and Disney-themes cocktails your children will love. Mini-Club Principito is the Grand Bahia’s area for kids with a large playhouse and walls painted with Disney characters. Small beds and cribs await in the nap-time space and the three restaurants all have menus with foods your kid love, like fish fingers, spaghetti, burgers and more.
If you are looking for a place with lots of activities for your kids, you will love Iberostar Costa Dorada Hotel‘s child programs near Puerto Plata. The hotel organizes pageants, kids can play at the pool table or build and play around sand castles. Iberostar’s staff organizes kids activities daily and the little ones can enjoy the playground and lots of games at the Mini-Club. Still, the kids’ pool and the shallow parts of the other pools remain the favorites of all children of all ages.
The Viva Wyndham Dominicus Palce Resort is also located in La Romana. Tinkerbell will play with your the kids between 4 and 11 at the kiddie pool or on the playground while older kids between 12 and 16 have other activities. These include sports like football, tennis and ping pong but they will love nothing more that flying on the large trapeze on the resort’s beach. In the evenings a mini-disco entertains the younger guests.
In case your family loves the Flinstones, you will also love the Melia Caribe Tropical resort in Punta Cana. It is all about the stone age cartoon at the resort’s kids club that has a Flinstones pool with waterslides, dinosaurs and boulders as well as animal print lounge chairs for the young ones.
Grand Palladium Bavaro Resort & Spa has got as many as 51 family suites with many things families will like, suck as pay-per-watch movies for the kids, parental control for the TV and NIntendo games – all for a fee. There are four kids clubs at the resort for the different ages from toddlers to teens with lots of activities for each.
If you liked these family friendly resorts of the Domincan Republic, book one of them, get a cheap flight to a nearby airport and have the exotic family vacation of your life together.
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