Hard Rock Resort and Casino in Dominican Republic

Re: Hard Rock Resort and Casino in Dominican Republic

• arrestclementine member

  

  August 2012 edited August 2012

  Yes, we went their for our honeymoon in April.  Have you been to the dominican before?
  
  ETA:  I have a parital review in my bio.  I've just got to get the rest typed up. 

  
  
  

  

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• cmusmiles85 member

  

  August 2012

  I have not been there- but I went to one of their sister properties in Mexico and it was awesome! I'm pretty sure this resort was featured in a few episodes on last season's RHWONJ.

  

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• Miss_2010

  

  August 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_honeymoon_hard-rock-resort-and-casino-in-dominican-republic?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:11Discussion:72542569-60cc-45d4-a136-a1d13ef51c08Post:aa981791-177b-4dce-8099-ae4c9010fafd">Hard Rock Resort and Casino in Dominican Republic</a>:
  [QUOTE]FI and I just booked this for our honeymoon in January!! Anyone ever been there??
  Posted by jnmar071[/QUOTE]
  
  We went to Punt a Cana in March 2011.  It was very nice, beaches were nice.  Food is ok for the first 4-5 days then you're just wishing you had normal food after that.  You do get haggled a LOT on the beach, even when lying on the beach.  Say no, be firm, pretend you're asleep.  Get up 6 AM, throw your towel over your palapa on the beach, come back, grab breakfast then go back down.  Trust me.  People do that then you have nowhere to lie.  Always meet with whatever company you're going with.  We went with Transat Holidays for example, any activity we did were booked through them who are legitimate. 
  
  Oh!  Pack super light...take about 5 bikinis, 1 pair of flip flops, 1 pair of sneakers (if you are doing hiking, no jungle hiking?  forget them), 1 pair of black dress shoes, about 2 cocktail dresses, beach wraps maybe 1-2, 1 pair of shorts, 1 pair of capris, maybe a few tank tops.  Don't bother with your straightener...your hair will friz.  And remember, your clothes never fully dry out.  If your luggage weighs 45 lbs when you go down, be rest assured it will weigh over 50 upon your return. 

  
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• arrestclementine member

  

  August 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_honeymoon_hard-rock-resort-and-casino-in-dominican-republic?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:11Discussion:72542569-60cc-45d4-a136-a1d13ef51c08Post:896e52fe-4918-4bcb-8441-a82887b24587">Re: Hard Rock Resort and Casino in Dominican Republic</a>:
  [QUOTE]In Response to Hard Rock Resort and Casino in Dominican Republic : We went to Punt a Cana in March 2011.  It was very nice, beaches were nice.  Food is ok for the first 4-5 days then you're just wishing you had normal food after that.  You do get haggled a LOT on the beach, even when lying on the beach.  Say no, be firm, pretend you're asleep.  Get up 6 AM, throw your towel over your palapa on the beach, come back, grab breakfast then go back down.  Trust me.  People do that then you have nowhere to lie.  Always meet with whatever company you're going with.  We went with Transat Holidays for example, any activity we did were booked through them who are legitimate.  Oh!  Pack super light...take about 5 bikinis, 1 pair of flip flops, 1 pair of sneakers (if you are doing hiking, no jungle hiking?  forget them), 1 pair of black dress shoes, about 2 cocktail dresses, beach wraps maybe 1-2, 1 pair of shorts, 1 pair of capris, maybe a few tank tops.  Don't bother with your straightener...your hair will friz.  And remember, your clothes never fully dry out.  If your luggage weighs 45 lbs when you go down, be rest assured it will weigh over 50 upon your return. 
  Posted by Miss_2010[/QUOTE]
  
  I don't know where you stayed, but we never had a problem getting a chair at the beach at the HR.... Around some pools yes we did have issues, but there were so many pools if we couldn't find a place at one, we just went to a different one but then again we aren't really pool people so we could really have cared less..  And the food there, I never got sick of it.  They had quite a variety.

  
  
  

  

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