The PUNTACANA Hotel
Information & Amenities
Hotel Information: The Puntacana Hotel opened in the mid-1970s as part of the 15,000-acre Punta Cana resort, residential, golf, and marina development. The development runs 8 km (5 mi) along the Caribbean Sea, owns and operates Punta Cana International Airport, and includes a residential area where celebrities like singer Julio Iglesias and designer Oscar de la Renta have homes.
The forested resort's 105-acre portion of the vast development includes an ecological reserve, with a biodiversity/sustainability research center across the road. Families and couples come here for tranquil holidays. The beaches, pools, and open spaces never feel crowded, even during high seasons.
Insider tip: On request, the resort's activities staff shows videos of local birds, including parrots and woodpeckers, to educate bird-watchers.
Property Amenities
The Puntacana Hotel has 10 restaurants, many with open-air dining and ocean views. Complimentary supervised children's activities are provided for ages 4–12, and children can also plant coconut trees. Complimentary family activities include dance and Spanish lessons, games, and sports.
An Internet center contains computers with high-speed connections (surcharge). Complimentary wireless Internet access is available in the lobby and by the main pool.
Massage is offered in beach cabanas and guestrooms. Use of the fitness center is complimentary. During winter and summer high seasons, the resort hosts evening concerts and folkloric shows.
- Marina on site
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Poolside bar
- Swim-up bar
- Swimming pool - children's
- Massage - treatment room(s)
- Concierge desk
- Complimentary breakfast
- Fitness equipment
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (limited hours)
- Bar/lounge
- Nightclub
- Parking (free)
- Self parking
- Business center
- Conference room(s)
- Event catering
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Banquet facilities
- Ballroom(s)
- Internet access - wireless
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Audio-visual equipment
- Business services
- Porter/bellhop
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Security guard
- 24-hour front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Number of rooms: 240
- Hair salon
- ATM/banking
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Shopping on site
- Tour assistance
- Currency exchange
- Beauty services
- Medical assistance available
- Wedding services
- Supervised child care/activities
Room Descriptions
This Puntacana Hotel offers 202 guestrooms and 38 villas (casitas). Full breakfasts, including taxes and gratuities, are included in room, suite, and villa rates. (For more information, see Dining section.)
Two-bedroom villas have open-air living rooms with ceiling fans facing private garden-courtyards and, on courtyards' opposite sides, individual (unconnected) air-conditioned bedrooms, each with a bathroom and a locked door.
Three-bedroom villas also have open-air living rooms with ceiling fans facing private garden-courtyards and individual (unconnected) air-conditioned bedrooms, each with a locked door and bathroom. Some three-bedroom villas have all three bedrooms on their courtyards. Others have one bedroom on their courtyards and two bedrooms on second floors above living rooms.
Decor and furnishings for all rooms, suites, and villas include mahogany and rattan furniture, marble floors, and marble bathrooms with freestanding marble/wood vanities and shower/tub combinations.
Room Features
- Cable/satellite TV
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Complimentary newspaper
- Voice mail
- Bottled water in room (complimentary)
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Makeup mirror
- Massage - available in room
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Television
- Window opens
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Smoking rooms
Area Attractions
Plaza Bolera (shopping) - 8 km (5 mi)
Manatí Park (eco-park, dolphin encounters) - 22 km (13.75 mi)
Higüey (nearest city) - 60 km (37.5 mi)
Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ): Approximate driving time to the Puntacana Hotel is 10 minutes and distance is 7 km (4.5 mi).
Driving directions from Punta Cana International Airport: Depart airport and turn left. Proceed approximately 7 km (4.5 mi) to resort on left.
Getting there: Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.
Getting around: Complimentary shuttles run throughout the resort 24 hours a day. Golf carts and bicycles can be rented for getting around the resort. Complimentary shuttles go to Plaza Bolera, a shopping center within the Punta Cana development that's 8 km (5 mi) from the resort. The resort staff summons taxis on request.
Activities
The Puntacana Hotel offers three swimming pools. The 26m-by-26m (85-ft-by-85-ft) main pool features a swimup bar and an adjacent 15m (50-ft) children's pool fringed by a gentle shower. Surrounded by dense gardens within the Nature Villas area, a 19m (62-ft) "quiet" pool includes a coral-stone waterfall and separate children's section. A 23m-by-12m (75-ft-by-40-ft) sea-view pool is in front of the golf clubhouse.
A 5-km (3-mi) beach of light-colored sand runs past the resort, with an offshore protective reef ensuring child-friendly, calm-water swimming over a sand bottom in most weather conditions. The resort supplies complimentary kayaks, pedal-kayaks, Hobie Cat and Sunfish sailboats, windsurfers, and snorkeling gear for use on the coral heads just offshore.
Water skiing and fishing are available for surcharges. The resort's dive center offers resort-course instruction, a certification course, reef and wreck dive, and cave and underground-river dives beginning in the resort's freshwater lake (surcharges for all).
Designed by P.B. Dye, the resort's 18-hole La Cana Golf Course features 12 ocean-view holes, including four played on island greens directly along the sea. The par-5 finishing hole is patterned after the famed 18th at Pebble Beach in California. Guests receive discounts at the course. The large sea-view clubhouse 1.5 km (1 mi) from the resort contains a bar, a casual lunch restaurant, a fine-dining restaurant, and an open-air lounge with overstuffed seating and second-story veranda. Complimentary shuttle service is available to the clubhouse.
The resort provides complimentary guided eco-tours of its ecological reserve, botanical gardens, petting zoo, and horse-and-pony ranch (surcharge for riding).
Use of six clay tennis courts is complimentary, but guests pay surcharges for play under lights. A jogging path through the resort has distance markers. Complimentary aerobics, stretching, Tai Chi, Tae Bo, and Tae Kwon Do classes are offered on the beach.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.
- Golfing on site
- Golf - driving range on site
- Sailing on site
- Scuba diving on site
- Water skiing on site
- Snorkeling on site
- Swimming on site
- Windsurfing on site
- Tennis on site
- Running track/path on site
- Aerobics on site
- Volleyball on site
- Hiking/biking trails on site
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Horse riding/rental on site
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing
- Bird watching on site
- Fishing on site
- Playground on site
Restaurants & Bars
A complimentary buffet breakfast is provided each morning in La Cana restaurant with fresh smoothies, juices, tea, coffee, milk and water (not bottled).
La Cana - Beachfront, open-air restaurant with vaulted ceilings. Complimentary American/international breakfast buffets daily.
Anani - Air-conditioned fine-dining restaurant with vaulted ceilings. Pianist. Reservations required. Dress code: long pants, collared shirts for men.
Mamma Venezia - Open-air, candlelit restaurant styled like Dominican country house. Guitar duo six nights weekly. Reservations required. Dress code: long pants, collared shirts for men.
La Choza - Casual, open-air lunch restaurant/bar on beach. Wooden floor, thatched roof. Rope-and-log swing-seats for children. Choices include organic salads, sandwiches, burgers, and grilled meats and seafood. Saturday-night Dominican Party with limbo contest, music, local-artisan market, local food. (Meals not included in room rates.)
Franco's Pizzeria - Casual poolside spot serving brick-oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, burgers, salads mid-day until early evening. (Meals not included in room rates.)
La Yola - Fine-dining, open-air restaurant with polished-wood floor, glass marine-view floor panels, thatched roof. Built above water adjacent to marina channel. Complimentary shuttle service from resort. Mediterranean-Asian-Caribbean cuisine. Choices like Spicy Tuna Tartare, Tempura Shrimp, sushi, Shrimp-Oyster Risotto, Lobster Lasagna, grilled lobster, Teriyaki Tenderloin. Open for lunch, dinner. Dinner reservations required. Dinner dress code: long pants, collared shirts for men, with dress shorts acceptable at lunch. (Meals not included in room rates.)
El Cocoloba - Fine-dining, air-conditioned restaurant/bar in beachfront golf clubhouse. Complimentary shuttle service from resort. New Caribbean cuisine such as Goat Loin with Porcini Sauce. Open for dinner; reservations required. Dress code: long pants, collared shirts for men. (Meals not included in room rates.)
The Grill - Ocean-view terrace with umbrella tables and bar in beachfront golf clubhouse. Meats, seafood, pasta, salads, sandwiches. Open for lunch. (Meals not included in room rates.)
Lobby Bar - Open early morning until after midnight for drinks, espresso. Live music in evenings.
Manantial Bar - Pool bar with swimup side. Open mid-morning until late night.
Lounge Bar - Air-conditioned bar/lounge with dance floor. Open late evening until after midnight. DJ or live music.
Location
Abraham Lincoln No. 960
PO Box 1083
Higuey, 9999
Dominican Republic
Nearest major airport:
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ-Aeropuerto Internacional Punta Cana)
Area:
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Important Information
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
