The Westin® Puntacana Resort

Small quiet hotel with excellent dining options. I am impressed that a property with 200-ish rooms has several great restaurants with no overlap that is commonly experienced with the larger properties. The rooms are quite large and most have great views that I could tell. This is not a night life property so is best suited for those looking to chill. The pools were basically deserted and the beach had front row seating every day with no competition for chairs and the resort was full. Its the right mix of quiet and quality with excellent and attentive beach/pool service. Do not miss Playa Blanca - we didn't really notice it was there until the last day and wished we had. Its a lively beach club (open to public) with great food and you can go back to the nice quiet of the Westin with a quick walk. I would also say Brassa and Bao are great as is the breakfast offering at the hotel. La Yola (sister property) was just BAD - no better way to describe it. I was excited to try it and the views are quite nice but the complete absence of patrons should have tipped us off - its just absolutely horrible. I could not even eat the fish served to me and I have been a pescatarian for 40 years. AVOID. No one cared that none of the food we ordered was consumed or taken away so it must be common. AWFUL is not strong enough to describe the place.