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Firstly, I would like to take a moment to thank some of the amazing people we interacted with during our stay. The wonderful team at the big swim-up pool, to the lovely Dominga at breakfast by the Explorer Table, we truly appreciated their kindness and hospitality. I would also like to thank Jhoan, who assisted me with an in-room dining issue, as well as our lovely housekeeper, who cleaned our room every day and the concierge supervisor . These team members provided us with excellent service and deserve recognition. However, I would also like to formally share my concerns regarding our experience from check-in through check-out. Unfortunately, the issues we experienced left us extremely disappointed with our stay. Check-In Experience Upon arrival at the resort on August 21, 2026, security held us at the gate for approximately 10 minutes and told us that we did not have a reservation. We presented our reservation details and were eventually allowed to enter. When we arrived at the lobby, the agent who greeted us then informed us that we were supposed to have checked in the previous day. I contacted my travel agent, who speaks Spanish, and she was able to speak with a gentleman at the front desk. Thankfully, he quickly understood the situation and resolved the issue. We had three rooms booked: * Room 1 – for the children * Room 2 – for my sister and her husband * Room 3 – for my husband and me I was advised that our two children, ages 16 and 17, could not stay alone in a room. I understood and had no issue with this. I requested one key for Room 1 and one key for Room 3, which was provided. Room Conditions Unfortunately, upon arriving at the rooms, we encountered several problems. Room 2: There were no towels, and the room appeared as though it had never been properly cleaned. There was also a leaking/running pipe in the bathroom that caused water to accumulate on the bathroom floor every day. We reported this issue repeatedly throughout our stay, but it continued. For the first two days, we also had to repeatedly request that the minibar be restocked. Room 1: There were no towels or washcloths upon arrival. Again, the room did not appear properly prepared for our arrival. The chairs on the porch also had dried paint on them, which was very noticeable and unacceptable for a resort of this standard. The rooms also clearly require renovation and better maintenance. Considering the amount we paid for this vacation, the condition of the accommodations was not acceptable. Transportation and Security Concerns Another major concern occurred on the day we went to the mall and later went on our buggy tour. We were required to meet our taxi outside the resort. Despite completing the required form with the hotel before leaving, the security team did not want to allow our taxi to enter the property to pick us up. This created unnecessary stress and inconvenience for my family. When we returned from the mall, I had to speak very loudly to security and say, “Please let me and my family in because we are staying here and show our handbands.” As paying guests, we should never have felt that we had to defend our right to enter the hotel where we were staying. These repeated interactions with security made us feel uncomfortable and, quite frankly, unwelcome. The overall experience left us feeling that we were being treated differently because of our background and the fact that we were not fluent in Spanish. The treatment felt discriminatory and made us very uncomfortable. I also hear enough Spanish to understand some of what was being said around me, and I was uncomfortable with the assumption that because we primarily speak English, we would not understand what was being discussed. Check-Out and $150 Credit Card Hold Unfortunately, our experience did not improve at check-out. When we returned the wristbands, we were told that we were missing one. However, we were only given two wristbands 1 was for room 1 which was for me the Adult staying with the children and 3 for my husband, who stayed with my son on that room. The trip only had 4 adults and all 4 hand bands was returned as stated above. I do not understand how we could be held responsible for returning something that was never provided to us. What made the situation even more unacceptable was that the security team kept our transportation driver waiting at the gate while the hotel requested a credit card so that a $150 hold could be placed on the card pending an investigation. Your team also would let me taxi on property until we left the card for the $150. Some crazy behavior, we felt attacked.  This was extremely frustrating and embarrassing, particularly after everything we had already experienced during our stay. I am therefore requesting written clarification regarding: 1. Why the $150 hold was placed on my credit card. Because we never got 5 handbands. 2. When the full $150 will be released back to my card.  3. What investigation is being conducted regarding the alleged missing wristband. 4. Why we were treated as though we were responsible for a wristband that we were never given. Due to the check in agent not making the change on his document, i definitely remember the agent stapling the extra key for Room 2305 to the registration card I filled out.  5. What compensation the hotel intends to offer for the room conditions, service issues, and overall experience. I have worked for a high end resort, and stay at the high end resort I understand the level of service and hospitality that guests should receive at a luxury resort. Unfortunately, the level of service we experienced during this stay did not meet those standards. We paid a significant amount of money for this vacation, and in my opinion, the hotel was not worth the value we paid. The condition of the rooms, maintenance issues, check-in problems, repeated security concerns, and the way we were treated throughout our stay made this an extremely disappointing experience. I want to be very clear that I will not be returning to this resort. If anyone asks me about my experience, I will honestly share what happened to my family and me. Despite everything, I do want to recognize the individual employees who treated us well, including team at the pool, Dominga, Jhoan, and our housekeeper. Their kindness was appreciated and showed us that there are members of the team who genuinely care about their guests. I would appreciate hearing from a manager or appropriate member of your guest relations team regarding this complaint. I am requesting that the $150 hold be returned to my card as soon as possible, along with appropriate compensation or a credit for the poor service, room conditions, and overall experience. Would you believe I emailed the front desk manager and reservation team a week now and no reply totally unacceptable. The Worst resort I ever stayed at and would never recommend and return.

Muy buena atención de MARIA excelente café ?the sweetery

It was an excellent experience loved the staff room and service I would greatly recommend it. Marisaida Encarnacion our house keeper was excellent.

I can't recommend Nickelodeon Hotels & Resorts Punta Cana. For a resort marketed as a premium, family-focused vacation, the food, service, maintenance, and amenities fell far below expectations. There were some genuinely great moments for our kids — but they weren't enough to outweigh the problems. Food & Dining This was the biggest disappointment, and not because of one bad meal — the quality was consistently poor. Breakfast was routinely cold after the first morning. Lunch options were limited, with Aqua Bite by the pool becoming our default: cold burgers, over-fried chicken, soggy fries, subpar pizza. Dinner meant just the buffet plus one other restaurant most nights, which is surprisingly limited for an all-inclusive. When a storm knocked out one venue, they opened another, but the underlying food quality didn't improve. Beef dishes in particular were bad enough to be essentially inedible. The one standout was the character breakfast (included through our Costco Travel package) — genuinely one of the better experiences of the trip. Water & Illness I became sick during the trip, as did other members of my party. I can't prove the water caused it, and I don't want to state that as fact without testing — but having multiple people in our group affected was concerning. Bottled water in our room also wasn't reliably restocked; I had to request more several times. Kids' Activities Our kids enjoyed the water park when it was functioning, and the evening activities (discos, games) were fun. Characters appeared around the property, though finding them and figuring out the schedule was hit or miss. The clear highlight of the whole trip was paying extra to get the kids personally slimed — worth every penny, and a memory they'll likely keep long after they've forgotten the rest of the vacation. That said, some of the free video-game equipment in the kids' lounge was broken, and the paid arcade games were overpriced at $5 for 3 tokens. Rooms & Maintenance The property felt worn and overdue for a refresh — it didn't just feel old, it felt like maintenance had been deferred. More seriously, the door between our room and the exterior pool area didn't lock properly, which is a real safety concern at a resort full of children. Housekeeping was inconsistent: face cloths weren't always replaced, and the minibar wasn't reliably restocked. Service & Checkout Service was inconsistent throughout our stay. Checkout took close to an hour, and we found charges on our final bill for items that should have been included — I'd recommend anyone staying here review their bill carefully before paying. Other Guests' Experiences We weren't the only unhappy family. One father told us his family had been moved between rooms four or five times due to ongoing issues. Another couple told us they were cutting their trip short after only a day and a half. We also heard about a serious plumbing failure in another family's room — I didn't witness it myself, so I'll leave it at that, but it added to the overall picture of a property with real maintenance problems. Bottom Line The sliming experience and the character breakfast were genuinely great — exactly the kind of memory we hoped a Nickelodeon vacation would deliver. But those bright spots existed inside an overall resort experience that wasn't good enough: cold food, limited dining, a room safety issue, inconsistent housekeeping, and a frustrating checkout. The property needs real investment in maintenance, food quality, and service consistency before we'd consider going back.

BEWARE... First this resort is NOT friendly to out of towners. Limited English speaking staff, they even had the kids movie in Spanish. I had high hopes for this resort but NEVER again. I came to this resort with my adult sister and my 6-year-old daughter expecting a safe, enjoyable vacation at a five-star property. Instead, we experienced a dirty room, horrible service and two serious food safety incidents in just 2 days out of our 6 day stay that required medical attention and resulted in zero proactive response from resort management. Incident One — Verdello Restaurant My 6-year-old daughter bit into a chicken nugget and spit out a large silver metal foreign object embedded inside. Management was notified, apologized, and promised a Guest Services follow-up call the next day. That call never came. I had to personally go to the front desk to request an update and ask that an incident report be filed, something the resort should have initiated immediately. Chicken nuggets remained on the menu the following day with no resolution. My daughter has had tooth pain since the incident. Incident Two — Spacewalker Restaurant My sister has a documented tree nut and peanut allergy, which she disclosed multiple times to our server before ordering dessert. Despite being told repeatedly she was safe, she bit into macadamia nuts hidden in the ice cream served alongside her brownie, none of which was listed on the menu. She suffered an allergic reaction requiring an emergency steroid injection at the resort's medical facility. Hours earlier she had been turned away from help when the front desk transferred her call which then disconnected to a busy signal, forcing her to leave her room at night to seek treatment in person. The Resort's Response No proactive outreach was made at any point. All follow-up was initiated by us. My sister was denied a complete copy of her own signed medical and incident report documentation. Our travel agent ultimately had to escalate on our behalf because the resort failed to do so. We ended up leaving the resort and moving to a safer resort nearby to finish out the rest of our stay. Still awaiting next steps from the resort for a full refund. It's been over a week and still no refund. Book at your own risk.