All the restaurants at the TRS are very good. The a la carte food is delicious and the drinks are great as well. Fitness center is spacious and has everything one would need.

Some of the barmen are always expecting a tip so they treat you well at first and if they see no tip, they change abruptly. This shouldn't be like that as exceptional service should be there always.

Everything was exceptionally clean from the restaurants and the grounds to the suites. The housekeepers clean daily unless you request then not to. The nightly turndown service is a nice luxurious touch. If you are celebrating something special make sure you let them know and they will add nice touches to your room when they clean. Everyone was so kind! The staff made me and my partner feel like family. In a weeks time I made so many meaningful and genuine connections with the staff. I would return to this resort just to see some of these people again. Manny our butler was great!! The most important thing was that I felt safe on and off of the property. They have drivers available to take you wherever you need on the property. If you decide to leave the resort book a taxi through the hotel. The taxi is not free but it’s a reliable option. The taxis will take you there and even wait for you depending on how long you will be. There is not charge for the wait time. Overall I feel like I couldn’t have picked a better location for my first out of country trip

The food wasn’t amazing but there are a lot of options and you can definitely find something decent to eat at every meal. Breakfast (aside from the room service options) will easily be the best meal you will eat. Aside from that the best options are the simple food items that are hard mess ie. grilled meats, seafood, rice and vegetables.

The staff is helpful and kind. We did not have any problem with them at all. At the check-in desk there was always somebody to help you out. The waiters in the restaurants (males) are very bored and unfriendly. The women waiters are always smiling ad they are more friendly The rooms are clean and very comfortable, the cleaning service is excellent. The whole resort is very nice kept clean and organized. The food is average. Don't expect excellent food. The best part with Turquesa, that you can access all the Palladium Bavaro and Palladium Palace restaurants & pools, bars, beach as well. Best option for breakfast: Torres Best option for lunch: Torres or Helios Best option for dinner a la carte: Kusko & Sumptuori Best option for dinner buffet: La Catedral (crazy amount of food options) The most quite pools are at the ones next to the buildings, you can always find towels and long chairs. The best pool is the Secret Pool. On the beach people are "reserving" the long chairs in the morning by putting their towels on it. Don't bother this as the signs clearly says you cannot reserve a long chair. So just occupy anything you find (with no people sitting on it). Few tips and tricks: -There is one ATM machine in the Palladium Palace lounge which only gives Dominican pesos (200s and 1000s) with a fixed charge of 300 pesos. -Don't buy trips from the people on the beach (they will rip you off, or just try to negotiate very hard with them) -New 20's party every Wednesday at the secret pool is so much fun Footnote: Best butlers (very kind): Marggie and Ama in building 53 ;)

- You are kind expected to tip everyone - Waiters are not really friendly - The food is average - The shops in the resorts are super expensive (also no return policy)

PROS- The grounds! The staff! The choice of restaurants! The beach! The pools! Chic! (Show) These were all amazing. The security personnel at the beach were very vigilant about keeping their guests comfortable and challenged people not staying at the resort. Little buses were available to drive you to any part of the resort you wished to go to...at any time. CONS- A la carte breakfast orders took way too long in the buffet restaurants. The buffet restaurants had a good selection but...it SHOULD NOT BE OFFERED, as a choice, if it cannot come within 30 minutes. You cannot drink or even brush your teeth with the tap water. Our entire party had one day with 'dodgy tummies' as a result. Shopping in the immediate surrounding area of the resort was not pleasant. Bombarded and hassled, constantly.

Our balcony sliding door was damaged on arrival. We mentioned it twice but was never fixed. Our bed frame made a 'clunking' noise everytime it was sat on. Rolling over in bed caused it to 'clunk' as well, waking us both.

Food was really good. Plenty of restaurant options and helpful pleasant servers. Room service was really good. Front office and bar, exceptional service. Pool was clean.

Vendors on beach. Golf cart drivers were rude except for Felix. Music was boring, provided an 80s elevator music vibe.

Staff, room sizes, food selection, cleanliness

People selling things (tours and trips) in hotel could be a little pushy which isn’t what you expect/want in a 5* resort

adequate

At registration the navigator told me that Booking.com had me for 1 adult! I know that I booked the standard 2 adults. The 2 confirmation emails sent to me on the day that I booked somehow disappeared from my phone. To summarize, I was forced to pay an additional $530 from Expedia so that my guest could stay with me. 🤯 I am extremely upset w/ Booking.com because of this situation that was made in error on their part! 😡

Buffet breakfast. Facilities in general

A bit overcrowded. some maintenance mishaps. Poor food at restaurants a la carte. Staff a bit negligent

This was an adult-only hotel which was wonderful, and peaceful, and the staff was excellent. Breakfast and lunch options were fantastic- all-inclusive. The alcoholic beverages included top-shelf liquors and amazing mixed drinks. The room was nice but did not have a pool view as we had requested. There is no elevator.

There were many specialty restaurants but is was hard to get reservations. Dinner was not as good as breakfast and lunch. We are vegetarian and there were almost no options for us, except in the Indian restaurant and it was hard to get a reservation.

I liked the pools and the food.

Several nights after watching the shows, it was confusing figuring out how to get back to our room. There wasn’t a clear place to stand to wait for the ride that would take us back. We had to wait 30 min once to find a ride and the driver wasn’t actually going to our room area but took us anyway since we didn’t know how to get back. The bathrooms in our room were awful. No real door where the toilet is and the door we had didn’t shut properly. I really hated the bathroom setup.