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    Ocean Blue & Sand

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    Arena Gorda, Bavaro, Punta Cana Dominican Republic
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    Nestled on the wonderful beaches of Bavaro, and immersed in tropical foliage, close to the White Sands golf course, the Ocean Blue and Sand is an all-inclusive resort featuring suite accommodations, two luxurious pools, casino, spa and fitness center, dive center and an extensive activity program including childrens' and teen mini clubs, to make your stay an unforgettable experience. All-inclusive: Meals, drinks, cocktails and snacks included 24 hours. Some additional services are available at additional charge. Free WiFi available in all the resort areas.
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    Free parking
    Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
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    Fitness Centre with Gym / Workout Room
    Free breakfast
    Beach
    Casino and Gambling
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    Free internet
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    Hot bath
    Outdoor pool
    Bar / lounge
    Restaurant
    Breakfast available
    Breakfast buffet
    Swimup bar
    Poolside bar
    Diving
    Tennis court
    Aerobics
    Nightclub / DJ
    Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
    Kids club
    Airport transportation
    Business Centre with Internet Access
    Conference facilities
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    Ocean view
    Non-smoking rooms
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    Private balcony
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    Excellent Resort!
    Excellent service, out of all the resorts I've been this is the one I recommend if you want to come with your family, your partner or even by yourself. You'll always find things to do here, they have an amazing entertainment, Alexander alias Peluche made me and my husband feel great and welcome at all times. The whole staff is great. Waoooo this is the best resort, this was the best vacation I ever have,the food was excellent the staff minime, black coffe,chocolate,pokemon,kelly,morocha,roger,but men peluche is awesome men they are really the best come here if you want to have the best vacation ever I will definitely comeback.…
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    Date of stay: September 2019Trip type: Travelled with family
    Response from CustomerServiceOcean, Director de Relaciones Públicas at Ocean Blue & Sand
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    Dear Guest, We would like to thank you for sharing your opinion about your stay at Ocean Blue & Sand by H10 We are pleased to know that you and your family had a good time among us and that we were able to reach your expectations by making your holidays an unforgettable experience. Your comments encourage us to continue providing that special touch who defines Ocean hotels It is our pleasure to serve you. Sincerely, Marisa Rios.
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    Awesome vacation!!
    Went with 2 other couples first of April. Any little things we needed fixed, they did, right away. Rooms were clean, some days maids left flowers on the bathroom counter, rooms were good size too, with a small balcony. Food was great! Went to a different nice restaurant every night. Steak House was awesome, as was the Japanese Restaurant where they cooked your food right in front of you. Pedro, at the buffet, went out of his way on our last day for breakfast. Had flowers all over our table with cloth napkins, very special. We loved him! Would love to come back. Only thing I missed was you couldn’t see ocean from resort as there was a high ridge between resort & ocean, but you just walked over it & had all kinds of loungers to lay on while enjoying the ocean view. Great place!…
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    Date of stay: April 2019
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    Trip type: Travelled with friends
    Room Tip: Building 8, 9, 10 are closer to pools & ocean.
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    Response from CustomerServiceOcean, Gerente RRPP & PRIVILEGE at Ocean Blue & Sand
    Responded 10 May 2019
    Dear Guest! We couldn’t be more excited to learn that you and your family had amazing stay among us, and that we were able to make your experience an unforgettable one. Thank you for choosing Ocean Blue and Sand by H10, it will be our pleasure to welcome you again in the near future. Best regards, Marisa Rios.
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    Piano Bar
    We just got home from this resort. We finished each day of our trip at the Piano Bar. The bartender, Marino treated our group with amazing service and delicious martinis every night. He’s the man!!! Great entertainment too. Check it out, you won’t be disappointed. This place is a hidden gem at this resort.…
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    Date of stay: September 2019Trip type: Travelled with friends
    Nice resort but rooms let it down
    We’ve just returned from a week’s holiday with myself husband and 2 children (13 and 9). The hotel is lovely and well laid out and very clean. We’ve travelled to lots of resorts in the Caribbean and after the long flight from the UK we are usually greeted with a welcome and cool drink. No such thing here. Not a great start especially as we witnessed other groups receiving a wonderful fanfare welcome with singers and dancers later that week. Anyway, the check in was quick and the lady was friendly and efficient. However, on leaving the check-in we were met by a man who wanted to give us a ‘free gift’ and asked us to come back and see him later. We realised early on this would be one of those selling and pestering resorts where we would not get a moments peace. On arriving at our hotel room in block 9 I was really upset as it was tatty, old, a bit grubby and very dark. The ‘garden view’ was of a service road. The patio doors didn’t lock (not great as we were on the ground floor) and the room smelt musty! I tried my best to put up with it but the very next day we went back to reception and asked to move. When we told the receptionist our room number she was not surprised at all and moved us to block 5 for the next day. The new room was refurbished and so much better! Vendors: these are a real problem at this resort and you will not be left a lone at all. They are all very polite and you can say no but in a 7 minute time span my husband and I were approached 5 times by 5 different vendors selling massages, boat trips, other watersports!!! It was comical and just not nice. Entertainment for children: this was perhaps one of the biggest disappointments for us as we specifically picked this hotel based on kids activities. There are no supervised daytime activities for teens and pre teens. There’s a little club for under 7’s but nothing to entertain our boys. They were bored! There is a teens club in the bowling alley but it didn’t open till 3pm and not really a club just a couple of pool tables, table tennis and a very hot humid upstairs annex with play stations consoles. My hubby and eldest son played tennis-football everyday but this was organised by other guests. The entertainment team was non existent in supervising or organising any of these activities. It was such a disappointment. There was a foam pool party which was awesome and lots of fun. The highlight of the holiday. Food: food was lovely and the restaurants were great. Mike’s coffee shop was a real hit with us and the staff were always welcoming. Unfortunately there was very little Dominican Republic food which we would have liked to sample. Staff: all of the staff we met were really lovely and always said ‘Hola’. We also always made a point of tipping in restaurants/ bars and the room attendant. They work really hard and deserve it. The staff in the bowling alley (a young lady and Danilo were fantastic and always made us feel welcome. Overall we had a good holiday but glad we were only there for one week (we usually travel for 2 weeks to long haul destinations as it’s such a long journey from the UK) We probably wouldn’t go back again unless there was more for the children to do during the daytime. …
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    Date of stay: August 2019Trip type: Travelled with family
    Ocean blue and sand excellent
    Amazing place, amazing people and amazing experiences. Loved the stay and hospitality here. The place is full of activities that you wouldn’t want to step out. They have great pools and beach. Highly recommended. Special mention: Pokemon, pedro, peluche and fernando
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    Date of stay: September 2019Trip type: Travelled with friends
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    Hi. Is Sapphire Club Junior Suite package belong to the Privilege Club?
    If you haven’t booked yet, I will recommend you to book elsewhere.
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    Would you recommend the Privilege? If so what is the cost of the upgrade. Is there a booking system for al la carte restaurants? Thank You
    We didn't opt for the privileged package and we didn't feel that we missed out on anything. Tipping gets you top shelf alcohol 😏
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    Is there somewhere on site to buy cigarettes?thanks
    Just remembered that there is a cigar store so they may sell cigarettes too???
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    Overall how would you rate the accommodation, food, service reception. Are issues resolved? Thank You.
    Food was exceptional when we were there in March.The buffets had tons of choice.Service very good.Love the feel of a smaller resort.
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    Does anyone have a map of the hotel, much appreciated. Thank you
    Yes but I can’t post it. There is a fans of ocean blue and sand Facebook group. Map is on there.
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    "Beware the 'garden view' rooms - you just get to see the grotty parts of the resort"
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    "ask for renovated rooms"
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    "Pool side is very convenient"
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    "ask for a renovated room"
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    "Upgrade to privilege. If not, then ask for a room on 1st floor in Building 9 or Building 5."
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    PRICE RANGE
    EUR 111 - EUR 512 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
    ALSO KNOWN AS
    ocean blue punta cana, ocean blue hotel beach, ocean blue resort punta cana, ocean blue golf beach resort punta cana, ocean blue dominican republic, punta cana ocean blue, ocean blue hotel punta cana, ocean blue resort dominican republic
    LOCATION
    CaribbeanDominican RepublicLa Altagracia ProvincePunta CanaBavaro
    NUMBER OF ROOMS
    708
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