Royalton Splash Punta Cana

Outstanding hotel with lovely, welcoming staff who completely made our holiday. Loads of space around the pools with loungers available through the day. Lovely spacious rooms with comfortable beds, good showers, mini bar, working safe and balcony. Immaculate hotel and grounds with reduced capacity in restaurants and face coverings worn by all staff and guests when inside. Complex is big and joined to the Royalton Punta Cana - all lovely to walk around though there is a frequent shuttle (open sided small train so now covid concern there). We managed to get in our 10000 steps every day just wondering around with the kids and walking on the beach so easy to stay active if that’s your thing (we also used the gym), or just kick back and relax if you rather! Restaurant wise there are a number that you can use whilst staying at splash - our favourite was the Italian over at Royalton right next to the beach - buffet at lunch and al a carte dinner. Mexican (splash) has a good atmosphere - tasty food but small portions. We didn’t like the food so much at the Italian at Splash but it’s a nice place to sit. Tip - Beans at Splash does ice cream! We thought only scoops at Royalton did until our last day! Both are great for grabbing a coffee and cake if you prefer for breakfast or a much needed snack after swimming. The buffet restaurant has a great selection of tasty food, is spacious so not too crowded or noisy and again the staff were all great. The pools are fantastic, huge and well kept. No lifeguard if that’s important to you but tons of staff on hand. The water park is amazing - our kids are 11 and 15 and plenty to keep them occupied though the smaller kids area also looked fantastic, great family fun, also plenty of really good lifeguards here. The staff at both hotels are amazing - really helpful and friendly which we find makes a huge difference to a holiday. Some tips were given by us and others but not all, and we didn’t feel pressure to do so. One of our favourite parts of the hotel was the variation of seating and bar areas - we wondered around the resorts in the evening and sat at different places each time to take in the atmosphere, listen to live music or just relax - the bar up the stairs at Royalton and the main square are gorgeous places to sit and lovely to see so many people having a good time but we never felt uncomfortable with keeping distance due to covid. The beach is gorgeous, sea great for swimming in (strong undertow so be careful with children), never felt hassled by sellers on the beach and felt safe at all times. Fully recommend!