El Beso Adults Only At Ocean El Faro

Beautiful resort, very clean, friendly staff! Beach is not ideal and rough sea (obviously no control with that)! Food was good but not real hot at the buffet. Beautiful pools! Room very nice, clean and spacious! [Details]

The room was wonderful. Large, clean, lovely bathroom with plenty of space. The shower was top notch. Very quiet in the room, never hear any noise from other guests. The only noise was daytime pool activities, which one would expect.
The beach was a bit rough sea wise but that coast of always rough seas. The drinks were good, service was good. The only issue was there was a serious lack of restrooms. A very long walk to get back to ones room as there was only one stall at the adults only side. Not enough for the amount of ppl around. buffetsf food was ok, not getting a 10. The restaurants were better, but one needed reservations so that posses a challenge if you are not on top of that ... only one reservations can be made on the day of so you need to be an early bird to get what you want. [Details]

This resort was expensive and sold as a five star which it absolutely is not. Maybe a four star at best. The baseline service everywhere is horrible - we had Privilege which allowed us to get what should be expected at a normal four star resort - nothing special. Very disappointing [Details]

We had a great experience! The hotel looks just as/even better than the pictures you see online. Extremely clean, lived up to it's ranking and the staff are amazing. We felt very safe and well looked after.

We usually do cruises and this was our first time for all inclusive resort. Would do it again! [Details]

We have stayed twice at El Faro El Beso. Both times we enjoyed ourselves. The resort is very large, so we got our steps in each day! There are a dozen restaurants and snack bars, which offer a varied menu, with some staples too. Drinks are served in paper cups or the occasional plastic cups and stemware, so I recommend bringing your own insulated tumbler. The beach is nice, with a wavy portion and a calm portion, protected by a sea wall. [Details]

main lobby building with piano bar is the only positive.

despite claims that food options are gluten free - they lie and give you wheat anyway

restaurant reservation phone app does not work, and its the only way to get reservations

generally worn down, sad resort and dirty. [Details]

Stayed on the El beso side in rooftop which was amazing.Service was with a smile all the time and very helpful.Staff speak spanish little English so brush up before going.We used our phones to help translate. Restaurants where not very good.Unless the adult only restaurant great. Had amazing time [Details]

I will give to this resort 4*
This resort is NOT located in Punta Cana= white sand Caribbean Sea. The location is 40 km away from Punta Cana a 50 minutes away. The beach in this town is not nice and not turquoise water no white sand it have a lot of seaweed.
NO sanitary measures when you arrive or during regarding Covid-19 or intestinal infections, no hand sanitizer or soap in the main washrooms the dispensers are not working or are empty the dispensers are just for display only.
The lobby is very nice big with A/C. but slow check in.
The adults side it have few big pools which are clean and not crowded. The pool bar is nice and the bartender are really nice and prepared good drinks. The bartender which have braces is really nice and friendly I will give 9 points. The activities are good Franco is nice and alway happy to help.
The DJ. at the pool need to spice up the music.
The rooms are not luxury but are nice, clean and comfortable, mini fridge pop, beer, bottles of water.
The adults buffet is good and organized, good food breakfast and lunch close for dinner :( Which is a problem because no many a la carta restaurants, you will force to go to the main buffet El Mercado which is a zoo because is very big and the kids are touching the food with they hand and many people there and everyone had touched the buffet spoon and no gel sanitizer or wipes a the end of our trip few people were sick coughing. Brink your own gel sanitizer because 100s of people touch the same spoon at the buffet and no gel or wipes.
The main plaza is good but for shows majority is karaoke only Michael Jackson show, Dominican and beach show. For adults at night time NO separate shows many kids running.
It Is a new big resort if you are in the adult side you have to walk a bit because not transportation to get to the main plaza or back.
The Mike's coffee really good.
A la carta is only 2 available we were able to book Mexican and French the service and food are good 8 points the other ones are close or are privileged.
The buffet El mercado is not good.
Management need to step up with sanitary measures. [Details]

My friend and I stayed at this resort. We had a great time. There were lots of activities to do and all of the staff was so awesome! [Details]

We booked a 10 day holiday at the adult section (El Beso) of the Ocean El Faro resort in Punta Cana DR. This resort is a very large and recently built (3-4 years old) complex comprising @ 16 separate 3 story buildings split into an adult section and family section. Each section has is own pools and snack bars although you can, in reality use any of the amenities. There is a main buffet (with separate adult and family seating) as well as 8 a la carte restaurants. There is also an adults only breakfast and lunch buffet near the opposite end (beach side) of the resort. Other features include Mikes coffee, a gym, spa and a store.

The hotel is located along a remote section of beach @ 30 minutes from the Punta Cana airport. There is nothing within 2 kms either side of the resort so other than taking excursions from the hotel lobby you are essentially captive.

Overall this is a well managed resort. Rooms were clean and well appointed, mini bar was restocked daily with water, soda and a few beers. The grounds, pools and outdoor areas were well maintained. Staff were pleasant, friendly and attentive. The main buffet was well stocked with a wide variety of food, changed up daily including lots of fruit, breads, hot and cold dishes and healthy choices, cereals, ready made omelets, pasta, pizzas, burgers, and other meat dishes. something for every taste.
The snack bars near the pools featured nachos, hot dogs, occasional fired chicken or burgers and fries.

A la carte restaurants were generally quite impressive. We were only disappointed once out of the 7 we tried. The Gym was small but functional with all equipment in good repair. Mikes coffee was great but often busy and featured anything you could get in an American chain plus a great selection of deserts. The smaller adults only buffet featured a nice selection of fresh foods daily, a nice ambiance, and quieter feel.

The store had a wide variety of goods including pool toys, lotion, clothing snacks and liquid refreshments. Prices were predictably more expensive than you'd pay at home but not exorbitant.

Service overall was good to excellent. we always had coffee offered in the morning at the buffet although sometimes we had to be patient as staff were fairly busy. service on the a la cartes was excellent.

There was daily entertainment at 2 pools (family and adult) by the blue crew featuring events, water aerobics, games, water volleyball etc. If you prefer a quieter stay you could use another pool without entertainment. There were lounge chairs and a few shade umbrellas located around the pools but not enough for those that wanted one. Guests would deposit towels and personal items on chairs and reserve umbrellas. All umbrellas were reserved by @ 6:00 a.m. Most chairs were reserved by @ 10:00 a.m. There is some shade given by planted palm trees but not enough to satisfy demand.

There was nightly entertainment, a disco, bowling lanes, kids activities, regular events and a sports bar, more than enough to keep you occupied.

The beach was picturesque, however swimming in the ocean was limited by some rocky bottoms. The beach had lots of lounge chairs and woven palm tree type shade umbrellas. There was a nice onshore breeze daily which made the beach a cooler option on the hot days.

Guests were mostly Canadian with the largest group being francophones from Quebec.

Overall we very much enjoyed our stay [Details]

Week trip in Jan 2022. Beautiful grounds, great service. Especially Domingo at the pool bar. By far, the best service at the hotel. Food was above average. Pools were great, beach was good. Little cove to the left made up for the beach at the adult section [Details]

Hotel hotel, new, a bit of learning curve issues. Harrassment from corporate reps started on check in and continued whole stay. Outing reps bugged guests even while by pool and in common areas all trip........Ridiculous, wouldn't return for that reason alone. [Details]

We went to this resort with high expectation due to the Ocean El Faro Punta Cana Guess & Travellers group on Facebook, we quickly learned that this group doesn't allow any negative comments, so beware. This resort is NOT an adult only, we had kids in our pool, the buffet section marked adult only is full of kids, they do not bother so don't pay the extra for adult only. The resort lobby is very impressive and you are immediately welcomed by someone who takes really good care of you from giving you a tour of the resort and brings you to your room, we found out the hard way that this is Timeshare, they are all over and dressed in white. Our room was ok, El Beso was built quick, paint on floor, grout unfinished, entrance door would only open half way and we needed to ask for an air blower every day, many people where having room issues. The resort was at 50% capacity and they are short staff everywhere and in supplies. Buffet is always COLD and are always out of plates. The A la crate where good. The ocean is nice but there's rocks and with the waves could be dangerous, you can't walk this beach. Pools are very nice and big but really cold water. Overall I would give this resort a 6/10 and will probably never return, way better out there. [Details]

The hotel was only at 40 % capacity and we were told that every time we questioned why a bar wasn't open or opened later than advertised or when service was slow in a restaurant and it was usually slow. Be aware that the hotel tries to offer a vacation ownership and they are very persistent and do mislead you. If you simply say no thank you I do believe that you will be left alone. Our room was very good except that the air conditioning would not shut off even after reporting it 3 times but almost everyone else we talked to had bigger problems with there rooms and again it was because they were only 40% full. Food in most restaurants was not very good and in the buffets it was mostly not hot. Bottom line.. we will not go back to another Ocean resort unless the price is amazing. [Details]