10/10 Excellent
Gordon
Travelled with partner
Mar 23, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was a last minute booking wanting to get away from snowy weather and my daily routines in the northeast. Emotions by Hodelpa was a great choice because of the all inclusive amenities plus quite good food choices including the main dining area and more exclusive restaurants like Amici (that I thoroughly enjoyed).
The staff were always greeting us with ‘Hola’ and answering questions in multiple languages. It was a toned down and relaxing week for my spouse and me. What I truly enjoyed was the private pool (shared only with 4 rooms on the first floor). It was private, clean, and convenient to walk out my sliding glass door and pop into the pool multiple times per day.
The location of this resort is about 3 miles to the historic center of town. I took a private tour to get the full story from a local driver. On another occasion, I walked to the Jumbo store (kind of like Walmart) about 2 miles away and then took a taxi back to the resort.
The beach is cleaned daily from seaweed and refuse left over from late night parties or brought up from the ocean.
Evening entertainment was free and quite fun.
Okay, I over-ate but didn’t over-imbibe, not that the temptation wasn’t there. Back to the gym to lose those 5 extra pounds I put on.
I’d recommend this place above many of the other choices in Puerto Plata.
Gordon
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025