My family and I recently stay for approximately five days at this hotel. I must say I was pleasantly surprised by the accomodations; spacious and tropically decorated room. The room did have a small mold problem in the bathroom and no AC in the livingroom/diningroom/additional room aread, but okay. The staff was really helpful and friendly. The restaurant on site mainly serves italian fare, but I must say that the food was quite good and affordable. Now..having said all of that...I was really taken aback by the amount of single man staying at the hotel and shocked by the amount of them that were accompanied by what were very apparently local prostitutes. Furthermore there is what appears to be a bordello just accross the street (my husband got propositioned when we passed the place in our car with our kid in the back). This really took away from the hotel, which is generally lovely and nicer than the pictures posted on line. I would not recommend this place for a family nor would I recommend it for someone who wants to be near city attractions unless you are renting a car or feel very comfortable traveling around Santo Domingo. The hotel is about a block away from the sea, however, it is not waterfront nor can you or should you safely walk this area at night. Acuarium is fine for the price, but I don't recommended for families looking for a tropical getaway.

People giving reviews are ridiculous.Vicente,Wesito,Maurico all went to this faboulous hotel.W e had a wonderful time Cris the manager we love ,love her dearly. Anna the cook is fabolous and Vicente is truly in love with her cookin making her a very hot addition to the staff .We say this because we are frequent guests of the establishment since our arrival on 2005.AND WE WILL BE BACK IN FEB. OF 2009.

This place was right off the freeway, that was a plus for such a big country... but the service wasn't that great. The room was okay, but when we asked for towels, they were stingy and we had to ask 3 times! My boyfriend and I were disgusted by the sorry food, you'd think you couldn't really mess up a ham sandwich! The energy was not there, the staff definitely needs to step up the smiles and management needs to make sure they are clearly there for customer service! I know that those essential things would have made a great deal of a change of how I experienced hotel acuarium. Every hotel should get rated on that.

Two friends and I spent a week at the Acuarium (Nov 5-12). The property was very nice and the staff extremely friendly and helpful. As it was our first trip to the DR and our spanish very limited the staff made us feel at home and that was greatly appreciated. The hotel was guest friendly so I'm sure you singles guys can appreciate that but it was by no means a singles hotel as there were families staying there as well. The grounds were beautiful with a swimming pool, jacuzzi, restaurant, bar and lounge. I'd highly recommend this property to anyone visiting the DR.