Was a great vacation at Casa De Campo. We started our vacation at Be Live Canoa ( Don't even bother.... a COMPLETE NIGHTMARE ) After 2 days of misery at Be Live Canoa , we moved to CDC.... They were VERY accommodating helping us move in and walked us through the impromptu reservation change to their facility. They were most helpful in everything. Played golf on all the courses while there and all were wonderful. All the restaurants superb. Nothing that we asked was ever a problem. Pick ups for dinner or travel to Chavon was speedy and courteous. Took Tropical Tours transfer when we left to Santa Domingo and $140 was a bargin. Helped us even get through check in at airport...Wow what service....We are booking to go back next year.

We stayed ay Casa de Campo for a long wekend. Our friends were having a destination wedding.
The rooms were great, the service was impecable. Activities plenty and well organized.
I woudl give it 5 stars, but... We were told that there were only two choices for breakfast, Lago Gril and Room Service.
While the food at Lago Grill was very good, I find the idea of having only the choice of a $40 buffet quite restrictive. After the first day of enjoying all the aspects of the buffet, we felt that a much smaller breakfast was more to our liking. We were able to convince the Maitre D' to charge us $25 for a "continental breakfast". They should offer choice.
On the other hand, a place that claims eco-responsibility has way to many internal combustion engine carts going up and down the property. Yes, the property is big, but only the peripheral places need transportation. We saw people driving their golf cart from our building to the breakfast restaurant. It is only about 1200 feet away.

Whenever a hotel room comes with a golf cart, I know I'm bound to have fun. Not because I golf, but because I have freedom to explore and drive around without a driver.

Casa de Campo is huge and there are a lot of different areas to explore. We flew into Santo Domingo and took a Tropical Tours van to the hotel which took about 1 hr 20 min. After checking in, we had lunch and a drink by the lobby/pool - food was "so-so," I recommend the salad nicoise. We were then shown to our room (Room 180) - this is a desirable room, it's at the end of a small row of buildings and is a bit bigger with a nice high ceiling. The view was of the golf course and ocean in the background.

We were visiting CDC for a friend's wedding so perhaps we got a better experience than most but these are some of the highlights:
- Altos de Chavon - romantic re-created Italian village. Try to go right before sunset to see the views and take in the romantic atmosphere
- Minitas Beach - nice lounge chairs/umbrellas. This isn't known as a beautiful Dominican beach but it's definitely relaxing and worth spending a few hours at. There's a big beach bar on the sand and the ocean is calm and nice to swim in
- Swim Up Pool Bar - nice place to cool off after the beach
- The wedding was held at an amazing villa. If you're good at making vacation friends, try to make some with villa owners/renters as these homes are absolutely worth seeing!
- Drive to the Marina - take some time to drive your golf cart around the property. It will take you about 20 minutes to get to the Marina but you will be very entertained by the beautiful views of the golf courses, ocean, and weekend homes

All in all, I would say... if you're invited to a wedding at Casa de Campo, GO! If you and your group of fun friends want to spend a bit of money on a relaxing but fun weekend, GO! If you and your significant other want to go on a romantic getaway, you might want to consider a smaller, more romantic hotel.

CDC is awesome but it can be a bit overwhelming in size... the people are very friendly, the golf carts are fast, the cocktails are expensive, the beer is not, the food is not great, but it's a place like no other.

The Casa de Campo Resort has it all--hotel, great villas, residences (Hollywood actor George Hamilton & designer Oscar de la Renta), tennis, horseback riding, polo, skeet shooting, swimming pools, beaches, water sports, fine dining, buffet restaurant, golf carts (gratis), spa, business center, marina & shipyard, scenic cruises, fitness center, shops & boutiques, destination weddings (Michael Jackson & Lisa Marie Presley), church, amphitheater (past performers include Frank Sinatra, Santana, Sting, Julio Iglesias & Alicia Keys), airport, art school for young local students, arts & crafts facilities for professional artisans, 4 Golf courses, great views, et cetera, et cetera.

The resort is sure to be enjoyed by everyone, especially golfers. It is a golfer’s paradise with 4 great courses including the world famous, Pete Dye, designed course, “Teeth of the Dog.” It is ranked number one in the Caribbean and 43rd in the world by Golf Magazine.

The resort’s lobby is pretty and our room was new, very clean and smartly decorated with a Dominican flavor. The bathrooms are a good size and the rooms have walk-in closets. Housekeeping is efficient and on top everything even though they don’t speak English. The entire resort is nicely decorated and everything appears to be new and clean.

I do have three issues with the resort, though. First, the swimming pools were not heated and the water was freezing. The swim-up bar was empty and for that matter, the main pool areas were completely deserted. I spoke to the manager about this and he agreed with me. He said the two main pools would be heated by the summer, 2012. We both agreed that heated pools attract an entire culture of their own.

The second issue relates to Minitas Beach. This is the main beach at the resort and it is tiny and over crowded. The water is not swimmable due to numerous, large, sharp rocks covering the sea floor. The Caribbean Sea is beautiful to the eye, but impossible to enter. I had to take a 30-minute taxi ride to another town to find a nice beach. Casa de Campo also has a private beach which I was told is “pristine”, but evidently, one has to reserve it months in advance. I never even saw it. What a shame!

I do recommend Casa de Campo to everyone since it has so much to offer. Take your golf cart to Altos de Chavon, a re-creation of a medieval European village. It is the biggest attraction in La Romana, Dominican Republic. Eat at The Beach Club by Le Cirque and be sure to visit the marina, take a sunset cruise and have dinner on the water.