just spent the best holiday season of my life at THE CELUISMA~~~~~~The best staff from the beautiful entrance of this building all the way to the beach where you can find the two best kite-surfing instructors in the Dominican Republic ( hello Javier & Miguel----thanks so much)---this place is so great that i almost do not want to tell people about it so that it will stay the exact same as it is~~~~i read some of the reviews that were negative and have realized that the people who wrote them just do not know how to have fun------this is not meant to be the Ritz ~~~it is the true Dominican experience where you can walk the beach for a mile either way and see what the pirates saw hundreds of years ago----a few locals--a few animals and thousands of coconut trees-----the food is great and the staff prove day in and day out that you have chosen the right place to vacation----the hotel is a peaceful paradise yet a two minute ride away you are in the middle of Cabarette where you can party your face off all night long----the best of both worlds---the animation crew will amaze you with there entertainment skills( great shows at night) the bartenders will seem like family the kitchen staff will spoil you the reception staff will inform you of everything you need to know--the grounds crew will provide you with the piece of heaven that is THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC and the security staff will watch you have fun as well as have fun with you wherever you go------if you love to enjoy life then go to THE CELUISMA-----if you do not then stay away and do not ruin this atmosphere--------a giant thank-you to everyone at the hotel----i will see you again in 2012-------patrick from canada

I didn't expect much after reading the reviews so I was pleasantly surprised.
Went on a package tour at $900 including taxes from Toronto which is a great deal for flight, hotel and meals.
A week isn't long enough. Most everyone I met there was a repeat customer who were spending 3 to 4 weeks at a time there.
Food was good. Prices at nearby restaurants and grocery store were comparable to prices in Toronto.
Animation dance team was fun to watch each night. Don't expect high production values.
Excellent bar tenders, I was impressed with how well they remembered names.
Walking into Cabarete Kite Beach takes about an hour along the beach. Taxi ride into town should not be more than $5, watch out for those that will charge you more.
Hair shampoo is not supplied.

holes in floor boards, public seat areas waterlogged and filthy, shower too hot to stand under, toilet flush faulty, sink taps clogged and slow flowing, tap top missing, plug missing, food bland and lukewarm - I've been home a week and still running for the loo, toaster caught fire in my wifes face, plug socket simply blew up next to where we were eating, ran out of red wine, restaurant has holes in roof, aircon packed up, karaoke machine packed up, film night dvd wouldnt work, fire extinguishers out of pressure, outside and common area lighting faulty in too many areas, hedges need cutting back away from paths. Only about 15 people in the place, big hotel next door closed down, security warned us it was a bad area to go out in. Couldnt wait to leave but had to take immodium to be able to travel. We have travelled all over the world including many times in the Dominican and this is the WORST we have experienced

I went for the first time in july and within 2 days I was so relaxed, the staff are top quality and make you feel a million dollars, the rooms are not fantastic but your only sleeping in them they clean and tidy and sufficient for your needs, theres so much going on, the animation team are out of this world and if you join in your holiday will be one in a life time, all the staff just cant do enough for you. And if anything breaks down they are quick to fix it. Foods good and they put alot of effort into providing a variety not a vast amount but enough choice. I've been 4 and 5 stars hotels but I have never at the end of my holiday felt so relax and fulfilled then when I have been on this one, when it was time to come home normally I'm ready and willing to come home not this one I'm back at christmas and will go many more times god willing. GOOD ON YOU HOTEL CELIUSMA CABARETE YOUR THE BEST