Holiday Village Resort

[efoley81]

Tip for diet cokes etc. Put a note out saying "Soy diabetica, coke sin sucre por favour". Worked for us in HV in Costa del Sol!!!

Great tip ......thanks:cheeky:

 

[Maraya]

thanks for the tip "Mitchthewitch".

 

[Oilersdiehard]

Who's going to be at HV from April4th to the 11th? This will be a rip roaring good time. There are at least 20 of us crazy Albertans/Bluenosers/codjiggers going to give her

 

[lindajaney]

Feb. 3

Okay folks. We are going Feb.3 to see Carly and enjoy some fun in the sun.Who is going to be there at the same time? It would be fun to identify people we are talking to and share a little vino or cerveza!

 

[brijohn]

Royal suites Review.

Hi although i've been reading this forum since page 3 i've never actually posted myself until today. My sister and i got back from HVGB on Monday and promised ourselves we would post a review so here goes:

Royal Suite - On arrival in the clubhouse we were given a drink whilst we checked in, we were fortunate enough to get our rooms straight away but really wouldn't have minded waiting as we were being looked after so well. We stayed in a standard suite which we were happy with, the finish could've been better but bearing in mind the country we were in we were happy overall, we had everything we needed, bath, shower, toilet (working - as in Greece it's best to put the paper in the bin but they're emptied daily), sat TV, minibar (stocked with beer, water, pepsi, 7up and refilled every day). Our room was kept clean and the bed turned down each evening. Other people we met had bigger rooms than us so it's probably luck of the draw which you get. To be honest size doesn't matter much to us!

Restaurants - As Royal suite guests we were allowed to book all of our a la carte meals at once, the first we went to was the Italian, i have to admit we were not impressed with this restaurant. We felt like cattle from the beginning to end. Everyone eating in this restaurant does so at the same time so if you only want a main you have to wait until everyone has finished their starters. All menus are given out at the same time, drinks are offered at the same time etc, you get the picture. The caribbean opened whilst we were there and we really liked it, the setting is lovely, and the food good too. If you can't decide what you want to eat they are happy for you to try them all. Unfortunately we didn't make it to the Mexican or Asian so can not comment on them. The buffet was okay, i sometimes had trouble finding something to eat but that is no different from buffets in all other hotels i've stayed at. We always ate breakfast at the Clubhouse which we preferred as it was quieter, more friendly and your hot food cooked to order.

Bars - Our favourite bars were the Adult pool bar where Miguel has to be the happiest guy i've ever met, we know all the words to his favourite songs!! The downside to this is that it closes at 7pm, it would be a fantastic place if open throughout the evening for Royal suite guests. Our other favourite was Aquanox which is the adult bar, they have loads of TV's and were showing baseball and the tennis whilst we were there. Luis really looked after us there, we rarely had to ask for more drinks they were put in front of you before you realised you needed it, quite dangerous for the head the next day! Make sure you try Mangu just once, it's a great club we went there on the Friday and Saturday, it was much better on the Friday, the atmosphere on Saturday was less party-like but on the Friday was really good fun.

Entertainment - This is geared towards kids, we rarely stayed longer than five minutes watching the shows as they were so poor. Think Karaoke in your local bar and you'll get the picture. I'm sure the entertainers are trying their best but you really can't call them professionals and the content of the shows can get very samey after a while. We only stayed a week and agreed that had we been there for 2 weeks the evenings would've been very boring.

When we first arrived there we were really worried because of all of the negative reviews we'd read, this may have lowered our expectations but we were pleasantly surprised. We found the Dominican people to be really lovely and so friendly, it was them who helped to make our holiday. We met some great people around the adult pool and i would strongly suggest that if you aren't going with kids to upgrade to the Royal suites where you are much more likely to meet similar minded people. We were given questionnaires everywhere we went so the management are clearly trying to improve things.

All in all this place is what you choose to make of it. We had a good time but it was largely down to the people we met both other holidaymakers and the hotel workers who really work hard to make sure you have a good time. We heard a lot of negative comments from others about the First Choice reps but can't really comment as we didn't have anything to do with them.

That's me done, sorry i've gone on for so long!

Hi Goonergirl, thanks for a great review, can I ask did you happen to see if the bed was just a kingsize or was it made up of 2 beds put together, myself & my mate have booked a standard royal suite, but have asked for twin beds, (where 2 single guys on holiday) also what did you think of the room safe, I would like to take my laptop, & would like to lock it away, do you think it would be big enough,

 

[brijohn]

Hvgb

hi planner
have sent you another pm could you let me know if you get it .
if not i will email

Hi again happyholiday, ARE YOU STILL GOING TO THE hvgb or have you changed your mind about the hotel, 2 single guys.

 

[IrishColleen]

Other Repeaters out there!!

Any other repeaters out there who are going back? We are feeling a little apprehensive about it! Over the years we have met so many repeaters at this hotel. Like ourselves, they loved coming back again and again.

We are going back on the 12th Feb and I know we will have a good time, the Irish are not known for being party animals for nothing!! But I hope it hasn't changed too much!! No rugrats or husbands with us! These vacations are party time with the girls!

I personally think its a long long flight for kids from England, and we did Europe for years when our kids were small, 2 or 3 hours was plenty in a plane for them.

What do you repeaters think?

 

[ginam]

no its not that bad my kids 16,11,8 love flying they think its the best part of the holiday

 

[ScotianOne]

Repeaters

Any other repeaters out there who are going back? We are feeling a little apprehensive about it! Over the years we have met so many repeaters at this hotel. Like ourselves, they loved coming back again and again.

We are going back on the 12th Feb and I know we will have a good time, the Irish are not known for being party animals for nothing!! But I hope it hasn't changed too much!! No rugrats or husbands with us! These vacations are party time with the girls!

I personally think its a long long flight for kids from England, and we did Europe for years when our kids were small, 2 or 3 hours was plenty in a plane for them.

What do you repeaters think?

My Wife and I will be repeating this year..and we can't wait to go back..we feel this resort has a great mix of everthing..we will be there at the end of FEb..

 

[grimsbygal]

hi all...i am new to this site and will b travellin to the hvgb in oct ......we have a standard room allocated for myself,my hubby and my 14 year old son,the brochure indicates we will have a king size bed but doesnt mention where my son will sleep........can anybody plz help?

 

[happyholiday]

hi brijohn
yes we will still be going to the hvgb .the reviews have been getting better so we wont be changing our minds .
only four long months to go lol

 

[Gopher]

My mom and her two sisters also have a standard room booked with a king bed. They said they will be bringing in a cot for one.

 

[go leafs go]

Hey Lindajaney

We are leaving Feb 2, cant wait to go!!!!!!!!!!!!

Think i will bring my own vino, hear the one in dominican is not so great

 

[planner]

grimsbygal - they will bring a cot or single bed in for the 3rd person.

leafs - I will meet you at the pool for a glass of that wine....LOL

 

[boogiewgirl]

ok, i have been back since tuesday the 23. Could not write my review cause I am still sick, from stomach cramps (so is my husband). enjoyed ourselves at the wave pool, kids enjoyed the wavelength club (teen club), my room was dirty when i got there, we had big problems. if you really want to know well pm me. and were sick (alot of sick), food not very fresh, and we are not the type to pig out and drink like it is going out of style, Stayed at the Bahia Principe in july, and it is 100% better. I have signed and official complainte with Signature, my Travel Agency is giving them my three page letter of everything that went wrong. and i am asking for my money back, if this does not work, lawyers will be involved, do dangerous to go there (health wise) especially with children. All of us were sick,,, and hubby and I are going back to doctors

 

[Oilersdiehard]

ok, i have been back since tuesday the 23. Could not write my review cause I am still sick, from stomach cramps (so is my husband). enjoyed ourselves at the wave pool, kids enjoyed the wavelength club (teen club), my room was dirty when i got there, we had big problems. if you really want to know well pm me. and were sick (alot of sick), food not very fresh, and we are not the type to pig out and drink like it is going out of style, Stayed at the Bahia Principe in july, and it is 100% better. I have signed and official complainte with Signature, my Travel Agency is giving them my three page letter of everything that went wrong. and i am asking for my money back, if this does not work, lawyers will be involved, do dangerous to go there (health wise) especially with children. All of us were sick,,, and hubby and I are going back to doctors

What happened? Case of salmonella??

 

[go leafs go]

Where is RON!!!!! I think he stayed in the DR living as a illegal allien LOL

Hope he didnt get sick like boogiewgirl


Talk to us RON!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[planner]

I saw Ron the day before he left - he wasn't sick nor was anyone else in the area. Maybe he is still recovering from a hangover that might be lasting a week... That boy had a good time.

Boogie - sorry you and your family got ill. I will PM you or email you.

 

[lindajaney]

go leafs go!

Do you think we might actually get close to the playoffs this year?
We will see you down there. I have to have my VINO> I will be visiting the duty free as well! Check out the entertainment............I know there are problems there folks, so do some of the entertainers! But we will be attached to the tall redhead! Let's get together. A cerveza hoisted for the "buds" is always in order!

 

[go leafs go]

Play offs??? whats that? I would love to see it. But unfortunatly ill have to go and see buffalo. Would love to meet up for some drinks


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