Caribe Club Princess Beach Resort in Punta Cana

Caribe Club Princess Beach Resort & Spa is located right on beautiful Higuey Beach. It’s a quick 25 minute drive from the airport and located an hour to two hours away from some of the major Dominican Republic attractions including Saona Island, Los Haitises National Park and Samana.

Below are a few of the highlights from my weeklong stay.

Pools at Caribe Club Princess Resort

The Caribe Club Princess Beach Resort had three pools, with each one being a little different from the others.

One pool had a swim up bar, large jacuzzi and was close to the beach. I mostly stayed at this pool during my stay (for obvious reasons aka pina coladas).

Another pool had curvy edges with tons of pool seating so you could sit and relax with a drink right in the water. Palm trees surrounded the pool creating a lot of shady areas. This was nice because you could get out of the sun for a bit, without leaving the water.

The last pool was quieter, close to the beach and geared more towards families and children.

Wildlife at the Resort

There is a ton of wildlife in and around the resort. Several birds including beautiful peacocks were right outside my room every day.

If you’re looking for even more wildlife, skip the shuttle and take the long walkway from the rooms to the main lobby. During the walk you can see a variety of trees, flowers, plants and multiple ponds with fish and turtles.

Accommodations

We got a standard room and this is where the experience for me fell short. We experienced a few problems, which was somewhat disappointing for being an all-inclusive beach resort.

The first problem was in the bathroom. Our shower didn’t drain properly and our toilet would randomly stop flushing. We had to make sure we took quick showers because the bottom of the shower would start filling up and could potentially overflow onto the bathroom floor.

The second problem was we could not get our room to cool off. We set the thermastat to the lowest possible temperature and it never became that cool in our room. It was comfortable, but when you’ve been in high heat and humidity all day long, it would have been nice to have some cold air flow.

The room did have a few positives. We had a nice balcony with views of the pool and a pond area that had a ton of wildlife. The room also felt fairly big and open with high ceilings.