The location of the Gran Ventana is one of the nicest around Puerto Plata, and definately the best within Playa Dorada. The beach is cleaned daily and never too busy, the sea is clear, and there is reef all round, full of fish and sealife which makes it perfect for snorkelling. The hotel has an impressive reception area, great pools... more

We have returned from Gran Ventana Beach Resort. but would n ot go back the resort was good but the rooms too small and old furniture, the beach was good but got a bit breezes in the afternoon, but the entertainment was not good unless you have small children, got fed up of listening to that each evening and then... more

Just Got Back From The Gran Ventana Beach Resort And To Be Honest I Wish I Was Still There Now We Thought It Was The Best Holiday Ever There Is So Much To Do For Everyone Like For The Kids Theres Pool Tournaments,Darts,Frisbie,Water Aerobics(Everyone), VolleyBall At Beach And In Pool And Lots More. While Adults Can Just Relax On The... more

this was our first long haul holiday with our 12 year old daughter.On arrival check in was smooth and bell boy delivered our cases very quicky and explained the air con and checked that we were happy with our room. the hotel was described in thomas cook as 4+ and I would suggest that this is achieved only by the... more

Just returned from two weeks at the Gran Ventana, ignore all the bad reviews you have read. The hotel is very good, great food, good service. We stayed in the Beata block apartments which reading some reviews before I went was the worse block to stay in, but it wasn't. We had a junior suite on the third floor which... more

We Arrived at the Gran Ventana after a terrible 36 hour delay with thomsons (and thomson Fly) Will never use them again!! We were greeted with a smile and shown to our much needed rooms at 5am in the morning! the couple we travelled with originally got put in a room by the Adult pool, but asked to be moved... more

The resort was in the process of some refurbishment. The standard of the rooms that we occupied were well below 4 star standards, although kept very clean. During the 2 weeks we were there the bath tap fell off the wall on a number of occassions and was finally replaced when I took it and presented it to Reception. The... more

We got back at the begining of July 2008, this was our 3rd time at the Gran Ventana Beach Resort, so that shows you something. Yes its a great place to stay, the people are wonderful. We are about to book again for next year... Not sure which month yet... Have tried August, September and June, The weather is really... more

Stayed at the Gran Ventana for our honeymoon, flight was delayed so arrived at 4am in morning, we had booked a junior suite and i was so dissappointed when i arrived at the room, it was big but awful!! Complained next morning and were given a choice of 4 other rooms most of them were the same awful in need... more