So we stayed here as a guest of a member for the first two weeks of July. Our villa was among the older ones, comfortable, nice AC unit, with a FANTASTIC pool even for our toddler. Our maid was the best, as was the pool guys, and the shuttle drivers. We were able to get a cart for an extra... more

My family and my sister's family booked 2 villas on the recommendation of another family member who is an owner. There was a lot of confusion on the owner's part (and subsequently ours) on what is and isn't included. Hopefully this will help someone make a decision--vacations are too precious and expensive to waste on a place like this. Cons:... more

We booked a 3BR villa through an owner, Michelle Forino. Michelle was extremely helpful, knowledgable and answered every question I had. As others have mentioned, check-in is quite interesting as you arrive and head upstairs to a bar which is also the check-in reception area. It was a bit crowded, but we were in and out of there in about... more

This was our worst vaction ever! We were so looking forward to it, but ended up being bitterly disappointed. We went through RCI and still paid a fortune for 6 people for the terrible experience we had. We had a 3 bedroom villa, which looked beautiful, but had so many problems. Our airconditioning never worked our whole vaction, we had... more

Lovely villa on a great resort with the benefit of a good value all-inclusive package. Villa was spacious with a good sized pool and all the facilities that you need. Only thing that I would say is that you aren't guaranteed to get the villa in the photo, but they are all of a similar size and standard. Maid service... more

I went on vacation in the beginning of March for an amazing 7 day/6 night stay at the Crown Villas with 7 of my fabulous girlfriends! We booked through a member friend of mine with VIP privileges and had one of the VERY best vacations ever! WHAT MADE IT WORK: The AWESOME staff. EVERYONE was very friendly and made us... more

My husband and I traveled to Puerto Plata April 1-8th, 2008. Just to let you know, we have traveled a fair bit, everything from luxury cruises, 5 star resorts, to mud huts in Africa, and every type of accommodation in between. We rented a 3 bdrm villa from an owner on the internet. Upon our arrival at the airport, the... more

We came to this resort as a result of an RCI trade. We bought the upgraded VIP package before arrival. There is a true cast system in place. Lifestyle owners (automatic VIP status), who get additional privledges, such as (use of golf carts); followed by others who upgrade to VIP status (our situation-no golf cart), but use of a shuttle... more

We booked a 4 bedroom villa, with VIP status, from a Lifestyle Member listed on eBay. Upon arrival at the resort, there was confusion, due to a reporting error of the size of our party, (which was provided on 3 separate occasions) to be 3 adults. This obviously caused significant problems, due to fact that the resort was expecting a... more