Excellence Punta Cana

Overview
Surrounded by a vast palm grove directly beside the kilometre long local sandy beach, this elegant luxury hotel is located on the Dominican Republic's East coast. Situated at the heart of the holiday resort of Uvero Alto, this hotel has been specifically designed to cater for the requirements of couples. It is an adults-only hotel and the minimum age of guests is 21 years. Note: Credit cards are necessary on arrival.

How far is the nearest beach?
This hotel is directly on the beach.

Distance from Airport
This hotel is located 46 km from the airport.

Rooms
This peaceful hotel comprises 14 buildings with a total of 446 rooms. The comfortable rooms each come with a bathroom with a hairdryer, a bathrobe a direct dial telephone, satellite/ cable TV, a hi-fi stereo system, a CD/ DVD player, Internet access, a minibar/ fridge, tea and coffee making facilities, individually controllable air conditioning, a hire safe and a balcony or terrace. Furthermore, there is an open-air hot tub, a fan, an ironing set as well as an alarm clock in each room.

Food & Drink
Excellence tempts you with eight world-class resort restaurants serving the most popular international cuisines. Prepare for a culinary adventure including French, Mexican, Italian and Oriental cuisine, a restaurant offering international dishes, a steakhouse and a seafood restaurant featuring Dominican specialities (respectable attire is required in this restaurant). Themed buffets are on offer on most nights of the week.

Sports & Entertainment
In the sprawling outdoor complex there is a swimming pool, a poolside snack bar and a sun terrace with parasols and sun loungers laid out ready for use. Further leisure options include a spa area with a hot tub, a sauna, steam baths, a massage service (fees apply) and additional spa treatments such as hydrotherapy, manicures, pedicures and various other treatments. Water sports on offer include snorkelling, taster diving courses (conducted in the pool; dive school), windsurfing, sailing, catamaran sailing, canoeing and kayaking. Sports options include tennis, table tennis, squash, aerobics, or yoga, and guests may work out in the hotel gym, try out archery, go horse riding (hotel has its own stables), road or mountain biking, basketball, beach volleyball, billiards, darts and bocce. The entertainment programme with shows, live music and folklore evenings as well as the in-house nightclub and the casino provide some variation. There is also a jogging track, deep-sea fishing trip and a weekly Dominican artists' market on the complex.

Chargeable Extras
World-class Miilé Spa & beauty salon treatments; Deep-sea fishing in waters teeming with marlin, tuna and dorado; Speedboat and catamaran tours; Scuba diving with instruction; Private tennis lessons taught by Excellence Punta Cana tennis pro; Helicopter rides that reveal the lush tropical panorama of Punta Cana; Extended horseback riding tours on open beaches; and Humpback whale watching cruises to see rare creatures in their natural environment.