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The resort's previous centerpiece property, the Puntacana Hotel, has closed in favor of
its brand new 200-room Westin near Playa Blanca (doubles from US$558), opened in late
2013, where every room has at least a partial ocean view. The complex also includes the
124-room Four Points Sheraton (doubles from US$382), a 2012 opener, poised as a mod-
ern business hotel at Puntacana Village. But the real coup here is the luxurious and dis-
cerning Tortuga Bay (designed by de la Renta; doubles from US$1285), a small enclave
of one-, two- and three-bedroom luxury villas that sets the bar for luxury in Punta Cana.
There are nine restaurants to choose from within the 60-sq-km complex, a Six Senses Spa,
a modern PADI dive facility and a kiteboarding school, among numerous other distrac-
tions.
Eating
Resort buffets ensure most folks keep hunger pains at bay, but there are enough condos
and villas and locals to support numerous independent eateries. Most are in various shop-
ping centers in the area, easily reached by
motoconcho
or taxi.
Sat, 9am-6pm Sun)
is the best in Punta Cana. In Bávaro, the best option is the new and huge
Super Pola
(San Juan Shopping Center, Bávaro; 8am-10pm Mon-Sat, 9am-8pm Sun)
near Cruce de
Cocoloco. You'll find smaller supermarkets with daily essentials spread about many of
Bávaro's plazas.
Solo Pollo
(Plaza Brisas de Bávaro, Bávaro; meals RD$250-300; 8am-1pm)
A legion of locals flock to this
simple
comida criolla
restaurant serving - as the name implies - only chicken. Juicy,
perfectly-seasoned
pollo horneado
(baked chicken) is the specialty of a menu that is
scribbled out on a paper receipt each day.
Meals include rice, beans and salad and you can get out of here for under RD$300 even
if you tack on a fresh
tamarindo
juice.
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La Posada de Gladys
(Av Alemania, Bávaro; meals RD$130-500; 7am-10pm)
Get down with Dominicans at this
pleasant, open-air palapa where the RD$175 plate of the day is the working man's staple
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