Honeymoon- chicken dinner

Moon Palace
has rooms available all January. Looks nice!
All inclusive is per room $2350 from jan-april 2010. yikes!
brand new resort.
sold. Moon Palace. She had me at "in room liquor dispenser"

• 1 King bed
• Double Jacuzzi
• Seating Area
• Balcony

• Liquor dispenser contains whiskey, tequila, rum & vodka
• Mini bar contains sodas, bottled water & domestic beer
• LCD TV w/ Satellite
• Purified water
• Farouk bath amenities
• Bathrobes & slippers
• Digital safe (laptop size)
• Individually-controlled air conditioning
• Coffee maker
• Direct dial telephone
• Alarm clock
• Hair dryer
• Iron/ironing board
• Wireless Internet
• 24-hour room service
• Turndown service

going to book and then ask for upgrade at check-in seems wise. The presidential is triple the price.

restaurants

Tangerine – 24 hr service (TBA)
Cuisine: International
Breakfast, lunch & dinner: buffet

Tao – Tepanyaki
Dinner: Japanese a la carte

Spaggo
Dinner: Italian a la carte

Los Gallos
Dinner: Mexican a la carte

Lucca (thematic)
Breakfast & dinner: International buffet

Marina Grill
Breakfast & lunch: International buffet
Dinner: Caribbean and Seafood a la carte

Prime Grill
Dinner: Steakhouse a la carte

Samba (expected to open: August 31)
Breakfast & lunch: International buffet
Dinner: Brazilian a la carte

Baccarat – Fusion Cuisine (TBA)
Dinner: Fusion a la carte

Pizzeto
Lunch & Dinner: Brick oven pizza
From Noon - 11:00 pm

Cafetto
Breakfast, lunch & dinner: American a la carte

Santé Deli - Gourmet Deli

From 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Lima Deli – (2pm-2am)

Rain Deli – (4pm – 12am) (TBA)

Bars/Lounges
Asia Lounge – service (8am – 10pm)
Blue Bar – lobby bar service (3pm – 1am)
Sun Bar – lobby bar service (10am – 1am)

Pool snack bars - in pool areas (3 open)

Soda bar – soda fountain (12:00 pm – 10:00 pm)
Must Sweet & Coffee – service (8:00am – 11:00pm)
Ice Cone – Ice cream parlor (12:00 pm- 10:00 pm)
Casino bar (TBA)
Sports bar (TBA)
Onyx Nightclub – with bar service (TBA)

Reviews on TripA

seemingly good. The bad usually by non-travellers or just PITA's

moon palace: eats

Moon Palace restaurants

Tangerine – 24 hr service (TBA)
Cuisine: International
Breakfast, lunch & dinner: buffet

Tao – Tepanyaki
Dinner: Japanese a la carte

sushi

Spaggo
Dinner: Italian a la carte

Los Gallos
Dinner: Mexican a la carte

Lucca (thematic)
Breakfast & dinner: International buffet

Marina Grill
Breakfast & lunch: International buffet
Dinner: Caribbean and Seafood a la carte

Prime Grill
Dinner: Steakhouse a la carte

Samba (expected to open: August 31)
Breakfast & lunch: International buffet
Dinner: Brazilian a la carte

Baccarat – Fusion Cuisine (TBA)
Dinner: Fusion a la carte

Pizzeto
Lunch & Dinner: Brick oven pizza
From Noon - 11:00 pm

Cafetto
Breakfast, lunch & dinner: American a la carte

Santé Deli - Gourmet Deli

From 3:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Lima Deli – (2pm-2am)

Rain Deli – (4pm – 12am) (TBA)

Bars/Lounges
Asia Lounge – service (8am – 10pm)
Blue Bar – lobby bar service (3pm – 1am)
Sun Bar – lobby bar service (10am – 1am)

Pool snack bars - in pool areas (3 open)

Soda bar – soda fountain (12:00 pm – 10:00 pm)
Must Sweet & Coffee – service (8:00am – 11:00pm)
Ice Cone – Ice cream parlor (12:00 pm- 10:00 pm)

Try the tres leches ice cream
Casino bar (TBA)
Sports bar (TBA)
Onyx Nightclub – with bar service (TBA)

trip advisor quotes:

Exercise area was one of best I have ever seen at a hotel. Didnt see it until our last full day there and couldnt talk the wife into going (couldnt pry her from beach). Had I seen the facility earlier, I would have gone every day.

NEED BUG REPELLANT

restaurants:

Go before 7 for top of the line service since basically no one else is there. Everyone in my family enjoyed this meal.

"The cafe in my opinion is the least impressive restaurant. The service is extremely slow and they often only put 5-10 fries on the plate. The bacon in the BLT is often undercooked. However the bartenders at the bar there are super friendly and kind. "

"The pizzeria is amazing. They bring out a plate of Focattia with a bruschetta type salad on top of it, it's simply to die for. We often order two plates because it's SO good. The pizza is all right, not the best, but still very good. The calzone is great! And so is the service. A guy named Juan works there, and his smile and service are amazing. "

"The buffet in the hotel is good for breakfast, but closes at lunch and dinner is always different. I like the Marina grill better."

"There were 11 different restaurants. NO need to make reservations to any of them like in other resorts, with the exception to Tao. But you could make reservations to Tao at any of the other restaurants but only during breakfast hours. Strange I know but once again not a big deal. We didn't get a chance to go to all of the restaurants but here a a few we did go to. The Mexican restaurant: to tell you the truth i cant remember what had. I know the food was good but it just wasn't that memorable., Prime Grill: Everyone was ranting and raving about this steak house, the food was great and the view of the beach was wonderful. But the service I was least impress with. For one the hostess was a completely rude . She stared and made faces at me the whole time we were there, she made no effort to hide it. Our Waiter was very short with us. I felt very comfortable there., Marina Grill: THE BEST PLACE THERE!! The service was impeccable and food was to die for. Ive been to 5 star resorts before and this was the best. During the day this is an a la cart restaurant. Amazing quality of food, fruits and veggies. At night its a Seafood restaurant, once again the food was amazing. U must have the octopus ceviche!!, Tao: The ambiance is pretty nice and the service was OK. We had Chef Peter and he was pretty cool. The food was good also but nothing to special. Def. the most fun restaurant though., The Cafe: it was pretty delicious as well. the service was very slow, The Sushi: Ehhh this place was OK ... I mean its there version of sushi. We went everyday so it couldn't have been that bad :)., Lucca: I only came here for breakfast and it was good.,The Pizzeria: was horrible ... I'm not a fan of pizza but after this I'm def not a fan. Yuck. The snack bar's: Not to good either, but its as good as it gets for fast food. "

Punta Cana Food and Booze

The Jellyfish-
more info at virtual tourist
Beside the Barcelos in Punta Cana
Steve's Corner Bar
Coconut
Soles Chill out bar
The Blue Marlin at Sanctuary Hotel
La Yola
akai - Sushi in Plaza Palma Real
the Hot Spot in a cave.. nice

Punta Cana

what to do....
PC travel Guide
pc live
destinations 360
whale watching
fun fun cave - spelunking 2.5 hours away.
panoramio pics
Marinarium
Dressel Divers
4 wheelers ., .i can do that here
xtreme buggy half day $86 full day $159
fun buggy cooler looking little herbies! pic below courtesy of fun buggy
$90 all day


Fishing:
mikes marina $500 private 4 hours. shared 4 hours $80pp


night scene:
webster hall: night club. sounds like american prices?

shopping:
Palma Real District

Areas?
Bavaro beach= best beach
Manati Park

Begin at the beginning. set the scene. get your bearings
Maps at PC info

outside pc:
Altos de Chavon
tripA

Honeymoon

Dominican Republic is the winner winner.
Punta Cana at Paradisus Palma Real.
I was trying originally to avoid paying all inclusive- but hey WTF? it's our honeymoon!

Right now, there are only available units in June and October. I'm going to keep checking back. RCI's website is totally 90's and is pissing me off to my internet core. I wonder if there's a way to set up an alert if one becomes available.


















Breakdown:
Paying $90/day to pigout= $1260 plus $189 exchange
trying to decide which room is this?
Room options?
expedia $3562.
we are on the wait list for anything from 1/1/10 to 2/28/10
NICE

FLIGHTS:
random dates 1/9/10 to 1/16/10 $575 per person.