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Caliente Caribe Resort & Spa
Average price*: $235 (year-round)
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 based on 54 reviews 54 Reviews
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 59 hotels in Puerto Plata
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  • Rooms: 126
Property Type: Resort
  • Hotel featuring an assortment of amenities, sports facilities and leisure activities.
Address:
Abreu
Cabrera (formerly Eden Bay Nudist Resort)
Puerto Plata
Dominican Republic

TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews

Reviews of Caliente Caribe Resort & Spa

( 4-8 of 54 )
“Wonderful place -- out of the way”

Caliente Caribe Resort & Spa

5 of 5 stars
Land O Lakes
Jul 29, 2008

The resort is a excelent value for people looking for a clothing optional adult only vacation. The pools are in great shape, the accomodations are excelent. My wife and I had an great time and made a lot of friends. The food was worderful and the wait staff were just great. There is nothing like sitting in the hot tub at night situated on the ocean with a near full moon lighting the sky and looking up at all those stars -- it was amazing.

The rooms are all air conditioned and beds were solid and well maintained. A little more hot water in the morning and the they need to clears some of the rocks out in fron of the beach -- they have been doing that and now have a tradition of people painting the rocks with names and sayings -- it a wonderful tradition that is making the place more people oriented.

Caliente has put 100's of thousands of dollars into the resort to bring it up to a high standard of quality -- If you are looking for a rustic vacation on the cheap look somewhere else -- this is a class resort that is only getting better with the investments being made.

To disclose a little of who I am -- There were 40 or so of us from the Caliente Tampa group -- yes I think we might have got special consideration because most of us are members at Caliente in Tampa and as such know the management team well. Just like at Caliente in Tampa the same rules apply -- no drugs and no sex in public areas. The couple I saw with inappropriate behavior were not with our group and were spoken to by management at the request of people in our group. I have never seen drugs in either venue and believe that people are openly attacking the Caliente management for decisions they have made to enhance their bottom line. If you are looking for a HEDO experience -- you better go to Jamaca because it isn't in the Domincan Republic or Land O Lakes either. Nor will it be despite the unfounded rumors.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Clothing optional -- no kids -- Staff is great and over all experence is wonderful
    • Disliked — The beach needs some work to remove rocks in front.
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
LOL_GUY's Summary
Date of Stay: July 2008
Traveled with: Large group or tour
Visit was for: Quality time with friends
Age group: 35-49
Member since: July 29, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
People with disabilities, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun, Outdoor / Adventure, Other
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“Single traveler who had a great trip!!!”

Caliente Caribe Resort & Spa

5 of 5 stars
Tampa, FL
Jul 28, 2008

I too was a traveler from the Tampa group. I'm NOT a swinger and I'm very much single. I had a wonderful time and felt safe and welcomed the entire trip by our group, the other guests, staff and management. I agree with what CalienteCpl said. The one troublesome incident I witnessed occured outside our group and was quickly taken care of. I had an EXCELLENT vacation and would go back again without hesitation as a single, with a group or with someone special! It was an amazing trip and Caliente will do a great job as they have in Tampa! It is unfair to judge a resort by a couple of people that are behaving out of line.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — The amazing views
    • Disliked — Limited options for breakfast and lunch.
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
hamrickpa's Summary
Date of Stay: July 2008
Traveled with: Solo traveler
Visit was for: Other
Age group: 25-34
Member since: October 01, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun
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“Caliente Tampa Visitor”

Caliente Caribe Resort & Spa

Jul 27, 2008

We also were at the resort as a part of the Caliente Tampa group and we have to say we met a lot of fun people and had a great time.

There were over 50 people at the resort from Caliente Tampa. We arrived on Friday and received excellent treatment from the whole staff at all the breakfast, lunches and dinners we attended.

We had to request something in our room to be fixed and it was fixed within minutes. The activitiy cordinators did an excellent job to involve everyone in volleyball, karaoke etc.

The service staff at the restaurant for dinner were excellent and very friendly.

We did see one couple acting inappropiately and it was addressed swiftly by management.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — The surroundings
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
CalienteCpl's Summary
Date of Stay: July 2008
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Other
Age group: 35-49
Member since: July 27, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Families with young children, Families with teenagers
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun
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“It was worse than it sounds”

Caliente Caribe Resort & Spa

2 of 5 stars
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Jul 23, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

I just read the review of Caliente Caribe by Herzenlust. My wife and I were at the resort the same time. The Herzenlust description is mild to say the least. We have loved the resort back to when it was Eden Bay. After this trip, we are done. Caliente has destroyed the resort. It is well reported that they are marketing towards swinger groups. If they want to have a closed week at Caribe for swingers, then advertise it. They brought in the drug using, sex at the pool members from Tampa and ruined our vacation. It probably means they are in financial trouble. Maybe it can return to the original owners and become Eden Bay again. It is obvious the management and owners do not care about their faithful guests. They want the money and whomever gets hurt or disgusted does not matter. We have always loved the staff there. The food is wonderful. The property is gorgeous. The ownership has turned the resort into a pot smoking sex anywhere you want resort. Swingers, it is all yours.

This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Nudieguy's Summary
Date of Stay: July 2008
Member since: July 23, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service
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“Storm on the Horizon”

Caliente Caribe Resort & Spa

3 of 5 stars
Pennsylvania
Jul 21, 2008
1/3 found this review helpful

Recently Caliente Caribe has gone through a massive overturn of staff. Everyone is pretty hush on the reason. Caliente Tampa is regularly courting Swingers and Caiente Caribe appears to be doing the same. Part way through the week of our stay a group of about 6 from Caliente Tampa arrived. Upon their arrival the serving staff turned full attention toward them and at times completely ignored the needs of the other guests. A shareholder with Caliente Tampa, within earshot of other guests, told them whatever their requirements were, would be accomodated. Apparently this applied to open sexual activitiy and drugs. Ourselves and other guests avoided the hot tub and pool area due to this. With all the Hedo's that are available I hate to see "Paradise Lost". Just to be clear, this was not during the Swinger weekend takeover but during a time when supposedly the regular rules of Caliente were in place.

This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Herzenlust's Summary
Date of Stay: July 2008
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Quality time with friends
Age group: 35-49
Member since: July 21, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
probably not
I recommend this hotel for:
Great pool scene
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Beach / Sun
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Reviews of Caliente Caribe Resort & Spa

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Abreu | Cabrera (formerly Eden Bay Nudist Resort), Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic