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The Galerias at Puntacana Village lie within a still-blossoming shopping, dining, and residential complex built on the road to the Punta Cana...
The Galerias at Puntacana Village lie within a still-blossoming shopping, dining, and residential complex built on the road to the Punta Cana International Airport. Originally the village was built to house employees of the Puntacana Group, but now the shops and restaurants are also a tourist draw. The village is comprised of churches, an international school, and this commercial area with its restaurants, shops, a supermarket, banks (with ATMs), a beauty salon, pharmacy, and doctors' offices. Family-oriented, there is an ice cream parlor, a playground, and a children's clothing boutique as well as those for ladies. The restaurants are less expensive than those at most resorts and very popular. The Sheraton Four Points Puntacana Village is across the street, just a two-minute drive from the airport.
A standout among the region's shopping centers, Palma Real Shopping Village is a swanky, partially enclosed mall (similar to something you would...
A standout among the region's shopping centers, Palma Real Shopping Village is a swanky, partially enclosed mall (similar to something you would see in Southern California), that is also overall the most expensive. Fountains and tropical plants infuse life into the bright and airy interiors beneath the blue-tile roof. Music pipes through the stone-floor plaza in the center, where seating is available and security is tight. Upscale retail shops, which sell beachwear, clothing, skin-care products, and jewelry, line the walls. Several restaurants give visitors welcome dining alternatives beyond the gates of their resorts, and the shopping center holds Punta Cana's first movie theater. There are two banks, ATMs, and a money exchange outlet. Stores are open 10–10, but the restaurants stay open later. It has the best pharmacy in the area. Shuttle buses run to and from many of the hotels, with pickups every two hours.
This spa offers the best treatments in the Dominican Republic. Here you will find master Thai therapists, whose gifted hands will transport...
This spa offers the best treatments in the Dominican Republic. Here you will find master Thai therapists, whose gifted hands will transport you to another zone altogether. Whether you have a special manicure or facial with fresh product, a hot stone massage, or some other sensational therapy, you'll leave satisfied and feeling good. The spa belongs to the Puntacana Resort and is housed in its gorgeous La Cana Golf Club; gentlemen as well as ladies are made welcome, as are outside guests. An added bonus for resort guests: you can book therapies in your guest rooms or villas.
This petite spa has quite an adequate menu of services with a particular focus on massages and salon services (especially mani-pedis). Clean...
This petite spa has quite an adequate menu of services with a particular focus on massages and salon services (especially mani-pedis). Clean, well organized, and owned by an American woman, who is an expert massage therapist herself, the spa employs therapists and technicians who are caring, well-trained, and take pride in their work. Before you decide on a treatment, look over the packages, which can be a very good deal.
The colorful, bazaarlike atmosphere at Bi2JH2O Artisanal Shopping Plaza (pronounced like bibijagua), makes it fun to browse the shopping stalls...
The colorful, bazaarlike atmosphere at Bi2JH2O Artisanal Shopping Plaza (pronounced like bibijagua), makes it fun to browse the shopping stalls laid out in the sand on Bávaro Beach. You can find handicrafts, cigars, mamajuana, handmade musical instruments, paintings, sculptures, wood carvings, and ambar, larimar, and coral jewelry, but in cheap settings. And they might not be the real deal, particularly the amber and coral. Expect the spirited shopkeepers to beckon you into their kiosks; you might find a few pearls in their sea of trinkets. Bargain, but don't ask prices if you aren't serious about buying; you'll be hounded. A snack bar with Dominican munchies and restrooms are nearby.
It's hard to walk by the windows of Harrison's Fine Jewelry without stepping in to admire the collection of jewelry, including a large selection...
It's hard to walk by the windows of Harrison's Fine Jewelry without stepping in to admire the collection of jewelry, including a large selection of larimar and amber pieces in striking settings, as well as diamonds and other classic gems. Outlets of this renowned chain are also in several resorts of Punta Cana, like the Palma Real Shopping Village itself.
This simple feel-good spa is adjacent to the hotel's handsome pool complex, offering an ambitious menu of therapies, all affordably priced....
This simple feel-good spa is adjacent to the hotel's handsome pool complex, offering an ambitious menu of therapies, all affordably priced. The massage therapists are caring and aim to please. If a body part hurts, they will make it feel better. English-speakers on staff are limited, but they all know the basics like “turn over.”
The sprawling Plaza Bávaro Shopping Center has dozens of shops spanning two sides of the main street that cuts through its center. It is a Dominican...
The sprawling Plaza Bávaro Shopping Center has dozens of shops spanning two sides of the main street that cuts through its center. It is a Dominican hodgepodge—like a neighborhood without any zoning restrictions. On the side closest to the beach you can find clothing stores, jewelry, cigars, and crafts, as well as money-exchanges, a DHL shipping station, and a pharmacy, all laid out in a square; in the middle is a bar where you can take a beverage break. Across the street, most of the booths sell artwork and handicrafts. Ladies will likely be approached by women offering to braid your hair.
On the outskirts of Higüey, as you head into town along Carretera Higüey–La Otra Banda, you can find this artisan market that draws busloads...
On the outskirts of Higüey, as you head into town along Carretera Higüey–La Otra Banda, you can find this artisan market that draws busloads of tourists on the right-hand side of the road. Here you can browse through racks and shelves full of souvenirs, such as the herbal mamajuana liqueur, rum, cigars, T-shirts, amber and larimar jewelry in cheap settings, crafts, and ceramics.
You won't find brand-name shops at Plaza Uvero Alto, but it's a convenient shopping center for the hotels in the remote Uvero Alto area of Punta...
You won't find brand-name shops at Plaza Uvero Alto, but it's a convenient shopping center for the hotels in the remote Uvero Alto area of Punta Cana. Especially useful are a bank, outdoor ATM, and a money exchange, followed by Internet access, a small pharmacy, gift shops, and two minimarkets (one in the front, the other in the back row of booths). Here you can get sundries like sunscreen and deodorant at prices much cheaper than in the hotels. Behind the first row of enclosed stores, visit the colorful kiosks full of handicrafts, paintings, ceramics, and other gift items. Most shopkeepers here, although very friendly, don't speak much English, so be prepared to practice your Spanish. For beautifully designed jewelry with larimar and amber as well as other locally made novelties, visit Tesoro Caribeño (Suite 5, front row of stores), where the owner speaks fluent English. There's also a branch of the tourist police in the plaza.
An allover positive experience, the spa boasts a enjoyable Zen decor and a hydrotherapy section that is better than feel-good-all-over. And...
An allover positive experience, the spa boasts a enjoyable Zen decor and a hydrotherapy section that is better than feel-good-all-over. And this may be the only spa located within a “fortress,” the castle section of the perennially popular Sanctuary at Cap Cana resort. Bubble in the oversized Jacuzzi, which looks through glass patio doors to the brand-new deck, offering easy access to splendid Juanillo Beach. The spa also offers a full range of salon services, and both the spa and the adjacent fitness center are coed. It’s preferred that nonhotel guests make advance appointments so front-gate security can be notified.
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