Just got back from a week's stay at Breezes, and overall, I was satisfied with my stay. I have read a lot of reviews about this resort, and I have seen both the positives and the negatives. So, here's my take.

(1) Hotel Room = overall satisfactory. Did have a small insect issue in one small area of the room, but considering that these are older buildings and this is a tropical area, it is not entirely unexpected. Rooms were spacious, good selection of TV channels, bar fridge regularly stocked. You tip the maids, you get treated well. However, watch out on Sundays, this is when the villa floors and walls get hosed down on the outside, and apparently, they hose down the doors as well, so water may get in under your door.
(2) Food = just a clarification for all the negative reviews that have been previously posted, this is a different part of the world, food will taste different than what you are used to. That being said, I was happy with all of the restaurant choices. Jimmy's buffet was good, but I found that you pretty well stick with the same items over and over. The Japanese and Paris restaurants are a must. The Mexican restaurant is better than what most made it out to be, and the Pasta restaurant is alright, but not great. Snack bar was much better in the day then at night.
(3) Beach = exactly as reviewed. Red flagged for all of the trip, but the beach was fun. Spacious, lots of chairs. You can get chairs whenever you want, but getting shade is a different story, get there early
(4) Pool = great area. The DJ is a bit annoying at first, but he is there for crowd enjoyment, so you should be able to tolerate it. Warning though, the resort is open to local customers on the weekend, so the pool area and the buffet area are fairly crowded on the weekends.
(5) Things To Do In Resort = golf course is run down a bit, but still alright. Trapeze and rock climbing are fun to do. Some shopping in the resort and local vendors come around a few days during the week. Casino was quiet for the entire trip, so don’t expect any poker tournaments, but you can try out other games.
(6) Staff = excellent group of individuals, I have never seen such diligence to keeping the area clean. Very friendly group, they made the trip so much better.

If you are going on excursions, the Yazika zip-line tour is a must. Just a heads up, the vendors for the off-road excursions are very persistent. If you say no right away, they will leave you alone.

So in conclusion, yeah, this may not be the most modern resort in the area, but it is a good value and is worth a stay. The staff will make it worth the while.

I know this is really late.. but me and my friend stayed there in Feb 2007 and we had a great time. It wasnt the best resort i've ever stayed at, but it did the job and i truley believe vacations are what you make of them! If you are set out to pick out every horrible thing you notice, you are sure to have a horrible time. The pool is amazing, the food is descent, the drinks were amazing, and the animation crew made our trip a great experience!! Make sure you go into sosua and cabarete, theres no point in travelling to a country without experiencing it. There are shuttles that go there so make sure you take advantage. Sosua has an amazing beach and little bars and stuff that are fun, Cabarette is good for shopping... LIQUIDATION WORLD! Anything that you see at the shops you can get for soooo cheap at liquidation world. In general, the resort has its problems, just like any other, but we had an amazing time. I wouldnt go back only because i don't like going to the same place twice, but if you booked your trip and are worried because of bad reviews, DON'T WORRY!! you'll have an awesome time you want to. How can you complain when ur on vacation!!!!! Next stop for me... Mayan Riviera...

You'll be tired of the buffet after 2 days, and the restaurants within are the same food...much better to go into Cabarete where there are a lot of great restaurants right on the beach, however you will be hounded by people trying to sell you stuff all day. The beach at the resort is nice and the pool is HUGE so if you like to sunbathe by the pool all day I recommend Breezes, but I started getting bored staying in the resort after a while.

Stayed at the breezes from Apr. 19-26th. Booked with Redtag.ca and went down with Nolitours/Westjet.

The trip was planned for me and two buddies, and coincidentally, met up with 'ursy99' on the plane down. We hung out with them, so there was 9 of us, so check out her extensive review for more details. This is just to confirm her review and add my own perspective.

The resort is a solid 4 stars. Here's why, i've stayed at resorts with better rooms, the room we got was sufficient at best. For two guys, it'll do, not sure if it'd be good for couples and families. But we visited the rooms of the others we met and they were by far better than ours.... We also booked last minute ish, but considering we only sleep in the room, we were fine with that.

Food was sufficient. Good variety everyday. A la carte restaurants were good too, though not wow. Paris has great ambience, food's okay. It gets booked fast so book your meals 1st thing. I'm vegetarian so my choices were limited. But i got by, but from my travel buddies, they seemed to enjoy the selection.

If you're looking for just sun, you'd have to get up early to get chairs, especially by the beach. I found it annoying that people would 'reserve' spots by leaving towels/tables, etc on beach chairs. The first morning i was there, I woke up at 6:30, (couldn't sleep in, unfamiliar bed phenomenon) and went to the beach. 80% were reserved, and literally 1 or 2 people were at the beach already. Just makes you wonder how 'reserved' they really are, they just probably left their items overnight.

One bonus about the Breezes is that they have a policy for no tipping at meals/bars. If you really want to give a tip for great service, it has to be under the table sort of deal, which we did when we had great service. I believe they can get fired if they accept tips out in the open. Definitely tip the maids as they'll take care of you. We brought down a care package for our maids, cosmetics, chocolates and $$ will keep them happy. Had no problems with thefts/missing items. Rooms come with safes which are included.

Bring US dollars as you get more leway in negotiating. In practice, ask how much, then offer half. Then pay how much you're willing. Or just simply walk away, they'll often accept that final offer while you're leaving. They still make pretty good margins.

Take a shuttle to town (Cabarete) to book your tours/excursions. Just walk along the street and you'll run into F&T tours and meet a guy named Joseph. Very nice man. You'll save anywhere from $20-30/ trip with him over the tours offered on the resort. And they're the exact same tours. It's a good feeling to know that you paid so much less that a lot of people on the same tour. Just don't mention it on tour as it'll ruin the others experiences knowing they paid so much more.

The trip was great and would definitely recommend the Breezes for someone looking to relax. There was a good mix of families, and young singles, and of course couples. So a great resort for anyone. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or want to see pics.