My husband and I spent our 25th anniversary at Lifestyle the week of May 3-10 and loved every minute of it! We booked through the TAN timeshare and stayed in bldg. 2. I was really leary after reading some bad reviews, but it was our best vacation ever! The resort is absolutely gorgeous, the staff is excellent. Check in was a breeze, complete with fruity rum drinks! After we settled in our room, we explored the property, and it started to rain. We were beat anyway, so we got a bite to eat at the buffet then sacked out for the night. I heard it raining through the night, but when we woke in the a.m., it was beautiful and sunny!We relaxed by the pool that day and went to the VIP party that night. It was very entertaining, great performers. Food wasn't that great though. We were not truely VIP- that is for people who actually buy into the resort membership, which I think is more than a standard timeshare situation.I think you can actually live there for months in a villa through various types of VIP memberships(?).We didn't sit through any presentations, though they did ask often. Just politely say no. We went to Paradise Island which was beautiful! , and snorkeled there. Ocean world had really cute animal shows, didn't do any encounters. We had comp. admission through TAN, don't know if I would've paid to get in. We also did the Zip Line through Yasika adventures (booked through people around the corner from the concierge, beyond the other end of the lobby bar. That was great!!!Riding up to the top of the mountain in a 'monster truck' was an experience in itself! My husband arranged for a beautiful vase of blush roses and lilies at our table at the Blue Lagoon for our anniversary, and our wonderful maid decorated our room with heart shaped towels and rose petals on our bed, flowers, balloons, a fruit tray and a bottle of rum!My husband did not know they were doing that! Our room was always clean with a stocked fridge, clean towels. and fresh bed linens. We did tip everyone well through the week and it was very much appreciated. Andrea (?) at the concierge desk was sooo sweet and helpful. Make sure to inquire about booking for dinner at the restaurants so you understand reserving the day before. Also, ask what restaurants are open on which nights. When we tried to reserve for the end of the week for the mexican and Italian, they weren't open. Don't know why! The Asian was wonderful.- Gina at the lobby bar was the greatest- a little firecracker! And 'Happy' at the beach bar was great! (Lobby and beach bars had the strongest Drinks!) Please let your tastebuds adapt to Dominican food- it is different than standard american fare, but delicious! As far as the shower situation, just put some towels on the floor!A poor shower design, but everything was fresh when we came back later anyway! Please just have respect and consideration for the staff that works so hard to make your room comfy. We did bring about
$200 in 10's, 5's and 1's and actually used a few 20's also for the staff, our excursion guides, etc. Money well spent! Check out the old stone steps down the right side of the beach by the old boat stuck in the sand. Follow them up to a field- that is where some horses are. If you go through an opening through the umbrella trees to the left, you will come out to a small 'cliff' where the ocean beats against the rocky coastline there. It's beautiful! also check out the Spa area- it's gorgeous back there! I was going to get a massage but got too sunburn! I know I am forgetting something, but I could go on and on about our wonderful stay! I hope we can go back very soon!!! I wish I could share our pics, but I'm not that tech savvy! Maybe my daughter can help me post some later! Please don't hesitate to contact me for more info!

We went to the lifestyle for our honeymoon and had a wonderful time .The whole complex was clean and well cared for and the staff were very friendly,
Food was fabulous with loads of variety
We were worried because of bad reviews we had read !!!!!
What do people want ????

IWe would recommend a holiday at this hotel because we had a lovely time
Carol and Andy Bristol England

We stayed in April and i have nothign but good things to say about lifestyles. had read a lot of bad reviews about the place on this site and was a little weary about staying there , but was amazed by it. as soon as we got there we were welcomed all the staff there are friendly and willing to help. the food was awesome. breakfast buffet was great! wasnt too impressed with the italian restaurant but the rest of the a la cartes were great. pedro at the beach bar is absolutely amazing with a constant smile on his face! happy happy. my only problems with the resort was the time share people they were very persistent but its like that at most resorts , make sure if you do go to the whole speel and they give you the mama juana you mix it with the wine and rum before you come home cause apparently its iilegal if not mixed we got stopped at customs and it was disposed of! the activites staff are awesome non stop happy !!! and very enthusiastic. also when on the beach make sure you go to the one hut to the right of the stairs the guy there is awesome and the girls who braid hair on the beach are great. also make sure you book a day trip with pedro on the beach. hes legit and you will thoroughly enjoy the day. we had elvis and he was awesome!!! all in all lifestyles is a great resort and i would definetly stay there again and recommend it to anyone!!

We went to Tropical Beach report and spa on the 3 NOV to 17 Nov 07 and we had the best time this resort really is special we loved everything about it and the localls/staff are very friendly we even spent time out of resort with them seeing the real dominican!!!Amazing the rooms were very clean and we had no problems at all it was hot all day and showered at night but that was fine as it cooled things down a little i would recommend this hotel to anyone wanting pure relaxation and great food!!!! This really is great value for money!!!!