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Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata

4.5 star property
Upmarket beachfront property with spa, near Playa Dorada

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Indoor spa tub
Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas
Standard Suite, 1 Bedroom | In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board
In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board
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Located in Playa Dorada, Beach House Playa Dorada by Faranda Hotels - All Inclusive offers a tropical retreat with a beach bar, free breakfast buffet, and international cuisine at Yacht Club. Enjoy activities like mountain biking and windsurfing or unwind at the 24-hour gym or Spa. Previous guests rave about their experience.

Reviews

5.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Airport transfer
  • Bar
  • Casino
  • Childcare
  • Pool
  • Free breakfast

Main amenities (12)

  • Daily housekeeping
  • On a private beach
  • Casino
  • Restaurants and bar/lounge
  • Full-service spa
  • Outdoor pool
  • Nightclub
  • 24-hour fitness centre
  • Sauna
  • Steam room
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Beach sunloungers

Feel at home (6)

  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Babysitting services
  • Children's club (surcharge)
  • Playground on-site
  • Fridge
  • Private bathroom

Room options

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Superior Room | In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Superior Room

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Free rollaway/extra beds
Free cots/infant beds
Fridge
TV
Blackout curtains
Hairdryer
  • 29 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Suite, 1 Bedroom | In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Standard Suite, 1 Bedroom

Highlights

Balcony
Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Air conditioning
Free rollaway/extra beds
Free cots/infant beds
Fridge
TV
  • 49 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Standard Room | In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Standard Room

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Free rollaway/extra beds
Free cots/infant beds
Fridge
TV
Blackout curtains
Hairdryer
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Map
Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata, 57000

Getting around

  • Puerto Plata (POP-Gregorio Luperon Intl.) - 23 min drive
  • Santiago (STI-Cibao Intl.) - 96 min drive
  • Airport shuttle
  • Casino shuttle (surcharge)

Restaurants

  • ‪El Mercado Restaurant - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Sakura Restaurante Japonés - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Iberostar Costa Dorada Lobby Bar - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Gran Ventana Beach Bar - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪MAURO’S - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata

Placing you within a 15-minute walk of Playa Dorada, Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata offers a private beach where you can enjoy beach umbrellas, volleyball and beachside drinks. The outdoor pool provides a splash of fun, while guests in the mood for pampering can visit the spa to indulge in deep-tissue massages, body wraps and facials. Yacht Club serves international cuisine and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Other highlights at this luxurious property include a casino, a nightclub and a poolside bar.

All-inclusive

This property is all-inclusive. On-site food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).

Gratuities and taxes

Gratuities are included.

Food and beverages

All meals and snacks included
Number or type of beverages limited at one or more venues

Entertainment

On-site entertainment and activities

At a glance

DONE

Hotel size

    • 470 rooms
    • Arranged over 4 floors
DONE

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in time starts at 3 PM
    • Minimum check-in age – 18
    • Check-out time is 1 PM
DONE

Special check-in instructions

    • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
DONE

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18
DONE

Children

    • Babysitting*
    • Supervised childcare*
    • Children's club*
DONE

Pets

    • No pets or service animals allowed
WIFI

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi and wired internet access in rooms
LOCAL_PARKING

Parking

    • Free on-site self-parking
    • Wheelchair-accessible parking on site
DONE

Off-site

    • Casino shuttle*
DONE

Other information

    • Designated smoking areas

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast each morning 7:30 AM–9:30 AM
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/lounge
  • Beach bar
  • Poolside bar
  • Coffee shop
  • Free reception
  • Room service (limited hours)

Travelling with children

  • Children's club (surcharge)
  • Mini golf
  • Playground
  • Supervised childcare (surcharge)

What to do

  • On a private beach
  • Tennis
  • Fitness classes
  • Beach volleyball
  • Basketball
  • Mini golf
  • Mountain biking
  • Horse riding/hire
  • Scooter/moped hire
  • Kayaking
  • Sailing
  • Personal watercraft (motorised)
  • Scuba diving
  • Waterskiing
  • Windsurfing
  • Shopping
  • Pool table
  • Golf lessons nearby
  • Parasailing nearby
  • Scuba-diving nearby

Working away

  • Business centre
  • Meeting room
  • Conference space

Services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Dry cleaning/laundry services
  • Hair salon
  • Luggage storage
  • Wedding services
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Bike hire
  • Beach sunloungers
  • Beach towels
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Pool umbrellas

Facilities

  • 5 buildings/towers
  • Safe-deposit box at front desk
  • Garden
  • Terrace
  • Fireplace in reception
  • 24-hour fitness centre
  • Golf driving range on-site
  • An outdoor pool
  • Arcade/games room
  • Casino
  • Full-service spa
  • Nightclub
  • Sauna
  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • Steam room
  • Banquet hall

Accessibility

  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

Room amenities

Be entertained

  • Television
  • Cable TV channels

Home comfort

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)

Sleep well

  • Blackout curtains
  • Turndown service
  • Free cot/infant bed
  • Free rollaway/extra bed

What to enjoy

  • Balcony

Freshen up

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower only
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels

Stay connected

  • Desk
  • Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Phone

Food and drink

  • Fridge
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Daily housekeeping
  • In-room safe

Special features

Spa

Spa has 1 treatment room. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, sports massages and Swedish massages. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, hydrotherapy and reflexology. The spa is open daily.

Dining

Yacht Club – This buffet restaurant specialises in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Reservations are required.
Valentinos Pasta Factory – This restaurant specialises in Italian cuisine and only serves dinner. Reservations are required.
Juanitos – This restaurant specialises in Mexican cuisine and only serves dinner. Reservations are required.
Caribbean Grill – This restaurant specialises in Caribbean cuisine and only serves dinner. Reservations are required.
Kokomos – This poolside restaurant specialises in barbecue and only serves dinner. Reservations are required.

Fees & policies

Optional extras

  • Casino shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
  • Safes in guest rooms can be used for an extra charge

Children & extra beds

  • In-room babysitting is available for an extra charge
  • Supervised childcare is available for an extra charge
  • Children's club access is available for an extra charge

Policies

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
This property accepts credit cards.
Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard, American Express
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with UK consumer law, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

Also known as

Celuisma Playa
Beach House Playa Dorada Faranda All Inclusive Puerto Plata
Beach House Playa Dorada Faranda All Inclusive
Celuisma Playa Dorada All Inclusive Puerto Plata
Celuisma Playa Dorada Puerto Plata
Playa Dorada Celuisma
Celuisma Tropical Playa Dorada Hotel Puerto Plata
Celuisma Tropical Playa Dorada Resort
Celuisma Playa Dorada Resort Puerto Plata
Celuisma Playa Dorada Resort
Tropical Playa Dorada
Beach House Playa Dorada by Faranda Hotels All Inclusive
Beach House Playa Dorada by Faranda Hotels

Frequently asked questions

Does Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata offer free cancellation for a full refund?

Yes, Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in, depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure that you check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.

Is there a pool at Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata?

Yes, there's an outdoor pool.

Are pets allowed at Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata?

Sorry, neither pets nor service animals are allowed.

Is parking offered on site at Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata?

Yes, there's free self parking.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata?

You can check in starting at 3 PM. Check-out time is 1 PM.

Is there an on-site casino at Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata?

Yes, there's a casino.

What is there to do at Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata and nearby?

Have fun with on-site activities such as horse riding, kayaking and mountain biking and improve your game at the on-site tennis courts. Additional recreation on-site includes fitness classes, basketball and volleyball. Indulge in a treatment at the spa and enjoy a swim in the outdoor pool. Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata also has a casino, a nightclub and a private beach, as well as a 24-hour fitness centre, a sauna and an arcade.

Are there restaurants at or near Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata?

Yes, Yacht Club offers international cuisine and poolside dining.

Does Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata have any outdoor private spaces?

Yes, every room features a balcony.

What's the area around Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata like?

Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata is a short 14-minute walk from Playa Dorada and 7 minutes' walk from Playa Dorada Golf Course.

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Emotions by Hodelpa Puerto Plata Reviews

Reviews

5.2

6.2/10

Cleanliness

6.4/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Poor

Never going back

Horrible food selection. Horrible drink selection. Just a horrible experience. Staff tried hard to make things better, but overall it was not a good experience... Food and drinks get a 2 out of 10...

2/10 Poor

When he arrived he did not appear booking, expedia said they had not sent and handed me the room at 6:00 pm. When you reach the room they were cleaning up and let me in 15 minutes late

6/10 Good

la pasamos bien

fue bien el espectaculo presentado las noches de viernes y sabado felicito a los chicos que lo hacen exelente

4/10 Fair

This is not a nice hotel. It is nothing like the advirtisement. Rooms are dirty, food is terrible, there is no entertaiment, and the staff was unpleasant.

2/10 Poor

lo peor de lo peor

Este es el peor hotel que he visitado, ni gratis lo tomare, es lo peor de lo peor comida, mala no hay nada un servicio muy pero muy malo... ingreible

4/10 Fair

It's a shame such a nice resort but the pool was filthy the food was no good. It seems no one cares, most of the employees are new and they have no idea how to handle the complaints

6/10 Good

mis sujerencia

Muy bien solo que la abitacion tenia como un olor a humedad y las toalla estaban curtidas y rotas deben cambiar toallas nuevas pero lo demas excelente el entretenimiento excelente el personal del restaurante muy buenas atenciones

2/10 Poor

Malo

El hotel estuvo malo en comparación a otros resort todo incluido

2/10 Poor

Una porquería

Muy mal los servicios son malos

2/10 Poor

My worst hotel experience - ever!

Called ahead twice to enquire about early check-in. Was told I would have to pay which I did on checking in around 1.15 pm but after having paid was told I could not go to my room until 3 pm. Had to insist on getting my room which some supervisor allowed in the end (after much fuss). This incident was very disturbing. Also, hotel advertises free wireless internet but does not say it's ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE LOBBY and NOT in your room. Absolutely ridiculous and dishonest advertising. Ask hotel to call a taxi and was told it would be there in 5 minutes as it was somewhere nearby. Taxi took about half an hour which caused me to be late for a wedding I was attending. Generally, the staff is dishonest and discourteous. I have travelled the world and this is by far the WORST experience I have ever had.

2/10 Poor

waste of money

Hotel is in very bad shape, should be closed until new management takes over. Pool was dirty, lack of maintenance. Food was very limited. Birds on top of food.

6/10 Good

Worse place in Puerto Plata

Air condition was broken two nites out of three I do not recommend this place at all

2/10 Poor

El peor hotel

Bueno puedo decir que este hotel es un desastre, las habitaciones muy feas, el aire acondicionado en mal estado,la comida muy mala y antihigienica. El snack cuando llegamos no habia comida,pero tampoco en la noche las personas podían comer.nos tuvieron que cambiar de habitacion más de dos veces.y lo que menos me gustó es que no están cumpliendo con lo que les compramos a ustedes a través de la pagina.compramos una habitacion y luego allá nos dieron la más económica y por mas que nos quejamos no nos la quisieron cambiar pagamos por una superior y una suite y nos dieron una standar eso es de muy mal gusto y no les da credibilidad a ustedes como intermediarios. En fin no vuelvo a celuisma ni regalado. Gracias

2/10 Poor

Nightmare experience.

This place keeps changing its name because of how terrible it is. I picked it on a pinch but looking back I would pay anything to not stay there. I had a dead bird in the room when I walked in, no ac on a 90 degree weather, horrible check in, and the filthy pool and sheets horrible.

2/10 Poor

Hotel was disgusting!

Ac did not work, they were suppose to fix it and never did. Front desk staff was very rude. Bartenders were okay but were trying to be stingy with the "FREE alcohol"! The rooms were disgusting, looked like a motel. The pools I would not even go in because it was all children in there probably peeing. The beach was okay, but there were sand fleas and ants crawling all over us. The food was mediocre. Just not a place I would recommend to anyone, which is why the resort was 95% locals and maybe I saw 5 tourists from outside of Dominican Republic. All in all, experience was not a fun one. I would say it was memorable though because of how disgusting it was overall. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY PEOPLE!!!!

6/10 Good

Nice hotel

the hotel was fun, the food ok but needs improvement and variety. the beach is beautiful. the bar service was excellent and we must give credit to roberto for its excellent customer service

4/10 Fair

6/10 Good

You get what you pay for

This resort did not offer any comfort or worthy entertainment. At check-in they didn't have my reservation. I waited close to an hour for them to contact Expedia and resolve the issue. The food drinks are not even worth mentioning.

2/10 Poor

Terrible tha room

The atention for the personal of animation is excelent, but the room no is clear, all is old.

8/10 Very good

Celuisma

Olimme Celuisma hotellissa lomailemassa kaksi viikkoa. Loma sujui moitteettomasti ja pidimme hotellista sekä hotellin henkilökunnasta. Ruoka oli myöskin hyvää. Mikäli olet tottunut luxus kohteisiin, tämä ei ole sinun paikka, mutta ehdottomasti oli hintansa väärti.

2/10 Poor

Hotel is out dated

The hotel is out dated and in poor disrepair.The room conditions are horrible,unclean,and the service is terrible.The food leaves much to be desired and also unclean there was a fly in the soup casserole and the bar needs everything!This hotel should should not be in operation!!

4/10 Fair

My worst vacation iexperience n Playa Dorada

This resort has seen it's day. It needs a total renovation. The food was horrible and the selection was limited. The deserts were nothing special at all. The room was dismal. The bedding was hard and the room smelled of urine. I wouldn't house prisoners in this location. We all got very sick from the food. There was hardly any shows or interactive entertainment. I couldn't wait to leave.

6/10 Good

We loved the stayed, good food everybody was very nice and pleasant...

2/10 Poor

2/10 Poor

no me gusto el hotel celuisma playa dorada

El hotel tiene un servicio malo lo que ofrecen no es real el teléfono para pedidos y reservas no sirve no hay vigilancia en la playa los restaurantes todos estaban llenos, no hay planificación de reservas para comer en los distintos restaurantes, la comida es mala siempre esta fría en el bufet común, no limpian la playa siempre esta sucia, la nevera de la habitación esta completamente oxidada, no limpian la piscina con frecuencia, nos dejaron en espera para entrada de habitación durante una hora entregan llaves a las 3:00pm y espere hasta las 4:00pm total mente malo no lo recomiendo a nadie para ningún topo de actividad.