Emotions by Hodelpa Juan Dolio - All Inclusive

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  Relaxing

  TBH, it wasn’t the part of DR we were aiming for - I had click, click, vibes and booked. It’s an hour and 45 mins from the airport. It doesn’t seem like a “big party” resort which is fine as we are sober so that made it relaxing. The buffet has many yum choices and good hours. The snack bar is yummy. We only watched the Michael Jackson show and that was awesome. Our first excursion was with Santiago and he showed us many parts of DR the rest of the week! Experienced a baseball game, quads, city tours, monkey land, local shopping and food. Our days were filled with tourist experiences and that was fun. My partner got a nice relaxing massage so the spa and gym are good quality. The staff are all kind and the digital concierge was helpful. It is pricey to get laundry done. The pools are ok, the beach is ok due to seaweed, the “street crossing” for the beach that people mention is attached to the main resort. The weather was also nice and hot. We loved this trip!

  Nov 10, 2026
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  Beautiful DR

  Travelled to Juan Dolio, through the Punta Cana airport, for a one week vacation at Emotions by Hodelpa. It had been 12 years since we visited Dominican Republic and it has changed immensely. It is clear that the country and people are flourishing and we were happy to see it! We stayed VIP at Emotions and we were able to call a lovely room our home for the week. We had a swim out room and although the pool was chilly, it was beautiful, always well maintained and refreshing. The room had comfortable beds and pillows, a mini fridge, television and coffee maker at our disposal. The coffee is even better than I remembered. We had an issue with our shower head and although the issue wasn’t resolved, a repair technician was sent to our room right away, but clearly didn’t see what the problem was. The beach is beautiful. The food was delicious. The staff were friendly and accommodating. We met a delightful tour rep, Felipe, who connected us with dive master, Hector. Hector was super kind, offering a free dive refresher at the hotel and helped us secure the Catalina Island adventure. This trip included two dives, and an island lunch and drinks. The diving was spectacular, where we saw seahorses, rays, tubes, and lots of colorful fish. Thank you, Hector, for encouraging me to get back in for a dive. The beach bar and snack bar also earn a special thank you, as they make the best drinks and fried chicken!! Most relaxing vacation we’ve had in years. Thank you to Air Transat, for offering comfortable flights with no delays, Emotions by Hodelpa for a wonderful stay, and to the Dominican Republic for sharing your beautiful country with us for the week! I hope we visit again soon

  Oct 31, 2026
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  Bad spa experience

  Mi experiencia con Luisa, la encargada del spa de Hodelpa en Juan Dolio, fue pésima. Su actitud fue grosera, me habló de mala manera y pude observar cómo también trataba irrespetuosamente a otros empleados. Mientras buscaba un espacio de tranquilidad y relajación, ella mantenía conversaciones que no consideré apropiadas para el ambiente del spa. Cuando expresé mi molestia, me miró de manera desagradable en lugar de responder con educación y profesionalismo. Elegí este hotel, en parte, para disfrutar del spa y relajarme, pero la actitud de Luisa hizo que la experiencia fuera tan desagradable que terminé marchándome antes de lo previsto. Es lamentable que alguien encargado de atender a los huéspedes demuestre tan poca cortesía y profesionalismo. La gerencia debería prestar atención a su comportamiento y a la manera en que trata tanto a los clientes como a sus compañeros de trabajo. My experience with Luisa, the person in charge of the spa at HODELPA in Juan Dolio, was terrible. She was rude, spoke to me disrespectfully, and I witnessed her treating other employees poorly as well. I came to the spa looking for peace and relaxation, but she was having conversations that I felt were inappropriate for that environment. When I expressed my concerns, she gave me a nasty look instead of responding with courtesy and professionalism. One of the main reasons I chose this hotel was to enjoy the spa and unwind, but Luisa’s attitude made the experience so unpleasant that I ended up leaving earlier than planned. It is disappointing to encounter such a lack of courtesy and professionalism from someone responsible for serving guests. Management should seriously address her behavior and the way she treats both customers and her coworkers.

  Oct 17, 2026
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  Hodelpa by Juan Dolio

  10/10 one of the best resorts, all I have to say about hodelpa es a perfect 10

  Oct 05, 2026
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  Amazing !

  Best Place To Stay Ever !!! 🥰 5 starts for me ***** Great staffs ! 👨🏽‍🦱👨‍🦳👩🏼👩🏻‍🦰🧑‍🦰👩🏼‍🦱🧑🏾‍🦲👩‍🦲🧔👱🏼‍♀️ Great foods ! 🍇🍎🍌🍍☕️🧀🥩🍗🥓🌭🌮🍲🍤🎂🍰🧁 Great smiles all day long ! 😃Perfect Beach !🌴🌴🌴🏵🪷🌸🌻🌺 Solo time for me ! Bloc 1 - Swim out in front of my beautiful room ! I choosed to be in the back room not in front of the sea to have more quiet time. But, the room with sea view are amazing. 2 doubles beds just for me ! Romantique 1120 the BEST ! (the last room in the bloc - very quiet). Thank you to all the wonderfull staff, welcoming by the first one, the Super & Gentleman Captain "Juan Ramos" 🥰 working really hard to make everybody happy, staffs and clients, never seen in my life someone so devoted and caring all time and so nice and humain. Second one, Luis, thank you to take care ok my big suitcase 😆 and for your smile every day, thank you to Celeste and Rachel and others staffs to make my room shin every day, you have all my respect for the work you do, thank you to the most perfect man "Domingo" at the restaurant, smily man, big heart, thank you to "Pacuald" to clean everything around the beach, thank you to Juan Antonio at the bar (the Best), thank you to "Junior" my private danse teacher (joke), Junior will be there for the activities all day long on the resort. Negatif point : 1. Not enought crustaceans. 2. The loud music on the beach from clients. I will be there again in 2027 !

  Oct 01, 2026