Most Excellent vacation ever! This most excellent vacation started with the travel agent we used….Crystal from Castle Bound Travel Company…..who recommended The Excellence Punta Cana. She got me and my husband so excited about our trip and made it so easy to book. She also arranged the SUV private transfers with Seasons Transfers. The drivers where on time and very friendly both ways. We arrived at the resort earlier then check-in time so our room was not ready but we were told to go ahead and enjoy the facilities. We walked around the very beautifully well-kept gardens, beach and pool. When we returned to the lobby the room was ready. We had a problem with where our room was at and requested a change of room. The front desk personnel, Yessica and Hector, were very accommodating. From that moment until the morning we left, they made us feel very special by calling our room to ask if we were content, if we needed anything and making us feel well taken care of. The Miile Spa is a beautiful elegant place. You need to get there 30-45 minutes before your scheduled massage to enjoy the hydrotherapy pool with high pressure massage jets, the sauna and the steam room. Then you go on to your massage treatment. I booked for my first morning the 100-minute Dominican Awakening Ritual and got a 20% discount because I booked it from home. Estephania is a very skilled therapist that relaxes your body and calms your mind. This was the perfect way to start my stay at the Excellence, Punta Cana. I convince my husband to go back with me to the spa a couple days later. That day we had Estephania and Natividad do our massages in a couple’s massage room. This time I had the 75-minute Deep Hot Stone massage and my husband the 75-minute Excellence Massage after experiencing the hydrotherapy pool area. The beautiful pool goes from one end of the resort to the other. It goes under bridges and has areas where there are garden islands. The Blue Bar is in the pool. Jean Carlos, the bartender, got to know us and when he saw us getting close, he knew what drink to make us. One time I had a pina colada inside a coconut. When I was done, I asked him to open the coconut so I could it the meat. He used a utensil that he put in the top opening and scaped the amazing coconut meat out without cracking the coconut. It was delicious! In the afternoons, there were games and dance lessons around the pool area. Diony, better known as, Scooby Doo was a lot of fun and got everyone to join the party. He also, got the party going in the evenings at the entertainment area in the lobby. Carmen, the bartender from Prelude, also got us animated in the evenings at the shows. On Monday nights they have a big Dominican Party with a live band and so much food it is very hard to choose what to eat. The beach is the length of the resort as well. It is beautiful; however, we were not able to enjoy it because all the six days we were there, were red flag days. We still walked on the beach and wet our feet but could not go in the water. The food is great. We had breakfast and lunch at the Kitchen Table buffet and there was so much variety every day it was hard to choose. For dinner we ate at a different restaurant every night. We really enjoyed that there were no lines, no waiting at any of them. Our favorites where Agave (Mexican) and the Grill (steak) but they were all good. Every afternoon we went to Aroma to have coffee and a sweet snack. Jodanna, the barista at Aroma, was so friendly and happy. We had a lot of conversations with her. To sum it up, the Excellence Punta Cana was the perfect place for my husband and I to have an excellent vacation to relax, refresh, destress and enjoy a complete change of pace. We will return soon.