The property was very comfortable and close to all. The restaurants, beach, shopping etc. We had originally booked at another property and cancelled long after reserving due to constantnegative reviews, we are very changed. The staff was very helpful with all requests and took care of anything we needed, thank you all! The room we had was a three bedroom suite on the third floor overlooking the pool on one side, adjacent all inclusive hotel on the other with a straight shot to the beach from the master. Everything was in the room you would need with a very comfortable layout and furnishings. We did look at many other rooms and they were all in the very same condition which was consistent with what we saw for the property as well. We have stayed at all inclusive resorts before and this was a much better experience for us a a we were not tied down, could day trip and not feel obligated to eating on site, which we did not want as we wanted to see the Dominican culture. For beach relaxing we walked up to The Sole Bar up the beach and relaxed in the lounge chairs, great food and drinks on the beach while being able to people watch and see the activities first hand which was great for all of us. The restaurant directly on the beach in front of the Chateau del Mar was great too, breakfast included and was delicious. We did eat dinner a few times and great as well, service top notch and the setting on the beach exceptional. A huge Thank You to the staff!!!!