I stayed here from April 26-May 4th and this resort is absolutely amazing. I honestly can say I had nothing to complain about. Food: buffet was awesome, great variety, you have the choice to eat at any of the 3 buffets for lunch. The a la carte restaraunts were amazing, I went in a group of 6 (3 rooms) so we got to take advantage of 3 reservations instead of 2, we could have done 6 but decided not to. If you don't want to leave your room, room service is available from 12-10:30 everyday. Rooms: were great! clean, air conditioning ran steady all day long, very spacious, great washrooms, maid service was amazing. Pool and Beach: Both were amazing, we never had a problem getting a hut or loungers, even with 6 of us. Swim up bar is amazing, they kept the drinks coming all day long. Tips: As you may have already heard, tips can go a LONG way. I never stopped tipping and the service was GREAT. They kept the drinks flowing at the bar and we sat at the same table for all 3 meals and drinks were memorized and brought before even asking for them. You already spent a bunch of money to get there, so a few extra dollar bills won't kill you for some extra service. All in all a trip to remember and will probably be returning again next year.

The real reason I came to leave this review is to tell you about TWIN BROTHERS EXCURSIONS PAUL AND RAMON. If you go down to the beach and walk down to your left you will stumble upon a little table with a bright red Quad parked right beside it. I have read about him on here and went to look for him. Not like many of the other dominican excursion sellers or gift shop sellers he wasn't pushy at ALL. He tells you what he's got and if you want to choose him, it's up to you. He speaks perfect english and is very accomidating. He gives you the best prices, service and equipment. We went on 4 excursions. First we went horse back riding through the palm forest, through the city, back down to the beach and down to the peak of the island. This isn't like other trail rides, the horses don't just follow eachother and being an experienced rider, I was very impressed with their training and obedience, we got to walk, trot, canter and gallop, the whole 9 yards. It was so fun, I did it twice. Each ride was only suppose to be an hour but the tour guide took us for about an hour and a half every ride. The third excursion we did was parasailing. Ramon gave us the best deal and made sure we had the best time. Our original date was posponed because there wasn't enough wind and Ramone wanted to be sure we had a good time so he said it would be better to wait until the next morning. It was a good idea on his behalf becase it was the best experience of my life. The captain of the boat was great, I felt very safe and he had so much control. He brought us up then dipped us in the ocean then lifted us back up, it was great. The next day we had our Quad tripped booked for the afternoon. When we walked up his way, we saw all 6 shiny red quads lined up ready to go. We hopped on and started our 2 and a half (ended up being 3 hour) ride into the forrest, mountains, country side and city. When going through the city the kids try to catch you and ask for money pr candy but just wave, if you give candy or money to 1, you will get attacked by a swarm of them. Once again you had total freedom to go as fast as you want or as slow as you want to take photos. The tour guides on this excursion were also very good. All my trips were private so it was much more fun. So if your looking for a good time for a good price go see TWIN BROTHERS PAUL AND RAMONE they offer the best price, service and equipment. DO NOT buy excursions from the people on the resort and by the pool as they are over priced and often not safe. Tell Ramone David says hi (he often called me DAVEED)

The High Points:

1) Beautiful grounds; lush, well tended gardens, very clean

2) Exquisite beach

3) Good food

4) Great drinks

5) Pleasant and attentive staff


The Not So High Points:

1) VERY hard beds

2) Mediocre (at best) air conditioning

3) Stiff competition for shade at both the pool and beach (Get before 6:00 am to reserve)

4) Long ride from airport on very poor road

The resort is large so be prepared to do a considerable amount of walking. This resort would not be suitable for those with mobility challenges. The a la carte reservation system is a bit wonky (line ups 2 x per day) but the restaurants were all good so its worth your time to line up. Our group liked the Japanese and Mexican best. but the Italian and Steakhouse were also good.

Service was very good irrespective of whether or not you tipped the staff. Little things could be improved - there are more restrooms needed at the beach on the Tropical side. The air conditioning could also be improved.

Overall, this resort offers excellent value.

Never been all inclusive nor to Dominican before, but Sirenis was brilliant.

Staff are very pleasant and can't do enough for you. They're all so happy!! Grounds were gorgeous, beach was like it was out of a picture postcard, food and drinks were amazing and the place was really spotless. Choice of mexican, italian, japanese, american, dominican etc food through a choice of different restaurants you could book into on site, or just two huge buffet restaurants serving continental food. All really, really great food.

Lots of nighttime entertainment too, plus a outdoor theatre and disco on site which was funny!! Did 3 trips....helicopter trip (astounding!!), swam with sharks and stingrays (amazing!!) and went over to Saona Island (DEFINITELY recommend it).

Would go back tomorrow if I could, definitely going back next year. Is the sort of place where you could feel really safe on your own as well.

ONE IMPORTANT THING: Book with Thomson or a proper tour operator....we booked through a smaller website and ended up with HOLA TOURS (Dominican based) who were bloody awful, didn't arrange any of our pre-paid airport transfers (stranded at the airport isn't nice!), and left it five days to even say hello and tell us to book all trips through them (hello? we'd already done 2!!). Absolutely rubbish.

Thomson took us under their wing, their Thomson Sirenis Rep CARLY deserves a gold medal and to win the lottery, she's totally fantastic. Don't know what we'd have done without her!

I just returned from a wonderful week Apr 19-Apr26 at the Sirenis Tropical Suites Resort . Being in the travel industry I can say that this truly is a hidden jem !

Pool: Wonderful !!! Very big with different sections with varying depths . There is a pyramid in the middle of the pool which is awesome for just sitting and relaxing . We had brought our own floaties which was a good idea ! The 2 swim up bars are really good . The bartenders are always there with a smile ! The one by the Cocotal section is a alot more lively .

Beach : Beautiful !!! Never had any problems getting chairs and we always went around 10:30 ! The beach BBQ is excellent !
There are vendors on both side of the beach - Approx 5 minutes each way . We went on the left and went to see Louis in hut # 1 . He was awesome and gave us really good deals . He was very laid back and was not pushy at all ! P.S He loves Pizza so try to bring him a slice !!!

Food: Excellent !!!!! We did 3 a la carte restaurants - Steakhouse , Italian and Japanese ! They were all very good but the Japanese is a must . The overall experience as well as the food is amazing ! You can make your reservations for the a la carte restaurants the same day you want to go or up to 3 days in advance - example if you go on Monday , you can make reservations up until Wednesday . The buffet was excellent as well . Always a good variety !

Rooms: The rooms are honestly the only small negative . They need renovations but in general they were very good . Very spacious , big closets , very clean . We did have a small problem with the AC - we couldn't figure out how to turn it on :) . Once we got it , it was fine . The turn on is one of the light switches . We called the front desk and it didn't take long for the maintenance to come over and show us .

Entertainment: I cannot say enough about the wonderful entertainment staff . They work so hard and always have a huge smile . Spaghetti , Chico Rico , Eddie Murphy , Jimmy Jam , Macaroni , Romeo and the list goes on . They are great at what they do and are HILARIOUS !!!! Get ready to laugh !
The shows at night start around 9:00 with the ice breaker and then at 9:30 the main show begIns . They were great !! After the show around 11:00 the house band played right beside the main stage and the disco which was very convenient . You didn't have to go far . The disco does open at 11:00 but mostly everybody watched the house band and had a few drinks ( 2 bars right there ) and then at 12:00 once the house band was done , everybody would head to the disco . A little downfall was that the drinks are not included at the disco . I did buy 1 drink the last night - a rum and coke and it was a good size for $5.00 usd !!!

Late check out: Our return flight was a evening flight and we decided not to pay the $50.00usd fee to keep our room until 6:00pm . We checked out at 12:00pm and left our luggage at the lobby - no problems at all . The spa has a few showers so we got ready for our flight there . They provide towels , shampoo and soap ! It was very convenient !

Overall: I absolutely loved this resort ! The staff really does make the resort . I would go back in a heartbeat !