La Altagracia Province · Dominican Republic
Where to stay in Punta Cana
Punta Cana is a city in La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic, home to about 139,000 people. This guide covers 4 hotels in Punta Cana.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 4
- Best months
- February
- Nearest airport
- PUJ1 km · Punta Cana International Airport
- Currency
- DOPDominican peso
- Time zone
- America/Santo Domingo
- Language
- Spanish
About
About Punta Cana
Punta Cana is a resort town in the easternmost region of the Dominican Republic. It was politically incorporated as the "Verón–Punta Cana Touristic Municipal District" in 2006, and it is subject to the municipality of Higüey (La Altagracia Province).
In the province of La Altagracia with a population estimated at 100,000, the region borders the Atlantic Ocean to the east. To the north, it borders Bávaro and El Cortecito. It also borders Cabeza de Toro, Cabo Engaño and further west, Juanillo. Peak season in Punta Cana tends to run from December-April. Prices in both airfare and hotel increase dramatically during these times, while dropping in the summer and early fall months. Punta Cana has a tropical climate. Although it is mildly windy, the ocean in the area is mainly shallow, with several natural marine pools in which visitors can bathe.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Punta Cana
See
- Altos de Chavon
- Juanillo
- Saona Island
Do
- Corales Golf Course
- Dolphin Island
- Dominican Alps
- HorsePlay Punta Cana
- Marinarium
- Ocean Adventures
- Seaquarium
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Punta Cana
4 places to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
When to go
The best time to visit Punta Cana
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Punta Cana are February. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; November is the wettest, with about 143 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Punta Cana: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ), about 1.1 km from the city centre in a straight line; Casa De Campo International Airport (LRM, 58 km) and Rafael Hernández International Airport (BQN, 131 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
Tour operators: Most passengers arriving in Punta Cana International Airport have prearranged local transportation through a tour operator. These companies have representatives at the airport to guide guests to vehicles waiting to take them to the reserved resort. If you are travelling with a tour operator it is highly recommended that you attend any welcome meetings and orientations offered by your tour operator. In these meetings you'll receive important information regarding your hotel and immediate area information, activity and excursion options, and departure information.
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PUJ · Punta Cana International Airport
LRM · Casa De Campo International Airport
BQN · Rafael Hernández International Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Punta Cana
Stay safe
Be careful when trying to get an Uber from one of the resorts in Punta Cana. Taxi mafias will follow you and harass you, and they will also call the Tourist Police to make a trouble with your Uber driver should he be brave enough to come and pick you up.
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Questions
Punta Cana: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Punta Cana?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Punta Cana are February. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; November is the wettest, with about 143 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Punta Cana?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ), about 1.1 km from the city centre in a straight line; Casa De Campo International Airport (LRM, 58 km) and Rafael Hernández International Airport (BQN, 131 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Punta Cana?
Dominican peso (DOP).
Nearby
Destinations near Punta Cana
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.