VIK hotel Arena Blanca
Rooms and prices
Description
Stylish, welcoming hotel is surrounded by tropical gardens, located on the most popular beach of Punta Cana. Guests will like incendiary live entertainment and colorful evening show. And in the modern SPA centre offers a range of services for rejuvenation and recovery.
Built: 2000
Renovated: 2008
Location: Punta Cana, on Bavaro beach, 5 min walk from Plaza Bavaro shopping centre, 25 km from the international airport of Punta Cana.
Consists of five 3-storey buildings.
The hotel has 447 rooms.
Accepted credit cards: American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club.
Pets: no.
Total area: 120 000 m2.
Beach: private sandy beach, 20 m from the hotel, the first coastal line. Umbrellas, sunbeds, mattresses, towels – free of charge. The length of the beach – 500 m.
On the hotel territory: Golf courses: 1 (the Cocotal club with 18 holes (7 km)), Bicycle rental, restaurant a la carte: 3 (La Trattoria (Italian a la carte restaurant, dress code, dinner only), La Estrella del Mar (a la carte restaurant with international cuisine, casual dress code, dinner only), La Proa (the a la carte restaurant, gourmet cuisine, and for extra pay)), souvenir shop, tennis courts: 2, Barber, restaurants: 2 (El Bucanero (the second main buffet restaurant, lunch only, snack bar, coffee, tea, pastries), El Mirador (the first main buffet restaurant, Breakfast, lunch, dinner)), shops (boutique, mini market, jewelry shop), bars: 3 (bar, Patio Bar, Calypso bar, lobby bar ), meeting rooms: 1 (for 120 persons), Spa (Etra SPA, Wellness & fitness center (products Babor) ), currency exchange, medical center, rental car, pub (the pub the Fun Pub Carnaval (disco) ), ATM, Laundry, 1 pools, doctor on call, restaurant in a tropical style El Cano (1 time per week live music), Bow bar (19:00-00:30, for guests of VIK hotel Arena Blanca all drinks charge), a large lagoon-style outdoor pool (1900 m2)
Attractions: bocce, volleyball, table tennis, Golf paid, free animation, free water bikes, beach volleyball, tennis court for a fee (free), diving (introductory scuba lesson in the pool free of charge), sailing for free, free of charge aerobics, bike fee ($4 per hour), free Darts, free Windsurfing, Spa, tennis court lighting, non-motorized water sports are free (snorkeling, kayaks, catamarans, 30 minutes per stay free), diving centre, horse riding for a fee, foosball free, casino (nearby)
For children: the children in the adult pool, children's Playground, Babysitting services: on request, kids ' club (Smiley Club from 4 to 12 years)
The distance to the nearest airport is 25 km.
Policies and conditions
- Children of any age are allowed.
No cots are available.
No extra beds are available. - Pets are not allowed.
- Free private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed).
- Payment options: Visa, Euro/Mastercard, No prepayment
- Check in time: 15:00-15:30. Check out time: 09:00-12:00.
Services and facilities
- Shopping on site
- 24-hour reception
- Currency exchange
- Security guard
- Newspapers
- Ticket assistance
- Gift shop
- Express check-in/check-out
- Garden
- Terrace
- Outdoor furniture
- Room service
- Family room
- Accessibility features
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Laundry
- Safe-deposit box
- Concierge services
- Luggage storage
- Bar
- Breakfast
- Buffet breakfast
- Restaurant
- Vending machine
- Kitchen
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet
- Car rental
- Airport transportation
- Transfer services
- Spanish
- German
- English
- Italian
- French
- Multi-language staff
- Tour assistance
- Billiards
- Casino
- Karaoke
- Nightclub
- Sun Deck
- Parking
- Parking nearby
- Outdoor pool
- Pool facilities
- Next to the beach
- Conference Hall
- Windsurfing
- Diving
- Table Tennis
- Snorkelling
- Tennis court
- Fitness facilities
- Golf course (within 3 km)
- Doctor
- Massage
- Sauna
- Spa
- First Aid Kit
- Babysitting and childcare
- Children's playground
- Children swimming pool
- Kids club
- Temperature control for staff
- Extra decontamination measures
- Temperature control for guests
- Personal protection equipment for guests
- Additional measures against COVID-19
The hotel is located on first line from the shore.
The nearest beach is located on the distance of 190 m. It takes 3 minutes To the beach!
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Reviews
We stayed in August, which is the period when, unfortunately, the sea and some beaches are full of seaweed. The problem with this hotel is that the seaweed is not cleaned at all from its beach. You can't get to the sea, the seaweed stinks, some flies gather and everything looks very, very bad. I have attached a few photos. I have noticed that some other hotels are still trying to clean the seaweed. By using machinery, and a lot of it can be removed from the beaches. However, VIK did absolutely nothing. Considering that one of the two existing pools is being renovated and is not functional, the entire hotel is left with only the second pool for swimming. That is really poor. We had no choice but to go swimming at Macao beach. It is very beautiful there and there is no seaweed. But unfortunately, such trips are not cheap.
The bar was another letdown. Most of the alcohol is low quality, in plastic bottles, and only two “premium” options cost extra. I didn’t expect luxury, but I did expect decent service. Many staff members were cold, avoided eye contact, and didn’t even return greetings. It wasn’t just me others noticed it too.
The resort is huge, so expect long walks between your room, the pool, and the restaurants. Beach cleaning happens during peak hours, which feels unsafe and poorly planned.
On the positive side, housekeeping was great the room was always clean. Buffet food was average with little variety. The à la carte restaurants were better, but service still felt forced.
Tipping shouldn’t be the only way to get treated with respect. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this hotel unless service and hospitality improve.
The hotel is clean but extremely old. A lot of safety concerns since many things are falling apart . I guess the resort will be much nicer once they complete renovations.
The drink selection is terrible so I suggest you bring your own liquor because it’s all cheap here and no real fruit juices. I was extremely disappointed being in a Caribbean island and not having real fruit juices. The soda tastes old, flat and diet. I basically drank water the entire week because there is nothing worthy of drinking.
There is NO disco despite what the website says. There’s entertainment in the theatre at 9:30pm but after there there’s Absolutely nothing going on and barely any music. It’s boring. They basically played the same 4 songs on repeat. At the very least they could play more music and have a lively atmosphere
They should keep the snack bar by the beach / pool open after the buffet closes to have more options to eat especially after drinking.
There seems to be no designated area for smoking and everyone just lights up anywhere all day long. Even with children around. The beach is beautiful however you get harassed every minute to buy things. Can’t even sit in peace.
All around this place is OK but it needs a lot of work and definitely is for the elderly
Frequently asked questions about VIK hotel Arena Blanca
How much does it cost to stay at ?
The cost of living in depends on the date, rate, number of guests etc. Enter your dates to see prices.
Is it far from to the nearest beach?
It takes 3 minutes to reach to the nearest beach.
Is there sport facilities in ?
offers the following sport activities: Tennis court, Diving, Golf course (within 3 km), Table tennis, Snorkelling
