Dreams Flora Resort and Spa sits on a palm-studded beach at Cabeza de Toro in Punta Cana, and is rated 4.5 on TripAdvisor from 4,403 reviews. The all-inclusive resort has 520 rooms and suites, with a family side built around the Explorer's Club and Core Zone, and romance packages if you are travelling as a couple. A waterpark, a spa and thirteen bars and lounges sit within the resort, so each day can follow its own pace. A waterpark, a spa and thirteen bars and lounges sit within the resort, so each day can follow its own pace.

All 520 rooms and suites have a private, furnished balcony or terrace, a mini-bar refreshed daily, Wi-Fi and 24-hour room service. You can choose a Deluxe Room with garden or pool views, or a Junior Suite with tropical or pool views, a swim up layout or a family layout. Ground-floor swim-out suites open directly onto a pool, while Preferred Club suites, up to the Master Suite Ocean Front, add an exclusive lounge and concierge service.

Beach volleyball, tennis, pickleball and a giant chess board keep the days active, while the water brings kayaks, non-motorised water sports and water aerobics. Children aged 3 to 12 join arts and crafts, treasure hunts and weekly campout adventures at the Explorer's Club, and teens aged 13 to 17 head to Core Zone for social events, video games and big screen movies on the beach. Evenings bring live entertainment, theme nights and dance and Spanish classes.

An on-site waterpark sits alongside the pools, which include two Preferred Club pools, one for families and one for adults only. Dreams Spa offers a hydrotherapy circuit, Swedish sauna, steam room and Vichy cabin, with a spa lounge, full-service salon and oceanfront palapa massage cabins. A fitness area adds strength machines, cross trainers, Nordic tracks, stationary bicycles and free weights.

Eight dining options include five à la carte restaurants, and reservations are never required. Bordeaux serves French specialities, Himitsu Asian cuisine, El Patio Mexican dishes and Portofino Italian cooking, while Seaside Grill covers grilled meats, fish and hamburgers. World Café runs an international buffet, with Coco Café for coffee and Barefoot Grill for beach snacks. Thirteen bars and lounges include Barracuda on the beach, Manatees swim-up bar and Showtime theatre bar, and private dinners on the beach and room service are available.

The resort is about 20 minutes, or 15 miles, from Punta Cana International Airport. Local tours and excursions let you explore the surrounding area, and an on-site wedding coordinator oversees romance packages, with five locations suited to ceremonies and receptions on the beach.