Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana
Ave. El Pescador Boulevard Fishing Lodge, Cap Cana, Punta Cana 23302 Dominican Republic
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#9 of 11 hotels in Cap Cana
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4.4
Cleanliness
4.5
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4.6
Value
4.1
Located in one of the most stunning and high-end areas of the Dominican Republic. The resort is surrounded by one of the largest inland marinas in the entire Caribbean. Conveniently located only 10 minutes from the Punta Cana International Airport, this architecturally stunning property is situated within a masterfully designed Mediterranean Village and feature spacious suites with sweeping marina pool, garden or plaza views, on request, and designer furnishings. Guests can enjoy a superior level of service, including, 24-hour Front Desk service, daily housekeeping, supervised activities for children, a secluded beach, six themed restaurants and a Beach Club, 4 bars, four pools, Kids Center and a state-of-the-art Fitness Center. Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana is a pet friendly hotel that happily welcomes your furry friends. All within the Infinite Luxury Experience!
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Property amenities
Free parking
Wifi
Pool
Fitness Center with Gym / Workout Room
Free breakfast
Horseback riding
Water sport equipment rentals
Babysitting
Secured parking
Hot tub
Pool / beach towels
Outdoor pool
Bar / lounge
Restaurant
Breakfast available
Breakfast buffet
Complimentary Instant Coffee
Complimentary tea
Complimentary welcome drink
Outdoor dining area
Poolside bar
Entertainment staff
Fishing
Patio
Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
Kids club
Kids pool
Highchairs available
Pets Allowed ( Dog / Pet Friendly )
Free shuttle or taxi services
Airport transportation
Car hire
Business Center with Internet Access
Conference facilities
Banquet room
Meeting rooms
Spa
Couples massage
Massage
Rooftop terrace
24-hour security
Chapel / shrine
Concierge
Gift shop
Shops
Sun umbrellas
ATM on site
Butler service
24-hour check-in
24-hour front desk
Dry cleaning
Laundry service
Self-serve laundry
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Blackout curtains
Bathrobes
Air conditioning
Additional bathroom
Coffee / tea maker
Cable / satellite TV
Sofa bed
Walk-in shower
Desk
Housekeeping
Interconnected rooms available
Private balcony
Room service
Safe
Seating area
Sofa
Telephone
VIP room facilities
Bottled water
Clothes rack
Iron
Private bathrooms
Wake-up service / alarm clock
Kitchenette
Minibar
Oven
Refrigerator
Stovetop
Kitchenware
Flatscreen TV
Radio
Complimentary toiletries
Hair dryer
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Ocean view
Non-smoking rooms
Suites
Family rooms
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Marina View
Modern
Languages Spoken
English, Spanish
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Grade: 79 out of 100
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Ave. El Pescador Boulevard Fishing Lodge, Cap Cana, Punta Cana 23302 Dominican Republic
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We truly cannot believe Sports Illustrated put their name on this resort. The rooms are in disrepair. The activities promised on the website never materialized. The restaurants are understaffed and too small for the volume of people at the resort. They are clearly trying to sell their vacation club in order to raise money to pay for the much needed upgrades at this resort. The bartenders & staff were friendly, but clearly overwhelmed. Run don’t walk away from this resort!!
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Traveled with friends
Room Tip: Don’t go to this resort, everyone there was disappointed.
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Wonderful staff- we loved the games and activities at the pool! Elvis, Rosie and Rafael made us laugh every day and they made our teenagers so happy with the attention and the activities! Thank you for the ping pong, pool basketball, pool volleyball, painting, darts, bingo and all the smiles!
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Date of stay: April 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
Room Tip: Not crowded during Easter week!
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Response from Ancora Cap Cana, Guest Services / Front Office at Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana
Responded 4 weeks ago
Dear JGx4, Thank you for choosing Sports Illustrated Resorts as your home in Punta Cana and we are delighted to know that it was fun for the whole family. We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming your again soon! Warm Regards, Amanda Guevara Guest Experience Manager
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Poor experience. The room was not available initially. The person at the front desk said they were overbooked and wanted to send me to a different location. When I refused they found a room onsite. The room was available to me two hours after I arrived. Then I was given papers to sign written in eight point font to read. On asking for a bigger print out I got more of the same until the front desk guy gave up. When I asked him to read what it said he said he could not. And that I should sign it for him to proceed. He refused to accept my writing that I could not accept terms of what I could not read. Then he said it only said that I should not do drugs and smoke. The room had no safe, a tv and phone that did not work and more. No instructions were provided on how to operate the washing machine which had dials in Spanish. We had to wait almost till the end of our vacation for them to fix things. Not everything was fixed. The worst part was that at departure they charged us $60 extra saying we had stayed beyond the noon checkout. Our protestations that we were not informed did not help. The front desk person insisted that he had sent us a reminder via a phone call. When he was reminded that the phone did not work and that he could have told us when we were at the front desk multiple times each day trying to get things fixed all we got was a shrug. My advice don't tip during the stay and use the money to cover the surprise costs they tag on at the end. Too many security issues also. Network devices left open and unattended and accessible to all guests. It seemed to me to be easy to hack into. Only positive was some employees who went above and beyond to help. Others were burned out, did not care or had too much to do…
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Room Tip: Do not access bank accounts or work email here. Prepare for bait and switch and unexpected costs...
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Upon arrival at check in, there was confusion, but Eliel the consigliere, assisted Amanda, & got it all straightened out. After that, Eliel took us to our room, and we weren’t comfortable staying there for several reasons. He said that on Sunday he can move us to a room that would me more suitable to our needs. And he did exactly that. At our next room we were very happy, and we begun our vacation, Eliel was great, he was honest, and made certain that we were happy. But on the downside, we encountered some unfavorable service at the bar by the fun pool, waiting like 20 minutes to be served, felt like we were being ignored, and the waitress who brung out the food wasn’t good, or friendly either, even told my wife to get the napkins from the bar. We felt far from being treated like family. After the incident at the bar, we went to meet at the lobby for the Sunshine Cruise, just to be told it’s at the marina. A gentleman by the name of Gall walked us over, & we shared our story with him regarding what happened at the bar. We we got back, I received a call from Argeny, & wanted to discuss the situation at the bar, he & Juan apologized regarding the treatment we received, & said they’d ensure that the rest of our stay would be much better, and it did! From the point going forward, we had an amazing time, I can’t say enough good things about management, they stepped in & stepped up, & everything got better, we really appreciated that! They even stopped by the next day while we were having breakfast to make sure we were good, & I want to thank Mr. Santiago, Denver, & Gall for that, it meant a lot to us. Now to the good stuff…we enjoyed the entertainment at night, from Paola singing, to the shows they do as well. They are a talented group, and put a lot of work & effort into the shows they perform in, & we appreciated it! Julio “the dancing machine” was always smiling, & offering a merengue / bachata dancing lesson to anyone who’d like one. And there were others, I’d like to mention that made us feel like family, such as: Eliel - Concierge, he went above & beyond Alfredo & Mikoil - Great workers at the fun pool / bar / grill. Katherine, such a kind person. Yolanda, very good bartender, always came with a smile. Ambar - very good hostess at the Dug Out. Juan Carlo, gave us a tour of Punta Cana, he was very friendly, treated us like family. There were more cool people as well, but I didn’t get everyone’s name. And of course, Juan who managed the dining & bar areas, we can’t forget him, he was amazing, & very respectful. He’s very good at what he does, always had a smile, always said hola, & made us feel like family, like we belonged there. Also, I’d like to give a shout out to my old friends from back in our Ancora days, Yannalisa, & Narciso, it was great to see them again, so happy that they’re still part of the team! We’d also like to thank Luis, who did our presentation, he was very professional, honest, and let us previous Ancora owners know exactly what’s going on with Sport Illustrated, we liked what they had to offer. This resort has a huge upside, lots of renovations going on, & I’m sure in due time, it will be a spectacular place to vacation. We liked it so much that we became new owners, and are so looking forward to coming back! Lastly, we made some new friends as well, all in all, it was a very good vacation!…
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Date of stay: June 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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My name is Dyamond Knight, I had a great experience with Julio as apart of the entertainment staff. He made our family trip amazing! Definitely recommend very funny guy. Elvis was also a great! and Wilson was also a great DJ who kept the party going all night long!
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
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It was a excellent vacation. Beautiful place with good staff and amazing drink and food and good service. Especially Julio was so hospitalized and nice and friendly. They change the dinner tables every night and they have special plan every night. We played and dance and eat too much. It was so relaxing
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Date of stay: May 2023
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Response from Ancora Cap Cana, Guest Services / Front Office at Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana
Responded 5 days ago
Dear 421gelarehg, Thank you for your visit and the time taken to leave us your comments, we are please to know you enjoyed our 5 specialty restaurants as well as bars, and the activities by our entertainment team. We hope this will not be the last time! Cordially, Amanda Guevara Guest Experience
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My wife and I were celebrating our anniversary; and, hands down, the best part of our trip was the WHOLE staff at the resort! From start to finish, they made our stay feel very comfortable and our room even had a private swimming pool! There were various excursions to choose from. I wish there were more restaurants included with the all-inclusive package, but it was nice that they rotated the available restaurants each night. I liked that the main pool had daily activities and that they gave out prizes for BINGO winners! Coffee was delicious. Shoutouts for amazing staff include, but NOT limited to! : Yanira (hostess), Andy (restaurant), Oscar (restaurant), Samuel (AMAZING GUY! restaurant), Junior (from restaurant), the Two Brothers as servers (restaurant), Yunor (bartender main pool), Eladio (restaurant), Cristian (chef at restaurant), Hector (restaurant), Tony (dugout restaurant breakfast), Rafael Yosef Perez (dugout restaurant), Ambar (hostess dugout breakfast), Arelis (dugout breakfast restaurant), Brian and Samuel (front desk check in), Daniella (at Concierge desk), Katherin (restaurant), and the other drivers who took us to the beach as well as Tiendo market!…
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Ancora Cap Cana, Guest Services / Front Office at Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana
Responded 5 days ago
Dear T8040YXcraigf, It is a pleasure for us to not only recieve your visit but your comments as well. Thank you for choosing our hotel to celebrate something as important as your anniversary and we're glad that we were able to make it a special one. From our restaurants to our different activities all day long. You are a part of the Sports Illustrated resorts family and we look forward ro serving you again! Cordially, Amanda Guevara Guest Experience
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Julio and Elvis were incredible entertainment hosts . Danced Tha bachata and zumba class were a ton of fun! The food was good. Tony was the Man. He was a matradee and took a really good car of me! Night diving was great, and the pool and beach were a nice way to relax.
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Traveled solo
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Response from Ancora Cap Cana, Guest Services / Front Office at Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana
Responded 5 days ago
Dear Patrick M. It is a pleasure to receive your comments and know that our staff members, the quality and variety of our restaurants, and the variety of activities and excursions we have to offer, made your stay with us an unforgettable one. We hope to see you again soon! Cordially, Amanda Guevara Guest Experience
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Service from Julio, Elvis, & Rosa were of the utmost highest quality! Made every interaction fun yet professional. Whether it was by the pool with beverages, or in the restaurant. Highly recommend!........
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Traveled solo
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Response from Ancora Cap Cana, Guest Services / Front Office at Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana
Responded 1 week ago
Dear The_enforcer59, Thank you for your stay, and our team highly values your recommendation of our hotel for other Tripadvisor travellers. We are the first Sports Illustrated hotel in the world and we have a lot of exciting things still yet to come. We hope you will visit us again to experience whats in store! Cordially, Amanda Guevara Guest Experience Manager
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SI Resort . Worst of the worst. No Beach on-site, cold food, 1 restaurant, no towels, TV not working, streets flooded when raining. Isolated and overpriced. Lowest accommodations with no amendies :(
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Ancora Cap Cana, Guest Services / Front Office at Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana
Responded 1 week ago
Dear 15clarencec, We apologize for any inconvenience during your stay, which our team works diligently to avoid. To clarify, we have 5 restaurants, Maco Taco, The DugOut, Don German, Bambinos, and our Juanillo Beach Club. Our Beach Club is just 7 minutes away and we provide transportations to and from every hour. During your stay we experience a rain storm lasting for many hours which caused some flooding but this was quickly handled by our maintenance team. Once again we apologize and we hope you can give us another opportunity to make your stay a HOME RUN! Cordially, Amanda Guevara Guest Experience
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PRICE RANGE
$293 - $379 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
FORMERLY KNOWN AS
Ancora Cap Cana - Marina Resort & Villas
LOCATION
CaribbeanDominican RepublicLa Altagracia ProvincePunta CanaCap Cana
NUMBER OF ROOMS
300
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Frequently Asked Questions about Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana
Which popular attractions are close to Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana?
Nearby attractions include Marina Cap Cana (0.3 miles), Casino Dominic Cap Cana (0.1 miles), and Versus Marina Cap Cana (0.06 miles).
What are some of the property amenities at Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free breakfast, a pool, and an on-site restaurant.
Which room amenities are available at Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana?
Top room amenities include a kitchenette, a minibar, and air conditioning.
What food & drink options are available at Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana?
Guests can enjoy free breakfast, an on-site restaurant, and a lounge during their stay.
Is parking available at Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana?
Yes, free parking and secured parking are available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana?
Conveniently located restaurants include Nakamura, Bohemian Tapas & Wine Bar, and Barbudo Restaurant.
Are there opportunities to exercise at Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana?
Yes, guests have access to a pool and a fitness center during their stay.
Does Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana have airport transportation?
Yes, Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana offers airport transportation for guests. We recommend calling ahead to confirm details.
Are any cleaning services offered at Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana?
Yes, dry cleaning and laundry service are offered to guests.
Are pets allowed at Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana?
Yes, pets are typically allowed, but it's always best to call ahead to confirm.
Does Sports Illustrated Resorts Marina & Villas Cap Cana offer any business services?
Yes, it conveniently offers a business center, meeting rooms, and a banquet room.