Emotions by Hodelpa - Juan Dolio - All inclusive

3.5 star property

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Private beach, sun-loungers, beach towels, scuba diving
2 bars/lounges, poolside bar, beach bar
6 restaurants, dinner served, Fusion cuisine
3 outdoor pools, pool loungers
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Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Spa
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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Boulevard Juan Dolio, Guayacanes, 21000
  • Place, La Romana Port
  • Place, Los Marlins Golf Course
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Boca Chica Beach
    ‪45 min drive‬
  • Airport, Santo Domingo (SDQ-Las Americas Intl.)
    ‪61 min drive‬

Room options

Essentia Garden

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Double Beds

Adults Only Superior Room 2 Pax

7.2 out of 10
Good
(17 reviews)
  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Double Beds

Deluxe Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(22 reviews)
  • 35 sq m
  • Resort view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds

Superior Room

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(42 reviews)
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Double Beds

Essentia OCEAN View 2 Pax

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • 35 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Double Beds

Swim Out 2 pax

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(13 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Queen Beds OR 1 Queen Bed

Essentia Swim Out 2 Pax

7.6 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Double Beds OR 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

Emotions by Hodelpa - Juan Dolio - All inclusive

Family-friendly fun on the beach, with 3 outdoor pools
Catch some rays on Emotions by Hodelpa - Juan Dolio - All inclusive's private sand beach or spend the day relaxing at the full-service spa. Then enjoy a meal at one of the property's 6 restaurants. Change of towels is available on request.
Emotions by Hodelpa - Juan Dolio - All inclusive offers 409 accommodations with minibars and safes. Rooms open to balconies. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

A private beach, an outdoor tennis court, and a health club are featured at the property. 3 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the property's full-service spa.
Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Emotions by Hodelpa - Juan Dolio - All inclusive. During your stay, you'll be within walking distance of Marbella Beach. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas and free self parking, plus 3 outdoor pools.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • Enjoy Fusion cuisine at Oregano, one of the property's 6 restaurants and 2 bars/lounges
  • Take a swim in the 3 outdoor pools
  • Indulge in a treatment at the full-service spa
  • Services include babysitting, a free kid's club, and dry cleaning/laundry
  • Onsite recreation includes a private beach, an outdoor tennis court, and a gym
  • Guests have great things to say about the clean accommodations and the helpful staff
  • Just a 3-minute drive from Marbella Beach and a few minutes from Los Marlins Golf Course
  • Local-area shuttle service available for a fee
Emotions by Hodelpa - Juan Dolio - All inclusive is an all-inclusive property. Room rates include meals and beverages at onsite restaurants and bars. Other items and amenities, including taxes and gratuities, and access to recreational activities and entertainment may also be included. Additional charges may apply for meals at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, certain beverages, and other amenities.

Step outside to unwind on the sand beach. At Emotions by Hodelpa - Juan Dolio - All inclusive you can cool off in one of the 3 outdoor swimming pools and indulge in a pampering afternoon at the full-service spa.

There are 6 restaurants on site, as well as a coffee shop/café and a snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include 2 bars/lounges, a beach bar, and a poolside bar. Public spaces have free WiFi. This all-inclusive property also offers an attached winery, a complimentary children's club, and a children's pool. Self parking is free.

This 3.5-star Guayacanes property is smoke free.

Oregano - This restaurant specializes in Fusion cuisine and serves dinner only. Reservations are required.
Amici - This restaurant specializes in Italian cuisine and serves dinner only. Reservations are required. Open daily.
Ergos - This buffet restaurant specializes in local and international cuisine. Open daily.
One Coffee - Onsite coffee shop. Open daily.
Milwaukee - Onsite brewpub. Open daily.

All-inclusive details

This property is all-inclusive. Onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply).

Gratuities and taxes

Gratuities are included and additional gratuities at guests' discretion are accepted.

Food and beverages

All buffet meals and snacks included
In-room minibar (all beverages included)

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • 2 bars/lounges
  • 6 restaurants
  • A beach bar
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Amici
  • Ergos
  • Milwaukee
  • One Coffee
  • Oregano

Things to do

  • 18-hole adjacent golf course
  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Archery
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Children's pool
  • Free children's club
  • Full-service spa
  • Health club
  • Nightclub
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Playground
  • Sauna
  • Scuba diving
  • Shopping
  • Steam room
  • Winery

Family friendly

  • 3 outdoor pools
  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Free children's club
  • Free supervised activities for children
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Hair salon
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach towels
  • Garden
  • On a private beach
  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 9 buildings
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2015
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Emotions by Hodelpa - Juan Dolio - All inclusive

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

Emotions Beach Resort Hodelpa All Inclusive Juan Dolio
Emotions Beach Resort Hodelpa All Inclusive
Emotions Beach Hodelpa Juan Dolio
Emotions Beach Hodelpa
Emotions Hodelpa Juan Dolio All-inclusive property Guayacanes
Emotions Hodelpa Juan Dolio Guayacanes
Emotions Holpa Juan Dolio Gua

Reviews

Emotions by Hodelpa - Juan Dolio - All inclusive Reviews

7.6

Good

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 415 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 226 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 160 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 92 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 107 out of 1000 reviews

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Modesto

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pool was dirty The food was average The beverage terrible, the open bar with worse drink ever Someone shasing us to make us to listen a timeshare meeting and asking for the ID and credit card even when I said no they keeping asking for it The DJ at the club was very unfriendly The air-conditioned in the room wasn't working properly I was sweating all night
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ramon Richardson

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Anna R

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Weekend reunión

The hotel was very nice I got the room with the pool in the back The pool could had been in better condition and cleaned othe then that food and service good
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Alfredo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The check in was not that well orgainized.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

J Asdrubal

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The access road to the facility was blocked by construction, which prevented us from wasting much time. Everything else was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

MING TAO

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Al llegar, no había parqueo, tuvimos que dar una vuelta para entrar por la salida del hotel; luego metemos en una fila que nos duró una hora y más para terminar el check-in, y cuando entramos a la habitación como a las 4 de la tarde, escuchamos un ruido fuerte que sale de la caja de breaker, llamamos a reportar y vino una persona de mantenimiento para revisar, dijo que se dañó algo y regresara con la pieza, así esperamos hasta casi 9 de la noche que no podemos descansar, tuvimos que ir a la recepción para reclamar nuevamente, y finalmente nos informaron que no se encontraba la pieza y nos cambiaron a otra habitación. Lo peor es, la piscina que pertenezca a la habitación SWIM OUT de esa categoría estaba sucia ....
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Anthony

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
In my opinion, the resort was OK. I don’t wanna be a person that holds everything to high standards but when you pay $1000 or more, you should get a very good service and not be lied to make people run around often you to give you gifts and welcome gift and you never receive nothing The clean. I stated I stood there for four days. The room only got clean once I only got room service once very bad service not a lot of food choices not a lot of food choices. My recommendation is not to go there my opinion been there once. Never going back again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Luis

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aracelis

Excellent service and attention from the staff. Everybody was nice Erica and Eddy in the Buffett very attentive and the lady in the bar in the back also. I don’t like that people selling timesheet are harassing
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

milly

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
The staff was excellent. Everyone was very friendly and made me feel at home. Check-in was easy and the person that checked us in was very accommodating. The room was outdated and had minor issues, however they tried to fixed the issue immediately.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

daniel

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

FRANKLYN

Liked: Staff & service
Great, nice and friendly staff
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Luz N

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked it because it was very rhe place was clean quiet and the staff were very friendly and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

antonio

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
1. When I arrived at the hotel around 2:30pm I was told I couldn’t check in unless I pay $10 for adults and $5 for children or just wait at the lobby till 3pm for check in. Then reservations for la carte restaurant had to be done at 8pm. When you go to the office to do the reservation for the restaurant the line is pretty long. The best restaurant they had was the Mexican & the Dominican restaurant very good food.The buffet is very small not a lot of food. The quality of the food is not that great. also not enough staff in the buffet. The shows they have are not that great they are very boring.once it’s 2am there’s no water running they shut it off. They should change management, they need to hire more people.the hotel is pretty, but I won’t stay there again.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nayely

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
En general me gustó la estadía en el hotel
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lourdes M.

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect ubication!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Elvi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Miriam

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Cada vez que buscabamos de comer no habia nada, piscina sucia, baño de habitacion usado al momento de check in. Tragos sabian a puro syrup. Mas de una hora para que contestaran room service y 2 horas de espera para que llevaran la comida. Nos fuimos la noche antes
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Alejandro

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
El año pasado estuvimos en este hotel y era muy bueno la calidad del servicio a bajado un 70% poco personal para mucha gente
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Brenda L, Toa Alta

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
nice staff
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

MELVA ALEXA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect experience in that hotel . The restaurants are excellent . The attention is super good. security. Good taxi drivers. In the VIP, Ruth Katia. And Mr. Cesar, General Manager, super excellent, the entire team. All perfect.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

VICTOR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The only thing is that they should put motors in the pools so that the water stays cleaner since the filters are always turned off.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Marlene

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Pasamos 2 noches. Nos encantó. Era nuestra segunda visita. Todo muy limpio, comida variada, amplias habitaciones y excelente servicio al huésped por todo el personal del Hotel. Aunque marqué mi estadía excelente, aquí algunos detalles que entiendo podrían tomar en cuenta para mejorar: cuando servían el café nunca ponen cucharitas para moverlo, siempre tuve que pedirlas. En el área de buffet no ponen cucharas, no entendí por qué pero no es parte del arreglo de la mesa. Desorganización en el check in, larga espera, llegamos con mucha antelación y completamos los formularios del protocolo mientras llegaban las 3:00 p.m. hora del check in. Nos acercamos y nos dijeron que nos llamarían por los nombres. Espera y más espera. Atendían otras personas que llegaron en ese momento, grupos de personas que no habían sido llamadas y les hacían el check in. Me acerqué de nuevo al front desk y le digo que tenemos rato esperando ser llamados que qué pasaba pues atendían personas que acababan de llega al hotel antes que a nosotros. Así me atendieron. En el check in 3 estrellas solamente. 5 estrellas para las instalaciones y 02 estrellas para el show nocturno, muy pobre. 05 estrellas para las atenciones del personal al huésped
Zip line, lo que más disfrutaron mis 2 invitadas
Y ganó "la doña"!
Restaurante mexicano, delicioso cenamos
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Ana Rosa

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Lehys

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I honestly never complain about anything and I never do reviews for anything however if this review can help at least one person not waste their money then I’m ok with it. I’m Dominican but I live in the U.S and I decided to stay here with my family and spent over 1k for 4 nights which is a decent price for a “good” resort and this resort is FAR from being good. Their food is TERRIBLE, nothing tastes decent. On top of that we saw a cockroach walking around the food in their snack bar by the beach which had burgers, French fries etc (food tastes disgusting by the way and uncooked) . The beach is dirty we even found broken glass in the sand. They have a kids club and both times I tried to go during their alleged open hours it was closed. I honestly would not recommend it at all.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025