Impressive Premium Punta Cana - All Inclusive

You arrive at a large beachfront resort built for an easy all-inclusive routine: breakfast, beach, a drink, dinner, and no need to organise every minute between them. Impressive Punta Cana has 909 rooms, a private beach area, gardens, terraces and several places to eat and drink, so it suits you if you prefer having plenty on site rather than hunting for dinner elsewhere every evening.

The atmosphere moves between sun-loungers and evening entertainment, with a nightclub, karaoke, live music and themed dinner nights in the programme. Couples can keep things quiet with a sea-facing room and the spa; families have a kids' club, play areas and a children's playground. The resort website is available in English, Spanish, French, German, Russian and Portuguese, which is useful when you are deciding what to book before travelling.

You are in Punta Cana, directly on the coast, with a white-sand beach attached to the resort rather than requiring a shuttle or a road crossing. The property has its own beach area with sun loungers, parasols and a beach bar. Arena Gorda Beach is about 400 metres away, while Bávaro Beach is around 1.5 miles from the resort.

Punta Cana International Airport is about 9 miles away, making this a straightforward arrival for a beach holiday. Cocotal Golf and Country Club is 2 miles away, Parque San Juan is around 3.6 miles away and Bávaro Lagoon is roughly 4.2 miles away. Bars outside the resort sit between about 1.1 and 1.3 miles away, though the all-inclusive setup gives you little reason to go looking for one unless you fancy a change of scenery.

The room choice is mainly about the view and how much private outdoor space you want. A Junior Suite with Side Ocean View works for a couple who wants the sea in the picture without going all the way to the front row, while the Ocean Front options put the view firmly at the centre of the stay. For a more private end to the day, the Premium Ocean View and Ocean Front suites come with a jacuzzi.

Families or travelling companions can choose an option with space for three, including the Premium Tropical View and Premium Pool View junior suites. The Villa Ocean Front Premium adds two bathrooms, which is the sort of detail that prevents a perfectly good holiday from becoming a queue outside one door. Couples have king-size-bed options, while some suites use two double beds.

Air conditioning matters in Punta Cana, particularly when you return warm, salty and ready to stop moving. Rooms also have a fan, balcony, private bathroom, minibar, coffee machine, flat-screen television and free Wi-Fi. Soundproof rooms are available, and daily housekeeping keeps the practical side of the stay fairly simple.

The stay runs on an all-inclusive formula, with buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner at Open Sea International Buffet. The breakfast is a buffet, and the main restaurant combines local and international choices rather than locking you into one style of food every day. Room service is also available for the mornings when getting dressed feels like an unnecessary expedition.

There is more variety when you want to leave the buffet behind. The Snack Time Pizza covers lunch and dinner with oven-baked pizza, burgers and hot dogs; On The Grill serves buffet breakfast and lunch outdoors before switching to à la carte grilled meat and fish in the evening. Yakimeshi brings teppanyaki-style Japanese cooking, while Alebrije covers Mexican dishes, Villa Magna Italian food and Tapas Restaurant Spanish flavours.

Drinks are spread across five named bars: Tourmaline on the beach, Turquoise at the pool and Amber Lobby Bar, Diamond Bar and Dominican Bar in the lobby areas. Cocktails are the common thread. Arena Sports Bar adds lunch, dinner and somewhere to watch sport, while Palm Coffee Shop handles coffee, pastries and small sweet things through the morning and into lunch.

The obvious non-diving plan is gloriously uncomplicated: beach, sun lounger, parasol, pool and a drink within reach. The resort has a swimming pool with a view, pool and beach towels, a sun terrace and direct access to its white-sand beach. You can also use the fitness centre and fitness classes if sitting still for an entire afternoon feels too ambitious.

Feel Impressive Spa & Wellness is the place to go when your shoulders have had enough of carrying the holiday. Facilities include a sauna, hot-water treatments, foot baths, a relaxation lounge and beauty treatments, with massages available for the head, neck, back, feet, hands and whole body. Couples can book a couples massage, which is a more useful post-dive conversation starter than comparing whose ears equalised worst.

When you want a little more structure, the resort offers aerobics, mini golf, a games room, movie nights, themed dinners, evening entertainment and water-sports facilities on site. There is also a golf course within 2 miles, while a local-culture tour or class gives you a reason to leave the lounger without pretending that every holiday needs an itinerary.

Check-in starts from 15:00 and check-out runs until 12:00. You need photo identification and a credit card at check-in, and the minimum age for checking in is 18. A 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, concierge service, tour desk, currency exchange and an on-site cash machine make the arrival and departure mechanics less troublesome.

Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the resort, and free private parking is available on site without reservation. There is a minimarket, car hire, laundry, room service and private check-in and check-out. The property also offers accessible parking and wheelchair-accessible facilities, including adapted bathroom features.

Punta Cana International Airport is about 9 miles away by road. If you need an airport transfer, arrange the service directly with the hotel and confirm whether the available option is private or shared. Children of all ages are welcome; cots and extra beds can be requested, subject to the room option and availability.