Excellence Has a New Hotel in Punta Cana

By: - October 29th, 2021
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Excellence Collection has opened its newest hotel in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Caribbean Journal has learned. 

The new Finest Punta Cana is a family-friendly property, with a total of 455 suites. 

That includes a mix of rooftop suites, swim-up suite and larger family suites. 

There’s also an Excellence Club for adults only, with elevate amenities, complimentary hydrotherapy, a private beach and a secluded adults-only environment. 

“It is a great joy for us to open Finest Punta Cana,” said Domingo Aznar, Vice President of sales and marketing at Excellence Collection. “The Excellence Collection’s footprint in the Dominican Republic began in 2000 with the opening of Excellence Punta Cana, our first resort, and we are grateful to the incredible teams in the destination who built this stunning resort through a vision of Innovative Curation, and the staff who will bring our signature Bespoke Service.”

Excellence Collection now has a total of eight hotels across the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Jamaica. 

— CJ

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