A Park Suite living room at Park Hyatt Tokyo.
Local nature is embedded in all of the hotel’ s design.
Aerial view of W Punta Cana.
In the Dominican Republic, the all-inclusive resort concept is as Dominican as Mamajuana— the indigenous concoction made by combining rum, red wine and honey with tree bark and herbs. Like the country, it’ s electric.
In the growing city of Punta Cana, allinclusive resorts are proliferating rapidly, and one of the newest players in the field is W Punta Cana, the first all-inclusive hotel from the Marriott International luxurylifestyle brand.
With its relaxed, modern, going-withthe-flow approach, W Hotels is betting on redefining the all-inclusive concept in nothing less than the epicenter of it. Its journey is just beginning, but the results are appealing and HOTELS Magazine was there to experience it.
‘ ALL-IN’ PROMISE All-inclusive resorts mean different things to different brands. For W, the promise of including everything( no compromises, no extra fees) is the goal they strive for. While some all-inclusive hotels charge extra for premium liquors, admission to gourmet restaurants or offer free experiences in exchange for listening to timeshare presentations, guests at W Punta Cana will only find extra charges for very specific menu items( a $ 500 bottle of tequila, for instance), no matter the room they stay in. Everything else promises to be one wish away, or, in W terms, a WhatsApp text away from a“ personal insider”( W’ s take on a butler).
TRANQUILITY MEETS EXCITEMENT W Punta Cana, with its 340 rooms and globally recognized identity, aims for fun— hand in hand with serenity.
While in its early days the W brand was synonymous with cool and hip, when the
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