Report by

Food Safety Reports: Dominican Republic

Updated:

Had a bad experience eating out?

Your report helps protect others.

We were on vacation in the Dominican Republic for about 14 days in August 2019 - Hotel Occidental Punta Cana.
I don't know after how many days it started, I think around the 5th day.
My partner and I were in the ocean, standing in the water… See more

#puntacana #laaltagracia #dominicanrepublic

183   Comments Comment
Came for a vacation to an allegedly 5 star all-inclusive, ended up with food poisoning, unable to enjoy my vacation. I can't wait to get back to cold Canada and enjoy normal food.  | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting

#puntacana #laaltagracia #dominicanrepublic

182   Comments Comment
Suspected food poisoning. Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting, Stomach Pain, Cramps, Chills
Suspected source: Not sure
Onset: Within 24 hrs of arrival
Duration: 48 so far still sick
Sick: 2
Additional information: I don’t know what I ate or drank that caused this.  | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea, Vomiting, Stomach Pain, Cramps, Chills

#puntacana #laaltagracia #dominicanrepublic

Suspected food poisoning. Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea, Fever, Stomach Pain, Cramps, Chills
Suspected source: Juice, eggs, pudding, salad. Buffet style dining
Onset: 1 or 2 days
Duration: 3 days so far
Sick: Not sure
Additional information: First symptom was fever and severe joint pains then diarrhea and stomach… See more

#buffet #puntacana #laaltagracia #dominicanrepublic #juice #salad #egg

182   Comments Comment
Sick for three days. Spoilt holiday. Foid poisoning. Was hospitalised through medical centre at resort. And still ill. Also ended up with bill of over 1500 dollars. Hotel needs to take responsibility  | Symptoms: Nausea, Diarrhea, Vomiting

#puntacana #laaltagracia #dominicanrepublic #pita #ro-tel

324   Comments Comment
Since November 23, my partner and I have been sick with our stomachs with diarrhea. We thought it could have been something we ate at the hotel since we saw bad food at the buffet (bread with mushrooms, for example, or fruit with a rotten smell, or… See more

#buffet #puntacana #laaltagracia #dominicanrepublic

325   Comments Comment
2 days after arriving I got sick and keep sick a few more weeks, in Portugal (where I am from) I run a few tests and I am not sure what happened because it was not a hepatitis but it was related to their food, for sure.  | Symptoms: Diarrhea, Nausea

#puntacana #laaltagracia #dominicanrepublic

The whole hotel seems superficially nice but it is not. I had the worst experience I ever made. It started that the rooms are wet, aircondition is not working properly, employees open in the night your door.

But the worst thing was the food poison from a… See more

#puntacana #laaltagracia #dominicanrepublic #burger #hamburger #spanish #ham #ro-tel

183   Comments Comment
3 of the 5 travelers with us got violently ill. There is little sanitation here. They clean the tables between guests with a dry paper towel. The hibachi chef cross contaminated raw chicken with cooked rice. Several other people we spoke with were ill also and not… See more

#raw #puntacana #laaltagracia #dominicanrepublic #chicken #rice #cooks #chi-chis #poke

324   Comments Comment