The TRS Cap Cana Waterfront & Marina Hotel has its own private beach, the smallest beach in Punta Cana. How does this manmade beach compare to other famously beautiful Punta Cana beaches?
We’re Jhon and Ari, and we’re here to feed your travel bug with this review of the TRS Cap Cana.
Here’s how much we paid
We paid $435.87 for the two of us to stay in a “Junior Suite Marina View” room for one night. The room had a stunning view but more on that later.
Location
As the name indicates, The TRS Cap Cana is located in Cap Cana, the most exclusive area of Punta Cana. This private and luxurious complex has seen a boom in popularity in recent years. It is home to famous resorts like Margaritaville, Hyatt Ziva, and Hyatt Zilara.
The TRS is just 12 minutes from the Punta Cana International Airport and right on the Cap Cana marina, which gives the resort a premium view and an upscale feeling.
The Beach
Right next to the marina’s entrance, the TRS Cap Cana built a small beach between two breakwaters; we measured it, and its width is just 133 feet.
This beach has a seaweed barrier, so very little seaweed makes it to the shore, and the sand was pretty much seaweed free.
We saw some plastic trash on the coast and in the water; we understand the ocean current brings this trash. However, this being such a small beach area, it should always be pristine.
Since this beach is between two breakwaters and has a seaweed barrier, there is reduced water movement giving the water a greenish tint due to the build-up of green slime in the rocks.
There’s a limited number of chaise lounges, but it’s more than enough for a small resort like the TRS Cap Cana. We only saw one person swimming on the beach during our stay.
While the beach is not great, especially compared to some of the world-famous Punta Cana beaches, it’s a much better alternative than no beach at all.
They also offer a free shuttle to the renowned Juanillo beach twice daily.
The Pools
The TRS has good pool area coverage. Apart from the semi-private swim-up pools for guests in ground-floor rooms, there are two large pools for general use.
The pool closer to the beach has a pool bar. There was music playing in this pool almost the entire time. A great thing was that, while the music was loud, it didn’t bleed to other areas of the hotel.
There is also a bubbling jacuzzi in one of the corners of this pool. They share the same water, so the temperature is the same.
The other pool is elevated and has a volleyball net. The seating area around this pool is varied; it has Balinese beds, chaise lounges, hammocks, and hanging chairs. This pool gives you a better view of the marina, making it very relaxing.
Early in the morning, there were many leaves and twigs in the water, but the staff did a great job of cleaning the pools by opening time.
The Amenities
With only 115 rooms, The TRS Cap Cana is a tiny resort, so it’s light on amenities. The pool bar area has a ping pong and a pool table. As part of the hotel activities, pool and ping pong tournaments are organized during the day.
