Awards & Certifications

Breathless Punta Cana was listed in the top 30% of all ranked luxury hotels within the Caribbean and recieved a silver badge for this honor. U.S. News & World Report ranks the best hotels by taking into account reputation among professional travel experts, guest reviews and hotel class ratings.

Year won: 2020

The highly-prestigious AAA Four Diamond Award is given to resorts that meet and uphold high standards of overall quality, range of facilities and level of services offered on property, based on rigorous AAA standards.

Years won: 2015 -2019

Hotels.com awarded Breathless Punta Cana the 2018  Loved by Guests Award- a program which celebrates hotels with the best review scores from 20 million genuine traveler reviews.

Breathless Punta Cana earned the 2018 Quality Assurance Award for outstanding service to Delta Vacations customers. The resort has demonstrated extemporary operational consistency and top-notch standards for Delta Vacations.

Breathless Punta Cana received the Recommended on Holiday Check accolade given by Holiday Check for the resort's highly rated reviews on Europe's biggest hotel review poral.

Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa won a Silver Award for being the Best All-Inclusive Adult/Couples Resort in the Caribbean and Bahamas. This award is given to the travel industry’s top hotel brands.

Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa was awarded the MLT Vacations 2017 Quality Assurance Award. This prestigious award recognizes select hotels in the US, Mexico, Caribbean and Europe for outstanding quality, customer service and product delivery.

Breathless Punta Cana received the Golden Apple Award in 2017 for exceptional ratings on Apple Vacations satisfaction questionnaires completed by Apple Vacationers upon their return home.

Breathless Punta Cana was awarded the Noble Beach Prize Best Beach-o-tainment by Cheap Caribbean. The selection was made by internal judges at Cheap Caribbean and by external "travel-savvy" judges.

Year won: 2016

The TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence is awarded to qualifying accommodations listed on TripAdvisor that maintain a high overall user rating and a high volume of recent and quality reviews.

Years won: 2016-2018

The TripAdvisor Bravo award is awarded to resorts who are given an excellent rating by over one thousand travelers. 

Year won: 2015

Breathless Punta Cana was awarded the Silver badge & named #12 in US News & World Report's Best Hotels in Punta Cana list.

Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa has earned the widely-acknowledged 2015 TravelAge West WAVE Award for Best New Resort or Major Renovation in the Caribbean. Breathless Punta Cana was chosen for this prestigious honor by an online community of thousands of travel agents.

Breathless Punta Cana received the RCI Gold Crown Award for meeting high hospitality, cleanliness and service standards. 

Years won: 2014, 2015

The Booking.com Award of Excellence honors resorts with above-average ratings based on the overall guest review score and a rating of 8 or higher as measured by guest satisfaction reviews.

Year won: 2014

Breathless Punta Cana was a recipient of a 2014 Travel Weekly Gold Magellan Award in the Beach Resort/Hotel category. The Magellan awards are presented to the best within the travel industry.

Breathless Punta Cana received the Quality Selection 2014 award given by Holiday Check for the resort's high quality accommodations.

Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa was awarded the 2013 New Top Hotel award by Expedia and Hotels.com

Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa has achieved significant and measurable sustainability milestones and has received the Rainforest Alliance Certified™ mark. The requirements for certification are aligned with the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria. This certification assures the commitment of Breathless Punta Cana to reduce the impact of its activities on the planet and local communities.

Breathless Punta Cana Resort & Spa is TAG Approved® - Gay Friendly Hotels and Attractions Worldwide.