The Marlin at Taino Beach Resort

The beach location can’t be beat. Staff was pleasant and friendly. The room was ok, it had a good amount of space for 2. Being able to cook meals there was a good money saver. The only major downside was the bed. It was terrible. It was way too firm and it was a terrible nights sleep. The restaurant onsite is good, staff was friendly and courteous. It’s also affordable with good food.

Pros: The rooms had lots of space and the Beach and Pool area were very nice with lots of activities for the kids to keep them busy and entertained. The free ferry to the marina was really nice. Cons: This resort needs a serious update! We had a 3 BR villa, which was actually 4 separate rooms. One of our units was leaking water from the AC unit in the kitchen all over the floor. In another unit, the AC wasn't working so we had to call maintenance. All of the units appeared to have what looked like mold spots/stains on the floor, and some of the appliances were broken or falling apart.

If you read the web site and think it's accurate you will be fooled. the resort is dated and offers no activities on the beach as it indicates on their web site. The pool is the nicest thing in this hotel and it is not really that good. the tv's in the rooms are from the 90's and have poor pictures and sound. I was not happy with the amenities. The beach is beautiful. If your looking for a resort with very little guess and just want to relax on the beach and don't care for the amenities. Then this resort is for you.

The beach view is perfect, white sand clear water. We have room on 4 floor where balcony can view the ocean and pool can't ask for more. The staff really nice and friendly. Got a massage at Ideal Health Spa from Lorine during our stay, it was just perfect for what we need detress.

The photos look nice, but the buildings are really bad in person. During our 1 week stay, TV remote broke twice, the lighting fixture broke three times, no water due to plumbing repair (probably 30 mins or so, though). Tiles fallen from the wall leaving a hole. The shower is built poorly and did not drain, leaving pool of water after use. They are out of fresh towels so often. We had to visit the front desk numerous times a day seeking fresh towels and often told they were out of clean ones. Many of washers and dryers were out of order. The restaurant closed 4-5 pm and there is no other restaurant or store nearby (other than hotel gift shop with half empty shelves). The kitchen is equipped with only few dishes and pans, and it makes difficult to cook. No cutting board. There is a fridge but no freezer. No Wi Fi in the room If we have to find good things: Big pool. Adjacent beach, the hot water was really hot. There is a ferry to Lucaya market place (it was free when we went although it was $8 round trip) which runs once every hour.

The beach is one of the best in the world right next to the resort. People were friendly and being off season my wife and I had the beach completely to ourselves on more than on day. If you want relaxing place to go with lots of sun highly recommend this place. The pools are large with waterside and lazy river which we didn’t use as we stay on the beach. Rooms were okay with pretty much everything you need, clean, but a little dated. The only challenge was with wifi when in the rooms.