A Spanish Resort Giant Just Spent $350 Million in Punta Cana — and Opened Three Resorts at Once
Lopesan has debuted a three-resort, 1,000-plus-room all-inclusive complex in Punta Cana, adding a lagoon resort, a family waterpark resort and an adults-only retreat side by side.
Spain's Lopesan Hotel Group has opened not one resort in Punta Cana but three at once, a more than $350 million expansion that adds over 1,000 rooms to the group's Dominican Republic footprint.
The trio is designed to work as a single connected campus while serving different travelers. Lopesan Caoba Lagoon Resort, Spa & Casino is the largest at 552 rooms, built around a cenote-style lagoon. Lopesan Splash Cove, with 244 rooms, is the family option, oriented toward a waterpark. And Lopesan Serenity Bay is a 239-room adults-only retreat for guests who want the quieter end of the property.
Because the three resorts sit together, guests can move between them and share facilities, including those at the neighboring Lopesan Costa Bavaro. That existing resort's centerpiece is a walkable outdoor boulevard lined with bars, shops and even a bowling alley, one of the more distinctive amenities in the all-inclusive category.
The launch is a significant bet on Bavaro, the resort-dense stretch of coastline that anchors Punta Cana's tourism. Adding three properties simultaneously is unusual and lets Lopesan capture families, couples and adults-only travelers on one contiguous site rather than spreading them across separate destinations.
For the Dominican Republic, it is another sign that the country remains the Caribbean's most aggressive all-inclusive growth market, absorbing thousands of new rooms a year as European and North American operators keep expanding along its eastern beaches.
