Dreams vs Preferred Hotels & Resorts

Dreams Vallarta Bay Resort & Spa stretches along a sandy beach with lounge chairs, pools, and multi-story hotel towers backed by green mountains.

Preferred Hotels & Resorts1 resort · ★ 4.6 average

Dreams and Preferred Hotels & Resorts, side by side: every number below comes straight from our catalog. Real guest ratings, our category scores, and the honest included-vs-extra research behind each resort.

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By the numbers

Dreams	vs	Preferred Hotels & Resorts
5	Resorts in our catalog	1
★ 4.3	Average guest rating	★ 4.6
16,144	Guest reviews analyzed	977
–	Nightly rates	–
None (all-ages)	Adults-only resorts	None (all-ages)
5 of 5	Five-star resorts	1 of 1
Dominican Republic, Mexico	Where	Maldives
8.1/10	Overall score	8.9/10
7.3/10	Beach score	9.1/10
7.6/10	Food score	8.5/10
7.9/10	Service score	8.8/10
8.3/10	Rooms score	8.8/10
8.6/10	Pools score	7.8/10
7.5/10	Value score	8.4/10
7.9/10	Romance score	9.0/10
8.7/10	Family score	8.2/10
8.2/10	Wellness score	8.4/10

Chain averages across the resorts in our catalog. Individual properties vary, so tap into each ranking before you book.

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Best of Preferred Hotels & Resorts

Reethi Faru Resortnull · ★ 4.6

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Want it property-level? Put Dreams Vallarta Bay Resort & Spa and Reethi Faru Resort head-to-head, or open any two resorts in our resort comparator.

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