The Marlin at Taino Beach Resort

The property looks great, the staff is helpful and accomadating but there are some issues that could definitely be easily fixed. The pool is ipen longer than the slide which is crazy. Check in is at 3 but the slide closed at 4 and the pool at 6?? Was told to check out at 10 but sat in the parking lot ajd saw multiple people checking out at 11. So im guessing that 10 is for locals and 11 for foreigners? The tv's are also extremely outdated. The one's at their lesser hotel are bigger and more up to date.

I didn’t like that the pool wasn’t heated as we basically booked it for the pool experience. Also, the water taxi was broken, which was another reason for choosing this property

So the check in is pretty funny standard ask to do a timeshare review which we turned down.. the review center was a ghost town pretty weird. Our view is at a pool which there isn’t a human in site. Look left garbage containers. We are on the 5th floor.. elevator goes to 4, huck bags up from there. Room bed is old school spring mattress pretty rough. Room was pretty clean and has a bunch of kitchen utensils. Balcony is the only place to receive wi-fi but electric outlet blown out doesn’t work. So there’s that. Back to the pool where there is a blown out guy seeing the first 30 seconds of a bunch of classic rock tunes. Bad singer but very entertaining in a funny but not funny way. Water slide doesn’t work, shuffle board has sand dunes on it. Let’s just say it’s not kept up at all 1 out of 10 in maintenance. Stay away from railings in rooms and halls, very sketchy.. lol People working here are VERY nice. The little one restaurant on property scary “looks” upkeep. Servers very nice and food surprised not bad. We are calling this place zombie land. You want to be alone. This is the joint for sure.

I have been going to Taino Beach and staying in the Marlin for several years now. The area is kept clean, the pool is magnificent and the staff is great. I will go back again.

The supposed 1 bedroom was 2 studio units that Flintstone and barbie decorated it. Huge cockroaches. Malfunction AC dripping water all over the floor. That they didn't try fix. Rusty shelves in fridge. The only good thing was the nice quiet beach.

This resort was the worst resort I have ever stayed in. I traveled for work many times and my wife and I have taken 2-3 trips per year in the last ten years, all being at top motels, hotels and resorts. This resort may have had good beaches, nice pools and friendly people but the room was abysmal. First of all, its decor was straight out of the 1960s, pick concrete bed stead, couch and mirrors covering every wall. The kitchenette had a broken microwave, a phone with a broken cord, no pans for cooking, shoddy utensils, dirty floors they never cleaned (we were there one week), a safe that did not work, and to top it off, we were expected to change our own sheets, pillowcases, towels and washcloths. No dish soap for the dishes. We had to gather our dirty items, put them in a plastic bag, and set them outside the door. They were picked up, washed and the same items brought back later that afternoon. It wasn't until the last day we finally got a shower mat. Met other guests who had the same issues. These people had similar rooms who were upgraded once they bought into their membership program. The food cafe was under separate ownership so they were a little different. It was open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., with about ten items offered for each meal. Prices were above average, ranging from $8-10 for breakfast, to about $25 to 35 for their late afternoon meal. The food was good and enough was offered. Liquor was the same. All in all, the worst place I have ever stayed at. I would never go back to it, nor would I recommend it to anyone.