9/04

My husband and I have been to Punta Cana and were surprised with the amount of Europeans (Germans especially) that frequented this part of the D.R.  We stayed at the Bavaro Beach and were also pleasantly surprised that Punta Cana was very comfortable with being topless.  I love to go topless when at the beach and my husband totally supports it.  Its one of my most favorite feelings in the world. There’s nothing better than feeling your whole body being sun kissed.  We are going back again this year. Bravo for Bavaro

9/03

My husband and I visited Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic and stayed at the Occidental Grand Flamenco.

Once we got to the beach we found that about 30% of the women were topless. As the morning turned to afternoon there was up to 85% of the women topless. I had never gone topless before but really wanted to try it. Seeing all the other women bare breasted I told my husband I was going to try it, he totally agreed. I felt like I was being stared at more because I didn't have my top off! I swam, played sports, and went to the bar topless. We even took a good long walk along the beach and the whole time we saw a majority of women topless. We spoke to a lot of topless couples and singles also while playing sports (German, French, Scandinavian,and US)and they all said it was very laid back and that topless was the norm..

Punta Cana is definitely topfree friendly!!

--Magna, Illinois

7/03

My husband and I recently visited Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. We were surprised to discover that the overwhelming majority of the tourists staying at our resort were from Europe and many accustomed to being top free on the beach. I had no intention of being seen on the beach in anything less than the two-piece suits that I had bought for the trip. After two days of seeing how at ease all these women were being top free I told my husband that I might want to give it a try. He was supportive and during that afternoon I took the plunge. It was a wonderful experience having the sun and sea breeze against my breast for the first time. I never wore my top on the beach the rest of the trip. I am spoiled and will need to adjust to wearing a top on the beach once back home.

--Patricia, Boston, Massachusetts

2/03

Me and my husband visited the Dominican Republic in October. The weather was great and even though it wasn't high season, there were quite a few people around without being crowded.

We stayed on the Bavaro Beach for about 3 days and spent most of our time on the beach. I started off with a swimsuit and by the 1st afternoon was down to my G-string and topless. About 70-80% of the women were topless, of all sizes and ages. The crowd was predominantly European (even more so German). No one, in true European style, even batted an eyelid at all the women who were enjoying top free sunning.

I put my top on and kept my G-string to go in to the water. This was more because of personal preference and not because I was uncomfortable. About 30-40% of the women were covering up when they were going to the water. There weren't many thongs or G-strings around, even those who were topless. Our pool had a very low percentage of topless women, maybe five percent.

--Amita, Houston, Texas

10/02

We just returned from Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. We stayed at the Hotel Catalonia Bavaro just North of the Airport. Julie and I were pleasantly surprised to find 60% or more of the women going topfree at the beach. We had stayed the previous two years at a resort on the Mayan Riviera in Mexico and topfree was only 25% or so. We found women of all ages and sizes sun-bathing topless with no hesitation. The resort employees overlooked it, the other guests never questioned it and of course we enjoyed the freedom. Julie felt comfortable enough to walk to and from the water without her top. But she would never go to the pool or the snack bar. We observed 3 or 4 people at the pool at any given time topless, but these mostly consisted of younger women with their boyfriends or spouses. I would have to say that sunbathing topless in the Dominican Republic is definitely "No Problem"

--John and Julia, Ohio

4/02

We just came back from the Dominican Republic, Punta Cana. I had been to Jamaica and Aruba where I went topless and I was anxious to see about the DR. We stayed at the Bavaro Princess and while the staff was friendly, the desk staff really did not speak English and gave us a form to tell what was included in our package.

I did not want to ask about topless as often it is unofficial. Well, when we went by the pool and then the water, I got my answer. Topless was well accepted and practiced by at least 1/3 to 1/2 the women while the mostly older women kept their tops on.

We were without our two girls, but saw other families. Many of the mothers were topless with their family. We noted one family was leaving the children's playground with other children in the play area about their age. We asked and found out that none of the other children spoke English. So it seemed this was popular with Europeans and that probably explained why topless was very well accepted.

--Ashley, Renson, New Jersey

3/02

We just returned from Punta Cana and thought we would write since we gained a lot from your site prior to our vacation. We stayed at the RIU Melao; it was beautiful and very laid back. I would estimate that as many as 50% of woman (all shapes and sizes) were topless. My wife felt very comfortable topless on the beach and swimming in the sea...not so much so at the pool. Only one or two topless at the pool. We're American and have to say that other Americans are the only ones that tend to be obvious in their staring. I even wore a thong which seemed ok.

--Mark, Wisconsin

1/01

Our family just returned from a vacation to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. Toplessness is widely accepted on all the beaches, but discouraged at other public places, especially when children are present. (We stuck ours in the hotel's kids-club for a few hours each day so that we could enjoy the beach without them) By-the-way, there were many "newbies" with terribly-sunburned breasts, so we suggest a few visits to a local tanning salon before your trip, and lots of sunscreen while there!

-- Rick & Nancy, Toms River, NJ

10/99

About three hours further down the coast are the Resorts of the Punta Cana and La Romana areas. I have friends who have stayed in Hotels in both of these areas and topfree use of the beaches and pools there is also widely accepted.

--Tom Fernstrom, Eden Bay Homeowners Association