Is was quite disappointing. The beach was incredibly dirty - it was littered with plastic waste (anything from plastic bottles, plastic cups, plastic bags, plastic straws which are still allowed, plastic bottle caps), to glass bottles from every imaginable drink. None of the vendors working on the beach seemed to care.

It is very difficult to find a public beach, that is (as the word says) not part of a resort. This one is adjacent to (the only) resort there, but is not part of the property. Once accessed, you will find a nice beach and incredible waves the dive into, or do wave riding. This beach is REALLY free of charge. This is the only annoying thing in the Dominican Republic, that the beaches are almost solely blocked by large resorts, who make the beaches ‚private‘. If you bring your own (hotel) towel you may be allowed to use some of the hotel sun beds. Otherwise, you can rent sun beds or lay in the sand. A great beach day is guaranteed. The sea is quite different, compared to the on just 20 minutes away in Bavaro. I would say, on this beach you have ‚real‘ waves, not just small ones.