09/22/2026
Ninety minutes north of Punta Cana there is a stretch of beach with almost nothing on it. As of July 2025, there are two resorts.
Secrets Playa Esmeralda and Dreams Playa Esmeralda opened side by side in Miches, and the location is the whole point. Miles of open, undeveloped sand. No strip of hotels. No crowd to walk past to get to the water.
Secrets is the adults-only side. Five hundred suites, three pools including an infinity pool, 11 restaurants, six bars.
Dreams is next door for families. Five hundred rooms and suites, ground-floor swim-outs, connecting rooms, four pools, a waterpark with slides, and clubs for ages 3 to 12 and for teens.
They share a central plaza, and adults staying at Secrets can walk over and use the Dreams restaurants, bars and amenities.
For a wedding group that means nobody has to pick a side. Families book Dreams. Couples book Secrets. Same beach, same dinner, same night.
Getting in early on a new resort is how you get the dates you actually want.
Complimentary planning. Send us a DM and we will pull dates for your group.