This was our 4-th trip to Grand Paradise Samana and each time it was progressively worse experience. First the positives: small ~350 rooms resort, very friendly and attentive service, nice beach, aquarium run by Dominga and her late husband. The bad (especially during our last trip in December, 2022): 1. No A/C in the room for the first 8 days, made the sleeping impossible 2. No hot water and no water pressure in the shower for the first 8 days, 3. sea ****s on the beach made the water almost not accessible 4. 2 existing beach Showers were not functional for our entire stay, but thanks to Aquarium Lady Dominga we were allowed us to use utility shower behind the boat rental cabin. 5. The beach restaurant was serving stone cold food, uneatable 6. there were 4 or 5 full garbage bags (of whatever) near the beach restaurant and nobody touched them for our 14 days stay 7. near the ponds and the beach restaurant there was eyes watering stench of raw sewage, we have to experience several times/ day to go to and from the beach, or go to the main restaurant for lunch or supper It is too bad the this place was so run down