The Accommodation Address on Your e-Ticket

One field on the Dominican e-Ticket stops more travellers than any other: the accommodation address. If you are heading to an all-inclusive resort in Bavaro or Punta Cana, you probably know the hotel name but not a street number, and the form still wants an address. This guide shows exactly what to enter, where to find the real details, and how to avoid the vague or invented answer that can cause questions on arrival.

In brief: In the accommodation address field, put the name of your resort or hotel and its area or town (for example, Bavaro or Uvero Alto). Copy the exact wording from your booking confirmation or the resort website. Do not leave it blank, vague or made up.

Why the accommodation address matters

The e-Ticket unifies the immigration, customs and health declarations into one online form, and the address of where you are staying is part of the immigration side. It tells the authorities where a visitor can be reached during their stay, which is standard practice for arrival records worldwide.

Think of it less as a test and more as a contact detail. Nobody is grading the formatting; they simply want to know, in plain terms, where you will be while you are in the country.

Because it sits on an official declaration, the address should be truthful and specific enough to be useful. It does not need to be a surveyor's description, but "a hotel in the Dominican Republic" is not enough. The good news is that for a resort stay the correct answer is simpler than most people fear.

There is a second, practical reason to get it right. The same address often reappears on your transfer paperwork and, if you booked a package, on the driver's manifest that meets you at Punta Cana. A consistent, correct entry across all your documents keeps arrival smooth and avoids anyone asking you to clarify where you are headed.

In short: The address field records where you will be reachable; it should be honest and specific, not perfect to the metre.

What to put for an all-inclusive resort

For a resort in Bavaro, Punta Cana, Uvero Alto, Cap Cana or Puerto Plata, the reliable formula is short:

1. The full name of the resort exactly as it appears on your booking.
2. The area, zone or town it sits in (for example, Playa Bavaro, Uvero Alto, or Cabeza de Toro).
3. The province if the form asks for it separately (La Altagracia for the Punta Cana area, Puerto Plata for the north coast).

Many large resorts sit along a beachfront strip rather than a numbered street, so the resort name plus the zone is what actually identifies them. If the confirmation gives a road or kilometre marker (such as a point along the coastal road), include it, but the name and zone are the load-bearing parts.

• Example (Bavaro): "[Resort name], Playa Bavaro, Punta Cana, La Altagracia".
• Example (Uvero Alto): "[Resort name], Uvero Alto, Punta Cana, La Altagracia".
• Example (Cap Cana): "[Resort name], Cap Cana, Punta Cana, La Altagracia".
• Example (Puerto Plata): "[Resort name], Playa Dorada, Puerto Plata".

If the form separates the fields, put the resort name in the address line, the zone as the city or town, and the province in its own box. If it is a single free-text field, string them together with commas as shown above.

In short: Resort name plus zone and province is a complete, correct answer for an all-inclusive stay.

Where to find the exact address

You do not need to guess. The precise details are already in your hands in two or three places:

• Your booking confirmation or voucher, from the hotel or the tour operator, usually prints the full address.
• The resort's own website, on its contact or "how to reach us" page.
• The confirmation email from a platform such as an online travel agency, which repeats the address near the map.

Copy the wording from one of these rather than typing from memory. If two sources differ slightly, prefer the resort's own website or your official booking voucher.

A reliable order to work in:

1. Open your booking voucher and find the property address block.
2. Cross-check it against the resort's contact page if you have a moment.
3. Copy the name, zone and province exactly as written.
4. Paste, then read it back once before you submit.

Good to know: The airport transfer address and the postal address can differ for a big resort. For the e-Ticket, the address of the property where you will sleep is what you want, not the tour operator's office.

In short: Take the address straight from your booking confirmation or the resort website, and copy it, do not paraphrase.

If you have more than one hotel on the same trip

Multi-stop trips are common: a few nights in Santo Domingo, then a resort week in Punta Cana, or a split between the south and the north coast. The e-Ticket asks about your stay, and the practical approach is to enter the address of your first accommodation, the place you go to straight from the airport.

That is the address most relevant to your entry. Keep the details of your later hotels with you in case you are asked, and if your plans change materially before you travel, you can update or refile your e-Ticket. Do not try to cram three hotels into one line; give the first one clearly.

If your itinerary is unusual, a couple of pointers help:

• Arriving late and transferring onward the next morning? Use the hotel where you actually spend the first night.
• Touring several towns? The first night's address is still the one to enter, with the rest kept on your phone.

Good to know: If a genuine change happens after you file, such as a resort switch, it is better to correct the e-Ticket than to leave a wrong address standing. See our guide on changing or cancelling an e-Ticket.

In short: For several hotels, enter the first one you check into and keep the rest handy.

Staying in an Airbnb or with family

Not everyone stays at a resort. If you are renting an Airbnb, a villa or an apartment, use the full street address the host gives you: street name and number, apartment or unit, the town or neighbourhood, and the province. Short-term rental hosts normally send this in the check-in instructions, so wait until you have the exact address before you finalise the form.

If you are staying at the home of family or friends, ask them for their full address and enter it the same way. A residential address is often more precise than a resort's, so this is usually straightforward once you have asked.

One caution for rentals: a map pin or plus code is not an address. The scanning systems and any official who reads your entry want words, so send the host a quick message asking for the written street address if the listing only shows a map.

• For a rental: copy the address from the host's booking message, not the map pin alone.
• For a family home: get the street, number, town and province from your host.
• Either way, use a real, current address you can actually be reached at.

In short: For a rental or a family home, use the full street address your host or relatives give you.

Cruise arrivals that do not stay overnight

Cruise passengers are a special case. If your ship calls at a Dominican port such as Amber Cove in Puerto Plata, La Romana or Santo Domingo and you sleep on board rather than in a hotel, you are not staying at a land address at all.

In that situation, your accommodation is effectively the ship. Enter the details the cruise line tells you to use, typically the name of the vessel and the port of call, rather than inventing a hotel. Because cruise handling can vary by line and port, follow the specific instructions your cruise line provides and check the official portal if anything is unclear. If your cruise includes a pre or post-cruise hotel night, use that hotel's address for the night you are ashore.

Two common cruise situations:

• Day call, sleeping aboard: give the ship name and the port (for example, Amber Cove, Puerto Plata).
• Embarkation or disembarkation with a hotel night: use the hotel's full address for that night.

In short: If you sleep on the ship, give the vessel name and port as told by your cruise line, not a made-up hotel.

The mistake to avoid: vague or invented addresses

The single biggest error is treating the field as a formality and typing something like "resort", "hotel", "Punta Cana" alone, or a random address copied off the internet. A vague entry defeats the purpose of the field, and an invented one is worse: it is a false statement on an official declaration.

It is genuinely easy to get this right, so there is no reason to fudge it. If you truly do not yet know where you are staying, wait until you have booked before filing the e-Ticket rather than putting in a placeholder. The form is free and quick, and you have until close to departure to complete it.

Watch out for these weak entries in particular:

• A single word such as "resort" or "hotel" with nothing else.
• A city name alone, like "Punta Cana", with no property named.
• An address lifted from an unrelated listing just to fill the box.
• The booking agency's address instead of the property's.

The simple test: anything you could not use to actually find the traveller does not belong here.

Good to know: A common trap is copying a resort's head-office or booking-agency address instead of the property address. Use the address of the building where you will actually sleep.

In short: Never leave the field vague or invented; wait until you have a real address, then copy it accurately.

The zones behind the addresses

It helps to know that "Punta Cana" is a broad label for a string of beach zones along the eastern tip of the country, in La Altagracia province. Naming the right zone makes your address far more useful than the catch-all term alone:

• Bavaro — the busy central strip, home to a large share of the big all-inclusives.
• Cabeza de Toro — a quieter pocket between Bavaro and the airport.
• Cap Cana — a gated marina-and-golf enclave to the south.
• Uvero Alto — a more remote stretch to the north, further from the airport.
• Punta Cana village and Bavaro blend together in everyday use, so lean on your booking's wording.

On the north coast, the equivalent zones sit in Puerto Plata province, with Playa Dorada and Costa Dorada among the best-known resort clusters. Using the zone name signals exactly which part of a large area you will be in.

In short: Pair the resort name with its zone (Bavaro, Cap Cana, Uvero Alto, Playa Dorada) so the address points to the right stretch of coast.

What the address field is not for

A few things do not belong in this box, and knowing them saves confusion. It is not the place for your home address in Canada, the US or Spain — that goes in the separate permanent-address field. It is not the tour operator's office, nor a booking-agency headquarters, nor the airport.

It is also not a field to leave for later with a placeholder. If your trip is real enough to file an e-Ticket, your accommodation is usually already booked, and the address is sitting in your confirmation. Put the place you will sleep, nothing else.

In short: This box is only for where you will stay; your home address and any agency address go elsewhere or not at all.

Accommodation type — what to put in the address

In short: Match the row to your trip and you have a correct, specific answer in seconds.

A short workflow for the address field

To get it right the first time:

• Wait until your accommodation is booked and confirmed.
• Open the booking voucher or the resort's contact page.
• Copy the name, zone and province (or the full street address for a rental or home).
• Paste it into the field and read it back against the source.
• Save your QR code once the form is submitted.

If you are travelling as a family or group, do this once and reuse the same confirmed address for everyone staying at the same resort. There is no need to phrase it differently for each traveller; a single, consistent address across the party is exactly what you want.

In short: Book first, copy from the confirmation, read it back, then submit.

Key points

• The accommodation address should be truthful and specific, not perfect to the metre.
• For a resort, use resort name + zone + province; a street number is rarely needed.
• Take the exact wording from your booking confirmation or the resort website.
• With several hotels, enter the first one you check into and keep the rest handy.
• For an Airbnb or family home, use the full street address your host gives you.
• If you sleep on a cruise ship, give the vessel name and port, not a made-up hotel.
• Never leave the field blank or vague; wait until you have a real address, then copy it.

FAQ — the e-Ticket accommodation address

What do I put if I only know the resort name?

Enter the resort name plus its zone and province (for example, "[Resort], Playa Bavaro, La Altagracia"). For a beachfront resort, the name and zone are what identify it.

Do I need a street number for a resort?

Usually not. Large resorts sit on a beachfront strip rather than a numbered street, so the name and zone are enough. Add a road or kilometre marker only if your confirmation gives one.

Where do I find the exact address?

On your booking confirmation or voucher, and on the resort's own contact page. Copy the wording from there rather than typing it from memory.

I have two hotels on this trip. Which address goes in?

Enter the address of the first hotel you check into after the airport. Keep the details of the later hotels with you in case you are asked.

What if my accommodation changes after I file?

If a genuine change happens, correct or refile your e-Ticket rather than leaving a wrong address. It is better to update it than to arrive with the wrong details.

I am staying in an Airbnb. What do I enter?

Use the full street address your host sends in the check-in instructions: street, number, unit, town and province. Wait until you have the exact address before filing.

I am staying with family. Is that allowed?

Yes. Enter their full residential address in the same way you would a rental. A home address is often more precise than a resort's.

I am on a cruise and sleep on the ship. What address?

Follow your cruise line's guidance, which usually means entering the vessel name and the port of call rather than a hotel. Check the official portal if anything is unclear.

Can I just write "hotel in Punta Cana"?

No. A vague entry defeats the purpose of the field. Give the resort name and zone at minimum, taken from your confirmation.

Is it a problem if the address is not perfect?

It should be honest and specific enough to identify where you are staying. It does not have to be a surveyor's description, but it must not be vague or invented.

Last updated: July 2026. Entry rules change; always confirm current requirements on the official Dirección General de Migración portal before you travel.

Related reading: the e-Ticket at Punta Cana airport, the e-Ticket for cruise arrivals, the e-Ticket for Canadian travellers, and connecting flights and layovers.