Bahia Principe Grand Bavaro Is Not A Good Choice!

Bahia Principe Grand Bavaro, is a very bad maintenance hotel, everything is falling a part! tripcentral is great company! I'm refering to the hotel in question! We have to book Bahia Principe Grand "Fantasia" that is a great hotel so, void this hotel at all cost! In general the staff and location is very friendly and somehow likes to help, however, it all has to be with the hotel poor maintenance!

Love the hotel ❤️

Me and my family was there for 8 days and 7 nights. Our room is amazing, the room attendant is so sweet I forgot to ask her name. When we arrived we wait for almost 2 hrs because our room is not ready yet. Food is amazing everyday is different but my only concern the server is too slowly, I have to ask them if I need coffee or water nobody is asking us what we need. Sometimes I went or go to get my own drinks because if I wait for them I'm going to be thirsty or the kids. Bahia Principe is my fa [... read more]vorite we have a good experience in Mexico, Punta Cana is beautiful also but they have to train their staff about customer service I been many countries in Carribean they don't speak English but they try their best to give customer service as they can but this resort especially the server they have to train them because if not people will not come back there

Average resort

Rooms need to be upgrades! Bathrooms were definitely not 5 start ... I would say 3 stars. I was disappointed to understand a the resort, my package included only 3 A la carts.. and they were very disappointing. Especially the Indian Thali.. service was bad and food even worse I was very disappointed with the Grand Bahia Bavaro resort

Beautiful resort

This resort is beautiful, ground is well manicured, clean and maintained daily. Room was spacious, AC, fridge, safe, shower etc all in good working condition, was clean and with all needed stuff in it. Restaurants are clean, lots of quality food, lots of waitress ready to accommodate guests.

Amazing Resort!

Everything was really good people were very nice they work very hard to make everyone happy, yes there is line up to get drinks but there is so many of them and a huge amount of us they are doing the best they can, its not the end of the world to wait in line for a few minutes to get a drink

Wonderful vacation

We liked it all. Wonderful a la carte restaurants.staff very friendly, great location. No wait to check in. Beach and pools excellent. I read some of the negative reviews and while they may have been true our experience was totally different.

Great vacation

The hotel staff are nice. The facility is maintained well. However the rooms are dated with mould and broken receptacles. It was not a five star hotel as stated. I will recommend this hotel to others. However, be aware of the scam of the Privilege Club. People have lost tens of thousands of US$s under this scam. Please read the reviews. I am a victim of this scam too.

Great time

This was our first time in Bahia Principe Grand Bávaro! We were really surprised to see how beautiful this resort was. We liked our room, which was right by the pool and walking distance to the beach and to the lobby. Food was great, service was excellent, staff - very friendly and attentive. One thing about the beach ,- it was quite crowded, Beds were very close to each other and IT was a problem to find an umbrella or palapa. Otherwise everything was great, we’ll definitely come back

Awesome Resort

This resort was everything we expected. The grounds, the beach and pools are fabulous. The food was great, always something to eat. The rooms were very clean. The rooms are dated but clean. Yes there were a couple of mosquitos, but we were not bit or anything like that. Would go back. They have multiple pools and always were able to get chairs around pools. They had lunch at pool area each day. The weather was great.

Grand Bahia Principe Bavaro Feb.8-12 Solo traveler

Pros- Beautiful grounds, common areas well kept. Shuttles to and from beach to room to lobby A la cartes were pretty good-Nikkei and Maiko. Buffet was average, fair selection. Service average. Spotty drink service at lobby bar and beach. Cons- Check in took a long time despite being only second in line. Had to change room(75101) due infestation of mosquitoes, lack of clean up of dead mosquitoes after fumigation. Coverlet on bed had black and brown stains, room poorly maintained - chain [... read more] lock on door broken(to be fair, was repaired as soon as I reported that), floors poorly patched, television did not work, large vertical crack in door panel where you could literally see outdoors. Requested all be fixed, and I would stay in the room. Only door chain fixed. Once I discovered the shower leaked exuberantly, flooding the bathroom- that was the last straw. Took 2 days to change rooms. Room 31101 was better, still wouldn't class the room as more than 3+ stars. Beach- Lots of lounges, but very close together as it seems half the beach is gone since I was last there 3 years ago. Usual towel game with the lounges. Relentless vendors on the beach-every few minutes! Took to pretending I was asleep. Pool-difficult to get a lounger during the day Transport to airport-25 minutes late. Made it to my flight with 0 minutes to spare due to long line ups for Swoop check in, security, and emigration. But online E-Ticket for Dominican Republic worked great. Tip- For me, the Grand Bahia app worked the way it was supposed to.

Regular Resort. Staff were cordial & helping.

I had to change room three times in a week. Room, provided to me, had damp smell & full of mosquitoes Also in one of the room, shilling had a leek in the bathroom. SHOWER WAS not up to standard. Outside architect of the Resort was amazing & beautiful. Another thing, we realized that "Privilege members" were provided better service than us. Once by mistake we were sitting on the beach in "Privilege Area" , the security guard came and told us to move out of that area. We felt really insulted.

Slightly better than average Resort

The hotel overall was a little better than average. Check in was a two hour ordeal that I would not wish on anyone, by far the worst check in experience I have ever had. The grounds were very well kept, and the public areas were generally clean. The rooms were a little dated, and the TV in ours did not work at all. The room service was lacking, as the bar fridge was not regularly stocked, and we had to ask staff several times to get beverages. Coffee and cups were not provided every day, and ag [... read more]ain, had to ask staff to restock. The dining was slightly better than average, and there were lots of options available. The pools were average at best, and the main bar regularly had large line ups, and it could take some time to get a drink. Always seemed to be understaffed.

Great Resort

The grounds were beautiful and clean. Rooms were great, comfortable and and clean. Buffet was busy but overall we always found good food. Sometimes hard to find a plate but when requested they brought out pretty quickly. Service was awesome! Pool by the beach was awesome. However, the music and entertainment was fun but repetitive. Would much prefer a list of music sometimes that people can just get up and dance too other than line dancing or exercise dancing. The beach was amazing and goes on  [... read more]forever and great for nice long walks and great for swimming! Thanks for a great trip!

Beautifully resort!

This resort is very large but with the trolley passing every five minutes it made going from one area to another much quicker. The pools are clean and there are enough chairs for everyone. Buffet has many options to choose from. Only thing I can say is the buffet close to the beach is not kept clean in the eating areas. Food left on the ground and tables not cleaned after the people's dishes are removed.

Nice resort

Nice hotel with well maintained gardens, lounge area and clean rooms. Restaurant was clean (with few holes in the walls which I think it would cost lots of time and $$ to fix). Plenty of food, drinks and coffee. The customer service by the reception was very helpful, especially Diana, who I hope will soon be promoted, as she is smart, nice, helpful and knowledgeable. Entertainment team was great, dancing and singing all the time and making most people feel good and to enjoy their vacation. The p [... read more]rogram was sometimes hard to follow or disorganised, but nothing major. The only weird thing we encounterrd was at the Rodizio restaurant...Oh, boy, they need to change something there soon.. I have seen and heard soo many complaints...It is supposed to be an "à la carte, resto...well it is not. That would be ok, but the way they manage to explain the serving and how they serve 1 plate to 3 people...it was hilarious and pathetic. Pools were great, beach as well...just lots of algae. Overall, nice resort for the money.

Bahia Principe Bacaro

The only negative comment I have is that we had mentioned it was our 10 th time booking with them and also our Anniversary and nothing extra was done for us. In the past we were given an a la carte on the Amber side,also a fruit basket.A bit disappointing.

Updating needed

After staying at this hotel many times, I can say this was my least favorite stay. Hotel needs major updating specifically in the rooms. Hotel buffet has gone downhill with less options and quality is less. One night i seen a massive roach behind the bread station and makes me believe their kitchen is infested as well. Only option for lunch was the beach as bavaros buffet was always closed. Staff is always amazing and extreamly friendly just hope they update the hotel and add some higher stan [... read more]dards on food and clealiness of eating areas.

Awesome resort

amazing beach, great food, great staff, restaurants were good esp the garden grill, beef tenderloin, could put more beer in mini fridge, buffet was great lots to choose from pools were nice and entertainment was great, shopoing was good, too many vendors on the beach asking you to buy stuff almost every 10 minutes

Mediocre resort

Hotel rooms seem kind of old. Food wasn't good, except the pasta station, breakfast and the Indian a la carte. Beach was nice and service was good, but no room service. Overall, I would never recommend this resort to anyone. Not sure how it became a 5 star resort.

December 2019

We just spent 7 days at the grand Bahia principe Bavaro. This was our second time at their resort so it’s safw to say that we enjoyed it. The food is great, however the al a carte (Brazilian steak house) was a big disappointment. We left mid dinner and went to the buffet, so if you plan on booking an al a carte I would suggest leaving that one out. Also being big repellent, i noticed a few bites on my leg while on the resort and then I ended up getting hives which I am still dealing with now.  [... read more]I am not sure what it is from but I’m thinking maybe fire ants, since they have venom and it’s more of a reaction to something rather than bites. The beach is beautiful and the pools are huge. It is great for family or singles. However there is not much going on for entertainment, they do have shows at night but they did not have any pool or beach parties. The disco was usually pretty packed and we had a great time there. The service is great and people are very kind and helpful, and most of them speak English. I would go back to this resort again and I would also recommend it to others.