Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: Mostly a Wonderful resort

We spent a week at this resort in March 2017. The weather was fantastic with only a few drops of rain on the last day. The resort is beautifully manicured and very clean. The food was ok. Some of the a la carte restaurants were above average ( the don Pablo was the worst service we have ever received). Bring your own wash clothes as this 5 star resort can't supply them and also bring a converter if you plan to plug anything.

Bahia Principe Explore Legend: Awesome Resort

Fantasia is a fantastic family resort. With access to all 7 Bahia restaurants, food choices were endless. Staff provided friendly service and the rooms were considerable spacious for a hotel. Overall a great family resort!

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: great family resort

beautiful grounds and walkways good variety at buffets and restaurants.Lots of pools for all ages. waterpark good for small children.although the resort is very big it was easy to find your way around.Great for walking but there are a lot of trams to take you anywhere on the resort.

Bahia Principe Explore Coba: Great family resort

Really enjoyed the entire resort, rooms, pools, shopping and activities. The food was not the best. At the buffets, the meat was well done at best. Restaurants were much better, I would upgrade to include a la carte for the entire week if we were to return. Tip: while the buffets over cooked the meat, restaurants under cooked it, medium was closer to rare-medium.

Bahia Principe Explore Akumal: Exceeded expectations!

Resort was absolutely fabulous! Food, facilities, staff, entertainment, grounds....everything was wonderful! The most important bit of information that I can pass on is that this resort actually has a complete adults only area at the far end of the resort. As we walked along the beach on our first day we came to signs saying adults only and from then on the beach section, beach bar, infinity pool, pool bar and restaurant within this area is kids free. I do not think this was well explained in an [... read more]y of the online information or reviews I read and was such a welcome find as we had been tossing up between Akumal and Sian Kaan for this reason, but chose Akumal to be on the beach.

Bahia Principe Explore Legend: Pretty disappointed with the food

Everything about the hotel was great, grounds, pool, kids water park. The night shows were amazing the 24 hour service was great and the staff was good. I was very disappointed with the food it was cold, flavorless even the coffee was horrible. I have stayed in other Bahia resorts and I've never had any issues with the food like this resort.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Great Resort (just a small part of a large group of resorts)

Beach was amazing, pools fantastic. We were up early enough that finding a spot on the beach was not a problem. Beach is pretty crowded but there were plenty of palapas for shade (a feature which made so that we could hang out at the beach most of the day - not a lot of the nearby resorts had decent shade and therefore their beaches were much less crowded). We paid a little extra and took a Segway tour which was a lot of fun. Food was good, room was clean and we always felt safe. Nothing  [... read more]extraordinary but all very good. Staff were hit and miss. This may be due to the size of the resort and the lack of connection as there are just too many people and too many staff, but it was definitely something that we noticed. There were a couple of times where we could see and feel their discontentment (again not all but it was the first time we had seen this at a resort to this extent). Overall a great resort and one that I would recommend to others.

Bahia Principe Explore Coba: Great Resort

Very clean. Grounds, gardens etc were emaculately kept. Excellent variety of food. Only surprise was that Akumal was no longer part of the package. It has become premier only resort. A la carte meals were excellent.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Luxury Bahia Principe Ambar Blue-Not as quiet as is use to be

Love the resort but it's busier than usual. The Ambar use to be more quiet and romancing. Similar to a Sandals resort. Now, it's still an Adults only but they have on-going classes and dances by the pool, mediocre shows at the lounge and they seem to attract a more rowdy crowd. It has lost it's finesse to call it a "Luxury" resort. Will be looking at other resorts within Punta Cana that caters to Adults Only.

Bahia Principe Explore Akumal: Best yet....amazing resort

I have traveled a fair bit and this hotel was by far the best I've stayed at. Rooms were very well cleaned and there was a great variety of a-la-carte restaurants since you also have access to 3 other resorts on the grounds. There were many pools to choose from including an infinity pool in an adults only area for those wanting a little more quiet. I can 't say enough about how helpful and pleasant the staff was. The beach had man made barriers so, although it was very windy and wavy, the swimmi [... read more]ng areas were nice and calm.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Great for families

Hotel was very well maintained and the grounds were in great shape. Lots to do for the kids, especially the water park. A big property, but the trolleys make it so easy to get everywhere. Beach is pristine and water is warm.

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: Amazing Resort

Everybody there is very friendly. The food is amazing. My boyfriend and I had such a great time as this was our very first vacation together. We both loved the entertainment shows and the a la carte restaurants. We went during the March break. The beach and pool is very clean and nice. We only did one excursion and that was zip lining. There were a total of 12 lines and the views are just breathtaking. We were so sad to leave but it was definitely a trip to remember! We will for sure be back!!!! [... read more]! :)

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: Cannot Wait Until I Return

GROUNDS: Immaculate PUBLIC AREAS: Spacious and well equipped with many creature comforts ROOMS: Comfortable and good daily housekeeping DINING: Eloquent presentation and excellent cuisine STAFF: Second to none - always happy and glad to see you BARTENDERS: Wonderful people and so hospitable ANIMATION TEAM: Very personal and engaging POOLS and BEACH: Clean and well maintained FRONT DESK: Friendly and efficient LUGGAGE HANDLERS: Timely and professional INTERNAL TRANSPORTATION: Runs like  [... read more]a well-oiled machine OVERALL GRADE: A+

Bahia Principe Escape Sian Ka'an: 5 Star Vacation - Great Deal

We just arrived back home from the Luxury Bahia Principe Sian Ka'an and really can't think of a single thing that we did not like about our trip. The travel was great both ways on Air Transat, the hotel was very clean and modern, the people were terrific and attentive everywhere we went, the food was amazing, the weather was perfect (mid March) and the pools/beach were fantastic. It would be hard to find an all-inclusive vacation better than this without spending considerably more money. Tons of [... read more] things to do for the active vacationer and excellent facility for those who just need a place to relax and unwind. We'll be going back soon for sure! Where else do you get the benefits of 4 great resorts in one package.

Bahia Principe Escape Runaway Bay: Excellent resort, food and staff were great

All amenities were great, it would be nice to have access to bottle water on various sections of the resort. Pool activities were second to none, Staff were fantastic and the good was excellent. Overall it was an amazing stay and we would visit this resort again

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Great resort!

We have stayed at this resort three times since January 2016, and we like it. The rooms are clean and all around the resort is very clean and beautifull. Food buffet has a wide selection of food with different themes every night, and the a la carte restaurants are so good if you can manage to get in. If you like rum well this is the place. The only disappointment I have is that they do not have any slushy drinks, as their machines cant keep up with the heat in the bars by the pools, which is all [... read more] I like but hey the beer was good and now they stock the room fridge with coors light, and juice boxes for kids along with a va riety of pop and water bottles and bags of lays chips.Drive from airport is less than 30 minutes all on the main highway.Oh and you can also buy California wines at the buffet and bring the bottle to your room if you want.

Bahia Principe Grand San Juan: Beautiful resort

The rooms were very clean and the staff was amazing. The beach was very large, but sometimes had garbage and excessive seaweed on it. The pools were beautiful and very clean. We very much enjoyed our trip. The only negative is that we were not made aware that their would be so many HS grad. Trippers at the resort...likely an excess of 600.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Punta cana ba princepal

Lenny was fantastic the resort was perfect this was our second time their and we loved it food was great room was clean beaches where clean people was fantastic when we had problems the host was their to help

Bahia Principe Explore Legend: Super clean awesome for kids

Perfect place to take your kids there are lots of options for them. There was a great selection of food for every taste and the staff worked really hard to ensure our stay was perfect. I would definetly recommend this to families

Bahia Principe Escape Sian Ka'an: Almost Perfect

We enjoyed a great week at The Sian Ka'an hotel in March 2017. HOTEL: The hotel itself is very clean and well maintained. The room was updated and had everything we needed. The grounds are well kept and beautiful. The staff was helpful and always available. We did not use the butler service. It did take 1.5 hrs to travel from the airport to the hotel. FOOD: The buffets were very good. We could find something we liked to eat at every meal. We ate at the buffets at Sian Ka'an and for convenie [... read more]nce sake also at Akumal. Unfortunately, the food was not always hot. We booked our a la carte restaurants upon arrival. We ate at Alux, Tequila, and Los Corales. We preferred Los Corales over the other two dining experiences, both in food and in atmosphere. We did not enjoy the food at Alux, although the service and restaurant were both lovely. BEACH: We were always able to get lounge chairs in the Sian Ka'an area. However we arrived at the beach by 9-10am. It did get busier after 10am. Staff at the Beach Bars were great and it was nice to have the added service of ordering drinks while in our lounge chairs. Towels were always available. The beach is lovely and the swimming area is very clean. We had a great time snorkeling and seeing all of the fish. Having traveled to Punta Cana, DR on three previous occasions, we do prefer the Punta Cana beach. It offers a longer walking area and you are not so limited in the swimming area. The Bahia Principe trolley/train system is efficient and most times it does work well. However, we did wait 25-30 mins on two occasions for the trolley to pick us up at the beach. After that experience, we felt we would have been slightly happier at the Akumal location simply for its proximity to the beach. We are beach people and did not spend any time at the pools. Overall, the Sian Ka'an is a lovely hotel with wonderful staff. We would go back to Mexico, but we would choose a hotel closer to the beach next time.