Amazing Experience!

My friend and I had a wonderful time at this resort. It is a large hotel, but there is quick and timely transportation by train constantly. It feels like you are in your own little town, and the resort itself is gorgeous. The staff was wonderful and food was very good. This may have been the cleanest beach I have been to in DR.

Not quite what I expected.

The hotel and property were very pleasing to the eye being very sprawling with a beautiful beach and having several wonderful pools. The evening entertainment was well done and the buffet never disappointed. The room while being spacious really needed some upgrading and/or maintenance. While I was showering the entire shower component fell off the wall and nearly impaled me in the tub. The AC was never sufficient to cool the room enough and the lightbulbs in the room were so dim that it was i [... read more]mpossible to read there in the evening or any time for that matter. The biggest problem, however, was BUGS. I am not sure if there were bedbugs, or if it was some other insect lurking around, but I got massive bites which necessitated a trip to my doctor upon my return home. This put a large damper on my holiday and I would never trust returning to this resort a second time.

Fun resort

I really like this resort. The airport immigration was too long. Almost 3 hours. Don't know why. The air conditioning wasn't working right in both rooms and the filling of the fridge didn't happen. The cleaning of the rooms was excellent and the food of good quality. The resort on the whole was good but will be needing an update soon. Will definitely return.

Great price and quality

This is my 6th visit to this hotel. Every visit I have received the same quality and service. The hotel is aging a little bit and the villas could be kept up a bit better.Pools and great and the food!

Mediocre resort

The hotel itself was half decent. The grounds are up kept very nicely. The room however did not have a working fridge in it, the bathtub/shower was falling apart and the mattress was far from comfortable. Though there was access to service 24/7, the quality of such service wasn’t always the greatest. Most concerns were brushed off and the staff were almost rude at times. Pools and beach well maintained. Buffets could use more variety of foods from day to day.

Great Resort!!!!

We loved the pools and they all had a swim up bar. Anny was great at the front desk, made us felt welcome right away. The Japanese and Tex Mex alecart were Awesome. Had a good time at the casino but the disco was way too loud for us. I would go back to this resort for sure.

Great Trip

The grounds of this resort were very well taken care of. There were lots of beautiful trees. There was only one buffet at this resort and unfortunately my husband and I both were disappointed. The food was always the same and to be quite honest, this was our first time in Dominican Republic where we didn’t like the food😔 Luckily we did have three a la carts where we could choose from a few restaurants. The food here was much better. We enjoyed each evening that we went. The rooms were nice [... read more], clean. The bed wasn’t the most comfortable. The staff were very kind and helpful. We did find this resort very big, a lot of walking but thankfully they had a trolly to take you from one end to the other.

Great vacation!

I emailed prior requesting a villa and a la carte reservations, and Bolivar was so obliging. Check in with Edwin was smooth and we were in our room in minutes. Manuel at Piscis was great! He was always there with a smile and was so entertaining! We absolutely loved him! Arcealais at the pool bar was fantastic.(I apologize if I spelled your name wrong mi amiga) Our wonderful driver, who we just knew as Hola Coca Cola, was so much fun and always took us where we wanted to go! The entertainment sta [... read more]ff at the main lobby bar was absolutely the best! They had everyone dancing and singing, and having a wonderful time always! Our room was clean every day when we returned, so thank you to wonderful housekeeping staff! Our favourite a la carte was the Garden Grill. Amazing food and service. We had two minor issues with our room but were addressed quickly and the technicians were great! The grounds were beautifully kept. We spent most days at the main pool and staff were constantly cleaning and making sure everyone was well taken care of. The beach staff worked endlessly making sure all the seaweed was raked and cleaned up. We had some rain but that did not take away from our vacation because of the wonderful staff! I was there with my daughter and we always felt safe and well taken care of. It was my daughter’s first tropical and I am so glad it was at GBPB because she had an absolutely amazing time. We will definitely return! Thank you to everyone for an absolutely amazing week!!

Huge Huge Resort

This hotel was absolutely Huge!! You have to take a Trolley everywhere you go and it’s super easy to get lost on this resort and with the lack of communication and language barriers good luck trying to find help! We had to switch our room due to extreme smell of Mold in the first room it was so bad it took your breath away and the air didn’t work, the second room same issue the air was bad the beds are rock hard the toilet ran non stop and plugged up easily the shower drain was clogged so b [... read more]y the time the three of us showered the third person was standing in dirty water :( the room Also had a pungent urine smell beside the couch that turned into a bed! the third room for our last two nights the air worked but they had to bring in a cot as they only had a king bed room. The food was ok there was a terrible sewer smell at the entrance of the buffet and inside on the one side of the restaurant! The Mexican a la carte was amazing and the beach grill a la carte the Italian is just ok you leave hungry as the portions are very small! The midnight snack bars are great also! The pools are great and the beach is beautiful the drinks are just ok! The majority of the staff are very rude which is the first time I have ever seen this down south I was actually taken back by this! You definitely have to save Chairs with towels at the beach and pools or you will not get one by 10 in the morning:( overall we had a good time but probably would not return to this resort! This has been our 7th time at a Bahia resort and our favourite is the Mayan Riveria Bahia we are returning there in October 2019 for our friends wedding:)

Great Resort!

Resort was large but lots of carts to pick you up if you didn’t want to walk. Lots of activities daily. Rooms were clean but smelled very musty. Air conditioner wasn’t working great but with the fan on it was okay.

Not As Expected

The resort wasn’t exactly as we thought. The rooms were sub par, and service was meh. We asked for more water on multiple occasions and we only ever got 1 bottle, sometimes not even restocked. We were constantly haggled but people around the resort and the workers on the resort, and even had my rings stolen from the room. Luckily the pools and beaches were amazing and the weather was incredible to make up for it.

Great family vacation.

This is our 4th time at this resort and we thoroughly enjoyed it. As the beach is very busy, we spent most of our time at the pool which works well for families, and it was never over crowded. This is a huge resort and unless you are an avid walker, you must utilize the trollies if you want to go to the buffet or the beach. The trollies are run frequently so we were able to catch a lift any time we needed it. The Garden Grill Steak House and the Italian restaurant Carpaccio's are very good.  [... read more]The buffet was also very good especially the Gala night where we enjoyed crab, shrimp, beef wellington, stuffed chicken breasts and glazed pork loin. The breakfasts are also very good at the buffet. We split our lunches between the beach restaurant and the buffet and both were great.

Amazing resort

This was my boyfriend and I first trip together and also celebrated his birthday there which the resport had a birthdat banner on the door when we arrived and on his birthday they had brought a bottle of champagne and a fruit basket to our room also at dinner we had another bottle of champagne at our table and had 4 staff members, and sing to him. This reposrt is beautiful a 10, the grounds are so well kept daily they are even moping the walkways and cleaning the gardens everyday. The foo [... read more]d was amazing in the la cart and buffet, our favorite was a Japanese it's a must. Drinks were pretty good lot to choice from. Entertainment was good always had 3 shows a day morning evening and night time in the village, also liked they had a casino, shops, karaoke bar, sport bar for the hockey games and a disco in the village as well. The beach was breath taking and they were on top of cleaning up the seaweed every morning. The pool was great, pool bars as well, we stayed mostly on the beach or the pool by the beach. Our room request was honored which was fantastic as we wanted to be close to the beach. Staff were always nice and welcoming. I could go on... and on... Over all this is a fabulous resport that I would recommend to anyone, we will definitely be going back and already talking about the next trip Thank you Grand Bahis Principia Bavaro for making our first trip together one we will always remember

The Big Bahia

The resort was very well managed. For such a large resort they really did a great job , from our check in to the cleanliness of the room , to the awesome job of displaying food and feeding such large number of people so efficiently. There was plenty of entertainment for all ages, lots of beach & poolside activities. The weather was 27 c everyday . The sunrise in the morning was so beautiful getting up at 5:45 was easy.

Great Resort

Everything was clean, grounds well cared for and the staff was friendly. Anything that needed to be done was addressed immediately. The food was amazing and they made a special effort for my husband as it was his birthday with three cakes and champagne.

Beautiful resort.

We only had the privilege to stay on this resort for 3 nights since we were only on a mini vacation but we enjoyed our stay tremendously. The resort is beautiful and well kept. We were checked in in a very fast manner and enjoyed swimming in the many pools and the clean beach the resort provides. Food in the buffet was excellent and also had a big variety of choices. There are also other restaurants that you can choose and book. Our room was very big with a king size bed and view of the pools.  [... read more] Getting around the resort was easy since they have trolleys going back and forth from the beach all the time. We really enjoyed our stay here and hope to come back next time for a week. Thank you to all the staff that work very hard to make sure you are comfortable and happy at all times.

Excellent resort

Hotel was nice. Food was ammazing. Drinks were good sometimes took a while to get one.beach and pools were amazing.staff was very nice and helpful.wifi only in lobby.loys to for children. All in all great resort but it is quite big

Would recommend this Resort. Give it a 8 1/2 out of 10

Short trip from airport.....20 minutes. This is always important for us. This Resort and surrrounding resorts were beautiful. We could walk to several, use their pools and enjoy drinks. Unable to eat at their buffet, which we understood. Grounds were kept immaculate and were so lush. Our room with the 4 poster canopy king size bed was lovely and comfortable. Also, had a sitting area within, which we appreciated. The selection of food was amazing and the presentation was beaut [... read more]iful. I refer to the area as a compound. It had a total of 7 resort. It was well laid out and there was a tram "hop on and hop off" which got us around very quickly and easily. Also, to the beach which was a bit of a walk from our VILLA. But we were a 7 min. walk to 2 pools. There was a beautiful water fountain in the centre of the compound. We are considering going back next winter and booking at the Esmeralda Resort. Should conclude the review with one challenge: Didn't appreciate the loud music every where. Also, found the stage area had a very poor sound system. But, then see my age below. I even took at into consideration!!

Well run

rooms were clean grounds well kept drinks were o.k. a la cartes were very good buffet food was good but mostly cold pools were good but beach area was too crowded service was good throughout the resort music was too loud in lobby and theatre

Nice Resort

We did enjoy getting away and the resort was landscaped beautifully. Our room was nice and there was a trolley to drive us back and forth to the beach and the lobby. Unfortunately we found that a lot of the staff did not speak or understand English very well. I was ill and wanted to see a doctor and it took five different people that I spoke to in regards to finding the dr's office. Either they did not understand me or they did not know where the dr's office was. I would suggest that the  [... read more]staff be more familiarized with some of the surroundings. I am not a good buffet person for eating so it is hard for me to comment too much on the food. Most of the time service was good in the buffet. One particular night though we were put in an "extended room" and there only person trying to looking after the people being sent to that room. He was trying to serve water, take drink orders, empty dirty dishes and change tablecloths by himself for quite awhile. Eventually a couple of other staff members joined him. I commented to him that I thought he was doing a terrific job under the circumstances. The other thing I would mention is the chairs around the pools and beach. There definitely not enought of them. You had to be down to get a chair by 8:00am or you were out of luck. It says that you are not suppose to reserve chairs but I can understand why people did.