Amazing vacation!

My boyfriend and had a wonderful time at this resort! The grounds were kept very clean, our room was beautiful and we loved the food. We were pleasantly surprised that we were able to book an a la carte restaurant every night of the week because we were in the "Adults Only" section. We spent a lot of time at the pool and the drinks in all the bars were delicious. I had previously stayed at the Bahia Principe Bavaro which was right next to us and it was nice having access to the facilities on tha [... read more]t side (casino, disco, theatre, etc.) We would definitely come back :)

Wonderful

I can say that this resort met or exceeded all my expectations. There were a few issues however. 1. It took 3 days to get our air conditiong repaired. 2. The advertised christmas mass at midnight christmas eve. When we arrived we were informed it was cancelled with no prior notice. 3. We bought tickets on christmas day to attemd the Carabana party that eas advertised all over. Once again on arrival we were informed it was cancelled. Frustrating that at the very least they could have informed us. [... read more] And last. All nee arrivals recieved a gift bag. We did not. When ee enquired about it they said they were all out. This was on our 6th day there. If thede situations did not happen. I would have given 5 star review.

Very beautiful resort

The beach and grounds at this resort was very clean and well maintained !! Very friendly staff and dining areas were clean and food was delicious !! Rooms were very comfortable and clean !! Room service and housekeeping was well organized and polite

Awesome resort ... No need to go elsewhere!!

Service was fabulous.. constant and friendly.. My maid from last years trip remembered my name!!!! Grounds were immaculately clean and well groomed.. Food was incredible, delicious and great variety .. Entertainment was everywhere and resort is big enough not to get bored! Love, love, love this resort and will definitely go back for a third time but for two weeks next time.

Great place

Well organized, clean, and great value. Beach is the best I've ever been on. Lovely pools. Restaurants are nice, service great, food us pretty good. For the price paid, if you have any complaints, you must be a chronic complainer... I will go back!

Average Resort.

Hotel is a 3 star at its very best.This is a no frill non luxury resort.We enjoyed our stay but prefer a 5 star.Pool was clean and towels were always available.Food was average(typical Dominican food)We stayed 9 days and never saw a washcloth once.You will need to bring your own.Drinks for the mini fridge are few and far between(I think this is just a Dominican resort thing)Servers were friendly and did their best to get drinks in a timely manner.Overall if you are looking for sun and fun no fri [... read more]ll vacation than you will most likely enjoy this resort.We did have an enjoyable time with our friends just missed some of the normal perks that should come with a resort vacation.

Amazing as expected

Grounds are amazing, rooms clean and comfortable, food is excellent although they need to add more fruit variety. Beach is white sand and beautiful. Friendly staff and attentive management. Most customers are repeat because of their loyalty.

Great time!

This is my third trip to Gran Bahia, first time to Ambar section and all was great! Pools, beach, grounds, service, food, drink are all Fabulous! I do think however, some of the facilties are outgrowing the rooms, they seem to always be adding more rooms but still only one bathroom at the beach bar.

Beautiful Resort!

The Ambar was a very beautiful resort. We thoroughly enjoyed the many restaurants with great dinners to offer. The staff was friendly! The beach was beautiful and kept as clean as nature would allow. One issue was being offered an opportunity by some agent to take part in a what seemed like a timeshare offer for travel. The persons offering this option wasted two hours of our day. They were pushy about you having a credit card and signing for this outrageous sales pitch. When asked if we could h [... read more]ave some more information on this so called Privilege time sharing. Three people said no there was nothing, yet they wanted you to sign and pay for something with no fine print to see just word of mouth. They send a Privilege letter to your room stating you won a gift or could qualify for a week vacation. Avoid this!!! Overall The Ambar and surrounding resorts were very fun and gorgeous! Highly recommend a vacation here. Awesome!

Amazing resort!!!

This resort is great!!! It's very pretty!!! The rooms are nice, and everything is taken care of for you, and made convenient. And the restaurants are amazing!!! Very good food!! And a very nice pool as well. We really enjoyed our stay here!!!

Amazing. Amazing. Amazing.

I had an amazing time. The staff at hotel were super friendly and welcoming. They kept the resort very clean. The pool and beach were also nice. I was also impressed by the food. I'll definitely be back.

Still a Great Resort, but some things to watch for

We have been to this resort mutliple times ( over 10 ) in the last 5 years and it is still one of our favorites. Some issues are starting to come into play though, One major issue is that they have added Ambar II which is a second portion of this resort with newer rooms and it is very nice , unfortunatley they are not building any more beach front for these new rooms and as a result hard to find chairs on the beach if you plan on getting there after 9:00 am, also harder to plan al la carte dinne [... read more]rs, and even if you do some we had to wait over an hour for our entree's ( real first world problems , sitting in the beautiful south at a nice resort and these are my complaints), but in reality if you are paying to stay then you have expectations, this might have been the last time for this resort to see if there is something that we might try next time, too bad , great staff ( Nelson on the beach with the driniks), Victor at the beach cafe and El Olivio always make the stay amazing.

Beautiful resort

Every where you looked was gorgeous very well taken careof. The room was spotless. They made our 25th anniversary very special by flowers and banners and chocolate cake and champagne! ! Very easy booking with trip central would recommend to anyone looking for great value and ideal weather

Fantastic

Resort is fantastic, lots to do and can use all at other resorts that in in complex. A little disappointed in the reps from Airt Transat :( Pools food and service from staff at resort was great. It was a great week away

Bahia Principe Ambar

The rooms were lovely although dimly lit and the grounds beautifully kept. The staff were friendly .Beware of going in October. It was very humid and several of the restaurants were not really airconditioned. The heat also made for a very warm pool. Our only complaint was at the Japanese restaurant. We were ordering a la carte and only half of our group got their food.The others were not served until 40 minutes later and the service in between was totally unacceptable. Other than that we had a g [... read more]reat holiday.If you are young and want excitement, everything in the Amber shuts down at 11:PM

Super

The Luxury Ambar 2 stay was great. Room was very nice, pools were clean and the grounds staff keep the place immaculate. The staff in all facets were friendly and helpful. Many of the golf cart drivers went out of their way to help with getting you to where you wanted to go or move your bags. The Beach was well kept with all of the gentleman raking the seaweed which mother nature was not being cooperative with. The bar staff at the pools and beach were always cheerful, friendly and entertaining. [... read more] I was impressed with the vast amounts of nightly entertainment in so many areas such as the theater and lobbies. The food choices and quality was also very good. Principle town was a great place for laughs after the theater. I would definitely like to plan a return visit. Great job Bahia !

Luxury Bahia Principe Ambar

The best beach I have ever seen. Everything was fantastic, from the food, to the staff, room and the pool. Everything was close by and a "train" is available to take you to the sister resorts. Would definitely go back!

Good hotel for the $$ value

Grounds were great, food was good, rooms were good, except if you didn't tip enough then you didn't get good towels...or had to remind them to fill out the fridge...basically everything was driven by tips... Also the music was too loud at the pool could hear it at the beach...

Wonderful Vacation

The hospitality, room, food, and entertainment was wonderful. The beaches were clean, plenty of beach chairs, and the free dance lessons were lots of fun. I would return again. ( The free ride to town is a scam. They bring you to one tiny mall far from town with only a couple shops. Best you find another method perhaps public bus to real Dominican town shopping)

All adult very positive

We've been to this Resort several times, Club Diamond twice and the Ambar twice. The grounds people are working all day every day to make sure the surroundings are well groomed, including the seaweed that washes up on the beach. This didn't deter us from enjoying the refreshing ocean waters. I use a cane as a mobility aid, and on several occassions was assisted by a buffet server in carrying my plate of food to my table - which was greatly appreciated. There is always a variety of foods to appea [... read more]l to everyone's taste - never lacking. While some people review that they've got sick, it's true, but my comment to this would be - germs are everywhere your hands may touch >> pool chairs, pool bar, hand rails etc. and may not always be related to food sources. The only thing negative I would have to say is the temperature of the pool water. It's very warm, and not refreshing. We stayed last year at the Gran Bahia in Runaway Bay Jamaica, and their pool was cooler, so just not sure why the difference. Maybe they could pump some cooler water in during the day.