Bahia Principe Escape Aquamarine: The best resort ever

The words can't explain the great experience we had at the Luxury Bahia Principe Ambar Green the food the people everthing was perfect on this trip i strongly recommend for anyone to go there for it will be a trip you wont regret we will be bavk for my wifes birtgday in November

Bahia Principe Explore Legend: Good Resort could Improve

Going to try and make this short. Stayed June 24th-July1.2017 Travelled with my wife and my 2.5 year old Daughter. Have been to Punta Cana twice prior to this trip. Resort is nice castle and grounds very well kept. This resort connects to two other resorts that you have access to some facilities at beware though no access to any of the other neighboring buffets. So if you don't secure a la carte reservations you will have the choice of two buffets or room service which gets pretty boring when yo [... read more]u eat breakfast and lunch at either or daily. Very hard to get reservations for a la carts at decent time once you check in we were able to secure two one at the Italian and the second at the restaurant by the beach Las Olas. (Another Buffet) not bad but don't like the reservation format they should make it clear how to make reservations before you go. They say to use the app but you can’t use the app until you are checked in and by the time you are checked in there is very few spots left and none at others. Everyone says email the resort prior but no email is listed anywhere I could find to make the reservations. We did get sick off the food, I was sick from the beef at Garden Circus and my wife was sick from the salmon at garden circus. Didn’t get hand food mouth my daughter was fine. As long as you make sure to sanitize your child’s hands before they enter the restaurant or feed them a snack at the pool I think they should be fine. At all the restaurants the staff are waiting with hand sanitizer which I thought was a good thing. Pools were never closed when we were there. Beach had a lot of sea weed but I think that was from recent storm not usually like that. Casino was okay but is at the neighboring hotel, Small in size has a few slots and few tables. Pools were good however the whole thing about reserving the chairs is correct you need to go out before you go to breakfast if you have any hope of getting one in the shade or with an umbrella. If you want the tent ones you probably need to be up at 6am. Free Wi-Fi is good you have to re login every couple of days but service is good. One negative I did have was we went for the family photo session photographer was great pictures were good but prices to buy them were just crazy. If you wanted to by all 50 pictures they took it would have cost $800us and that is just to burn them to a disc. We bought 15 for $150. They won’t barter on the price either. My advice don’t get the photo-shoot that way you won’t want to buy any. We really wanted the photos but I was not going to pay $800 US for 50 photos on a CD. Also almost positive the guy at the pool that convinced us to do the photo shoot said we could buy them all for $150 which is reasonable but that was not the case. I know when we stayed at a different resort we did the photo shoot and bought them all for $150. Also one other thing to mention is don’t worry about brining pool toys beach toys etc. as they have stands that sell some buy the pool and they are priced reasonable. Other negative was they have a sign on the mini bar in the room saying if you want the mini bar refilled more than once a day it is subject to an extra charge, I feel this should not be the case if paid for all inclusive. All in all not bad for a family resort I wouldn’t go as a couple if you don’t have kids.

Bahia Principe Explore Legend: Great experience

Food, amenities, entertainment were all great. They had activities for all groups and ages. Nightly shows were fairly good. We Enjoyed the Michael Jackson show. Seaweed at beach was a bit of a nuisance. Definetly suggest to explore the alcart restaurants especially the Italian.

Riu Republica: Awesome Resort

The hotel was fantastic with beautiful landscape and colourful flowers.The restaurants were fabulous with so much variety .The culture and people were fabulous.I would recommend this resort to fellow family and colleagues.

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: Great property.

The room and washroom are really spacious and very clean.Very picturesque resort and we loved our stay there.The pools are great and the staff are very friendly. The spa is good and the a la carte options are great. Enough beach beds and pool beds. Even after 10am you can still find empty beach beds and they serve food and drinks at the beach. Also buggy service to go to various properties and easy access to various shows and activities.

Grand Palladium Palace Resort Spa and Casino: Great Vacation

All-in-all our vacation was amazing. (: The resort and it's staff are beyond our expectations and we'll definitely be going back again! Lisa was very helpful when it came time for us to confirm and book our vacation. The only thing that I would suggest is that if you've been to a resort before and have a request for the resort itself (example: requested room/villa) call the resort directly to confirm the request has been received. Our request for a specific villa was not received by th [... read more]e hotel and was not listed on any of our paperwork- so we got upgraded to VIP as our requested villa was not available. Clara (palace pool bar tender) is amazing and Jose Torres (our butler at TRS) was fantastic! They both went above and beyond for us! Even surprising us with a few special treats for my boyfriends birthday! (:

Bahia Principe Grand Bavaro: Amazing Resort

The resort was great. Very relaxing with lots of entertainment. Feels like you could be on vacation everyday! Embracing everyone's culture also made the guests feel at home 'Canada Day was the best Canada Day ever'.. from the mouth of our kids

VIK Hotel Arena Blanca: Horrible Hotel/Service Doesn't Exist!!!

The service doesn't exist in this hotel at all. You have to serve yourself everywhere. Food variety is none and everyday the same. A la carte restaurants are nowhere to be a restaurant. Cocktails are garbage.

Iberostar Waves Dominicana: Friendly staff

The resort is beautiful, well kept gardens, absolutely beautiful grounds. The rooms are spacious and comfortable while the food at the resort was pretty good, myself and my family only eats seafood but they were a lot of meat options for people who are meat eaters. The people who work there are amazing so friendly they totally makes this resort 5 star.

Bahia Principe Escape Aquamarine: Amazing Resort!!!!

My husband and I stayed at this resort from June 23rd to June 30th, 2018. It was an amazing trip!! I booked my trip with O’neil Graham @ tripcentral I was kind of hesitant I was looking at two options but with the advice I got from him trust me he was a 100% correct that I would love it!!! Im a fussy person but trust me I had no complaints. It’s a big village!!! There’s seven resorts and you have access to five! It’s a 5 star hotel the ambiance is beautiful, very clean, the room is  [... read more]very spacious, the air conditioner works and we had no problems with the water pressure. The hotel staff are very courteous and professional. The buffet was delicious everyday there was a wide variety of food and had a different theme example: Americana, Italian, Dominican etc. The 24 hour snack bar had fresh food prepared throughout the night. I didn’t try the a la cartes. The evening shows were great. The pools were clean. The beach is a 2-3 minute trolley ride. Marlene the beach waitress was fantastic she always had our glasses topped up and knew what we wanted, Unfortunately two things that was uncontrollable due to Mother Nature. 1. It had a lot of seaweeds when I got there but they kept cleaning the beach all day before I left there were no more seaweeds left in the water, 2. It had a lot of mosquitoes every night the OFF spray and after BITE didn’t help. This was my second trip to DR and the first time staying at this hotel. I would definitely recommend this hotel!!!! I’m ready to go back!!!!

Bahia Principe Escape Aquamarine: Terrific time !

Great hospitality all around. You had what you wanted at ANY time. Thanks to all the nice people especially the maids. Room was immaculate day in and day out. The a la carte restaurants were pristine. People try so hard to please you at them.

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: Fantastic

Excellent resort Royal Golden , Fabulous room ,Great view Ty once again!!!! The staff go out of their way to make sure your stay is the best... Also bavaro runners to Monkey land was terrific providing cold drinks ! Keep up the good work D.R!

Excellence Punta Cana: Everything I imagined

Manicured grounds host a small trail system through ecological gardens with free range wildlife and stocked feeding stations , free for guests. Rooms and common areas are spotless, pool areas are as clean as the day they were installed. Food at all the onsite restaurants was above average service was always with a smile and they bend over backwards to make sure your dining experience is memorable. Service at the 9 on site bars was quick and the drinks were always made well. The beach area wa [... read more]s well kept Nd they remove the washed up kelp continuously. Live entertainment at night was enjoyable, as were the special nights with dinners on the beach etc.

Riu Republica: AMAZING

This was our first time in any Caribbean destination but we were SO impressed. Amazing facilities and programming, the food was so good, great beach area with little tiki huts, and even a water park in the resort! The pools were awesome, loved the in-water lounging chairs. It's a big resort but not ridiculously spread out like some of them seemed to be when we picked up others for excursions. Super happy. Would absolutely recommend.

Grand Bavaro Princess: Nice 4 star resort.

Resort was pretty nice. Not a five star but a solid four star for sure. Nice wide beach good size swimming pools. Suites were large. Platinum club not worth the extra money unless money comes easy to you. Takes time to get any issues resolved - like 4 days to get ac replaced. Food and drinks were ok. Beach vendors and seaweed not an issue. Wait staff was ok. Like really nothing to say wow. Just an ok place to take a break at. Would I go back. Yes for the right price- which would be around $ [... read more]1200 for the week.

Bahia Principe Explore Legend: Awesome resort

Everything was great! Staff was super friendly and helpful at all times. Hotel grounds were absolutely beautiful and well maintained. As clean as I could imagine a resort being. Food was great, although struggled a bit to find options that were dairy free.. the chefs were very willing to prepare options that were suitable to dietary needs!

Sunscape Coco Punta Cana: Second visit and better than the first time!

This time around I booked through Sunwing and had an excellent vacation. This was also my first time travelling solo on vacation. Upon arrival I went through customs and security very quickly after getting my luggage, a sunwing rep walked me to my shuttle. As I was the only one on my flight staying at BE LIVE, I had a private shuttle so I arrived to the resort quickly at 11am. As I was the only one arriving and as a returning guest I felt the check in was quick and took my request to be  [... read more]close to the lobby a priority. I was going to be upgraded to a newly renovated room in block 14, but was accommodated and put in block 4 (4316) with a pool view. I admit it was a bit noisy at times being by snack bar/burger joint at night, but preferred the location. Also check in is at 3pm, but they rushed my request and I was in my room by 130pm. Very great fun to the check-in team. I only made two restaurant reservations (Japanese with the cooking show, and steak house). I really enjoyed both, as well as found the main buffet, and burger joint great options. No stomach issues all week. I really would like to thank the entertainment team who made my first solo vacation an entertaining one. Spaghetti, Chocolate, Champagne, Coca-Cola, tutti-fruity, Puccha, Macarena. I always enjoyed the aqua Zumba on the beach in the mornings, participating in the beer chugging, water Olympics in the pool.. go team Coca-Cola (white), fun at the beach party, foam party, dancing in the plaza after dinner, watching the shows in the theatre, even winning at bingo in the casino, and of course dancing in the Kviar disco! The activities on the resort are endless!! ❤️❤️❤️ And can’t forget the bartenders.. Sergio, David, Richard.. and sorry I can’t remember her name but a drink server by the plaza.. never sitting without a drink. Also note, there is quite a bit of construction going on right now, but I didn't find it bothered me. Also just want to mention if travelling in June, I met a lot of people from Spain, Germany and the USA, but not many Canadians.. still an adventure I’ll never forget!

Bahia Principe Explore Punta Cana: 10 out of 10. Best Resort!!

By far one of the cleanest resorts out there. It was amazing to so wake up early and so how the staff were organized and efficient to take care of all areas of the resort. The restaurant staff was amazing especially Wirkim, who always went the extra mile. Food was always fantastic with variety and presentation. I only wish I had gotten more names to include on this review. Downside factors were external seasonal such as seaweed rising on shore and mosquitos at night. The Grand Bahia Principe did [... read more] try to manage this problem to their best by providing Off spray, and grounds crew raking in the seaweed all day.

Excellence Punta Cana: Amazing Honeymoon!

Staff were very friendly and hospitable. Rooms, pools, buffets and common areas always very clean. Food was excellent! Lots of different options for dinners, we enjoyed all restaurants! Loved the drinks and servers by the poolside. Would definitely recommend!

Excellence Punta Cana: Best resort I have ever been to!

I cannot say enough good things about this resort. My best friend and I went for 3 nights to celebrate our 40th birthdays and didn't want to leave. Not nearly long enough. The pools and grounds were immaculate (always staff working and saying hello), staff were so friendly, especially Junior A and Jhonny. Our last night Jhonny made sure we got a table at the Lobster House and that our wine glasses were never empty. We were being treated so well we actually thought he had mistaken us for someone  [... read more]else! All the food at the restaurants was delicious and staff so lovely. We only went to the buffest for breakfast and it was wonderful and lots of choices, so I imagine lunch and dinner was the same. We got a swim up suite which was so worth the extra money. Even with the swim up bar right outside our room it was quiet and tranquil. Guests wanting a more party experience could go to the main pool area. Shows at night were very entertaining. I would go back in a heartbeat!