THE BEST !

Dont read another review this is all u need to read. beach -great rooms -great staff -great food simply the best. Treat yourself to a great resort and get rid of the kids, adult only is the way to go .

A high quality resort, will love to return

Overall, the location, facility, food and service of this resort is great! I did my research before I headed to this resort, so I had a good understanding of what to expect. This resort was still better than I expected, mostly because of the nice staff they have and their attention to details. In general, the service was great, just don't expect speedy service as DR people tends to work in their pace, which is understandable. Food is pretty good overall even we have been spoiled with the varie [... read more]ty of international cuisine offered in Toronto and Hong Kong.

Good but not a 5 star

Grounds are well maintained, food decent in a la carte rest. but not five star, buffet much better except for lobster night. The lobster was frozen before, then cooked as far as I'm concerned and it tasted like mush instead of meat. People are very nice and they really want to help you in any way they can. I gave our housekeeper $10 U.S. a day for 2 rooms (my adult children were with us) and they were spotless, everything was perfect in the room, she even put fresh pedals daily all over the room [... read more] and bathroom. Linens were sometimes missing, but it's the hotel's fault not the maid's. Pool is like bacterial soup, very hot. Not pleasant at all to swim in. The beach is clean, the older butler on the beach in Ambar section very professional, the younger ones don't really take their job seriously. No problem getting a chair in private Ambar section at any time of the day. Your better off swimming in the ocean instead of the pool. Change your towels before 5 p.m. or you might not get any until the next day. All my family became sick after eating in Don Pablo restaurant on July 09,2014. Take Dukoral oral vaccine 3 weeks before leaving. Take cab from and to airport instead of bus and beat the crowd, it only cost $40 U.S. (up to 4 people) and it's much quicker. Best rooms are 67308,67208,67301,67201. Nice and quiet near the beach. 64308,64301,64208,67201 is good for the people who like the pool crowd. I was in 67308 in Oct. 2013, 64211 in May 2014 ( It's also a pretty good room) and 64202 and 64206 in July 2014. (also pretty good rooms)

Heaven on Earth

Everything to due regarding this resort was excellent. Food in the ala cartes was amazing. Buffet was a little small but I am sure that was due to the AMBAR being a smaller resort. Awesome beach.Would definitely return.

Loved this place

Everything from the huge clean rooms, beautifully kept grounds, clean private beach and great food selection made this a true 5 star resort. Location is perfect for long walks in either direction along the beach. Entertainment at night was alright, typical of any resort in the Caribbean.

Great Resort, Great location

Everything about this resort is great. The rooms are large and clean. The beach is great with lots of shade provided by Palapas on the beach. Good drink service on the bearch as well. The swimming area is very nice but not good for body surfing. The pool is very nice as well. Lot's of louge chairs available is you get to the pool early. The restuarants are great, food is good, especially the French restaruant. The main buffet is really good as well. Lounge area is very nice and good drink servic [... read more]e. The nightly entertainment is pretty good as well. Lots to do at this hotel. If you like scuba diving you have to go to the caribean side as the water is rough on this side. However, i dove the wreck in front of the hotel and it is a good dive, just too rough! Sailing is OK as well but you cannot go out past the reif.

Excellent Resort!

We stayed at the end of May 2014 and it was beautiful. The beach was extremely clean. We ate at several different a la carter and some were better than others. Breakfast buffet was great. Fresh omelettes made to order and samosas! Housekeeping staff was a little rude and stingy with the mini-bar. We had to call the front desk for items we were supposed to receive. Overall it was a great time, very relaxing.

Beautiful Resort

We stayed the first week of April, 2014. This was the second time we stayed at the Ambar and were happy with both of our stays. One of the reasons we like this resort is that the Ambar section is strictly adults and restricted to only those staying at the Ambar; it has it's own lobby, it's own buffet, many a la carte dining restaurants and pool, but you also have access to the rest of the resort, which includes all pools, lobbies and restaurants within the Bahia Principe resort. There is also a  [... read more]lot of shopping and things to do within the entire resort that you have no need to leave. You can walk to all area (it's a long walk but definitely not exhausting) or you can take trams. The property is very clean and all staff are very friendly and helpful. I've read other reviews and noticed that language barriers were mentioned. During our two times staying at the Bahia, we never had any issues with not being able to communicate with the staff. We would not hesitate to go back to the Ambar.

What a lovely vacation!

Everything from the service to the food was great! It was worth going to the Ambar section of the resort as it had a more classy upscale feel. My friend and I had massages at the resort's spa and found it to be very nice. One of the Ambar's perks was the beach - we never had a problem finding seats even though we are late risers. The only part of the trip that was a bit disappointing was the shopping excursion we went on. There wasn't a lot of merchandise to choose from and seemed to be in a loc [... read more]ation far away from locals. I like to get to learn about the country I'm in and feel like I am buying authentic items. The craft fair on the resort was much better and bought a larimar stone for $40 that would be sold here for $200! I would recommend this resort to anyone. It was very nice.

GreatAdult Resort

Clean, well maintained, comfortable and great service all combine to make this an ideal place for a relaxing holiday. The choice of restaurants and cuisine, well prepared and delicious food combined with atmosphere just add to the idyllic location. This was our second time and we plan to return.

Amazing resort!

I really enjoyed the villa style rooms it made you feel like you weren't just in a regular hotel. Walking around you can clearly see the grounds are very carefully maintained, grass, plants and trees are all nicely groomed. The food was amazing with a wide variety. I also loved that the beach was extremely close so you could venture away from the pool and attend the beach in mere seconds. I only wish there was music playing poolside that's all.

Absolutely perfect!

This was the best resort we have ever stayed at and were extremely impressed. We have stayed at many Sandals resorts and really wanted an adults only. We went in with no expectations and were pleasantly surprised. The food and drinks were exceptional. We emailed our dinner and room requests ahead of time and all our requests were granted. We were very impressed with everything and will be going back!

Perfect resort

The grounds were beautifully maintained, staff were helpful and food was wonderful. We spend most of our time at the beach as it was so lovely. No complaints at all. We fully plan to return again, and highly recommend it.

Beautiful resort

This complex is absolutely beautiful, so clean and constant care is given to the grounds and buildings! The beach is awesome as well, plenty of palapas and chairs. The pool water was warm which is most enjoyable.

Wonderful resort!

A beautiful property. Beautiful grounds and comfortable rooms. Property is a good size, not too big so quieter than most. Restaurants at this property were very good. Were able to prebook reservations though did not get all our choices. If you wanted to see a show regular shuttles were available. Only complaint was the lack of availability of umbrellas at pool. Hassled when sitting on lounge chair very early in the morning by security guard. When pointing out all the lounges covered in towels wi [... read more]th no one there, guard claimed "no English". Decide on a policy and follow through with everyone.

Classy spot

The Ambar was just as lovely as our friends had told us-beautiful beach-opportunity to buy things but no one hassling you to buy anything.Pretty well had to get up early to get a good spot on the beach-luckily our friends are early risers-not us! The food was excellent.Grounds and rooms, washrooms all very clean.Staff courteous, professional.Our room was large and beautifully decorated.

Wonderful Vacation!

A beautiful, relaxing, and quiet kid-free zone. Excellent vacation spot, I hope to return in the future. I would have rated 5 stars for service, however when we arrived the resort beach towels were not in our room. It took several days to get them. Many promises were made to have them 'in our room in 10 minutes' that didn't happen. We were glad that we had brought a couple of our own for 'extras'. Otherwise the service was wonderful.

Very Nice Hotel

This is a very nice hotel with good to great food. My only negative is that it was hard to find beach loungers if you did not get your towel out early on the beach. Also, because it is a very large place, we found the daily activities harder to locate. Entertainment at the hotel was very good and the beach was very nice.

Very nice place just loved it.

Very clean hotel the staff is very friendly clean beach very clean resort would recommend it any time well go back for sure a place to relax and enjoy all day always something to do places to visit and a lot of activities.

Gorgeous grounds, lots to do, amazing service

This hotel was absolutely lovely; we stayed the end of March and it was busy but we never had issues finding seats at the pool or on the beach. Food was excellent, our favourite was the Japanese restaurant. We're both in our mid 20's and I would say this resort typically attracts an older crowd, which made it nice and quiet; a really relaxing retreat, though we did spend some time at Bavaro and found it to be more lively. For us Ambar offered the perfect balance between relaxing and exploring. O [... read more]ur air canada representative was fantastic and we were able to book our excursions through him as opposed to the resort. We truly enjoyed our trip and will definitely be back! The beach is beautiful, and clean. We found the room spacious, clean, and our air conditioner was great! Staff was amazing and went out of their way to assist us in anyway they could. One of my favourite all inclusive experiences.