Bahia Principe Explore Legend: Good but not great

The resort was good but not great. This was our second time at Bahia Principe Fantasia (visited in 2019 & 2024). The room was spacious but the bathroom needs renovations. The shower and tub are showing signs of aging. The grounds are well kept and the food is always good. All of the a la carts were very good. The service was inconsistent. We experienced great service at one of the restaurants and very poor service at others. The beach was good and the grounds were cleaned up daily. Overa [... read more]ll i would say it was a 7/10. There are things they can improve.

Bahia Principe Escape Sian Ka'an: Better than Feb.2023

Went to the hotel from April 30th to May 14th, 2024 with Air Canada Vacations, first class from Montreal at a price of $7756.00 for 2 adults including Care Flex for a superior penthouse room 40923. On this occasion our stay was very good compared to Feb.2023. Maiko a la carte restaurant not as good as Feb.2023. They changed the main dishes for the worse. Alux was good but inconsistent with the steak size, 4"x4"x2" the first time, barely 2 square inches the 2nd time. Service was excellent and pro [... read more]fessional at both places. Spa prices increased by 30 % and if it wasn't for one of our director friend, who got us a very good discount, we couldn't have went at all. Shows were ok, crooner should be replaced with the one in Feb. 2023. Rock shows were excellent. Circus show is getting old and should be revamped. Buffet was better than good, but not excellent. Had to on numerous occasions had to tell staff to replenish the empty food section offerings. Different country themes every night, and was repeated for the two weeks we were there. Beach was very bad with a lot of rocks and not very deep. Sian Ka'an beach section very, very dangerous for the elderly. Anywhere on the beach you MUST HAVE BEACH shoes with a hard sole or you'll be sorry. Pools at the hotel were awful beacuse the water was hotter than the outside temperature. They should empty part of the pools and refresh with cooler water. Trolley service to the other parts of the hotel site very inconstent and would sometimes take up to 15-20 mins. Room service was 50/50, sometimes very good, sometimes not so good. (Received food cold) Lobby bar during daytime was good, but night time was slow, they need to add more staff at the bar. Floor waitress were excellent, poilte, professional and always with a smile. Snacks at the lobby (not everyday) at 3-5pm was nice. Rooms clean and done twice a day if needed. Jacuzzi was old, leaking and should be changed. A/C partly working. One was working, the other wasn't but the working one was enough. I think I've covered everything and hope the info was useful to you all. Quality vs price, it's one of the better hotels in Mexico.

Bahia Principe Explore Tulum: Really good time in Tulum

I had such a good time at Tulum Grand Bahía. Shauna’s passion and knowledge for traveling really helped me throughout my journey. Everything was smooth and well planned. The hotel was great, food was amazing and the entertainment by the pool was so much fun. She helped me find the best possible option for my budget. She also suggested to pay a little more to go the Tulum instead of Coba. She definitely nailed it cause the 2 are not comparable. Tulum is much cleaner and a better experience overal [... read more]l. I would definitely go back to this resort.

Bahia Principe Explore Jamaica: Amazing Resort

What a Gem of a Resort. The entrance of the Resort is like Royalty. Food was great especially the Buffet Restaurants, so many food choices, great entertainment, the grounds very clean and well kept not a piece of garbage to be seen anywhere. Very pleasant and respectful staff. My only two suggestions is that the rooms are lovely but needs a little tender care especially the tiles in the bathroom, shower doors and the area that is designated for smoking should be moved elsewhere. Too close to whe [... read more]re children and non smokers are situated and all the smoke is inhaled.

Bahia Principe Escape Sian Ka'an: Great holiday at Bahia Sian Ka'an

I know why this hotel has a very high return rate! With 4 hotels in one there is no shortage of things to do and places to eat. Sian Ka'an is a lot quieter and generally speaking is a more mature crowd. That being said, a trolley ride takes you to the sister hotels where there are plenty of activities to partake in. The beach is a bit rocky and I would recommend water shoes to protect your feet. The staff also work so diligently to deal with the sargassum. Many of the a la carte dinners on the s [... read more]ister resorts are not air conditioned and I would recommend dressing accordingly; wear breathable fabrics especially in the summer heat! I also recommend bringing lots of suncream and /or a hat, rash guard etc. that mexico sun is hot and these items are quite pricey on the resort. The Sian Ka'an property hosts the most shade, especially by the pools, and offers the a/c in the restaurants. The most variety of alcohol and premium bottles are easy to get at the lobby bar, sometimes pool bars don't have as much selection. Definitely didn't bother me, but some guests wanting a specific bottle were a bit disappointed to find that each bar didn't necessarily have every bottle. The one criticism I would comment on, is the trolley system. The new speed bumps installed on the Sian Ka'an side which take you to the sister hotels, gyms and beach are a bit brutal! No matter how gentle the driver attempted to take them, and even when bracing for the impact of them, you can really feel the trolleys being bounced around! These are the screw in speed bumps and I really wish the resort would consider another more gentle solution! Also, sometimes getting a trolley back to Sian Ka'an from the sister resorts can be a bit time consuming, just something to keep in mind. There's evening entertainment in the lobby area, I do recommend getting there a bit early for seating. The variety of food at the buffet really is fantastic, with different focuses each night (ie. Italian, American or Mexican themed nights). We were also told, we could ask the chef to prepare a specific item if we didn't find items at the buffet. I never found this necessary with the large variety and assortment of dishes. The Bahia app was really helpful also, great for ordering room service or communicating any special requests inside the room (more pillows, water bottles etc.) The lobby staff, in fact all of the staff here are genuinely so kind and attentive. Even in the heat everyone was smiling, pleasant and very inviting! Missing mexico and Bahia already!

Bahia Principe Escape Sian Ka'an: Amazing experience end-to-end

We had a wonderful time at the Bahia Principe Luxury Sian Ka’an. The room was spacious, comfortable and clean. The restaurants offer a diversity of great quality food with impeccable service. Perfect location to disconnect and relax. We truly enjoyed our first experience at this resort and we can’t wait to go back.

Bahia Principe Escape Bouganville: Nice Resort but The Sea is dark

Nice resort, clean, good rooms, nice people’s but the BIG PROBLEM was the sea... very dirty, dark and jellyfish Because the river flows into the sea I can’t believe that ! We want enjoy the sea but we can’t!

Bahia Principe Explore Turquesa: Good resort

Overall our stay in the resort was very good. Reading the reviews before made us question if this is a good stay. It turned out to be great! I recommend for anyone looking for a relaxing stay, worth the price.

Bahia Principe Explore Akumal: Bahia Pincipe Akumal

Edilzar and his team sevices from restaurant Katok was phenomenal ! We always been welcome as we were home! Always willing to help with any request we may have during meals... And also had great services from his Manager Julian... Overall experience during the stay was really great except for some minor caveat... 1- Our first room shower was not working good (which is surprising for an deluxe hotel like this one). We have reported the situation on our arrival Friday and up to Tuesday it was [... read more] still not fixed. They finally moved us to a different room and everything was good there. 2- We subscribe to the premium high speed internet, and although it went well for the first device, it been quite a nightmare to add the second device and needed help from a onsite tech to add it. But frankly, we have not see much difference compare to the normal free internet access as for the speed and stability. Is the tech really add us to the premium plan?? They should be improvement to integrate the Internet Premium subscriptions and possibility adding extra device with Bahia App to make it easier for guests. Also, it looks like when selecting Free access, there is no easy way to to subscribe to the Premium plan. 3- 2 out of the 7 evening show entertainment were chargeable if you want to attend. As for other positives aspects, we notice there is been renovation improvement for some of a la carte and buffet restaurants and rooms (although we were in the older model room). It also seems they increase the team to remove the Sea Weeds that become very problematic in the region and therefor we could enjoy to go in sea water with very minimal weeds. As a side note Tip, you can pre-checking your reservation 10 days in advance via the app and when you do you may want to reserve your a la carte restaurants as soon as possible via the app as the most popular one getting filled very rapidly. Do not wait to reserve when at the resorts to reserve because you may have very limited selections. Thank you Thank you Martin

Bahia Principe Escape Sian Ka'an: Will definitely visit again

The resort property is huge and it is connected to other Bahia resorts as well. You can eat/use pools in other resorts which gives you more choice for your meals and daily activities. Everyone was kind and I definitely want to come back!

Bahia Principe Grand Bavaro: Don’t pick the Bavaro Resort

The compound had about 7 resorts, don’t choose the Bavaro one. The customer service there is terrible, they give you dirty looks the whole time and they only speak spanish. The buffet also has a terrible smell that makes you nauseous when you eat. Pick the Punta Cana one or any of the other resorts. The entertainment was good and we still had access to some other resorts so we were able to enjoy ourselves.

Bahia Principe Explore Esmeralda: Bahia Principe luxury Esmeralda PUJ

Usually we go to Mexico but because of the seaweed we had all of our last travels in the Playa del Carmen area we went this time to Punta Cana. Unfortunately we had 4 of the 7 days again a lot of seaweed. The good thing is that there wasn’t any rock on the beach or the ocean. The room was great. Everything you need and clean. One day we didn’t had hot water and asked several days for was clothes but didn’t get them. Minor things. The food was good. Enough choices at the buffet restaurants and a  [... read more]lot of a la carte restaurants to choose from. Because there are 6 or 7 Bahia hotels next to each other and you can go to most of the restaurants. There was no internet at the beach. They had those routers on poles at the beach but they didn’t work. Wifi on the rest of the hotel grounds was okay. One main pool with loud music, a “quiet “ pool and in the middle a pool with bubble tubs. All three pools were kinda warm. Overall we loved it and made a good choice for this hotel.

Bahia Principe Escape Ambar: Amazing resort!!

Room was fantastic! Always clean. Staff was very nice and always helpful. Restaurants/food was great will a lot of variety!! Activities were great. Night life was awesome will great entertainers! Already planning to go back!

Bahia Principe Escape Aquamarine: Loved every second of this trip!!!!

This resort is perfection. I am a picky person so need a very clean resort. This resort was very clean! From the rooms to the grounds, to the buffet to the pool area, everything was well maintained. Some things were a little dated but it didnt matter it was very clean. The food was great! We only ate at one of the a la cartes (because we like having choices at the buffet) and it was good as well. The people are very friendly and helpful. It was an adults only resort which I loved. Even [... read more] though it was adults only they still had activities by the pool every day. The evening shows were some of the best (especially the fire show that was around the pool). We will absolutely be going back to the Aquamarine!

Bahia Principe Explore Coba: Huge Resort

The resort was beautiful, drinks were good, staff was good. Unfortunately it was extremely hot and the pools were warm as well as ocean. So getting relief from heat was not easy to find. Rooms Temps were set no lower then 25 for mold issues understandable. Food and drinks were great. Resort is some what of a maze and confusing to find rooms further out. So if you don't like walking alot there is little carts coming through regularly at covered bus stops. Good for touring In amd getting you to th [... read more]e beach too. Great nightly shows and events too.

Bahia Principe Explore Coba: Beautiful and clean resort

My stay on Bahia Principe Grand Coba was wonderful , the rooms were clean and spacious really nice, the grounds are well kept and clean the food was great there were lots of options for those on a vegetarian diet and non vegetarian diet the beach was good I highly recommend wearing a lake shoe to get into the water due to the rocks, once we got into the bathing area the water was excellent!

Bahia Principe Explore Jamaica: Nice resort.

Resort is well kept with minor repairs required. Upgraded rooms are very nice. Beach on the Grand side is lovely and clear but dont expect soft sand. Food is FANTASTIC !! Drinks are okay .. no premium included ? Check in was very unorganized. Great for families!

Bahia Principe Escape Runaway Bay: Not returning

This was the second time to this resort ,disappointed with services that where provided, was so happy to return but unfortunately this will be our last.room service gas failed big time ,paid for luxury and before the kept them separated but now they don't seem to care tgat have of the pool has blue arm bands taking over ,why pay more when you can just make yourself at home .

Bahia Principe Explore Tulum: It's okay

Grounds are very safe, lit and walkable, have train transportation, but sometimes have to wait. May is extremely hot. Don Pablo, and tequila both excellent Ala Carter restaurants can try others at coba too! la gourmet is excellent. Drinks are weak, some bartenders better than others. No servers at pool or beach. Only in main bars. Didn't recognize our anniversary until 5th day. Management was very helpful. Said was not on account. Rooms are clean. Housekeeping excellent Buffet was okay, bu [... read more]t some foods extremely greasy, made me sick. Lots of seaweed in may, and big trucks on beach to clear it away.

Bahia Principe Escape Sian Ka'an: Wonderful Resort!

The food and atmosphere was great! There were so many places to discover, we found a week was too short! The staff work tirelessly to create a perfect holiday. The room on the main floor was very comfortable and kept very clean. We will definitely come back. Thanks for a memorable stay.