Very nice resort

Big resort a lot of walking. Food very good, resort kept very clean, staff friendly and most go out of there way to help. Something for everyone, snorkeling, fishing, kayaking, lounging by the pool or the beach.

GREAT RESORT

Grand Bahia Principe Jamaica Resort was great! We went as a group of six and requested that our rooms be close together, rooms not located on ground level, and not close to the disco, and the hotel accommodated all of our requests. The resort is beautiful, clean and well kept. The pool is great! The beach is really nice as well. The resort grounds are also very nice. The buffet has some really good stuff like the make our own omelette in the morning, make your own pasta at lunch and the chicken [... read more] and shrimp that are cooked on the grill to order at dinner are amazing! The al carte restaurants were really good we went to the Mikado Japanese twice and Dolce vita once, however, you need to book you restaurants right away and if you are at the resort for a week you most likely won't get into Don Pablo the steak house. The drinks at the resort are very good. The wine was really good when you got your hands on an actual wine glass (Spanish wine). The staff are all very friendly and accommodating and truly care about your vacation being it's best. The resort itself is huge which makes it appealing to all ages, there are plenty of activities for everyone of all ages, and it has a good party atmosphere at night. I would definitely go back to this resort and highly recommend it to others. Have an amazing trip Mon!

Expect a 4 star resort caliber

Resort in overall was nice. I found the rooms were always nice and clean. Food in overall could have been better. During lunch at the beach, I found that food was not replenished fast enough, and many times they would run out of Jerk Chicken or there were huge line ups to get the chicken. The ala carte diners were nicely presented and tasty. I found the night shows were just ok. We really enjoyed the nightly specialty drinks, they always made some really nice drinks.

Beautiful resort

Nice and clean. ...the food was amazing but found the resort a little too big and not as personal...rarely saw the same staff member twice. Lots of things to do close by. The beach was nice and some good snorkeling by the nude beach.

Amazing resort

We were here for New Years - girls vacation. When we arrived we upgraded to the Luxury - Don Pablo section, but kept our room in the Golden section as it had the most amazing views of the pools and ocean. The luxury section was great - we ate at the a la carte restaurants every night except the first. This was a great feature. We also had use of the adults only pool - which when its a girls week away and you've left kids at home, this is very nice. There were cabanas for most guests, the drinks [... read more] and pool side service was fabulous. Food was very nice, and service in the restaurants was fabulous. You can't duplicate the friendly service of this place. It's a great all inclusive. All inclusives are NOT the same as high end a la carte travel. If you go knowing this, you'll enjoy yourself.

Average Spent good money NO WOW

Average rooms eh ocean view not a ah carpets stink hallway ocean nice barbeque lunch beach was nice entertainment eh overall 3plus. regretably paid to much for the value I expected much more been to punta and mexico far better service at other bahia this is the worst one in my oppinion and I am not that picky see for yourself

Gran Bahai Principe Runaway Bay...Beautiful Resort

A huge resort with lots to offer. Friendly hotel staff. Restaurants and Food were delicious with lots of options! The jerk chicken by the beach was amazing along with the guy at the bbq. LOL. Disappointed with our room. It was supposed to be OCEAN VIEW! Confirm you get an ocean view room at check in or you will look onto the parking lot.

So So beautiful.

This resort was amazing. It was very large however it felt like one big happy family. All staff were wonderful especially our "maid" . I loved the room , the ocean, the pool and yes the swim up bar. The food was spectacular. We have traveled to many all inclusive resorts but this by far was the best. Great job to all. Thank you!!!!

Decent but not what expected

The resort was nice but way too big. Took 6 mins to walk just from our room to the snack bar which was on the far western end of the resort. The service was satisfactory but I found some of the waiters/waitresses were expecting a tip no matter what kind of service they gave. I was not too pleased about this as You almost feel Guilty when they do that. I was specifically not impressed with the quality of food in the orchid buffet or other buffets for that matter; the food was 90% of the time cold [... read more] or hard as a rock. I understand the cultural difference but still was not happy with the selection or temperature of the food. The only times my girlfriend and I enjoyed the food, was the three a la cartes that were given to us. I also was not impressed with no beach area. They did have a small stretch but it was very rocky and not was I was hoping for. Our rooms were very nice and the bathroom was quite large which was nice for me and my girlfriend. Overall I liked jamaica but I'm not sure if I would go back to this resort.

Amazing resort

Amazing amenities. Clean, beautiful rooms. Grounds were impecable! Wide variety of food at buffets. Loved the theme approach. Excellent à la carte restaurants. Friendly staff who went above and beyond to make our stay as easy, simple and relaxing as possible.

Wonderful time

The resort is clean and lush. The people are attentive and friendly. The food at eh buffet is tasty with good variety... all amazing. I preferred the beach even though it is more pebblier than sandy. Wonderful time and sun!

Wonderful trip

Spent Christmas 2004 there. They made a special evening of it. Great food, beach, activities, etc. clean and spacious rooms. Front desk staff need a little heater, but otherwise everyone was very helpful.

Great place to chill with family

the hotel was great! clean and people were very freindly And the food was excellent ... I travelled with a picky teenager who just loved everything The entertainmenet aws very professional . The beach was well organized and the lounging areas were great .We had a great time .

Nice Resort

The Hotel itself is very nice, we booked an oceanview room and could see a bit of the ocean but the view was obstructed by large palm trees. The beach was a little small for those who like to walk along the beach. My partner slipped on the stairs one morning and spent two days in a wheelchair due to a sprained ankle, no one in the hotel even called to see how she was doing. Check in was very slow to wait in the line to book dinner reservations. We signed up to go to the 'time share' talk as we w [... read more]anted to get points for the salesgirls who work so hard but were told it would be 90 minutes, however, it was 3 hrs as they take you to breakfast which was annoying because it was in the regular buffet restaurant and we could have gone to the presentation after breakfast and we would have been done in 90 minutes. The pool is beautiful, very big and spreadout, however, if you do not get up before 8 to place a towel on your beachchair you will be out of luck. This is the most annoying part of these resorts, people hog the chairs by the pool and the beach and then never show up so the chair sits empty most of the day. There should be a better way to enforce the none reserving of chairs. The food was ok, nothing special for new years, the lobster was overcooked and tasteless, we didn't even finish our lobster tail, it was mushy. We were in one of the smaller restaurants, however, we heard the large buffett room had a nicer spread and there was some entertainment during dinner. One of the nicest looking resorts we have been to but the service and food were the same as many others. However, it was Jamaica and you have allow for Jamaican time I guess. Overall a good vacation.

Bahia Principe Runaway Bay

The grounds were beautiful and very well kept. The pools were amazing but our favourite was the beach...we spent each day there swimming and lounging in the shade. The jerk chicken was fabulous at the beach grill. Excellent service in all bars and restaurants. Really liked the huge deck area/bar on the front of the lobby but we would have liked to have more music for dancing there. The evening entertainment at the town square stage was good but the sound system could have been better. We really  [... read more]liked the steel band!

Excellent

Excellent resort.friendly staff.will definitely say only great things about resort and the people of Jamaica...will definitely return to Jamaica.........................................................

Great time with the fam !

Travelled Nov 14-21; there were 9 of us (3 children, 11, 10, 7). Lovely hotel, clean, service could have been a little better. Beach great but need water shoes. Ocean view rooms excellent. Food ok but not always hot enough and ran out of plates at the buffet quite often. Steak restaurant the best, Japanese very good as well. Italian good but not very Italian.

It's was the dream vacation amazing

Accommodation was excellent, the food was delicious and the service was great I would return at anytime and would also recommend it to anyone who is looking for a nice place to say with no hassle and great people. Activities thought out the day both a the pool and at the beach, the night life is good as well. There a saying in Jamaica no problems just situation well we feel that and was well taking care of the entire trip.

Great resort

We found it a bit loud and very busy. It is more for younger crowd. Disco was very loud the first night and kept us awake till it closed. Must of had complains as the rest of our time it was not as loud.

Excellent resort

This is a beautiful resort, the grounds were kept beautiful and clean, it is a very large place, lots of walking, the pool was always clean. Several restaurants to choose from, food was very good, you had many choices to choose from. Great evening entertainment on the terrace. Thank you Tripcentral for recommending this place. My only negative comment would be the stairs, for elderly people, like me, I found the stairs a little difficult to climb. They had elevators, but areas we had to wait a l [... read more]ong time for them. I would still go back.