Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: Awesome stay at the Bahia Principe!!!

Awesome stay at the Bahia Principe El Portillo! My husband and I traveled with another couple. They honoured our request to stay in the same building block. The entertainment team was amazing - always looking to make the guests laugh and brought positive energy. The fitness (e.g., water aerobics, yoga) classes were great! The beach is absolutely beautiful - very clean and private. The pool is awesome - never feels crowded and just the right temperature. We also really enjoyed the food - even the [... read more] buffet had a nice selection! The rooms are dated but clean and we spent most of the time outside of the rooms anyway. Overall, awesome value for your money!!

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: The perfect vacation

Bahia Principe Grand El Portillo was the perfect vacation for my group! The food was fantastic with endless selection (including lots of bacon), grounds were beautiful, entertainment team was fun and lively, and we had a fantastic time throughout! There was always something to do or explore, and the value is amazing! I will return to this resort in the future and look forward to visiting other Bahia Principe resorts as a result of my positive experience here!

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: not the same

Second visit. First was in 2017 when the hotel was new. We loved it on first visit but disappointed this time. The beach is still fantastic and the food was great but the rooms have been neglected and the hotel became noisy with all the evening entertainment. Service is random and chaotic. I would agree with 4-star rating six years ago but now is rather 3-star.

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Great quaint adults only resort

It was our first time at this resort and found it very nice, quiet and relaxing. It's a small resort where everything is easy and quick to get to. Our room was 3301 which is right by the buffet, lobby and lobby bar. The room was a newer room and it was one of the best rooms we've ever had in all our years of traveling (23 yrs). The beach was very nice, the water was not calm at all that week (like in some pics we've seen online where the water was very calm and clear). There were som [... read more]e crazy waves which made it fun but you always had to be on guard or you'd get hit and knocked over and in no time you'd be under water so there was no relaxing in the water. It has a great beach to walk long distance on. It rained 4 days out of the full 6 days we were there and our last 2 full days, my husband got sick from the food. His second day being sick he went to the medical center on the resort. They hooked him up to IV fluids with meds, did blood work, urine and fecal tests to make sure he was ok to fly back home. All tests came back negative so they figured it was something he ate. We believe it was the Caesar salad from one of the a-la-carte restaurants we ate at the night before he got sick. We ate the same food except for that. The medical staff were awesome and very knowledgeable. They would come to our room and check on the IV, change it and give him more meds (thank you Dr. Ana Santos and nurse Luisa). The food is so-so, you don't go hungry and neither do the cats. If you don't like animals around you when eating, this place may not be for you. The buffet and the one outdoor a-la-carte restaurant has cats that hang out around the tables. We are not pool people so can't really comment about the pool. We would most likely return to this resort at some point.

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: Had a good time

The hotel has a lot of amenities, restaurants pool beaches, and they are very close to one another. You don't have to walk too much to get around. The food is good, lots of variety. I liked the French restaurant.

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: I love everything!

Great and friendly staff, good food and drinks, fun entertainment. Rooms look pretty old however we didn't spend time there. Matress is comfortable. Territory is very beatiful and good maintained. You can walk along the beach far enough. I would spend more time, it was very sad to leave.

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: Amazing Resort and Trip

This trip was amazing from start to finish. The hotel staff was so accomodating and made everything so easy, from the quick check in to the never ending selection of food. This Hotel and the staff made this experience amazing.

The Eurostars Grand Cayacoa: comfortable & great service !

prompt attention - we has issues and it was taken care of right away with great attention for us. Ms Maria Green , manager at the reception desk ajd her crew - amazing and very friendly. Mr Basilio and Andres at the buffet - always pleasant and friendly with amazing smiles

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: Getting worse every year

We are returning visitors since 2019. This hotel is getting worse every year as I’ve heard also from other people. No dry towels after rain, no bell boys to help with luggage, no one told us we can check in online in the bus so we had to wait an hour with small children to be checked in, food is not good anymore, no hot water to make tea, coffee machines always broken, no entertainment for children and no one cares about your requests. We won’t be going to Dominican anymore.

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: Great time at this resort !

My family and I had a wonderful time at this resort. We had a toddler and grandparents with us and everyone’s needs were met. The water park for kids was fantastic, our daughter had a ton of fun. The beach was full of chairs and wonderful to take a long walk on. The food was great with tons of variety, and always plenty of it. Staff was friendly and accommodating and rooms were comfy. We would definitely bring our family back to this resort.

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: Amazing beach

Stayed at Bahia principe El Portillo for two weeks. We had a wonderful time The food was good and so was the service Beautiful beaches!! The rooms are dated and need to be renovated. Premium alcohol is extra charge not included. Overall we had a good time and will probably re visit in the future

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Relaxers Palace

Well groomed and maintain grounds. Food top notch too many choices for a 3 day stay. Rooms ok and clean not a cramped space. Uncrowded hotel with lots of land and beachfront land and chairs.to go with it.

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: RELAXING

EXTREMLY WELL MAINTAINED RESORT, CLOSE TO SAMANA AIRPORT WITH CONFIDENT AND, WELCOMING STAFF WORKING AS A TEAM TO INSURE THEIR EFFORTS ARE REWARDED FOR BY THE PAYING CUSTOMER. ROUGH BUT BEAUTIFUL BEACH

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Would Recommend this Resort!

Stayed at this resort November 2023 and it was well worth the money. The resort was very clean and well cared for. Long beach and beautiful clear blue water! Food was good as far as quantity and variety. Restaurants always available. We stayed in the Vibe room which was clean, sheets changed every 3 days or upon request. We had problems with getting English TV stations which never was resolved before we left. Also it was advertised as ocean view but in reality “no” vibe room has ocean v [... read more]iew unless you are a Vive member. Staff was always friendly and willing to help. I would highly recommend and would go back!

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Viva Samana!

Luscious grounds with inviting loungers and cabanas. Lovely layout of resort. Excellent service; although Checkin could’ve been more organized. Excellent a la carte restaurants! Animation team is the highlight of the resort!

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: Great Resort

Great food, spotless rooms, beautiful beach and pools. The resort is not new but very well maintained. Our group did have issues with room key cards not working multiple times. This was a hassle as the trip back to the main lobby to get new key cards for our rooms was not short. When you are ready to head back to your room to have a shower before dinner or to turn in for the night a trip back to the lobby to get access to your room is not welcomed.

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: Nice Beach

We did enjoy our stay. Nice beach, rooms nice and clean with comfy beds. Buffet excellent, however, the 3 restuarants you needed to book were awful. The food and service could do with improvement. Overall staff were friendly, but needs some improvement on Customer Service.

Viva V Samana by Wyndham: Amazing resort

This is a nice, clean ,quiet hotel with a beautiful public area, beautiful restaurant and a buffet where we enjoyed our meals. The entertainment is very good. The beach is gorgeous. We walked for hours along the beach.This is a best place to relax.

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: 3 star resort, not higher

The resort is extremely understaffed. The rooms are quite dated, each room has issues. For example, our shower was broken, water facets were covered in rust and our AC control unit was defective. Our friend's TV was broken, another friend's AC was moldy, and so on and so forth. They make you change rooms and you discover different issues in each new room and have to move again. This doesn't feel like having a vacation. The food was okay, but again, we had to get our own water, coffee, and tea,  [... read more]because there was not enough staff to help us. The beach itself is okay, but there are a lot of rocks in the water, which makes swimmable spots crowded with people.

Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo: Great Trip!

Beautiful property - friendly staff! Entertainment and bar staff were amazing! Buffet was great. Greek was my least favourite of the restaurant dinners, butt was still good. Rooms were good, always cleaned and ready when you came back from the pool/beach. Beach was fantastic. We had 2 bad days of rain and the entertainment crew still made it fun! Yovanni helped us with our breathtaking tour to El Limon Waterfall and gave us great local day trip ideas.