Punta Cana - Gran Bahia Principe Punta Cana

WOW!!! Bottom line: Everyone ther goes out of their way to assure you have a great stay....and you will!!! .. More>

WOW!!! Bottom line: Everyone ther goes out of their way to assure you have a great stay....and you will!!!

Thanks for the highest level of organization.Yuri and Zina .. More>

Thanks for the highest level of organization.Yuri and Zina

I always use Apple Vacations when ever I trvel. They are so helpful and do everything they say. When you go with them, just relax and enjoy! .. More>

I always use Apple Vacations when ever I trvel. They are so helpful and do everything they say. When you go with them, just relax and enjoy!

It was very nice we had great service. We picked this resort because we had been at the one in Maya Riveria and loved it. .. More>

It was very nice we had great service. We picked this resort because we had been at the one in Maya Riveria and loved it.

our stay was very good-only wished we had brought a clock for our room and a "sippy cup" for the pool. Beach and pools were very nice. Would recommend this resort. .. More>

our stay was very good-only wished we had brought a clock for our room and a "sippy cup" for the pool. Beach and pools were very nice. Would recommend this resort.

I was more than a little disappointed in the hotel generally. For this kind of price I don't expect to be served drinks out of 10oz. disposable cups. The wait/bar staff didn't often seem interested in trying very hard. To top it off, despite two visits to the bell station ahead of time, they fai .. More>

I was more than a little disappointed in the hotel generally. For this kind of price I don't expect to be served drinks out of 10oz. disposable cups. The wait/bar staff didn't often seem interested in trying very hard. To top it off, despite two visits to the bell station ahead of time, they failed to pick us up for our departure bus and we were forced to hitch a ride with empty shuttle. Overall, we found this to be a second rate operation.

This is our second visit to Bahia Pricipe Punta Cana! We loved our first visit so much in May '11, we booked our destination wedding there for March '12! We had 40 guests come with us! The hotel, beach, & pools are absolutely beautiful! The staff literally works all day & through the night .. More>

This is our second visit to Bahia Pricipe Punta Cana! We loved our first visit so much in May '11, we booked our destination wedding there for March '12! We had 40 guests come with us! The hotel, beach, & pools are absolutely beautiful! The staff literally works all day & through the night to keep everything in pristine condition. The food caters more towards the European pallet & wasn't adored by all of our guests! Our wedding was gorgeous! At times, we struggled with communication issues & it's best if you know a little Spanish! All in all, our trip was amazing, thank you!

The bahia principe was an adequet hotel overall. There claim is that they are the biggest property in Punta Cana but I believe this is to their diservice. The lobby is far from the beach and you need to take a shuttle to get around. The walk is not far but after doing it for 7 days in a row by calv .. More>

The bahia principe was an adequet hotel overall. There claim is that they are the biggest property in Punta Cana but I believe this is to their diservice. The lobby is far from the beach and you need to take a shuttle to get around. The walk is not far but after doing it for 7 days in a row by calves and feet were killing me. At the end of everyday by ankles and feet were swollen and I'm not an out of shape person. The cleanliness of the hotel is impeccable and this is why I would give it a good rating overall. There were always staff out cleaning and upkeeping the grounds. The maid service was great and they were there everyday to clean the room and stock the fridge. The minibar left a bit to desire. They stock it with a few sodas, one or two waters, and two beers a day. We were lucky that our maid put 4-5 beers per day in the room. There were no liquor in the mini fridge which was a bit of a disappointment. The food was the area of the most complaint and dissatisfaction that we had with our trip. The buffet is quite large and again I think this is to their discredit. They are trying to offer too many items and they are not good quality. Instead of offer a more select choice and be more quality. I found the choices to be quite americanized. When I go on vacation to another country I want to try different foods and food from the local cuisine. There was not much of that at all. Luckily with the Golden Club we were able to get an extra night at the restaurants. We heard from other guests whichs restaurants to avoid as the food wasn't as good. WE ate at the Italian, Garden Grill 2 times, and the Japanese restaurant- which was the best food the entire trip. If we had not been part of the golden club we would have had a very difficult time booking our restaurants. We were fortunate enough to have a wonderful concierge, Karen, who was able to get us in to the restaurants of our choice and the times we wanted. Overall, the resort was good and would get a better rating if the food was a par above. I have been on cruises before and the buffet food was great. Perhaps they just need new ideas and feedback to know what to change. The omelet, pancake, and crepe station at breakfast was a life saver!!

My wife and I actually won this trip from WOGL 98.1 and decided to extend it a few days. We are avid scuba divers and the dive shop and staff were wonderful. They made sure we were save at all times yet they were quite humorous as well. The hotel staff were attentive and went all out to help with w .. More>

My wife and I actually won this trip from WOGL 98.1 and decided to extend it a few days. We are avid scuba divers and the dive shop and staff were wonderful. They made sure we were save at all times yet they were quite humorous as well. The hotel staff were attentive and went all out to help with whatever we needed. I would definitely return to this resort.

Hotel Rooms were dimly lit. It was very hard to actually see in the bathrooms. Shower had poor water flow rate. I know these items may be hard to rectify as power and water are valuable and expensive commodities on an island with so much tourism demand. .. More>

Hotel Rooms were dimly lit. It was very hard to actually see in the bathrooms. Shower had poor water flow rate. I know these items may be hard to rectify as power and water are valuable and expensive commodities on an island with so much tourism demand.

We were quite impressed with the Gran Bahia Principe. The staff is very friendly, although we don't speak spanish so there were a few times we had trouble communicating. The hotel and grounds are kept extremely clean and the shows were good, just long enough without being too long. I would recom .. More>

We were quite impressed with the Gran Bahia Principe. The staff is very friendly, although we don't speak spanish so there were a few times we had trouble communicating. The hotel and grounds are kept extremely clean and the shows were good, just long enough without being too long. I would recommend it to anyone, especially people seeking a vacation where there will be treated with a little royalty!

Just returned home from the Gran Bahia Principe Punta Cana and had a fabulous trip. We stayed in the Royal Golden section this time which is closest to the beach. This was our third time to this... More>

Just returned home from the Gran Bahia Principe Punta Cana and had a fabulous trip. We stayed in the Royal Golden section this time which is closest to the beach. This was our third time to this resort over the years and it remains to be wonderful. Our previous times were on the Bavaro section. We were literally 5 steps to the main pool, the beach, the beach buffet (which serves as an a la carte in the evening and later a late night munchie area) as well as 5 steps to their resort "people mover" trollies. We were in number 20 room 106. That being said, you do not need to stay in Royal Golden at this resort. We just happened to get the Royal Golden package for the same price as the regular package price, so we took it. This resort is beautiful, well laid out, easy to manuver, and well landscaped. There are 4 sections to this property yet it does not give you a sense of being too big. Everything is easy to get to without a lot of walking. They have managed to supply enough loungers at the pools and at the beach that within 5 minutes of looking you can find a place to lay your towel without having to get up early to do so. The resort itself is laid out in a way that the trollies stop within a short walk of where ever you need to be. Everything is very clean on the whole property, the staff work very hard keeping it this way and do a fabulous job. The food is wonderful, from the buffets to the a la cartes, and the snacks. Everything was well cooked, cold if it should be, hot if it should be too. We ate at the Spanish a la carte one evening, ordered the Beef Florentine, asked for the steak to be well done, when it came you could literally cut it with a butter knife, that's how tender it was. The waiters do a fabulous job with the tables, very prompt and polite. We also ate at the Italian, American Grill, and the beach BBQ. All were very good, though the beach BBQ was more buffet than a la carte. All bartenders are wonderful as well, and are very fast serving the people, especially at the pool areas. Drinks are made to order and they never forgot what you like to drink when they saw your face. If you are at pool #4 look for Hugo and Miquel, they made our 8 day stay awesome. I looked forward everyday to seeing them. The entertainment staff on the resort, around the pool area, was great as well, always a laugh there. The nightly entertainment was good too, same as most resorts, but well done. This resort property offers two venues though, one at the theatre and one at the open air square afterwards. Then on to the disco if you like. We did not do any excursions this time as we just wanted to relax and unwind. On past trips to Punta Cana we did the Outback Safari, the Saona Island catamaran tour, Marinarium tour, and their zipline tour. I would highly recommend all of these to those who have not done them. If you are looking for good Larimar jewelry for a decent price, look for Alexes on the beach. He works with the GBP resort, will have their beige property shirt on, with his name on it. He will have a tray, with the items on it, and they are nice, and he does not pressure you to buy. Once a week there is a resort flea market set up on tables in front of the lobby. These guys have red shirts on the say GBP as well, but they DO pressure you to buy. There is also a flea market area inside the open air square daily, to avoid these guys shop in the shops that form the outer sides of the square, prices are set there. What more can I say... fabulous resort, great people, awesome food, clean property, wonderful time... ENJOY!

We went back to this resort, March 23rd-April 6th ,2012, after a wonderful stay last year! Last year we spent a week with our close friends, then the rest of the family and friends arrived for our... More>

We went back to this resort, March 23rd-April 6th ,2012, after a wonderful stay last year! Last year we spent a week with our close friends, then the rest of the family and friends arrived for our daughter's wedding. This year, along with our close friends, we spent another two weeks. The main purpose of this year's vacation south, was to get out of our cold Canadian winter, and most of all, to partake in lots of rest and relaxation! My husband and I walked throughout the resort in the mornings and evenings, walked the beaches, swam in both the ocean and pools, and just relaxed, thats what we came for! The Royal Golden checkin was completed on the bus this year, this was much more efficient than last year! They made us aware that our rooms wouldn't be ready, so to go ahead and have lunch, we had our arm bands on by then. We went to the Royal Golden lounge after we arrived at the resort. We arranged for our safe, and went through the a la cartes that we had pre booked, had lunch and then our rooms were ready. We noticed a few other changes this year, which added to our stay. There were BBQ hotdogs at the beach bar for lunch, so if you didn't want to go to Picis of the main buffet, this was another alternative. There were also platters of cheese, cold meat, crackers, olives and peanuts in the main lobby by 6:45 PM. This was a nice addition to go with your pre dinner drink, whether you were going to the main buffet or an a la carte. We also found, you could have champagne at the lobby bar, in the buffet and at the a la cartes, another nice change from last year. We had pre booked for seven a la cartes during our two week stay, got six reservations on arrival and made another one for later the second week. We went to the Garden Grill, Los Olas, Il Cappricio, El Mason, El Pescador and the Maiko. They were all very good, liked the fact that you could have your meal cooked to order. The cooking table show at Maiko was excellent, but our only complaint was too much salt in the main course, appetrizers, soup and dessert were wonderful. We had a lovely surprise on our second week, our daughter and son-in-law surprised us, they were the ones that had gotton married here last year. We had a reservation for El Mason that evening, checked with the Royal Golden to add two more people to our reservation, as it was after 2:00 PM, it was too late to do so. The six of us went, it was a 6:30 reservation, and after a little discussion at the door with the hostess and maitre d, we went in and had dinner. We were lucky perhaps.....as we had an early reservation and the restaurant was virtually empty. We had a lovely fruit tray, two tee shirts and a small bottle of rum in our room on arrival. The frig was well stocked, loved the coffee to take to the beach in the morning! Fresh linens, fresh towels, twice a day, once with the initial cleaning of our room and the second time with turn down service, toiletries replenished as required. I had arranged to have a birthday cake for dinner at the buffet on the Punta Cana side, for my husband. It was the evening after our daughter and her husband arrived, they were staying on the Bavaro side of the resort. We were able to eat at their buffet, but they apparently they were unable to eat on the Punta Cana side. Karen at the Royal Golden arranged to have the cake sent to the Bavaro buffet and we celebrated there. Both of the buffets have the same theme night, each night, so it wasn't any different. It is a very large resort, so be aware, but there are the trolleys for those who require them. There are no elevators, so if you are handicapped, or have young children with strollers, you would require a ground level suite. The towel games go on at both the beach and pools, although it seems towel games go on everywhere! We won't be coming back, as its time to move on to another adventure! A Bahia resort in the future, who knows, but certainly would recommend this one, or another Bahia somewhere else!

We have stayed at the Principe, the Ambar and the Esmerelda complexes and have only good things to say about the service, rooms and food. Excellent choice in any of the complexes. Having a room... More>

We have stayed at the Principe, the Ambar and the Esmerelda complexes and have only good things to say about the service, rooms and food. Excellent choice in any of the complexes. Having a room either far from the beach or restaurants is not a problem as they have shuttles going back and forth every couple of minutes and its very enjoyable to jsut sit, realx and talk with the others on the little "trains". Would go back in a heartbeat. Pierre in Ottawa

The resort is very clean and beautifuly maintained. There is a huge buffet and alot of variety in a la carte restaurants. The resort is very big and they provide a shuttle to the beach. The only... More>

The resort is very clean and beautifuly maintained. There is a huge buffet and alot of variety in a la carte restaurants. The resort is very big and they provide a shuttle to the beach. The only downside to this resort is that its over crowded at the beach and pools. I think that people were getting up at 7 to put out towels, so it made it difficuly sometimes to find a place to sit and relax. Overall my second time at the resort, loved it!

My husband , daughter (10) and I stayed at the Royal Golden building 9 for 14 days April 2012. It was a fantastic resort , food was wounderful staff very kind and helpful. Best part was beach... More>

My husband , daughter (10) and I stayed at the Royal Golden building 9 for 14 days April 2012. It was a fantastic resort , food was wounderful staff very kind and helpful. Best part was beach , pools were great. Only by personal choice did we not like one alacarte . This was the Mediterranean . All the others were so great. I would return to this resort again .