Luxury Bahia Principe Runaway Bay

The staff was extremely friendly and made the biggest difference in our stay. The rooms and resort are beautiful, but the pleasant staff is what would bring us back rather than choose another resort... More>

The staff was extremely friendly and made the biggest difference in our stay. The rooms and resort are beautiful, but the pleasant staff is what would bring us back rather than choose another resort. The only thing I would change is earlier dinner reservations. Normally, our reservations were 8 or 8:30 pm, which is later than we preferred.

A nice resort. Clean. Well maintained grounds. Friendly staff. Good food. Great pools. Lively activity staff. Evening entertainment, good. Clean room with excellent cleaning staff. Loved swimming in... More>

A nice resort. Clean. Well maintained grounds. Friendly staff. Good food. Great pools. Lively activity staff. Evening entertainment, good. Clean room with excellent cleaning staff. Loved swimming in the ocean on the beach. Would rate this resort a 4 star.

Just got back from a 2 week stay at the Luxury Bahia in Runaway Bay, Jamaica, Feb 7-21. We had a great time with very few negatives. We stayed in the adults only section in building 24, room 24610... More>

Just got back from a 2 week stay at the Luxury Bahia in Runaway Bay, Jamaica, Feb 7-21. We had a great time with very few negatives. We stayed in the adults only section in building 24, room 24610 which overlooked the construction taking place next door. Not the best view but our room was lovely. Although there was some noise in the mornings since we didn't spend much time there so it didn't bother us. Our greatest disappointment was with the beach, as there was very little if it. As for the positives, they far outweighed the negatives. Firstly, all the staff were great!! We had breakfast every morning in the Palmyra restaurant. Casheen Smith become our regular waitress. She anticipated our needs before we could even think to ask for anything. She was wonderful, friendly yet professional. Anthony, who also worked there was great. The nightly entertainment on the patio outside of the lobby bar was exceedingly good. Also give the Don Pablo restaurant a try as the Chateaubriand is to die for! My overall rating is 8/10

First time in Jamaica and at a 5* adults only (GBP Don Pablo Collection in Runaway Bay) end of Jan. Expectations were high. We thought that this adults only would be a separate building (like... More>

First time in Jamaica and at a 5* adults only (GBP Don Pablo Collection in Runaway Bay) end of Jan. Expectations were high. We thought that this adults only would be a separate building (like Iberostar) and not just an adults only section and segregated areas for rooms, a restaurant, a pool and beach. For us, this adults only is not worth the extra money. We booked 6 months in advance and asked for an oceanview and got a noisy construction view (bldg 24). We did not ask to move as we got in very late and had no time for that. There was an odour of sewage in our room, we told the front desk and later in the day someone put incense and a candle in our room?..no follow-up from anyone. There were happy and unhappy/unfriendly/inattentive servers (in spite of tips), and the waiting and not getting served at the swim-up bar was annoying. The bars ran out of rum several times, unacceptable for pina coladas! Continuous breakfast invitation for a ?membership? was annoying. Multi-type coffee machines (like in a cafeteria) in bars and restaurants for a 5*? We had been told by many people that the food was better than Cuba and DR, but for us the jerk chicken was not worth the extra money??.and beaches don?t compare at all. Service industry in general needs a make-over!

Overall experience staying at the Luxury Bahia Principe was POSITIVE. There were a couple of issues that did arise; however, it didn't ruin what turned out to be a great vacation. PROS: THE... More>

Overall experience staying at the Luxury Bahia Principe was POSITIVE. There were a couple of issues that did arise; however, it didn't ruin what turned out to be a great vacation. PROS: THE PEOPLE working at the resort (Holly, Lionel, Nickesha and many other whose names I didn't catch) . The quality of service was well above and beyond what I expected and what I have experienced in the past. Everyone was helpful and eager to ensure that our stay was fun, relaxing and memorable. The ROOM we stayed in was clean and pretty (canopy beds). The FOOD was above average for an all-inclusive resort. A wide variety of different types of food. We did the Dunn's River Falls climb (so much fun! note: bring your own water shoes, unless you want to 'rent' a pair from the tour company). We also did the Bob Marley 9-Mile tour (awesome!!) Great insight into the life of The Legend as a child and you see first hand the origin of some of the references in the lyrics of his music. CONS: Not much of a BEACH near the resort. Mostly rocks at the shore at the foot of the resort. You would have to walk a bit of a distance along the shore to reach actual sand. The AIR CONDITIONING in our room was not working on the first day. Resort maintenance had to be called to fix it, which they did quickly. The ROOM VIEW wasn't pretty. There is construction underway right now (expansion of the resort?). Seeing the progress so far (just digging from what I can tell), my guess would be this construction will be ongoing for the next several months. The room view wasn't a real 'con'. It wasn't like we stayed out on our balcony all day. Also, you could always request a room with a view.