Bahia Principe San Juan, Puerto Plata

Back in January when I was getting pig-sick of the cold, miserable weather, I took it upon myself to set myself a mission. As I'd never been abroad and I've always wanted to go somewhere outside of the British Isles, I gently started to persuade my (then*) boyfriend to go down to the First Choice Holiday Hypermarket at the Team Valley Trading Estate. This didn't take TOO much persuasion. After flicking through some brochures, I got my heart set on the Dominican Republic as the temperatures suited me for March (our chosen time for our holiday). Average temperatures on the island are between ... more

As you drive down the coastal road past all the resort hotels along the northern coast you'll begin to worry like in that Thomsons (?) advert on the TV that you're driving past all the best hotels! Then as you drive through the less developed towns along the road you'll worry that you're going to end up stuck in some shack in the middle of no-where! But as you turn off the coast road just before reaching the town (village?) of San Juan and into the Bahia Principe grounds you'll wonder what all the worrying was about! As with the other Bahia Principe Hotel in Mexico you first drive down the ... more

Stayed between Jan 25 - 9 Feb as a party of four. We would rate this as almost a 4 ... say a 3.9, and not the 4+ as advertised by Airtours. We have been to the Dom Rep twice before, and also Kenya, Mexico, Tunisia and most Med destinations. We thought we would try the north coast of the Dom Rep this time after having previously visited the East twice…..which has much nicer beaches. Hotel: Grounds and reception areas are immaculate, they are constantly gardening, cleaning up and chopping down coconuts, which they will freely give to you in expectancy of a small tip. Pools: There are 3 pools ... more

My boyfriend and I took a holiday in September 2003 at Bahia Principe in Dominican Republic. Opting for an all-inclusive (to help stretch our budget) we were abit apprehensive due to some horror stories we'd heard about all-inclusive's in general. We booked through teletext so managed to get a decent deal. After a long day of travel (including 8 hour flight!) we were ready to collapse by the time we arrived. The first thing that struck us was the lavish grounds of the complex. Next came the charms of the wonderful staff who couldn't do enough for us!!! Our room was spacious and well air ... more

My husband and I booked to go here on the recommendation of friends for our honeymoon 15th sept 2008. From check in to check out we could not fault anything about the trip. From getting off the coach on arrival we had our bags taken to the room and we're given a fruit cocktail as we joined the line to check in. The guys on reception were fast and pleasant. Our room was spacious and comfortable with a lovely 'towel art' heart in the middle of the oversized double bed. The air con was good a little too good I had to go outside to warm up one night! It was a standard room as we didn't know about ... more