Bahia Principe San Juan, Puerto Plata

...basically we went with the Bahia Principe Hotel in San Juan (on the North of the island) because the travel agent offered us the best rate for this one at the time. I am most definitely pleased she did though as I can't really fault the resort beyond a couple (and I do only mean a couple) of minor niggles. More on those later though. Firstly, let me get back to my holiday memories and review the hotel and the island.... Firstly, San Juan is classed ...
...sized town at that. Bahia Principe is actually just before the town anyway so chances are you'll not even see the town itself unless you go out on any excursions or go off wandering on your own. The resort itself is situated out and out of all other resorts (which appeared to be the norm for all resorts on the North of the island from what I saw on the excursions we went on). You'll be flying into Puerto Plata more than likely which is the main ...

Sarah_Louise 01.04.2006 · Read full review
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...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 Hacienda, a short road lined with shops bars and restaurants, the one at San Juan has a hairdressers, a jewellers, a snack bar, a disco, a 'hard rock' bar, the reps building internet access (for footy scores of course!) and various shops selling touristy stuff, postcards, beach towels.... ...
...The restaurants at Bahia Principe were great, the main restaurant is used for breakfast and lunch which are buffet style and cater for every appetite. A typical breakfast would offer cereal, toast and preserves, omelettes, fruit, continental croissants and breads or more traditional bacon and egg. Tea and coffees were available as were a variety of fruit juices. The variety at lunch and evening meals was too great to list but be assured even the ...

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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 ...
...freely give to you in expectancy of a small tip. Pools: There are 3 pools, the large one being slightly unappealing due to discolouration of the paint on the bottom and severe overcrowding, loungers up to 4 deep, but loads of room for swimming. The activities happen here, so gets a bit noisy i.e aerobics. 2 smaller pools much better and more peaceful - no activities. You could always find a lounger. Food: there was 1 very large dining room, and ...

Gizzyboy 08.07.2006 · Read full review
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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 ...
...too good I had to go outside to warm up one night! It was a standard room as we didn't know about the Hacienda Club rooms until later in the holiday however from talking to another guest on her 7th visit to the hotel there is very little difference between them. Both me and my hubby are fussy eaters so didn't try the speciality restaurants but we did find the buffet restaurant to offer more than adequate variety for breakfast lunch and dinner. Also ...

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...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. ...
...earthquake hit the island! Yep you read correctly earthquake! But do not worry that was the first they had in about 50 years! You should be safe for a while! Believe me you will not be disappointed at Bahia Principe- (the hotel even has its own theme tune!!!!) Enjoy..... ...

alexlou 13.11.2003 · Read full review
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I visited the Bahia Principe San Juan over Christmas 2007 until New Year 2008. Earlier in the year I had grave doubts about the holiday after reports of people hospitalised with food poisening, dirty rooms etc. Well, in retrospect I was there at the perfect time. All the rooms had been redecorated and a strict hygene regeme was in force such that all visitors to all the restaurants had to clean their hands with a cleaning gel before entering the ...
...Many times I would get my dinner and say to my wife or daughter "I did'nt see that, oh I love that". You get the idea, just too big a choice. The entertainment was not Broadway standard but that said, you dont get to rub shoulders with the stars after Phantom of the Opera. If you can accept the lack of polish, the pleasure is more than made up for by the charm of nice people working their socks off and doing their very best. During the day you ...

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My wife and myself holidayed here feb 2005. On arrival to the island and traveling through the various resorts en route to the hotel you notice how dirty the island is, it made you wonder how clean the hotel complex was gonna be. We were amazed on arrival to how spottlesly clean the complex was and how friendly and helpful the staff are. We tried to unload our own luggage from the coach but was stopped by the porter who we tipped at the airport who ...
...resort itself is huge with its own transport system which you can stop wherever you like! The rooms are big light and airy and well appointed with a hairdryer, aircon unit, a well stocked mini bar(which was refilled daily and if was running low you could phone reception and get it topped up early), sat TV. The hot water was sometimes a bit scarce if you showered to early or to late. The main restaurant was great for breakfast you could get eggs ...

wayney27 22.09.2005 · Read full review
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Visited here for 2 weeks in June 2007, and loved every second! Staff very helpful at all times, lots of activities (beach volleyball, water & beach aerobics, water sports, crazy games!). Can't wait to go back! ...

HannahMS 16.07.2007
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Just after i booked the holiday, i read up on a few reviews and wow i was a little shocked to what i was reading, this was my first holiday abroad and after reading what i had read i was really not looking forward to it, but when i arrived to the hotel i was very surprised everything i had read went right out the window, yeah the rooms are basic, but hey you only need to sleep in them, they are cleaned daily and the fridge is also stocked daily. ...
...and yeah you can only book the 3 resturants once a week, and i would strongly recommend the mediterrain its lovely, the service in all resturants is very good. the evening entertainment was also very good i really enjoyed some of the shows . the dominican people were very very friendly, the holiday was a fantastic experince and will be recommending it to all my friends i cant wait to go back , ...

flirtyfairy 14.06.2007 · Read full review
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...2006 and stayed at the Bahia Principe, we will not be going there again ! The hotel is huge with several restaurants and it's own nightclub. The food in the buffet restaurant was hit and miss - although we could normally find something to eat the food on offer was repetitive. Obviously the type of food served is limited by the sheer amount that needs to be prepared for the number of guests staying at the complex. The speciality restaurants, however, ...
...week (make sure that the seafood restaurant is one of them - the food is excellent and there are meat alternatives for those who dislike fish). Whilst we were at the hotel everyone we spoke to had suffered with an upset stomach so be prepared and take medication with you. Our main complaint was the general atmosphere of the place - although it is a caribbean island we felt like we was in Spain. It felt like "Chav city" !!! The rooms are OK in size ...

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