Hotel Overview
Specialty restaurants include exclusive dining within the resort, with a variety of international cuisines available. Experience tastes of the Mediterranean at Mediterraneo Restaurant, Italian at Portofino, Japanese/Peruvian cuisine at Nikkei Mashua, Japanese at Mikado, gourmet cuisine at Le Gourmet, international cuisine at Kukulcan, and so much more. You'll receive 3 à la carte dinners in any of these restaurants per week of stay.
The active traveler will enjoy a variety of watersports. Scuba lessons are included, as well as snorkeling, windsurfing, boogie boarding, and tennis. Children will enjoy the mini-club and water park while adults can relax in one of the large 30 person Jacuzzis. The spectacular pools and lush gardens and beautiful architecture provide the perfect backdrop. The nightly shows and performances are the perfect way to end each fun-filled day.
You'll also enjoy spacious rooms with safety deposit boxes and minibars, well-kept gardens, free 24-hour WiFi throughout the hotel, and lounge chairs, beach umbrellas, and towel service for the beach and pools.
Receive access to the à la carte restaurants of the Bahia Principe Grand Tulum (reservations required).
Stay at 1 and Play at 2: While staying at the Bahia Principe Grand Coba, you can enjoy the a la carte restaurants at Bahia Principe Grand Tulum.
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General Policies & Fine Print
Convention Policy - Individuals attending a convention cannot book this property for their stay. If found attending a convention, guests may be subject to higher room rates upon arrival.
Hotel Spring Break Policy - This hotel cannot guarantee a spring-break-free environment.
Transfer Policy - A price may display when children stay free, if your vacation includes transfer to your hotel.
General Information - Room taxes and service fees are included in vacation price.
Minimum night stay restrictions may apply.
Reservation changes may not be permitted unless authorized by the hotel.
Customer Ratings & Reviews
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17675 reviews
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Dec 21, 2024About Coba
I travelled together with my 5 years old. Hotel was very nice,big in the beginning we need to remember where we stay but after couple of days it was easy :) so no problems to walk around. our room was big, bed was comfy and big, bathroom had bathtub and with big tubs of shampoo balsam and duschreme so I didn't need to bring that with me. There is hair drier. We had cleaning every day. I think it was 1 day they didn't come. We had new towels every day and mini bar was refilled every day. The food was very good at food truck and buffet restaurant was good there is of course some food we liked and some not depends on your taste. My kid was most happy with breakfast at buffet lunch at food truck or snack restaurant and dinner at buffet restaurant. Drinks was good, milk was good. The animals was very cute and friendly. Staff are very nice and friendly and helpful. Many guests that stay at hotel are from Kanada they were super sweet. The beach was nice too, easy to go there with this small cars, its both sand and stones in the sea. Warm temperature in the sea, in the pool areas it could be little cold sometimes but it was ok. Some days in pool was almost like in the sea especially after rain. The kids waterpark was amazing fun many slides my kid loved it. Kids club was great she wanted be there one whole day and they send u photos of what they are doing on WhatsApp. In the evening they perform some days from what they were rehursle during the day. Very good entertainment both from kids club and then circus, magic show and other shows. If you want to buy chips or candy or other regular supermarket stuff you go to Oxxo that was the only thing i think was annoying, 12 us dollars for chips... Otherwise we were very satisfied with our stay in Mexico we filled safe and enjoyed every day. Don't forget have umbrella in your room you get it in reception. We were there 2 weeks and it was raining maybe 4 days. Good to have. Im very happy we chose this resort. And I could come back here again. :) Thank u!
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Dec 20, 2024
Great for relaxing but not for night life
Pros • Selection of pools and wirlpools • Wildlife • Seperate vegetarian section • Premium drinks available • English widely spoken by staff • Staff are friendly • Tui staff on site and happy to help • Al a carte Indian restaurant had an amazing vegetarian meal • Great selection of vegetarian food in buffet restaurant, but will need to look around. • Foam party in the pool • Free shuttles around hotel, shopping complex (but expensive), and beach • Beach has geo tubes to prevent strong waves and seaweed problem. Wish I went to the beach sooner if I knew there was no seaweed problem. • Free deckchairs on the beach • Can call a free pick up from the hotel to the lobby when checking out so they collect luggage. • Clean and comfortable room. Cons • Vegetarian section was the same every day. It consisted of eggs and boiled veg for breakfast and Indian food for dinner. Would have been nice if there was a different main vegetarian meal each day in the vegetarian section. • Night life was mainly a singer singing in Spanish • 2 hrs away from the airport • Little vegetarian options in other al a carte restaurants, other than Indian. • Fridge in room was only stocked with 1 coke, 1 Fanta, 1 water and 1 beer a day. I asked if I could have several bottles of coke, which was provided that day, but not restocked.
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Dec 20, 2024
Nice place
We had an amazing time there, the people are so friendly, and everyone there is so helpful and makes sure that your time there is the best. It would be impossible to say enough good things about everyone from the Kids club (Juli, Velaria, Jasmine, Ami, Cynthia, Karla). They are unbelievably talented and provide awesome entertainment for kids. My favorite restaurant in Akumal is Dolce Vita , amazing service and great food.
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Dec 18, 2024Consistently Good Value
This was our 8th time staying at the Grand Bahia Principe resort, 4 time specifically at Coba. GBP continues to live up to our expectations for consistently good service and food. All of the staff from the buffet (shout out to Jose, Antonio, Aure and their teams for making us feel like family), the beach bar tenders, the lobby bar servers, and the a la carte servers were friendly and attentive. The buffet has good variety daily. Some a la cartes were better than others, which is normal for most hotels. We really enjoyed the food and decor at Hindú Restaurant Thali, which we hadn't tried during previous stays. Mediterraneo was food was good, though the space could use a refresh. We liked the decor of Tequila, but were not sold on the buffet-like concept, as the previous sitdown menu included more variety. Some of us had better meals than others at Le Gourmet (lamb was good, steak not so much). The hotel still has a more authentic Mexican feel given the room finishes and common area designs; however, if you're expecting a modern-style hotel, this is not the place for you. The hotel has a great waterpark for those with kids. Overall, we feel we received good value for the $ spent and would return for a similar price.
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Dec 17, 2024Disappointing food and drinks
We travelled as a grandma, husband and pregnant wife, and a 3 year old. There were lots of things that we enjoyed but a lot of specific issues that made our visit unpleasant. Let’s start with the pros.. The staff was incredible. Everyone we interacted with was friendly, helpful and kind. The a-la-Carte dinners that we had were very good, and had a wide variety of options. We were there for my mother’s birthday and the staff went above and beyond to make the dinner very special with a little fire show for dessert. The pools and waterpark were great, and we always had access to chairs. That all being said, there were quite a few things that I would consider to be cons.. First of all, the resort is quite run down. Every little nook and cranny is cracked or poorly repaired, and overall it does not look well kept. Railings on the pool bridges and around the lobby are being eaten by termites and destroyed by mushrooms and fungus. The drinks were disappointing to say the least. Everything was made with a premade mix, no real fruit or fruit juices, and liquor was quite cheap and you could taste it. There was also massive inconsistencies in the bartender’s knowledge or capabilities. One would make a drink completely different, missing ingredients or using different ones than others. You had to know exactly what was in the drink prior to ordering and clarify that to each server. Although the food at the a-la-carte was good, the buffets and snack bars were disappointing. You cannot take food away, which is challenging when you have a toddler. Anyone with a kid knows that they may not eat instantly and being able to bring it to the room is a huge help. You could usually find a couple items that were edible but all four of the people in our party would grab a plate, get back to the table and realize that 70% was inedible. Cheese sauce tasted like cheese wiz, and was watery one day and chunky the next. There was never an egg dish that we would eat, as the fried eggs were crispy, and the scrambled eggs were soaking wet. The only guaranteed edible breakfast food was bacon, but you had to circle like a hawk to be there when the employee brought a new tray out, and then wait in line because it would clear out in minutes. We were only allowed to book 3 a-la-carte dinners, and very quickly got sick of the buffet during our week stay. That being said, even if we were allotted more dinners, I don’t think we would have been able to book any as the restaurants were all booked up unless we could dine at 9pm as individuals. Unless there were some pretty significant changes and updates, we would not stay here again.
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