Bahia Principe Grand Samana

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1559 reviews

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  A well-kept promise

  We decided to celebrate New Year's Eve 2025 in the Dominican Republic, at a place where we could enjoy both natural scenery and a good hotel. Choosing BAHIA PRINCIPE GRAND SAMANA was the best decision we could have made. From the moment we arrived until the very last second we were there, each and every one of their staff made us feel special and that they truly cared about us. During our first dinner, Basilio from the hospitality team told us that their goal was to make each moment special, and he was not lying. Everyone, including him, Marielba, Margarita, Jose Antonio, Yrineo, Maria Leticia, Maxuel, Pedro, Luis Joely, Alejandro, Mayelin, Nely, Víctor, and the others whose names I couldn’t collect, made our stay a wonderful experience. We are very grateful for the amazing time we had; thank you.

  Jan 07, 2025
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  Relaxing week in Samana

  Sharing this review, fairly lengthy but hope you find it helpful as I struggled to find good info before our travels. Travelled to Bahia principe grand samana adults only all inclusive December 26, 2024 to January 2, 2025. Overall small resort (as advertised) and I don’t think was full the whole time we were there. Very quiet, not busy at all. No on site activities at the pool or beach, so it is a relaxing place. If you are looking for a party or lots of activities, this is not your place. There were several facilities at the resort that were not open. The sunset grill, and some bar and grill looking things at the main entrance that were not open, I assume because the resort was not full. But overall good resort if you are looking for a relaxing week. Lots of stairs, I would not recommend for anyone with mobility issues. Firstly- we booked all inclusive, and did not encounter anyone else in our week who was not all inclusive. Contrary to some of the reviews here, IT IS all inclusive, and although there were up charges available for certain drinks and food if you choose to indulge, we never encountered an issue with any on the all inclusive inclusions, and never had to pay extra for any food or drinks. ROOMS- we arrived very late at midnight. Small shuttle from the airport that took about an hour and fifteen minutes to get to the resort. Check in was fine, it was late and the buffet was closed, they had put a plate of meat and cheese in our room for our arrival. Room was clean, only downfall was the bathroom. Small and very dated. So much silicone around the tub, which was chipping and looked old, but clean. Bed was very firm, lots of pillows. Room was clean and daily cleaning service was good. Refilled the fridge with beer, pop and bottled water every day. You can hear the road noise in the rooms, but quiet at night, air conditioning worked well. Ocean view was amazing from the room, we were on the second floor. POOL- pool was good, lots of chairs, had to move around for sun/shade depending on time of day and what you are looking for. BEACH-beach was great, but small, Also lots of chairs, hard to find shade in the morning though. Waves were big, and crashed into shore, depending on the day, but nice to swim after you got past the break. A lot of road noise at the beach, as the road is above the beach. Being so small, there is no food, drinks or bathrooms at the beach. FOOD & RESTAURANTS - buffet breakfast was the standard all inclusive fare, omelettes, eggs, bacon, sausage fruit, toast, pastry, grilled veg etc. always good and the egg and omelette chefs were great! Buffet lunch only served at the one small pool/beach restaurant. Quite small but we never had a problem whether we wanted to sit indoors or outdoors. Food was good, chicken, fish, hotdogs and hamburgers and vegetables. They served drinks from the pool and wine and beer bar with lunch if you wanted. Dinner at the buffet was quite good, and we enjoyed it. Fresh grill with meat and fish, fresh made pasta bar and the many other selections at dinner. The food was quite good. A LA CARTES- we ate at the a la Carte twice, which were included in our week. No selection of restaurants, or the nights you could book, as they were only open Saturday and Sunday when we were there, but one night was international and one night was Italian. The food on both nights was fabulous! From lamb kofta, pork tenderloin, lamb medallions, salmon and finished with eclairs and cheesecake, was all wonderful! After reading some of the prior reviews about the food I was a bit worried, but we found all the food good, and always something we could pick to enjoy. BARS AND DRINKS- drinks were typical all inclusive. Good, but sweet. Pina colada, daiquiris etc. They would however make whatever you wanted if you asked them to. My only “complaint” would be the house wine. It was not good, I had a glass with food, but that was it. Pool bar opened at 10 am and lobby bar opened at 4 pm. Again, being a small resort, only one bar was open at a time, but there was always an option. SPA- we indulged in a couples massage which was great. We talked to a few other couples who also had positive reviews of the spa. Overall, this is a quiet adults only resort. We spent a lot of time in the loungers reading, overlooking the ocean. It was Great, if that is what you are looking for. The resort is a bit tired, with some Reno’s required, but we were pleased with our week, and the service was good.

  Jan 04, 2025
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  We chose this resort in the summer because the price was $2100. a couple. It was hot ( 102 ) and sunny

  The pool and small beach are very nice. the restaurant food was OK. The best manager there was Danny. The service in the main restaurant was great.At the beach I watched the person collect the empty plastic booze glasses and returned them to the bar.Time after time they were only rinsed in cold water then reused. Remember visitors can not drink their water. There is an elevator to the beach. The photo of the resort from the air is very appealing. Make sure the price is all inclusive.

  Jan 04, 2025
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  WONDERFUL !!!

  Very romantics and quiet , My room junior suite oceanfront ...AMAZING VIEW !!! we sleep good and the bed very comfortable and the pillow ,too .Thanks to Rosanna ..you do a really good job to clean ,,,the room . The Staff very kind kind and polite ...A Special THANK YOU to Maxwell ,Margaritas ,Victor ,Pedro and more for the good service at the restaurants .At the reception ..thanks to Annely and ROSA ,Anthony and more to take care of us . Very nice resort ...a little Paradise in Samana .I met beautiful and kind people . Me and my husband ,we enjoy our 9 days . See you the next year !!!! Monique and Jean

  Dec 13, 2024
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  Not as described

  Certainly not a reflection of Bahia Principe. Awful house wine; À la carte restaurants closed 4 of 7 days; all inclusive still requires paying extra for some menu items; pool music not adapted to the crowd present; offers ‘day passes’ so place is invaded on weekends by loud party goers. Unfortunate for a 149 room resort catering mainly to n older crowd. Breakfasts are great (other than synthetic OJ) but other meals are very ordinary, comparable to 4 or 5 star resorts in Cuba for much less. Hours of service are different than posted and advertised. Variety is very good with fruits readily available. Personnel is excellent as are facilities, cleanliness and overall accommodations. As described, beach is small with very little shade available. Furniture in our room in need of repairs. Look for better alternatives.

  Dec 08, 2024