Bahia Principe Grand Punta Cana - All Inclusive

“Make paradise vegan friendly and mosquito free”

Lovely resort, good service and attentive staff, frequent shuttles to the beach and around the resort. Good entertainment and activities all day and evenings too. The rooms were clean and well maintained. Met all necessities. Good furniture. Would definitely visit again. Some suggestions. 1.... more

Lovely resort, good service and attentive staff, frequent shuttles to the beach and around the resort. Good entertainment and activities all day and evenings too. The rooms were clean and well maintained. Met all necessities. Good furniture. Would definitely visit again. Some suggestions. 1. There are many vegan options at the buffet but they need to be labelled (maybe a green dot or V sign??). The staff dont speak English and are very busy so it was very hard to know if for example, beans were vegan or if chicken stock or beef broth was used. 2. The vegan/vegetarian dishes were beside meat, cheese or seafood so serving spoons got mixed all the time. A dedicated little area for the vegan dishes would solve all the above prpblems. (The Barcelo and Majestic resorts have implemented this for several years). 3. Mosquito repellant dispensers at strategic locations around the resort would be appreciated by all. 4. The beach snack bar could use some on the go options like vegetable sticks, fruits, chips, cookies etc. 5. Outside the buffets, there are very limited meal/snack outlets. The bars need some easy snacks like chips, popcorn, fruit, etc.

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“Good hotel that requires some upgrades!”

Location is great, beautiful beach and water. Downside was the beach was very crowded (to be expected due to the time of year we chose to go). The rooms were nice, spacious and clean (had the “old” style room. Room cleaning service was great. Overall food variety was good and quality was averag... more

Location is great, beautiful beach and water. Downside was the beach was very crowded (to be expected due to the time of year we chose to go). The rooms were nice, spacious and clean (had the “old” style room. Room cleaning service was great. Overall food variety was good and quality was average, way better selection at their Mexico properties. Downside was the buffet area at both Grand Punta Cana and Grand Bavaro properties is outdated and rundown and had a funky smell (sewage like). The snack areas by the pools were great and had good selection. The lunch buffet by the beach was great, very nice open restaurant with great views of the ocean and good food quality and selection. Pools were spacious and clean. Drinks at the pool bars were between average and good (it depended on the bar tender you got). A la carte restaurants: Garden Grill (Steak): great, really good steak and overall for selection, definitely worth going. Il Capriccio (Italian): terrible! Poor quality food offerings. Definitely not recommended. Mikado - Tepanyaki (Japanese): great experience for the whole family. Food was plentiful and very good. Definitely recommend. Overall we had a good experience and fun family trip, however I wouldn’t come back until I know the buffet and remainder of the hotel has undergone full renovations. Highly recommend doing the Isla Saona tour, it was the highlight of our trip.

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“Experience”

The weather was amazing the entire week. The beach is beautiful and the pools were nice and kept clean. VERY busy resort as there is a bunch of resorts near each other and most if not all have access to the Grand Punta Cana. The food truck had some decent food and the tequila buffet for lunch was... more

The weather was amazing the entire week. The beach is beautiful and the pools were nice and kept clean. VERY busy resort as there is a bunch of resorts near each other and most if not all have access to the Grand Punta Cana. The food truck had some decent food and the tequila buffet for lunch was the best (at the beach) The rooms are very outdated. The mosquitoes are really bad so bring bug spray. The service in all all the buffet are nonexistent, A la cart … dont waste your time at the garden grill or itilian… went with a big group and it was a fun week but food wasn’t the best. There wasn’t really any “fun” entertainment.. we saw the fire show which was pretty cool and magic show which was alright. Other than that in the evening there is a disco bar (night club) starts at 11 or the Casino which was fun. Overall I would probably rate this resort 6/10.

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“Average Stay - Good Value for Money”

A quick review for Grand Bahia Principe (including Bavaro) in Punta Cana. Pros: - Beautiful beach and pools (including swim up bars). -Lovely lobby to socialize - Rooms are basic but clean (amazing maid) -Lots of comments on bugs or mosquitos - we used bug spray and weren’t affected. A few mosq... more

A quick review for Grand Bahia Principe (including Bavaro) in Punta Cana. Pros: - Beautiful beach and pools (including swim up bars). -Lovely lobby to socialize - Rooms are basic but clean (amazing maid) -Lots of comments on bugs or mosquitos - we used bug spray and weren’t affected. A few mosquitoes in our room when we arrived but we were diligent about doors. We also sprayed before going to the beach to avoid sand flees. Cons: - Buffet at both Bavaro and Grand smell. I described it as a septic smell. It was really off putting. The other restaraunts didn’t seem to have this smell but both buffets did. Unfortunately, we only had 2 al la cartes so we couldn’t avoid the buffet smell. - Buildings often have connecting rooms and if your neighbour is loud, you can hear them. I could hear their full conversations which after a few days gets old. - Some rooms are very close to entertainment. Our building, was right behind the Ambar stage and we had loud music until 11pm every night. Not the end of the world but something to be aware of. I would recommend a building in the middle of the resort if you are not wanting to stay up late. -Service was good but you could tell they were understaffed at buffets and some bars. So be mindful of this and set your expectations accordingly :) Overall, great value for money and an average stay! I most likely wouldn’t return but had a pleasant time.

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“Grand Punta Cana March 2024”

Well day one was a complete fiasco. We had an early morning flight and arrived at 11am . We totally understand we are not able to access our rooms as checkin is at 3pm. However we and many other guests were not able to access our rooms until after 4pm. After a long day in the sun and nowhere to c... more

Well day one was a complete fiasco. We had an early morning flight and arrived at 11am . We totally understand we are not able to access our rooms as checkin is at 3pm. However we and many other guests were not able to access our rooms until after 4pm. After a long day in the sun and nowhere to cleanup or rest many were getting upset. The resort needs to maybe have more staff so guests can access rooms when they should. The rest of our stay really had no issues. The Grand Punta was very well maintained outside. But the rooms we were in were all worn out. The bathroom was like a one star hotel. The water pressure was non existent. The shower was in dire need of repair and needed new shower heads. The patio door lock was broken. The bed room furniture was in need of sprucing up as it looked old and worn. The buffet was very good and the 3 a la carte restaurants we visited were excellent. The pools on site were also excellent and the beach was enjoyed by everyone. One thing we experienced at the beach were sand bugs. We all had multiple bites on our legs. We had not experienced that before in Punta Cana. Most of the staff were pleasant but we did encounter some that were above and beyond the others. Alexandra at IL Capriccio Italian restaurant was the most pleasant of all employees we met. Frank at the bell boy station was phenomenal and Wanda who cleaned our room was so friendly. Even though there were many great things Until the rooms are updated I would not recommend the Grand Punta

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