Resort Details
- BarsLobby Bar* 10:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Pool Bar* 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Outdoor)
* Additional charges apply - RestaurantsOrquidea Restaurant - * Main Buffet International7:00 AM - 10:30 AM7:00 PM - 10:00 PM (Outdoor)
Las Olas Restaurant **
Snack Bar Snack : 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM (Outdoor)
*Beverages included in the buffet services:Breakfast: coffee, tea, water and juices.Dinner: no beverages included.* Additional charges apply.
- 24-hour room service†
- Accessible rooms†
- Air conditioning†
- Beachfront†
- Buffet breakfast†
- Concierge desk†
- Exercise gym†
- Internet services†
- Laundry Facilities†
- Pool†
- 24-hour room service†
- Accessible rooms†
- Air conditioning†
- Beachfront†
- Buffet breakfast†
- Concierge desk†
- Exercise gym†
- Internet services†
- Laundry Facilities†
- Pool†
- Spa†
- Please contact the hotel for additional information.
† Fees may apply
- Beach †
- Fitness center on-site †
- Gym †
- Playground †
- Pool †
- Spa †* Rooms for massages and body treatments
*Additional charges apply - Sports events †
† Fees may apply
Customer Ratings & Reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
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A wonderful time!
For my first visit to the Dominican Republic, I was continually delighted with the weather, the hotel, the staff, the facilities and the beautiful surroundings! Our room was spacious and clean, with a large balcony and an ocean view. Every day was a choice between beach or pool side, both well kept. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. The food was adequate and there was a lot of variety. We had a great time and will be back again!
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Wonderful and relaxing
A very relaxing stay. No real entertainment other than in the foyer every evening for a couple hours but we were totally good with that. It is a small resort with 149 rooms. It is adult only and very quiet. You definitely need to read the hotel outline to fully understand that it is not a party place. If you are looking for a relaxed stay by the pool or beach side, this is a place that will accommodate. I highly recommend the all inclusive deal unless you eat like a bird. Although the buffet was just okay, it was repetitive and recycled foods.. which is understandable in a 3rd world country. I loved how beautiful the resort is, the pool was wonderful and the staff were fantastic too. The only thing I was not overly impressed with was there were times when you could not get something to eat. The breakfast was available until 10 am and lunch started at noon till 4pm. Dinner started I believe at 6 or 7pm until 10pm. Nothing after that - no little snack bar. Room service was available from 11pm till 7am if you were on the All Inclusive plan only. Otherwise you pay. I think the resort could benefit from a little snack bar... just munchies or something. I brought my own. This resort is 15 minutes (cab ride) to Samana and if you are wanting to buy any kinds of snacks - you will pay dearly there. There is no real places to walk to from the resort itself and not recommended. I must say the rooms were very clean and the view was stunning. We had a balcony but not the suite and it was fantastic! If you go and love coffee but not strong coffee, bring your own and I thought a can of Carnation Milk in my checked in bag. So glad I did as the room has a coffee maker... that was our morning routine. Something else to consider, the beach is not a big beach... you can walk it in 3 minutes. There is many stairs to the beach so it is not good for anyone with mobility issues. There is not a beach bar and you have to come back to the pool bar to get drinks... just a heads up. US dollars and pesos are the best way to leave tips. 200 pesos are approximately $4.50 Canadian right now. Hope this review helps!
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Not even close to all inclusive: hidden restrictions and charges
Upon arrival you learn that all inclusive is very a very misleading term here. There are two restaurants but you don’t have access to the all a carte for 5 of the 7 nights. They say you can pay extra for all a carte the other nights but you can’t reserve it in advance and it’s often fully booked. So it’s sometimes inclusive, not all inclusive. Wish I’d known before I wasted my time and money coming here.
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Luxury? I think not!
The hotel itself is absolutely beautiful and exuded luxury. But that was the extent of it. My husband and I booked a two week stay at this resort for our 40th wedding but by the 3rd day we were contacting our Air Transat rep to move to another resort. Our room was pretty with an ocean view but no balcony. Since we had booked with Bahia several times before we were expecting more than we received. The resort seemed empty and maybe that should have been a red flag but we decided to give it a few days. Nope. The food was horrible. The selection never changed day to day. The dinner buffet was closed 2 of the 4 days we were there. We relied on a la carte. Same with the pool buffet. No variety. Staff barely spoke english. Fortunately we were able to get a suite at El Portillo. But it did cost us extra plus the transportation to El Portillo.
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This is a very nice resort.
This is a very nice resort. Small, only about 150 rooms, very close to the ocean so you can have the surf lull you to sleep if you choose. It was an hour drive from the Samana airport. Our room was in the smaller separate building. Our room was well appointed and clean with a balcony looking out over the ocean. The elevator was out of order for the first few days but the staff brought our bags up for us and it really wasn't an issue. The grounds are lovely and nicely landscaped. The property has several stair cases and would not be suitable for people in wheelchairs or with severe mobility issues, although there were folks with walking sticks and canes who seemed to manage. The pool area was very nice with lots of lounges so it was never necessary to "reserve" or "hold" a chaise lounger. There was music playing at the pool and was not too invasive most of the time. I expect if I had asked it would have been turned down to a lower volume. There was no animation or games around the pool side and it made for a relaxing atmosphere. There really is little to do at the hotel, but relax in one of the seating areas or around the pool, or on the beach. I might have enjoyed a game of bingo or something in the afternoon to break up the day, but it would need to be somewhere away from the pool area as to not disturb the other guests. There were musicians playing at the lobby bar most evenings from 8-10pm and some of the guests enjoyed some spontaneous dancing to the music. There was a small gym on the premises with some good universal weight machines, treadmills, boxing stuff, and yoga mats. I would have liked a thicker gym mat to do exercises on but there was enough stuff there to get in a workout. We were warned not to walk out of the property on the road, and we were disappointed as we like to explore. There was good reason for the warning as the road has no sidewalks or even shoulders and the traffic is busy enough to make it dangerous to walk. We saw no one walking on the road, not even the local people. For $20US each way you could order a cab to the nearest town, which was the port for cruise ships and geared to tourists. The road can be noisy, as it is a main road with all types of traffic during the day, including large trucks, but we had an ocean view room and it was not an issue for us. The wine included at the buffet was quite bitter/sour to me and I wouldn't recommend it. The wine in the a la cart restaurants was very nice. There was one bar open all day, either near the pool area or in the lobby. These were never too busy. The biggest concern we had was with the temperature of the food on the steam tables in the buffet. For the first 5 days most of the food was not in the safety zone where bacteria cannot grow." Hot foods should be held at 140°F or warmer. On the buffet table, keep hot foods hot with chafing dishes, slow cookers and warming trays. Cold foods should be held at 40°F or colder." We noticed that most of the guests were keeping away from the cooked meat dishes on the buffet and this could have been the reason. The was a grill at all times and so you could get freshly cooked omelettes at breakfast and cooked to order fish and meats at dinner. Except for the concerns above, there was a good assortment of nice food at every meal, and we never had any stomach issues. We enjoyed our stay, as I said it is a very nice, quiet hotel. The staff were attentive and nice to deal with. There were no drunk or obnoxious guests, there were people who were seniors and younger people as well. It was quiet at night, and a nice to place to chill out.
- Check In: 3:00 PM
- Check Out: 12:00 PM
- Minimum Check-In Age: 18
- General Policies:
Check-in Policy - Hotel requires a credit/debit card authorization or cash deposit upon check-in for incidentals; this will place a hold on your funds.
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 - Student Groups (Spring Breakers) are not permitted at 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.