Bahia Principe Luxury Bouganville - All Inclusive - Adults Only

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4466 reviews

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  Great time in the sun

  My wife and I visited the resort March 05 - 16. We found the resort to be well maintained and a great tropical feel. There are two pools to lounge around as well as a smaller jacuzzi pool. The staff around the pool were very accommodating and made the stay enjoyable. The entertainment team worked hard, day and night, to keep you enjoying the fun in the sun, with several themed activities around the main pool and various shows at night. We booked a la carte meals for 9 of the 11 nights and thoroughly enjoyed them all, while visiting some three times. The buffets also have a wode variety of dishes to chose from. We give great thanks and shout outs to Mario and Christian, who were part of the entertainment team and always came by to spend a few moments with us and make us feel like family.

  Mar 22, 2026
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  Awsome Ammenities and Personel

  Bahia Principe is a great place for couples, is a decent atmosphere, with all the commodities to make you feel at home. Food is delicious with a variety of dishes and Restaurants. Amenities are AWSOME, Maria, Francis, Christian, Joel, Cesar, Petra, ELIZABETH, Jessenia, Omar, Tania, Jennsen they all make sure you had a great time. Bugalu my homie Yo Vovere a Bahia Principe!!!

  Mar 20, 2026
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  Almost perfect

  The resort is situated in the well maintained tropical garden. This is the most outstanding feature of the resort. The colonial architecture of buildings naturally fits it. Rooms look dated, but kept clean. The eating areas are a bit tight. Thus it is a good idea to avoid rush times. The beach is nice. Plenty of sunbeds and shady areas. No need to play a reservation game here. Not the same at the pools. While there is less problem finding a sunbed at the bigger pool, the sunbeds/umbrellas at the quiet pool are usually all taken by 7-7.30 Signs against reservation are ignored. The most disappointing thing is the water at the beach. The beach is in a small bay. The water in the bay is not transparent. Zero visibility. Thus no desire to swim. The pull is preferred. I wish our flight were to La Romana. There were no such flights from our town. The flight to Punta Cana resulted in the long transfer from/to the airport Madeline, hereby I keeping my promise :)

  Mar 19, 2026
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  If you are traveling alone and want to be ignored, come here.

  Do not come here as a solo female traveler - you will be ignored by all servers. At every restaurant I have had to ask several times for water and drinks while tables around me get served. Same at the bars. Tonight I was embarrassed in front of a large crowd by the hostess at the rodizio who claimed o did not have a reservation even though I did. I was late checking in because I had to wait 10 minutes while the 3 parties in line in front of me tried to get in earlier than their reservation. Funny enough - they all got seated. I asked to speak to a manager. I was told there wasn’t one. At that point the hostess started muttering to herself in Spanish as she waved me away and left me standing there as she moved on to the next people. The guest services staff are trying to make it right, but it doesn’t undo that experience. Here’s hoping the service improves for the rest of my stay.

  Mar 19, 2026
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  Relaxing Christmas Getaway!

  Our family (4 of us - myself, my spouse, son and his partner) had a fantastic vacation at the Bahia Luxury Bougainville, spending 9 days at the resort over Christmas 2025. We travelled with Westjet Vacations, flying into Punta Cana from Toronto and were then fortunate to have a dedicated transfer provided by Nexus Tours, which took us directly to the resort, about a 1.5 hour journey. The airport was very busy, so patience is essential while waiting to clear Customs. We arrived in the evening and were placed in rooms overlooking the lobby / lobby bar and entertainment stage. Unfortunately these rooms were not a quiet as we were looking for (entertainment every evening) and we asked for a room switch. The front desk staff had no options for our first night and told us to come by the next day to arrange a switch. At the arranged time, we went to frontdesk and they had a staff member take us to two rooms for us to view to see if they met our needs, which they did and we were able to adjust to the eastern-most building, furthest from the lobby and facing east, very peaceful. The rooms were pretty standard, perhaps a bit dated, but everything worked and all was very comfortable. We tipped the housekeeper daily as well as the fridge attendant and our room was always very clean and well made-up and our fridge fully stocked with a large supply of bottled water, which was essential. After some challenges, prior to our visit we were able to access the Bahia app and begin to make dinner reservations. There are three a la quarte restaurants on the Adult side and were had no issues accessing all three, but unfortunately if was not possible to get access to the restaurants on the Family resort. In terms of the restaurants, the main buffet was very good, having a unique theme every night. The breakfast options were excellent and pretty consistent. We did have lunch at the buffet as well, very good options as well. The Brazilian restaurant - beside main pool was fantastic - great salad bar and then an amazing parade of grilled meat - we went twice and were not disappointed. The Asian restaurant was also very good, providing dishes from Japan, China and Thailand - sushi, curries, soups, tempura - all was very high quality and well presented. The Brazilian restaurant is the Beach restaurant for lunch, offering a standard lunch buffet - with salads, pizza, pasta, burgers, and other dishes daily. This was a nice option for lunch around the pool. In terms of bars - the Activity pool had great bartenders (Julio) and servers (Dalisa). As well the lobby bar had excellent staff - the lady servers were exceptional, I wish I had noted their names, they remembered us as we met to plan a game before dinner and they were very engaging and nice. The resort is very beautiful and lush and has a lovely beach area, great for relaxing and a beach walk. Unfortunately with the resort's location the water in the bay is murky and depending on the time of year, may have jellyfish. We enjoy a beach walk and spent our time around the pool, so the water was not an issue for us. The activity pool staff did a great job with many daily activities - Spanish lesson, rum tasting (was great), water aerobics, and other games. Highs - the staff were exceptional in all areas, cleanliness - our room and bathrooms around the pool - always spotless. Christmas Eve Buffet - this was the meal for all guests and it was unbelievable - the presentation and the choices, seafood - we had never seen such an amazing meal presented. Lows - smoking areas - unfortunately in the Dominican Republic dedicated smoking areas, away from main areas are not yet standard - we experience other guest smoking around the pool and essentially beside us in the lobby, with smoking allowed just outside. This was our first visit to a Bahia resort and we were pleasantly surprised. This resort is a lovely jem and after many conversations with repeat guest, we understood why they returned year after year.

  Mar 18, 2026