This majestic adults-only, Victorian style hotel rises over the purest natural setting and it is kissed by the soft sea breeze. Bahia Principe Luxury Samana is located on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic, on one of the most beautiful bays in the Samaná region.
This hotel is a pleasure for all the senses, with its elegant style and exceptional service it is a great choice for an extraordinary vacation in the Caribbean. Highlights include the chance to enjoy wellness activities and the 100% healthy range of food and drinks available.
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Resort Details
General Policies & Fine Print
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.
Customer Ratings & Reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
1555 reviews
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Dec 13, 2024WONDERFUL !!!
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
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Dec 08, 2024Not 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.
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Dec 06, 2024A disappointment. Not a 5 star , perhaps a 3.5 or 4 at best.
We stayed at this resort approximately 7 years ago and loved it. However our experience this time was not the same. I read the reviews before we booked and I thought well that was not my experience previously and everyone is different so my husband and I booked here again for 11 days. The shinny 5 star it was has become a 3.5 or 4 at best. There are 3 bars, 1 on the beach... which is closed, one at the pool and one in the lobby. However only one is open at a time. During the day if it's not raining only the pool bar is open until 4 pm when the lobby bar opens. There is a menu and anything with a Asterisk * beside it is included in your 5 star all inclusive. However 80% of the drink menu does not have one beside it which means you have to pay for it. My husband was not impressed as this was not how it was 7 years ago. He ended up buying premium drinks that cost us an extra $300 because he didn't like the bottom shelf drinks they served. However the bartenders were fabulous and friendly. There were 2 A la cart restaurants, witch they gave you once you checked in. They gave us 1 reservation and when I asked for another they told me to come back Next Saturday or Sunday. We had booked in on a Sunday night, I told them we were here for 11 nights but still had to wait until the following Saturday. We did get 2 more A la carts. I have to say the A la Carts were amazing and the service was great. The only thing I would complain about would be the lack of air in the restaurants, you leave there soaked from sweating. I know it's a 1st world complaint, however overall the A la Carts would get a 5 star. The buffet however would not. There was the same food day in and out, some days you had bacon at Breakfast some days you did not. I ate a lot of rice and beans. I would not say the buffet would be a 5 star. I have had better buffets at a 3.5 star hotel. It was disappointing and a few days in my husband wanted to change hotels, that is how disappointing it was. The room - The room had a beautiful room but you can tell it was not kept up to the standards it was 7 years ago. It needed some TLC, The caulking around the shower was literally non existent and when you showered most of the water went on the floor. One night my husband came out of the bathroom and noticed that there was water dripping from the ceiling near the light fixture in the shower , which in my opinion is very dangerous. I took a picture and video of this and went to the front desk, they did not offer us another room and sent someone to our room, said that it was coming from upstairs and went to investigate. Never heard back from them, however the person at the front desk offered us a romantic dinner which we took for free to compensate for our trouble and not moving. It was a lovely dinner, the waiter and cook were great. However, when we went to check out of the hotel they charged us for the dinner. I was astonished, my husband was furious. The girl and the front desk pretended to not know of the guy who offered this to us and my husband said you were standing beside him this morning. She went into the back and spoke to someone then returned and said my manager knows nothing of this. Unbelievable. However not all staff were like this, there are a lot of great staff at this resort. It is the fault of owner and management. I know we will not be going back to this resort unfortunately.
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Oct 28, 2024
A hotel in superb location for the right guest
We live Full Time in the DR and full disclosure, I own boutique agency working with customers looking to vacation in DR. I often times am invited by hotels with so I can experience first hand but we also travel for fun and I do not always want to have to be "working" while traveling . We ended staying her for one night on our to another resort only accesible by boat. What I loved about this hotel was the service. The staff were on PAR and you can tell from the guests interactions the reason why people return I think the property is unique in they offer AI and HB. We opted for HB meaning we had dinner and breakfast and drinks were not all inclusive. For us, it worked perfectly as I am discriminate drinker and I would 100% not drink the alocohol hidden under the bar that was part of AI plan. I was mistakenly served a Vodka Soda that brought make memories of Everclear in Freshman dorm, Due to low occupancy, the hotel had one option for dinner which our night was the "Gourmet" Again at this price point, the travel professional in me was curious in what their intepretation of Gourmet was. I was not shocked by food quality.. it was as expected. Not great. My husband Tuna Tartar was either cooked or old ( so not edible) , my camembert crunchy was basically deep fried skin of Camembert and no cheese. The $18 Upcharge for Salmon was a shocker. We live in Santo Domingo. and pay $18 for Salmom in the finest restaurants but I will say the cooked it very WELL DONE which is dream for any Dominican My steak was better than expected Breakfast was fine- usual. Although the bacon very bad quality ( See my review on Bacon at their 5 star property - the Cayo Levantado Resort) This is classic mid range hotel- at $ 250 a night AI in low season, the rooms are clean, large. great service, fun enviroment, but it is not 5 star or even 4 Plus based on food and alcohol choices
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Oct 18, 2024Horrible
I have been to dominican republic 50 times since 2006. I love the people and the cultural. This is not a five star. Maybe 3. Food is horrible. No food on the horrible beach. Dark sand. No bar no bathroom. No one goes to beach. Hardly anyone here. Restaurants are closed and it is the weekend I went last night. Horrible. Cannot go again until Monday. But If Restaurant is open then buffet is closed. Really. At the pool today we got lots of rain. Went to the lobby. Bar was closed so I could not get a drink. Do not come here unless you want to spend time in the room. Rooms are nice. That's all. Never again