'Its Bahia Principe'

Advantages: Top class all inclusive hotel
Disadvantages: Isolated from other resorts

...As you drive down the coastal road past all the resort hotels along the northern coast you'll begin to worry like in that Thomsons (?) advert on the TV that you're driving past all the best hotels! Then as you drive through the less developed towns along the road you'll worry that you're going to end up stuck in some shack in the middle of no-where! But as you turn off the coast road just before reaching the town (village?) of San Juan and into the Bahia Principe grounds you'll wonder what all the worrying was about! As with the other Bahia Principe Hotel in Mexico you first drive down the Hacienda, a short road lined with shops bars and restaurants, the one at San Juan has a hairdressers, a jewellers, a snack bar, a disco, a 'hard rock' bar, the reps building internet access (for footy scores of course!) and various shops selling...

Ratherhaveaham 07.09.2004 · Read review
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Review of Bahia Principe San Juan, Puerto Plata

hotel sol principe is fit for a king.

Advantages: everything about the place is an advantage.
Disadvantages: the non smoking policy (for some)

...With the exception of Tenerife I usually tend to holiday places only once, preferring to try new places rather than return to ones I have already visited. I have been to torremolinos twice now though and a large part of the reasoning behind that is this wonderful hotel (Sol Principe). This hotel is situated alongside the beach of Playa mar approximately 2km outside the city of torremolinos. It is served by Malaga airport which is a little over 4 miles away and takes only a 15 minute transfer by coach to reach. On approach to this hotel the first thing that caught my eye was the size of the grounds it stood in but it soon became apparent why. This hotel is actually part of a complex which includes as well as the hotel itself the Apartments Sol Principito, a fairly large private car park, a sports area, gardens, a supermarket...

thebigc1690 29.04.2007 · Read review
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Review of Hotel Sol Principe, Torremolinos, Costa del Sol

"Its Bahia Principe"

Advantages: The list is endless........
Disadvantages: Not Cancun

...This was the first Bahia Principe resort me and my wife (then girlfriend) visited. We'd booked to go all inclusive to Malta (probably not the best way to do Malta with hindsight) and were all geared up for it until three days before we were due to fly. We got a letter from the travel agents saying there was a change in the circumstances and that our hotel was having building work done. We went into the travel agents and were offered an alternative. After several hours (or so it felt) of staring at a computer screen we found one! Mexico! WOW! Bit of a step up for us (our only other holiday together was to Spain) we had a bit extra to pay but we covered it and got ready for Mehico! Long haul flights are long haul flights and we all get through them in our own ways (good book, crafty bottle of duty free Bacardi and a few cans of Coke...

Ratherhaveaham 25.11.2004 · Read review
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Review of Hotel, Bahia Principe (Tulum, Mexico)

It's a matter of principal

Advantages: Good Location and Cheap
Disadvantages: Not very secure and dirty

...The Hotel Principal is in a great location two minutes from Las Ramblas and if you are looking for a place to be in the centre of the main strip at a reasonable price then this will be ideal. At a minimum of a three night stay the price ranges from 80-100 euro's per room, per night with a choice between standard and superior rooms, including breakfast. Whilst the accomodation is not a high standard, the standard rooms offer, TV, Safe (which cost 1.50 euro's per night) ensuite, balcony and air conditioning. The superior rooms are slightly better with marble bathrooms and slightly more spacious than the standard rooms. Personally, we booked a standard room and found it in dire condition with mould on the walls, brick and brack furniture. The wardrobe is the size of a small broomcupboard with no door and only two hangers...

dollyvan 20.09.2003 · Read review
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Review of Hotel Principal, Barcelona

Bahia Principe

Advantages: Bargain Dominican Luxury
Disadvantages: Remote location (but ok if you want to escape!)

...My boyfriend and I took a holiday in September 2003 at Bahia Principe in Dominican Republic. Opting for an all-inclusive (to help stretch our budget) we were abit apprehensive due to some horror stories we'd heard about all-inclusive's in general. We booked through teletext so managed to get a decent deal. After a long day of travel (including 8 hour flight!) we were ready to collapse by the time we arrived. The first thing that struck us was the lavish grounds of the complex. Next came the charms of the wonderful staff who couldn't do enough for us!!! Our room was spacious and well air conditioned; it was a perfect retreat from the heat! The rooms are spread out in small apartments of 8 rooms, and are surrounded by tropical gardens. One thing worth a mention with regard the rooms is the high standard of daily cleaning...

alexlou 13.11.2003 · Read review
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Review of Bahia Principe San Juan, Puerto Plata

Christmas at the Bahia Principe.

Advantages: Beautiful place, lovely people, great service and just plain good fun.
Disadvantages: Telephon service goes down regularly though mobile reception was good.

...I visited the Bahia Principe San Juan over Christmas 2007 until New Year 2008. Earlier in the year I had grave doubts about the holiday after reports of people hospitalised with food poisening, dirty rooms etc. Well, in retrospect I was there at the perfect time. All the rooms had been redecorated and a strict hygene regeme was in force such that all visitors to all the restaurants had to clean their hands with a cleaning gel before entering the actual restaurant. The food was excellent with a bewildering choice. Many times I would get my dinner and say to my wife or daughter "I did'nt see that, oh I love that". You get the idea, just too big a choice. The entertainment was not Broadway standard but that said, you dont get to rub shoulders with the stars after Phantom of the Opera. If you can accept the lack of polish, the pleasure is...

Garcher47 13.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Bahia Principe San Juan, Puerto Plata

Perfect All Inclusive Holiday

Advantages: All inclusive food and drinks, clean, tidy, not too crowded
Disadvantages: Remote place

...My Husband and I visited the Bahia Principe in April/May 2009 and thoroughly enjoyed our stay. We were only there for 5 nights and wished we had booked longer. Our holiday was with First Choice which we booked online. When we arrived at the airport we decided to take a taxi to the hotel as quite often the coach takes you to several before actually getting to the one you want, and with the short stay we'd booked, we wanted to make the most of our time. On booking in we felt it was quite slow at the reception area, however the magnificance and spleandour of reception made up for this!! An elaborate staircase leads down from reception to a large lounge area, where you can either go to the bar for your drinks or help yourself to alcohol, cocktails, tea, coffee or non alcoholic beverages. There is also a small shop in this area...

lantalulu 20.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Bahia Principe Costa Adeje, Tenerife

Good location from which to explore Tuscany!

Advantages: Its a superb Hotel!
Disadvantages: Its a long walk to the other end of town if you are not fit!

...place and the traffic was not a problem, even though we were fairly close to it. Breakfast were also served on the outside terrace when available, or inside if not. It was buffet style with a very good choich of most breakfast meals you could wish to eat. The coffee was good, and I have it on good authority from my tea preferring wife that the tea was also fine. Theres a very long Promenade in Viareggio which is just as well as the food at the Principe Di Piemonte was superb. We used the rooftop pool which was OK but a little cramped at times. It is not very big due to it being on the roof and OK to cool off but not for a serious swim. There is a good view of the town though from the rooftop pool. We never ventured onto the beach whilst we we there, as we never intended to go to Viareggio for a bach holiday - we just wanted it as...

klofron 27.03.2007 · Read review
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Review of Hotel Principe Piemonte, Viareggio

  "I Want to Buy a Melon!"

Advantages: Gorgeous setting, lovely and friendly staff, superb food and drink
Disadvantages: N/A

...of us for one week all inclusive in March, that was it, I'd booked my first holiday abroad!! I couldn't wait! We didn't do too much research into the island or indeed our resort beforehand, basically we went with the Bahia Principe Hotel in San Juan (on the North of the island) because the travel agent offered us the best rate for this one at the time. I am most definitely pleased she did though as I can't really fault the resort beyond a couple (and I do only mean a couple) of minor niggles. More on those later though. Firstly, let me get back to my holiday memories and review the hotel and the island.... Firstly, San Juan is classed as a city on the island of Republica Dominicana (to call it by its official name!), but their 'cities' are nowt like ours. To us, San Juan looks more like a town I suppose. And a medium sized town...

Sarah_Louise 01.04.2006 · Read review
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Review of Bahia Principe San Juan, Puerto Plata

The principality serves up another treat

Advantages: Great battles all through the race
Disadvantages: Barrichello lack of form

...- J VILLENEUVE (BAR) 17- F MASSA (SAUBER) 18- E IRVINE (JAGUAR) 19- E BERNOLDI (ARROWS) 20- M WEBBER (MINARDI) 21- P DE LA ROSA (JAGUAR) 22- A YOONG (MINARDI) 2001 QUALIFYING 1- D COULTHARD (MCLAREN) 2- M SCHUMACHER (FERRARI) 3- M HAKKINEN (MCLAREN) QUALIFYING Being a street track, the traffic, which streams through the principality has a tendency to reveal more oil and make the track very slippery. This would make it harder for the drivers to post a quick time, a problem when a good qualifying position is vital round the street circuit. Indeed few cars tested the water, but when they did they found the track not quick enough yet to post a good time. Alex Yoong discovered this when he locked up at Turn 1 and rolled into the barriers causing him to sprint back to the garages and grab the spare car. Initially Eddie...

Solex 26.05.2002 · Read review
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