"Fantastic resort"

GENTLEMEN GEORGE Nov 18, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

This was a great resort to stay at. You will have a multiple choice of food at the restaurants, the pools have a bar by them, ... you have access to the beach by the resort, and the rooms was wonderful!

Speciality Restaurants

Grumpy B Oct 20, 2009

Staff members were very professional and courteous. Golf was great. Have been to Dominican Republic five times and this was ... the worse food ever.

Very relaxing trip

Punta Cana chick Sep 28, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

We did the couples spa.. It was ok.. It was more a rub down than what we had selected from the choices. We also did a ... snorkling excursion, and it was nice. The staff did not provide pictures or video while we were snorkling.I've had this done in a few other punta cana resorts.It would of been nice to have for memories. The staff was great with keeping up with our celebrations.. We were celebrating our first year wedding anniversary and my birthday. They gave us extra ammenities like 10% off our massages. The staff also provided a cake and extra desserts for both occasions.. It was awesome!

Great trip

sunflower Aug 25, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

Staff was superb. Nice and quiet and peaceful. Did one excursion while there-dune buggies-was so much fun ...

Ambar means great

gxn Aug 21, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

Bahia Principe Ambar is mostly for couples but I saw some families with adult kids. Also Dominican Rep. caters to a lot of ... europeans so expect to see women topless and everyone smoking but there are designated spots for smokers so non smokers will be fine.

Beautiful Romantic Fantastastic Resort

blondebeachbum Aug 15, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

This resort is gorgeous! The staff was very friendly and helpful! The place is spotless--they are working 24/7 to keep it ... clean & picture perfect all the time. This was a very restful, relaxing vacation which is exactly what we wanted!

Best Vacation Ever !!!

Female (25-30) Aug 10, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

This was a vacation of a lifetime. Great friendly staff, great location and overall excellent service. I will definetally ... stay there again. I am already planning my next trip back. The hotel is amazing. Great rooms and very clean. The staff is wonderfull and very helpfull. We had the time of our lives. We loved every minute of the trip.

Excellent Facility

JMV Aug 10, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

My only real negative was that I found myself having to get pushy in order to get simple things...I expected more from a 5 ... star resort. For example, we tried requesting a pillow (a normal extra pillow) at midnight. We were immediately told 'no' b/c the person in charge of the pillows was gone for the day. I had to get on the phone and get upset that in a 500 plus room (at half capacity), five star facility they couldnt find one extra pillow. The pillow was in our room within 5 minutes. But why did we even have to become aggravated just for that simple request? Other than things like that the facility is top notch.

Awesome Honeymoon Vacation

The Newlyweds Aug 10, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

We had a friend that mentioned this resort as a great resort. So we went along with his recommendation. We were overwelmed ... on how beautiful this resort was. We were looking for somewhere to go to relax and just be by ourselves and the Ambar location since it was adults only was definitely the place to do this. Whether it was laying by the beach or the pool they were both equally enjoyable. At night, the shows were extremely entertaining as well as all of the shops on the resort. No need to leave the resort unless you want to do any of the tours. We personally just enjoyed the resort and never left for any tours. The food was great everynight whether it was the buffet or the several different types of restaurants. Overall this was an excellent resort and would come back again.

Great Vacation

TAS Aug 10, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

Hotel and staff were wonderful. The food was excellent. Room service was great!! Very clean property with exquisite grounds. ... We can hardly wait to go back!

Quiet adult get away

Beth Aug 10, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

Good for relaxing get away for couples --- entertainment was located at other campuses of the large resort - adults only ... section smaller without noise and hullabaloo. Food was good for all inclusive - more continental fare -- if you want better then pay for it in Paris and then complain. Note --- local transportation arranged by Orbitz requested call backs and visits which were annoying --- adults on relatively short trip don't want to have to chase down the transport people to confirm leave times, etc.

Very Nice But...........

Empty Nesters Jul 28, 2009

My wife and I decided to visit Punta Cana because we had heard that it was so great. We arrived in Punta Cana and had no ... problem locating our tranporatation to the resort. We knew that our resort was one of three resorts and but we didn't know that the other two were right there with the Adult Only resort. The other two were family resorts and that is where we were dropped off. When my wife tried to explain that we were at the wrong resort they didn't understand what we were talking about and we had to good to the check in counter and speak with the staff there. They looked up our reservations and then we were taken around to the correct resort. We arrived at the adult only resort around 2:00 p.m but our room was not ready until about 3:30 p.m. The accommodations were great, the service staff nice but loud. Very early, conversation were carried on in spanish without regarda to those of use who were asleep. Gentleman beware, you have to wear long pants in all resturants for dinner. They relax that rule some during breakfast and lunch, but will turn you away at the door for dinner. The food was good and plentiful so no worrys there. The beach was beautiful, but because the adult area was so close to the family area, the children were everywhere. I have nothing against children, but if I want to vacation with them, I would not go to an ADULT ONLY resort. When had to go the very far end of the resort property to get some peace. My one piece of advice is, brush up on your Spanish, hardly none of the staff spoke english and didn't have patience to deal with those of us who didn't speak their language. Almost everything done in Spanish and we had a hard time understanding. Now for the transportation back to the airport, we spent half of the 1st day looking for the representative for Coco Tours and make arrangement for our return trip. We asked about five people before we finally found out where we were suppose to go and then the rep was late. When we finally got with him, he just took our name and told us to come back the day before we were to leave to get a time for pickup. On that day, he had a family with a complaint and we waited for over an hour to get the time for pickup. We have traveled to different countries and stayed at a lot of different All-Inclusive (Adult Only) resorts. We personally will not return to this resort. But please, find out for yourself.

Excellent vacation

NJ Romantic Jul 24, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

We spent most of our days between the incredible beaches and the pools. We certainly got the R7R we came for. We went to see ... some shows at the other resort. The Michael Jackson show was incredible. All through our visit, the staff that took care of us (Florence and the others) made our romantic vacation great, with all the little touches they provided - romantic jacuzzi set-ups in our room etc. I give this vacation two thumbs all the way up! I would certainly return again and again and again.

Excellent Getaway vacation

DeMatha Mom Jul 16, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

We had a ball. We slept in the comforts of our room until mid morning. Had breakfast at the buffet. Played at the ... beach--beautiful and clean waters and sand. Pool aerobics in the afternoon. casino & resort shopping in the evening. Dinner at the specialty restaurants and evenings listening to the keyboard under the stars. We have cruised 11 times in the past 7 years to the caribbean, stayed at all inclusive resorts on 2 islands and stayed at CONUS resorts. This was by far the best and most friendly service. Well worth the money for what you receive.

Best value for the money in Caribbean

FRANK L. Jul 15, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

GREAT VALUE FOR THE COST. MODERN, CLEAN FACILITIES. ATTENTIVE AND COURTEOUS STAFF. NO CHILDREN BUT NOT WHACKED OUT ADULTS. ... RELAX, CHILL AT THE BEACH, HAVE DRINKS, JUST A GREAT QUIET ATMOSPHERS. SECOND VISIT & WASNT DISSAPOINTED.

I can't wait to go back!!

Karitak Army Wife Jul 7, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

My husband and I went on this trip to celebrate our 10th anniversary, and he's already planning our trip back. We had a ... absolutely wonderful time. The grounds were immaculate, the service was superb, the beach was gorgeous, the food was excellent, the rooms were huge and spotless, and the water was crystal clear. It was so relaxing and fun! We met so many people from all over - Scotland, Canada, Hungary, and other states. The only excursion we went on was a visit to the cigar factory - if you like cigars ask your agent about it. It's very informative and it was free. My husband bought a box while we were there. The only complaint we had was that men have to wear long pants in the evening if they want to eat. We thought the resort could have offered one place where shorts could be worn. So take long pants, they can be jeans but I recommend something lightweight - it's to hot for jeans. If you don't have long pants expect to pay high for linen pants or order room service every night. That being said, we had a wonderful time and are looking forward to going back.

Romantic week at the Ambar!

Karina Jul 1, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

We had and amazing time, really. I relied on a lot of reviews to make my decision, so im going to try to be helpful & ... honest. Spend the extra couple hundred to stay at the Ambar vs. the Principe... your room with be so much closer to the beach and main hotel areas, and restaurants... all within walking distance. We never needed to take a trolley, like some others who were almost a mile from the beach because the complex is huge with like 3 hotels put together. When we arrived, at check-in i gave the guy $10 american dollars, and he upgraded us to an even better location, only like 10 steps from the pool! The rooms are huge, they have everything you need in them, and the electricity voltage is the same. Free unlimited refills in the minibar, and you can use any amenity from any of the hotels. The beach is much less crowded, we always found great cabanas, but the principe beach was soooo packed! The buffet was a lot better than I had imagined it would be, and the dinners were never less than an 8 out of 10, fairly wide variety. I for the first time, didnt have to pack a lot of clothes, just casual is fine for every occasion. But MEN MUST WEAR LONG PANTS for meals, even lunch! Definitely bring sunblock, the sun is realllly strong, and i dont usually burn, the heat is intense. I booked transportation to/from airport through Orbitz, and that was probably the easiest and cheapest.... the beach was spectacular. Bring a camera, use the safe, you dont need more than $300 maximum... unless you plan on leaving the complex (which i found out after there was a great dance club about 5 min from hotel called Imagine) or going on excursions or whatever. We spent less than $50 the whole time including any tips, which you dont need to give to anyone at all in fact, and they dont pressure you at all. Except $10 per person tourist fee to enter the country! So that is about it... I would recommend this hotel and trip to anyone!

punta cana

AC Jun 26, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

Food was average considering high 5 star all inclusive rating. Also the drink selection and offerings were poor considering ... the 5 star level. Also the TRANSPORTATION FROM HOTEL BACK TO AIRPORT WAS A COMPLETE RIP OFF!!!

Best all inclusive ever!!

J.R. Jun 18, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

This was by far the best all inclusive resort we have ever visited. From the moment we checked in until we left we were ... treat like royalty. This is the perfect resort to be pampered all the way around!

Beautiful resort!

iamthedj Jun 17, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

The hotel room was beautiful. The staff was friendly and helpful when we had questions. We endjoyed the variety of foods ... that was offered. My favorite spot was the beach! Although it could have had more chairs. We went on two excursions--the Fun Fun Cave was wonderful and exciting! The other was to Saona island--although the ocean and island were beautiful, I didn't think this excursion was worht the cost. It was a long trip by bus, boat to just sit on another beach and have some drinks. Since it was listed as a national park I thought there would be paths and such to walk around in the jungle/woods--but only the beach. the only problem with the hotel--it was listed as adult only--but they did not seem to stop people with children from coming to the beach and food areas. I wasn't too happy when some kids got bored and started fighting on the beack--throwing sand. I would love to go back again and would stay at the same place. I've recommended it to family and co-workers.