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Just got home from a 2 week stay at this great resort and had a blast. The hotel is very clean and the maids do a very good job as well as the gardener's also to keep the place well maintained. The bar st...aff at the pool especially Jaun are brilliant and always friendly. Some nights in the lobby the entertainment was good but other nights it wasn't too our taste so we would head the short walk to the sports bar where it was more relaxed but the music was more to our taste. The resort has many A La Carte's which you have to book in advance , we found Limbo, MEAT and the Greek restaurant all to be our favourites but also the buffet has many different types to choose from also and again the staff in the Buffet are all very nice. I want to say a big thank you to the girl In the buffet with the flowers in her hair for our final breakfast, she had our table all made up for us in love hearts and a wee Good Trip message as it was our last day. If you look after them, they will look after you when your there. The beach is about a 10 minute walk from the Aquamarine, it's not too far and when you get there it's lovely but it does have a seaweed problem. The village is where the karaoke bar and casino are but we only spent 1 night there and it wasn't for for us, the shops there also are very pricey so look into the free courtesy coach that can take you into 1 of the gift shops out of the resort and but your gifts for half the price you pay in the resort and well worth it, we booked the Chez Nicole through Cheznicoleboutique.com I'd definitely visit again if I return to Dominican Republic

This is our honest review of Bahia Principe Aquamarine. First let me give you the pros of the resort. Our room was ready for us when we check-in! Bar staff are very good and friendly. Luis and Jose at the ...swim up bar are great! Wait staff at the following restaurants are good to great too. MEAT, CAPRICCIO, MASHUA NIKKEI. The food at these was fair to good, with the exception of MEAT which we found to be the best! The buffet Acuario some of the wait staff seemed like they did not care, until we sat in a section with some great staff. This section had a very nice lady {don't have her name}, but she always was singing and wore a flower in her hair. The food here was ok with breakfast being the best. The grounds and bathrooms were very clean. The staff that drove the carts and bell staff were great also. Entertainment staff were good and entertainment was fun. Ok now for the cons of the resort. Check-in could run a little better, also the lady that checked us in was not that friendly. Our room was nice, but we had a leak over the toilet and a towel holder fell off the wall. We reported it to the front desk and they came and caulked the shower {not where the leak was coming from}. We only were there for 4 nights so we lived with the slow leak. Just so you know the alcohol is watered down and there is a charge for top shelf alcohol.

I went on a girls trip with my mom and sister and had a blast! The animation staff was great! They did a good job and we always had fun doing Aqua Zumba. The buffet. The breakfast was good, lunch was go...od, dinner was okay. We only went for dinner once as we had a la cartes booked the rest of the nights. The staff in the buffet was amazing. Special shoutout to Yuusa, Beverly, Rosanny, Deniery and Alondra. There was also a man that we didn’t get his name. They made us feel so special, saved and decorated a table for us every morning. Pics to come. They were on the ball and always remembered our drink order! The A La Cartes. Food across all of the restaurants was good. Way better than going to the buffet every night. Service at MEAT was amazing. Service at Portofino and one of the gourmet restaurants was awful. The room. Was a little dated but clean and in good condition. Leidy did a great job keeping our room clean and making it special with flowers. The shows at night were good and fun! My family loves getting up to dance to the goodbye song. From the time we got there to the time we left we felt like royalty. All the staff was very helpful when we got lost going from place to place. Even when we were bringing our luggage down one of the mini bar staff ran up the stairs to help us. Would go again.

My sweetie and I stayed last week for 7 days. We had sooooo much fun! It was a budget trip, so as far as the food and drinks went, we weren't expecting much. We aren't picky. We ate at Limbo as our first... dinner seeing that everyone seems to like it the most. It wasn't good. ?? We did try two others - El Olivio and Portofino. El Olivio was decent and the best we tried. The buffet - most of it wasn't good to us, but rice, mashed potatoes = always good. Pizza - nope! The mango was good - rest of the fruit - not good. Tasted like water. We decided everything at the resort was watered down by 50% at least - juice, alcohol, etc. Now don't get me wrong. It's probably a GOOD thing the alcohol was watered down as we all know the majority drinks all day long. Not everyone could handle that at full strength. ?? Everyone was so nice there! We had an ABSOLUTE blast and met some great people! Our room was clean. Housekeeping did an excellent job! They did not have full flavor (the green can) Presidente or regular Pepsi for the mini fridge at any time. So we just drank water as we do not like the diet stuff. The pool foam party, the white party, and other events were a lot of fun! We took a party catamaran from Hispaniola Aquatic Adventures (my second time) and it was fantastic! They have an amazing meal they cook for you (including lobster!) and I highly recommend it. I wouldn't recommend Ambar. If you can afford Ambar, you can afford Dreams Onyx (AMAZING food and drinks). To me, you can't go wrong there. ?? Bottom line - if you have been to nicer places, and you come here expecting the same, you'll be so disappointed. THIS IS A BUDGET PLACE. You won't stave to death, and you don't have to worry about gaining weight lol! EXPECT BAD FOOD. If I'd had double the money - I would have gone to my favorite place with excellent food and where you watch your drinks made from fresh fruit, etc., however, I did NOT have it, therefore, we tried this place, and it was a lot of fun! Would I come back? NOPE. I have been other budget places that had a lot more edible food and actual decent drinks. But this is what you need to expect. If you haven't been nicer places, you may love everything about it! It's a wonderful place to be if you're on a limited budget, and I'm so glad to have had the experience! ?? The cats are a precious plus. Enjoyed the fun vacation! SIDE NOTE: don't bother shopping on the resort in the village, right now it's under construction and scary if you aren't used to walking on a construction site without a helmet. Take an excursion and shop elsewhere! The prices are SO much better off site. Example - I bought 5 Presidente t-shirts at $8 a piece and they were $18 at the village here.

I had a wonderful time. The staff was great and the entertainment was good. The food was good as was the ala cartes? The beach was beautiful when I went it was a little to crowded for me. The housekeeping ...was excellent no complaits there. I will probably visit again