Sorry for my late review!! My Family had a great time at Bahia Principe Esmeralda, Punta Cana. The food was excellent, our suite was spacious and clean, the beach was refreshing and the staff were the best, VERY WARM AND FRIENDLY!! Pls note: General Manager never speaks to the guests, he is definately in the wrong business!! Hats off to... More

We just returned from celebrating our anniversary in the GBP Esmeralda, from May 19 to May 26, and we had a wonderful time. I would first like to thank Brooklin and the other experts on this forum for their very helpful advice and information. As suggested, we emailed our room requests (five rooms as close together as possible, etc.) ten... More

My wife and I stayed at the Ambar (Adult only, same resort and excellent) the same time last year and we joined the Bahia Principe Privilege Club (BPPC) and this was our 1st trip going it alone, we have always used a Tour operator prior to this. With a couple of emails and on-line flight to Punta Cana the holiday... More

This was the 2nd time I stayed a Bahia resort and it was a great vacation! I usually have a difficult time finding food I enjoy while away and this resort blew me away with selection and quality of food! I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of my vacation at this resort and will definitely return. I would recommend this resort... More

My husband & I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary at Esmeralda (May20-27, 2012). We had a wonderful time. We emailed a room & a la carte restaurants request 10 days prior to our arrival and received reply immediately. Upon arrival, we were given room #90211, which in my opinion, the best room on the resort. We were on the top... More

This was our 6th trip to Dom Rep, stayed at GBP San Juan, Casa del Mar (now Dreams La Romana), GBP Bavaro, GBP Ambar, Catalonia Bavaro. The Esmeralda was the best of all of these. How anyone can complain about the food, rooms etc. etc?? You must remember this is 5* by their standard. It annoys me when people moan... More

First off, if you're offended by Spanish speaking staff only speaking Spanish then you should holiday in England ... just saying!! Maybe you should learn a little Spanish?!? The staff spoke more than enough English to get by and always tried their best. If you required English speaking staff, all reception and lobby staff spoke English!! Just because you're miserable... More

My wife and I stayed at the grand Bahia Esmerelda from May 5 - 20 for our honeymoon. It was the first time we stayed at a Bahia hotel and overall we were quite pleased with our Bahia is a large complex with multiple hotels located within. We booked at the Esmerelda given we knew it was the most recently... More

me and my wife have been in esmeralda for 1 wonderful week in April 2012, and we only can say that we loved it. food in the buffet is great, and many variety to be chosen. The room was on the ground floor and was right next to the pool, in our opinion it was great and we had wifi... More