Bahia Principe Escape Bouganville - All Inclusive - Adults Only

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  Enjoy nature and the beautiful gardens

  Protecting Nature and Having Fun 1057182037 Information for your stay at Bahia Principe Bouganville Location provides a protected bay with less exposure to rough wind and sargassum, making it for good kayaking and catamaran rides. Beautiful gardens on the resort and nearby small conservation areas help minimize the heat and provide refuge for an amazing variety of birds and other animals. Swallows during the day and bats at night reduce mosquitos which are typically more present at dusk. Location is changing due to extensive development of condos at Nueva Romana, bringing more people to the beach and loud parties particularly on the weekends at the club next door. Tip: Check out the nature walks offered free to guests by the resort and a chance to meet local eco Bahia nature experts. Atmosphere is lively during the day with activities audible at the beach and beach front pool from 10 to 6 every day. Each eating facility plays music and sometimes you get disco music at breakfast or heavy metal at lunch. Staff don't seem to mind sound bleed between the pool music and music at the outdoor Corales lunch buffet. Tip: Get away from the noise at the pool farther away from the sea and at an adjacent outdoor lounge where you can chill out. Rooms are numbered, starting at the ground floor at 001, the second floor at 101 and the third floor 201 (see attached photo). Room 51201 has a balcony overlooking the main pool and a good oceanview. Building 57 provides rooms overlooking the quieter pool at the back or a peaceful garden view on the opposite side, facing south. Tip: Rooms with the best oceanview are those on the top floor. Corner rooms have the biggest balconies (see photo). Amenities include fun activities and daily entertainment that repeats every week. Every Saturday night is the outdoor Beach or White Party, with loud music that will affect any rooms closer to the beach. An activity board at the main pool (see photo) gives the most up-to-date information. The Bahia Principe app is also useful but is not kept up-to-date by the activity staff and locations may change. Nightly buffet dinners offer a wide selection of food with themes such as Mexican, Dominican or Asian although this is not advertised anywhere. Tip: Aquafitness session takes place at the pool daily at noon. You can avoid the loudest part if you eat at Corales after 12:30. Food is tasty at all the restaurants which provide a nice alternative eating experience from the crowded buffets. Crepe suzettes at Don Pablo are a treat. You can request a menu or bring your phone to scan the menu. Generally, the house wines are mediocre - the sparkling wine is the best. Most of the coffee is decent but only instant decaf coffee (in a pouch) is available. The resort makes a plea to guests to not feed birds or cats. This is a really important way to protect wildlife and reduce fleas. Tip: Bring your own black tea if you are particular about the quality. Overall, the resort offers good value for money. The beach is good for walking, the water is still good for swimming, and the staff works hard to provide good service.

  Apr 22, 2026
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  Top notch resort!

  Beautiful resort. Clean rooms, worth the upgrade to adults only. Amazing food and choices. Excellent help and choices for food as im celiac. Highly recommend and cant wait to go back!

  Apr 21, 2026
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  Fabulous Vacation!

  This resort was beautiful! Everything was clean and well kept. The room was large and had everything we needed. We love the fact that there were two pools - one with the entertainment team activities and one that was quiet. The entertainment team did a fabulous job! The water aerobics was fun and a highlight of the day. The night time activities were fun with athe Beach Party as the best one imo. There were plenty of shady spots on the beach but the water was murky and one day swimming was prohibited due to debris in the water. There are some flying insects toward the back of the beach but if you go up front there were none. The sand was not white and smooth and if you're looking for a very Caribbean type Beach with bright blue water and soft white sand this is not the resort for you. The ala carte restaurants need to be booked in advance of arrival. Get the Bahia app and as soon as your booking is in there, 19 days before arrival and book The restaurants. This was an issue for me and I spent a lot of time in the guest services area trying to get reservations. The food in the restaurants was good not great. The steakhouse was my favorite and the Asian restaurant was so so. Only 3 are adults only though we didn't see a lot of kids at the family side restaurants.The breakfast by the pool was very good. The lunch near the beach was also good. The buffet was not great. The service at the bars was excellent! You can also easily get a drink at the pool or the beach. The staff everywhere was friendly and helpful. I would consider going to another Bahia resort with a better Beach.

  Apr 18, 2026
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  Fantastic Vacation From Start to Finish!

  We had an incredible stay! The entertainment was truly next‑level. Maria, Madelin, and Marielys made every activity so much fun and so welcoming. Maria from Concierge was amazing too and helped us with everything we needed from the moment we arrived. The food was delicious, the staff were all unbelievably friendly, and the main pool with the entertainment and swim‑up bar was a total blast. The beach was a little murky and the rooms could use a few small updates, plus the hot water ran out a couple times — but none of that took away from how fantastic this resort is. We absolutely loved it and highly recommend!

  Apr 15, 2026
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  Amazing vacation

  First time there. Upon arrival the champagne and cool face cloth is just refreshing. You feel welcomed right away. The staff are all friendly and helpful to the best they can. The resort itself self is beautiful. Small resort with beautiful landscape. Two pools, one quiet and one " party ". The party pool is nice but the water was murky. There is not enough shade around pool. So your gonna sun burn. The quiet pool is beautiful, water clear, pool bar makes the best drinks and there is a little more shade thanks to the pergola in the middle of pool. Not sure about the party pool, but the quiet pool was cleaned every night and morning. The rooms are comfortable and spacious. The view was amazing. The only negative was that the air conditioner was not working properly. The room was hot and humid every night. Due to this, all our clothes were damp. No matter how much we asked the maid not to shut off the air conditioner, she still did. I believe however that this is management rules to be done. Power goes out every morning but the generator kicks in and all is fine. The fridge is stocked daily with beer, water, pop and liquor. The food was delicious.. the buffet was very good , no issues. The a la carte restaurants were all amazing and delicious. They are the best we ever had at a la carte restaurant. The food at the buffet is a little repetitive but fresh and delicious. The beach area is Just gorgeous. It's peaceful. The only big downfall is water sucks. Water extremely murky and issues with jellyfish. No swimming for sure. The lobbies are amazing. Nightly entertainment every night. The lobby shop has all the cigar and rum you need. The lobby that has the entertainment , has a big outdoor smoking area. Overall, we would return no problems. On our arrival, I realized that I lost my phone. I figured it was left on the shuttle van. I spoke with guest services and front desk. No one knew how to get a hold of driver. But they were trying there best to help. We went to eat at a la carte restaurant. We weren't there 10 minutes and someone from guest services came in to get me as they were sure they had found my phone. The driver of the shuttle van had return my phone. It was a delightful surprise. I was very surprised at how helpful and quick they had gotten my phone and found me .

  Apr 15, 2026