10/10 bahia effort make vacation dreams come true, girlfriend just got plane bahia principe punta cana despite fact delayed half hour departing punta cana, amazing 1 week vacation excited write review fall asleep tonight.we originated toronto canada, took sept 4 air transat flight punta cana, smooth flight weather great punta cana arrived, soon greeted enthusiastic entertainers pictures taken beautiful ladies pictures available pick depart punta cana airport week later, no trouble finding transfer bus resort provided room keys introductory documents way resort, 1/2 hour bumpy ride arrived resort 5:10 hour flight landed punta cana airport, taken transfer shuttle straight bus room villa right beach, villa 20 maintained prepared arrival thanks maid xiomara, resort provided complete made-up morning room different maid came provide turndown service included making bed change wet beach towels washroom towels 7pm, normally tipped maids twice day different maids working morning evening shifts, mean people working hard trying make vacation dreams come true, extra 1 day 7 week not make maid happy room tidy comfortable.remember not disturb sign room ran situation changing room maid just entered room right knocked door, n't want embrassing moments sign, large selection met number good enthusiastic staff treated time went, hostress romerys genuine friendly tall waiter wellington attentive service oriented supervisor black suit named sorano funny ask table service, tried eat common dishes ones saw chef cooking right just avoid getting sick precautionary.we chosen french italian grill seafood, like service grill terrible, waiter rushing taken wrong order presented entrees soups brought, ended tipping busboys tipping waiter busboys helped frequent actual waiter, shop rip, village hotel lobby way cheaper just 2 minutes away lobby, people carried products carts annoying, approach pretended friendly, 3 4 5 6 trying approach started ignored just walked straight, option walking beach village 35-40 mins walk bahia walk right beach facing ocean selection bargaining power, n't afraid walk away stores carry somewhat identical products, storekeepers chase, n't chase able lower price different store happened, bought 14 medium size mini-bus 20.00 told cost 4, strategy offer divide price 4, offer 20 return 5 able end 7- 9, shopping decided walk resort wonderful day, water-taxi costs 5- 15 depending distance travelling, activity-minded not best hotel, bahia just activities moving, dancing pool exercises bingo nightly entertainment, looking relaxing time sat beach day enjoying sun, short activities n't main concern, took marnarium spelt incorrectly swam middle sea looking corals entered net swim rays sharks finally dumped middle sea called natural beach 4 feet deep water served rum coco locos, fun money spent, 72.00 overall vacation expectation, actually amazed energy enthusiasm service-oriented mindsets great workers, time restaurants opened no matter buffet snack bar formal restaurants no matter breakfast lunch dinner staff gathered huddles management 15-20 mins, personally did n't know talked talked powerful drive staff improve customer satisfaction ensuring customer happy customer no matter tip not end dinning experiences, believe spanish management applied right strategies making resort successful, reason say n't satisfied bahia principe valued things differently rest nothing good things say bahia, met couple resort not happy beach far room restaurants spread liked things spread apart liked quiet resort mean people research chose resort right, selecting vacation resort n't simple buying tomato supermarket n't like just throw away, n't like resort stuck week, frankly tripadvisor website helped choose right vacation resorts summers summers come, good luck people,