1 week fantastic holidays, family wife kids 14,10 gran bahia principe bavaro 2 9 july.arrived small cute airport tour operator soltour waiting, didn__<U+0096>t 15 minutes bus took hotel, employee hotel bus delivering envelopes room cards instructions, check 30 minute trip airport hotel, efficient smart don__<U+0096>t waste time arrival 250 people desk.arrived big beautifull lobby small trains bagage rooms, stayed hacienda club compund 31 great coz right middle resort just quite pools middle resort.the resort big not huge people refered reviews, half way did walk perfectly 5 minutes way beach big pool nearby way lobby- theater- buffet.the rooms big decorated fresh air conditioning big fan roof, problem room, double beds confortable allways clean, service great left 2,00 everyday, thats not usual, spoke people went didn__<U+0096>t tip great service.actually tipped ramona lady cleaned room did usuall stuff flowers tower art employees work joy efficiently don__<U+0096>t chance tip unless look way restaurants, reviews saying employees waiting tip that__<U+0096>s not true work lot day night smile hola pass them.the pools great specially 2 middle resort coz not crowded, big pool near beach crowded bit dirty coz people n't shower beach.the beach just ok. not clear water coz island altlantic ocean, temperature great fine sand lot fuss going beach, not quiet ok big resort 1500 rooms, lot water sports beach, did scuba diving 1 time, not great experience coz way fast felt sick, bufet great, lot variety nice tasting food, lot eat, carefull, don__<U+0096>t mix lots food, eat just 1-2 different food meal, there__<U+0096>s lot choose liked spanish night mondays gala night saturdays, gala night just ate 3-4 nice grilled lobsters rice lots tropical fruits dessert, papaya mango pinneaple 4 la carte dinners.the gourmet nice french nouvelle cuisine, nice taste beautifull plate decoration litlle eat, eat bufet big eater.el pescador great sea food.garden grill best, grilled meat.we went il capricio italian rest nice food desserts.we ate lunch grill near beach piscis light meals hamburgers hotdogs salads fruits stay long writting good resort quite europe did not 1 single complaint resort, animation fantastic shows night funny relaxing, weather helped week stayed, rainned night fantastic holidays felt bad living coz 1 week short time visits sports did isla saono tour recomend 4 wheel tour snorkling speed boad driving loved stay week.some bad reviews read just say bad luck.if thinking going booked gran bahia principe great holidays hope return year,