Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts

Bahia Principe Explore Akumal

Bahia Principe Escape Runaway Bay

Bahia Principe Escape Runaway Bay is an adults-only all-inclusive on Jamaica's north coast, for couples and adult groups who want pools and easy logistics. A boutique feel is not the offer. It is about 75 minutes east of Montego Bay's airport, with 525 rooms, five restaurants, four pool bars and a swim-up bar, and three connected pools along the beachfront. It is the adults-only side of a larger Bahia Principe complex whose family resort sits next door. Guests praise the adults-only atmosphere and the calmer setting of Runaway Bay, the pools and swim-up bars, the food, drinks and activities inside the plan, and the large junior suites with a stocked minibar. The complaints are that some shows and experiences carry a fee, that restaurant reservations and availability vary by season, and that the complex is large enough to need walking or internal transport. The thing people wish they had known is that this is the former Bahia Principe Luxury Runaway Bay under a new name, and that the family property next door is a separate resort. The plan covers the restaurants and bars, a stocked minibar, room service, Wi-Fi and the non-motorised water sports including sailing; the spa, the excursions and the airport shuttle are extra, and premium labels are limited. The Ocean Front Deluxe Junior Suite is the room worth paying for, and the Sea View category is the value. Anyone who wants a small, intimate resort should look at the boutique end of the north coast.

Bahia Principe Fantasia Tenerife

Bahia Principe Fantasia Tenerife is a castle-themed family hotel in south Tenerife, for parents whose children will judge the week by the water park. It is about 15 minutes from the southern airport, which is among the shortest transfers on the island, and it is not on the sand: the pools, seven of them and heated, and the water park are the product, and the beach is a walk or a ride away. Book it knowing that, and the week works. Guests praise the kids' water park and pools, the castle theme and the evening shows, and families with children of club age, four to twelve, rate it highly. The complaints are the food, which most guests call middling, the crowding and the noise that come with a hotel built for children, and the distance to the beach. The thing people wish they had known is that the a la carte restaurants are rationed: two dinners per seven-night stay, booked in advance and with a dress code. The all-inclusive is the default here and covers the buffet, the snack venues, the kids' club and Wi-Fi for up to ten devices a room; premium spirits, the spa, babysitting and the transfer are extra, and room service is a snack menu rather than hot dinner. Book the specialty dinners on the app the moment you check in, and use the adults-only infinity pool as the quiet pocket. Couples without children, and anyone who wants the sea at the end of the garden, should look elsewhere.

Bahia Principe Explore Jamaica

Bahia Principe Explore Jamaica is a big family all-inclusive at Runaway Bay, for families who want a water park and a cove to snorkel. It is about 90 minutes from Ian Fleming International, with around 848 rooms, three pools, a water park and a private white-sand cove. It was rebranded into Bahia Principe Explore under the Hyatt Inclusive Collection, and it is the one resort here we would tell you to check twice before booking. Guests praise the beachfront setting, the water park and children's features, the size of the rooms and the Jamaican entertainment. The complaints are renovation and reopening disruption, a la carte dinners limited to three in a week, premium drinks charged separately, and service complaints that stand out even against other big resorts. The thing people wish they had known is that the plan is real but narrower than a luxury one, and that the review record under the new name is still thin. The plan covers the international buffet and the snack restaurants, local drinks, beer and soft drinks, a minibar, Wi-Fi and the Kids Club for ages four to twelve, with three a la carte dinner reservations per one-week stay and one free hour a day of kayaking, tennis or snorkelling; premium drinks, the spa, the diving and sailing and the airport transfer are extra. Confirm which restaurants and beach areas are open for your dates, and read the renovation notices before final payment. The Sea View Junior Suite is the room to ask for. Anyone who wants a settled resort should look at the north coast's established properties until the record here fills in.