Bahia Principe - accommodation in El Macao

We enjoyed our stay here. First of all, we upgraded to the privilege tier and it was a great choice. There is more restaurant availability, a butler, pool/beach seating, etc. While I did enjoy it here the food wasn't all that good. I wasn't a huge fan of the buffet and the restaurants were okay. There is also a flamingo, named Pinky, on the property. He really added to the experience. I really enjoyed the beds on the beach but the non-privilege area by the beach seemed a bit crowded. The pools were also really nice and had swim up bars. I also wasn't a huge fan of the drinks here. The resort was very pretty and there a lot of palm trees. The gym was a little bit small- there were only two treadmills. You do have to get up quite early to get to seats by the ocean. We woke up at 6:30 every morning and there were a ton of people up at that time claiming seats. The workers were very nice but some were difficult to understand and didn't speak much English. It was set to rain when we were there but it was quite sunny and nice most of our stay and only rained a little, mostly near dinner time. Some of the restaurants also took a while (the Mexican took like 1:45 both times). The shows were pretty good too- I really enjoyed the entertainment here especially the preshows and the La Voce show on Sundays. I would also like to include that Daniel, in the privilege pool area, was incredibly helpful and nice. All in all, it was a really fun experience with lots of things to do.

If you want a very upbeat party resort this is it! Lots of pools and swim up bars! Jerk Chicken is AMAZING! Positives- swim up bars (3), beach is beautiful and food options are good! Negatives-it’s a party resort so it gets trashed, rooms are cute but not really nice, and service is only good if you tip.

Large property with many amenities. Very friendly staff.