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Reviewed 29 September 2023

Had a pleasant stay at Bahia, mostly staff are pleasant and hardworker.
Kudos to the waiter of Hindu restaurant named Federico, very pleasant and very helpful. It was a great experience! We will comeback for sure with my business team.

Room tip: Our family love the place, its huge and so many amenities to enjoy and ofcourse the food!!! Cart ride was a hit to go around!:)
Date of stay: September 2023
  • Trip type: Travelled with family
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Management response:Responded 29 September 2023
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Querido Huésped:

Es un gusto para nosotros recibir sus bellos comentarios de estas vacaciones.

Nos llena de felicidad saber que contribuimos a sus días y momentos llenos de dicha con nosotros en el hotel.

Apreciamos que reconozca el trabajo de nuestro personal, y estamos ansiosos de volverle a recibir para ofrecerle el mejor trato una vez más en otras bonitas vacaciones.

Saludos cordiales,
Bahia Principe Grand Tulum

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Reviewed 28 September 2023

My wife and I recently visited this hotel recently for vacation.
As privilege club member we could visit and compare all the 4 hotels in the complex.

The Grand Tulum is the largest one with most of the facilities and restaurants, but also probably the busier, too.

Overall, they do need to work on the vegan and restricted vegetarian options for the buffet and gourmet restaurants.

They could do simple adjustments that would make our stay much more pleasant, like making sure to have no milk/egg bread options (c'mon any traditional rustic, sour or salt bred is vegan), no egg pastas, no milk pizza dough, more potato based dishes (even fries will do), more vegetables, garbanzo beans, rice and beans, etc. It is not that hard, it can be easily and cheaply done with little investment/effort.

If you want to go an extra step, just add vegan cheese to the restaurant ingredients, as they can swap the milk cheese from several dishes making many more options available.
Deserts could be made with oat milk to replace the cow milk.

The lack of food options was the most disappointing aspect of our stay. You pay full price, but you are very restricted in options due to lack of care from the Hotel management.

From all the four main buffets, I would say that the Grand Tulum one is the worst of all, with cleanliness and organization issues, poorest food options and the lowest food quality (probably due to some management issue).

The Thali Hindu restaurant is the best vegan friendly a la carte option with the best server (Federico).

The truck restaurant near the beach also provides a vegan burger with fries that can be a life saving some days.

The privilege club crew was great, always trying to help and caring for us. Special thanks to Carlos.

The Grand Tulum private privilege club beach had the best drink service crew. However, the one at Akumal hotel has a better beach.

Pools were okay, a bit crowded at Tulum and the best pools and more private ones could be found at Sian Ka'an.

Overall a good experience if not for the vegan food restrictions. Luckily, we had a rental car and we had lunch at Tulum a couple times, they have some great vegan restaurant options. If we stayed only at the Bahia Principe complex we would be eating rice, beans and salad 3x a day for a week, even with expanded options as privilege club members.

I would not recommend these 4 Bahia Principe hotels for vegans until they make the small adjustments I suggested above.

Date of stay: September 2023
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Management response:Responded 29 September 2023

Dear guest:

First of all, we want to thank you for choosing us as your headquarters hotel for the second time, and for providing your comments that help us understand your point of view.

We regret that during this stay our services were not to your complete satisfaction, we have already taken note of the points you point out to us, to implement the necessary measures to always provide the best service.

We inform you that we have already informed management and have done the corresponding analysis with the departments involved.

We hope you can give us the opportunity to host you again to enjoy our new services.

Kind regards,
Bahia Principe Grand Tulum

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Reviewed 27 September 2023

Came back from 11 nights and overall loved our first experience in this hotel.
Room although very basic and a bit dated was spotlessly kept clean with clean towels every day.
Ala Carte restaurants were good, Brazilian & Japanese in Coba the best, Thali was very disappointing, service just felt was to quick and they just wanted you in and out as quickly as possible.
Main hotel buffet restaurant food was good and plenty options at various meal times, the main moan was lack of air conditioning, really made dining at any time of the day very uncomfortable and at times made you rush your meal just to get out of the sweat box you were in. Staff were excellent and worked very hard to serve you drinks and keep place clean and tidy.
Hotel in general from each to pool areas to rooms etc kept spotlessly clean with all staff working hard to achieve this.
"Quiet Pool" as it was called, Juliou was excellent at the bar and always served you with a big smile, my opinion is this pool could be made "Adults Only" as this would give people a area to relax and chill at as at times become very busy with kids in it.
Night time entertainment, not the best i have seen and shows being repeated same nights meant you were going to see same show each week, outside area was always difficult to find a seat where over in Coba this didn't seem to be a problem as they had lot better set up for this outside area.
Lastly Can Cun airport from arriving to departure got to one of the worst airports ive ever been in, also buying anything from a meal to snacks is extremely expensive.

Date of stay: September 2023
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Management response:Responded 28 September 2023

Dear Guest,

On behalf of our team we thank you for taking the time to put together the details of your vacation experience at Bahía Príncipe Hotels & Resorts.

It is a real pleasure to know that you enjoyed your holidays with us.

We are always striving to provide our guests with the highest quality service so that they could stay absolutely content with their vacations at our hotel.

Thank you once again for your choice and we are looking forward to your next visit in order to repeat this great experience.

Sending you our best regards,
Bahia Principe Grand Tulum

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Reviewed 25 September 2023

This has to be one of the best trip I’ve been on. The hotel/ resort itself is just so beautiful, clean and well set out. Our room was a suite and I’d recommend upgrading to this as its very spacious, 2 showers, 2 toilets etc. There are karts that take you from one end of the hotel to the other and can be a lifesaver on a hot hot day. The buffet food always changes with themed nights and it’s of a high standard. We stayed 10 nights and got 5 A La Carte visits. The Brazilian and Indian were our favourites. It’s best to book on the app 10 days before arrival as they are fully booked on arrival. For lunches we’d use The Truck Stop. Quick, easy food with the bar round the corner. Jorge who works there was very attentive and had a great way with all the guests. The entertainment staff do not stop day and night. Shows are incredible. We kept saying nightly ‘these people will be ok Britains Got Talent one day’. Egar? I think the entertainers name was, he was so friendly and hilariously funny. Cocktails were never a problem at any bar, the bar staff would suggest drinks for us to have. Maria at the lobby bar had a lovely personality and was fantastic at her job. My only grumble at the bars were people who were taking huge insulated tumblers and the bar staff having to make them all cocktails which caused a big queue behind. The pools are all warm, never got that chill when going into them. The nature all around is fantastic. There are iguanas, coatis, raccoons and lots of other species. The gardening staff work tirelessly to keep the resort looking amazing. There is the Hacienda at the bottom of the road with a constant market with pharmacy if needed. There is a show there most nights also. Beaches are spotless as men are out removing the seaweed every morning and make a great job of it. It is a long journey with TUI down to the resort so be prepared. We were itching just to get to the hotel by the end of the bus journey.

All in all, I would love to return to this hotel.

Date of stay: September 2023
  • Trip type: Travelled with family
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Management response:Responded 25 September 2023

Dear Guest,

We appreciate you choosing our resort for your holidays and sharing your impressions.

It is always a great pleasure to receive so encouraging reviews that give our team energy to keep up great work every day.

We are so happy to know that you enjoyed your holidays, the food, the pools, the drinks, the restaurants a la carte, and our facility.

It will be pleasure to welcome you next time so that you could enjoy your vacations again at our resort.

Kind regards
Bahia Principe Grand Tulum

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Reviewed 24 September 2023

I visited this Hotel from September 15 to 22 everything was ok but daytime Activities were amazing specially The Kids Club. This hotel they focus alot in kids and made my stay very special. My daughter who never performed on stage before was trained and participated on Frozen and gymnastic show was the most happy moment in our family. All that is thanks to our lovely Kids Club Team Karina,Anel, Emma, Miriam,Adriana,Maria and Angel. My baby girl misses them alot can't wait to visit again.

Date of stay: September 2023
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Management response:Responded 25 September 2023

Dear Guest,
On behalf of our team we appreciate you taking time to express your comments about your stay with us.
Thank you for trusting us to make this awesome holidays possible.

Your comments are very encouraging for our team and give us energy and motivation to keep up great work every day.

We hope you will visit us again and we will do our utmost to accommodate your needs and make your stay enjoyable.

Sending you our best regards,
Bahia Principe Grand Tulum

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