We travelled to this resort in 2010; it was the first trip we had ever taken south. After having travelled to other countries and resorts since then, we are really pleased that we chose this one as our first location. The hotel and grounds are beautiful, the drinks and food were great. I enjoyed the buffet far more than the... More

This was a wonderfully relaxing holiday. We travelled Feb 3-10th, 2013 and the weather was wonderful!! Samana is not a large place but there was plenty to do. The beaches are not huge but they are lovely and protected bay. There were whales to see, zip lining and tours to be had and the staff were amazing. The entertainment staff... More

was a great place including food, drinks, service and of course weather. look for leondro marte at service desk, good person, anna in main diner and charlie in entertainment. bingo everyday at 5pm, lots of fun. snorkling over ship wreck and seeing tons of fish swimming by was awesome. the beach they took us to snorkling was unreal, beautiful. my... More

Score Food. 3.5/5 (check comments) Room (5/5) Pool (4.5/5) Entertainment (0.5/5) Beach (4.5/5) Service (5/5) Pros Hotel is amazing , lots of space, even at full capacity. Great views are well Food is good (but only a la carte, the buffet is repetitive and mediocre) Room is great, clean and comfortable. Pools are great but missing accessories like floaters. Beach... More

We went in December, travelled with other friends for a total of 4. We had a blast, great staff, beautiful location and the food was great. Our room overlooked the ocean, bay & cliffside. The drive from the airport was about an hour but great bus ride with a very personable host. We also go to Punta Cana Riu's but... More

Stayed there for three nights. Had an excellent room with great view. Food was ok, just ok, nothing special. Employees are pleasant,nice and try to do their best. But do not expect anything spactacular, especially from the evening program/entertainment

The animators in the hotel were a pleasure to be with... Full of activities & kept those of us active people on vacation. I would never forget Danny boy, such a comedian and great personality!! Hope to visit Samana again soon. Doris

Just back from the Gran Bahia Principe Samana after a one week stay and I have to say loved every minute , the location is stunning loooking over the bay and to Bacardi Island , the hotel is ideal for couples and if you want a week to just relax and unwind this the place , the food is fine... More

great holiday, staff couldn't do enough for you, the view was absolutely lush looking out to the sea and Barcadi Island. found the hotel very clean and food was surprisingly good, they had different themes every night so even fussy people would find something yummy! only problem was the complaining English! would definitely go back!