Bahia Principe Escape Coral Playa

"I had a very disappointing stay at this hotel. The property feels stuck in the 1980s, looking incredibly tired, dated, and completely lacking in atmosphere or soul. The Rooms: on the small side, noisy and with inadequate wardrobe hanging space. You have to purchase a key for the safe to work which is another €3.50 per night on top of the tourist tax. There is also no kettle provided, which was a major letdown for morning coffee. The Food: Terrible for a supposed four star establishment, especially as a vegetarian. Breakfast was incredibly basic, I was limited to just cereal, toast, and tinned fruit. Dinner felt like a bad school cafeteria. The food wasn't properly labeled, leaving us to guess what the dishes actually were. When I did find something, it wasn't great—cold rice, cold chips, cold overcooked broccoli, and cold undercooked carrots. We ate here our first night then ate out for the rest of the trip. The Only Positive: Location. The hotel has a lift and steps that lead directly to the beach. This was a lifesaver, as it meant avoiding the gruelling walk back up the hill. Apart from the beach access I cannot recommend this hotel. A real shame, as the location of the hotel has the potential for it to be an amazing property, but it currently falls way short."

"Check-in was extremely slow, on person on reception. Time they went to online check-in to spreed things up. Three times the key didn’t work until they eventually listened to it could be a faulty card. Breakfast was awful. How come I can buy fresh fruit thousands of miles away labelled from Spain yet this hotel serves tinned fruit. The bacon wasn’t even bacon but formed something. Ended up just going to the duke for breakfast. The hotel has been refurbished but they could have thought about replacing air conditioning as it was loud and not great."

"A lovely stay at the hotel, cleanliness was excellent, food could do with improvement as was very cold but can’t fault service. I arrived with a broken leg so could only relax around the pool and the lifeguard Octavia was so helpful, making sure I had everything I needed, was safe walking around on crutches and even made sure I had enough shade when I fell asleep in the sun! Couldnt ask for any better service"