Food, staff, hotel, beach all great ! Staff very nice. Very helpfull.
Restos All great including buffet.
Bars Pool bar, had very good service.

Special thanks to Marcos, from Grand Bahia Principe Ambar pool bar.
Service was great, fast and verry good.

Marco, e-mail me stephane.czolij@yahoo.com

We chose Ambar ( one of 5 connected resorts, all Gran Bahia ) because it was adults only. As an Ambar guest, you can go to the other 4 resorts ( Punta Cana, Bavaro, Esmerelda, and Premier ), but they can't come into Ambar. The Ambar lobby is a bit smaller than the other lobbies, but very nicely-appointed with free wi-fi. The grounds throughout the resorts are immaculate and attractive. You have your choice of any restaurant in any of the resorts, but make reservations about 10 days early online, or you will be eating at 9pm - unless you want to go to one of the many buffets that you can always get into. They have a Japanese hibachi "cook at your table" restaurant that was great. The Bella Italia restaurant and the Santa Fe tex-mex restaurants were also great. We did the BBQ buffet one night, and it was just so-so. We wished we would have made another reservation. The beaches are fantastic, and well-kept by staff. We could always find a 4-chair umbrella area to sit, even at mid-day. It may not have been right on the beach, but it was a very short walk, and you could still see the water from our chairs. If you want to reserve a place at the pool or the beach, most people trot down there early in the day and leave their towels. Never saw security remove them, although maybe they should have. The shows at the Tropicana theater were usually great, with the Michael Jackson tribute show being the best. The guy looked and danced like Jackson. Get their early for a show you really want good seats at. The theater is under cover, but open air. Bar is in the rear, and waitresses come around regularly to the side and back tables but not the general seating area. We reserved a car through VIP travel services to take us to/from the Punta Cana airport. Good move, because others we talked to were on buses that stopped at other resorts, or took quite a while to get to the resort. Our room was a mini-suite at Ambar. Very nice. We got a 3rd floor room because we had heard they were the quitest and safest from bugs and or thefts. No issue with any thefts, and the room was plenty quiet to sleep late if we wanted to. The staff was great and very friendly, especially if you at least tried to speak some Spanish to them. Hey, you're in their country ! We learned the words for towel, bottled water, and other things we knew we'd need, and it paid off. ( You'll need the bottled water if travelling from the States, because that's what you use to drink and brush teeth with. ) Bottom line, getting to roam the 5 resorts and the many restaurants, pools and pool bars / buffets, mini-golf, water sports, etc. was fantastic. They have a tram that runs regularly around too, if you don't want to walk everywhere. Would definitely go again.

Returned home from this resort on December 6 after 7 day stay. Everything the hotel does/did was EXCELLENT. It was very busy but this did not reduce the service level.

Beautiful well maintained grounds.

Room lovely, large, clean, comfortable, plenty of clean towels every day -- did I say clean ... I mean CLEAN.

Restaurants and food - excellent. Canapes at the buffets at each restaurant were great. Cocktails at the door a nice touch. Hand sanitizer at the entrance to each restaurant, what a great idea. Food and service everywhere was great. Clean, clean, clean. Saw the odd fly (could count them on one hand).

Staff and service, excellent.

Beach was beautiful. How civilized to be able to sit there and have someone bring you a drink, even if it was a glass of water that you wanted. The water was very rough so we didn't do any water sports. Not sure if this is the norm or if it was extra windy. Only negative comment was that the "tourists" couldn't resist putting a towel on a chair in the wee hours of the morning which meant that if you didn't do the same it was very difficult to get a chair. Why do people think that it is okay to reserve a chair for the day and occupy it for just a few minutes? Its one thing if they reserve a chair then go for a walk on the beach or a swim but you don't see them all day. Are they going on tours outside of the property? People PLEASE try to be considerate of the other travellers who also paid money to be there. If you plan on leaving the property for part of the day let someone else enjoy the beach and have a chair to sit on.

We absolutely recommend this property for a relaxing, pampered type of vacation.

We just returned from a week-long trip celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary trip to BP Ambar. I did lots of reading of reviews and can honestly say this place lived up to all the positive reviews I read. It’s a great day in paradise when the major decision each day was where we were going to be, the pool or the beach. We found very little to grumble about and had a very positive experience and can’t wait for a return trip to the Ambar!

The Good….
The rooms are very well appointed and large
They were very clean and housekeeping was fantastic
The pool experience is first class; great pool side service
The beach was clean, lots of beach seating and very close to the hotel and pool area
The adult only setting is very relaxing... its your vacation!
The service throughout the property was fantastic, the staff was very friendly
Check in and out was smooth and efficient
Food was plentiful; the ala-cart restaurants were all B+ (we didn’t go hungry!!!)
The ala-cart restaurants reservations were all what we requested in advance of our arrival
The wine with dinner or any meal is very good
The main lobby is the central gathering point and social hub for the Ambar
FREE unlimited wi-fi in the lobby is a nice perk
Older couples or younger couple on honeymoon makes up the guest at this resort

The Nit-picky…
The food is different – not bad, just different, not lots of spice and many items are served luke warm
Service in all restaurants is European style – meaning you never know who will be waiting on you
No elevators, if you’re on the 3rd floor keep this in mind
The AC doesn’t get as cool as I would have like
Don’t waste your money on any of the Chef’s Specials.. not worth it
Wish there was more pool side music
Getting a seat at the pool can be problem if you don’t “towel a seat early”

Tips for the BP Ambar…
Request your building in advance of your arrival (we stayed in 65) perfect building; request a corner room and on the 2nd floor
Please tip the staff- take lots of US $1.00 and $5.00 – it will enhance your stay and the staff is extremely appreciative – they need your support!
Don’t take lots of clothes… dress shorts and collared shirts are perfect for all except the gourmet restaurant
Do take lots of sunscreen – very expensive on property
Share shuttle service to/from the Airport is easy and inexpensive – arrange in advance of our arrival

BTW - We booked our trip through Delta Vacations and had a very good experience with that process.