Returned back 11th Nov after two weeks .Had a Great time,Staff from Management to Gardeners all Brilliant,Celebrated Anniversary and Jeans Birthday there and Restraurants excelled in suprises.To many staff to personally name but all worth a special thank you.Met some lovely holiday makers ,& two Idiots.(Revenge was Sweet).Would Definately return but in February or March to see the Whales.Thank You all at Gran Bahia.

My husband and I stayed a week in paradise. This resort is so quiet and tranquil. The service and the staff were the best we have ever had. They couldn't do enough to make your stay anything but wonderful. We had a junior suite superior and it was beautiful. We were in Villa 7, second floor and had a wonderful ocean view. Never once heard any noise from neighbours so it felt almost like your own private villa. The food was wonderful and well presented. One morning at breakfast there wasn't a sugar container on our table so my husband just went to the next table to get a few packets and before he sat down they had placed one on our table.
We enjoyed the beach even though it wasn't a long expanse that we are used to. We knew this before arriving so it wasn't a problem. Both pools were well maintained with plenty of loungers.
The assortment of top shelf liquor was also very nice, We enjoyed many Baileys on ice in the lobby after dinner...Thankyou to Alexis and his wonderful staff ( Jose, Rosario to name but 2) for a truly memorable holiday. We hope to return SOON!

Don't spend much time in the room. Lots to do outside the room and on the island. Make sure to take an excursion to do things. Amazing place and people.

Myself, my wife and our two best friends were here from 14-28th October. Our trip was to celebrate my 50th Birthday.

I have hummed and hawed about whether to put a review on but have decided to do so. I believe that the purpose of tripadvisor is to get an unbias personal opinion so with that in mind please read on.

This was the first time we had visited a Gran Bahia hotel and thought that with this being their flagship property we had chosen wisely. We will probably not choose this chain again.

We had done a lot of research before deciding on Cayo Levantado. We thought that we would be delighted with our choice as we are seasoned travellers and have experienced some poor but also amazing holidays in our time.

I will not go into great detail as other reviewers have covered accomodation quality etc very well and I would agree with all the positive comments totally.

Please do not underestimate the effect that the transfer from Puerto Plata to the hotel will have. We travelled with Thomson Holidays from the UK. The Rep Jessica dies a great job here.

Our issues were on two fronts, the food quality in all restaurants except Don Pablo was very patchy at best, I must say that Jose Luis Rodriquez is amazing, he is so professional and I only hope that the company fully appreciates the calibre of employee that they have in him.The Mediterrean being the only passable alternative during our stay. The food quality in the buffet restaurant especially was extremely poor, we had read reviews of people getting unwell on holiday and can now understand why, we could have eaten uncooked pork and also cold and then reheated chicken amongst other dubious choices, food that was meant to be on offer would not be replenished, even when we asked and were told momento nothing appeared, I personally waited for 30 minutes before giving up on the hope that my " momento " was up! This really is a shame as this could be pretty easily rectified with a bit of quality control, all it would take is a dedicated staff member to oversee this while walking around checking on the restaurant as they do.

The other letdown was the drinks service at the beach and bottom pool area which was very hit and miss in service, we would get a drink given to us then a three hour gap before we would see the waiter again, there needs to be a decisiion made I think as to whether there is a service on offer or not, it was easier to go and get our own drinks rather than wait for another to be offered.

There seems to be a bit of mimicking by Gran Bahia paying homage to the Secrets chain in some areas but they cannot quite achieve the excellent standards that we have received with them.

Please do not allow this review to put you off from visiting this beautiful island but manage your expectations accordingly.