I would like to talk specifically on the issue. What I did not like at the resort: 1. The entertainment is more then awful. Some lazy girls trying to dance with no skills at all. 2. The kids activities are equal to zero. No shows for kids, no dance no activities at all. 3. The Buffet restaurant is bad. Food... more

Nov. 17-Dec. 1 2008 We stayed at Bahia Cayacoa last year for 2 weeks and fell in love with Samana. The staff and customer service was beyond anything we’ve experienced before. While there, we had the opportunity to go to Las Terrenas and decided that this year we would spend 2 weeks at El Portillo. After a 14 hour delay,... more

Although it was the rainy season, and it rained 4 days out of the 7, I would say it was the best vacation ever. The staff were so friendly, the resort beautiful, the food to die for, clean, comfortable, you can want for nothing. I ate at the seafood restaurant, and the gourmet, book early as it is hard to... more

Just returned from the El Portillo Bahia Pricipe Samana. We were a party of 4 and I have to say we had a blast. Everything went smoothly from our small bus ride from the airport through the mountains & country side to the check in. One small glitch our room key did not work 2 times had to go to... more

Just got back from 7 days at the GBP El Portillo in Samana D.R. Stay was 15-22 Nov 08 Departed from Toronto our Tour operator was Conquest travel. The flights were on Can Jet. This is our first time on a Can Jet flight. When ones talks of a no frills flight they must have flown on a Can Jet... more

we did the roulett through conquest and ended up at the portillio all the food was great nice rooms staff was good small portions at the oriental resturant, book your ala cart reservations quick. our big complaint was the matteress was like sleeping on straw and all-inclusive dosen't include JD or Baileys bring a travel mug and bug spray for... more

Just returned from a week in the Dominican. Travelled with Conquest Vacations from Nov 8- Nov 15th 2008. We did not know which hotel we would be staying at, i had hoped it would have been the Gran Bahia Prinicpe Cayacoa, Samana as the pics looked much nicer, but we ended up at the Gran Bahia Prinicipe El Portillo, Samana.... more

We just came back from El Portillo (Nov 1-Nov 8).We booked our vacation on selloffvacations.com for Bahia Principe Roulette. Everything was great: the beach, weather, food, and people. We were called at home the night before leaving and told that our hotel is Cayacoa but when we got in Samana we were on the list for El Portillo. We weren't... more

Booked via First Choice 16th - 30th October. Encountered no problems with the transfer (however some in the party did as there were not enough seats on the air conditioned bus), we were greeted by the very lovely Madina. There are pot holes in the road that slowed the journey. The resort is very well kept. The room service was... more