Gran Bahia Principe Cayacoa - Samana - Dominican Republic

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GRAN HOTEL BAHIA PRINCIPE S STAR HOTEL CAYACOA
The hotel is set in the spectacular Samaná bay and surrounded by lush nature. Rest in one of the 209 standard rooms or the 86 Junior Suites, which are fully equipped with the best features to turn your stay into a dream come true.

The light that floods Samaná bay illuminates spacious, luxurious facilities such as the swimming pool and the Jacuzzi. This site has two panoramic lifts with sea views and a large social lounge.

Its varied cuisine includes its outstanding Gourmet restaurant, which is located on the top floor and has spectacular views –the perfect setting for a special dinner.

The fun of daytime entertainment features a broad range of water sports, games, aerobics and tournaments and when the day is over indulge yourself at the BahiaSpa.

Discover the fascinating and typically Caribbean style “Pueblo Principe” shopping centre in the town of Samaná and have fun in its shops, bars, discotheque, casino and enjoy the live music.

ROOMS AT THE GRAN HOTEL BAHIA PRINCIPE S STAR HOTEL CAYACOA
295 Rooms, including rooms for non-smokers, divided into:
209 Standard Rooms
86 Junior Suites with sea views

The rooms are located in:
Central Building
Villas Las Lomas: in an exceptional location and with swimming pool
Villas Playa: beach location and also with swimming pool
All the rooms are equipped with a King Size (2m x 2m) or double (1.50m x 2m) bed, air-conditioning and ceiling fan, fully-equipped bathroom, hairdryer, magnifying mirror, Jacuzzi, mini-bar, IDD telephone, breakfast table with 2 chairs/armchairs, satellite TV, strongbox (at an extra charge) and terrace or balcony.


FACILITIES AT THE GRAN HOTEL BAHIA PRINCIPE S STAR HOTEL CAYACOA
A main swimming pool with open-air Jacuzzi and a hydromassage swimming pool with bar; large solarium with loungers and sunshades and towel service at swimming pools: It has a theatre where shows and animations are staged; two tennis courts and a paddle tennis court and a gym and spa. There are also shops at which to buy basic and gift articles and a Casino. The Hotel has a Wedding Gazebo for all those couples who want to enjoy an unforgettable wedding. The hotel has two panoramic lifts with sea views and a car park. It has extensive natural surroundings and a large social lounge with the best facilities as well as a meeting room.


RESTAURANTS AT THE GRAN HOTEL BAHIA PRINCIPE S STAR HOTEL CAYACOA
Buffet-type Main Restaurant
Gourmet Speciality Restaurant
Mediterranean Speciality Restaurant
Italian Speciality Restaurant
All the restaurants have air-conditioning and are for NON-SMOKERS
3 a la carte restaurant dinners per week of stay and upon prior reservation
Vegetarian cuisine


BARS AT THE GRAN HOTEL BAHIA PRINCIPE S STAR HOTEL CAYACOA
Snack Bar
Lobby Bar
Pool Bar


CARIBBEAN VILLAGE
PUEBLO PRÍNCIPE is a Dominican-style shopping and leisure centre where, to the rhythm of a vibrant merengue and other tropical beats, tourists will be able to enjoy the sultry Caribbean nights with live music and excellent entertainment programmes.

This area offers an unlimited choice of services and a series of shops that will make your holiday even more enjoyable.


Weddings and Honeymoons AT THE GRAN HOTEL BAHIA PRINCIPE S STAR HOTEL CAYACOA
Getting married in Samaná is a unique experience that more and more couples are opting for.

At our hotel you can tie the perfect knot as we offer everything you may require: floral decoration of the place of marriage, the bride’s bouquet and bridegroom’s buttonhole, the wedding cake and live music, etc.

Because of its location and facilities, Gran Bahía Príncipe Cayacoa is an place to enjoy an unforgettable honeymoon; the hotel offers newlyweds a basket of tropical fruit, a bottle of rum and very special service.


Spa AT THE GRAN HOTEL BAHIA PRINCIPE S STAR HOTEL CAYACOA
When on holiday, alternate activity with rest and optimise your image. Spoil yourself at our health and beauty centre. The Spa offers a broad range of services and treatments: body, face (before and after exposure to the sun), depilation with warm wax, massages, steam, Jacuzzi, Vichy shower, and hydrotherapy bath, etc.

The Beauty salon offers all kinds of hair care: washing and drying, cuts, colour, texturising, styling, deadlocks, manicures, pedicures, and make-up, etc.


The Dominican Republic shares the Island of Hispaniola with the Republic of Haiti. Covering an area of 48,400 km2, it is the second largest country in the Caribbean. Thanks to its climate and seemingly endless miles of beach, the Dominican Republic has become a top quality tourist destination connected with the world's leading cities.

It has an estimated population of 7,600,000 inhabitants, a mixture of different, mainly urban influences, with around 2,000,000 inhabitants living in the capital, Santo Domingo. The landscape is varied and includes Lake Enriquillo, which, at 144 metres below sea level, is the lowest point in the Caribbean, and Pico Duarte, the highest in the Caribbean, with an altitude of 3,175 metres. The Cibao Valley is the main agricultural area.


Samaná
This peninsula in the north-east of the island is 245 km from Santo Domingo and in an area rich in marble. It has the largest number of coconut palms per square metre in the world. There are innumerable majestic landscapes to enjoyed beside its roads, and marvellous views of mountains that run down to white sandy beaches. Bahía de Samaná is well-known internationally because it is here that over 3,000 humpback whales gather to perform a beautiful mating ritual. Visitors can approach to within just a few metres and photograph them. Its main centre is Santa Bárbara, an old fishing village with a magnificent port and international airport. The most famous site is "Las Terrenas", a beautiful spot with miles of beach and unspoilt landscapes.

A cornice-like route fringed by palm trees leads from Puerto Plata to the Samaná peninsula, one of the most beautiful places in the Dominican Republic. The virtually unspoilt beaches provide total isolation and a vegetation of wild flowers that are completely unfamiliar to foreigners, who can let themselves be carried away by the song of blackbird-like birds that are known locally as chinchulines. The tiny fishing village of Santa Bárbara de Samaná, which was established in 1756, now only operates as a tourist resort but has not lost its original character. There are good hotels and pleasant restaurants.




CLIMATE: The climate in the coastal area is mainly warm, as it is typical in the tropics. The temperatures are cooler in the middle of the country. The average temperature all year long is 25ºC, or 77ºF.

CURRENCY: The unit of currency in the Dominican Republic is the Dominican peso.

SHOPPING: Haggling is accepted in markets and small shops, but not in department stores, where prices are fixed. The most interesting items are handicrafts, pottery, typical naive paintings, coffee, tobacco and rum. International credit cards (Visa, MasterCard and American Express) are accepted in most of the country's shopping centres and restaurants.

Locally:

Saona Island
Saona Island, which is located in the south-east of the Dominican Republic, is the largest of the islands next to La Española: It is part of the Parque Nacional del Este (National Park of the East) and is a sanctuary for several species of migratory birds. It has miles of solitary, extremely fine white sandy beaches with crystal clear waters that are surrounded by millions of coconut palms. It also has caves that bear witness to the presence of the native Tainos, a coralline sea bed, which is an ideal place for diving, and breeding grounds for fish and shellfish. This is known as the “Natural Swimming Pool”, a small lagoon of crystal clear water, home to innumerable species such as starfish and birds such as flamingos. 112 species of birds, half the country’s species, have been recorded within the limits of the park. Of these, 8 species are endemic to the island and 11 species are native to the Caribbean area. The manatee is a marine mammal in danger of extinction. There are also dolphins.


Humpback whales
One of the most beautiful trips that can be made in the Dominican Republic is a visit to the Humpback Whale Sanctuary in Bahía de Samaná and El Banco de Plata , in the Northwest of the country. Each year, from December to April, some 3,000 humpback whales come to mate in the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean coast. Until recently it was thought that only 85% of the Atlantic’s humpback whales were born in Dominican Republic waters and that the whales returned each year to mate and breed. However, a recent study has shown that all the North Atlantic schools come to mate in our waters.


Altos de Chavon
Building on the town of Altos de Chavón started in 1976. Charles Bludhorn, president of the Golf & Western Corporation, came up with the idea to build this sixteenth-country Mediterranean village on the upper stretches of the river Chavón as a birthday gift for his daughter. An Italian, Roberto Copa was contracted to turn Bludhorn’s idea into reality. Here, visitors are transported to Mediterranean Europe and have extremely spectacular views of the River Chavón and the Caribbean sea.
Altos de Chavón has a church, restaurants, art galleries, a Taino museum, shops, discotheque, artists’ studios, a school of design and an amphitheatre.
The Altos de Chavón school of design is linked to the New York Parsons School of Design.
The Church of San Estanislao in the centre of the village was named to honour Pope Juan Pablo II. Saint Stanislaw is the patron saint of Poland, the Pope’s country of origin.
The Altos de Chavón amphitheatre has 5,000 seats. It was opened in 1982 by Frank Sinatra and Carlos Santana. Many more artists and rock groups including Heart, English Beat, America, Tania Maria, Scandal, Sergio Mendes, Juan Luis Guerra, Michel Camilo, Spiro Gyra, and Duran Duran have played upon this extremely beautiful stage. National and international artists continue to perform here throughout the year.
This Mediterranean town is a source of inspiration for the artists who live, study or work there.


Cascada El Limón
The Cascada el Limón waterfall is immersed in a tropical forest on the Samaná peninsula. Colonial Tour and Travel offers you a relaxing, pleasant and unforgettable trip; a one- to two-hour donkey ride through tropical forest leads to this striking 55-metre waterfall.
After bathing in the refreshing, crystal-clear water, you can enjoy a typical meal in the zone’s restaurant. Accompanied by an expert guide authorised by the Dominican Secretary for Tourism.


Cayo Levantado
Cayo Levantado is a small area of land on the Dominican Republic’s north-east coast, in Bahía de Samaná on the Samaná Peninsula. It has rainforest vegetation, paradisiacal white sandy beaches with crystal clear waters and extremely beautiful landscape. Cayo Levantado is the site of Hotel Gran Bahía Príncipe Cayo Levantado, the only hotel in this small area. Here, humpback whales can be sighted throughout the season from January to March. Cayo Levantado is a place where holidaymakers and the lush vegetation vie with each other for supremacy.