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I felt as if I was in Puerto Rico. Visited: July 2009 Posted by pat1217oco When I arrived at the hotel, I was very excited and impressed because the grounds were beautiful. My excitement quickly dissipated, however, by the next day. The service was absolutely horrible. I had to call the front desk for housekeeping due to the fact that there were no towels in our bathroom. It took about ten rings before someone picked up the phone. I was told that housekeeping would be up to my room shortly. However, they never showed up. The staff seemed to be mainly Spanish-speaking, which would be fine if I was in Puerto Rico. I went to Jamaica to experience the Jamaican culture, and was very disappointed. There was barely any Jamaican cuisine, and barely any Jamaican staff. Also, the nightly entertainment was performed in Spanish and English. I thought it was absolutely horrible. I would never recommend the hotel to anyone looking to experience the Jamaican culture on their trip to Jamaica. Jamaica Grande hotel is a much better choice. I have stayed there several times, and it is beautiful with friendly staff. 1 users found this review helpful. 2 found this review unhelpful. Did you find this helpful? It was not the best time. Visited: June 2009 Posted by caseybug81 When we got here, the hotel was beautiful. The hotel staff was very friendly - not counting the front desk clerks. The rooms were very nice and clean. The pools and beaches were clean and beautiful, too. However, the food at the buffet was horrible. It looked and tasted like it was cooked the day before as a different dish. The restaurants we had to make reservations for were very good, but it was really hard to get reservations. The hotel blocked all calling cards (outside) besides their own. They were 20 minute calling cards for $20. It was a rip off - just to make the hotel extra money. I feel this is very unacceptable! I will not return and stay at this hotel ever! It was a bad experience after they tried to take every penny we took! 1 users found this review helpful. 1 found this review unhelpful. Did you find this helpful? We had a great time. Visited: February 2008 Posted by dave97 My wife and I had a wonderful time at the Gran Bahia. The staff was very friendly. We were here in February 2008, and no construction was going on. It was a nice, peaceful stay. Some of the earlier posters said the front beach was very rocky. That was not the case when we were here. The very left side beach was ideal for snorkeling. Watch out for the locals on the beach over pricing stuff (Johnny), though. Although, we bought a necklace (from (Ziki?) for a better price then the shops. The food was excellent, espescially the Mikado. Our least favorite was Fishermans. The night shows were pretty good. They even had a show for kids every night. The room was always done up nice for us each day, and the mini bar was refilled every second day without us asking. We did go on a few excursions. Dunns Falls was a blast. Luminous Lagoon was surreal, but unfortunately, it was way to short. To top it off, the catamaran got stuck in the mud for 10 - 15 minutes, which ate into our time. We enjoyed drinking Miami Vices at the wet bar, but the sea was so much warmer than the pool. My wife and I did find that after a few days, our legs got pretty sore walking around the huge resort. I wish they had escalators! The resort is best suited for couples and families with kids. If you go, make sure you order a Bob Marley (cocktail) from the windowed bar off the foyer. 126 users found this review helpful. 2 found this review unhelpful. Did you find this helpful?

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