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Gran Bahia Principe Cayo Levantado 5 Star Gran Lux Hotel
Cayo Levantado, one of the world's most beautiful islands, is the ideal place to enjoy a luxury holiday in an incomparable setting of nature and comfort.

This marvellous hotel provides all the facilities necessary to make your holiday a dream trip.

Sunbathe in the great solarium, refresh yourself in the swimming pool Jacuzzis or take a delightful swim at one of Samaná's best beaches.

Combine rest with relaxation and moisturising treatments, massages and hydrotherapy at our BahiaSpa or get in shape on the jogging circuit or tennis courts.

The hotel's fully-equipped rooms will make your rest on this island a unique experience. Try the island's cuisine in the three climate-controlled restaurants or feel free to choose your own menu in the buffet. Refreshments are available at any time of the day in any of our bars.

Fun and entertainment are guaranteed in a broad range of water sports and activities for all the family. Have a great time at night on the beach with the hotel's band.

Our "all-inclusive" system gives you access to one dinner at Gran Bahía Príncipe Cayacoa restaurants and facilities WITH PRIOR BOOKING (transportation from the dock at Simi Baez to the hotel is not included).

Don't set limits to your holiday but enjoy the most exclusive services. A stay with optimum comfort and convenience and butler service, available only for VIP rooms and beach Villas. Choose the best pillow, put on newly-ironed evening dress or wake up to freshly made hot coffee.

The taste of the Caribbean with a whole luxury of details.

Our All-inclusive system includes all meals, snacks, local drinks and cocktails in all the restaurants and bars within the hotel complex for 24 hours a day (restaurants may be subject to restrictions). Enjoy 3 dinners per reservation and week at the speciality restaurants, and towel, parasol and hammock services in the swimming pool and beach zones.

Rooms at the Gran Bahia Principe Cayo Levantado 5 Star Gran Lux Hotel
195 Rooms, including rooms for non-smokers, divided into:

81 Junior Suites rooms, in the Central Building and in type-B villas. All rooms are equipped with: a King Size (2m x 2m) or double (1.50m x 2m) bed with dais, air-conditioning and ceiling fan, marble bathroom with hydromassage bath, hairdryer, magnifying mirror and full-body mirror, window open from the bathroom to the room, coffeemaker (upon request), alarm clock, mini-bar with alcoholic drinks (re-stocked daily), IDD telephone, breakfast table with 2 chairs/armchairs for dinner in your room, TV, safe, reading light in bed and balcony or terrace.
106 Superior Junior Suites distributed among 12 eight-room villas, with the same features as the Standard rooms.
8 Beach Villa Rooms, located right on the beachfront, with the same features as the Junior Suites but also with an outdoor Jacuzzi in a small porch facing the sea.
You may also take advantage of our 24-hour room service.

Facilities at the Gran Bahia Principe Cayo Levantado 5 Star Gran Lux Hotel
Enjoy our facilities: Two main swimming pools with open-air Jacuzzis and a hydromassage swimming pool with bar; all are equipped with wooden hammocks. There is also a Cigar Bar, tennis and paddle tennis courts and a Gym and spa.
The Hotel has a Wedding Gazebo on the beach for all those couples who want to enjoy an unforgettable wedding in paradise. It is set in extensive natural surroundings and has a large social and games lounge with the best facilities. For those guests who so wish, there are shops at which to purchase basic and gift articles; jogging circuit. Meeting room. Car park with surveillance. Heliport.


RESTAURANTS at the Gran Bahia Principe Cayo Levantado 5 Star Gran Lux Hotel
Buffet-type Main Restaurant
Gourmet Speciality Restaurant with Sommelier (air-conditioned): Gourmet breakfast (Champagne, caviar, salmon, etc)
Fish and Seafood Speciality Restaurant
Italian Speciality Restaurant
All the restaurants have air-conditioning and are for NON-SMOKERS
Unlimited dinners at a la carte restaurants with prior reservation
Lobster included at the Speciality Restaurants
Vegetarian cuisine
Use of all the restaurants at other BP Hotels in the area with prior reservation
Gala dinners on the beach (Moonlight Dinner)


BARS at the Gran Bahia Principe Cayo Levantado 5 Star Gran Lux Hotel
Lobby Bar
2 Snack Bars
Disco-Pub-Karaoke

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.


Special Programmes at the Gran Bahia Principe Cayo Levantado 5 Star Gran Lux Hotel
Weddings and Honeymoons
Getting married in Cayo Levantado 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 Cayo Levantado 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 Bahia Principe Cayo Levantado 5 Star Gran Lux Hotel
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.



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.