Bahia Principe Sunlight Costa Adeje

Just back after spending 9 fabulous nights in the hotel. A bit far from the busy areas but taxis are not expensive. Had a lovely junior suite which felt like home, a few restaurants and swimming pool, a disco, a couple of shops etc.. Really nice self contained place, well maintained and we'll able to offer wonderful memories. Fully recommended and well worth the money paid.

Most of you are probably looking at the reviews, hoping to get some kind of idea of what an all inclusive hotel is like during the pandemic, well I will tell you; Mask on throughout airport and on the plane, exception is if you’re eating or drinking. No temperature check at either airport, which was surprising. When we first arrived at the hotel we were one of the first guests to the check-in, and I’m glad we were because there was a huge queue despite 4 members of staff booking people in. Between each guest there is a full wipe down of the desk area. The check-in process felt really rushed, no welcome drink and no explanation that the ticket they hand you is your allotted time for buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner for the week. We didn’t take any notice of this, turned up when we liked, and Had no issues being let in, perhaps a couple of questions asked but these were just answered with “I left the ticket in my room”. On the subject of the Buffett, it is now more resemblant of a supermarket cafe, than a self serve of multicultural pick’n’mix. You queue up, you hand the server your plate and you point at what you what. There are several queues and you don’t quite know what you’re queuing for. The food serving staff look very stressed, especially at breakfast time and there clearly aren’t enough of them. They work very hard and deserve all the praise they get. The waiting staff are pretty good at filling up your wine and water glass! It’s a bit bizarre that you need to put a mask on every time you go to the bar to order a drink, despite there being Perspex screens. I felt that a couple of the staff were overly cautious about my party wearing masks because we are English, then again I could be being sensitive but I was refused drinks when unmasked and 1 minute later A German family were served by the same member of staff despite not wearing any masks. The swimming pools are great and well kept. The staff keep the area clean and tidy, and each morning all of the sun-loungers are ‘fumigated ’ with a cleaning solution. No waiter service which is a same, but no towel cards either....so you can get as many towels as you wish. Lots of people would get new towels at 5pm to use the next morning in order to reserve sun-beds. The surroundings of the hotel aren’t the prettiest, there is some kind of camp site next door to the hotel and I saw a boy from the site peeing in a bush right behind where I was sunbathing. The hotel gardens are lovely and there is an abundance of flowers and cacti, with name plates to explain what they are (which is a nice touch) The hotel is very clean and the maids do a very good job of cleaning the rooms. I left our balcony door open by mistake and a cockroach managed to find its way in to our room. I found a maintenance man in the corridor who was happy to assist, and he removed it for us. I don’t know his name but a big thank you to him. The a la carte food is okay, nothing to rave about. Most of it is recycled in to the buffet food the follow day, so it all gets a bit ‘samey’ after a few days. I was expected a bit more of a wow factor considering we booked a suite, but it was very basic and not worth the extra money to upgrade. No tea/coffee making facilities and the only thing in the mini bar is a litre of water which is added daily. No beer or soft drinks! I would have liked to have visited this hotel pre-corona, to see how it has impacted a stay here. Overall a nice break, but I won’t be returning or recommending to my family/friends.

We have just returned from a 4 night stay here. This hotel was absolutely phenomenal. It reminded me of our visit to Cancun in scale but without the seriously long flight. Pools were absolutely immaculate and with lots to choose from. There seemed to be few loungers for the number of people in the hotel which became an issue on a couple of days. The view into the water from the hotel is just incredible and this is arguably the most relaxing place to sit. The baby pool is ideal for the little ones as it’s usually very quiet. The pool towels are self service and plentiful. Food was brilliant. I couldn’t believe the quality for all inclusive standards. Usually at an all inclusive you have some form of stewed meat every night but this was very different. Always a great selection of food. Due to covid-19 restrictions, a face mask must be worn inside and the staff put out the food on your plate. They would benefit from more staff to do this to prevent queuing. I’m not sure what the usual procedure is when there’s a lack of restrictions re themed nights etc but given the circumstances, I think that they did really well. We also ate in the Asian restaurant in our last night and again the food was beautiful. The snack bar at the bottom of the complex is wonderful if you’ve had too much to drink the night before! Drink was great for all inclusive standards. The wine was actually quite pleasant (especially the red wine) and the cocktails were refreshing. Plentiful soft drinks, too. Staff couldn’t do enough for us. We had our 11 month old baby with us and the staff were falling over themselves to make sure he was smiling which was a lovely touch. He loved the attention. Staff were very attentive during meals. Entertainment was ok. Singers were just ok but it was nice to be entertained after dinner nonetheless. A man with a guitar was on one night and he was excellent but we only managed to see him once during our stay. The mini club for the kids is wonderful and the children that were there were great with our baby. The staff also loved him. The shows for children at night at the mini disco were fantastic. Our baby slept through the night for the first time ever following his second night at the mini disco! I had recently read reviews about smokers and how everywhere would smell of smoke. They’ve obviously changed their policy as you cannot smoke when having a meal outside nor in the inside terrace area. It clearly states where smoking isn’t allowed and there are ashtrays for where smoking is allowed. Great. In our experience, SOME of the Spaniards (guests - typically younger couples) were generally quite rude to the staff and had a terrible habit of skipping queues which the staff seemed to allow. I felt that Spanish got priority. Also, the beds in the rooms are really quite hard and gave us an aching back - I’m sure it would’ve been rectified had we asked but we never did. Powerful shower and plenty of hot water. The rooms are quite dated but they’re incredibly clean. The maids were great and brought a new bottle of water for us each day. All in all, we had a wonderful stay. All the negatives that I have listed are things that I really had to think about to create a rounded review but they didn’t affect our stay nonetheless. We can’t wait to come back already!