Bahia Principal LUXURY Runaway Bay hotel…
I don’t know if this is the place to ask… but my mom and I are planning to go to Jamaica soon, and we are considering this hotel… the only catch is the fact that this hotel’s restaurants require reservations. Would anyone happen to know what this entails? Like, if I called in to make a reservation for a half an hour from now (hypothetically), would that be acceptable? Or do I *have* to make the reservations in the morning? An hour before hand? If anyone can help me with this, I would be so thankful and grateful! Thank you so much!
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If there is space they will let let you reserve. I highly recommend against this though cause space isn’t likely. You can schedule your restaurant choice every morning so don’t wait. You will still have access to the buffet dining hall if you can’t get a reservation.
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Depending on availability you might but normally you have to plan your dinners earlier most people book their a la carte dinners on day 1. If the restaurants are not full it will be easier to get last minute spots just depends
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I e never been to that resort, but have spoken with people who have. I believe you have to get down there and put your name on a list at 5 or 530 and then you’ll be called in the order you got on the list.
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You’ll be fine. Most resorts have some restaurants that are reservation only. We always made our reservations when we arrived. You always have room service and the Buffett. I’ve stayed here twice. Loved it. Their jerk chicken was some of the best I’ve had on the island. I’ve been 7 times to Jamaica.
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I stayed there recently. The reservations were not hard. Food was good. Not quite great. Breakfast at the waterfront buffet was the highlight for me. Lots of fruit and local favorites. Snorking at the beach is good. Take a taxi ride one night to Sharky’s for dinner. Whole fried snapper is amazing
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I’ve been there a few times and depending on when you go, if the hotel is busy, you will probably need to book restaurants in the morning however if it’s a quiet season, you can book a couple of hours before or if you’re lucky, you can just turn up and wait for a table.
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From my recollection I think they take reservations up to 6pm. I’d however recommend you make the reservation from say midday. The restaurants that require reservations are the specialty ones. The regulat buffet restaurant don’t require reservations
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My sister got married here absolutely beautiful you will not regret your choice. We had reservations for the restaurants and honestly we ended up at the buffet every night.
I had sent my reservation requests via email to the hotel before we arrived, the morning after we arrived I went to guest services to finalize our reservations for the week.