- Is the $320 price per person or per vehicle?
- Per vehicle. $320 Standard covers 1–6 passengers with luggage in one private car, taxes and tolls included — the same figure whether you are two people or six. VIP is $430 for the same group in a luxury SUV or executive van. Groups of 7–14 move to a passenger van: +$20 on Standard, +$40 on VIP.
- How long is the drive from LRM to Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo?
- 4 – 4.5 h in normal traffic. Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo is on the Las Terrenas–El Limón road on the Samaná peninsula. Reservations may still use Bahia Principe Grand El Portillo; both names identify this property. It uses our Samaná and Las Terrenas transfer zone, not a Punta Cana Bahia Principe tariff. Confirm the actual resort and flight details because a transfer from LRM is a long road journey, not a local airport shuttle. The car is yours alone, so there are no other pickups or hotel stops on the way.
- Where does the driver meet us at Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo?
- Your driver meets you after baggage collection at La Romana airport with a name sign. For the return journey, we confirm the hotel's collection point and pickup time using your departure flight date and number. Send any reception instructions supplied by the hotel before you travel.
- Is this hotel close to La Romana airport?
- Not especially — it is 4 – 4.5 h from LRM, out along the eastern coast rather than in the La Romana and Bayahibe cluster. The run is perfectly comfortable in a private car, but it is a long drive, so we dispatch earlier, carry water and build in a comfort stop if you want one. Your vehicle goes straight to Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo with no other pickups.
- Is this the same price as Bayahibe?
- No — Las Terrenas is $320 Standard and $430 VIP one-way per vehicle, while Bayahibe hotels are $40 Standard and $79 VIP. Las Terrenas is farther from the airport than Bayahibe, so the rate is $320 / $430, not $40 / $79. If your booking is actually at a Bayahibe resort, tell us the property name on WhatsApp and we quote the Bayahibe rate instead.
- Is Bahia Principe Grand El Portillo recognized under the new name?
- Yes. We retain Bahia Principe Grand El Portillo as an alias for Bahia Principe Explore El Portillo. This is the resort near Las Terrenas on the Samaná peninsula. It is separate from Bahia Principe Escape Samaná and from the Bahia Principe properties in Punta Cana.