Bahia Principe Explore San Felipe - Hyatt Inclusive Collection
The one resort in this update covering all four family axes
About this hotel
Of the seven hotels in this update, Bahia Principe Explore San Felipe is the only one that touches every axis this site tracks for Lago Martiánez: a kids' pool, heated pools, family-suite-style rooms and a spa. Its Hyatt Inclusive Collection branding points to an all-inclusive resort style rather than a standalone hotel, which fits its facilities: heated outdoor pools set in subtropical gardens, tennis courts and a spa, around 400 metres from the lake on the seafront. Guests rate it 7.7 out of 10 across more than 750 reviews, a touch below the higher-rated single-axis hotels in this group, which tracks with a resort that spreads its attention across more amenities rather than polishing one. For families who want the widest spread of facilities in a single booking rather than picking a hotel for one specific need, this is the broadest match in the update.
- Heated outdoor pools
- Kids' pool and family suites
- Tennis courts and spa
- Subtropical garden setting
Our take
Nothing else we're adding to Lago Martiánez this round covers all four axes the way Bahia Principe Explore San Felipe does, and the heated pools set it apart in particular, useful outside the busiest summer weeks when the lake itself runs cooler. It's not the top-rated hotel in this batch, but for a family that wants a resort with tennis courts, gardens and a spa alongside the pool and suite basics, it's the one address here built for that.
- ✓Confirm which meal plan applies to your booking before arrival, since Hyatt Inclusive Collection properties are typically sold on an inclusive basis.
- ✓Use the heated pools for a swim outside peak summer, when Lago Martiánez itself runs noticeably cooler.
- ✓Book tennis court time ahead in high season, since it's a shared facility across a larger resort than most hotels in this group.
Why we love it
- Covers all four axes tracked for this venue: pool, heating, suites and spa.
- Heated outdoor pools set in subtropical gardens.
- Tennis courts alongside the spa, unusual for this group.
- About 400 metres from Lago Martiánez on the seafront.
Why guests love itWe travelled in a shoulder-season month when the lake itself felt too cold for our youngest most mornings, so the heated pool at Bahia Principe Explore San Felipe genuinely saved the trip; we used it daily and only walked down to Lago Martiánez in the warmer part of the afternoon. My older two disappeared to the tennis courts most days while I read in the gardens, which isn't something I'd expect at most hotels on this list. It felt more like a resort stay than a simple hotel booking.