We are a couple in our mid 40's who traveled to the Riu Palace Punta Cana on 5/12/2012 for a six night stay. This hotel is almost identical to the Riu Palace Riviera Maya which we visited six months ago. Rooms, layout, restaurants etc are the similar. We had a Superior Jr. Suite which was facing the inner courtyard with... More

We traveled with my wife's sister and her husband. This is the third time we have been to the Riu chain in Punta Cana. The first two times we were at the Riu Macau and were very pleased. However, as this property was closed for renovations, we decided to upgrade to the Riu Palace Punta Cana. We were there from... More

My boyfriend and I stayed at the riu place punta cana in april 2011 for 15 nights and all I will say is that it was the best holiday by far. We flew from manchester and had the use of the vip lounge for a few hours which was great, you could help yourself to drinks, snacks and alcohol beverages.... More

We were pleased with the Riu Palace in Punta Cana. It is all inclusive and we stayed 7 nights. We arrived and check in was quick. We were immediately introduced to Henry who would be our "rep" if we wanted to book any excursions. We also would contact him for our transfers back to the arpt. We had requested a... More

Arrived and the front desk staff were beyond rude. Nobody could speak English. If they could it was very broken. Room key was on a stick with a skelton key kinda like the old 7-11 bathroom keys, along with the safe key. Doors to the rooms were difficult to open and slammed shut so everytime someone would come in and... More

This vacation was booked by 7 family members to celebrate my sister's wedding. Prior to booking this trip, we read the reviews on this website religiously -- hoping we made the right choice, having never traveled to Punta Cana before. We have vacationed in Puerto Plata, and sincerely found that to be a nightmare of a vacation. However, it wasn't... More

I loved this holiday! It was brilliant... Entertainment, accommodation, food, drink, staff, everything was top class!!!

We arrived on 24th April, we had a private taxi from the airport which was lovley the airport was a wonderful thatched laid back place with smiling customs officials!! we arrived at the hotel about 4 p.m and checked in without any problems the bell boy took our suitcases to our room! we unpacked and went off to discover whether... More

I have been to the Punta Cana twice. Once about 5 years ago at a Riu and right now as we speak I'm sitting hear at the Hard Rock my second very "LONG" week waiting for Saturday to come around so I can go home. If you speak spanish, you will probably have alot less problems!! The Riu has terrible... More