There are numerous bad reviews for this resort. Reading them makes me think that those people spent most of their vacation time finding things to complain about rather than enjoying the fact that they didn't have to cook, shop for food, make their bed, or clean their room. We travelled for our wedding with 35 people including young kids. This... more

we have just returned from the riu bachata, and we had a great time, we have been to several all inclusives before but really enjoyed this one, we enjoyed the location it was absolutely beautiful with lush trees and palms every where all well looked after. the local people were always happy and smiling, the staff were happy to help... more

To begin with I had a great time. You can never trust everything you read. I traveled with a somewhat picky friend (family) but we all had a blast. You have to like the people you vacation with to have a good time (I know I did). All I can say is thanks for the wonderful week I had with... more

Okay, so before i went on my trip to the RIU Bachata, i went on this site and was very disappointed, because i thought that my holiday would SUCK! Most of the Reviews I read were bad. I had a fantastic time!! time of my life!! I went with my family. My siblings and i are in our 20s. Every... more

Review We visited the Rui Bachata From January 21st – 28th 2010 and have to say it is not as bad as many of the reviewers make it out to be. I will agree with many other posters that this is not a traditional Caribean 5 star. I have visited a number of 5 Star resorts and unfortunately the Bachata... more

Stop reading all those bad reviews. I too read them before we went and was a little worried. You will have nothing to worry about. The hotel was great. Food was good and the entertainment staff did a great job trying to keep allt he guests busy and happy. The rooms were just fine, keep in mind you are only... more

Stayed at the Riu Bachata from Jan 21 to Jan 28.I read all the reviews before we went,and the new reviews when we returned.Never been to D.R. before.Have been all over Mexico and Cuba.We found the food better than Cubas and equal to Mexicos.The only food issue we had was the meat at the steak house was very rare ,... more

Scene:When arriving you see the beautiful palm trees and catch a glimpse of the pool and think to yourself wow! the scenary is fantastatic. Rooms: Then you arrive to your room. Immediately the smell of cigar hits your nose as if someone were smoking in your room prior to your arrival. (yuck). The shower curtain was dirty and look as... more

We stayed at RIU for fourteen days...7 Jan. 21st. Jan As you can see from my rating I am not bias, but being honest. The pool was not large enough for the number of people using it, therefor it seemed unclean even though I know the staff were doing maintenance every night(I wouldn't use it). The food was very good... more