My new husband and I wanted to do a two week honeymoon trip to the DR and we decided to go to a RIU. I had been to the Montego Bay RIU in 2009 and loved it. We reserved a full two months ahead and requested a kingsize bed with an oceanview. We read all the reviews and since we... More

This place is a dump. We were there for 7 nights from Dec 27th to Jan 3. There were flies everywhere.....from the buffet restaurant to the pool area. The rooms were dirty and full of ants. The shower curtain and pillows got the disgusting smell of mold. All in all, terrible experience. It didn't help that the quality of the... More

If you have been doing the Island Tripping Holidays for a few years, you will understand. All Hotels are basically the same, in layout, dinning areas, pools, and bars. After many years of enjoying many different Islands and compared bang for the BUCK, we came up with RIU Bachata. Everyone has a different oppinion and that is great. We just... More

My boyfriend and I stayed at Riu Bashata over Christmas. The staff doesn't care about their guests -- they do bare minimum of what they are required to do. - The dining hall was filled with flies. Everywhere. All over the food. Gross! - The salad bar was messy and the veggies were not fresh. - Very little fresh fruit.... More

There was no service at all. We never had towels and bottles of water in our room, as we were supposed to. The staff is only gentle with single persons and not with couples, guess why. The beach really sucks, it’s full of rocks. And the water is cold, in December at least. The food was ok but we expected... More

My husband, myself and two teenage children stayed at the Riu Bachata from December 22 to December 29. We have no complaints about our stay. When I was investigating the propertly prior to booking, I was trying to figure out the difference between the three Riu properties as I wasn't sure which to book at. We are beach people and... More

We stayed at the Riu Bachata from Dec 18 to 25, 2011. 10 days prior to departure, we learned we had to make a stopover in Punta Cana, instead of a direct flight to Punta Cana. 1st disappointment. We arrived at the hotel on time. Check-in was really fast. They give you the keys and fill in the forms at... More

We had a brilliant 2 week holiday in November. I was a bit worried after reading bad reviews about locals invading the hotel at weekends but there were only 2 days when a lot of local families used this hotel but this didn't affect our holiday at all. We spent most of our day joining in with the animation team... More

Check in was very quick and we stayed in room 830, was a great location at the side of the pool and ba n stage not noisy at all on an evening. The hotel is really made by its workers. they are fantastic and always happy. The hotel is spotlessly clean. it is always being cleaned the pool area is... More