Riu Bambuall Inclusive Hotel

The staff were lovely. The pool and beach area were beautiful. The Animacion entertainers were lots of fun and the drinks were good. However, the rooms were barebones and in need of updating. No luxury whatsoever. The shower was mostly cold. Other than breakfast, we felt the food was poor, but apparently Punta Cana is not known for good food anyway. Not a horrible place, but I prefer more luxury in a vacation room.

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We stayed for 5 nights/6 days and this hotel was awesome!! The rooms were clean and had liquor dispensers in them that were included in the price!!! Housekeeping comes by every other day to restock the liquor and everyday to clean the room. I do wish the air conditioner had a little more kick to it because it was hot as hell! There were activities all day long down by the pool. The bartenders at all of the bars were great and treated us like queens! (there were 16 women in our party) The food was delicious with many options available. They have a beach party on Saturdays for all the guests to take part in some good ol meringue and salsa dance lessons. The excursions they offer are inexpensive and worth the money. Where else can you go horseback riding on the beach for an hour for the good ol' price of 35? There were nightly shows and the bartenders don't stop serving until you say when. I will definitely be returning in the near future.!!

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Stayed 5 nights. Resort was nice, best feature is beach. Lots of palm trees. Get there early to get a chair. The Europeans get up at the crack of dawn, put a towel on a chair to claim it, and are gone the whole day. Same thing with the pool chairs. Rooms were OK. Nothing special, but they were clean. Beds are horrible (2 twins put together and hard as a rock), AC was so-so. Food in the buffet was great, thought the a la cartes were crap. Staff was very friendly and almost all spoke English. Swim up pool bar was one of our favorite spots, good drinks. Nightly shows of varying quality, but most were enjoyable. Casino is short walk at next hotel.

Prices in resort are unreal. Candy bars were almost *dollars. Take an excursion to buy your gifts.Good location for excursions. Shorter drive time to some of the non-water activities.

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I stayed at another resort my first day and i never should have changed. This hotel is good for couples. But the animation is horrible an d rooms need t o be upgraded.

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All I can say is pay more and go to a different hotel. It is a dump. Room was nasty and air & toilet didn't work. Safe had water in it. Room smelled like the septic backed up on top of the mold smell that all room have down there. I can handle the mold smell, but the combo was unbearable We only had lunch, but they didn't even have the mayo on ice. We paid an arm and leg to upgrade to a different hotel on the resort the first night.

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We are a family of 4 -- 2 boys, ages 6 and 7. This was a nice all-inclusive hotel for the money. My boys enjoyed the pool and beach. The beach was beautiful. The hotel service was fine--no complaints. The food was good except I didn't care for the lunch. Possibly because I don't like seafood or greasy cheeseburgers. Breakfast and dinners were good with a decent selection for our whole family. My sons loved the daily kids programs. The only thing that I wish were different are the hotels pool/beach towels-- I felt they were never cleaned!! Overall, it was a nice vacation for the money.

This hotel left a lot to be desired. The sheets were too short for the bed and therefore would not stay in place during the night. The pillows were rock hard and impossible to sleep on. There were not enough towels left in the room each day. The mattress and pillows were torn. The food was the same everyday. There were cochroaches on the toaster. This place was not at all relaxing. We have been to the Dominican Republic 5 times and this was the worst.