Hotel Riu Palace Bavaro - All Inclusive

“AMAZING- Would come back every year!!”

We have just come back from Riu Palace Bavaro and for the second time we had an absolute blast! The hotel has been refurbished to a really high standard and looks very modern. The choice of food was brilliant and the restaurants (which are all inclusive) were delicious. Our favourite was the steakh… more

We have just come back from Riu Palace Bavaro and for the second time we had an absolute blast! The hotel has been refurbished to a really high standard and looks very modern. The choice of food was brilliant and the restaurants (which are all inclusive) were delicious. Our favourite was the steakhouse and the Asian restaurant. We had an issue at first with our room as the bed was 2 doubles rather than a superking as requested, but Juan at reception was super friendly and helped upgrade our room which we were not expecting. The staff throughout the hotel were fantastic and very hospitable. They couldn’t do enough for you. De La Cruz, Quezada and Daniel were poolside and constantly getting us drinks, they were funny and so friendly to speak to which made our stay very comfortable. Ramon, Eddie, Junior, Yudi and Margarita, Cepeda served us at breakfast lunch and dinner and we always looked forward to seeing them! We love this hotel and the staff make our vacation so memorable. We are looking to get married at Riu Palace Bavaro in a couple of years and can’t wait to get a date booked!

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“amazing”

beautiful resort and amazing customer service we were English speaker and the staff make sure each time we have questions they will get some that speak English to assist us ,will definitely return here again ,the food was good as well .

“Awaited Vacations”

Everything was amazing, and met our family expectations, the service, the amenities, the food, the staff, the hotel, the rooms, not complaint about anything really. I recommend this Hotel 120%.

“Good Hotel!”

So the place has its ups and downs, in short! The food in the main buffet is relatively good, some nice meals and some nights we walked around it and saw nothing we’d want to eat. They offer fish options most nights but it is a bit repetitive, the same fish most days (marlin, tilapia). The pizza i… more

So the place has its ups and downs, in short! The food in the main buffet is relatively good, some nice meals and some nights we walked around it and saw nothing we’d want to eat. They offer fish options most nights but it is a bit repetitive, the same fish most days (marlin, tilapia). The pizza in the main buffet is pretty good to be honest, really tasty. The breakfast however is fab; plenty of meat, cheese, full English if that’s what you want, fruit, yoghurt, the list goes on it really is great. We used the American Country restaurant twice with it being open later (until 11:00pm) which was handy and the ribs were pretty darn good for an all inclusive. Drinks were okay; we drink neat amaretto which was nice as it was branded but the cocktails were pretty horrific to say the least, other than the daiquiri was actually nice, along with the mimosas. We used the coffee bar once but it took 25 minutes to get served, so I couldn’t be bothered after that. The rooms were good; very spacious, plenty of storage and all have a good amount of USB ports and plug sockets. WiFi was good enough to stream live football matches which was pretty impressive. Bathroom mostly clean, some issues near the ceiling with black mould. Towels replaced daily, and the one day they didn’t I used the app to request some and they came in 15 minutes which was great. Staff are friendly in parts, some feel like they don’t really want you there. The pool is quiet and the drinks service is pretty good although it was a quiet time of year I can’t speak for peak season! Beach was nice but I can’t swim, so don’t go in the sea! 😂 All in all it was a nice place, wouldn’t rush back and I think I have stayed in better hotels over the years, we had 9 days of rain out of 11 as well so maybe that dampened the holiday!

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