Riu Republica - Adults Only - All Inclusive

Truly disappointing that RIU states 24/7 all inclusive. When the resort did not offer any room service at all. If your mini fridge ran out of drinks the staff only supplied more soda & water to it between 9am-10pm. If you were hungry after the buffet/dinner was closed the only option was to go to the Sports Bar for Nachos, Hot Dogs or Burgers. You had to search for staff to refill the cheese because it was out; the drunk patrons from the disco and sports bar are grabbing hot dogs with their bare hands. And let's not discuss all of the flies around the open food at the buffets. Most of the food served looked overcooked and dried out even though it was swimming in sauces. None of the ice machines on the floors worked if you wanted ice in your room. Then the 1st come 1st serve Steakhouse tells you that you have to be in line by 6pm to get a ticket in order to eat at their non-reservation needed area. Make it make sense.

The AC in my room did not work properly throughout my entire stay. I talked to the front desk multiple times requesting resolution to no avail. This made for sleepless nights which impacted the overall quality of my stay at the resort.

It was an amazing resort, i didn’t want to come back! 😞

Food was gross

We enjoyed our stay at Riu Republica. We read a lot of mixed reviews before going, but I am glad we chose this resort. The white party and pink party were great events. 95% of the food I ate was good - they do have restaurants with servers and restaurants that are buffet style. The resort employees were friendly and happy to assist. Games by the pool and on the beach were fun. Plenty of seating by the pools and beach. Some pools are more lively with swim up bars and some are pretty quiet with not many people in them, which was nice when we wanted to relax vs. be in the middle of the party. The couple’s massage in the beach gazebo was a great way to start one of our mornings. Waterslides were a lot of fun too. Our room was well located in the middle of everything, but I could see where some rooms are a bit far from the beach. Our room being in the middle of everything also meant a lot of noise till late in the night, but it didn’t bother me. Beds were comfortable and I slept well.

My family and I stayed at the Riu Republica for 6 nights and I will say it was not the best vacation we experience but tried to make the best of the situation. I'll start off with the bad. The rooms we're definitely out dated. The curtains on the patio door had lots of stain marks. There were few mold spots in the bathroom. The water in the shower smelled awful. I had to go to the front desk 5 separate times due to our key cards did not work on the first night we were there. Each time I would go down there, they would give me another set of key cards and each time they did not work. Come to find out, it was a sensor issue on the door. Then my kids rooms, the air conditioner was not working. My 6th time going down to the front desk on our first day there to complain about my kids rooms not having any air and you know how hot it gets there in Punta Cana and this particular day was extremely hot. I spent most of my evening on our first night just trying to get our room situated which wasn't complete until after 10pm. As I went down to the front desk to let them know about my key cards, it seem everyone was having that same problem. Luckily, there was a nice lady (I wish I would have gotten her name) took the time to allow my kids to switch out their room for that evening and then the next day, she went out of her way to replace their room along with mine & my wife's room to a different floor with a better view. And when we booked the rooms few months back, we booked a King size for my wife and I and they gave my wife and I 2 full separate beds SMH! When my kids received their new room the next day, it was better than their last room because they had air but come to find out, the air wasn't really blowing out cold air like our room was. Tried to adjust the temperature but that didn't work. They still went ahead and stayed in the room. But I do appreciate the last at the front desk accommodating our situation. However there were some staff workers did seem to have little attitudes when trying to ask for assistance. When we stayed at the Riu in Montego Bay, Jamaica, we had a blast, thinking we were going to get the same experience but that was not the case. With this being our first time in the DR we have decided most likely will not come back or at least stay at the Riu Repulbica. Now for the somewhat good. We pretty much ate at the buffet where they had some good tasting food there but then at the same time, some of the food was not that great. we had read lots of the reviews about the food being horrible. some food items, yes I agree but they had some food items there were ok. There were a couple of staff workers that were really nice & we made sure to sit at their working station. They would interact with us and even teach us little Spanish lol. We made sure to give them a nice tip each night. Again do not know their names but one young kid had braces, very very nice. The drinks there were ok, I pretty much order the same 1 or 2 drinks every time

The towels and sheets are dirty. The food is just ok. Noise level late nights into early morning not controlled. Not enough security for the crowd. Medical service $250.00,such a rip off. On the brighter side the view is beautiful, and there's a lot to do. If you're not looking for sleep and relaxation and you're okay with dirty linens and cheap liquor.....this is the resort for you.