Riu Palace Punta Cana - All Inclusive

Customer Ratings & Reviews

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3620 reviews

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  A great hotel, full of things to do!

  I stayed in this hotel for my birthday and even though the weather started off rainy, there was so much to do in the hotel to keep us entertained. The only feedback I have is the hotel should offer a shuttle to the gate as I had to pay for uber to the gate each time. Also the bedding was very thin and a blanket is provided for the colder nights but it would be good to have a duvet when it's colder rather than just a blanket.

  Nov 06, 2025
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  I love the place, waiting for the next visit with family

  love the place, waiting for the next visit with family. I love the beach, pool and foods..specially I love the breakfast

  Nov 05, 2025
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  2 week holiday with 18 year old son

  We arrived in heavy rain due to hurricane Melissa being in the Caribbean. Weather was bad the first week however we still enjoyed being at the hotel. Check in was fantastic. We were made to feel very welcome straight away and shown straight to our room which was 2068. The room was beautiful, spacious and very clean. The views were of water fountains and down to the pools with the sea in the distance. We loved the lay out of the hotel. It’s large but everything is within a short walk. The food was really good. We didn’t bother too much with breakfast although theres loads to choose from. We loved the buffet lunch by the beach. Really good selection of food there and also there is a great BBQ just by the beach. Most evenings we ate in the main buffet which was always nice. We tried the French and steak house. Both were excellent. The staff in the hotel are all lovely. The service was great everywhere. The only irritation was that the fire alarm goes off at random times every day. It woke us up a few times and is really annoying. Also our room keys didn’t seem to work for long. There are a few pools. There’s an adults pool with swim up bar that plays music and is very lively. We stayed around that in the afternoons. There’s a larger pool which was full of families and also a quiet pool. All the pools are close to the beach which is gorgeous. We didn’t watch any of the shows but instead went to our room and watched Netflix from around nine. We did go to the riu parties which we enjoyed. These had all inclusive drink and food there. I’d definitely recommend the hotel.

  Nov 04, 2025
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  Fun time, even with cloudy weather

  Spent 6 days at the resort. Food was good, waite staff were terrific. Fantastic layout of the property. One elevator wasn't working for 1/2 of our stay but was returned to service in the next business day. All in all, I would definitely come back.

  Oct 31, 2025
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  Lovely beach

  Just came back from 7 days at this hotel and I will say the beach is amazing. The vendors in the beach are very annoying tho. Massages sunglasses tour guilds. Men selling cigars and other stuff too. We counted 20 in a space of 15 minutes. You say no thank and 10 mins back asking you again. And the Parrot men try to charge you a lot of money for a few pics. 100 dollars for a couple of photos with your own phone. The hotel is big and the restaurants and food were good. Always plenty to chose from . Loved getting an early morning coffee in sports bar as we like early walk in beach . Room nice and clean and large which is nice and air con very good. Did walk to the other Riu hotels and all had different things to offer you. Will say the evening wasn’t so good in ours for adults . The main bar in hotel was to bright felt like an airport . Could do with an evening bar outside to give it more atomphere. Staff were friendly enough and will say lots of drinking to be had in the pool bars. Had a nice time and will come back but maybe try another Riu hotel next time.

  Oct 30, 2025