Riu Republica - All Inclusive - Adults Only

Customer Ratings & Reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating

10552 reviews

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  The hotel has potential; they can improve several things to make it excellent

  What did we like most? The facilities are excellent and the atmosphere is super lively: there are always people around and a lot of activity in the hotel. There's a great variety of food and drinks available throughout the day; you'll never run out of anything. What didn't we like? Cleanliness in the common areas is poor, especially in the elevators (there were dead insects on the ceiling), and they also break down very frequently. Signage is scarce, and several items don't work properly: the room phone never worked despite reporting it on the first day; the remote control didn't work either, although this was eventually fixed. There are no blankets, extra pillows, or bathrobes; I had to request them, and only the blanket arrived on time after I insisted, considering how cold it was at night. They also don't replenish the shampoo or hand soap promptly. The food and drinks are average in all the restaurants, nothing remarkable. Even so, it's a fun hotel, and we would probably stay there again.

  Jan 08, 2026
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  Loved it!!!!!!!

  From the check in to the check out it was a great and amazing overall experience. Staff was amazing, food was delicious and so much of it. Bar staff out of this world

  Jan 08, 2026
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  Our stay with Riu

  We've just spent 14 nights in this resort and we absolutely loved it 😊 I've read also loads of bad reviews but for us nothing bad really happened. The food is good also they serve loads of seafood , the resort is clean so are the rooms , most of the staff is really really nice and helpful ( Idk why but women staff in restaurants were all the time looking bothered when you asked something or if you needed anything which a lot of people we spoke with realised also) , the beach is big and beautiful also has enough chairs to lay down , the only thing we missed was serving drinks around the pool areas and also on the beach but the last 5 days we were there , the staff already offered drinks around the pool ! 😊 We were also lucky that our rooms were on the more silent side of the resort , if you prefer to sleep at night , choose your room wisely 😅 Thank you for everything , I hope we will be able to come back someday!

  Jan 08, 2026
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  get what you pay for

  It's a low cost resort in Punta Cana. It's huge, which comes with it's own problems. Because the resort is so large, I break it down into "U's"...i.e. the small W is the one not anywhere close to the beach and the large U (resort/rooms shaped like W) is up front near the beach with (5) pools. Short W - The buffet was fresher and better than the large W buffet. - We liked the music at this swim up bar pool better than the others but that depends on your taste. - It's cheaper back here (cost wise) but you're far away from the beach. If you book the cheapest room, you'll be stuck back here. Large W - We had a suite, it's worth the extra few hundred bucks for a 4-night stay. Huge room, huge balcony. The steakhouse you need to get in line at 4:45pm to get a reservation because they only allow so many people in (3) different eating windows. Dumbest setup ever. The Riu Party's good luck getting on the shuttle (shuttled to Riu Party area near Riu Macao), you either wait in line for 45-60min or pay one of the workers $10-$20 to jump the line. It's cheap, don't have high expectations and you'll be fun - you aren't spending Sandals (3-5X the cost) to stay here.

  Jan 07, 2026
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  First Time to Punta Cana

  The staff was very nice and attentive. The rooms need major updating. Any issues the staff fixed right away but I have a feeling that instead of updating the rooms they like to place band aids on the problem areas which keeps the staff hopping when a little money spend on updating would a long way

  Jan 07, 2026