Great Resort!

Many thanks to Bill Gentry from Trip Central in Hamilton who recommended the Rio Republica Resort in Punta Cana. The resort was beautiful, the rooms were clean, we enjoyed the food and the staff was friendly. A week went by very quickly and we can't wait to return next year. Ana & Steve, Brooklin.

Great resort

Loved most all ...the ala cartes could you use better lighting, and better food. All in all a solid 4 !! Oh ...the jerk chicken a four plus !! And the staff fantastic. Very good bar service, a wait of no longer than a minute or so.

Best Vacation ever!

Best vacation ever! The beach, pools and grounds all immaculate! We didnt attend the restaurants as the buffett met all of our food requirements. Our servers were the happiest people with super friendly personalities. Angel and Valentina! Yorgi looked after all of our pool side hydration and loved to call my husband "papa" very impressed with the whole vacation and we will be back!

Amazing resort Great staff

My wife and i stayed at the Riu Republica last week Jan. 30 to Feb.6 and enjoyed our stay very much.The staff and employees could not have treated us any better. The resort it self was kept amazingly clean and up to date with all of the facilitates kept spotless.For some reason the air conditioner was not working as good as it should have been. When i called the front desk about it they apologized for our in convenience and up graded us to a new room over looking the pool area witch was an amazi [... read more]ng view.Our stay could not have been better thank you Riu Republica .

Truly a 5* resort!

The food quality and selection was unbelievable, the grounds were spotless. Short drive from the airport, 3 swim up bars, good entertainment, twice weekly off resort sponsored (free) parties, great friendly staff and a beautiful white sandy beach. Just be weary of the waves, thos area of the beach is a little rough. Would definitely recommend!

Awesome Resort!

Riu Republica is an amazing place to stay at! It's grounds are massive and nicely kept. There are many pools to choose from depending on your mood of the day and the beach is just steps away! The pools could have been cleaned more frequently. The nightlife at the resort is awesome as they have shows/dances/parties each night and there is also a club that opens at 11pm. The staff we extremely nice and went out of their way to ensure you had a great time. The rooms was clean however s [... read more]ometimes while walking around the resort there was a bad smell which we assumed was the water. Overall would recommend staying at this resort!

Fantastic resort

I love that this resort is large, but doesn't feel it. There is so much selection in terms of pools, restaurants, bars and activities. All of the staff is friendly and helpful. They are literally always cleaning the grounds, particularly the washrooms, pools and dining areas. Second time I've been to this resort and would happily return. Nothing bad to say really.

Beautiful modern resort

Resort was beautiful service was good but could have been better Reims were always cleaned and spacious very comfortable the alcohol was not the best but the most disappointing was that there were no À la cart restaurants all buffet food was decent but in Besides all that they had the best jerk Chicken on the resort by the beach !

Party place

For those who like to have dance and party this one for you. I was here for a week and had great 4 dance parties (I skip disco part9at pacha) namely beach party, jungle party, white party and pink pool party. They really know how to trough a great party with great music. Food was ok for me, could be worse. My personal favorite is the jerky chicken near the beach and the steak restaurant. Could be too noisy for those who happen to have room near the big show place but all done by 23.30.  [... read more] Clean room but the fan in my bathroom was not working dso when take shower bathroom turn into sauna. Bring your own shampoo... Check what parties they have so you will have the right outfit to wear for the party.

Great Resort and lot of fun things to attend within resort itself

Great Resort, rooms are clean and tidy, Lot of activities and shows to attend in the evening after dinner, service is great, very clean and healthy place to eat and drink. Beach party and white party was our fav. Free transportation to visit flea markets

Amazing Service

Beautiful grounds. Pools were awesome and so many choices. Water slides were fun. Service was the best than anywhere I’ve visited. The resort is modern and clean. The staff really stood out the most. Awesome people.

Amazing again!!!

This was our 2nd time at the Rui Republica in Punta Cana. We went last year as well and it didn't dissappoint. We had an amazing time. The food, service, pools and entertainment were all top notch. We were even happy to see that they entertainment was complelty different than last year. We would highly recomend this resort to anyone that is looking to experience the best of Punta Cana.

Amazing Resort

This resort deserves all stars! The grounds are very well kept, staff was fantastic and the food was delicious! I would definitely return to this resort. I particularly enjoyed the shows also, very enjoyable

Not a 5-star resort to me. Descriptions of resort features are misleading.

Extremely disappointed with the quality of this resort. We feel lied to and duped on many fronts To me, this is not a 5 star resort by any stretch of the imagination. First there is almost no aesthetic appeal to the property itself. It's a very clinical mega resort. To be fair I gathered as much from the pictures but was hoping it was going to be better. The room was ok but we were in the back section of the hotel. If you have a room anywhere near the theatre area you will be awake till the  [... read more]party ends. It's loud. "All Inclusive 24 hours" - No room service. No ability to order. The sports bar is the only place for 24 hour food and I wish I could upload a picture that did this justice. Barely any food there. A pan of hot dogs in water, a pan of hamburger patties in smelly water, nachos with cheese sauce, and then cold premade, cellophane wrapped sandwhiches. That is it folks. Pathetic. A la carte restaurants are buffet style in non themed rooms that just resemble an extension of the main buffet seating. Zero ambiance. No background music at all. No outdoor seating. "Premium branded drinks throughout the hotel" is advertised. Everything is local brands. Brucal rum, vodka, gin. Seriously we saw a bottle of Smirnoff vodka, a bottle of very cheap scotch, and some Campari. There is absolutely not a single bottle of top shelf liquor at any bar here. No exaggeration. WTH?? Nearly all staff don’t even speak basic English and a smile is rare to see. They are just unhappy to be here and any request made of them, even with a please thank you, is met with just a dead pan reaction. I am at a loss to understand the positive reviews about service... did we stay at the same resort? Paid reviews? We brought $80 in US $1 bills to tip and other than cleaning ladies and some rare staff we didn't dole much out. "ADULTS ONLY hotel, exclusive to adults over 18 years old / Spring breaker policies". This is a policy that is clearly not enforced and to be fair I don't expect they could enforce this? Significant amount of people here from Jan 18-25 were a drunken mess and loud nuisance. I am not a prude and expect everyone should have a good time but this was over the top - girls/guys gone wild garbage. Entire pools turned into displays of debauchery with dozens of drink cups floating/spilled in the pool. No cutting people off for drinks (we saw several people unconscious and that needed medical attention). Seriously? No lifeguards on the beach and no signs that we saw to indicate that. An older man from the hotel died by drowning on January 21 - staff are poorly trained to deal with emergencies. The beach is nice. On the rougher side compared to further down the Punta Cana stretch of beach. Tons of beach chairs which is great but they are all stacked up on the beach at the front of the huts blocking views. There is no staff to help get chairs and brush them off (sand/water). 5 star... really!!? No beach side service. They occasionally (maybe once every 1.5 hours) walk around with a tray with 30 drinks on them. Rush. No orders. No pool side service other than on the rarest of cases. The steakhouse was so gross we walked out halfway through dinner. Could barely cut the steak (only one type available - I think it was ribeye) and it needed like a minute or two of chewing before swallowing. Oddly enough the Italian restaurant serves beef tenderloin that is very good. Clearly RIU has a source on good steak, why serve garbage? The location is very secluded so you are really trapped unless you want to pay $40 USD to go to town and $40 USD to get back. You are literally on the edge of the strip of hotels (only hard rock is past the RIU resort). I’ve travelled to the Carribean for over 20 years and never once stayed in such a poorly presented place. No wonder Punta Cana tourism is down substantially...murders aside, the problem is most of the people working on this resort couldn't can’t care less. Will be spending my vacation time and money outside DR and never on a RIU property again. Management is lacking in every respect. I mentioned these concerns in passing to Sunwing, they were good about trying to engage the hotel. Sunwing offered me a $50 credit if I filled out a long form and signed away my first born - no thanks. Pass. We did meet with the RIU hotel manager and while he was generally disinterested and just made excuses (didn't write a thing down) they did offer to transfer us to the RIU palace on day 5 but we didn't want to move with 2 days left. Lastly, only noticed on the day before I was going back to Canada in winter, the hotel cleaning staff stole an expensive wool sweater I had brought. I engaged the manager on duty and hotel staff and they just were not interested in the issue. Tons of excuses. Sickening. P.S. From my wife - There is no shampoo provided, not one single day we were there. There is body wash in the shower - maybe they expect you to use that. 5 star folks - riiiiiight.

Riu Republica 5 star

Hotel was 5 star no complaints. Quiet pool and party pool..adults only resort...food was awesome..buffet and sit down restaurants..room was spacious with balcony...beach was long and sand was like brown sugar no rocks or coral very comfortable on the feet...lots of activities...night shows were entertaining...you didn’t have to leave the resort..would go back again...love the Riu

Terrible resort

Hello Natalie Caya, Thank you, for getting back to me, as for our trip to the Riu Republica on January 14 to the 21, i would like to share my disappointment on a 5 star hotel , 1. the food was terrible and cold, not at all rated for a 5 star 2. 2 days no beach towels, had to sit on chairs all day with no towels 3. no hot water one whole day 4. only local drinks, limited choice 5. no service and long wait 6. no umbrellas , it rained most days and we had to walk in the rain I have bee [... read more]n to 3 and 4 star hotels and believe me they were much better than this 5 star hotel. the couple that we were with say a 50 % downgrade. i would rate it less than 3 star

So Much Fun

My husband and I were in need of a re-set and we certainly got it here. What an amazing week!! The hotel room was perfect, the grounds beautiful and the entertainment lively. We spent every day relaxing by the pool, walking on the beach and enjoying the grounds. The food was delicious, we ate at the steakhouse and Italian but found the buffet was the best!! The pool parties were amazing and the beach party was a lot of fun. The entertainment guys did a fabulous job keeping everyone moving!! I wo [... read more]uld highly recommend this resort to anyone looking to have a great time!

Great Place to Get Away

We really enjoyed our stay and met many great people. Many Canadians, Lots of Russians, few Americana, and Spanish. Entertainment and Food were amazing, New Facilities and Friendly Staff. Drinks are served at the beach, and never an issue finding a beach chair. On-site Water park.

Resort 5*, food 3*

Hotel was good overall, great staff and customer service, all was good except for the food. I checked with at least 15 other travellers and said the same. This is a very large hotel with people of all ages but mainly between 20-35. Even though there are approx 1500 rooms, there was no waiting in line anywhere. Show was also decent as well as the music band that played every night.

Nice place to stay

Riu Republica is really nice place to stay. The staff are friendly and well trained. Overall the place is clean, close to the sea and offers a lot of possibilities. The food is good. Drinks could be better in quality and variety but still fine. The beach is perfect for people who love waves. Swimming pools are good. We were happy to stay there.