I would say this hotel is just about a 4*. Good points are the lovely friendly staff, food selection very decent, nice towel designs in the room in the shape of animals, lovely beach, attentive service. We had a minor problem on ants in the room when we checked in plus a loose door handle, however within about 3 minutes... more

We just returned from a week at the RIU Bambu. I had read the negative reviews, but was optimistic anyways. The hotel is not bad, but is certainly not a 5 star. The lobby is beautiful, but the rooms are small, standard, and in need of renovating (hole in the tub). Very clean and great water pressure though. Mini bar... more

We have just returned from our 8 night vacation at Riu Bambu. Here is my report.Hope it's helpful. ARRIVAL-at the airport went smooth and quickly.The only drawback was immediatly being hit up for a tip by entertainers,guys wanting to carry your bags and a lady in the restroom handing you a paper towel to dry your hands after washing them.... more

Let me first start by saying that some people are just plain ridiculous!!! I just got back from the Riu Bambu and before going was very nervous due to such negative reviews on this site. I read over and over again that no one spoke english...what hotel were these people staying at? Every person I talked with except for gardners... more

That I have to agree with the other bad reviews on this site about this hotel. I was mortified when I read the poor reviews about this hotel after booking a £2.5k trip there, but hoped for the best. The best I did not get. How this is a 5 star I do not know, it is a 3 star... more

For our first anniversary,my husband and I stayed 12 nights at the Bambu. We both had a wonderful time, we are 31 and 32. The endless beach with white sand and turquoise water is the most beautiful beach I've ever seen. You can walk for miles either way. We enjoyed the hotel it is very nice, no it's not the... more

We stayed at the Riu Bambu for a wedding and I enjoyed my stay... the only complaint we had was the awful beds! By the end of the week we both had kinks in our shoulder/backs. The service was friendly, rooms were cleaned well daily, food was great... I would rate this resort a 9/10. more

We got back today from what we both decided was our best holiday as yet! The Riu Bambu is a lovely set out hotel with lots of buildings of about 8 rooms per building (looks much nicer than one big hotel block with hundreds of floors!) The building are all pretty pastel colours and surrounded by palm trees, and gardens.... more

Our nine hour flight from Newcastle to Punta Cana was fine, enough leg room to stretch out, and after paying the £5.00 loads of new films to watch on the t.v. in the seat back in front of you. Punta Cana airport looks like rows of single storey beach huts, herded through and out onto air conditioned coach for transfer... more