OK, i'll make this short and sweet and try to put this review into context for a UK visitor. Just returned from a two week stay which cost £840 a person. Before I discuss the hotel lets understand how that charge is made up of course making some assumptions. Total charge £840pp Thomas Cook profit for arranging trip say £100?... more

We have just Returned from this hotel on Saturday 27/06/2009. I was impressed with the staff of all standings. They were all friendly without being over familiar. The hotel is situated on a lovely beach which is well served with sunloungers. The hotel is one of three that are all Riu hotels which means that all the facilities can be... more

Myself and a friend travelled to Puerto Plata in March and couldn't really have faulted the Riu complex. The rooms are clean and very spacious and it's great to have a free mini bar and optics. The first room we got given was on the ground floor so we asked to be moved which was duly organised by the reception... more

Having read other reviews i was abit wary of going to the Rui Merengue but i was pleasently suprised. I travelled with my partner and 3 year old son and we enjoyed every minuite, my son cried when we had to come home and we knew how he felt. Lovely accommodation, clean with plenty of room.staff are sooo friendly and... more

We read the excellent reviews of this hotel before we booked, when the hotel was at number 4 back in January of this year. Since then the hotel has had mixed reviews and has slipped down the table to number 7. I think that some people who book hotels like this one and see the five stars on the hotel... more

Hello all, Hope this gives you an inside into this Hotel. Rooms i E mailed the hotel 4 times before going explaining that it was my honey moon i was really hoping for an upgrade i know its asking a lot but i through it was a possibility.When i arrived they know who i was i was very excited expecting... more

I stayed the Riu Merengue with one of my girlfriends from June 18-22. This was my second visit to Puerto Plata, which regardless of the resort, is an AWESOME place to vacation! So here goes, I will tell it like it is. Last year, I stayed at the Sun Village, which I think was a bit nicer and had better... more

i would strongly advise anyone thinking of going to this hotel or the mamba or buchata to reconsider. we had various items stolen from us while we stayed here - i have been in many hotels all over the world and never experience this before. the manager, jay jay, was totally unhelpful and refused to believe that this type of... more

i read so many mixed reviews about the riu merengue and was a bit worried but i absolutely loveddd the hotel. i went along with 3 other girls ages 19-21. the only complaint we had was that some of the staff were a little too much with some of the comments they would make to us and sometimes when we... more