Melia in Hispaniola from AU$798

"Only 20 minutes from the airport, very good staff, beach chair management could be better, more canopies on the beach ciuld be a plus."

"Love RIU, definitely going again. "

"We all loved it. If your a super fancy pants maybe this is not the place for you if you a midwestern redneck it’s perfect.the workers don’t know much English so it’s doesn’t go unnoticed if you make an attempt to speak Spanish. Just the basics. It was very beautiful and Relaxing. Not much to do nearby, off the resort grounds and the ocean isn’t the safest for Kiddos but if you want to relax and eat some good food this place rocks. We didn’t have kids but there were kids in the group and they had fun also. We had teens and this wasn’t the target age gor them but if you have younger kids they would enjoy. I didn’t spend a single dollar except tipping. Everything is actually included. Sweeter for your coffee needs. They are awesome there. Making reservations (showing up at opening) helps get into the Italian place and spacewalker ( get the steak) wok wok etc. had a blast but may not work for everyone. "

"Beautiful resort. Great staff. Food options are very good. Not 5-star dining by any means but all restaurants were very good. Needs some room updates. Not a huge issue but getting towels around the family friendly pools, if you’re an Excellence Member was quite inconvenient. "

"Excellent beach front resort. This is a family friendly resort. Dining options are great but would highly recommend them to introduce more vegetarian options. Love the hospitality of the staff members. They even took care of our special needs for food. "

"Liked swim up room. Did not like: too crowded and chaotic dining place, always not enough of beach/pool loungers."

"Everything is good excelent nice everybody "

"Good "

"Everything was in close proximity. Grounds were meticulous with plantings. Food was excellent. Perhaps there could have been more servers on the beach."