My wife and I booked through I Travel 2000 in Toronto Ontario Canada about the end of Sept. and saved big time for a trip on Nov. 15 for 1 week. It seems rates go up Oct. 1, something to keep in mind. When we arrived we knew what to do, grab your own bags and go to the representative... more

I am delighted to share my experience with you!! We stayed at the hotel on October 20-October 25th and I fell into paradise!! We booked our hotel/flight through the RIU website and what a deal. As soon as we step foot on DR and met our driver we were taken care of. When our plan landed we had to pay... more

this was our first big holiday and was fantastic! the staff: great, extremely friendly and helpfull. always full of energy and worked non stop. the food: a great varitey of food, mexican night was great! travel rep: bev was great and was always around. full of advice and details, local knowledge. cleanliness: room was cleaned daily and the towel art... more

its been a month now since i got back from the riu mambo and i am really missing the animation team and the hot sunny weather and there beautiful rooms. the animation team works very long hours and work very very hard and are very entertaining, i expecially miss haley, minnie mouse, checoke and all the rest. if anybody has... more

we went to the mambo in sep 2008, should have gone to cuba but it was cancelled got offerd this hotel as a allternative. we hed a fantastic 2 weeks there. the hotel was very clean food was excellent. the staff were very friendly. the annimation team worked very hard as did all the staff. keep your eye on the... more

We booked a total of three rooms at this resort. 2 of the 3 Rooms were hot all the time. We are moved twice to other rooms, only to find out days later that they are on the same chiller. The maintenance man informed me that they have had problems with the AC and that the management was too cheap... more

Just returned from 2 fanastic weeks at the Mambo Rooms are a little dated and if you want something more modern stay at the Bacchate, but you risk missing out on the wondeful staff at the Mambo and the fantastic animation team. Those guys work such long hours a day amd a half off per week(as do all the othetrstaff)... more

just got back ,booked with thomsons on line.flight was long but ok.hotel check in very fast ,bags got to you in minutes,rooms are very clean and spacious.our air con was adequate,the restaurants are lovely along with the choice of food,we did not get bored with the choice,Entertainment was varied,shows from outside were not that good except for the magic show... more

It's been quite a few months since I've stayed here and I'm still on the fence about this one. In general, everything outside of the actual room was wonderful, and everything inside the room was pretty miserable. We arrived around noon and our room was ready for us. The drive from Puerto Plata airport was nice and short, approximately 25... more