my husband took me to punta cana for my birthday in october, 2003. we stayed at the riu melao it was a wonderful experience. the rooms were clean, the beach was just beautiful, i enjoyed the the shows, shopping, the outside huts for drinks and food. i fell in love there i wanted to quit my job and stay. so... More

We just returned from our Honeymoon at the RIU Melao in Punta Cana. We purchased a RIU Riulette from our travel agent as we had never been anywhere south before and were open to anything so it was a good deal for us. We ended up getting RIU Taino at the airport but as Taino and Melao are now run... More

Les chambres ne sont pas toutes recentes mais sympas. La nourriture est abondante, meme les gros mangeurs seront rassasiés (et les gros buveurs aussi). La plage est sympa meme si il faut se lever tot pour reserver un parasol à l'ombre des cocotiers. Il y a beaucoup de francais et d'animateurs francophones. Possibilité de faire des excursions (pas donné mais... More

My husband and I stayed at the Riu Melao from june 4 2006 to june 11 2006. Having been to the Riu Playacar in Riviera Maya last year for our honeymoon, we were expecting a lot. I would say the Melao is very average. The food was ok but nothing extraordinary. The à la carte restaurants were ordinary. The pool... More

The Dominican Republic has an amazing and diverse cultural heritage. It is independently thriving with its agricultural and industiral developments. I am unable to convince myself to return however, mostly due to my stay at this hotel in 2003. My son, who was 3 at the time, tripped over a very large rat one evening by the pool after participating... More

This hotel was extremely nice. The beach is absolutely amazing. The excursions offered in this area are fun and reasonably priced. We took a sunset horseback ride right along the beach! It was very romantic and cool! The food was good, the service was excellent and the facility was clean. There is a good mix of Europeans on the property,... More

we have been to many places in the carribean and so far the riu hotels were the best. at the riu melao the manager and co-manager greeted us every evening. the food was wonderful and the service was always with a smile. we are going again next month.

I stayed at the Riu Melao November 2002 with myhusband and 5 month old son. I have holidayed in the Caribbean 5 times now Dom Rep 4 and Jamaica 1. What an absolutely outstanding hotel. It is not huge but beautiful and the level of service is that of I have never seen before. The staff were falling over themselves... More

Went there in 2001, the staff, management and service people couldn't have been nicer( except for the dive scheduler) and even then they tried to make up for it by giving us free horsback riding. I forgot long pants for dinner and had to go buy some, that didn't fit. The manager offered and took them home to hem and... More