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Riu Mambo All Inclusive Hotel in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
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Riu Mambo All Inclusive Hotel
Bahia De Maimon
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
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| This beachfront hotel is located on the Bay of Maimon and includes meals and water sports activites in the room rate. Rooms feature balconies or terraces, TVs, minibars, and liquor dispensers; suites also include bidets and a second TV. Guests enjoy two swimming pools, a children's pool, several eateries and bars, and activity and entertainment programs.
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Amenities | Recreation | Features | Reviews
Riu Mambo All Inclusive Hotel Amenities
The majority of amenities, activities, and gratuities at this resort are included in the room rate; guests will not be charged extra for the majority of amenities and activities (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Details section for more information). A Caribbean-style street of brightly colored shops runs between Riu Merengue Hotel and Riu Bachata Hotel. The street includes an art gallery, clothing boutiques, craft shops, a pharmacy, a pool room, a photo studio/lab, a hair salon, a medical center, a fitness center, and a spa with unisex sauna and services such as waxing, the Mayan Mud Wrap, the Tropical Fruit Wrap, and open-air massage in beach cabanas. Open 4 PM to 3 AM (hours subject to change), a casino contains slot machines, electronic-poker machines, and three blackjack, one Caribbean Stud Poker, and two roulette tables. Ground transportation:
Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.
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Recreation
The majority of recreational activities and facilities described below are included in the room rate for this resort (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Details section for more information). This hotel includes a 46m (150-ft) arc-shaped pool, a 23m-diameter (75-ft) sports pool, and a 9m-diameter (30-ft) children's pool. Guests also enjoy access to pools at the resort's other two hotels, including a pool at Riu Bachata Hotel that contains an eight-person jetted section and a swimup bar. Padded lounge chairs and thatched-roof sunshades flank all pools. The resort faces an 800m (875-yd) beach along the Atlantic Ocean. Sand extending inland under palm trees includes sports facilities. Maimón Bay, at the resort's western end, offers a beachfront water-sports center providing kayaks, snorkeling gear, Hobie Cat sailboats, pedal boats, windsurfers, and boogie boards as part of the All-Inclusive plan. Surcharges apply for parasailing, Jet Skiing, banana-boating, sailing lessons, windsurfing lessons, scuba-diving lessons and certification classes, and snorkeling and scuba-diving excursions. Other All-Inclusive facilities include three tennis courts at Riu Merengue Hotel and two at Riu Bachata Hotel. The nearest golf course, the 18-hole Campo de Golf, is 14 km (8.75 mi) away. The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.
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Features
What to expect: Catering to an international clientele (possibility of topless sunbathing), the resort comprises three side-by-side hotels—Riu Mambo, Riu Merengue, and Riu Bachata—sharing the same beach. Connected by a paved walkway, the hotels resemble low-rise, pastel-colored villages. Guests of Riu Mambo enjoy access to recreational facilities, entertainment, and activities throughout the resort. Each hotel has its own pools, children's club, open-air theater for nightly entertainment, activities schedule, and choice of restaurants. Guests may drink at all three hotels' bars and eat breakfast, lunch, and snacks at all restaurants. Guests must eat dinner at their own hotel's restaurants. The Rio Mambo Hotel is the smallest. Bars offer only domestic-brand liquors, although guests may enjoy international brands at the other hotels' bars. While all three hotels welcome children, this hotel is especially family-friendly because it includes a supervised children's section in the main buffet restaurant at dinner. Riu Merengue Hotel was the first of the three and is located in the middle. Like Riu Bachata, it includes a large, open-air, plaza-like bar. Riu Bachata Hotel is the newest and largest. It is adjacent to the resort's water-sports beach on Maimón Bay. The casino adjoins the lobby. Featuring a swimup bar and jetted section, its pool complex is the largest and most elaborate.
Amenity highlights: This hotel includes an arc-shaped pool, a sports pool, and a children's pool. Guests also enjoy access to pools at the resort's other hotels, including one at Riu Bachata Hotel with jetted section and swimup bar. Padded lounge chairs and thatched-roof sunshades flank pools. Maimón Bay Beach at the resort's opposite end features a water-sports center providing kayaks, snorkeling gear, sailboats, pedal boats, windsurfers, and boogie boards.
Insider tip: This area of the Dominican Republic is known as the Amber Coast for its rich deposits of the semi-precious stone. The Amber Museum in Puerto Plata 10 km (6.25 mi) east of the hotel is an excellent place to shop for amber.
The majority of meals and beverages, plus all gratuities, at the following restaurants, snack spots, and bars are included in the room rate for this resort (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Details section for more information).
Los Almendros - Open-air buffet restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, theme-dinner buffets daily. Supervised children’s section at dinner.
Mangu - Open-air restaurant/bar serving late-morning Continental breakfast daily and light-meal/snack buffet all afternoon. Bar open from late morning to late night.
Mediterráneo - Half of Mangu restaurant becomes this à la carte dinner restaurant nightly. Reservations required. Dress code: No T-shirts.
Sample menu for Mediterráneo
Soup: Cream of potato-tomato
Main courses: Sea bass in Mallorca sauce Chicken breast stuffed with spinach, cheese with Roquefort sauce Beef filet with mushroom sauce Cannelloni with spinach, cheese in tomato sauce
Dessert: Bananas flambé
Steak House - Half of Mangu restaurant becomes this à la carte dinner restaurant nightly. Reservations required. Dress code: No T-shirts.
Sample menu for Steak House
Soup: Cream of tomato
Main courses: Beef filet Ribeye steak Baked chicken Pork chops
Desserts: Crêpes Suzette Fruit flan with ice cream
Macumba - Open-air restaurant at adjoining Riu Merengue Hotel. Snacks from late night until after midnight daily.
Perez Prado - Open-air bar/lounge open from early evening to late night daily. La Tambora - Casual beach bar open from mid-morning to early evening daily. Pacha - Air-conditioned disco with bar open 10 PM to 2 AM. (Hours subject to change. Minimum age 16. Closed Mondays.)
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Riu Mambo All Inclusive Hotel Reviews
| Traveler Ratings Summary for Riu Mambo All Inclusive Hotel
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Overall: 3.50 |
Service
4.50 |
Condition
5.00 |
Cleanliness
4.50 |
Comfort
4.00 |
Recommend
50.00 % |
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| Not Impressed |
Overall: 2 |
Service
4 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
4 |
Comfort
4 |
Recommend
No |
| The beaches were very disappointing, brown murky water, alot of seaweed, leaves and branches, sharp rocks..a big let down there. Also, this was my first all inclusive experience so I don't know if this is par for the course but I was very disappointed with the food and drinks. The food was redundant and of questionable quality. I was greatful we were only staying for five days, I was so looking to coming home to good food. The drinks were worse than the food, limited bar selections, watered down cocktails, terrible wines and only slightly better beer. The grounds were very nice and well manicured and the rooms were comfertable, but all in all it a very disappointing trip. I most certainly will not be returning.
Reviewed by traveler from Annapolis, MD on May 4, 2006 |
| A true all-includive vacation! |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
4 |
Recommend
Yes |
| This resort, which is really a complex of 3 hotels included everything and one never really needs to leave the resort. The food was quite good with lots of variety for people of different backgrounds (there were many Europians there too!). The staff was super-friendly and there were lots of organized activities for children and adults. Only negative was lack of good ventilation in the bedrooms...they get a little damp at times. Beach was very pretty with some shade too so not necessary to get totally scorched at water-side. Great snorkeling too!
Reviewed by traveler from Delaware on January 7, 2006 |
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