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The rooms are very nice, located in beautiful gardens, clean, cool (has the inventor of airconditioning already won a Nobelprice?),? The beds were rather small, but hey, you aren't there to sleep all day, are you? The pool was great. There were always more than enough sunbeds and there is a great swim-up bar. If you are thirsty you'll certainly get a drink. You get to know a lot of new drinks (like Mamajuana?)!
The main restaurant is wonderful! You want to eat pizza, fries, chicken,? every day? No problem! But if you want to put some variation in your menu, you'll enjoy the buffets.
The hotel-staff is incredible. Whenever and where ever you meet them, there is always a big smile and a friendly "Hola". And if you prefer an active holiday, you can join in to an activity from the Animation-team every 30 minutes. And, believe me, these guys are completely loco! The staff of these hotels doesn't earn a lot, so when you give them a tip, they really appreciate it. When you hear a strange noice in one of the gardens and you see coconuts falling out of a tree. Look up, there is probable a 'jardinero' in the tree. They even offer you fresh coconuts on the spot.
One last good advice : take a good spray against mosquitos! And don't forget some lotion to put on mosquito-stings? Don't ask me how these little monsters did it, but I stopped counting on 45 mosquito-stings. And they do itch! If you need to, you can finds sprays and lotions in the Caribbean Street.
On the 7th day we had the pleasure (?) of meeting hurricane Jeanne and that meant the end of our holiday. But whenever I visit the Domenican republic again, I will surely stay in this or another Riu resort!
Our general rating? Riu Taino is an absolute 5*-place and we loved it! Theme: HotelComparison: more expensive than averagePhone: 809-221-2290
