enjoyed riu taino thoroughly empressed riu taino, went 2 week stay not disappointed, airport bit confusing far not really knowing bus resort, sort wander luggage maze buses various sizes airport parking lot, bit frustrating finally managed right hotel, riu 30 minute bus ride away, check went smoothly able room closer friends problem, rooms clean sufficient, not sure time people spend rooms having balcony clean bathroom comfortable bed airconditioning room wonderful, enjoyed 2 weeks sunshine hot weather, beach breathtaking soft white sand extraordinary blue clear water, spent days laying beach chairs water problem chairs, reefs close fun snorkeling kinds neat fish come eat banana right hand, water clear n't mask borrow resort fish come surface water food, took catamaran times alot fun, easy sail n't skill, nervous lesson 25 easy hang save money just shot, use catamarans snorkeling equipment windsurfers paddle boats kayakes free, just book 1 hour time slots people booths, bunch beach vendors set beach resort took trips beach shopping, course insist giving best price quoting price 4 times higher actually pay, haggling game, lots paintings jewellery sarongs t-shirts wood carvings, did excersion catamaran trip saona island, trip took hour half bus ride pick location, exhausting, did n't like spending 3 hours bus air conditioned, catamaran trip island really fun music dancing lots rum, got island disappointing, beautiful no beautiful beach resort, apparently little windy day n't calm claim fame, stopped natural pool way motor boats really just area ocean did n't waves, boring, did star fish, la carte restaurants good no limit times ate probably 10 13 nights, favourite mexican restaurant fresh quesadillas, steak house good bit surprise good steak dominican, food buffets adequate lots selection, personally loved fresh fruit smoothies blended morning, worked gym free weights treadmills steppers bikes, no airconditioning slow moving fans, hey feel like really working hard sweat pouring, street right hotel called caribe street kinds shops including clothing stores painting store drug store confectionary chips 5 chocolate bars 3 bathing suit store stores blow kids toys air mattresses, tourists came europe states 20 canada, staff speak english communicate, bartenders la bamba bar exceptional good friends, domincans really love sugar majority drinks quite sweet got bit days, pepsi coke fans little disappointing, booked sunquest sunquest rep help needed, time airport leave supposed check sunquest binder plane time did said plane time went airport, ended waiting extra 3 hours plane really frustrating 3 hours hung beach instead airport, definitely resort country, book riu countries resort met expectations, looking clean safe fun beautiful resort n't stuffy upscale definitely place, regular people enjoying great vacation,