excellent vacation riu macao, boyfriend early 20s just returned 5-night vacation riu macao fabulous time, second trip punta cana previously staying iberostar punta cana booked apple vacations included transfer airport hotel word warning collect baggage head buses guys trying grab bags carry 20 feet booking agency stand tip n't need bags carry 20 feet, travel hotel bit bumpy fast nothing worse nyc taxicab arrived riu macao 2:30 pm, check-in quick easy room ready, got welcome drink..all desk staff smiles friendly spoke english questions adequately answered.room nice bedspread shower showed age clean, maid service great room clean stocked fresh bath towels new towel art everyday, mini-fridge stocked.the entire staff extremely friendly nice, did not pass getting staff members encountered really want possible make vacation experience great, food good, japanese ala carte restaurant opinion outstanding favorite went twice breakfast buffet good, lunch decent tried caribe grill buffet pool stuck mainly buffet pool outstanding pizza, food bit heavy greasy buffets fine boyfriend loved, ate dinner buffet el patio night arrived extremely impressed atmosphere service pleasing eye, men wear long pants, aside japanese tried caribe grill mediterranean restaurant dinner ok. caribe grill nice beach nice breeze food decent, did n't really care mediterranean chicken dinner overly burnt n't recommend lobster bisque soup did n't really bother just decided not, service meal buffet ala carte outstanding, drink reach half coming refill water wine soda, waiters did n't understand english truly worked hard make meal enjoyable available needed, reservations ala carte restaurants 4 morning 8 10:30 breakfast buffet 2 separate seating times usually 6:30 8:30 9 pm, usually reservations 9:30 10 problem caribe grill booked later seating able table earlier seating drinks outstanding great selection variety various martinis frozen drinks mixed drinks good definitely n't skimp alcohol want just ask, entertainment staff works extremely hard thought great saw 3 shows 10 pm enjoyed, did great job entertaining pool.we spent time beach problem finding beach chairs space, went pool middle day easily seats advise chairs early plan staying pool day, n't did tip..no pushy makes feel like tip did great service getting meager wages long hours people, dollars goes long way grateful couple minor issues nothing seriously bothered, entire resort apparently having trouble ac rooms room luckily n't bad not cold definitely tolerable ceiling fans helped really room sleep night time cold sleep sheet, night arrived called desk ac not par 5 minutes friendly maintenance man look did did cool room, thing second night room cooler remainder trip, n't did n't spend time room n't hot begin, ac electric outlets bit different rooms fit american plugs plug fat base wo n't fit, plugs fit hairdryer plug did n't used hairdryer room worked fine, did desk camera charger plug did n't fit borrowing power strip desk knew talking said did n't available instead left charger charge fine, overall loved riu macao great resort great people definitely return,