ClubHotel Riu Bambu reopens to guests

RIU's ClubHotel Riu Bambu has reopened following a complete refurbishment of the property, the hotel chain announced this week.

Located in the Punta Cana RIU complex, where RIU offers six properties that cover its entire product range, the family-oriented ClubHotel Riu Bambu (originally opened in 1999) was partially refurbished in 2004 and in 2010; the recent complete refurbishment includes new rooms, restaurants, pools and services.

All of its rooms feature new furniture and décor, as well as refurbished bathrooms, while the property's culinary options have also seen some changes after the refit. The hotel has seven restaurants including the new Spanish restaurant Olé and the gourmet eatery Kulinarium. Clients will continue to have the main restaurant available to them with international Colonial cuisine, as well as the Asian restaurant Hibachi, the Italian eatery San Angelo, the Palm Beach steakhouse and the Mexican Mama Juana.

The facilities now include a new gymnasium next to the beach, as well as two new pools, with two new swim-up bars, in addition to the existing three pools. Also new is the Riu4U teen club; in addition, younger children can enjoy RiuLand, while adults can choose between an extensive range of day and night activities.

Guests also have free access to the Splash Water World water park, while the Riu Republica, the first adults-only hotel in the Riu Classic range, is located a two kilometres away, on the same beach. Riu Republica will showcase substantial changes at the end of this year with 300 new rooms, four new restaurants, five bars and a new water park.