riu palace macao great vacation went riu palace dec 8-15 apple vacations chicago o'hare, quite anxious given reviews illness drinking water, great time completely recommend cautious health.advice tips:1 drink bottled water times, used bottled water brushing teeth boyfriend shaving, 2 bring anti-bacterial lotion and/or wipes, brought used eating times day, brought anti-bacterial body wash sponges shower, maybe overly cautious did n't sick.3 riu palace best food drinks, walked riu hotels looked nice riu palace better.4 try learn use spanish, appreciated staff n't grammatically correct able communicate, 5 bring lots 1 bills tips, brought stack 100 singles used tip staff bar restaurant maids, staff helpful.6 bring small bills 5s 10s want buy gifts rum coffee etc.7 bring assortment medications aspirin imodium ad pepto bug spray anti-itch, got bug bites grateful anti-bug stuff.8 dress nicely dinner, guests europeans jeans tee-shirts not appropriate, nice trousers sleeve-shirt gentlemen nice pants and/or skirt ladies fine, boyfriend brought suit felt n't necessary, wore black pants tops simple dresses.9 food eat ate riu palace, avoided yogurt mayo creamy food, lunch dinner ate cooked vegetables fresh fruit bread cheese rice beans chicken beef meats problems, tried desserts honestly preferred fresh fruit, breakfast eggs potatoes sausages fresh fruit, expect european food spread, dinner buffet self-service intended multi-course meal, feel free salad/appetizer main course follow dessert and/or cheese, usually leisurely dinner 1-1.5 hrs frequently guests leave.10 outback safari tour fantastic, day tour visiting rural dominican republic village school home ranch lunch learn coffee beans cocoa followed boogie boarding beach, highly recommended worth money.11 riu bambu best evening entertainment, palace showroom bit musty quiet crowd, riu bambu casual funny albeit corny upbeat entertainment staff, entertainment staff make announcements 4 languages spanish english german french entertainment shows english.12 riu palace german tourists countries thrown, european feel, great hotel couples riu bambu taino better kids.13 prepared relax fun, played beach volleyball ping pong swam pool, brought tennis rackets played rounds, ocean somewhat choppy not great snorkeling certainly fun float around.14 lastly bring lots waterproof sunscreen sunny hot mid-80s day, prevailing wind ocean makes nice breeze burn n't care skin.relax great time love,  
riu palace macao great vacation went riu palace dec 8-15 apple vacations chicago o'hare, quite anxious given reviews illness drinking water, great time completely recommend cautious health.advice tips:1 drink bottled water times, used bottled water brushing teeth boyfriend shaving, 2 bring anti-bacterial lotion and/or wipes, brought used eating times day, brought anti-bacterial body wash sponges shower, maybe overly cautious did n't sick.3 riu palace best food drinks, walked riu hotels looked nice riu palace better.4 try learn use spanish, appreciated staff n't grammatically correct able communicate, 5 bring lots 1 bills tips, brought stack 100 singles used tip staff bar restaurant maids, staff helpful.6 bring small bills 5s 10s want buy gifts rum coffee etc.7 bring assortment medications aspirin imodium ad pepto bug spray anti-itch, got bug bites grateful anti-bug stuff.8 dress nicely dinner, guests europeans jeans tee-shirts not appropriate, nice trousers sleeve-shirt gentlemen nice pants and/or skirt ladies fine, boyfriend brought suit felt n't necessary, wore black pants tops simple dresses.9 food eat ate riu palace, avoided yogurt mayo creamy food, lunch dinner ate cooked vegetables fresh fruit bread cheese rice beans chicken beef meats problems, tried desserts honestly preferred fresh fruit, breakfast eggs potatoes sausages fresh fruit, expect european food spread, dinner buffet self-service intended multi-course meal, feel free salad/appetizer main course follow dessert and/or cheese, usually leisurely dinner 1-1.5 hrs frequently guests leave.10 outback safari tour fantastic, day tour visiting rural dominican republic village school home ranch lunch learn coffee beans cocoa followed boogie boarding beach, highly recommended worth money.11 riu bambu best evening entertainment, palace showroom bit musty quiet crowd, riu bambu casual funny albeit corny upbeat entertainment staff, entertainment staff make announcements 4 languages spanish english german french entertainment shows english.12 riu palace german tourists countries thrown, european feel, great hotel couples riu bambu taino better kids.13 prepared relax fun, played beach volleyball ping pong swam pool, brought tennis rackets played rounds, ocean somewhat choppy not great snorkeling certainly fun float around.14 lastly bring lots waterproof sunscreen sunny hot mid-80s day, prevailing wind ocean makes nice breeze burn n't care skin.relax great time love,  