Great vacation disappointed with the Resort.

We were thankful to win the trip to Jamaica. The flight was great, the hotel however has much to improve on. The food was mediocre at best. We had to change our hotel room the first room we were placed in the toilet seat was broken. They were kind enough to switch us to another room but the hotel itself needs an over all. It's not a 4 star anymore. having been to this hotel in the past it has gone down dramatically. Riu should make it part of their standard that if you visit one you should be ab [... read more]le to visit the others on a day pass similar to like what Sandals does. The hotel is big so if you like crowds it is for you. For those who want to relax and have a quiet time find a smaller resort. This one is commercialized and you don't really get the true island feel.

Great food fun and times!!!

Great resort, food was wonderful rooms were well beautiful and the staff were second to none! I would recommend this hotel to anyone. We be going to a Riu resort in the future because they really know how to make an enjoyable time!!

First Time in Jamaica

Our stay at the Riu Ocho Rios was good. In all our 20 years of travel, the food was great, good selection and quality. During our stay, it rained 4 out of 6 days. We still made the best of it, even swam in the rain, didn't want to waste time. As for the beach, not as nice as Punta Cana or Varadero. We would love to return to Jamaica overall but the airport experience was bad. Not enough airport staff to support the amount of tourists going in and out. Especially leaving Jamaica, worst experience [... read more] ever in all our travels, not enough security facilities to accommodate the volume of tourists. Travel from the airport to the hotel took 2 hours. Way too long after waiting in Toronto, then flying 3.5 hours and another 2 or more hours going through customs, etc at the Montego Bay airport, the whole day, 12 hours was travel time. Jamaica looked like a beautiful country and the people really friendly and respectful but for the reasons listed, we will not be returning.

"WOW" yea mon

Wow what a holiday, sun, sand, food and booze. I have some problem with my knee and was given a room very far from the lobby, restaurant, pool and beach, after talking to Richard at the front desk this situation was corrected the next day, when another room became available in the main building. We went on a trip to Dunn's and i was easily able to climb to the top on the walkway, while my wife walked up the Falls with her group holding hands (she recommend holding hands as the rocks were slipper [... read more]y). The trip was over in a very short time, just enough time to drink two beers on the trip back to take the bus from the falls to the Riu Ocho Rios. We also went to the Blue Hole, the only way to explain this is "WOW" our guide Lloyd Murray was fantastic, he took pictures with on hand while guiding my wife who walked up the falls and she swam, swung and dived into the Blue Hole. Thanks to our driver Mikey, who had a very hilarious laugh he also took us on a guided tour of "Ochos", we went to The Rainbow Shopping Center where we bought some outer wear. Rainbow Stores offered to us make more purchases and take it with us and they will collect payment at our hotel (are they Canadians? so trusting) later in cash or credit card. The next day i ordered a swim suit for my wife and had it delivered in the requested time. The only sore point was no services for the disabled ( there were a lot of senior citizens with varied disability) , i spoke to the Manager and she promised to make my observation known to the management team. (she offered for one of her staff member to wheel me around in a wheel chair LoL)

Wonderful Resort

Hotel adults only section was great, enjoyed the pool as it is much quieter in the adults only pool. Husband had a great time on the beach with snorkeling. Food was good at the Asian and the Steakhouse, average at the buffet .

Good Hotel

The hotel was beautiful, the food was great, but, repetitive. Pool side entertainment was bland and inconsistent. The staff members all round were fantastic, couldn't ask for better! The bar's were all in the same area, it would have made more sense to spread them out around the property! I personally like to go out and venture, at this location you have to make transportation arrangements! 4stars. My family and I had an absolutely amazing time. ..that's all that matters! Thank you Jessie Newbig [... read more]ging @ Trip central.

Ok just ok

This resort is good for family's, me and my husband have been to jamaica 4 times first time in ocho rios. The beach was rocky needed water shoes to swim in the beach, very man made not natural beauty like negril jamaica. The food was awful I felt like I starved all week long, it's nice cause you can do dunns river and bob Marley but other than that the beauty of the beaches and scenery were not there, ocho rios is very city life not really Caribbean feel. The rooms were nice but did crack the fl [... read more]oor tile and I weigh only 125. The food was geared more for kids pizza French fries, very small portions again starved all week, it's not a adult resort more for families lots to do for kids.

RIU Ocho Rios is amazing!!!!!!

I recently stayed at the RIU Ocho Rios and it was amazing! The rooms were very clean and the entire resort was very spacious. The staff were always very pleasant and friendly. The food was delicious especially in the main buffet. There was a lot of variety every night. The beach area was beautiful and clean. This resort was a lot of fun and would highly recommned it to anyone just looking to get away for relaxation time!

Beautifull, amazing resort

Resort very clean, good service ,staff is amazing, it I afar from the airport but the bus ride is beautifull, I sure would go back. Went to Dunn falls river was fun and beautifull, beach is wide and lots of chairs available

Great time at a great resort!

The layout of the hotel was great - we ate almost every meal with a view of the ocean. The grounds and facilities were also great! The beach was perfect and we never had trouble finding chairs on the beach. The food was amazing and the staff were friendly and helpful.

Unbelievable vacation in paradise

We stayed here in October 2013, booking was so easy and the trip there was wonderful. We stayed in an ocean view suite. The food was amazing, the staff went out of their way to make you feel welcome and important. We spent most of our time at the private pool that overlooked the ocean it was so relaxing. We would defiantly come back. Our first time in Jamaica was everything we hoped it would be and Riu Ochos Rios was perfect!!