Riu Palace Paradise Island: Great value

Nicely refurbished hotel. Ocean view room had an obstructed view overlooking rooftop and air conditioning (which we paid extra for). Food was very good and premium liquor was served. Lobby smells of sewage. Pools clean and well Maintained and excellent swim up bar service. Beach was amazing. Overall great value but probably not 5 star in my opinion.

Riu Republica: As honest as it gets...

The hotel itself was lovely, the grounds were extremely clean and the rooms were modern and comfortable. The highlight of the trip was definitely the beach, one of the nicer ones we have been to. However there are a few things: 1) The workers speak minimal english, and aren't as friendly as other countries/ resorts. 2) The food, like many other Caribbean all-inclusive resorts, is lower quality and will get repetitive. It is by no means terrible, however don't expect fine dining. 3) This reso [... read more]rt has a very large European population, with the majority being smokers. If you are trying to quit, or don't like cigarette smoke, be warned. The non-smoking areas are very small in the outdoor theatres.

Riu Republica: Great place and staff

This resort was absolutely entertaining and a lot of fun!! Great people. Age group was anywhere from young 20's up to seniors - majority being mid 30's. Overall the resort was well kept. The grounds looked great especially at night! They have 4 pools all together - 2 are swimup bars which get really crazy at times but fun. The food was very good overall. Steakhouse was the best restaurant. Would've been great to have some theme nights for the main buffet. The beach is absolutely stunning!! I wou [... read more]ld easily compare it to Cuba any day. We had great weather and you couldn't find a blemish on the beach or water. Very nice and wide beach. Location of the resort is great...about 30mins from airport! In all, I would return to this resort.

Riu Palace Antillas: Nice resort with friendly staff

While the hotel is dated (by dated I don't mean run down, just a little older), the hotel is clearly one on the better ones on the strip. The restaurants are all good, the staff is friendly and eager to help and they don't cheap out on the booze at any bar. The beach is kept clean and the beach staff will get you whatever you need. We had a great time and would recommend this resort to anyone.

Riu Vallarta: Aug 27 to Sept 3rd Riu Vallarta 2018

Wonderful time here, great music, entertainment, food, specialty restaurants, all the workers and especially the entertainment team and wonderful bartenders. We asked to change our room from the 7th floor to 1st , with in 3 hrs we were changed, very good at the front desk listen to you when you need something. Would go back again , it was our 4th time there, K&Brizz

Riu Reggae: Enjoyable !

We really loved the beach, the resort was very small and got a little boring but the entertainment staff were awesome. Friendly staff all around, would have loved to see some pool tables in a sports bar like some of the other Riu’s. I won’t be returning to Jamaica due to the high costs of everything, everything was in American dollar and we are Canadian and Jamaicans don’t want Canadian money, got too expensive.

Riu Republica: Punta Canada!!!

Very popular resort among Canadians, which is great because we are quite friendly if I do say so myself. Resort had everything we wanted and more, popular place for young adults. Staff was exceptional and practiced great hygiene with readily available hand sanitizers near dining halls, ensuring straws were not contaminated and that we had plenty of bottle water and alcohol whenever we needed. Alcohol was not watered down like at most all inclusive resorts. The food was amazing as we did not have [... read more] to make any reservations for the a la carte restaurants and they had 7 to choose from! Normally I get sick and tired of the buffet but I loved the options their breakfast, lunch and dinner buffet had. Would definitely visit Riu Republica again and I am so glad my friend recommended it to me because I am definitely passing the love for this resort forward :)

Riu Republica: Good resort but not 5 stars

Riu Republica is a good hotel for your vacations but if you know about a real All-Inclusive 5 stars resort in the Caribbean Sea... this is not for you. My 4 stars qualification is about rooms, restaurants and food, entertainment and night life, liquor on the bars, and specially for service.

Riu Reggae: Amazing Resort

I have been to the RIU Reggae three times now. The food is amazing,the beach is great and the resort is very clean. I cannot say enough about how friendly the staff is and how helpful they are. The entertainment staff goes above and beyond... they are extremely talented and really connect with the guests. The gym facilities are also great. Can’t wait to go back.

Riu Palace Antillas: Its a Mini Vegas on an Island

One of the best vacations we have been on. Aruba is gorgeous, windy but still everything and more you can ask for. There is less than a 1% crime rate so you can basically go anywhere at anytime. There is so much to do you can walk to downtown or palm beach where they have restaurants, bars, shopping and a mall. If you like Vegas you will love Aruba, every resort/hotel has its own casino. They only accept American but pay you in American as well and its not like a resort casino, they pay very we [... read more]ll. We stayed at the Riu Antillas Resort this was our 3rd Riu and we were so pleased. We received a free room upgrade with both ocean and city view, the rooms are a bit outdated bed was hard but still we were in Aruba. All of the a la carte restaurants were yummy no waiting in line as it was an adults only resort, buffet was great lots to choose from and because we stayed at Riu Antillas we also got to go to the other Riu resort as eat and play there. You just can't eat dinner. The gym was great lots of equipment, warm but still one of the best gym's I have seen when on vacation. Drinks, too much alcohol your better off mixing your own unless you want to get drunk off of your first drink ;) we would defiantly go back I miss Aruba so much

Riu Palace Paradise Island: RIU Palace Paradise Island - Very small RIU

The resort was very small pool and beach area crowded. Not the same quality of most RIU's. No drink service on the beach. No snacks or wine in the room. No reservations to be made for a la carte - First come first served. No guest suite to shower between mandatory check out and leaving the resort. Could not extend our room for the afternoon we had to check out at 12:00 when bus was only arriving at 6:30 to bring us to the airport. Beach area between public beach and Seadoo rentals. Extre [... read more]mely busy. No Fan in the bathroom. 3 nights is plenty would be bored staying a full week. Extremely comfortable beds.

Riu Reggae: Loved it!

An overall amazing experience. And I will be visiting again soon. I can’t think of any negative feedback. Service, drinks, people, food...loved everything. Jamaica I love you, and I’ll see you again. Yeah man!

Riu Republica: Great vacation!

My friends and I really enjoyed our stay at the Riu. There was a mix up with the room ( 1 king bed vs 2 singles) when we arrived, but it was quickly taken care of. The staff was friendly and the washrooms were really well kept. There were plenty of beach chairs available and we never had to wait a long time for any of the restaurants. Only thing was that most restaurants are buffet style. This resort had a mix of guests ( party vs relaxation). It was nice that you could find places to do bot [... read more]h. We took an excursion with Dr. Fish -AMAZING! Easy to book.

Riu Guanacaste: Great family time !

I was worried about where we were staying after reading some reviews on trip advisor. They were unfounded. We had a great time the resort was clean, the rooms were a good size, the beach was fab!!! I would go back. It was a great price point and everything I expected.

Riu Palace Las Americas: Meh

I had a good time with my family because we tried to make the best of it but overall the service wasn’t the greatest, the entertainment staff were rude and most of the time the staff wouldn’t even speak to us when we wouldn’t tip them it was almost as if it was expected for us to tip every time. They were not professional. Only had a good time when we would leave the resort and go to the downtown area

Riu Republica: Good Time

The resort was good for me and my vacation needs. There was a common complaint from many people about food, non- English speaking staff and cleanliness. I have been to 4 Riu Resorts in Cancun Mexico and this one doesn't live up to that standard. My room wasn't cleaned 3 days of my stay. When I went down to the front desk I was told to put the blue sign which states "clean my room" ... there was no sign other than the red do not disturb. On my last breakfast, my elbows stuck to the placemat. Whi [... read more]le having that same breakfast a server spilled coffee on the floor. Staff and guests were walking over the coffee so I took some napkins and started to clean it up as I'm a hospitality foodservice manager on the health and safety committee. Soon as started to clean up the coffee captains and servers all rushed to stop me and take over the task. Lady servers are the best staff they have. Male servers, in general, are mediocre at best, especially for breakfast. Yawning at the station, not paying attention and forgetful. Cancun Mexico when you enter and restaurant the servers are escorting you to there station, coffee, juice, and water are offered and served in a flash. Males servers, for the most part, don't make an effort to speak English where all woks of life coming to the resort making an effort to speak the language. Resort grounds should be cleaned through the night. I came down at 6:30 am and walked across a dirty theatre which was always cleaned in the morning along with the walkways leading to pools and beach. Many a morning I walked from my room passed numerous glasses, nachos spilled on the floor and beverages spill. There is no beach view from the resort like 99% resorts rather a pathway leading to the beach. Could it be intentional? The front desk by day doesn't reflect the rest of the resort as when its all lit up at night. The Jerk chicken kiosk is a good idea but they need to change up the hot dogs every day. I wouldn't change the chicken but you may want to consider some plain chicken for those who don't eat spicy. The jerk chicken gets dry as the day goes on but if you eat before noon its juicy and good. The daily hot dogs are not fully cooked on a regular basis. I think it should be changed up especially if you eat there daily. They should consider alternating hot dogs burgers and possibly a chorizo sausage. There was no relish available for the hot dogs. Bar service was great along with the selection of alcohol. Peanuts were good and a nice touch. Sports Bar was good but someone should be monitoring it as when its busy its hard to get a drink. I would reccomend but not all.

Riu Palace Paradise Island: Great Hotel

My wife and I did a quick 4 night stay in late July. The resort was perfect. The rooms, service, food, and facilities are exactly what we expected. If you go on trip advisor and look at some of the well written, and well thought out reviews they will be bang on. Check in and out was very quick. The location was perfect along with the pools and beach.

Riu Playa Blanca: Fantastic Resort

Everything was lovely, from the time we checked in til the time we checked out. We received the free upgrade upon presenting our marriage license and were very happy with the room. Great food options, nice pools. Fantastic view of the ocean from our balcony. Enough staff spoke english so we were able to have all our questions answered quickly. Would highly recommend.

Riu Palace Paradise Island: Truly an Amazing place

Absolutely amazing place, went for the first weekend of August and had a great time!!! Any negative reviews you read about this resort are from people who are expecting too much, or from those who have had the occasional bad experience. We have travelled to many places throughout the Caribbean, always 4.5* or better and the Riu Palace holds up to all of them. Here's a honest rundown of what to expect on key items; Beach - Nicest beach I've ever seen in the world,truly amazing to walk on [... read more] that sand with the clearest water at your feet. Sure there's guys asking about jet skis, but before you can say "no thanks" they've already moved to the next person. DO NOT make any promises if you don't mean them,"maybe later" or "tomorrow" is a reason for them to come back to see. Just say no thanks and go back to enjoying the sun. Pools - Main pool is great and has a lot of shade and tons of seats. At 11am we could find a seat in the shade any day, so there's no need to run down at 6am to reserve a spot. The infinity pool is beautiful and has a swim-up bar, but its also where the party groups tend to migrate too and there is a lot of them. Everyday it seems to have another bridal party showing up, but it also offers great people watching opportunities. Bartenders are top shelf, and they don't go easy on the alcohol. Bring your own cups if needed, but the small 8onz one allow you to try more drinks and god did you 2 hands for a reason. Food - BEST buffet we've ever seen, food way always hot and plentiful. If you can't find something of your liking at this buffet then you really need to revaluate your expectations in travel. The restaurants are also nice, but don't stress trying to get into them as its really not worth it. The Indian was great and was not too exotic. Trust me, it was actually enjoyable. Jerk chicken was really good, but for anyone whose been to Jamaica, this doesn't compare. Its more of Charcoal chicken but its great and with the rice and a cold drink looking over the beach its probably a better lunch then you've had today.... Staff - They work really hard for your enjoyment and were great to deal with. Sway at the from Desk, LG from the Pool side and all the bar tenders need to thanked for their hard work ever single day, but you will not meet anyone who works harder then the older guys who does the beach chairs and umbrellas... Rooms - Their GREAT!!!! yes the mattresses are firm, but its cause their new. Great views, fabulous rainforest showers and a fully stocked bar fridge with Jim Beam, Smirnoff, Gin & Johnny Walker. And a fridge full of coke, ginger ale and Heineken. If you ever had any thoughts of going here, stop thinking and book it. The place is fabulous, and at the price you'll not find anything better!!

Riu Palace Paradise Island: Great resort!

The hotel was extremely well maintained. Lobby and grounds were continually cleaned and the staff was very friendly. The rooms are spacious and well kept. The dining options were very good. The only drawback for the à la carte restaurants was that you could not book seating in advance. Otherwise, a beautiful facility that I highly recommend!