Riu Guanacaste: Great Value :)

The RIU Guanacaste is a beautiful resort ! They keep the grounds and the rooms very clean. Pool area is extremely busy and you have to put your towels down early to get a seat. The monkeys and Iquanas are amazing to see :) The food at the buffet is good, nothing special. The Asian and Italian alacart is great :) No complaints....great vacation :)

Riu Ocho Rios: Beautiful resort

The resort and grounds were beautiful. The beach was large, white sand and turquoise water, great buffet with lots of variety , easy to find seating and nightly entertainment was excellent! Great location, 10 min cab ride to Dunn’s river falls.

Riu Guanacaste: Playa

had a lovely family holiday. Extra tours are expensive. Need activities for teenagers Lovely warm ( 30-36 degrees) dry climate and quite windy most days. Nightly shows had some marvellous dancing and acrobatic portions. Good coffee but would have liked a coffee pot in the room

Riu Flamingos: Amazing Resort

We had such a great time, the resort was beautiful, the staff were great, the food and entertainment was outstanding. We went on the tour to go see Cirque du Solei and was amazing. we would definitely go back.

Riu Flamingos: So wonderful!

This hotel was fantastic, the food was great, the people amazing! The staff was amazing, they did so much, and always had a smile on their faces! There was always something fun to do and always someone there to help you if needed! Amazing!

Riu Merengue: Disappointed this year.

The physical features of the resort were all quite satisfactory. Problems were due to some sort of reorganization ie facilities on our end of the resort were either closed or curtailed for all or part of the week. Our main restaurant was closed all week. Our second but much smaller restaurant was open only for lunch from Monday through Thursday but then on Friday it started to serve all three meals. Besides the beach bar which which always closed early, our only other bar opened at 10 a.m.but  [... read more]closed at 5:30 pm until Friday, when hours were extended to midnight. Due to the closures and short hours we were forced to use the facilities in other parts of the resort which meant fairly long walks and crowded restaurants and bars when we got there. Because of overcrowding at these other facilities we encountered long waits, a lack of seating, no dishes or cutlery,etc. We even had to walk to the other area for beach towels/hair dryer. Not a good experience! Last year we attended the same resort and everything was very good overall.

Riu Palace Paradise Island: It's better in the Bahamas!

We loved our stay at the Riu Palace Paradise Island. The accommodations were great, food was amazing, staff were very friendly (shout out to Kisha at the front desk!) Beach was beautiful. Our only complaint would be that it would be nice if things like kayaking, paddle boarding etc were offered.

Riu Vallarta: Very nice,

this would be my least favorite riu resort that i have been to. Resort is nice,but needs a makeover and the new format for booking al a carte restaraunts is very dumb. Also they need more washrooms for the pool and beach area, currently there is only one for both pools and the beach. The food was good and the staff were very helpful . Overall , you cant go wrong with the riu resorts

Riu Montego Bay: Just what we wanted!

My daughter and I were very pleased with this resort. Top 3 priorities for us (1) cleanliness (2) respectful staff (3) good nightly entertainment. All were excellent. The resort is small but we enjoyed it much more than we have some other larger resorts we have stayed at. Small on size but big on customer service and entertainment. Buffet was good, as good as buffets can be. What we enjoyed about the buffet was they actually changed the menu up each night. Some staples stayed the same but sectio [... read more]ns were changed to offer variety. Staff were so pleasant and not pushy or touchy at all. Grounds and room were spotless. Room cleanliness is very important to me. Nice added feature was how the entrance to rooms were laid out. Each room entrance had a hallway with their own corridor with a second door. This really created for a quiet room. Very old Zenith tube TV in room but we didn't care. Watched Olympics late at night so it served its purpose. Overall very nice resort. Would go back.

Riu Guanacaste: Beautiful location, lovely resort, great food for all.

We loved the hotel, the pool, the beach, the restaurants and the proximity to activities for the kids. My kids really enjoyed the sports bar, bingo and other activities they could do around the resort. The rooms were decent, we had a view of the ocean and the resort next door. We could see the sunset from our balcony. The staff were friendly and efficient, the food was a great selection that even my pickiest eater could find something he enjoyed.

Riu Guanacaste: Best weather ever!

We stayed at the Riu Guanacaste once before and had a great time both visits. The hotel is lovely and well maintained. The gardens are beautiful and we could watch Howler monkeys most day from our hotel balcony. The food is very good and the staff are friendly and helpful. We went for a beach walk every morning to watch the sunrise and saw two baby turtles hatch and make their run to the sea. We provided "air cover" so that no birds ate them before they made it to the sea. This resor [... read more]t is located far from any towns but there are lots of excursions you can take. It's perfect for a week of relaxing. There are kayaks, paddle boards and wind surfers for guests to use and the sea is beautiful and warm there. We will be back. Thanks for Bill's help in making our holiday a success.

Riu Cancun: HOT SPOT

Hotel and location is excellent. Rooms were functional spectacular views crazy comfy beds. Only down fall NO Mimosa for breakfast:( Service was great! Great food! Drinks...don't remember haha Entertainment staff was fantastic! Beach was beautiful Beach walk to the light house is a must!

Riu Santa Fe: SO SO

was disappointed about the noise from the construction next to the hotel and when we first entert the room the smell was bad and the view was the back of the Riu Palast overall the quality was not as good as for 2 years ago the price was 500$ more per person and I found out that the same deal from Calgary 500$ cheaper i would recommend this hotel only if there is a notice about the construction it will go on for at least for 2 years . I found the price not fair for the situation .

Riu Merengue: Decent for the price

Very nice beach and pools. Big resort with lots of people. Not recommended for singles, or young partiers. No real nightlife on resort...Disco charges for drinks (was always empty for good reason), and the bar that stays open passed 11pm is just a big hall....no music. Not a bad place for the price.

Riu Palace Antillas: amazing vacation

We absolutely loved Aruba and were very happy at the Riu Antilles. The people working there are all amazing, happy and friendly and everyone speaks english. The grounds were kept meticulous. They are always cleaning and making sure everything looks perfect. The rooms were very clean. My only negative would be that they need to be updated. The rooms are very big but the bathroom needs fixing up badly. The food was great. We went to every restaurant except the Arubian one. They were all am [... read more]azing and the buffet was incredible. Everything was fresh and always different varieties of food. The beach and pool areas were beautiful. Never a problem getting a chair at the beach. They do not do bar service at the beach only at the pool area. but the bar is right there so not a problem for us. We loved walking out the front door and being able to walk into town within minutes. There is also a boardwalk that runs along the entire beach which was great too. Gorgeous water colors, powdery white sand, there was never any seaweed. We would return to the Riu in a heartbeat.

Riu Caribe Cancun: nice resort

resort was nice and clean food was bland and drinks was watered down i guess that crowd control sunwing was 1 hour late leaving each way other then that it was good outside shops was nagging and taxi drivers rip you off

Riu Palace Tropical Bay: Amazing food

Beautiful resort with excellent food and service. The beach is deep and the water is calm - great for swimming. The furniture in the rooms and the entertainment area is old and in need of updating. Our bathroom had a cracked sink and very worn bathtub.

Senator Puerto Plata Hotel: good resort

Food was good and the grounds were well maintained. This was our third time at this resort. Forgot that there was a lot of rocks in the water. Room was not what we requested. Said that we did not want a ground floor room but that was what we got. Also info said that no March breakers were allowed any time of the year. But there was a lot of groups of 12 or more that were in their late teens. They were well behaved though. Lots of hot water in shower but the shower head was on a long pole that wa [... read more]s supposed to make you able to adjust the height. It did not work and the shower head was always at armpit level. Ala cart meal at steakhouse was great. At the snack bar the beer tap always produced foamy beer. Generally the bartenders were pretty good except for a few at pool/beach bar. Found service not very good there so we went to the beach/ snack bar at the Merengue when we set up at the beach near there. Noticed if you were a group of pretty girls, the grounds men offered you a coconut. We were never offered any during our whole week at the beach.

Riu Merengue: Don't waste ur money!!

We stayed at Riu Merengue..the worst vacation I have ever had..in 7 days we had 4 rooms....mold in fridge..mold on walls..ac didn't work...when we called to get it fixed...they gave us the run around...people r not friendly..we slept out on the balcony cause the room was so humid and it smelled bad..facuets were broken....no hot water...no one to come fix it..tv well u couldn't even see what was on they were so old...remotes were broken...they don't stock ur fridge everyday...customer service do [... read more]es not exist...they have no clue what ur saying...this place should have a rating of minus1...same food everyday for 7 days...food was not good either....no blow dryer no coffee maker...no iron when it said it had all that in the rooms...i have never ever been so disappointed on a vacation like this one...and too boot when I sent emails....nobody bothered with what we were going through..read ur reviews before making ur choices....jammed packed and no place to even go...and locals also stay there...and the noise is insane at night....holiday from hell we r so not impressed....keep ur money in ur pockets....dont throw it away on a resort like this one....oh ya...we were not told this resort has been sold to Bachata...so please go somewhere....where u know u won't have all these problems.... Cristina (from Canada)

Riu Merengue: Great vacation

Booked last minute. Resort had nice grounds and a Nice beach. Loved how the rooms were set up in little buildings instead of a large resort. But The rooms smelled musky, and left all of our clothes smelling musky, even after 3 washes. Our door was also broken and I had to make a makeshift lock for it. Pools were nice, but the one with the swim up bar is at the Riu Bachata, which is connected. 24hr drinks and food are also at the Bachata. It’s an older crowd. Service was great. All the st [... read more]aff were friendly. Food wasn’t good and you 100% need reservations, even though it advertises “reservation free dining at all restaurants”. We arrived 20min early at our reservation, hoping to have some wine first, they wouldn’t even let us sit and have wine, even tho it was empty.