Riu Santa Fe: Party Central

Hotel was really nice. It was clean and well kept. Food was good with good variety. Pools where nice. Staff were friendly. The pools by the beach was the party place for young people who got rather drunk and noisy. Our room was good but we where kept up every night till after 2:00am. With people either partying or fighting. One night it lasted till 5:00am till the music and screaming finally stopped. Always enjoy a good party and the sights but this was a bit much at times.

Riu Montego Bay: Needs Work

The staff was friendly, the grounds were well kept and the food was decent. However, this resort has a lot of maintenance issues and needs to be refurbished. The pool was green around the edges and cloudy. Not really a kids area, so they play in the shallower lounge area of the pool, which tended to get quite noisy. The beach is obviouly manmade, so once you get out into the water more than ten feet the bottom feels mucky. Frequent jets flying overhead gets annoying. Usually enjoy Riu Hotels,  [... read more]however this one was not up to par.

Riu Palace Costa Rica: Amazing hotel

Beautiful grounds lovely garden with water fountains. Very nice and clean rooms and we had a good location close to amenities with beautiful balcony facing the garden. The food was amazing lots of selection. The beach was nice with darker sand however my preference was the pools with so many activities and fun games. The most important things was the lovely staff, they were very friendly and helpful, they make me feel like home I could feel the honesty in there service and that made me feel safe [... read more].

Riu Playa Blanca: We liked it

We really liked it. Everything was good: food, drinks, our room, service, night entertainment for four nights of seven was good. Nice that you don't have to book a restaurant in advance if you want to go for a steak or Italian.

Riu Palace Paradise Island: Excellent stay

Food was good, plus each room has a bottle of rum, gin, vodka and scotch + mix and 4 Heinekens in it. Room had nice hardwood floor, spacious as well. Quick to get a drink but everyone seems to go to the Atlantis Casino at night so there isn't much nightlife. Beautiful beach and excellent value for our money.

Riu Ocho Rios: Great Resort

The room was clean and tidy. The grounds were beautiful. The public areas, beach, pools etc. were wonderful. The staff were friendly and professional. The food was absolutely amazing! - I never ate so much in my life - just couldn't stop. I gained weight but it was worth it.

Riu Palace Aruba: Great

The Rui Palace Aruba is a beautiful resort. We had the junior suite and it was beautiful. King size bed, sitting area and double sinks in the bathroom. Very clean. Large balcony with a view of the ocean. The food in the main buffet dining room was very good. A lot of variety. Salads and fruit very fresh. Specialty restaurants were disappointing. Staff were not friendly or very interested in serving you. The quality of the food in the Italian restaurant was the worst. Pasta was dried out and har [... read more]d - must have been left out under a heat lamp too long. Meat was burnt. However the exception was the Steak Restaurant by the pool. Food was excellent as was the staff! Very friendly and they couldn't do enough for you. Beach was beautiful- white sand and clear water. The only problem was getting an umbrella. Went out at 6:00 am and had difficulty getting a spot. There has to be a better way! They need to provide more umbrellas. You spend all this money to be on the beach and one should expect (be guanteed) to have access to an umbrella without having to get up at 4:00am! Remember - we are on vacation. Also there was no drink service on the beach only by the pool.

Riu Palace Antillas: Everything good but Room are dated.Rooms are not RIU Palace standard and more like Super 8

Not 5 Star but close to 4 Star Good: ====== *Beach: Nice and clean. Lots of chairs *Food: Nice *Facility: Bars, Restaurants, Service, staff and management is good.entertainment staff excellent. *All restaurants are nicer and very good food choices Bad: ====== Room: ???? (Reminds me Super 8) Swimming Pool: Lots of floating leaves. Kinds of dirty. They need to remove tree that drops leaves in pool and replace with something else or put Net to avoid leaves. Resort Credit worth $2 [... read more]0 on slot and $20 on Black Jack, if you play in Casino else almost no value. Over all: ====== RIU PALACE Antillas is OLD building converted to RIU with some effort. Pay little more and go to RIU palace. My Agent stated this is better than RIU Palace but he is wrong. All Amenities in Entire resort were good, except inside the room. Lobby smells as soon as you come out of elevator. Hope they update all rooms. They just removed carpets and added hardwood and called it as upgraded room....!!!!!

Riu Playa Blanca: Amazing resort!

Food was amazing, it was hot not humid which was great! The drinks were good, and restaurants great. Rooms were clean, friendly staff, amazing shows. The only problem we had was that the pool closed at around 6 or 7, and thats when we wanted to swim because we got sunburnt. Also the beach for most days had the red flag (which means water is dangerous dont swim). When we looked at the water, it wasn't bad, but what do we know we're only tourists. But all in all it is an amazing resort, and w [... read more]e had an amazing experience, and yes it deserves the 5 stars.

Riu Santa Fe: First time to Cabo!

The hotel was very nice and clean. Everything was well organized and staff were very friendly. Drinks could have been better/more consistent. They varied from bar to bar. Enjoyed the view of the beach from the pools a lot!! Food was okay. About 8/10. The tortilla soup was excellent and we really enjoyed the fresh tacos from the square!

Riu Montego Bay: Riu Montego Bay

I love the resort because it's the first time I went to a resort. I can't believe there were so many varieties of food and the dishes were very tasty. I really enjoyed the food. Unlimited alcohol beverages and I drank a lot as well. I really had a good time. I wish I knew how to swim so I could have enjoyed the pool and the beach a little more. The tourist were all very friendly. The resort workers are very mannerly, very courteous and polite. I did enjoyed my stay at Riu, I will surely [... read more] go back to Riu again. I would like to emphasize that all the workers at Riu are very respectable and they all value their job seriously. None were disrespectful!

Riu Flamingos: Friendly & Happy Staff

This is my first visit to Mexico and although I was unable to leave the resort (due to a fall downstairs) I loved the resort. The staff were friendly and happy, the food was great, the atmosphere was amazing. Weather was great (missed the rain by a day), pools were good, plenty of sun loungers, beach was sandy and long, sunsets were amazing. My only negative reaction - the food in the restaurant were not always labelled and it was guesswork - if you have food allergies it was difficult. Gr [... read more]eat vacation and made good friends.

Riu Negril: Ok

Food was ok. Sports bar food was horrible. A fridge with tuna sandwiches is not a vacation. Water in pool bar was disgusting. Not enough bars or washrooms. Pool areas not clean enough. The driver of the bus to return to airport was insane. Doing 110km on winding roads was unacceptable. 4 people threw up on the bus.

Riu Montego Bay: Good resort

The hotel was nice and pool area was very nice...i just fid not like the beach found it not very clean and water not that clear...the entertainment staff were fantastic. Overall was a very nice hotel

Riu Playa Blanca: Great trip!

Overall a great experience! I traveled with my husband 6yo son and 8 month old baby and another couple with their 8month old baby. Resort was clean and hospitable food was great no issues. Im not one to expect 1st class treatment on a beer budget but I always felt safe everything was cleaned well and I didn't have high in the sky expectations. The big issue I read about was the washrooms so I timed how long it took to walk to them it took me 60 seconds to get from the pool to one washroom an [... read more]d 90 seconds to the other one just leave yourself a minute to go to the washroom and you will be fine!

Palace St. Martin: Amazing!

This hotel was perfect! Great food, amazing beach and great service, perfect! It was the perfect place to take a young family. The beach was perfect for playing in the waves and sand. The variety and quality of food was perfect!

Riu Playa Blanca: Beach is NOT swimmable

The hotel was infested with bugs. The food was ok. They had the same selection of food everyday. The beach was the biggest disappointment because it was not swimmable. The water is brown and the beach has all black debris in the sand and at no point over the 7days did they clean it. Overall this is a 3 1/2 start hotel. The best part is the fruit selection an the staff.

Riu Ocho Rios: AMAZING TRIP

My best friend and I,along with 2 couples, stayed for a week at the Riu from April 24 to May 1.We had an amazing vacation.The beach was beautiful.The pool was great.The food was delicious.The cleaning staff was amazing.They were the friendliest of all the staff.SYYDIA YOU ROCK.Cleanest resort I ever stayed at.The wait staff was very friendly and efficient.The cooks were always smiling and friendly. Unfortunately there is always bad with the good....They really need to do an overhaul on the bar [... read more] staff.Though most were efficient and knew what they were doing, there was no personality at all....there were no smiles,no conversation,very rude when asked a question,different treatment or service for different people.We both worked in the service industry for quite a long time ...we understand it gets busy,you run out of supplies,people hollering over others,BUT WHEN ITS NOT BUSY OR YOU ARE CAUGHT UP ON EVERYTHING ,TRY A SMILE...I go on vacation with the expectation to tip....After 2 days of trying (because we put effort forth to smile,talk,make eye contact with our bar staff) I saved my money.I work hard all year to go on a vacation ...Im not giving my money away to cranky people!!!

Riu Republica: Outstanding Resort!

Having been to many all inclusive resorts this one was one of the best! Starting from friendly and helpful staff to the impeccably clean rooms and property to the buffet selection of foods and presentation to our check out. This hotel is a property we will definitely return to and recommend.

Riu Palace Antillas: Great time

We were at the resort the first week of May. Positive - the resort was immaculate. The staff in all areas was efficient, polite and accommodating. The room was clean and fresh. The fridge restalked daily. The food was good. Check-in was fast and easy. Check-out the same. Had use of the facilities at the Riu Palace which was nice in the evenings. Walking distance to shopping off the resort. We were able to get into the steak house at a decent hour but I'm sure it was the time of year; it was  [... read more]first come, first serve for all al a cartes. Although we were at the beach early there was no problem with people getting chairs at the beach throughout the day. Not a fan of high rise hotels in the Caribbean but there are 5 elevators and they are fast once you request one. No one was in your face trying to sell something - souvenirs, services or time shares. Negative - there are 2 bars by the beach - a beach bar which was open 10:00 am to 6 pm. and a patio type bar close to it open 12:00 pm to 12:00 am. Unfortunately one night it closed at 5:00 pm and one day it did not open at all. Disappointing because it's a nice quiet place by the beach for grabbing a drink on the way back to your room after a day at the beach or for an after dinner drink; no notice was provided. This left the lobby bar or the disco bar if you are interested. We went to the Riu Palace for drinks after dinner those nights. The resort indicates there are 4 al a carte restaurants but only 3 were open during the week; the 4th one was only open Saturday and Sunday the week we were there. No reservations at any al a cartes - again I assume the time of year.