Good Resort

Nice hotel but not a five star. Stayed in mid April Pros: Clean hotel, friendly staff, lots of good food. For us the buffet was enough of a variety. No need to book for a la carte, if you wanted to try the many restaurants.Good entertainment. Cons: We would have liked more live music and a night club at the resort. The music is done at 11:15. The bands were very good...just didn't get enough of them. There really isn't much within walking distance either. For such a large resort it just s [... read more]eems a bit quiet. The rooms were a bit different as well. The bathroom is just part of the room...it is all wide open. Would have preferred a room that has a separate bathroom with a door.

5 star Resort

We just got home from 10 Wonderful days at the Riu Palace Peninsula. I don’t have anything negative to say about this resort other than the evening entertainment was lacking a few days. Spectacular location wonderful room terrific food, superb service and great drinks made for a memorable holiday. I would go back in a heart beat.

Amazing 5-star resort... best resort in my life so far

Building is new and up-to-date, superior friendly and efficient services from the front desk, servers in restaurants, housekeeping, entertainers, etc. etc. You can't find any other place at this price. Food in the international buffet restaurant is the best I ever had, especially sea food. Also the grill seafood/steak house restaurant provides top grade of Angus/New York steaks and lobster. Don't miss it..... Room is clean and the ocean view is gorgeous. I am more than happy to stay here again f [... read more]or the next visit to Cancun. Tips : The marina across the road provides all sort of water sports and boats.

Nice all inclusive resort

There is improvement needed for room condition. For example some light bulbs are not working. Some AC outlets are loose and out of order. There's stain marks on bed sheet and towels. Food is good all around except the 24 hours Sport Bar, should have more choices. Services are excellent throughout with smiles. The only drawback is at Krystal with the feeling of being pushed to finish the meal ASAP ,may be due to the size of this restaurant. Other aspects of this resort are quite good. One [... read more] more👍,the Wifi is excellent throughout the entire resort,even when you are on the beach !

Always perfect

Every personnal give their best to statisfy their customers. We feel be at home, meals are perfect and well présented. Different animations every Day. Every body could find games or sports for satisfaction. Night animations are présented with professionalism. Singers and dansers are perfect

Great resort

Beautiful views of the ocean.... great staff and clean resort....Would go back definatly................................................................................................................

Huge resort far from the noise.

We stayed for seven nights in the king jacuzzi suite. The suite was massive, larger then our 2 bed condo downtown Toronto with a huge patio. Amazing views of the sea from every window. We were on the sixth floor. I've stayed in many all inclusive resorts this was by far the best suite we've stayed in. That said, the food was poor for a hotel of this grade. We were left hunting for it a lot throughout the day which infuriated us. Drinks too you needed to tip just to get beach service. The [... read more] service, I found almost everyone I dealt with had poor customer service. From the front desk to the bars. Some were great but on the whole not what I would expect. This is contrary to every other Mexican resort I've stayed in. I really found them all to be unfriendly and unhelpful. The other glaring thing I noticed was the lack of English. Again a resort of this size and star rating I would have expected better. I found this a plus, but it is a drive in a cab to the main strip. Because we found the food so poor at the hotel and truthfully because we like to eat out we left the hotel every night and found ourselves spending as much as $30 US to get to any particular high-end restaurant. Overall I found for the money we spent and the suite we stayed in, it was good value for money. However if I had stayed in a regular suite which were no larger than small New York hotel rooms I definitely would not recommend this hotel there are better beach closer to the strip in Cancun. If you're not a really fussed about food but do you want five star amenities this hotel really does have all of that.

Amazing.

Hotel was excellent and Every one was pleasant to deal with and service was pretty good. We all being vegetarian the the choices and quality of food was great. We enjoyed the other amenities like lobby, pool and beach. The place is very neat and clean. The rooms were excellent with ocean views.

Rui Palace Peninsula

We really enjoyed our stay at this great 5 star hotel. We bought it as a last minute trip but it was all the bells and whistles. Friendly staff, great food in the Buffett and other restaurants. The room was superb and terrific view of the ocean. Would definitely recommend this hotel and hope to go back soon.

It's all about shrimp and the view!!!

I'll make it short. Pros: The ocean view from the room!!! New, fancy and clean resort. Thursday Lobster night. Great choice of spirits (don julio, jack daniels, etc). Great service throughout the resort. Lots of jumbo shrimp every day for dinner and supper. Cons: Very uncomfortable bad and pillows. Same food every day. The food is just ok. Lame a la carte restaurants. Alcohol dispenser not renewed in the entire stay. No slippers or bathrobe in room. Dos xx beer on tap absolute [... read more]ly sucked. Snack/sport bar food is terrible Night shows are boring (no imagination, just parodies on pop stars). Snorkeling (almost no fish). Resort shops unreasonably expensive. AC temp. is not adjustable so it's either too hot or too cold in the room.

Amazing resort!!

I went there for my honeymoon and I loved every minute of it. I have been to all the RIU'S in cancun without any doubt this is the best one it's only 5 minutes away from the cancun strip and you have access to all the other rius. Beautiful resort, Great food, great service!!

Wonderful!

The Riu Palace Peninsula was a lovely hotel. Excellent service, delicious variety of food, several pools to choose from, the beach was lovely with soft sand, premium liquors. Our jacuzzi suite was just beautiful with an incredible ocean view and was always kept spotless. Overall, a lovely relaxing honeymoon and just what we would would expect from a Riu Palace!

Beautiful Resort

The buildings, grounds and rooms were immaculate and staff was always cleaning. The wait staff were always helpful and quick to respond to your needs. Food was excellent, could have been a little hotter at times. The pool side chairs seemed to book up fairly quick, all taken by 10am or so, I think because it was cooler the week we went and the beach wasn't overly busy because of the cool breeze. The resort is a small property and everything is in close proximity to one another. if you like to go [... read more] for long beach walks, this isn't the lace for you.... Beach although beautiful was a little rocky and shared frontage with neighbouring Riu.

Riu palace peninsula - amazing!

The Riu Palace Peninsula was a great resort. The grounds were quite large for a resort in cancun. The food was amazing, as were the drinks, service and rooms. There is sun available at the pool and on the beach all day.

Excellent resort

Very clean, great service, the several pools meant that they were never crowded and the beach itself was beautiful. My only disappointment was with the a la carte restaurants. I found the buffet to be superior to the other restaurants. The entertainment was as good as could be expected.

Amazing vacation!

This resort was fantastic! Extremely clean, awesome staff and amazing food! We chose this resort because it was rated a 5* on trip centrals website. It absolutely is and you won't be disappointed if you choose this resort! We can't wait to return! ☺

Great resort!

Excellent resort. Good was great, pools were fun, everything was clean and what you'd expect from a 5 star in cancun. This hotel is in the hotel zone but a little bit off of the frat boy area where the hard rock is so you can avoid the party scene if desired. The beach is a bit rocky but the water was clear and warm!

Outstanding Resort

All around excellent. Large lovely room with great views. Beautiful pool deck area with no struggles to get chairs. Pools located right next to the beach. Lovely white sand beach. Great quality food, especially at buffet. Very courteaus and friendly staff. Stunning modern architecture with a very thoughtful layout. A true 5 star property. Minor niggle, is no robes and the daily pool card towel hassle.

Nice hotel...terrible service!

I wouldn't call this a 5 star resort. The service at this hotel was below average. The rooms were nice but we had issues with lights not working, mini bar is not kept cold and the doors don't close probably. Everyone on our floor was slamming their doors shut so it was difficult to sleep in. Beach was fairly good...a bit rocky and the pool area was very lively.

Pleasantly surprised

My finance and I had a great stay at the Riu palace Pennisula. The staff were very friendly and helpful, the hotel was immaculate and the beach and water were amazing! Our room was exactly what we asked for and we didn't feel "ripped" off at all. We stayed for ten days and not once did we complain about the food.