Riu Guanacaste: Good resort

Great... food and restaurants needs some work as well as the bars. The service was great. Too short time. The location of the hotels wonderful. We enjoyed the servuces and people. The pool and bars closed too early...minutes to 6.00pm

Riu Palace Bavaro: Fantastic Resort!

Had a great vacation at the RIU Palace Bavaro! The food was amazing, the resort was very clean and the rooms were modern and big. We travelled with 3 teenage children and they also had a great time. We will return to this hotel.

Riu Santa Fe: Great resort for adults from 20s-30s

Overall the RIU Santa Fe was a fun, upbeat hotel with a lot of people that wanted to have a good time. In terms of the food, it was mediocre (all inclusives all get redundant after the 3rd or 4th day). The pool bars were great with people always around them. With the high demand, it was hard to get service sometimes, but understandable with the amount of people. The rooms were good, spacious enough with the fridge restocked daily and complimentary alcohol in the room. I would NOT recommend thi [... read more]s resort for families or those looking to relax, there are drunk people everywhere. Overall, it was a good time and I would recommend it for those in their 20s and 30s.

Palace St. Martin: Pretty and Quaint Resort

Very nice grounds, amazing drinks made from fresh fruit, great martinis. Beds comfortable with nice linens. Carpet in room and in hallways needs upgrading. Service in a la carte restaurants slow and with two mass seatings per night, very impersonal. Buffet was reliable and good variety. Beautiful beach in a private bay. Very nice and friendly staff. Remote location and expensive to taxi anywhere. Access to ocean tours great with marina outside the front door.

Riu Naiboa: Too Laid Back Resort

It was a nice resort but not enough to do there and the excitement wasn't there . Bingo was boring every night, needed something else to keep our interest til the shows started. The shows started way too late by time it came we were ready to leave. The food was ok but still ended up sick , with fever and diarrhea. Three out four got sick. Not Happy.

Riu Vallarta: Amazing Resort

The staff were always helpful and attentive. The grounds were always clean and well maintained. Front desk staffs always made sure that they follow up on any of my request. I am impressed by the hotel staffs' prompt services. The pool bar staffs are amazing and very hard working. I'm sending my personal thank you specifically to the pool bar staff name Pedro. You should see how hard this man work and always have a smile on his face no matter how chaotic the pool bar can get :) Overall Riu Valla [... read more]rta was a wonderful experience.

Riu Flamingos: Best resort for the money

We paid $1000.00 and for the money it was excellent. Very clean, nicely landscaped, rooms where nice, food was resort quality. Best part was going into small town of Bucarias. $10.00 cap ride, restaurants on the beach, sports bars, lots going on.

Riu Playa Blanca: Great Holiday! Just what the doctor ordered!

Had a great week with family at the Riu Playa Blanca. Food was plentiful and delicious. Staff was extremely pleasant and friendly. Everything was very clean. Entertainment crew was energetic and terrific. Sunwing reps were always there to assist and were very helpful. Great, memorable holiday all round!!

Riu Vallarta: Well worth going

Completely impressed with the staff and the buffet meals, bar staff friendly and courteous. Very clean, very organized and well run. Only disappointment was the restaurants, steakhouse and Asian. Better off going to the buffet which was completely surprising since all other aspects of the hotel were of such better quality. I would not hesitate to go back.

Riu Negril: Beautiful resort

Resort looks bigger on the picture, however it is beautiful. The rooms are extremely clean, with foyer like entrance giving you lots of space... You are only able to book a la carte only 2 days at a time, so you can't book your entire week. Lots of chairs available at pools and beach. No need to get up early and place towels... Beautiful beach......

Riu Tequila: Excellent food, beach and service

Rooms and grounds are clean. Friendly staff. EXCELLENT food. Beautiful beach half hour walk to Playa Del Carmen. Not a resort for non smokers, beach, lobby, balcony, grounds Lots of fume emission from motorize sport at beach.

Riu Santa Fe: Very nice, resort.

Hotel and grounds very clean, Great food, and wonderful friendly staff. Younger crowd, but it gave our slightly older crowd some good entertainment. Second floor is better, less noise. The seafood at the restaurants was a nice treat.

Riu Playa Blanca: Warning to Smokers and Women

Be warned fellow travelers, your privacy will be lacking. Within 10 minutes of our stay at this resort a male staff just walked right into our room with his keycard - NO KNOCKING. As two single women being in a foreign country my friend and I felt that our safety in this establishment had been inappropriately compromised. We had to double lock our doors every time we were in there in fear of someone else coming in. We also caught another lady (not the maid, but staff) coming out of our room whe [... read more]n we weren't there, and suddenly money was missing. If they take your money, all they make you do is fill out a complaint form and they WILL NOT give you your money back. The manager will just give you a blank stare like you`ve asked for the impossible. Smokers: There is only 1 designated location for smoking, and it is all the way down on the beach path, not remotely close to the hotel. Also, they charged us $250 USD for smoking on the balcony. No warning, and the only explanation was that the maid saw our lighters on the counter. Ya, we're smokers. But just because we have a lighter out, doesn't mean we were smoking there. Smoking aside, because I know not everyone is, fair warning for the service. The bartenders were great, but in the main buffet they were horrible. They refilled everyone's water except our table (walked right past us to get to the others), but more prominent was the fact we had to get our on utensils and napkins most of the time we were down there. Half the staff ignored you completely. All in all, Panama is a gorgeous country with lots of diverse things to experience. I definitely recommend Panama. But stay far away from the Riu Playa Blanca there.

Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas: RIU Fabulous

The Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas was fabulous. Beyond excellent staff, so clean, variety of foods, entertainment, never a boring moment. Sit at the quiet pool on a slow day and then the action pool when you are ready to party. Such a variety of drinks to enjoy at the poolbar or just sitting around. The Camel ride excursion was fun not to mention the Tequila tasting during our authentic Mexican lunch. Great staff there. Be prepared to pay large for pictures on the camel though. Sunquest took great c [... read more]are of us and we would go back in minute. Loved it so much!!!

Grand Memories Varadero: Amazing beach

Very nice resort with a beautiful beach. Clean and comfortable rooms, friendly staff and fun atmosphere. The beach activities were a highlight for the whole family. Loads of fun. we are planning a return trip for sure.

Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas: Amazing Resort!!!!

The Hotel is exceptional. Great decor, very clean and typically great service. There is lot's to do but I went there to relax and did just that. Food was also the best I've had in my 30 + years of traveling

Riu Palace Paradise Island: Amazing food and beach

Overall, hotel is a little dated, pool a little small. However, the location right beside Atlantis, beautiful clean beach and amazing turquoise waters made up for it. We had an upgraded (renovated) room which I highly recommend for this specific hotel. The food was the best I have experienced at an All inclusive.

Riu Cancun: Great resort

Very clean resort with amazing staff. Every room has a beautiful ocean view. Pools were great ranging from a waist deep pool bar to 5'5" deep infinity pool looking over the ocean. The buffet was great, everyday lunch seemed to be the same but there was so much to choose from you couldent go wrong.

Riu Playa Blanca: Resort worth the trip

My first impression was guarded , Airport was not impressive but okay' Took less than 7 minutes to get to Rui first impressions it looked amazing. Getting are room was very quick and room was very clean and was well kept all week . The pools were great , and food was exceptional , steak house was lovely meat melts in your mouth, also good for lunch , plenty of shade at the pool side and beach , must say more than enough lounge chairs , one of my beefs is resorts with not enough chairs. Beach is  [... read more]black sand but not bad and must say when sun hits it looks like glittering diamonds. I as an asthma sufferer really liked the fact that their was a no smoking policy and stiff fines if court they had two areas for smokers one down on the beach area and other out front of the hotel away from the people and hotel big plus for me and for all the children. over all this is a great resort and very kid friendly good food good drinks , they could have used a bit more entertainment and better music for the tourists . We found the trip to panama great and it was nice to see the panama canal The airport was good and bad depending on your view it is small and has no duty free and you have to walk over the tarmac to board the plain but and I say this with lots of experience in traveling didn't miss it we were the only ones in the airport as only one plane at a time it was quick wait time was less than an hr and I have to say getting threw immigration and ticketing was not as bad as other country's airports a great trip thank you

Grand Memories Varadero: Great resort!

Te resort was really nice! The pools were well kept, and all of the snack and buffet bars were good. The food for the restaurants could have been better, especially the Italian restaurant. The staff were so friendly, and go out of their way to help! The only thing that could use some work would be with the towels and sheets for the rooms. The cleaning job for those could be improved.