Amazing Resort!

This is a beautiful resort, great location with a spectacular view! Management team, front desk, room service was all great, very helpful and efficient. A little disappointed with not having adequate access to the beach in front of the property due to the strong undertow current. Some of my concerns, was the noise level on the first and third floor; housekeeping carts, intoxicated guests kept on slamming their room doors in the night. I was on the third floor in a non-smoking room but the stron [... read more]g cigarette scent from the other rooms came right through the ventilation system into my room, which made it seems like I am in a smoker's room. It seems like this hotel keep promoting their sister hotel "Riu Sante Fe" for entertainment and less focus on this hotel for the weekend entertainment. Overall, it was a very nice vacation.

Boring Palace

When we arrived at the hotel from the airport we checked in we asked for a bellhop we waited didn’t get any and we had to pull our own bags to our room and my husband and I are both handicap we were given a room closer to the elevator which was great which is what we had asked for. When we got to the room we learned that our coffee table as well as our washroom door were really really dusty there was supposed to be a little something for our 25th anniversary in our room as our children had arr [... read more]anged for it prior to the trip and there was nothing there the food is not the greatest. On 1 of the days I asked to get a burger well done (in the main buffet) and I was flat out refused because they were closing in 20 minutes. The food was way better at Santa Fe when we visited los Cabo since I had stayed there the last time they claim to have Indian food which was hardly Indian food it was disgusting to be honest it would give it a zero stars. the service in the lounge in the lobby bar area there was this one lady I couldn’t catch her name as many times as I tried but she’s the only one who wears the orange sparkle eyeshadow in that vicinity that woman has an attitude problem I needed a straw for my drink and she had an issue with that as if it was coming out of her salary. Masks still had to be worn in the buffet areas. The staff at this resort were not as friendly as the staff at other resorts but that’s probably because they are required to wear a mask in 30 degree weather. I felt so bad for them. Honestly, I will NOT be returning to this hotel again. This is not the RIU Palace it was 7 years ago. This place is for older people there’s nothing happening at the Palace. And the staff really need an attitude adjustment. Luis who was working the front desk was the only 1 person who was very helpful. The hotel didn’t have signs notifying the program of the day as you usually see at other resorts. There were a couple of screens there that were supposed to provide that information but that was useless. Overall, not the greatest trip …. Certainly NOT heading back

Great Resort!

Grounds , pools and rooms were awesome. Food was great. The only downside, you can’t swim in the ocean in front of the hotel. (Hugh waves and rip tide)You can go in the ocean but it is a 15-20 min walk down the beach toward Cabo San Lucas.

Simply fantastic!

We went as a family of 5, with three teens and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The service was 5 star, the food was excellent, the grounds amazing. It was also nice to have the two bigger pools as one was devoted more to families with kids, having fun (games, water polo, etc.) with lots of music. The other pool was a little quieter if you were looking for a nap, tanning or reading time. The swim up pools were always busy with the teenage crowd (it WAS March break!). It's about a 3km wal [... read more]k along the beach to the marina of San Jose. The undertow and surf is exceptionally strong in front of the resort so I wouldn't recommend it for swimming. That was the only thing our kids were disappointed about. However, the water park with all its slides made up for it. We had access to all 3 Riu resorts. Mornings we went and found a lovely little nook at the Cafe with an amazing view of the resort, the beach, the Pacific, the distant rocks, and all the boat and cruise ship activity. We could even see whales in the distance! We also used one of the gyms but found it a tad on the small side and it should have had more mat space. There is another gym for cardio with a view of the ocean and beach, however we didn't use it. We did 2 day trips, snorkelling and whale watching, as well as took a taxi to the marina and went shopping at the flea market one day. We enjoyed watching someone feed a sea lion on the dock while lots of pelicans tried to steal its food. There was lots of activity and restaurants, bars to stop at along the docks. All in all, the weather was amazing and we had an awesome trip!

Canadian at the Palace

Resort was good,food good,staff excellent,locals the best Some Americans travellers rude trying to trip little kid running around,in a kid friendly resort . I can tolerate rude,but this was too much to witness Told the rude table it was a bad idea to trip another mother kid. So watch your kids around rude Americans that feel entitled.

Amazing resort

We love this resort loved it enough to go again . Grounds ate we maintained as well as rooms. Pools are clean. No issues with staff. They seemed to follow their best for covid, like wearing masks at times. Little issue with the covid testing no one not even lobby staff new where to go or how to book we and other vacationers had to figure it out ourselves.

Amazing resort!

We stayed at the Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas for a week... nothing more to say except AMAZING! This hotel is gorgeous, amenities are more than enough, food is awesome, drinks are awesome, staff is awesome, service is awesome.. what more can I say! The town of Cabo San Lucas is one to definitely check out. I am so happy with my stay and would recommend this to anyone in a heart beat! Thank you so much Trip Central for all of your help and assistance with this, couldn't have asked for anything bette [... read more]r. :)

Simply amazing

What a fabulous resort so many options and great service the staff from the moment my wife and I arrived until our departure was above and beyond very kind and helpful the restaurants were delicious and what a great assortment at the buffet house. From the very well kept rooms to the extremely well manicured property the staff was very much on their game. Thanks to everyone who was involved in making our stay the absolute best possible an extremely high recommendation to anyone and everyone to [... read more] take in the beautiful RIU palace 5⭐️ For sure

What an awesome experience

RIU Palace standards all the way around! You just know what you’re going to get when you stay at a FIU Palace. Staff work constantly to maintain the facilities and look after the guests. I always feel spoiled here

Riu palace

Hotel was extremely clean and well kept. Room was nice. You can’t swim in the ocean which we weren’t aware of. Food was pretty good. The riu Santa Fe is very loud and we were very happy we spent the extra money on the riu palace

Amazing resort

wonderful place to go, wish the ocean was more swimmable but the pools were great ! and the food was great the veiw from resort of the ocean was great relaxing the hole thing was amazing holiday definitely a great time !!

Awesome Resort

This hotel is beautiful. From check in to check out everything was great. I had asked for connecting rooms for family members prior to arriving. We were given connecting rooms on the first floor overlooking the pool. I can honestly say I don't have any negative comments about this resort. The staff was always friendly and attentive, the room and hotel were exceptionally clean and the food and drinks were consistently awesome. We visited Cabo and had a great time. I definitely would visit t [... read more]his hotel again.

Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas

I think this is one of the best hotels in the RIU Palace lineup. IT is a well greased machine. The service was great everywhere from the front desk check in, to the bartenders and waiters both by the pool and in the restaurants and buffet area. The food variety was excellent. Large shrimp, lobster, steak pork fish, cavier, sushi, Mexican, incredible desert slection and very tasty in the buffet area. etc etc. Our room was in a perfect location on the 4rth floor, ocean front and a few short steps [... read more] down a flight of stairs to the lobby bar overlooking the famous El Arco. Also very close to Cabo San Lucas and walking distance to the Walmart. Also great heated pool.

Riu Palace Cabo

Louise our agent was very professional and helpful throughout our vacation. The resort was extremely clean and the food was very good. The weather was exceptional. The cruise ships in the bay were amazing and the staff at the hotel provided friendly service throughout our vacation

Riu Palace

Everything at this resort was beautiful. The suites with oceanview are gorgeous. Food at the restaurant's was great. The grounds and beach were immaculate. Beautiful weather. Would return in a heartbeat

Great resort !

Hotel was great, clean and a variety of everything for everyone! The best is that you can go to all of the RIU’s and the Riu Santa Fe pool party’s are a blast for dancing .. even if you aren’t a drinker like me!

Great Resort!

We sent a week at the Riu Palace Cabos San Lucas. The resort, room, pool, and grounds, were AMAZIING. We enjoyed the buffet especially breakfast and lunch. Dinner had a lot of choice but is was not the best we have been at. We did not go to any of the other restaurants. The beach was beautiful to look at. Even though we walked on the beach we found it very difficult. You seemed to sink in the sand as you walked. We went to many of the shows. We really enjoyed the artist that played before the ma [... read more]jor show. We did not find that the major shows were as good as others we have seen. We did the tour to Cabo San Lucas and the Arch and San Jose de Cabo. It was EXCELLENT. If it is your first time to Los Cabos it is a great trip.

Awesome Place

This palace is amazing staff clean food great and the view is to die for Can’t go wrong booking this place if your looking for a person contact Candace or Marlena they are amazing 4/5 star this place

Riu Palace is a beautiful resort.

This was our third time visiting Riu Palace. There was significant changes that we did see and affected our stay. When we checked in and they gave us our room assignment we did not get the room we had asked for and we realise that can happen. However we discussed this with the individual checking us in and she just walked away and said you can up-grade. Customer service was definitely lacking. In the past that would never have happened.. Room was facing on to Riu Santa Fe which was noisy and [... read more] very loud and busy. We had to ask front desk on third day if their was still turn down service in the evening and towel replacements. They had to check with someone else and we did find out that it was every couple of days before this would be done. Again, this was different from last two times. We had to ask for towels couple of times for the room. They did leave a bottle of wine for my husband's birthday, however the letter was addressed to Miss McWilliams, again that attention to detail. They had made quite a few up dates to the front lobby and their main dining area had a re-vamp. The food in the main dining room was a lot of the same stuff. Their food in some cases was not kept at the appropriate temperature, which we all know can be dangerous. Both husband and I had noticed this a couple of times. Brought to their attention, not really aware and did not do anything to rectify it. There appeared to be a lack of leadership when controlling the flow of people through the main dining room. Resembled a large free for all at times. Wait staff and pool service staff were very attentive despite the lack of any real direction. Just wondering if all their seasoned staff had been recruited to the new Riu Baja California (recently opened)? Entertainment for most part was o.k. however appeared to cater to a certain audience. Fire alarms - three times in one night. First time false alarm, second time blown fuse? third time small kitchen fire??? Communication was not delivered. We received a memo under our door ter next morning explaining it was Vandalisnm. This occurred 4:40 5:00 and 5:15 a.m. Very scary indeed without any communication. Despite the hiccups overall stay was enjoyable. Would be thinking about another resort for future plans.

Great family resort

We enjoyed our little family vacation at this resort. We travelled with our 14 month old and it was very kid friendly and accommodating. She had a blast! Beautiful and clean resort, pools were nice and perfect temperature. The pool delivery drink guys were great and quick with all drinks although we felt the drinks were very watered down yet delicious. Only down fall would be not being allowed to swim in front of the beach but really that is probably my only down fall that I can think of. We def [... read more]initely had a great time.