Beautiful resort

We just got back from our vacation at Riu Palace Peninsula in Cancun and our overall First impression was that it was a very beautiful and clean resort. All of the public areas, such as the lobby, all the restaurants, the pool areas and the beach areas were all lovely, with great attention to detail. The beach was nice although there was some seaweed in the water. There was a rocky area as well, but those were quite interesting as inbetween the rocks were little mini 'private' beaches as I liked [... read more] to call them. Some iguanas took residence there as well. The hotel rooms were also very modern and clean and most rooms had an ocean view. I have no complaints about the room that we had, except the trouble it took to get it with the front desk, but in the end it was resolved pretty quickly. The buffet restaurant was pretty good with a good selection of food. The theme restaurants lacked in quality, especially the Italian restaurant.......the food was salty and dried out and the appetizer buffets at these restaurants were picked over and not replenished, especially if you had the later dinner seating. The best restaurant in this category was the Fusion restaurant. Unfortunately you could only book one restaurant a time in advance so that was an inconvenience. We went to book the morning after we got there, which was a Tuesday and we couldn't get into any of the restaurants until the Thursday. The lobby bar was quite nice with the piano as a before dinner location. Good place to people watch and nice big windows overlooking the resort. Entertainment after dinner was lacking however, with lip synching entertainers dancing around to the pre-recorded music.......somewhat lame. There isn't a disco or anything where the younger adults can go to listen to music and dance so that was lacking as well, but places like CocoBongo were only a 5 minute bus ride away if you were so inclined. The spa was good but very expensive, cost $280 U.S. for two 45 minute massages on the beach. The only other area that was lacking was shopping on the resort. There were only two stores, one a jewelry store and the other a little gift/beachwear/sun lotion type of store. Again, you could hop on the bus and go shopping further down on the strip. The staff were really friendly and hard working. All in all, we enjoyed our vacation at the Riu Palace Peninsula and would return again.

Nice Resort

Excellent resort. Food and accomadation were absolutely magnificent. Night life and interaction with other guests were limited. The Rui next door met that need. It is a really good base to branch out of. Town is close.

Beautiful REsort

Resort is beautiful. I don't like that the toilet is separate from the sink and that you have to walk out and open and closed door and get to the sink, I think it is not hygenic. Also that the whirlpool tub is beside your bed.

"Disappointing "

The food was not good and the service not the greatest. We expected more from this place since it's a new built resort and under "Riu Palace" category. Pool service was horrible. The beach wasn't good to swim .

Impressive Hotel, First rate Food, Fun, Friendly..

Impressive Hotel, First rate Food, Fun, Friendly guests from around the world are all impressed with the unique architecture of this magnificent building... Amazing view of the peninsula. Most people would have no problem returning to this paradise in Cancun.

Stunning Resort!

Everything was top notch. The food at all of the restaurants was awesome. We stayed in the adults only section and it was a fabulous upgrade with a nice private pool and drink service at the pool. We will definitely stay here again.

Nice Resort would return in a flash

We do lots of travelling and Mexico is our #1 destination. The Riu chain is excellent and this hotel is no different.Rooms are great with modern style decor,food was excellent,ocean was fantastic but sometimes sea was a little rough (not a complaint) and the staff simply awesome.My wife and i would certainly go back to this hotel without a doubt.Go and enjoy yourselves ;-) Cheers