This resort is all-inclusive. This means that onsite food and beverages are included in the room price (some restrictions may apply, for example, to premium food items or drinks; or to dining at specific restaurants). Guests do not have to pay extra for onsite activities such as volleyball. Taxes and gratuities are included. Please note items that are not included; these require a surcharge.

Taxes and gratuities

Gratuities and taxes are included.

Food and beverages

• All buffet and à la carte meals, snacks, and beverages are included
• 24-hour room service available
• In-room minibar (all beverages included)
• In-room liquor dispensers

Kids' club

• Supervised activities for children ages 12 years old and younger

Entertainment

• Access to onsite clubs
• Onsite live performances
• Theme parties

The Cabo San Lucas Hotel has a health club with five twin-bed treatment rooms includes women's and men's saunas. Services include massage, reflexology, body wraps and scrubs, facials, henna tattooing, hair braiding, waxing, and hair and nail care (surcharges). An Internet/game room offers four computers and free wireless Internet access, table games, and coin-operated video games. An ocean-view fitness center contains cardio and weight machines.

Ground transportation:

Shuttle vans and private cars of varying prices are available. They can be reserved during the process of booking a reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost. A free parking is available on site, and a nearby street parking is also complimentary (limited availability).

The Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas and its 642 deluxe guestrooms are set on the beach at the southern end of the Baja California peninsula, in front of the famous Cabo San Lucas stone arches. Downtown Cabo San Lucas is 4.5 km (2.5 miles) away.

Unique amenities include mini-bar and liquor dispenser, while some suites boast hydro-massage bathtubs and a jacuzzi on the terrace. This All-Inclusive resort offers luxurious facilities and a full range of sports and leisure alternatives, not to mention gourmet food, elegant furnishings, and personal, exclusive service. All-inclusive amenities include the use of kayaks, body boards, swimming pools, beach access, one introductory scuba class in the pool, towel service, tennis, beach volleyball, beach soccer, ping pong, and basketball.

This Cabo San Lucas Resort features five restaurants serving Asian, Italian, and American cuisine. Both buffet and à la carte options are available. Snacks and drinks are available 24 hours a day. Guests benefit with free entrance to Pacha night club and drinks (open six nights a week).

In addition to 2 outdoor pools, the Cabo San Luc hotel has a pool designed especially for children. The swim-up pool bar serves drinks to swimmers and sun-worshippers. Registered guests benefit with “The Exchange Privileges Program”, allowing them to enjoy 5 swimming pools, the beach area, all 5 restaurants and 7 bars located at the next door property Riu Santa Fe.

Saunas, massages and beauty services are available on site. The hotel also offers a kids' club with supervised activities for children. Business amenities include computer rental, three meeting rooms, audio-visual equipment, and banquet facilities are also available. Guests can take advantage of 90 minutes complimentary wireless Internet in the lobby. Additional Internet access is available throughout the hotel at a surcharge.

All meals and beverages, plus all gratuities, at the following restaurants, snack spots, and bars are included in the room rate for this resort (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Details section for more information).

El Médano - Air-conditioned dining room with high, decoratively painted ceilings, draped windows, arches, wrought-iron chandeliers, dark-wood trim, white table linens. Also, open-air terrace seating with garden view. Breakfast and dinner buffets daily. Themed dinner buffets twice weekly.

San José - Freestanding, beachfront, orange-adobe, open-air theme restaurant with raw-log ceiling beams, white table linens. Italian buffet lunch, Mexican à la carte dinner. Late-night snacks such as burgers and nachos. Dinner reservations required. Dinner dress code: Long pants, no T-shirts or sandals for men. Garden, ocean, and pool views.

Sample dinner menu for San José

Appetizers:

La Ventana - Lobby bar/lounge with terrace providing panoramic view of Sea of Cortez and Land's End rock formations. Red-brick domed ceiling. Sports on plasma TVs. Coin-operated pool tables. Pianist nightly. Open 21 hours for drinks. Open midnight to 5 AM (hours subject to change) for snack foods such as burgers and nachos.

Los Cabos - Open-air theater bar. Open early evening to late night.

La Plaza - Open-air theater bar. Open early evening to late night.

Baja Norte - Pool bar with swim-up side under cupola. Open mid-morning to late evening.

Baja Sur - Pool bar with swim-up side under cupola. Open mid-morning to late evening.

Pacha - Air-conditioned disco with bar open late night to after midnight.

The majority of recreational activities and facilities described below are included in the room rate for this resort (scroll up to the All-Inclusive details section for more information).

Two identical complexes contain heated, 49-meter-long (160-ft) freeform swimming pools with infinity edges, semicircular jetted sections, and in-water lounges. One pool is for activities; the other is a "quiet" pool. Each complex also includes a heated, 12-meter-wide (40-ft) swim-up-bar pool with infinity edges, semi-circular jetted sections, tables, and stools.

While ideal for strolling and sunbathing, the beach in front of the Riu Palace is not safe for swimming due to powerful undertows. Safe swimming and water sports rentals for personal watercraft, parasailing, and banana-boating are available on Médano Beach 3 km (1.75 mi) south of the resort by road and 400 meters (437 yds) by beach. The resort provides kayaks and body boards, but discourages all but strong swimmers from using them.

Distances to Los Cabos's principal golf courses are: The Raven Golf Club 1.75 km (1 mi); Cabo del Sol golf courses 6.5 km (4 mi); Cabo Real Golf Course 16.5 km (10.25 mi); Palmilla Golf Course 22.5 km (14 mi).

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.

The onsite full-service Renova Spa, with its beachfront location, offers guests a wide selection of treatments. Aromatherapy, thalassotherapy, massages, scrubs, wraps, manicures and pedicures are among the spa services.

Renova Spa features a café, a mud bath, sauna, a spa tub, and four treatment rooms. Outdoor and couple treatment rooms are also available. Advanced reservations are required for treatments and massages.

To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the “Special or Accessibility Requests” section of “Trip Preferences” when you book your hotel.

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.

• Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 21 years old.

Pets not allowed

Minimum check-in age is 21

Early departure fee charged

Check-out time is noon

Check-in time starts at 3 PM

Noise-free rooms not guaranteed

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The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.

• Fee for in-room wireless Internet: MXN 250 per day (rates may vary)
• Fee for wireless Internet in all public areas: MXN 250 per day (rates may vary)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the resort prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. All guests staying in hotel guestrooms must be registered with the hotel. No pets, including service animals, are allowed at this property.

Honeymooner's Special

All honeymooners will receive a fruit basket and a surprise gift in their rooms upon arrival.

At time of booking, guests must enter "Honeymoon" in the Special Requests box to receive this promotion. When indicating "Traveler and room preferences" during booking, click on the link that says: "I have a special request." and enter "Honeymoon" in the Special Requests box to receive this promotion.

Marriage certificate is required upon check-in. Offer valid for all booking and travel dates. Other restrictions may apply