8/10 Very Good! (3,177 reviews)
My wife and I had just gotten back from our stay at RIU, and overall it was a really great, relaxing, experience. We found the facilities clean, the room was made up well each day. The bar always stocked, and they make it very easy to request items for the room (waters, blankets, pillows).
We found the buffet to offer a lot of choices and every night offered something new. The food was always available, and the bars were easy to grab drinks. The specialty restaurants did not disappoint.
This hotel isn't really near anything walkable, and that could be a good or bad thing based on the travelor. But getting a taxi to go downtown to see the sights was very easy, and only costs $20.
The beach was great, but one of our only gripes was that since the water was a little rough, they did not let anyone go in the actual ocean for the last 4 days of our stay. I felt like it was a little over cautious, as where I live the waves are close to the same all summer. They wouldn't let anyone even go out pasr their ankles. For 3 of the days, we couldn't even use umbrellas because of the windy conditions from hurricane erin off shore. The winds were calm enough by the 3rd day after it past.
The entertainment was awesome, they have great live music, and an extremely talented dance group that performed various themed shows each night.
Reviewed on Aug 23, 2025