Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas - All Inclusive

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This resort is one of the best ones I been to , the service is impeccable. Food is top tier views were amazing and the staff has the best service I’ve experienced . Definitely planning a trip back , Javier at the main bar was the man ! Made our time their fun while he made drinks and talked to us , Blanca at the buffet was perfect with her service and attending us while we ate . Overall 10/10

Picked this place for our honeymoon and it did not disappoint! Endless food options, drinks are great, clean always. Only downside is we couldn’t order room service whenever we wanted, so was a little inconvenient when you wanted to ask for room service and the app said not available. Also wished the towel service for the pools, were available at each pool area. We had one swim up bar pool we liked to go to, but getting and returning towels were a bit of a hassle and had to walk wet in between restaurants where people would eat. Otherwise it was such a great and memorable experience. Will be coming back for future celebrations.

I traveled with my family (wife & young adult son) and found the Riu Palace to have everything we could want. Lots of pools that were not very busy (swim up bars were busier), plenty of activities that were appropriate for any age, nice grounds, restaurants that were convenient, open long hours, and filled with so many choices. There's no swimming at the nearest beach but you can walk 20 minutes to a a swimmable beach. The views are still incredible right from the hotel. It was cool and interesting to be located next to (but not at) the Riu Santa Fe where much of the nightlife happens. The White Party was unreal and we could attend, watch, and still go back to the Palace afterwards and leave the craziness behind. The Palace had lots of families like ours traveling with multiple generations and I wouldn't say had a huge number of little kids. Lots of recent high school grads when we were there in June. It was a little noisy at night (alcohol induced without a doubt) but overall we loved it. It gives you so much flexibility that there should be something for everyone in your party. We did water aerobics, used the gym, played nightly trivia, watched a couple of variety shows, used the pools, walked on the beach, did a snorkeling trip (tour operators are onsite each morning for bookings, not included in the resort activities), and attended a couple parties at the Santa Fe resort (staying at the Palace gets you access to that hotel too). In 3 1/2 days. Very convenient not to have to go anywhere or make too many decisions when on a shorter trip. Really a fun experience that worked out great for us! And very lovely staff too, couldn't be more accommodating.

We enjoyed our 1 week at this Riu in Cabo. The room was very comfortable. The food was incredible. Entertainment good. Service excellent. Drinks good. Nice pools. Beautiful ocean views. I would go back.

It was a big birthday (ending in 0) for me and also birthdays for my daughters fiancé and our grandson so we made it a family trip for 8. Everything was wonderful from check in to departure. The rooms were comfortable and we had fantastic sea views from the quieter North side. .All the staff were helpful and friendly no matter what their role at the resort was. The food and drink selection was amazing and the quality in the buffet equally as good as the speciality restaurants that we tried. Our grandchildren enjoyed the kids club and pools and didn’t want to go home. A thoroughly enjoyable family trip and would definitely visit again. Lastly the RIU app is wonderful for checking out menus, activities and making specific requests for room needs.

Everything from the moment we step foot on property was excellent. The only thing I wish was that there was a way to turn off the ceiling fan in the room.

Enjoyed this resort and will definitely be back. The only thing is the air conditioning wasn't working but overall I had a blast.

We stayed here for a week, and generally felt that this stacked up well to other all-inclusives. The food was very good, just plan on arriving earlier than you want to eat to get a table (we had 9 people, and like to eat early, so we would be at the restaurant 10 minutes before the 6pm opening, and had no issues l. If you eat later, your wait will likely be longer). The property is well maintained. The beach is nice, but you need to walk about 20 minutes if you want to swim. There is no swim up bar, but there is at the adjacent Santa Fe property, which you can use if you like. The rooms are good, not amazing. Biggest complaints: there are no bathrooms in the restaurants, and you might need to walk 5 minutes to the closest one; this felt strange. In June, there were a lot of HS graduation trips, the kids were horrible and would cycle in and out about ever 72 hours; not the hotel’s fault, but consider timing if you want to get to sleep before 3am without being woken by drunk morons. Otherwise we would recommend this hotel, and would consider returning if we were back in the area. Note: if your trip does not include air port transfer, we would recommend Cabo Airport Shuttle (they were great and it was private SUV transfer for only about $150 round trip).