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Hotel class 4.0 of 5
Blvd Kukulcan Km 8.5, Manzana 50, Lote 5 | Zona Hotelera, Quintana Roo, Cancun 77500, Mexico
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4 of 5 stars
sherwin_r   61 contributions
long island, new york
Sep 11, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
1/1 found this review helpful

In Dec. of 2006, I stayed at the Riu Cancun, which is better late than never to write a review. On my recent trip in Sept. 2009, while staying at the Grand Oasis Caribbean Resort, we decided to resort crash. lol. This place is as fun as I remembered. The pool bar was packed with people conversing with each other... more

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3 of 5 stars
michelinMiami   1 contribution
miami
Sep 5, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
1/9 found this review helpful

my third time in this hotel, same good service but I believe they had change the cooks,the food is cheap and 80% its spicy,also the bread is terrible,they use to have Corona beer and now XX ,the white wine they have its terrible,what a shame.I would not recomend anymore this hotel to my friends until they improve the food. more

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4 of 5 stars
manj78   2 contributions
Midlands
Sep 4, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
1/2 found this review helpful

Me and my husband went to Cancun on the 15th Aug for 10 nights. Flight: We booked with Thomson. To my horror we got to Gatwick airport and we soon realised that it was a First Choice flight. The legroom was fantastic, very comfortable. However there are snags to go with it. You have to pay £5 pp to view... more

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5 of 5 stars
gazaroo   1 contribution
manchester
Sep 3, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
5/6 found this review helpful

hi just got back today from riu cancun wat a place all the rubbish i read before i left was utter rubbish first the lift s ok its hot beds they not hard ? soft beds are no good for your back ? the food was great there is sumthing for every one and diffrant every day only used the... more

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4 of 5 stars
Greg7   3 contributions
London
Sep 1, 2009 | Trip type: Family
5/5 found this review helpful

Surprisingly good hotel considering it's size. On the plus side: Very good rooms, spacious, well equipped with modern bathrooms and chilling aircon, beautiful gardens around the pools, food that is far better than you might expect from a package deal, amazingly clean communal parts, an almost total lack of flying pests (although some mosquitoes), very good staff indeed, premium brand... more

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5 of 5 stars
colevujo   1 contribution
lgp
Aug 30, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
4/7 found this review helpful

i went to the riu with my girlfriend in early august. we both read a ton of reviews and some of them complained about rediculous things like "it was really hot." Well if you go to mexico in summer it is really hot. here are some tips 1)bring a small portable fan!! it will be worth it, trust me the... more

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5 of 5 stars
laurapye   11 contributions
Ontario, Canada
Aug 30, 2009 | Trip type: Couples
4/4 found this review helpful

We stayed at Riu Cancun June 2009 for our honeymoon and had a great stay! I was a little nervous before going as I had read some bad reviews but our travel agent reccomended it and had some couples just return and had a great time. So we decided to go and se for ourselves.. We came to the conclusion... more

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5 of 5 stars
jack_j_pollitt   2 contributions
Cheshire, England
Aug 29, 2009 | Trip type: Family
6/6 found this review helpful

Stayed at the riu cancun for 2 weeks in July 2009, and even if I tried I literally couldn't fault a single aspect of the hotel!!!!!! This hotel is well-deserving of a five-star rating (I'm not sure what the official rating is). We holidayed in Mexico the year before last (2007) at another Riu property in nearby Playacar, which we... more

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5 of 5 stars
maui2soonBuffalo   21 contributions
Buffalo
Aug 28, 2009 | Trip type: Family
7/7 found this review helpful

I am writing this review from the resort...after reading these reviews I was concerned but rest your mind, this is a great resort. Family of four, parents and a 17 yo and 19 yo. great place, pools are fun, people are wonderful here. The food is absolutely fabulous, people who say differently are from another planet. There is acres of... more

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4 of 5 stars
smiley64   1 contribution
Toronto
Aug 28, 2009 | Trip type: Friends getaway
4/4 found this review helpful

I stayed at the RIU Cancun Aug 19-23 with 3 other girlfriends. Check was good. As soon as we arrived, someone took our bags. I had requested 2 adjacent rooms with double beds in both and we got that on the 13th floor facing the ocean. It was beautiful. No real complaints about the rooms. I was a little worried... more

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Address: Blvd Kukulcan Km 8.5, Manzana 50, Lote 5 | Zona Hotelera, Quintana Roo, Cancun 77500, Mexico
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