Riu Palace Paradise Island All Inclusive

Nice hotel, perfect location, friendly staff, excellent beach. I wish it had more swimming pools. I would like more variety at lunch and breakfast in the buffet since I compare it with my extensive Iberostar experience. Otherwise everything was very enjoyable.

Located on long stretch of beautiful beach with white sand and amazingly blue water. In about 20 min walk down on the beach, is a nice laguna without waves and practically no people. You can snorkle for free, and see various fish, just 20 min away from the hotel. As far as hotel, it is getting tired old Riu. All the amenities in the room were functional but there is refurbishing and reconstruction is needed. All inclusive is for those who can eat a low quality food produced for masses. There are 4 restaurants on the premises, but I believe that the food is made in the same kitchen. Drinks are free everywhere but the quality of alcohol and preparation of drinks are very low, Entertainment is very cheezy. Pool is good but smaller than in the newly build contemporary hotels. Next door is The Atlantis, a Las Vegas style megalomanic, philistine monstrosity with casino, shopping malls etc. But I have to admit, that it has wonderful man made grounds, pools, aquarium with amazing fish etc. BTW you do not need to pay to see the aquarium, because after 6:30 pm it is free for everyone. There are daily passes to Atlantis grounds, but they are so expensive. Overall, i rate this trip as C+.

Beautiful location and the staff at the RIU was very friendly and helpfull. The buffet was great every day and they had activities daily that were very good. I am a smoker and was not made to feel unwelcome and pushed to a corner of the property like some places do . i would do it all over again. great value !!!

Great location...less than 5 minutes walk to Atlantis casino and hotel... Room could use some upgrading. Staff was exceptional. Very nice, accommodating, and willing to do anything to make our stay enjoyable. As far as sunning time, because of the pool and beach location between tall buildings, it was only sunny between 11-3:30. The food was like any other all-inclusive resort, edible but nothing to write home about. Only two restaurants were open a night, sold out quick because you can only make reservations between 8-9am... Which stinks if you want to sleep late on your vacation.

The hotel room (Ocean Front King) was very nice and had a fantastice view. The staff were pleasant . Location next to Atlantis was a plus for night time. The food was enjoyable. The beach and pools were small and could have been larger for the number of people there.

Great food and service great location right next to the altlantis

It was not very good compared to other all inclusives that I stayed at. We did not have hot water two nights to get ready for dinner. They kept saying they were working on it. Staff at the main bar were not very friendly.

Friendly accommodating staff, great food would recommend this hotel and would definitely go back

after reading the reviews on line we were a little skeptical about our trip. but, usually when the reviews are all good or all bad you have to look in the middle. this is a nice resort, however it is in the caribbean where it is always moist and a little damp. we had no issues with smell. the staff was more than accomidating and pleasant, that being said we always say please and thank you which starts all conversations in a good way. the location couldn't be better. the reality is if you are a picky traveler you should probably spend the extra money and stay at the atlantis. if you are an island minded traveler you will be pleasantly suprised.

The RIU was great. I had never done an All-inclusive and the fact that we left our wallets/purses in the room and just had some money for tipping was great. Although tipping was included, we did tip extra for most drinks and meals, because the service was always spectacular. I do want to point out that it didn't make a difference in the service we received compared to those we noticed weren't tipping, but they were definitely appreciate of the extra thank you. The food was better than I expected and they had a wide variety of food for every palate. The buffet dining was clean and well organized, with plenty of fresh food being prepared both in front of you and in the back kitchen. We did 3 of the 4 Ala Carte diners and they were good, although the "Fusion Gourmet” (Krystal) wasn't too much my style. The staff was amazing. Helpful, courteous, and always went out of their way to make sure we were happy and comfortable. Pool area and pool bar were fantastic. Beach was clean and the water was amazing. Although not affiliated with the hotel, there were locals selling Jet Ski/Parasailing/Banana boats that weren't too pushy. If you said not today they left you alone. Atlantis right next door is amazing as well although you couldn't walk too far around without having a room key for their hotel. At the Atlantis we had access to shops, the casino and the aquarium, all of which were neat to see. As for the room, was pretty clean, but nothing really out of the ordinary. The in room mini-bar was always well stocked with whatever you needed or asked for. I would definitely stay here again.