Riu Cancun

in Cancun , Mexico - Caribbean Coast T rating: 4

 
  • Breathtaking location
  • All rooms have a sea view or partial sea view
  • Full daytime activities programme

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This All-Inclusive resort is in a prime location with Bounty-like beaches on the doorstep.
Big and bold, this pagoda-topped headturner doesn’t do things by halves. Take its setting. The hotel is surrounded by soft sands and sapphire waters, so you're only ever seconds from the beach. Plus it means every room comes with a sea view. Location-wise, you're in the centre of all the action, too – just footsteps from two shopping centres and a 15-minute walk from Cancun's buzzing nightlife.

Back at the hotel, the swimming pools really steal the show. There are three in total, snaking their way around the complex. Two come with a whirlpool bath, and one has a swim-up bar. You'll also find plenty of sun terraces, accessorised with loungers and umbrellas, as well as tables and chairs for al fresco lunches.

Inside, the standards are just as high. An elegant marble lobby leads to the bedrooms, which are decked out in a palette of bold blues and fresh creams. All the rooms have satellite TVs, air-conditioning and balconies as standard, too, not to mention fully-stocked liquor dispensers.

When it comes to dining, you've got plenty of choice thanks to the All Inclusive set-up. There are four restaurants in total - two buffets and two à la cartes - which serve up a great range of local and international cuisine. Breakfast includes hot and cold dishes, while lunch features favourites like pizzas, pasta and salad. Last but not least, dinner brings a choice of Brazillian Rodizio, Grill and Steakhouse and Japanese restaurants.

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Hotel features

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  • Top Properties - Platinum hotels have a tour operator rating of either 4 or 5, and have to score ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ with 90% or more of customers.
  • Day-before Check-in - Jump the queue with UK day-before check-in where available.
  • You'll only be entitled to all the benefits listed above if you book one of our package holidays. You'll see exactly what's included on the Options page before you book your holiday. Please see our A-Z Guide for further information.

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“The hotel lays on a Mexican day every week. There’s a themed show, and you can try traditional food like tacos and enchiladas to the strains of a live mariachi band."

All Inclusive

  • 24-hour All Inclusive
  • Full Board meals and snacks
  • Select alcoholic beverages and soft drinks - restrictions apply
  • Activities as listed
  • Entertainment as listed
  • Other facilities as indicated
  • Facilities that are not part of your All Inclusive package may incur extra local charges – please see the A-Z Guide

Meals

  • 2 buffet restaurants - Don Juan Mexican & La Mision poolside restaurant for steakhouse grill dinner menu
  • Brazillian Rodizio restaurant
  • Kawachi Japanese à la carte restaurant

Swimming pool

  • 3 swimming pools
  • 2 sun terraces
  • Swim-up bar
  • Poolside restaurant during the day, themed restaurant for dinner
  • Pool bar
  • 2 whirlpool baths
  • Sunbeds, parasols and towels

Entertainment

  • Daily entertainment for both adults and children
  • Daily live music, shows or RIU evening programme
  • Entry to 'Pacha' nightclub and drinks 6 nights a week
  • Lounge bar
  • Sports bar

Activities

  • Tennis
  • Gym
  • Windsurfing
  • Canoes
  • Snorkelling
  • Intro scuba diving pool lesson
  • Volleyball
  • Water polo
  • Boules
  • Aqua aerobics
  • Darts
  • Table tennis

For Families

  • RiuLand kids' club for 4-7 & 8-12 years
  • Varied entertainment programme
  • Separate children’s pool
  • Playground
  • Mini-disco

Facilities

  • 90 mins free Wi-Fi in lobby per day
  • Sauna
  • Whirlpool bath
  • Terrace solarium
  • The following facilities are not included in your All Inclusive package:
  • Additional Wi-Fi use
  • Gift shops
  • Banana boat
  • Motorised watersports
  • PADI scuba diving school
  • Massage
  • Beauty treatments
  • Whirlpool bath in the spa
  • Hairdresser
  • Internet access

Extra Charges

Some facilities may incur extra local charges, please see the A-Z Guide

Other Information

We've plotted your holiday accommodation as accurately as possible. But for some smaller hotels or villas the map may pinpoint the centre of the nearest town rather than the property itself, so make sure you read the location description too.

Travel longhaul with Thomson Airways and you can look forward to…

  • 7-inch seatback TV with up to 10 movies – 5 each way – plus up to 7 TV channels, 10 music channels and 6 games
  • Dedicated children’s TV channels
  • 3-course meal with refreshments before landing
  • 20kg luggage allowance and 10kg for children under 2
  • Premium Club includes at least a 36-inch seat pitch, pampering goodies and a fast-track pass to the departure lounge at some airports

Only from Thomson

In the UK, this holiday is only available from the Thomson Group.

Our rating

4

Official Rating

5 Star

No. of rooms

569

Room facilities

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Room facilities

All rooms are elegantly dressed in bold colours, sleep up to 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children up to 12 yrs with 1 king-size or 2 double beds and have air-conditioning, ceiling fan, flatscreen satellite TV, alarm clock, phone, minibar, liquor dispenser, iron and board, hairdryer, balcony and most have a sea view. Rooms for sole occupancy are also available.

Multi Centre Holidays

This hotel is available as part of a tour and stay with the Yucatan Explorer tour.

Location

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  • Beachfront hotel with prime location in the heart of the resort
  • Directly opposite the Mayfair and Caracol shopping centres
  • 20m to shopping area
  • 1km from the sizzling nightlife of Cancun
  • Golf courses nearby

Transfers

45 minutes

Your guide to Cancun, Mexico - Caribbean Coast

"Boasting powder-soft sands, blissful Caribbean seas and pounding nightlife, Cancun will thrill anyone anyone who loves beaches, fun … and life."

Beach, party, beach, party… sums up Cancun holidays. Blessed with endless snow-white sands kissed by turquoise seas, and piling amazing nightlife, shopping and eating-out options on top, Cancun is utopia if you like to lounge and play hard. Located on the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula between a lagoon and the Caribbean, this magnificent stretch of coastline boasts countless high-quality hotels - many all-inclusive - and all poised beside the blinding white beach. If you’re here for the sun and sea – and who isn’t? – it’s the stuff of dreams. One step on the coral sands will confirm you’re in prime beach-steak territory. The sands’ aquatic origins mean they stay relatively cool even in scorching heat, so you can traipse happily to and from the transparent seas without burning your soles. Adrenalin junkies can celebrate too - watersports are thick on the ground. In the more sheltered north, the Caribbean ocean is perfect for windsurfing, fishing and snorkelling, whilst facing inland, the vast lagoon waters are a playground for water-skiers. Away from the beach, you’ll hardly be twiddling your thumbs. Although Cancun has no real centre, it bristles with American-style shopping malls and Mexican markets, all ideal hunting grounds for handicrafts, duty-free goodies and designer products. Plus, your tastebuds will be teased every-which-way by an endless variety of restaurants. Whether it’s US fast food, Chinese, European or platters of Mexican fajitas, it’s all here. After dark, Cancun shifts from chilled-out to action-packed. Just choose your venue. Whether it’s the live entertainments at most hotels, sampling the Mexican vibe at a traditional bar, or partying like there’s no tomorrow at a disco or nightclub, there’s no escaping the fun.

More on Cancun, Mexico - Caribbean Coast

More on Cancun, Mexico - Caribbean Coast

Beach, party, beach, party… sums up Cancun holidays. Blessed with endless snow-white sands kissed by turquoise seas, and piling amazing nightlife, shopping and eating-out options on top, Cancun is utopia if you like to lounge and play hard. Located on the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula between a lagoon and the Caribbean, this magnificent stretch of coastline boasts countless high-quality hotels - many all-inclusive - and all poised beside the blinding white beach. If you’re here for the sun and sea – and who isn’t? – it’s the stuff of dreams. One step on the coral sands will confirm you’re in prime beach-steak territory. The sands’ aquatic origins mean they stay relatively cool even in scorching heat, so you can traipse happily to and from the transparent seas without burning your soles. Adrenalin junkies can celebrate too - watersports are thick on the ground. In the more sheltered north, the Caribbean ocean is perfect for windsurfing, fishing and snorkelling, whilst facing inland, the vast lagoon waters are a playground for water-skiers. Away from the beach, you’ll hardly be twiddling your thumbs. Although Cancun has no real centre, it bristles with American-style shopping malls and Mexican markets, all ideal hunting grounds for handicrafts, duty-free goodies and designer products. Plus, your tastebuds will be teased every-which-way by an endless variety of restaurants. Whether it’s US fast food, Chinese, European or platters of Mexican fajitas, it’s all here. After dark, Cancun shifts from chilled-out to action-packed. Just choose your venue. Whether it’s the live entertainments at most hotels, sampling the Mexican vibe at a traditional bar, or partying like there’s no tomorrow at a disco or nightclub, there’s no escaping the fun.

Reviews

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Riu Cancun reviews - what customers thought

Thomson Web Reviews

Overall score: 5/5

Based on 226 reviews

What to expect

  • Room comfort Room comfort: 5/5
  • Location Location: 5/5
  • Food Food: 5/5
  • Cleanliness Cleanliness: 5/5

Latest Thomson Reviews

 

Written on 01/01/2011, Anonymous said...

Excellent holiday , hotel was brilliant food superb . Location spot on .The brochure did not exaggerate the premium location and the hotel details .The hotel staff were excellent .Will not hesitate to recommend this holiday to any one and Thomson looked... more on this review

Giving it an overall rating out of 5: Overall score: 5/5

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This All-Inclusive resort is in a prime location with Bounty-like beaches on the doorstep.

Big and bold, this pagoda-topped headturner doesn’t do things by halves. Take its setting. The hotel is surrounded by soft sands and sapphire waters, so you're only ever seconds from the beach. Plus it means every room comes with a sea view. Location-wise, you're in the centre of all the action, too – just footsteps from two shopping centres and a 15-minute walk from Cancun's buzzing nightlife.

Back at the hotel, the swimming pools really steal the show. There are three in total, snaking their way around the complex. Two come with a whirlpool bath, and one has a swim-up bar. You'll also find plenty of sun terraces, accessorised with loungers and umbrellas, as well as tables and chairs for al fresco lunches.

Inside, the standards are just as high. An elegant marble lobby leads to the bedrooms, which are decked out in a palette of bold blues and fresh creams. All the rooms have satellite TVs, air-conditioning and balconies as standard, too, not to mention fully-stocked liquor dispensers.

When it comes to dining, you've got plenty of choice thanks to the All Inclusive set-up. There are four restaurants in total - two buffets and two à la cartes - which serve up a great range of local and international cuisine. Breakfast includes hot and cold dishes, while lunch features favourites like pizzas, pasta and salad. Last but not least, dinner brings a choice of Brazillian Rodizio, Grill and Steakhouse and Japanese restaurants.

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