If you're travelling with older kids who can move independently around the resort, the RIU works well. The all inclusive set up allows them to get what they need without disturbing mom and dad. But..............the food is mediocre at best, which seems to be OK with the kids, but reduced our meals to a minimal one per day. You can... more

The all-inclusive hotel is very good and well worth it for the money. If you are looking for an extremely quiet and total 5 star treatment - go to a place like the Four Seasons. Our daugthers traveled with us. They are in their 20's. I think the atmosphere and the variety of age groups was very good. The service... more

Food: Buffet had many options but after 5 days got very repetitive. The upside, for breakfast, there were always fresh fruit juices to choose from.For dinner you could have a pasta made to your liking from the pasta bar. Services around the buffet was great. Someone was always available to refill beverages or anything else you might need. The a... more

We stayed at the Riu for 12 days for our honeymoon. It was our first trip to a Riu and we had heard such good things. It was a let down for sure. In spite of being told by our travel agent that it was our honeymoon, nothing special was done and our room was in the remotest and least... more

quick 5 night getaway along with our 23 yr . old son. we are seasoned travellers who do not usually do large all inclusive hotels. were pleasantly surprised. we dove 5 times with the affiliated dive operation - very good. booked the suba & other tours before leaving toronto. XPLORECOSTARICA arranged our scuba + a great beach/cantina tour - highly... more

My husband and I just got married at the Riu last week and we had a wonderful time. Location: Secluded and a little far from the airport, however i am told that most resorts are a ways from the airport. It takes about an hour to get to the hotel from Liberia and part of the road is dirt. (FYI-When... more

Just Returned! (Dec. 20th) My husband, two children (10 & 8) and I. Our past travels - Dominican (Riu Bachata) and Mexico (Riu Vallarta). The Riu Guanacaste is my favourite and probably because I enjoyed the country and it’s people so much. Our experience was wonderful and that’s because we went for the adventure and not to hang out at... more

A very large resort, remote, beautiful, and well appointed. The pricing couldn't be beat, $850.00 flight and all, 5 nights, direct from Toronto. We loved the trip, food, staff, lodgings, and entertainment all exceeded our expectations for such a new resort. In short, we got more than we expected in this location. We did run into some people who had... more

Just returned from a week at this new hotel (myself and my teenage daughter). We are very seasoned travelers (several trips yearly) and usually stay at 5 star resorts although have stayed in lesser places as well. I research all vacations very thoroughly – this new resort was having an opening special that was very reasonable- we paid $200 per... more