Riu Palace Cabo San Lucas
Los Cabos, Mexico · 5★
Property
Guest reviews
Top praise
- Exceptional, friendly, and attentive staff.
- Beautiful location with stunning ocean views and well-maintained grounds.
- Excellent food quality and variety, especially buffets and specialty restaurants.
Common complaints
- Dangerous undertow at the beach, making ocean swimming unsafe.
- Outdated rooms and bathrooms, with issues like non-working outlets, fridges, or AC.
- Pools can get crowded, and lounge chairs are taken early.
Heads up
- The ocean in front of the resort on Medano Beach has dangerous undertows, making swimming unsafe, often indicated by red flags.
- Reports of management demanding predatory surcharges upon arrival due to booking platform errors and being dismissive when issues arise.
Beach & Pool
Stunning white sand beach, Medano Beach is popular with bars, restaurants, and businesses. However, the water in front of the hotel is known to have dangerous undertow, and swimming in the ocean is often not recommended due to red flags.
Food & Drink
6 restaurants
Family
Fits a family of 5 (suite required)
Confirm room availability with the hotel before booking.
Offers: kids club (4-12), waterpark, babysitting, kids pool
Transfer
Transfer not included.
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