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"Lots of room for guests to enjoy the beach and pools. Food was great and staff were friendly. It was easy to get a reservation at one of the hotel’s restaurants every night through their app."

"We had a mall attached to the hotel and a boat service from hotel to private island. This was the highlight of this property. The island had cooling breezes, lots of lounge chairs, good food and drinks but the highlight is the roaming flamingos. The hotel pool was also lovely "

"Ocean view, great choices for food, beautiful beach, and close to everything."

"yes they were very good "

"Great hotel with perfect location. The major downside are the rooms above the lobby bar, because it gets very loud at night. "

"Absolutely beautiful beach!! Room near beach which was great because there were no public bathrooms. Buffet was not a true buffet you had to wait in line to order your main dish which usually took awhile… not enough entertainment at night and absolutely no entertainment around the pool or beach during the day. Very quiet hotel resort but if you are just looking for R&R this is the place. "

"Room 2225 needsthe dishwasher replaced. The door doesn’t close properly and it beeps all night. We had to close the door to the bedroom because of this. The fan lights and ceiling fan will turn on randomly. At first I thought we were being haunted but I think it’s because the remote from the room above us would control our fan too. The rooms were dated but they were clean. The staff in certain areas weren’t very attentive but I guess it’s island time. You couldn’t see the beach from our room but it’s right across the street from the resort. One of the best places to nap was above Coffee corner, there’s a balcony up there. The pools were adequate. The only complaint is there isn’t much to do on the resort after dinner. We had the all inclusive package which was nice but the restaurants all seemed to have the same type of food. Even though some things were slightly different, the flavors were the same. They need an Asian restaurant. I actually think their portions are too big. They should probably lower the price and lessen the portions. There just too much wasted food. "

"Very nice and spacious room and great bathroom. This property has the correct mix of luxury and fun. Not stuffy. Highly recommend. "

"Very underwhelming. Limited restaurant selection that never said reservations required but by 730pm, they were full for the evening. This limited us to the buffet for dinner. Also, even though RIU owns two properties side by side you cannot visit the restaurants at the other resorts The entertainment at night was mediocre at best. What was labeled as a comedy show was just a game show. There was little humor in it. The beach and pool were clean but patrons reserved seats very early and were never removed after the two hour time limit even though it is clearly marked as being the rule. This led to limited good seating The staff was the best part. Always helpful and accommodating. This was pretty much the only part that exceeded expectations. "