Stayed at the Riu Vallarta from July 11 to 18, 2008. You should read through the reviews,as I found most to be very accurate. More importantly, if there were negatives for you, take action to avoid them. For example, the pools are noisey. So, move away from the bar (where the speakers are) in the adult pool or go to... more

After staying at the Riu in Cabo, I decided on giving another Riu a try when my boyfriend and I went to Puerto Vallarta. Once again, I loved it and we had a great time. First things first, you can not go to Mexico to an all-inclusive and expect what you would get at a 5-star resort in the US.... more

before i went on vacation i checked tripadvisor on the hotel i was booking and all i read about it was true!!! the good and the bad!! This hotel has everything to be a great hotel but they aim just for beiing regular. yes, you have to wake up at ungodly hours (7 a m) to book a reservation in... more

My family just returned from the Riu Vallarta. Let me start with the positives. The hotel was very clean, the staff were very friendly, and the grounds were lovely. Our room overlooked the sea and in the mornings you could open the patio doors and listen to the waves crashing on the beach. The hotel is in a U shape... more

Let me start out by saying that you will not be too disappointed with this hotel but there were some problems. I will start out with the cons and then move onto the pros. First, we tried to call the front desk for different things not exagerating about 25 times. We received an answer just once!! After about 4 rings... more

I would not stay here nor would I recommend this hotel unless they had a deal where the food is optional. Accommodations, features and services of the hotel were great however... customer service speaks volumes and I was just not impressed. Read on for details Accommodations were awesome. Great Facility... we had the Jr. suite and it was beautiful. The... more

Stayed at Riu Vallarta for Seven nights. We were 5 families total of 18 adults and Kids. At the check in, four families got nsolicited Upgrades to Master and junior Suites except my famuily. When I asked for an upgrade, they claim that they were full. I just wanted to be treated the same as the rest of the group.... more

I booked this vacation on the spur of the moment for the fourth of July weekend through worryfreevacations.com. Total cost? $800 for the both of us for three nights. The Riu Vallarta is located about 20 miles north of the Puerto Vallarta airport. The outside of the hotel is quite magnificent, but that's the only thing that was impressive. Our... more

Just returned from 7 night stay. We had 18 people in our party in 8 separate rooms. Four of 8 rooms had items stolen over a 4 day time period. All were reported to hotel management who refused to take any action. What is interesting is that all items were identified as missing after a maid had been in the... more