Riu Palace Pacifico - Adults Only All Inclusive

“Double thumbs Up”

Our First time at an Adults Only facility. Not sure I would go back to a Family All Inclusive as it was a different Vibe. As older travellers, it was nice not having to dodge the wee ones and the not quite so adult partiers. I was super impressed with the facilities. There were always cleaning … more

Our First time at an Adults Only facility. Not sure I would go back to a Family All Inclusive as it was a different Vibe. As older travellers, it was nice not having to dodge the wee ones and the not quite so adult partiers. I was super impressed with the facilities. There were always cleaning staff and caretakers doing what they do in the background keeping facilities at a great standard. Kudo's to all the background staff. Food and beverage staff were Always friendly and helpful. We thought that the food in the Buffet and specialties was of a very high standard. Learned that, for us, in future visits to order one plate at the specialty to share as they were always big servings and we hate to waste food. Pool decks were a bit slippery, just had to be careful walking. Shade covers around pool were great to keep the burn down. The Umbrellas were porous so still got a bit too much sun one day, moved back under the Sun covers. Of course you have to be down early to snag loungers (tag them with towels and whatever). Beach side shade was a bit thin. No problems exchanging bigger Peso bills for smaller Tip monies at Check-in. If you have foreign currency you have to go to Currency Exchange in front lobby with Passport to change bills. Steak House is the only Specialty needing booking. Need to line-up 1/2 to 3/4 hr early for 6 PM sitting. Although washrooms are accessible from the pools, they are quite a ways off either to the beach down the stairs or back to the main building under the buffet. If you have any mobility issues you are forced back to the Washrooms under the Buffet (there is a ramp). It would have been convenient to have a set of washrooms behind the Towel Exchange. Makes me wonder how many Swim up bar patrons made the effort to relieve themselves. There is an entire area where there are Sun Cabañas for the Elite members. In tour two week stay there, they were never more than 50% occupied. Because of their Construction with cloth sides and backs only the front two rows would have had any view of the ocean. The Style needs to be changed and they might want to consider a small charge for Non Elite customers to rent the back row Cabanas for a day (if available) that would help pay for maintenance and replacements. There is a new construction towards the PV side of the facility but its not bothersome. Only one customer decided that their music needed to be heard by all her poolside neighbours (thankfully she left after an hour).

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“Riviera Nayarit April 2026”

Swim up bar! So much fun! Met lots of great people. Polo, the bartender at the swim up bar was fantastic! He was very polite and very attentive to us and he had the best attitude!!

“Exceeded Expectations – Would Return!”

Beautiful resort with immaculate grounds. there’s always someone cleaning or scrubbing something, which really shows in how well-maintained everything is. Our room was cleaned every single day without fail, which we really appreciated. We stayed in room 6052 (partial ocean view) and it exceeded ou… more

Beautiful resort with immaculate grounds. there’s always someone cleaning or scrubbing something, which really shows in how well-maintained everything is. Our room was cleaned every single day without fail, which we really appreciated. We stayed in room 6052 (partial ocean view) and it exceeded our expectations. If you can, I’d recommend asking for a room facing inward toward the courtyard, it’s a great view and feels more private. The food was great overall, especially the breakfast buffet. A special shoutout to Samuel at breakfast — truly the best of the best. You definitely won’t go hungry here. We only tried the Italian à la carte restaurant, but it was excellent and we never had to wait for a table. The “American Country” restaurant was also good. I grabbed a cappuccino from the lobby coffee bar every morning, and it was fantastic, hot tip: it is much better than the coffee in the buffet. I don’t really understand the reviews calling this an “older crowd” resort. There was a good mix of ages, and everyone seemed to be having a great time. One of my favorite touches was the nightly drink cart in the lobby with different specialty cocktails each evening. Kiki (who tended bar at this cart nightly) was efficient and super friendly, this was always something to look forward to. The only minor downside was the “towel game.” I got up at 7 AM most days and many of the prime spots were already taken, which was a bit surprising for a resort like this. That said, if you sleep in, there are still always chairs available — just maybe not in the exact spot you’d prefer. Overall, this resort exceeded our expectations and is probably the best all-inclusive we’ve been to. We would come back!

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“Great Trip”

So many positives. Just got home from a fantastic week at the Palace. Beautiful hotel, accommodations and grounds. Excellent food in every specialty restaurant with no reservations needed and have never in all of our travels to Mexico experienced such an amazing Buffett. So many options. All fres… more

So many positives. Just got home from a fantastic week at the Palace. Beautiful hotel, accommodations and grounds. Excellent food in every specialty restaurant with no reservations needed and have never in all of our travels to Mexico experienced such an amazing Buffett. So many options. All freshly cooked and if you didn’t see something you liked then the cooks are more than happy to accommodate no questions asked. Julian and his helper are amazing waiters. Really efficient and friendly. Three pools to pick from. Very comfortable loungers. Excellent service from the drink girls. Always friendly with big smiles. So many loungers on the beach to select from and no vendors allowed within the grounds if that is something that bothers you. Several massage ladies offering services on the beach. My wife had two and said they are very good. Our room was very clean. Bed and pillows were super comfortable. Mini fridge always restocked. Tons of hot water in the shower. A few negatives Check in was very good but the young man checking us in must have been having a bad day. Not accommodating. Lots of No’s rather than trying to look into our travel agents request for a higher floor we ended up in the front right corner on the second floor. We’ve travelled enough and have had many ocean view rooms so we stayed in the designated room. Not perfect but adequate. For a resort of this size, we were quite surprised that there is only three bathrooms. One under the buffet, one under the stairs to the beach and one in the lobby on the south side. Considering a renovation was recently completed you would think that more bathrooms would have been made. No umbrellas for the beach loungers. Strange in our opinion. You can rent one from one of the guys to the right of the resort but that’s not ideal. Overall a fantastic resort and we highly recommend visiting the RIU Palace Pacifico

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