Hotel Promotions
Up to $1460 in Resort Credits.
Guests will receive up to $1460 in coupons per room towards the purchase of Spa Services, Golf, Wedding Services, Romantic Dinner, and Photography.  Additional details will be provided upon check-in at the hotel.
 
Important Information: 
Guests will receive coupons at check-in.  The total of credits is per room for guests 21 and older.  Resort credits are non-transferable, non-cumulative, non-refundable, non-combinable, and cannot be used on future stays.  Resort credits can be used as a discount only for selected services.  Credits cannot be exchanged for cash.  Promotion is subject to availability and can change without notice.  Restrictions may apply.
Applicable Dates:
Booking Dates: 14 Dec 2023 to 22 Dec 2025
Travel Dates: 24 Dec 2023 to 23 Dec 2025
*Applicable promotions will display with your room selection. Some restrictions may apply.
Up to $850 in Resort Credits.
Guests will receive up to $850 in coupons per room towards the purchase of Spa Services, Golf, Wedding Services, Romantic Dinner, and Photography.  Additional details will be provided upon check-in at the hotel.

Important Information: 
Guests will receive coupons at check-in.  The total of credits is per room for guests 21 and older.  Resort credits are non-transferable, non-cumulative, non-refundable, non-combinable, and cannot be used on future stays.  Resort credits can be used as a discount only for selected services.  Credits cannot be exchanged for cash.  Promotion is subject to availability and can change without notice.  Restrictions may apply. 

Applicable Dates:
Booking Dates: 14 Dec 2023 to 22 Dec 2025
Travel Dates: 24 Dec 2023 to 23 Dec 2025
*Applicable promotions will display with your room selection. Some restrictions may apply.
Honeymoon Inclusions.
Guests celebrating their honeymoon with us will receive 
- Surprise welcome gift in the room
- Small bottle of Tequila
- King Bed ( subject to availability)
- Late Check out (subject to availability at time of departure)
Complimentary upgrade to next available room category ( subject to availability and upon request)
- $35 Spa Credit for a selected service in "Specials for couples" category (120 min)

To receive this offer, just enter "HONEYMOON" in the Special Service Request section during check-out or call our Customer Care Center and we will be happy to make the notation for you.

Important Information:  Proof of marriage must be provided at check-in. Emission date of less than 90 days
Applicable Dates:
Booking Dates: 26 Jun 2024 to 23 Dec 2026
Travel Dates: 24 Dec 2024 to 23 Dec 2026
*Applicable promotions will display with your room selection. Some restrictions may apply.
Exchange Privileges
Guests staying at Riu Cancun have full access of the resort facilities at:

• Riu Caribe
• Riu Dunamar

Important Information: All of the above information is subject to change at any time without prior notice. More information will be provided upon check-in.  Transportation available but not included.  Please be aware that breakfast and dinner must be taken at the booked hotel.
Applicable Dates:
Booking Dates: 28 Jun 2022 to 23 Dec 2026
Travel Dates: 24 Dec 2022 to 23 Dec 2026
*Applicable promotions will display with your room selection. Some restrictions may apply.
All Inclusive Amenities

The all-inclusive program includes the following amenities:

• All meals, snacks and local and imported alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in all hotel bars and restaurants.

• Snacks and drinks 24 hours a day.

• Regularly refilled minibar and liquor dispenser in the guest rooms.

• Free wellness facilities (gym).

• In-room save.

• Free entry to the discotheque (drinks included).

• Free sports, activities and entertainment programme;  beach volleyball, catamaran (license required), kayaking, bodyboarding, snorkel gear, 1 scuba tryout in the pool pedaloes (pedal boat).

• Live music, shows & RIU entertainment

• Children's entertainment (4-12 yrs)

• WiFi throughout the hotel.

• All hotel guests are required to wear an "All Inclusive" wristband for identification purposes.

Important Information:  Redemption information will be provided by the hotel at check-in.   

Applicable Dates:
Booking Dates: 28 Jun 2022 to 23 Dec 2026
Travel Dates: 24 Dec 2022 to 23 Dec 2026
*Applicable promotions will display with your room selection. Some restrictions may apply.

Resort Details

OnSite Dining
  • Kawachi
    Asian restaurant

  • Kulinarium
    Gourmet restaurant

  • La Toscana
    Italian restaurant (buffet starters and desserts)
  • Steakhouse
On-Site Amenities
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Accessible facilities
  • Baggage hold
  • Bell staff/porter
  • Concierge desk
  • Elevators
  • Exercise gym
  • Free parking
  • Game room
  • Gift/News stand†
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Complies with Local/State/Federal laws for disabled
  • Baggage hold
  • Bell staff/porter
  • Concierge desk
  • Elevators
  • Exercise gym
  • Free parking
  • Game room
  • Gift/News stand†
  • Golf, Offsite†
  • Housekeeping - daily
  • Internet services
  • Laundry/Valet service†
  • Lounges/bars
  • Meal Plan Type: All Inclusive
  • Non-smoking rooms available
  • Pool
  • Restaurant
  • Safe deposit box
  • Sauna
  • Spa†
  • Tennis court
  • Tour/sightseeing desk
  • Wakeup service
  • Water sports†
  • Wireless internet connection in public areas
On-Site Wedding Services
  • Free wedding packages are available.
    For more information on the required documentation, please see our frequently asked questions at www.weddingsbyriu.com. To reserve your Wedding Package, please visit www.weddingsbyriu.com and submit your request. If you have further questions or require additional information, please contact us via email weddings@riu.com or visit www.weddingsbyriu.com or contact the hotel directly.

† Fees may apply

On-Site Recreation
  • Direct access to a beach
  • Fitness center on-site
  • Hot tub
    The resort has 1 indoor hot tub and 3 outdoor hot tubs.
  • Motorized Water Sports †
    Jet ski
    Parasailing
    Waterskiing
    Dving
    Deep sea fishing
  • Non-Motorized Water Sports
    Windsurfing
    Sailing
    Kayaks
    Snorkel gear
    Body board
    One introductory scuba lesson in the pool
    Paddle boat
  • Pool
    There are 4 pools on-site.
  • Sauna
  • Spa †
Off-Site Recreation
  • Golf †
    Golf course located within a mile of the hotel.

  • Tennis court †
    Located at Riu Caribe Hotel
On-Site Attraction
  • On-site Entertainment
    Daily activities for adults 6 days a week

    Nightly entertainment including live music and Riu theme shows

    Disco (entrance and drinks included) open 6 days a week

† Fees may apply

Customer Ratings & Reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating

TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_4.0 13828 reviews
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 2.0 star tripadvisor rating
    This is a party hotel and not 5*

    We visited this hotel for 12nights with our son's and their girlfriends for new year!! We wanted to be in central Cancun so that we could have the options of going out of the hotel. So, the location is great for Coco Bongo, Señor Frog, Hard Rock, Monkey Business and a few more bars. On first impression, the Lobby is large, bright, spacious and very clean. Our son's rooms were next to each other on 10th floor and me and my husband were on 15th floor. Great views. The staff are constantly cleaning. The rooms are large and very clean!! The food was what we expected for All Inclusive....plenty to chose but just ok!! The other restaurants are nothing special. The beer is terrible!! You start to lose the sun at midday around part of the pool and it's completely gone by 3.30pm. You have to be up at the crack of dawn to get loungers in the sun. The beach is narrow and also loses the sun by 4pm. The sand is amazing though. This is very much a party hotel. Everyone is having fun. However, the fun also continues to the corridors and rooms. With the interconnecting doors between the rooms being so thin, you hear everything. My son and his girlfriend were woken by people banging on the door and abusing them as they thought it was there room in the early hours of the morning. Security took ages to attend to remove the people who became threatening to my son and his girlfriend as you couldn't reason with them. The next night, me and my husband were woken at 4.30am by people talking loudly and smoking in their room. The smoke came through the connecting door as there is a massive gap around the door. We complained to the hotel but we had no apologises!! We've been to Mexico before and stayed in a Rui which we loved. I love a good night out and we were out late some of the nights too. However, when we went to bed, we were polite and quiet to respect others on our floor. I would only recommend this hotel to groups of people who really want to party all night!! Security should be patrolling the floors of this hotel during the night!! We couldn't wait to leave hotel in the end.

    Jan 15, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 4.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Great holiday

    We travel to the Riu for Christmas and had a really good time Myself and my boyfriend went alone however met a lot of similar people to us. I would say this a younger hotel as focus seems to be around parties. However I do think if you didn’t want to do that there is some general entertainment in the hotel each night Food was great, they did a Xmas eve meal which was incredible Rooms I would say need an upgrade. We stayed on the 2nd floor and they were very basic. However visiting friends on the 15th floor there room was a lot better (even though we paid more) The sun however was an issue due to the style of building sun was gone by 3 and you had to get up at 7am for the better loungers but this still went around 4pm both around the pool and beach Staff you cannot fault they were always amazing and constantly cleaning and fixing things around the hotel Overall great stay would say a 4* tho but still amazing holiday

    Jan 14, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 3.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Not 5*

    Rooms are dated but cleaned very well each day, air con is very loud. Food was very average, a large selection but not great quality. Staff were very good and work really hard in all areas. The sun is gone by 3pm so not ideal for sunbathing, have to be up early to get beds closest to the beach which keep the sun the longest. Beach is very small and not at all like the photos online. We were in room 1035 which had a nice sea view, but we did find the lifts annoying as it could take a while to get one up or down from the 10th floor. We stayed over new year, no special entertainment or show which was disappointing. We had an incident on one night where we were woken at 1am to a group of men were trying to break the door down in the interconnecting room next to us (another one of our parties room). They were very drunk and convinced it was their room, threatening that they would beat up anyone inside once they got in. We rang reception who did come up and show the men into their own room, and told us they were on their final warning. We also made a complaint the next day as there was more noise later into the night, the reception staff were not that helpful at reassuring us it wouldn’t happen again. We felt very unsafe and felt nothing was done to help us. It was not just a noise complaint, we were threatened and would have appreciated more consequences for someone threatening and trying to break a door down. We did not get a follow up or update on what was happening- this was really disappointing and ruined the end of our trip. Overall definitely not a 5 star hotel, full of loud young drunks. Would not recommend.

    Jan 12, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 3.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Birthday and New Year break

    An honest review! The RUI Cancun is not a 5* hotel, it would be somewhere between a 3* -4* star based upon U.K. classifications. The hotel needs a serious upgrade and renovations. The rooms are akin to a Travelodge standard, and the general upkeep of hotel needs massive improvement ( cleaning) The views from the swimming pools are however absolutely stunning, and the staff work incredibly hard and are so polite. That’s is probably the one aspect this hotel excels. The food again was not of a 5* standard, the meal one evening in the Italian was that poor we could not eat. We asked to be moved after 4 days, we moved next door to the RUI Palace, wow just wow, absolute night and day in comparison to RUI Cancun-that is a proper 5* hotel. In summary, TUI should not be advertising RUI Cancun as part of their Platinum Collection. Whilst it has fantastic views and lovely pools, the hotel is simply not of a 4* let alone a 5* standard. Tarquin

    Jan 11, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 4.0 star tripadvisor rating
    5 days over New Year

    Friends enjoying sun and relaxation for 6 days / 5 nights. The pool and swim up bar is spectacular, but get up early to save chairs.

    Jan 10, 2025
Hotel Advisories
  • AdvisoryThe state will be charging a sanitation tax of  $3.82 USD, per room per night. This amount is not included in your vacation price and will be collected at your hotel. This fee is subject to change at any time without notice by the hotel.
  • AdvisoryAll Student/Spring Breaker Group reservations are strictly On Request and will be reviewed on a case by case basis by the corresponding Destination Sales Department. Guest disturbing or generating complaints from other guests or hotel may be removed from the property, at their own expense. Parties in rooms are not allowed. If a Student/Spring Breaker Group is accepted a. Minimum Age requirement: 21 years of age or older. b. Hotel may request proof of age in the form of passport or official ID
  • AdvisoryThe state of Quintana Roo will be charging a sanitation tax of $76.00 MXN (approx. $5 USD) per night per room occupied. This amount is not included in your vacation price and will be collected at your hotel. This fee is subject to change at any time without notice by the hotel.
General Policy
  • Check In: 3:00 PM
  • Check Out: 12:00 PM
  • Minimum Check-In Age: 18
  • General Policies:

    Check-in Policy - Deposits or credit/debit card hold authorizations are not requested at check-in. "Minimum age of 18 is required for check-in, an ID/Passport will be requested upon arrival.

    Convention Policy : Groups traveling together can book this property for their stay taking advantage of group benefits such as 6th or 11th complimentary guest, Group dinner reservation, One complimentary cocktail hour with a selection of appetizers, One complimentary massage for the group leader, Complimentary room upgrades to the next category, Fruit plate and bottle of wine for the VIP, Private check-in when arriving together,  Welcome sign. Applicable with Wedding Collections and Social Packages. Consult terms & conditions. 

    Spring Break Policies - 

    1. Student / Spring Breaker Groups (21 years of age or older) will be accepted ONLY at Riu Cancun & Riu Caribe

    2. All Student / Spring Breaker Group reservations are strictly On Request and will be reviewed on a case by case basis by the corresponding Destination Sales Department. RIU Hotels & Resorts reserves the right of admission and may reject any request at its sole discretion.

    3. If a Student / Spring Breaker Group is accepted:

    a. The number of rooms will be deducted from the contracted allotments

    b. Minimum Age requirement: 21 years of age or older.

    c. The Hotel may request proof of age in the form of passport or official ID

    d. Each room must submit a signed liability agreement upon check-in.

    4. At all other RIU properties Student Groups / Spring Breakers (either groups or individuals, regardless of age) are not allowed at any time during the year.

    5. Guests disturbing or generating complaints from other guests or hotel may be removed from the property, at their own expense.

    a. Parties in rooms are not permitted

    6. Student / Spring Breaker Groups must comply with any protocols (hotel and government) in place at the time of stay at the hotel.

    General Information - Room taxes and service fees are included in vacation price.
    Minimum night stay restrictions may apply.
    Reservation changes may not be permitted unless authorized by the hotel.
  • Pet Policy : Pets Not Allowed
  • Early Departure Policy
    • Early Departure Penalty:1 NightApplies: Sunday - Saturday 04Jul24 - 23Dec26
    • Early Departure Penalty:2 NightsApplies: Sunday - Saturday 24Dec25 - 30Apr26

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