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Resort Details

OnSite Dining
  • Don Rafael
    Main restaurant

    Buffet restaurant open for dinner. Buffets and live cooking stations.

    Special evenings: themed buffet (three times a week).

  • Flamingo
    Steakhouse serving A la carte specialities.
  • Il Gusto
    Italian restaurant

    Buffet-style Italian restaurant.

    • Poolside restaurant/Theme restaurant
  • Kulinarium
    Gourmet restaurant

    A la carte gourmet restaurant.
  • Nirvana
    Asian restaurant

    Buffet-style Asian restaurant.
  • Various Lounges/Bars

    • Astoria - Lobby bar

    • La Boheme - Lounge bar

    • Sports Bar

    • La Plaza - Bar

    • Mezcal - Poolside bar with swim-up bar

    *Access to all bars at Riu Jalisco.

Customer Ratings & Reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating

TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_4.0 9048 reviews
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 5.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Nice place beautiful beach

    It was a great hotel, this is our 5th year staying there, it could be little quieter at night, because the live entertainment doesn’t end until 11:00pm at night. Very clean place, food is great!! Bartenders are super friendly.

    Mar 10, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 5.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Riu Vallarta

    Favourite destination in Riviera Nayarit area near Puerto Vallarta. Beach is especially great with lots of palm trees for shade and excellent sand conditions. The only thing missing was better selection of hockey games at the Sports Bar. I was great to see the game where Canada defeated the US but would have liked to watch a Winnipeg Jets game there as well instead of having to go elsewhere. There are several good quality TVs but onlu one NHL game available at a time.

    Mar 10, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 5.0 star tripadvisor rating
    RIU Vallarta

    Great room, good food, and excellent service!! More shows for Adults, maybe Mararichi's Loved Pepe grill by the pools!

    Mar 09, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 5.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Towels on chairs suck

    Only complaint staff did not follow through with removal of towels from chairs at pools. Some of the chairs remained empty all day and this was very annoying. A person had to get up before 5 am if they wanted to get a chair by the pool

    Mar 09, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 5.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Mexico ladies vaca 2025

    Wow we booked based on a recommendation and we were not disappointed. Spotless, excellent service, delicious food. Shout to Augustin who had my chocolate for me for breakfast every morning. Great entertainment and plenty of fun activities. Shout out to Mimi and daily yoga class. Always found loungers on the beach in the shade. And we could walk to Busarias by beach!! Just excellent all around. Will for sure recommend RIU Vallarta. Only 1 thing I did not love was that the smoking section was too close to the yoga space.

    Mar 09, 2025

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