North Coast Business Hotels

"We really enjoyed our stay. The staff was super friendly and our room was very nice. "

"The staff was so friendly and was always asking how are stay was. The property was beautiful and well maintained. Nicely decorated for the hoildays. "

"My wife, 6yo daughter and I had a wonderful time during our 10-night stay at the Riu, which looked far cleaner and modern compared to the dreary exterior of the nearby Sandals. Here are my top tips for staying at the Riu: 1. Bring sanitizer. There was only one working sanitizer station in the entire hotel, just outside the buffet entrance. None of the cook staff wears gloves and few of the guests use sanitizer, so you're sharing serving spoons and tongs with about half the hotel staff & guests. 2. Bring lots of dollar bills. Very few of the guests tipped, but we made it a practice of tipping a few dollars at every meal and $1 for every drink. The staff appreciated it and gave us better service over the course of our stay. 3. Be sure to tip for service that is out of the ordinary. You want extra beer in your minifridge? Tip the man that restocks the drinks. 4. Bring slippers for the room. Our maid was excellent, but a beach resort can't escape sand. No matter how clean the room appeared, there was always an invisible accumulation of sand that had to be brushed off the bottom of our feet before getting into bed. 5. Stick with the buffet food. Not all of it is good, but after trial and error you'll find what you like and it will be better than the restaurant food (however, we didn't try the Mandalay, which always had a wait list and seemed very popular). 6. Riu Land (for kids) is only open for two 2-hour periods each day (and closed on Tuesdays). Plan accordingly."

"We had a great time on our vacation. Thank you to all the lovely staff. "

"Amazing place! Friendly staff, yummy food with great variety, clean rooms, tranquil grounds, huge pool, clean on-site private beach, entertainment for all ages….I can go on and on about Grand Palladium "

"Everything was awesome tv dt wk . Staff outstanding rooms clean food delicious. The live show was great!!!!"

"The room was amazing. The food and the service was. One thing realy didnt like amd bather me was tje way they nask tip, so annoyed, they forget they are an employees to some one. It is very bad."