Hotel Riu Palace Baja California

Beware! Next to this resort there is a party/concert venue with unbearable music blaring through the night. It's impossible to sleep! I wish I was aware I would have never stayed here!

We loved this resort. The RIU palace properties are always great. The staff were excellent, the bartenders were lively and very friendly even considering they were swamped majority of the day at the pool. Rooms were great and very clean, quiet, we had the garden view and loved it as something different from an ocean view. We often ordered some minibar refills through the app and their responsiveness was great. The salespersons from TIU and other excursion companies were very helpful and I thought they gave me a great deal on a package. They were not pushy at all and overall very friendly. The resort was lively and a mix of different aged adults, the shows were great and the access to RIU party at the neighbouring Santa Fe was great for younger adults looking for the EDM style chaotic party, they are excellent. You can easily go downtown to the clubs, the staff at the front desk will set you up with transport there and a table/bottle depending on the type of night you want to have. Place is overall safe, there is a Walmart nearby, lots of places beyond the resort to explore. You will get heckled to buy things on the beach, but most of them are great people just trying to make a dollar, we did buy a few blankets and nic nacs from them and they are very good to deal with. Only negative is there was issues with the Wi-Fi in room. We couldn't get any in ours any many other people had the same problem. I'm not sure if this was just a temporary outage or if it is common, but I suggest checking before going if it is a must have for you. Great value for money, we booked directly through RIU and thought we got a great deal with transport to and from SJD included.