RIU Santa Fe All Inclusive

This was our first time at an all inclusive resort. We wanted to compare this to our experiences on cruise ships. Overall we liked it very much. The Riu Santa Fe was a really beautiful place sitting right next to the ocean, our room had a partial view of the ocean with two amazing plam trees right out side of our balcony it was really lovely. The rooms were great and very clean the staff extremely friendly and all ways helpful when needed. The hotel was maybe 15 mins from Downtown Cabo via the bus or a taxi. We liked being able to come and go as we pleased via being on a ship. So overall we were very pleased and will probably end up going back again. Unfortunately my only complaint would be about the shower and bathtub ours was very high not your average step in, into a bath tub which was very awkward to get in, and they had no mats or anything in the shower to help with slipping. I found myself having to really make sure I held onto the safety rail stepping into the bath tub and making sure I really lifted my leg to clear the hight of the tub. So not a bad remark just a little safety warning if you have any handicaps or lifting and bending your knees.

Hotel was worth the money,very clean,they had top shelf liquor. Food was edible but don't expect to much.

We had a great time at the RIU. The hotel was very clean and also the rooms. The food was delicious. We only got reservations for 2 of the resturants during our stay, which both were great but the buffet had great food also so it didn't matter. The staff was very friendly and helpful. I would highly recommend this place.

My boyfriend and I stayed here the first week of April and loved it! It had a great spring break feel and a good amount of young adults, but we also saw tons of families and older couples too. The staff is super friendly and helpful, always looking to help you out. There was tons of stuff to do every day, and the pool and beach are always inviting. Definitely one of the best all-inclusives in los cabos.

Your college and high school kids will love this place! There is always something going on. Fun for families also. Food was fine, pools were clean and the rooms were cleaned daily including a change of sheets. Staff was friendly and worked tirelessly. The entertainment crew worked hard to include everyone.

Just returned from a one week stay at the Riu Sante Fe. The location is fantastic with a view of Land's End and El Arco right from the beach and pools. The grounds are meticulously maintained. Rooms and balcony are spacious but the beds are as hard as a rock. Nightly entertainment was a bonus with some good shows: Michael Jackson, Grease, Mama Mia, comedy shows. The beach is beautiful and chairs and umbrellas are complimentary. Beach vendors swarm on you as soon as you cross the roped off area, which is necessary to get to the ocean. This got annoying by the end of 7 days but they had neat stuff for a good price. I thought the buffet for dinner was disgusting, only ate there the first night. Took advantage of the specialty restaurants and ate at the marina the other nights. Steakhouse and Italian restaurants were the best. You need to get up early to get these reservations though, for sure by 7:30am, otherwise they were booked. The pool areas were nice but very crowded. Pool chairs were taken by 7:30am most days but no one actually sitting in them until noon. If you are a "chair saver" and leave, be warned the hotel staff will remove your towels. Chairs by the beach were much more accessible. Water taxi and water sports available right at the hotel but you will get a better price at the marina. Walk to the marina via the beach takes about a half hour but was an interesting walk. Flea market, shops and great restaurants are available all along the marina. The only negative I have for this hotel is that they're priced very well for an all inclusive and this is why they get all of the teens and twenty year olds here. Many were drunk and puking by noon, obnoxious and inconsiderate of others. We witnessed several that passed out and were carried off, we witnessed a young girl vomiting multiple times in the middle of the lunch buffet area (appetizing). I had to move from my spot twice because large groups surrounded us with their chairs and it seemed as though they were all trying to be the loudest at night. Two highschool students were caught doing it in one of the pools in the middle of the afternoon. This is NOT a place for young children. I will gladly pay more to stay elsewhere if I return to Cabo.

this place is great, go there twice a year the people are friendly knowlegable and helpful, the weather is pefect and location is fabulous we will be going back in october to do it all over again, the walk to the marina on the beach extra special

NICE PEOPLE, GOOD FOOD. AWESOME LOCATION. COMFORTABLE POOLS.CLOSE TO BEACH

Riu Santa Fe was an excellent resort for our group of 8, 4 adults and 4 children between 6-11 years. Rooms were great with the pull out shower, made it painless to bathe our kids and the 2 sinks really sped up bathroom time. Cleaners always left more towels than needed. The pull out clothes hanging bar in the balcony was excellent to hang all our wet clothes. Wish there were 2 of them. The fridge is stocked every other day with bottled water, pop, and beer. Riu Land was a disappointment. Not much there to do for our kids so we never left them. Lobby staff was very accommodating. Our original room was right by a main hall way therefore very noisy at night when the partiers come back, we asked and were moved right away (to a less noisy area, not necessarily quiet:(. Restaurants were very decent regarding food. However, found that the staff at the specialty restaurants somewhat rushed you so that they can prepare for the next seating time. Not at all in the Italian restaurant, but more in the Steak, Mexican and Asian restaurants and we ate twice at each of these since we stayed 15 days. Overall we really really like Riu Santa Fe. We liked it that it was so big, able to walk off all our all-you-can eat meals. Resort was extremely clean and excellently maintained... ....However, we would not go back because the only time we can go is at Spring Break and there were many many many spring breakers there. Management should have done a better job at managing them. They came back at all hours of the night and banged on doors and yelled and screamed. Basically had no respect for other guests whatsoever. Management should have reserved a couple of buildings for the young people and group families in separate buildings. We talked to other guests there and they all felt the same way. Our stay would have been much more pleasant had there been more security patrolling the buildings at night when the clubbers come back to control their behavior. We've been to a few resorts, they were all family oriented and did not allow spring breakers. After our stay at Riu Santa Fe, first time sharing with spring breakers, or rather, uncontrollable spring breakers, that alone made a huge difference in our experience and one we would rather not repeat.

The resort grounds/pools were BEAUTIFUL! The resort is VERY spread out, so there is a lot of walking. The beach was very pretty, but A LOT of vendors camp out each day ALL day bothering you to buy. The rooms are very dark, but good size. The beds are VERY hard and uncomfortable. Even though the rooms are upgraded with granite and trim the TV was a tube TV with no DVD player and most all channels are in Spanish. The resort does NOT offer free Wi-Fi in your rooms, ONLY in the front lobby! The food quality was so so.... definitely had better. Overall, the place was nice.