My Wife and I just returned from the RIU in Cabo. After reading the reviews before we left for our trip we were both a little concerned. The first thing that I would say to any one traveling to Cabo is.. RENT A CAR. A car for 5 days cost around 140.00 USD. Pretty cheap and if you want to go into town and go on the excursions you do it on your own time and pace. You must remember that everyone has a scam and Cabo is full of them. The Cabbies will try and charge you a crazy fee, and all of them are scammers be warned. The hotel staff were always cleaning. Everytime we left our rooms people were mopping, cleaning, painting etc. We had our room upgraded to ocean view and you ask how.. now here's the trick you must follow, and it's simple. You are on vacation 5.00 USD goes a long way in Mexico. If you tip a few dollars (whats 5 bucks on vacation?) you're stay will be fine. Hotel was clean from what we saw. Drinks were watered down. Now here's the biggest gripe and it's huge. THE FOOD IS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE ! !. The first day we had the buffet. From that moment on I was sick as a dog for the entire trip. They leave food out way to long. The specialty restaraunts were ehh. Now you know why I said rent a car. If you want a week of this food then you are a glutton for punishment. Overall the grounds were well kept location is beautiful. STAY AWAY FROM THE FOOD and you'll be fine.

We stayed at the RIU Feb. 10-15 and had a wonderful time. The weather was perfect - sunny and low 80's everyday. The resort was beautiful and clean. The food was OK, not great. The best food was in the gourmet restaurant, but we always found something to our liking at the buffet. We enjoyed the attentive drink service around the pool and did not find dirty dishes outside for days, as others had reported. My husband appreciated the daily activities, participating in the ping-pong and bocce tournaments while we both enjoyed the nightly entertainment. For those who like to walk the beach, the sand is a little coarse and the beach in front of the RIU is sloped. The only time we left the resort was to go to Cabo Wabo which was a blast and on a whale watching cruise which was also a lot of fun.

My husband and I stayed at the RIU Palace in Cabo San Lucas Mexico Feb. 9, 2006 to Feb. 15. This place was fantastic! Very clean rooms and grounds. Beautiful views and lots to do. Went on many excursions and enjoyed each one. Food at the buffet was great, there was a wide variety. Excellent bread! Called for additional bottled water and it was brought to our room within a few minutes. Our room was on the 4th floor (top floor) and towards the back of the resort which worked out great. Very quiet back there.

We would go back to this resort in a heartbeat!

The food in the restaurants was nothing to brag about. The buffets were exceptable.
The soda was flat and it was hard to find a cup of coffee some mornings.
Another vacationer complained of money being stolen out of the room. We would have locked up our valuables but when we checked in there were no more locks for the safes.
The beds were extremely hard and the pillows pretty flat.
The staff wasn't overly friendly, but not rude. I think they only pulled down our bed sheets one out of the six nights we stayed there.
The rooms and the resort overall were clean. The swimup bar pool was a little dirty and really warm.
This resort is close to town which is a really good feature.