My husband and I stayed at the Riu Santa Fe July 24-July 29. We have no complaints about this place. We've stayed at another all inclusive in Cancun and it doesn't compare to the Santa Fe. Our room was in building 7, however we didn't have an ocean view. Next time we will probably request an ocean view, but we really didn't spend much time in the room. The rooms, as well as the entire resort, are very clean and comfortable. The mini bar and stocked fridge are great!
We mostly ate at the buffet and never had a problem finding something we liked. We also ate at the Italian restaurant and enjoyed it very much. The resort itself is gorgeous and is also very big, so you do a lot of walking if you stay in building 7.
We also found out that people are right when they say the ocean is not swimmable. We took a water taxi from the shore of the Santa Fe, and when we came back my husband and I were both taken under by the waves. We'll definitely water taxi from the marina next time. We had a wonderful vacation at the Santa Fe, and are hoping to return next summer.

We traveled to Riu Santa Fe with my two very young kid’s ages 5 & 2. After booking the trip, I realized that maybe my decision to vacation in Cabo was a bad idea for my two little ones. I was concerned that my kids would be exposed to a bunch of under-age dumb drunks. Thank goodness that was not the case. This was definitely a first class resort. We traveled to Cabo August 5th-12th. I was concerned about hurricanes, but we had blue skies every day. It was very HOT even during evenings. The air went out and we were living uncomfortably for a day in a half hoping that the air would be fixed, but the offered us a new room which we agreed to take. They were very accommodating. It appears that others who gave negative reviews are probably a bunch of “yuppies” with super high expectations. They probably live in mansions somewhere in Beverly Hills, and live the resort life daily! For us, it was just perfect. The resort itself is BEAUTIFUL. The resort was extremely clean. Everywhere you looked, there was someone cleaning. They weren’t just cleaning the floors and dusting, these people were cleaning everything you would not even think of cleaning. The cleaning was NON-STOP. All the staff was great! It appeared that for every 7 hotel guests, there was 1 worker. The pictures you see on here do no justice. The beachfront view is AWESOME! It would be nice to have a room with a nice view, but think about it…how often will you be in your room anyways? The food was great. (I miss my daily papayas which you ought to try with a squeeze of lime and salt…YUMMY) Coming from Los Angeles, I was expecting a lot of the Mexican food that I am accustomed to here, but their food was more gourmet style Mexican food. So it was a nice change from what I am use to.
Recommendation: ****Bring OFF mosquito repellent.**** There are tons of mosquitoes. ESPECIALLY if you go to the Cabo Mall (forget the name of it). After getting a few bites, and being discomforted by all the itch, we had to take a trip to Wal-Mart where we bought the OFF mosquito spray and Caladryl ointment for itch relief. It’s hard to find things in Wal-Mart if you don’t know Spanish.
Recommendation: Bring a bigger drinking cup.
Recommendation: Bring pool toys for the kids. Maybe something inflatable so that it’s not too bulky to pack in your luggage.
Recommendation: Women, bring anti-frizz product for your hair. The humidity gave me a bad hair day EVERYDAY.
Recommendation: Sun block is really expensive in Cabo. We paid $17 for one can of Coppertone in Wal-Mart. So try to bring extra just in case.
I’ll post more if I think of any more. Hope you have a great trip as we did!

dear god! there were two clouds in the the perfect blue sky on our second day. what crap! completly ruined the experience;)

people were cleaning everyday in every part of the hotel. i don't understand why they don't just follow me around and clean everything i touch. i did notice a small speck on the stairs. how unacceptable. they even polished the lamp posts, but i swear they missed a spot on the lamp post infront of the building we were staying. maybe i should point out the spot they missed next time?

food - there were only 100 choices instead of 101 choices. and the whole bit about being cooked in grease? i was personally shocked that none of it was true. instead, the food was delicous and tons of fresh fruit and vegetables to chose from. and even more selection of healthy choices than at a whole foods. what the hell? i wanted greasy, disgusting, low quality, poor flavored food. but i didn't get it! maybe i should complain to management? but i think they should've put the silverware two milimeters to the right.

Entertainment - oh i have lots to say about the entertainment. for the reviewer that called it "unique". well that's certainly one way to put it.... it was "unique" in that it was extremely fun and engaging.
everyone in the crowd laughed and loved it. there was a large audience every night to watch to show - which is a great testament to how fun it was. some of the stage announcers had a great sarcastic/witty humor. but since i don't like fun and engaging entertainment, and i have no sense of humor, i thought the entertainment was horrid.

Rooms - i mean seriously, they ONLY cleaned it like.. EVERY DAY TWICE A DAY and left cute towel animals. i was expecting them to clean it every time i flipped to a new tv channel, and maybe a menagarie of towel animals every time i exited the bathroom. unacceptable!

Overall Ambiance - it's really hard for me to enjoy myself at a huge, meticulously groomed sprawling resort with staff that's ready to help you on your every need. i mean, only five pools to choose from instead of six. geez what were they thinking!

i can't believe they only clean the pools at night - every night.
i mean, why not clean it every time after i get out? also, why must they close down the pools in order to have to thoroughly clean it? why can't they keep it open just for me?

My wife and i along with another couple stayed 5 nites starting july 25.( Check in) we were greeted at the door,we were asked to have a seat, we were asked for our reservations,( oh yah) we were given coctails,the next thing we were off to the( rooms.) very nice and clean ( i tiped the bell man a 2o ) we always had at least 12 beers in fridge every day ( Pools) lots of them,lots of chairs as well, we hung out at the pool by the beach mostly,lots of drinks every where ( food ) good at best ,breakfast buffet the best by far, we went to town , ,the last three nites for dinner (mi casa was our fav.) over all every thing about the riu was great .( A LITTLE TIP ) we went to lovers beach 10 dollars each at the marina round trip.take a plastic bag with ice and your favorite drink ( from the hotel ofcoarse) we stayed 4 hours had a blast.