RIU Tequila

I have just returned from the Riu Tequila in Mexico's Playacar and it was my second visit, the last visit was 3 years ago and although I had a great time recently it was not as good as last time. Right I will get the negatives out of the way, there are only a few minor points, they have kind of spoiled the beach a bit with putting large sand bag (whales) in the sea although it sounds like they didn't have much choice due to the hurricanes, also you have to get up at 6:45 in the morning if you want to book any of the restaurants and they no longer serve Corona in the bar or have it in the mini bar. Apart from these small points it is an excellent hotel in a great ...  Read the complete review

In my 30 years on the planet I reckon I've stayed in about 100 hotels now and I can honestly say that the best I have ever stayed in is the Riu Tequila, located in the Playacar resort on Mexico's Yucatan coast. I stayed here in 2004 and booked through Kuoni for a two week stay. The transfer from Cancun international airport takes around 8o minutes on Highway 307. Being with Kuoni all our connections were so well organised. I can still remember the feeling of stepping of the plane for the first time and being hit by a wall of humid warm air. I can still remember walking under the massive Mexican flag in the passport control area of the airport. Meixco was ...  Read the complete review

My husband and I visited the 'Clubhotel Riu Tequila' two years a go for our honeymoon. We both liked the idea of trying Mexico as a holiday location, as we were looking for a non-European holiday destination and it sounded like quite an exotic location, but with reasonable priced hotels compared to other worldwide destinations. General Information Temperatures in Mexico between April and October are 30 degrees plus, so it can become extremely hot and sticky. You also need to be aware of the chance of hurricanes in this part of the world. We missed Hurricane Emily by only a matter of weeks, so we were extremely lucky!! Plane journey time ...  Read the complete review