Hotel Riu Tequila

It was alright. I stayed at Riu Tequila for 2 weeks and I’ve been to riu resorts many times. I would just not recommend to not go in the summer, it was really hot and the ocean was terrible. There were lots of seaweed at the shore and in the water, the water was also brown and yellow. I went to Playa Del Carmen about 2 years ago in September and the water was beautiful but this year in July it was horrible. There are about 5 pools and I really like the main one. The bus ride from the Cancun airport to the resort is about a 1 hour drive. The walk from the resort to the beach is about 10 minutes and you need to cross the rode, tho you can take the shuffle which is about 3 minutes, and the shuffle comes every 5-10 minutes. Staff are really kind and friendly and the rooms have everything you need but there was a lot of bugs in mine. The sports bar is always filled with people and always really loud but its really nice in there since theres air conditioning. The bar in the lobby (where the concerts happen) is awesome, they move so quickly and even tho a lot of times theres lines they move so fast. My room was really close to the lobby but theres a lot that are like 7-9 minutes away from the lobby which is a far walk. The food was good, but I’ve seen better. The Steakhouse is really nice, the appetisers are excellent tho they dont always cook the food the way you ask. The buffet was good, they always have the same stuff for lunch dinner and breakfast tho. I really liked the Italian restaurant tho, the fire alarm randomly went off in there which scared me but it was awesome there. Overall I liked it but I’ve stayed at better.

My boyfriend and I traveled to Playa del Carmen for vacation in July 2026. We actually stayed our first 5 nights at the Riu Palace Riviera Maya but decided to extend our trip and stay at the Tequila the rest of the time. We have stayed at Riu’s before and are Class members as we enjoy the free airport transportation perk, as well as the parties. The parties take place at the Tequila so when we came over for the white party we loved the layout of the Tequila, and very important to us, they have a sports bar, which the Palace does not. The property is well maintained, employees are kind and helpful, and we had a great time. The food is nothing to write home about, but for an all inclusive it’s a great value and we always have a great stay at a Riu! We would also like to shout out Andy at the front desk for his incredible patience and extra help and hospitality with us when we had a mixup with our booking!