Hotel Riu Latino 5*

Beautiful experience. Large, new, impeccable hotel, super attentive staff, very delicious food. Great facilities, many pools, spacious rooms, with a balcony. The beach is nice, some days with sargassum, they clean it with a tractor.. but it reappears. Suggestions- a bar on the beach, a shower on the beach, and for the Wi-Fi to reach the beach. I would add walkways on the path to the beach, the sand is heavy and tiring...everything else very good!!

We have just returned form two weeks at the Riu latino hotel and we were not disappointed! Having travelled from the UK, we were warmly welcomed at reception and swiftly checked in and shown to our room. The pros of this hotel: * The staff are amazing and work really hard, nothing was ever too much trouble. We changed Mexican Pesos into smaller denominations regularly at the hotel desk without any issue, in order to tip staff. I was a little confused as to why Americans take their own currency to a foreign country! Mexican Pesos are the legal tender here and it's a perfectly strong currency. * The room was large and comfortable and regularly cleaned by the team. * The food was great, something for everyone, I ate like a pig for the first few days, but healthy options are also available. * The A la carte restaurants were decent, our favourite was the Asian one, had lots of Indian and Chinese dishes. * The bar areas are nice, the Velvet bar was nice for a drink at the bar where you can get chatting to people. The staff here are fantastic! *Evening entertainment is always subjective, however, I do feel that if you were over 35 they didn't really bother with you!- silent disco was good though! * I loved seeing the Iguanas, they are everywhere, don't touch them and don't feed them, but they are a delight to see. * The pools are good, we avoided the 'party pool' to be fair, but if it's your vibe, then go for it. * Loved the water flumes, there are 5! We also used Uber to take us to Puerto Juarez to get the catamaran to Isla Mujeres. We only paid MXN$185 for this, some people were getting massively ripped off. We also paid for an uber to take us to Walmart in Cancun for some bits. * The beach is also great, albeit for some seaweed, but the sea is so blue/ turquoise! UK PEOPLE- remember to tip staff, bar staff, 50 pesos (£2.14) every few drinks Staff that wait on in the buffet, 50 pesos plus per sitting etc...don't forget the towel guys too. Visiting Mexico is always an absolute privilege for us, and this hotel is ideal - it is slightly off the beaten track compared to the hotel zone, so nipping off to a shop isn't easy, but we enjoyed our two weeks here!