My husband and I are currently staying at the Riu Palace Kukulkan in Cancun. We arrived 4 days ago and I honestly can't say enough about how lovely it is. We have a junior suite, oceanview on the 11th floor. We opted for the Elite Club to get the extra pool and restaurant and it's been so worth it.
We arrived on Saturday at around 11:00am. We were told check-in was at 3pm, but they found a room for us anyway. We were shown to our room immediately by the bellboy and WOW, we were thrilled with it. The view from our room is breathtaking. We can see the ocean and all the pools from our balcony and it's just so beautiful. We were given a tote bag which has been great for carrying all our stuff when we're going to pool, an insulated mug and a chilled bottle of sparkling rosé.
Our room is spacious, with a king-sized bed, table with 2 chairs, sofa and coffee table. We have a large smart TV, bathtub, walk-in shower with a rain shower head, plenty of closet space with lots of hangers, lots of drawers, a coffeemaker and a mini-fridge. The mini-fridge is well-stocked with 1L bottles of water, plenty of beer & soft drinks. We also have 4 premium bottles of liquor included (Johnny Walker black, Absolut vodka, Bombay Sapphire gin and José Cuervo tequila).
There are several restaurants, including a buffet restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as 6 a la carte restaurants (one being the Elite restaurant). There's also a 'grill' at the pools which serves burgers, hotdogs, fries, wings, nachos, etc... during the day. The food at the a la carte restaurants is pretty good, but nothing is outstanding that we've tried so far (we still have 2 to try). The buffet restaurant is very good with lots of choices for all meals.
There is a coffee/pastries restaurant that we've been 2 a couple of times and had some delicious cappuccinos (with a liqueur added!).
There are 4 pools, including the Elite Club pool. We've only been going to the Elite Club pool, so I can't say much about the others. The one with the swim-up bar seems to be the party pool and is always busy with loud music. The Elite Club pool has its own small bar with waiters who check with everyone at least 6 times an hour to see if you need/want anything. They will make you pretty much anything and the service is fast.
There is a Lounge bar on the 1st floor which has amazing views. We only went there last night for the first time, but the service was good and the drinks were nice and it was relatively quiet at around 6pm.
There's a bar on the main floor which is always busy, but we've always been able to find a table. The drinks are very good and there's always a bartender with his own cart making a specialty drink (or 2) each evening. Last night was a choice of 3 G&Ts (cucumber/red fruit/regular). We had one regular and one cucumber and they were both good.
The one thing I can't emphasize enough is how good the service is here. Everyone one is so incredibly friendly and they bend over backwards to do anything they can for you. The housekeeping staff is amazing, leaving us sweet decorations on our bed and keeping the place spotless. The whole resort is very clean and well-kept.
We will most definitely visit again. This is truly paradise! read more