RIU Hotels & Resorts

Hotel Riu Palace Maldivas

Hotel Riu Palace Mauritius

Hotel Riu Palace Riviera Maya

Hotel Riu Palace Zanzibar

Hotel Riu Palace Zanzibar is a 24-hour all-inclusive on the Nungwi coast, for people who want the island's best swimming beach and a swim-up suite. It has 100 rooms, three pools with a swim-up bar and three restaurants, on the northern tip where the water stays clear and the tide matters less than it does further round the island. Riu's plan runs around the clock, which is the other reason people book it. Guests praise the beach and the clarity of the water, the pools and the swim-up bar, the staff, and the rooms and suites. The complaints are music carrying over from the Riu Jambo next door, buffet crowding at peak hours, specialty restaurants that do not always stand out, and confusion about whether the resort is adults-only. The thing people wish they had known is that it is family-friendly under current policy, whatever older listings say, and that a quiet room is worth requesting. The plan covers the buffet and the a la carte restaurants, the snacks, the 24-hour drinks and cocktails, a minibar and Wi-Fi; the spa is extra, the premium labels depend on the rate, the water-sports menu is worth confirming, and the airport transfer is free only for RIU Class members, with other guests paying for the hotel's shuttle, reported at around 80 US dollars one way. The Jr Suite is the value and the Superior Ocean Suite is the room for the view. Anyone who wants silence should ask for a room well away from the neighbouring resort.

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