ClubHotel Riu Tequila 5 - a five-star complex located on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, has earned exceptionally good reviews from Russian tourists. Almost all guests who have visited the hotel recommend it for visiting other guests. This beach complex, in their opinion, is good for a romantic getaway, for staying with children, and for excursions. Let us consider in more detail what are the bonuses of this hotel for Russian travelers and why it attracts them so much. The hotel belongs to the well-known Rio Hotels and Resorts line.
Playa del Carmen
Once it was the most ordinary Mexican fishing village 70 kilometers from Cancun. Now it was chosen by lovers of the sun and the sea. And all thanks to the white sand, similar to flour, not only in color, but also in the structure of the sand. No wonder the ClubHotel Riu Tequila 5(Mexico,Playa del Carmen) is visited by tourists craving a beach holiday, as well as fans of beautiful nature, national parks and clean water. This resort is located in the middle of the famous coastal strip of the Riviera Maya. Its main street is the so-called Fifth Avenue, where all kinds of shops and souvenir shops are located, as well as restaurants, clubs and bars. And near the pier there is another favorite place for tourists - Plaza Mayor. There you can look at the Indian ritual dance, which in ancient times was used to appease the gods of fertility. It is performed on a high pole. But keep in mind that you can't drink alcohol on the street here.
Location
ClubHotel Riu Tequila 5is located eight hundred meters from the beach. It is surrounded by palm trees. The resort town of Playa del Carmen, to which it administratively belongs, is a little more than three kilometers from it. Therefore, it is easy to get to it. Next to this hotel are four other hotels of the same chain, they are right on the beach. Although the hotel is not too far from the airport, the transfer there takes just over an hour. You can get to Playa del Carmen in just half an hour if you walk along the sea.
Territory
ClubHotel Riu Tequila 5 actually stands in a beautiful palm grove. On its territory there is parking for guests who arrived with their own or rented cars. So that guests of the hotel do not feel the urgent need to go beyond it, a number of shops are located right in the lobby. The architecture of the hotel is verycolorful and expressive, reminiscent of Indian and Mexican villages with elements of Mayan and Aztec temples. The lobby of the hotel is especially chic. And the infrastructure itself is created according to the type of a real town. Moreover, there is also a church, and a square, and haciendas. Everything is very nice and comfortable. Small local animals live on the territory - giant guinea pigs and raccoons, who are constantly begging. In a word, real jungle. Two residential buildings are located around the pool, and in the center there is a restaurant.
Rooms
ClubHotel Riu Tequila 5 is quite large. It has 664 numbers. Basically, these are rooms for two or three guests of a standard type, as well as junior suites. The rooms have almost everything you need for a good rest - satellite TV, a safe, a stocked mini-bar, comfortable wide beds, an ironing board with an iron, a lot of towels of different sizes. The bathroom has a hairdryer. The rooms are air-conditioned, but if this method of cooling the air brings problems to someone, there is a traditional fan on the ceiling. They clean the rooms every day and make a variety of figures from towels. The rooms themselves are decorated in a very colorful, Mexican style, and in the mini-bar the bottles of alcohol are upside down, each of them has a special faucet for dosing. They give local rum, white and gold tequila, as well as vodka, constantly replenish the contents. Upon check-in, bracelets are put on, so you can walk around the territory, eat and swim in the pools. But the room is provided only from three o'clockdays, such is the Mexican hotel system. The sockets in the hotel are Mexican. But in the bathroom there is also for a regular plug, so you can do without an adapter.
Food
Tourists are fed at the ClubHotel Riu Tequila 5(Mexico) according to the "all inclusive" system. A buffet is served at the Jalisco restaurant, which has a large terrace and al fresco dining. As befits a five-star hotel, this hotel has several specialized themed restaurants. These are the Asian Bamboo, the Mexican Beach Club on the beach, and the Lupita steakhouse by the pool. All of them are included in the "all inclusive" system, and in addition, you have the right to eat at any restaurant in neighboring hotels. The hotel also has bars - in the lobby ("Makey", there you can also have a bite to eat on the terrace), "El Kiosko" and a round-the-clock one. The Jalisco restaurant is very beautiful, the food is amazing, no complaints. Tourists especially appreciated the fried ice cream. Any meat and different types, a lot of fish and seafood - shrimp, mussels, octopus, squid. Very good vegetarian table. You can eat around the clock. Appetizers and desserts are decorated in the form of a "buffet", and hot dishes are brought by waiters of your choice. Exotic fruits - papaya, mango, passion fruit - three times a day, and freshly squeezed juices are served in the morning. In the evenings, waiters make pictures of watermelons, ice figures, a chocolate fountain flows. Lots of good cocktails and alcohol. Never had a case of poisoning.
Service & entertainment
The ClubHotel Riu Tequila 5 has five conference rooms of different sizes for seminars and business meetings. The reception and front desk are open 24/7. There you can get all the necessary information about what is nearby, as well as possible excursions. There are washing machines at the disposal of tourists. For early check-outs, travelers can use the left-luggage office to store heavy items. To maintain the he alth and tone of guests, the hotel has a spa center with an indoor pool, jacuzzi and sauna. A fitness club and a gym are open. You can play golf - there is an equipped field for this. But the main sports in this hotel are water. There are many of them - catamarans, windsurfing, canoeing and kayaking, diving. And very active young people are invited to a nightclub after dinner. Very good children's animation. Adults are also entertained both during the day and in the evening, but only in Spanish and English. Shows after dinner are very beautiful and bright - "Las Vegas", the Mayan national evening, "Moulin Rouge" and much more. Free Internet - one and a half hours a day on each device. But if you do not have enough time, you can go to any other hotel of the same chain and get another 90 minutes.
ClubHotel Riu Tequila: beach and pools
The hotel is located on the second line from the sea, across the road. The beach is shared with another hotel - "Rio Yucatan". You can get there in a small electric car for six seats, or you can walkwalking along a beautiful alley or on the territory of other hotels. The beach is huge, the color of the water is amazing - blue and turquoise. The sand is coral, snow-white, almost always cool. There are a lot of sun loungers on the beach, no one takes them in advance. There are no umbrellas, vacationers lie in the shade of palm trees. But you can’t come to the coast around the clock. The beach is closed from 11pm to 7am. There are often waves. The entrance is very gentle. Beach towels are changed once a day, free of charge. You can dine in the restaurants of the neighboring hotel. The hotel has two swimming pools, one of which is for children. The second, for adults, is divided into three parts. One for free swimming, the second for animation, where they do water polo and aqua aerobics, and the third with a jacuzzi. This is where one of the bars is surrounded by water, you can swim up there and they will pour you a cocktail, alcohol or soft drink, whatever you want.
Tours
Organized sightseeing trips from the ClubHotel Riu Tequila 5 in Mexico are very expensive, around $130 per person. And the difference between excursions from tour operators or local street bureaus is not too big. But if you have already decided to explore the surroundings, it is best to start with boat trips along the local lagoons and bays. This tour lasts seven to eight hours and includes lunch. Or you can choose an evening cruise to Cancun and the island of Mujeres, where a night disco awaits you. Not far from Playa are the mysterious Mayan cities - Chichen Itza and Tulum - with their temples, bas-reliefsand step pyramids. And a trip to the Xcaret National Park, where you can swim with dolphins, travel along the underground river and see the amazing caves where butterflies live, will leave you with an unforgettable experience.
ClubHotel Riu Tequila 5: reviews
Tourists assure that of all five Rio hotels, which are located almost in the same place, it is Tequila that definitely wins in terms of price-quality ratio, although it is not on the first line. No wonder many sincerely called it a "Caribbean fairy tale." Tourists are not at all bothered by the fact that you have to walk 7-10 minutes to the sea. The road is beautiful, almost all in the shade, along the way there are various cute little animals, amazing trees, bright butterflies and flowers. The staff - from bartenders to cleaners - is very positive, friendly, does everything with a smile, tries for the guests of the hotel. Everything here is done to make tourists feel like they are on a real vacation. The choice of food is so huge that even in two weeks you will not have time to try everything. However, you need to be careful with the local sun - often even a protective cream + 50 does not help. And the beach is one of the best in this area - it's not for nothing that newlyweds constantly come here to take photo shoots. Yes, the Riu Tequila 5hotel (Mexico, Playa del Carmen) does not have a very rich nightlife, this is not Cancun, but nature and the sea are simply divine.
