Resort Credit Includes:
Renova Spa - $190 in coupons
Scuba Caribe - $210 in coupons
Weddings by Riu - $200 in coupons
Avis Rent Car - $30 in coupons
Photoventura - $40 in coupons
Morpho Travel Experience - $20 in coupons
Quetzal Shops - $10 in coupons
Tres Volcanoes Golf Course - $420 in coupons
Important Information: Resort Credits apply as discounts on selected services only. The total of credits are per room per stay, for guests 21 and older. This promotion is subject to availability and inclusions are subject to changes without prior notice. Resort Credits are non-transferable, non-cumulative, non-refundable, non-combinable and cannot be used for future stays or be exchanged for cash; some restrictions apply.
Guest staying at Riu Palace Costa Rica have full access of the resort facilities at:
- Riu Guanacaste
Important Information: All of the above information is subject to change at any time without prior notice. More information will be provided upon check-in. Transportation available but not included. Please be aware that breakfast and dinner must be taken at the booked hotel.
Guests celebrating their honeymoon with us will receive the following amenities:
• Surprise welcome gift in their room
• Small bottle of Rum
• King bed (subject to availability at time of check-in)
• Late Check-out (Subject to availability at time of departure)
• Complimentary upgrade to next available room category (subject to availability and upon request)
• 35 USD Spa credit for a selected service in "Specials for couple" category (120 min). This discount applies per couple per stay and does not apply with other promotions or discounts.
To receive this offer, just enter "Honeymoon" in the Special Service Request section during check-out or call out Customer Care and we will be happy to make the notation for you.
Important Information: Proof of marriage must be provided at check-in and must be valid within 90 days.
Resort Details
- Arenal
Main restaurant with terrace.
- Capuchino
Patisserie & ice cream parlor.
- Coconut
Pool bar with swim-up bar.
- Krystal
Fusion restaurant.
- L'Anfora
Italian cuisine.
- Papagayo
Poolside restaurant - grill and steakhouse.
- Tokio
Japanese cuisine.
- Various Lounges/Bars- Daiquiri
- Flora
- Lounge 24
- Tico Tico
- 24-hour room service
- Children programs
- Children welcome
- Exercise gym
- Free high speed internet connection
- Golf,Offsite†
- Jacuzzi
- Lounges/bars
- Meal Plan Type: All Inclusive
- Pool
- 24-hour room service
- Children programs
- Children welcome
- Exercise gym
- Free high speed internet connection
- Golf, Offsite†
- Jacuzzi
- Lounges/bars
- Meal Plan Type: All Inclusive
- Pool
- Restaurant
- Shops and commercial services†
- Spa†
- Tennis court
- Water sports, Offsite†
† Fees may apply
- Beach
Free sun loungers.
- Children's pool
- Children's program
- GymUse of this facility is restricted to guests over 18 years old. Sports shoes are mandatory when using the gym.
- JacuzziUse of this facility is restricted to guests over 18 years old.
- Non-Motorized Water Sports- Windsurfing
- Pedalos
- Snorkeling equipment
- Kayaking - Pool
There are 4 swimming pools, 1 with a swim-up bar.
- Steam bathUse of this facility is restricted to guests over 18 years old.
- Tennis courtFloodlit hard surface tennis court.
- Water activities †
Riu Splash Water World
This attraction will offer a variety of water rides and features for all ages, including a children´s pool with slides, Aquaracer, Body Bowl, Aquatube and Kamikaze and refreshments area.
- Golf †
- Motorized Water Sports †
† Fees may apply
Customer ratings & reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
10368 reviews
-
Jan 22, 2025not the best
You can tell this place use to be so nice. They've let it go. Tiles missing from pool and mold. Beach has vendors everywhere which is good and bad at the same time. We didn't feel comfortable leaving our stuff alone b/c there was always vendors walking by it. so one parent had to stay with the stuff while the other got to go play with the kids. Food isn't very good. Beds are terrible, Not comfortable at all. Our coffee maker was broken. I left a note for housekeeping saying that it was broken. They ignored it. So I called front desk to ask for another pillow and a working coffee maker. after 40 min they didn't come so I called again and the man was rude to me and said i had to give it time. Finally wrote a request on the app. 2 hours later they brought pillows after my kids were already in asleep and 2 hours later they sent someone up to look at the coffee machine. He found it was INDEED broke and told us we needed to get ahold of ,... go figure... housekeeping. So I wrote another note and put HOUSEKEEPING on it on the coffee maker and asked if we could get another coffee maker. After our rooms were cleaned we STILL had the broken coffee pot. we asked 4 times for a working coffee maker and they would never give us one. The waterslide my kids really wanted to try was down so we didn't get to do that. I will say I am very glad they have a dr right there at the resort down the road. People will tell you to go to the monkeys and feed them, Don't do this. I got scratched and ended up at their dr. The dr office was great and handy. So that is a positive. Overall I wont be going to a Riu hotel again.
-
Jan 22, 2025Memorable stay
Really nice resort. We stayed in the new rooms which were super deluxe. There were a few hiccups (alarm going off at 6 in the morning, telling us to evacuate (false alarm) and the air conditioner dying - but it got fixed) Everyone was very friendly and helpful. The hotel and grounds were kept very clean. The food was great - what a selection! Loved Splash Water World. It was great to have two separate pool areas. The lunch at the new pool was a great idea since you didn't have to dry off or have shoes on, unlike the older pool area out front of the resort. Lots of options for day excursions. So glad we chose Riu Guanacaste.
-
Jan 21, 2025
Great location and service, awful food and pools
This hotel is in a beautiful location, but it is extremely dated. The service was excellent. The food at all the restaurants was awful. The pools were filthy and the swim up bar was disgusting as it was packed with people who didn't get out of the pool the whole day. Yuck! This was probably a fabulous hotel in it's day, but that day has long since passed. We will not be back!
-
Jan 21, 2025
Disappointing
We stayed at Riu Guanacaste January 11-18, 2025. We came back there because we loved it when we first visited nine years ago. Now we were unpleasantly surprised. Rooms are so outdated! They still use a regular key with a room number tag attached. Half of outlets don’t work. AC is barely working. No toiletries were provided. Had to ask for towels every day. Buffet food so mediocre. Meat and fish are always overcooked and dry. Water in the pool is so murky, even in the morning after the “cleaning”. It smells like urine around the pool. They don’t clean the beach at all, because it’s a public beach! Beach chairs so old and dirty. But the “best” of all: on the fourth day of our stay, we discovered that $400 from the wallet that was in the safe are disappeared! We complained to manager, who mentioned that we were not the first one who got robbed! So, this is an ongoing situation in this hotel. And also, when we started to pack, my husband discovered that his sweater is missing. So disappointing.
-
Jan 21, 2025
Would recommend!
Staff was friendly and helpful! I would say some of the best food I’ve had at an all inclusive resort in a long time.
- AdvisoryCosta Rica will impose some restrictions for Holy Week. Alcohol is not permitted to be sold or consumed. This ban on alcohol starts the Thursday prior to Easter and runs through Easter Sunday. A few hotels purchase special permits to serve alcohol, but generally it is not available. In addition, most restaurants, shops, and bars will be closed for the same time period. Restaurants in the hotels will be operating. The City Tour will not be operating.
- Advisory*Important Information for Our Guest* As of April 2012, the destination of Costa Rica has gone non-smoking in all public buildings and areas. All hotel rooms are also non-smoking.
- AdvisoryStudent Groups/Spring Breakers (either groups or individuals, regardless of age) are not allowed at any time during the year. Guests disturbing or generating complaints from other guests or hotel may be removed from the property, at their own expense. Parties in rooms are not permitted.
- Check in: 3:00 PM
- Check out: 12:00 PM
- Minimum check-in age: 18
- General policies:
Check-in Policy - Deposits or credit/debit card hold authorizations are not requested at check-in. Minimum age of 18 is required for check-in, an ID/Passport will be requested upon arrival.
Convention Policy - Individuals attending a convention cannot book this property for their stay. If found attending a convention, guests may be subject to higher room rates upon arrival.
Hotel Spring Break Policies - Student Groups/Spring Breakers (either groups or individuals, regardless of age) are not allowed at any time during the year. Guests disturbing or generating complaints from other guests or hotel may be removed from the property, at their own expense. Parties in rooms are not permitted.
Transfer Policy - A price may display when children stay free, if your vacation includes transfer to your hotel.
General Information - Room taxes and service fees are included in vacation price.
Minimum night stay restrictions may apply.
Reservation changes may not be permitted unless authorized by the hotel. - Early departure policy
- Early departure penalty:1 nightApplies: Sunday - Saturday 04Jul24 - 23Dec26
- Early departure penalty:2 nightsApplies: Sunday - Saturday 24Dec25 - 30Apr26