We stayed at the Riu Palace for two weeks over Christmas, & had an fantastic time throughout the holiday. The hotel truly is 5 stars & is as good as it looks online & in the brochure.
The full hotel, inside & out is SPOTLESS & is cleaned around the clock! The hotel staff are fantastic & are all so friendly; a special mention must go to Albundio who is bar manager in the lobby bar – he is a star & we have yet to hear of a cocktail that he can’t make! …
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Having holidayed in the Caribbean a number of times we decided to give Mexico a try as we do get a bit “buffet’ed out” into the second week of our stay, & Cancun offered a good selection of restaurants outside of the hotels.
We booked with First Choice & as the flight was early on the Friday morning we decided to stay overnight at the Sofitel at the Gatwick north terminal. This too allowed us to make use of the day before check-in & baggage drop. We were a bit surprised on checking in at five pm that we could not get a window seat as they were all reserved? The girl at the check-in was very unhelpful & rude when we queered this. …
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