Hotel review Hotel Riu Tropical Bay 
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From:
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Switzerland
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Age:
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36-40
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Travel season:
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November 2006
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Duration:
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3 weeks
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Type of trip:
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Beach holiday
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Travelled as:
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Single
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Children:
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None
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Booked via:
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Travel agency
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Recommendation:
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No
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Review's-Ø:
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2.2
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Viewed:
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22 times
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I know RIU else with other service
Hotel
2.0It is a little bit old hotel. The buildings are 3-4 floors high.
Location
3.0
The hotel is situated direct on the beach, but approx. 10 km away from the center and 1,5 hour of driving from the airport.
In order to get to the center simply stop a route taxi on the street (with red number), it costs approx. 50-100 J$ (1-2 US $) per person after we have bargained.
Service
1.5I know friendliness and helpfulness in different forms. Nothing is being done after complaints. Also you must carry a "stupid" armband and the wrist with the key by the security in order to show that you are guest. The whole hotel is designed for the american guests, who drink from mornings till evenings and eat their fast food.
Gastronomy
1.5I have eaten only in the larger restaurant, where you had to get up early morning and reserve a spot for the evening. However the quality of the buffet was not so super over here. Particularly, in the 2nd week everything was repeated and what has annoyed me most: 3 weeks long no fresh ananas and that in a county like Jamaica. Only not riped melons, bananes and kiwi. You also had to always handle with the ants in the buffet. The whole hotel was somehow not so clean at all.
Sport & Entertainment
2.0
I was disappointed from wellness. One look was enough. Everything was so dirty, that I have saved the 70 $ for an hour of massage.
In return I can say only positive thing about the nurse. Very competent and helpful.
The lying chairs are partially broken, also you must then and when consider not to keep fresh hand towels.
The animation was the same thing every week and as it has rained for 4 days, they have not reacted at all, well, simly hi what's up and flirting with the girls was not enough, i think.
Room
3.0
The rooms were not bad, however somewhat older. By rooms that are situated in the direction of the street, a strong noise disturbance must be taken into consideration especially at nights.
I was in the last house to the side and i had it relatively silent, when not cutting grass at 8:00 early in the morning in front of the window or the the hous service during my siesta has not noticed the sign "do not disturb" on my door. There is a more than filled up minibar and a storage battery for bottles of Rum, Gin, Brandy...which are all in all inclusive.
Tips and recommendations
When already RIU, then I can only recommend the RIU Clubhotel which is 500 m away.
One can also drink or eat something over there as RIU Tropical guest (fortunately).
Hotel review marks: 6 suns = very good … 1 sun = unsatisfactory
This review was originally submitted by Claudia in German. Read the original.
This corresponding translation does not influence the hotel’s recommendation rate.
Additional information
| Did you book a package? | Yes |
| Did the hotel correspond to its official description? | No, worse |
| Does the hotel deserve its number of stars? | No, worse |
| Were you satisfied with the tour guide/ operator? | No |
| How would you describe the overall price/performance ratio of this hotel? | below average |
| Where did you book your trip? | Travel agency |
| Which tour operator did you travel with? | no operator |
| Where do you plan to go on your next trip? | Middle America & Caribbean |
| How often do you travel per year? | 3-4 times |
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