Riu to Open New All-Inclusive in Costa Mujeres, Mexico

By: - May 18th, 2018
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By the Caribbean Journal staff

Fast-growing Riu Hotels has launched construction on another major new all-inclusive resort project.

Riu has officially begun work on the new Riu Palace Costa Mujeres, which is located right next to the recently-debuted Hotel Riu Dunamar on the Caribbean coast of Mexico, which opened its doors in December 2017.

The new Riu Palace Costa Mujeres will have 670 rooms on a beachfront location in Costa Mujeres, slated to debut by the end of the year.

Costa Mujeres is located on a peninsula on the mainland across from Isla Mujeres.

A rendering of a room at the new Riu Palace Costa Mujeres.

Culinary offerings will include everything from Japanese and Italian to Mexican and even a show-cooking eatery.

The property will also have six bars, including the brand’s new “Capuchino”coffee shop with pastries and a Jamaican-style barbecue station.

And then there are the pools, all six of them, along with a full-service spa and a gym.

Guests at the Riu Palace will have access to the Splash Water Park at the Riu Dunamar, which is set between the two properties.

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The Riu Dunamar.

The new Riu Palace is the latest in what has been a significant expansion push for Riu’s resorts in the Caribbean, from the new Dunamar to an expanded adults-only offering in Punta Cana.

— CJ

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