When you’ve been to an all-inclusive within the Caribbean, it’s doubtless you’ve seen one: the swim-up room, that sought-after amenity that permits you to slide open your patio door and stroll proper down the steps right into a pool. Typically it’s your individual pool, others it’s one you share with a handful of different friends or set alongside a lazy-river fashion structure.
Up till not too long ago, one among Riu’s high Jamaica resorts didn’t have them. However with the relaunch of the Riu Negril, the all-inclusive resort now has them.
Riu simply put the ending touches on the Bloody Bay-area resort, with a seeping refurbishment that included the addition of 28 swim-up rooms.
That’s together with adjustments like new interiors, a revamped foyer and an upgraded resort-wide aesthetic.
In all, the resort has 600 rooms together with eight totally different eateries, together with the brand new “American Nation” restaurant, together with restaurant choices like a taco store.
However the brand new rooms weren’t the one aquatic addition. The Riu Negril now has 5 swimming pools, starting from a kids-only pool to a serene “quiet pool.” That’s together with the set up of a trio of pickleball courts in a nod to the fastest-growing sport on the planet (and an more and more fashionable possibility at many resorts within the area).
Riu has additionally applied its “Riu Social gathering” idea, which supplies friends entry to weekly occasions like its fashionable White Social gathering.
The Negril resort was really the Spanish lodge large’s first in Jamaica, the place it now has 5 resorts, together with the brand new Riu Palace Aquarelle, which opened its doorways earlier this yr.
When you’ve been to a Riu, what to anticipate. When you haven’t, you’ll be able to anticipate a comparatively formulaic, tried-and-true all-inclusive trip, from the spirit dispensers within the room to the worldwide meals. What you usually get at a Riu is a well-rounded, packaged expertise, and infrequently an excellent worth. When you’re searching for a real luxurious all-inclusive, you must look elsewhere, like Sandals’ plethora of choices within the nation or the superb S Resort Montego Bay.
So what in regards to the costs, then?
The worth is there. A double normal booked subsequent week on the Riu Negril will price you about $267 per night time, all-inclusive.
For a swim-up, that can go as much as about $411.16, one of many decrease charges you’ll discover in Jamaica for a swim-up room.
What about attending to Negril? One of the best ways remains to be to fly to Montego Bay then take a taxi or hire a automobile for the two-hour drive. Discover extra Montego Bay choices at Google Flights.
For extra, go to the Riu Negril.